Approved by Sam and Hikari
Can you tell us a bit about yourself?
I'm a 20 year old third year mechanical engineering student in Illinois. I enjoy biking, swimming, playing Pokemon of course (especially teambuilding), and Cory in the House is my favorite anime.
Most Known For:
Probably having a ton of numbers in my name previously lol, I'm relatively new to competitive 'mons so I'm not too known outside of UU.
Favorite Pokemon:
Gengar
Most used UU Pokemon:
Krookodile. It's such a great mon that can do so much for a team. It can set Stealth Rock while simultaneously pressuring every hazard clearer (can even shut down Mandibuzz with Taunt), Pursuit huge threats like Chandelure and Reuniclus, spam Knock Off to remove items from annoying things like Crobat and Whimsicott, or it can just destroy 95% of things in its path with a Choice Band. Good ability, good movepool, good stats, good typing, just an all around great Pokemon.
Where did you get your name from?
I tried to take the name "Dudeman" when I first went to register an account on PS, but that was taken, so I button mashed my number pad. Later, my friends helped me realize how disgusting those numbers were so I changed to just dodmen :}
How and when did you get into competitive battling?
I found out about competitive Pokemon around the middle of 2013 as BW was winding down. At first I was your average "low-ladder" player just messing around with monotype teams and shit like WoW/Wish/Bulk Up/Drain Punch max SDef Gallade on the ladder. Eventually I read up on a lot of stuff on Smogon, made an account in the beginning of 2014, and somewhere in the past year or so got better at playing haha.
Opinions on ORAS compared to XY?
For UU, I love ORAS compared to the shit that was the end of XY. After all the new Megas settled into their tiers and Zygarde and Mega Alakazam got banned, UU became a /lot/ more fun to play and build in. I love the UU we have right now and feel that it's relatively balanced, diverse to the point where every playstyle is at least somewhat viable, and just fun to play. Can't say the same for OU unfortunately, but the lower tiers definitely enjoyed the change.
What is your favorite playstyle and why?
Probably balance or bulky offense. I like the synergy and combination of offensive and defensive presence that balanced builds bring, and a well-built balanced team will generally have the chance to outplay/outlast most other teams in the hands of a good player. Although I do enjoy using heavy offense too
Do you think any mon is suspect worthy atm? If yes, which mon and why.
Maybe an unpopular opinion, but I think Mega Pidgeot stands out as the most suspect-worthy right now. Its great speed, power, and coverage allow it to bust through offensive and defensive teams alike, and one badly-timed confusion on a "counter" such as Mega Aerodactyl will most likely leave it unable to switch in again. Even if it chooses to go for like a Work Up/Refresh variant, it hardly loses anything in its matchup against offense since none of Heat Wave's usual targets (Mega Aggron, Doublade) really enjoy taking Hurricanes and don't have reliable recovery. Maybe I've just been unlucky enough to see Pidgeot confuse through Aerodactyl, Florges, and Cresselia too many times though idk.
Do you prefer public suspects or the council suspects? and why?
Both are fine, the council suspects system led to an amazing, balanced tier (eventually) but the fact that public suspects attract more people to the tier is cool too.
What’s your most successful ‘innovative’ set that you have used?
Hm, I guess SR + 3 attacks Life Orb Azelf. Since most people play around the Sash, this set is usually able to get some nice surprise KOs/damage. My favorite combination of moves is Psychic/Thunderbolt/Explosion, with the first two moves being able to threaten every spinner/Defogger in the tier (and turn 1 Pidgeots which is amazing) while Explosion has often allowed me to get a nice damage on a Florges or something that the opponent brings in after seeing Life Orb and special attacks as well as a free switch to an offensive threat.
If you weren’t on a team who would you be rooting for UUPL?
Delinquents would still be the cutest
What is some advice you can give to new players who want to get noticed?
Make sure you actually know what you're talking about before you post stuff on the forums, first impressions are pretty big on this website. Don't hesitate to ask questions though, as most people here are happy to help new users learn. Don't get into petty arguments consisting of one-liners that add nothing to the actual discussion, it just makes you look bad. The best way to get noticed is to make thoughtful (but concise) posts in the np/viability/etc thread, get involved in the various projects we have directed at new users, and do well in tournaments when they come around to get your name out there.
Who are some of your favorite people in the Smogon community?
