How do you make your Hydreigon not blind as a fucking bat? I've been trying to use Hydreigon because it's apparently the mystical cure-all in the UU but since it always misses Iron Tail it's always the worst Pokemon on my team.
Just gotta feed it enough spicy PokeBlocks, man. Gl in the future with your Iron Tails.How do you make your Hydreigon not blind as a fucking bat? I've been trying to use Hydreigon because it's apparently the mystical cure-all in the UU but since it always misses Iron Tail it's always the worst Pokemon on my team.
I don't remember that lol, that sounds funny though. I'd do it again :) I'm only lazy when it comes to building teams I swear...I pick ahyueah, a black horse. Tigers were very chill, fun team to be on! And yeah idk what happened there :( wish I got to play that game out.:))) aw man love u too
OK.
what do u listen to?
remember when u banned me from uu room cuz i haxed u in bw battles and u were drunk as shit?
why are u so fucking funny when drunk?
why are u so lazy?
sbb or ahyueah?
who do u look up 2?
how chill were tigers?
why do u timeout in uupl tiebreaker?
stay who you are man, youre one of my best friends here appreciate u for the time <3
NoWill i beat shake tomorrow night
Hm honestly Tentacruel is pretty overrated, but that's not its fault. It's just the only spinner that works most of the time. It's physical bulk is pretty bad, made even worse by the fact that it needs to be running enough speed for at LEAST Mamoswine on defensive sets. I've always found Nidoking pretty overrated too, I prefer Nidoqueen 9 times out of 10, even on HO. Best A+ rank is Entei without a doubt, followed by Mega Swampert I think. Entei is so fucking annoying for any team with Suicune or CurseLax, between Sacred Fire and ESpeed. Sacred Fire is a really dumb move on that mon.Any Pokémon you find Overrated? Any Pokémon you find Underrated?
If you could bring only 1 Pokémon from BL, what would you pick?
Best A+ Rank atm?
I dunno Tentacruel fit really well on that team but I wanted Toxic Spikes badly and didn't really want to give up any moves. I guess losing Ice Beam isn't that bad but that team doesn't really need rocks gone that badly.Ty for the kind words!
How do you come up with lord sets like no Spin Tentacruel o_o?
Entei is low key broken, agree?
I agree 100% with you on Celebi. However, I feel like it has a massive effect on stall such that most teams are forced to run nicher mons like Haze Xatu or Whirlwind Mandibuzz to avoid being stomped by Celepass. Would this be a valid enough reason for a suspect?
It's safe to say that hazard removal is at an all time low in UU. Do you have any thoughts on how future teams will deal with hazard control (Tentacruel for S rank y/n), or will they forego it all together?
Thoughts on Alola Exeggutor outclassing Mega Sceptile for gen 7?
The only problem is that, like Salamence, Hydreigon ALSO offers a lot of really good things for the tier (such as an offensive check to prominent Pokemon like Entei and Chandelure, a viable Scarfer, etc.).
What book are you currently reading?
I've got NK Jemisin's 5th Season on audiobook right now for when I drive for work, and in print I'm currently re-reading Michael Chabon's Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay.
Clarion vs Mazz, who's gonna win?
I like Mazz and all but Clarion's unstoppable this year.
and, as always, Vanilla or Chocolate?
Whoa, you can't just pick one when they're completely different animals. Vanilla in my ice cream, chocolate in my chili please.
What inspired your username?
It's the title of a terrible book by my favorite author. Samuel Delany has written a lot of amazing books, and I highly encourage you to read them. Dhalgren, Babel-17, Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand, the whole Nevèrÿon series, any of his essays or nonfiction work - all great stuff. Just don't read Hogg.
What's a piece of life advice for all the young dudes out here (myself included)?
Well we never got it off on that revolution stuff - what a drag, too many snags. Well I drunk a lot of wine and I'm feeling fine, gonna race some cat to bed. Is this concrete all around or is it in my head? Oh brother, you guessed it, I'm a dude.
(But seriously - life is kind of a mess for everyone, and it's especially messy when you're young and that's kind of OK. The best advice I can give you is this: read good books, listen to good music and don't be a dick.)
Could you elaborate on what makes Scarfers valuable to a metagame? Maybe it's because I've only really played low-scarf oras uu but I'm not sure how having good Scarfers improves a metagame. (No/few Scarfers doesn't sound like it reduces speed control options to me in the sense that the role would be taken on by naturally fast things like Mega Aero).
