battle - trade - raidold thread >>58581938 (Cross-thread)Why'd you morons let it die?
>found a new shiny frog>female>two perfect IVs>>already have a small shiny frogWhat do I do...
got a trio of shiny bellsprout to offloadanyone want to trade an unwanted shiny for one?
hahahaha wow i love the xerneas metagross switch xerneas metagross switch xerneas metagross switch meta
Do you think people will no longer be able to check Steel types with Fire moves like Heat Wave if a Primal Kyogre is on the field IF it gets to keep some form of Primordial Sea as a passive?
>>58590456no abilities
>>58590489I think Primal Kyogre + Groudon and Mega Rayquaza’s abilities are important enough and tied so vitally to their identities that some form of them will be an auto passive, but weather effects aren’t even a thing in ZA, what will they do?
they should genuinely lock legendaries out of competitive this shits ridiculous
>>58590296Give it to me and I shall cherish it.
>>58590508Nothin. The aura trio didn't get abilities. No one did. There's not reason to assume the weather trio will get anything.
>>58590521proofs?
>>58590514no dude you dont get it they had to make the already shit gamemode even worse by letting every 12 year old in japan use xerneas, thereby making the metagross spam even worse at the same time
>>58590514I'd normally agree, but I find this meta for easier to deal with than garchomp/skarmory/gyrados/excadrill in every match
>>58590532
>>58590508Weather actually does have an effect in game. At least an NPC tells you it does.
Anyone have a shiny venipede (alpha or otherwise) they could trade me? i've been hunting one in area 5 for around ~25 hours now and all that's shining are a ton of bellsprout, a couple electrike, and the odd bunnelby. i'd be willing to trade any of those or a random gogoat i got if anyone can help me. i just request that the venipede has a nice or fitting nickname. dont care about its ivs.
>>58590538Its not like there is any real pressure to place first. I just get annoyed that when I bring someone specifically to deal with xerneas, I end up getting matched with 0 xerneas players.
>>58590542That's sexual harassment. You're not getting my Femroakie you frog toucher.
>>58590558>I just get annoyed that when I use rock specifically to deal with scissors players, I end up getting matched with 0 scissors players.
>>58590583>hurr durr i have brain damage
>>58590569welp
>>58590601If I get another one i'll hit up this post.
>>58590591I could tell, yea.
What do people want for sport balls? Are there tradebots for this game?
>>58590681Im aware of 3 trade bots so far. I've used them, and they're getting better with each update.
>>58590630Oh, thanks, anon. I appreciate it. I have work in 30 mins though but my IGN is Luney. I dont have much, but ill certainly at least give a shiny.
>>58590700Thanks anon. I'll keep it in mind.
>>58590690link?
>>58590865yeah here
Has anyone tried a defense Victreebell in pvp? I imagine leech sneed+infestation really pisses people off
>>58591087Only tank mon I've really had any luck with is Avalug. Avalug+ weakness policy is pretty funny.
So after I reach rank A in ZA online is that it? Is there any reason to keep playing? Any rewards?
>Xerneas>Metagross>Garchomp>GyaradosAmazing meta guys
>>58591569just winning matches gives you some random participation rewards, Apricot balls, candies, etc. Large EXP candies and Rare candies are really effective for leveling up and grinding other pokemon, so if you want to have your favorites for the DLC its probably quicker to use online then playing the victory royal or something.
>>58591569>rare candies>apriballs>bottle caps>nuggets
Yveltal just does not exist in ranked huh? All the Xerneas are just chewing it up and spitting it out. Would it cause issues if Xerneas didn't exist? There are a lot of moonblasts, thunderbolts, and ice beams running amok as is, but I'm not sure if that would be enough.
>>58591628I went against Yveltal teams last night. Guess people realized Yveltal isn't all that good compared to the deer.
>>58591628People are already going to be bringing fairies and ice attacks to deal with Garchomp, so pretty much every team is going to have something to deal with him just as a matter of course.Immunity to Earthquake is the best thing it has going for it.
>>58591590>>58591605Thanks. I got one of each apricot ball when I ranked up so I thought those were the only ways to get them each season reset.
>>58591628I'm going to test ariados tonight, maybe the bug has some merits vs the deer.Av infestation and LO SD seem promising.I'm going with an alpha but I'm wondering if the xs one has its merits.>>58591087Meganium has 4 moves lot syndrome but so far double screens solar beam, dazzling gleam or leech seed earth power work well enough. It's really a shame you don't get moonblast or PR for a SD set.