Finally can you provide for us a team that you think reflects you as a player with a brief explanation of how it works?
Pidgeot balance that I made for my week 6 UUPL game. Basically it's got two huge threats in Mega Pidgeot and CB Krookodile backed by a sturdy defensive core that stacks hazards and checks the majority of the tier. CB Krook is an amazing Pokemon to use on balance, especially on spikestacking teams, as it's able to put huge pressure on hazard clearers. One early double switch to Krookodile on something like Empoleon or Tentacruel will often put me in a favorable position for the rest of the match. Work Up>Heat Wave on Pidgeot for reasons stated above. As for how it did in UUPL, well my gameplan from turn 1 was exactly how the game ended up playing out. I caught his only ground resist (Hydreigon) with a Superpower from Krookodile early on and just destroyed the rest of his team with Spikes + CB Earthquake.
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Thank you for reading! If you have any questions for dodmen, feel free to leave them below. See you next week!
Can you tell us a bit about yourself?
I'm a 20 year old third year mechanical engineering student in Illinois. I enjoy biking, swimming, playing Pokemon of course (especially teambuilding), and Cory in the House is my favorite anime.
Most Known For:
Probably having a ton of numbers in my name previously lol, I'm relatively new to competitive 'mons so I'm not too known outside of UU.
Favorite Pokemon:
Gengar
Most used UU Pokemon:
Krookodile. It's such a great mon that can do so much for a team. It can set Stealth Rock while simultaneously pressuring every hazard clearer (can even shut down Mandibuzz with Taunt), Pursuit huge threats like Chandelure and Reuniclus, spam Knock Off to remove items from annoying things like Crobat and Whimsicott, or it can just destroy 95% of things in its path with a Choice Band. Good ability, good movepool, good stats, good typing, just an all around great Pokemon.
Where did you get your name from?
I tried to take the name "Dudeman" when I first went to register an account on PS, but that was taken, so I button mashed my number pad. Later, my friends helped me realize how disgusting those numbers were so I changed to just dodmen :}
How and when did you get into competitive battling?
I found out about competitive Pokemon around the middle of 2013 as BW was winding down. At first I was your average "low-ladder" player just messing around with monotype teams and shit like WoW/Wish/Bulk Up/Drain Punch max SDef Gallade on the ladder. Eventually I read up on a lot of stuff on Smogon, made an account in the beginning of 2014, and somewhere in the past year or so got better at playing haha.
Opinions on ORAS compared to XY?
For UU, I love ORAS compared to the shit that was the end of XY. After all the new Megas settled into their tiers and Zygarde and Mega Alakazam got banned, UU became a /lot/ more fun to play and build in. I love the UU we have right now and feel that it's relatively balanced, diverse to the point where every playstyle is at least somewhat viable, and just fun to play. Can't say the same for OU unfortunately, but the lower tiers definitely enjoyed the change.
What is your favorite playstyle and why?
Probably balance or bulky offense. I like the synergy and combination of offensive and defensive presence that balanced builds bring, and a well-built balanced team will generally have the chance to outplay/outlast most other teams in the hands of a good player. Although I do enjoy using heavy offense too
Do you think any mon is suspect worthy atm? If yes, which mon and why.
Maybe an unpopular opinion, but I think Mega Pidgeot stands out as the most suspect-worthy right now. Its great speed, power, and coverage allow it to bust through offensive and defensive teams alike, and one badly-timed confusion on a "counter" such as Mega Aerodactyl will most likely leave it unable to switch in again. Even if it chooses to go for like a Work Up/Refresh variant, it hardly loses anything in its matchup against offense since none of Heat Wave's usual targets (Mega Aggron, Doublade) really enjoy taking Hurricanes and don't have reliable recovery. Maybe I've just been unlucky enough to see Pidgeot confuse through Aerodactyl, Florges, and Cresselia too many times though idk.
Do you prefer public suspects or the council suspects? and why?
Both are fine, the council suspects system led to an amazing, balanced tier (eventually) but the fact that public suspects attract more people to the tier is cool too.
What’s your most successful ‘innovative’ set that you have used?
Hm, I guess SR + 3 attacks Life Orb Azelf. Since most people play around the Sash, this set is usually able to get some nice surprise KOs/damage. My favorite combination of moves is Psychic/Thunderbolt/Explosion, with the first two moves being able to threaten every spinner/Defogger in the tier (and turn 1 Pidgeots which is amazing) while Explosion has often allowed me to get a nice damage on a Florges or something that the opponent brings in after seeing Life Orb and special attacks as well as a free switch to an offensive threat.