I'm not saying that Scarfers are required to make a metagame good, but they're an interesting component and they add another level of counterplay to the game. That said, this metagame is really unfavorable to Choice Scarf right now, because there are so many powerful threats that it's really difficult to add something to your team that doesn't possess any defensive utility unless you're building balls out offense. Hydreigon is one of the few exceptions to the rule because it actually does offer defensive utility while still acting as an effective revenge killer/cleaner thanks to its great coverage and the power of its STABs even unboosted.
Are you also still baffled by the fact that we were on the worst ever PUPL team in history?
I'm not really baffled, that team was a hot mess. But I still had fun :)
Can we expect to see an updated version of Zoroark stall? Or is Salamence irreplaceable?
I'm trying, man, I'm trying. Haven't succeeded yet, and there's nothing that you can just slot in perfectly and keep the rest of the team the same, but I'll keep working on it.
Out of Snoop, Chris and Omar, which was the most intimidating of the three?
Chris, definitely. Omar isn't really that intimidating - he's brazen and dangerous but what makes him such a pain in the ass to the dealers he robs is how the community supports him, making him really hard to track down. Snoop is one of my favorite characters because for her killing and enforcing is just a straight up job, and she treats it like any good contractor (plus she had what might be the best scene in the whole show). Chris, though, he's a real believer. He actually likes what he does, he's really fucking good at it, and he's unbelievably faithful to Marlo and will go out of his way to protect him.
How much longer till we get Pearl as UU POTW you think?
I'm guessing two weeks tops.
If Senator Clay Davis played UU and saw "The foe's Salamence used Dragon Dance!" appear on his screen, what would his reaction be?
Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeit, Clay Davis doesn't have time to be messing around playing Pokemon. Let me tell you something, man. His neck of the woods - it's a jungle out there. Everybody living hand to mouth, improvising, hustling, make do as little as you can imagine. Hell that TV show, what's it, Survivor? They want some good contestants, they need to come around West Side. Let me tell you brother, he steps out the door at the corner of Mosher and Pennsylvania, you better believe his pockets are bulging. But by the time he gets to Roberts Street?
...oh, sorry, what were we talking about again?
Did you also have a great time during PUPL despite being on the worst ever PUPL team in history?
You know it.
I know it's no match for Stringer Bellossom, but how would you rank Proposition Jolt as a Jolteon nickname?
Ah not bad. Other good choices include Omar Litleo and Aipom Barksdale.
Any Pokémon you find Overrated? Any Pokémon you find Underrated?
I think Mamoswine is overrated. It's crazy hard to switch into, yeah, but it ends up being such a dead slot on so many teams due to the fact that it almost never switches into anything itself, and it has such a mediocre Speed tier. It's really good, don't get me wrong, but I don't think it's the ridiculous destroyer a lot of people make it out to be.
As for underrated, Reuniclus. Ever since Sableye dropped, people have been completely sleeping on Reuniclus, despite the fact that it's still just as dangerous as ever. Guess what? Sableye dies to a moderately strong fart, so it's not like you can't play around its existence, and Reuni still sweeps like 30% of teams at preview alone.
If you could bring only 1 Pokémon from BL, what would you pick?
...do I have to? We've got enough ridiculous threats to keep track of already in UU. OK, most people don't agree with this, but I'd bring back Pidgeotite. Mega-Bird was annoying at times but I firmly believe that if it weren't for the confusion chance on Hurricane, people wouldn't have even considered banning it. Meanwhile, it was probably the best offensive defogger the tier has seen since the bygone days of UU Latias.
Kokoloko for tier leader yn
It makes me feel weird when people capitalize the "K" in kokoloko.
do u play pokemon go, and if so what level are u?
Level 23, and holy crap it is getting to be a slog to level up these days.
will u raise ur son to be just as much of a pokemon fan as i assume u are, or will you let him do whatever he wants in terms of liking pokemon or not
It's up to him, man. I think it would be cute as heck but I'm sure he'll have his own things that he's into, and that's fine by me.
You have the power to ban any mon you want in the tier. You can ban it simply because you hate it with a passion and nobody would stop you, so you don't have to ban the most potentially "broken" mon. Who do you pick and why is it Alomomola? Justify your answer with 3-4 sentences
Galvantula, because holy crap this thing is like 90% of why I hate laddering. It hits about as hard as a dyspeptic kitten but somehow it's always annoying, especially with Thunder's stupid-high paralysis chance.