>>58591684Nope, they are general rewards now
>>58591589Honestly, been having a fun time using mega garchomp in za. I was never fond of the mega design and with it being worse than base ive never touched it. ZA gives me a good appreciation for it. I had mine on assault vest but i do think having the option to mega is better
bros I have two questions:>by using a bench the game replaces all spawns in its vecinty? Im trying to force spawn alpha white Flabebe/Floette atop some building that conveniently has a bench>can I buy battle items somewhere? I got some of the type-boost ones from sidequests but what about stuff like eviolite/a.vest/life orb/choice items/etc?
A-anyone want a Falinks...?
>>58591825>forgot picture.
>>58591794>1Benching for a Shiny alpha anything is the best way to do it. If it's shiny, it'll stay spawned until caught. >2After beating the game there's a guy inside the construction building who will sell an assortment of battle items. Otherwise you obtain most battle items he'll sell from side quests throughout the story.
>>58591794Yes it respawns all pokemon within 50 meters around you. Note that there is a vertical limit when you are benching so any pokemon under you will respawn but anything above will notBattle items can be bought post game or are rewarded as side quest rewards
G-Slowbro is a pretty good Xerneas counter. Saw someone running Gengar too with a lot of success but its a lot more frail
>>58590700You're a lucky man, anon. Hit me up when you get off work.
Anyone have a spare shiny magikarp they dont mind parting with? I have shiny florges, simipour, garbodor, and talonflameI also have a love ball and lure ball if you want one of those
Use life orb for All non Mega Pokémon for maximum damage.
>>58591673Pretty much, as Life Orb Alpha Garchomp is dominating the field with earthquake plus.
>>58591889froglord continues to giveth
Anyone tried messing around with Delibird? I got a shalpha, but the stats are so fucking terrible.
>>58591910I have a spare. Got a bottle cap?
Battles in ranked have such varied and unique teams
>>58592107god this is so fucking lame
>>58592107Season 1 was really fun. Kinda sad that they already ruined it.
>>58592091I do not sorry
Anyone have spare love and moon balls willing to trade for shiny dragalges? I have 3 that I want to get rid off
>>58591910I got a magikarp. Is the love ball alright for it?
>>58592165lol
>>58592107Seriously, this is every match since I've hit like Rank D. Why is Gamefreak so shit at making a good competitive mode? Legendaries should never be allowed.
>>58592389If you think this is bad wait for mega fug
Every single fucking match is just me trying to stop the guy in the lead while the other two retards keep crab bucketing me and it eventually just turns into all three focusing me
>>58592517Have you ever thought that you might be the weakest link and easiest to kill for points?
Trying to evolve some trade mons.
>>58592480At least people will run zygarde to out fug. You get iframes during the 100% transformation and then another set during the mega animation. Nihil light is also comes out pretty fast and one shots any fug variant. Xerneas is only really hard countered by slowbro and steelix. Even metagross isn't a super hard counter anymore since a lot are running the steel berry.
>>58592735>steelixsome run focus blast
>>58592731Anyone?
>>58592942Machoke code 126
How difficult is it to get a trade on let's go nowadays bros...?
>>58593020they're battling
>>58591889Sweet. I am here.
>>58593093Sorry I was away. Are you still around?
>>58593093>>58593577I’ll check around tomorrow, anon.I’ve got your OT so I’ll know who to look for I gotta sleep.
>>58593593Oh, just missed you. I can wait till the morrow if needed though.
Just got a new personal best. 14 KO's in one match
>>58593616team?
>>58593625You're not gonna believe it butGarchomp, Skarmory, Delphox
>Power through rank to get Dream Balls for Clefable>Have to wait a 3 weeks before I get themPoop! Maybe I'll do a Moon Ball or Friend Ball instead.
>get two shiny froakie and 2 falinks in 30min while trying for venipede, still no venipedeI dont understand this game sometimes
This game is so shit.
>>58592107The sheer number of shiny Metagross is so irritating. It's reminding me of the ORAS launch. No, little Hideki, your shiny Metagross is not special because everyone else has one too. Actually it just looks tacky as all hell.
>get sick last night>leave game and macro controller on during various parts of the night and check it in between wake ups>no new frog >8 8 Falinks - 3 alphas. 4 shiny birds i didn't bother to catchThe game is on to me. It doesn't want me to share frogs with people.
>runs away from you
Is Mega Garchomp actually bad? Is it better to use Life Orb instead of Garchompite?