If you weren’t on a team who would you be rooting for UUPL?
Delinquents would still be the cutest
What is some advice you can give to new players who want to get noticed?
Make sure you actually know what you're talking about before you post stuff on the forums, first impressions are pretty big on this website. Don't hesitate to ask questions though, as most people here are happy to help new users learn. Don't get into petty arguments consisting of one-liners that add nothing to the actual discussion, it just makes you look bad. The best way to get noticed is to make thoughtful (but concise) posts in the np/viability/etc thread, get involved in the various projects we have directed at new users, and do well in tournaments when they come around to get your name out there.
Who are some of your favorite people in the Smogon community?
IronBullet93, radianthero156, Sam, and everyone else on the UU council. Meru and Bouffalant for being amazing teammates that I've had a lot of fun building/discussing/battling with over the last several weeks and bouff's kinda been my unofficial mentor since I've been here so thanks :]. kokoloko for putting me on council in the first place and for leaving us with, in my opinion, the best tier of this generation. fatty for having enough faith in me to buy me for what I still think is a ridiculous price even though idk if you knew who I was at the time.
fbc, dingbat, DMT, DatLatias, Hairy Toenail, newfren, everyone else there's too many to list but yeah shoutouts to all of you.
fbc, dingbat, DMT, DatLatias, Hairy Toenail, newfren, everyone else there's too many to list but yeah shoutouts to all of you.
Finally can you provide for us a team that you think reflects you as a player with a brief explanation of how it works?
Pidgeot @ Pidgeotite
Ability: Big Pecks
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Hurricane
- Work Up
- U-turn
- Roost
Krookodile @ Choice Band
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Knock Off
- Pursuit
- Earthquake
- Superpower
Bronzong @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 248 HP / 208 Def / 52 SpD
Relaxed Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Stealth Rock
- Gyro Ball
- Earthquake
- Toxic
Qwilfish @ Leftovers
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 Spe
Bold Nature
- Spikes
- Taunt
- Scald
- Pain Split
Snorlax @ Leftovers
Ability: Thick Fat
EVs: 144 HP / 188 Def / 176 SpD
Careful Nature
- Curse
- Body Slam
- Rest
- Sleep Talk
Florges (F) @ Leftovers
Ability: Symbiosis
EVs: 248 HP / 232 Def / 24 SpD
Calm Nature
- Wish
- Synthesis
- Aromatherapy
- Moonblast
Ability: Big Pecks
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Hurricane
- Work Up
- U-turn
- Roost
Krookodile @ Choice Band
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Knock Off
- Pursuit
- Earthquake
- Superpower
Bronzong @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 248 HP / 208 Def / 52 SpD
Relaxed Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Stealth Rock
- Gyro Ball
- Earthquake
- Toxic
Qwilfish @ Leftovers
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 Spe
Bold Nature
- Spikes
- Taunt
- Scald
- Pain Split
Snorlax @ Leftovers
Ability: Thick Fat
EVs: 144 HP / 188 Def / 176 SpD
Careful Nature
- Curse
- Body Slam
- Rest
- Sleep Talk
Florges (F) @ Leftovers
Ability: Symbiosis
EVs: 248 HP / 232 Def / 24 SpD
Calm Nature
- Wish
- Synthesis
- Aromatherapy
- Moonblast
Pidgeot balance that I made for my week 6 UUPL game. Basically it's got two huge threats in Mega Pidgeot and CB Krookodile backed by a sturdy defensive core that stacks hazards and checks the majority of the tier. CB Krook is an amazing Pokemon to use on balance, especially on spikestacking teams, as it's able to put huge pressure on hazard clearers. One early double switch to Krookodile on something like Empoleon or Tentacruel will often put me in a favorable position for the rest of the match. Work Up>Heat Wave on Pidgeot for reasons stated above. As for how it did in UUPL, well my gameplan from turn 1 was exactly how the game ended up playing out. I caught his only ground resist (Hydreigon) with a Superpower from Krookodile early on and just destroyed the rest of his team with Spikes + CB Earthquake.
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Thank you for reading! If you have any questions for dodmen, feel free to leave them below. See you next week!