I once named my Skarmory the "Skarlet Setter" during my brief OU stint. Rate this nickname on a scale of 1-10
3/10 - you get points for the literary reference but you tried to shove too many puns into a single name. One pun per joke, please.
How did you even get into Roller Derby? Doesn't seem like something you pick up on the fly
A friend of mine played it, which got me involved, and I just kind of fell in love with the sport. I was a referee and later a coach for the women's team in Baltimore for a while, and also helped found the men's team here as well. It was crazy fun but also crazy time consuming, especially when I was both coaching and playing.
someones gotta ask the real questions
What is your favorite flavor of ice cream
Ben & Jerry's Cherry Garcia
Favorite burger toppings
I don't really eat meat but when I did, I mostly liked to keep it traditional - a good well-melting cheese, pickles, red onion, maybe a slice of tomato if they were in season (mealy tomatoes are gross though). Sometimes mayo, never ketchup.
Favorite color
22313F
Chocolatey kinda desserts or like fruit kinda things
Um depends? I'm more of a savory than a sweet person, so I don't like super rich desserts in general, but I do like good chocolate and good stone fruit as long as it's not too sweet.
Salami or pepperoni
See above about not eating meat but when I did I was definitely a pepperoni person.
Do favorite way to cook burgers / steak (like rare medium)
Again see above but I preferred rare to medium-rare.
Beyoncé or Shakira (there is a correct answer)
Beyoncé is perfect and I will fight you
Have you ever been caught doing pokemon-related things at work by your boss/co-worker? If so, how did you play it off?
I mean people have definitely walked in on me while I was playing and I know there's no chance I Alt-Tab'd quickly enough to keep them from seeing that I was playing some sort of game, but thus far no one has actually called me on it. I should honestly stop playing at work, though, since the way my desk is set up these days it's really hard to hide :(
How much speed do you run on Suicune(asking for a friend)?
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Which new UU guys do u think deserve to be bought for SPL? (if any)
Man tough to say. There's definitely a lot of interesting new talent. There are a few new guys that had a really good showing recently in UUPL/Open (the real standout being Manipulative), but I'm curious to see how he adjusts as a builder to the post-Mence ban meta. But there's still a lot of time between now and SPL, so I'm definitely interested to see how people develop.
Do you take a while to build your teams, or usually pretty fast?
First drafts are always fast - I get an idea and toss a team together in a couple of quick minutes to see how it works. The first draft is usually garbage, but I take bits and pieces and make another team, and another, until I get something I like.
remember when you rock blasted my entei instead of shell smashing on the para chance, thus removing your own ability to win that SPL game via luck. there's no question here i just wanted to bring that up - a noble moment from a noble foe.......
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Rank Top 5 ADV UU player currently.
I don't feel like ranking them but CBB is probably the best ADV UU player still "active." Other standouts include anti, inno and YOU, my dear.
How much do we need to pay Zarel to implement ADV UU?
Probably less than we need to pay to convince people like Oglemi to start allowing NFEs.
Marry/Fuck/Kill Thunder Wave, Scald, Knock Off.
Ban Scald
How many Lure Modules did you set up on that Pokestop at work?
All of them
Would you accept a TL spot if handed over?
If it was handed over then I guess sure, but I like Sam and Hikari.
How does it feel that you could be my dad?
If my son said half the crap that came out of your mouth I would be filled with shame.
Why did you decide to return for XY/what brought you to it?
I just randomly decided to see how Smogon was going and saw that Pokemon Showdown meant I could play online, rather than needing to download software, so I decided to give it a shot. I actually originally started with BW OU because Megas seemed confusing and weird and I didn't want to bother learning them, but once I got the hang of things again I switched to XY after all.
How long did the frustration last when ifm timed out?
I'll tell you when it ends :(
Did you know you live next to me? When do you want to meet up?
I knew you were in Maryland, didn't know you were in Baltimore.
Would you download Grindr so we can chat?
Damn, it's hard enough explaining to my wife why I spend so much time on a Pokemon website and various Pokemon Skypes to begin with, now you want me to try to explain why I'm using Grindr to chat with boys more than a decade younger than me?