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Project ZU Battle of the Week [Week 12: Voting]
- Thread starter Mirbro
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Won in 3 and 5 games in a really fun set. Had some luck go my way but was pretty clean overall I think.
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7zu-873228823 g1
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7zu-873235619 g2
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7zu-873240508 g3
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7zu-873243910 g4
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7zu-873248333 g5
We were playing a best of 3 initially but decided to have some fun with it after g2 so we played 3 more games.
I had a lot of fun with this series and idea and I look forward to what people come up with in coming weeks.
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7zu-873228823 g1
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7zu-873235619 g2
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7zu-873240508 g3
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7zu-873243910 g4
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7zu-873248333 g5
We were playing a best of 3 initially but decided to have some fun with it after g2 so we played 3 more games.
https://pokepast.es/60617a877f7f6280 g1
https://pokepast.es/8ba981e886c6ce28 g2
https://pokepast.es/34bf7f708e510305 g5
Going into this I knew I wanted to bring my game 1 team because it's my most recent team and I have a lot of fun with it. As has been pointed out its really really ice weak but you can turn the game into a war of attrition and bouff will tank anything from an icemon and ohko back if you get that kind of favorable situations somehow. I essentially just wanted to show off that Bouffalant is ridiculously slept on in current ZU and all of its sets are crazy good if you can play around gourgeist. I think running facade over megahorn would probably be better for the CB set but megahorn lets me feel like a god when i get the prediction right so I keep it lol. The rest of the team is just mons that I really enjoy. Bulky fantom is really underrated as well I think.
The game 2 team I built 10 minutes before this started so it probably isnt as well put together but if I'm not procrastinating I'm not me. Wanted to stick with the theme of double band because its 4 bands less than I usually run and I thought it'd be fun to have at least some sort of theme for my builds. Bulky crustle is ridiculously good at soaking attacks and iapapa gives it some much needed recovery. No matter what 2 attacks I put on i want something different so feel free to experiment around with it. It also served as a bluff of shell smash crustle due to the presence of Rock Polish Golem which is something I've really wanted to try out. Even at +2 it's slower than every scarfer but if you can chip or kill it it seems like it can clean teams really well.. Unfortunately I didn't get to use it at all though that's because I misplayed the end game of g2. In terms of the other mons, Basc and Komala I think are really underrated as band sets. Everyone's become so enamored with support or BU komala that they forget how terrifying it is to face banded komala with any build that isnt pure offense. Also Wood Hammer > EQ on any komala right now now that probopass doesn't exist anywhere. Sash Kadabra is a panic button for an offensive build like this so that I can live something at least. Last Basculin is really underrated and Banded Adaptability Liquidation does a lot even to resists. You 2HKO Swanna with band if you win the speed tie. Also the speed tier is just really good to begin with. Alternative to Ice Beam or Superpower is Zen Headbutt for Mareanie.
G3 and 4 I brought my old favorite memes that a friend built for me like 4 years ago and a team that Raw and I actually worked on together back when Rotom-Frost was a thing. I can give you pastes for the g4 team if you want it but trust me its bad. G3 team I wont share.
Lastly is my g5 team which is probably the best team I've built in this meta at least in my opinion. I'm not gonna say too much on it here because I'll probably submit it as a sample team here when I feel like writing something up about it. TL;DR of that team is that Specs Boma is busted and fire punch muk is because the team really hates bronzor.
https://pokepast.es/8ba981e886c6ce28 g2
https://pokepast.es/34bf7f708e510305 g5
Going into this I knew I wanted to bring my game 1 team because it's my most recent team and I have a lot of fun with it. As has been pointed out its really really ice weak but you can turn the game into a war of attrition and bouff will tank anything from an icemon and ohko back if you get that kind of favorable situations somehow. I essentially just wanted to show off that Bouffalant is ridiculously slept on in current ZU and all of its sets are crazy good if you can play around gourgeist. I think running facade over megahorn would probably be better for the CB set but megahorn lets me feel like a god when i get the prediction right so I keep it lol. The rest of the team is just mons that I really enjoy. Bulky fantom is really underrated as well I think.
The game 2 team I built 10 minutes before this started so it probably isnt as well put together but if I'm not procrastinating I'm not me. Wanted to stick with the theme of double band because its 4 bands less than I usually run and I thought it'd be fun to have at least some sort of theme for my builds. Bulky crustle is ridiculously good at soaking attacks and iapapa gives it some much needed recovery. No matter what 2 attacks I put on i want something different so feel free to experiment around with it. It also served as a bluff of shell smash crustle due to the presence of Rock Polish Golem which is something I've really wanted to try out. Even at +2 it's slower than every scarfer but if you can chip or kill it it seems like it can clean teams really well.. Unfortunately I didn't get to use it at all though that's because I misplayed the end game of g2. In terms of the other mons, Basc and Komala I think are really underrated as band sets. Everyone's become so enamored with support or BU komala that they forget how terrifying it is to face banded komala with any build that isnt pure offense. Also Wood Hammer > EQ on any komala right now now that probopass doesn't exist anywhere. Sash Kadabra is a panic button for an offensive build like this so that I can live something at least. Last Basculin is really underrated and Banded Adaptability Liquidation does a lot even to resists. You 2HKO Swanna with band if you win the speed tie. Also the speed tier is just really good to begin with. Alternative to Ice Beam or Superpower is Zen Headbutt for Mareanie.
G3 and 4 I brought my old favorite memes that a friend built for me like 4 years ago and a team that Raw and I actually worked on together back when Rotom-Frost was a thing. I can give you pastes for the g4 team if you want it but trust me its bad. G3 team I wont share.
Lastly is my g5 team which is probably the best team I've built in this meta at least in my opinion. I'm not gonna say too much on it here because I'll probably submit it as a sample team here when I feel like writing something up about it. TL;DR of that team is that Specs Boma is busted and fire punch muk is because the team really hates bronzor.
I had a lot of fun with this series and idea and I look forward to what people come up with in coming weeks.
First of all, thanks for these great series. I think you nailed the main goal of this project :].
And sharing the teams with some description is just amazing. Both of you made this first week perfect !!!
Next Sunday a new week votations will be stated. Stay tuned and have fun with these 5 games :D
And sharing the teams with some description is just amazing. Both of you made this first week perfect !!!
Next Sunday a new week votations will be stated. Stay tuned and have fun with these 5 games :D
Xayah
Pohjis
pinktidal
(give dpp)
Pohjis
pinktidal
(give dpp)
5gen
Pohjis
Aaronboyer
Pohjis
Aaronboyer
quagsgone
pinktidal
czim
pinktidal
czim
Pohjis
Durza
Beacs (pls beacs)
Durza
Beacs (pls beacs)
Kay
Calucha
ZeitoKrabby
Calucha
ZeitoKrabby
Quagsgone
Graceclaw
Czim
Graceclaw
Czim