>>58594508no but you're a bad person for being a metaslave
>>58594508not in this game, you're better off using mega garchomp
I wonder if they'll add more maps with the DLC, 3 isn't enough and the circle map is cramped garbage with nowhere to run if you have a bad matchup
>>58594537the street one is also very bad but at least its long, only the park map is decent, they need to add more maps with pillars and stuff to hide
>>58594537>you know what this game needs? more running away.how about you go run away outside instead
>>58594544Yes I would like to be able to attack a Xerneas with my poison/steel type without 2 Garchomps right up my asshole licking their lips for an easy KO
I’m looking for a shiny alpha froakie in any apricot ball if anyone has one. I have a shiny alpha metagross I would trade for it, fully pvp trained. Decided I no longer wanted this guy after trading for it ;w;I also have golden bottlecaps and two non-alpha shiny beldums
>>58594552Have you considered using infestation and toxic on the deer?Also a leech seed users with light screen hard walls the deer, Venusaur and Meganium do such a good job it almost feels unfair.
Finally frog number 4
Hey guys I've been thinking of making a "ZA Ranked Battles Season 2" simulator. Basically it'll just be a video that flashes Xerneas and Metagross every 0.2 seconds, with maybe the occasional Excadrill, Garchomp, and Chandelure for good measure.
How come the new season didn’t change or rotate the battle maps and why aren’t there more
>>58594651Be patient in December they’ll add white versions of the current maps
Do you think Mega Rayquaza will become as dominant as Xerneas is right now as soon as it becomes usable in ranked?
>>58594689
>>58594689I would say no if only because ice, dragon and fairy moves are everywhere, and it doesn't have Delta Stream to nullify the 4x weakness
>>58594689Hard to say. While it is very fast and strong, 4x weakness to Ice without Delta Stream will likely keep it in check, as will other Rayquaza because of its Dragon typing. Also, Metagross being physically-leaning in a meta with physically defensive Steel-Types could give it trouble, as will the abundance of Fairy-Types. Plus, it's not as bulky as Xerneas and doesn't have an equivalent to Geomancy
>>58594689Like the others said, no Delta Stream makes him extremely weak to Ice. Ray will still be strong as shit, but pretty manageable.
xerneas and metagross and xerneas and metagross and xerneas and metagross and xerneas and metagross and xerneas and metagross and xerneas and metagross and xerneas and metagross and xerneas and metagross and xerneas and metagross and xerneas and metagross and xerneas and metagross
>>58594860ALPHA MEGA METAGROSSXERNEAS ALPHA LIFE ORB GARCHOMP
>>58593593Here again now
>>58594508Alpha life orb Garchomp covers more ground with Earthquake+.Though nowadays, life Orb Xerneas now kept them in check.
>tfw I've been using Yveltal instead of Xerneas and doing great
Looking to evolve my kadabra in ZAFC: SW-2088-5075-4908
>>58594954What do you do when 3 xerneas surround you?
>>58594984throw a code up instead
>>58594651Small indie company
>>58595009Hasn't happened yet, but I would just swap to something else so they would miss their attacks.
>>585950124569 8569
so who can I trust to evolve my shiny machoke
>>58594912Alright anon i'm ready now too. sorry about the wait. Do you want your frog named something? If not please use this post number for trade.
>>58594984>>58595035>>58595045Me I just want Alakazam for my playthrough
>>58595064thank you bro
Fighting types are so shit in this game. The only ones you occasionally see are Emboar and Heracross.
>>58595047You're fine. This is a nice gesture from you. Code entered. And I do want a name, I just don't know what name yet. It does let me rename once though.
>>58595094No prob anon, have a good one.
>>58595047Thanks again, I dont have much but maybe this shiny with a mint will be enough.
>>58595085machamp is good and underrated, especially with ice punch and brick break to destroy everyone using screenshawlucha is ok too but not that good outside of mega
>>58594508Lots of options with garchomp. This is a nip chart. They seem to prefer another item on chomp
>>58595122shit like this is so cringe for a fun game mode lmao, you can have a team with bottom 3 and still easily reach rank A
>>58595135Without a doubt. If you want to STAY winning, you generally have to go meta. Though, you're welcome to try to bring Carbink.
>>58595135Nah it’s based to see how everything stacks against each other. Not like anyone is forcing you to abide by this fanmade tier list lmao
>>58595135It is but people using whatever they want and then complaining they can't win vs whatever is the strongest are just as cringe. If you want to have a team with 3 elemental monkeys that's awesome go ahead, but don't come crashing out here saying you can't beat xerneas and metagross
>>58595122I wish mega swampert was in the game, I feel it would beat most of the stuff at the top easily
>>58595122what's that item on camerupt
>>58595135That's true. However, the higher the tier, the quicker you'll hit A and get better rewards. Though the tiering here needs reworking for a lot of Pokemon.
>>58595223Scope Lens
>>58595182Itll face up nicely into chomp and metagross for sure. Xerneas will just start running horn leech
How are people using Delphox? I put one on my team to deal with Metagross but literally everything has EQ and it gets one shotted instantly, and if I throw on Focus Sash it can't KO a full health Metagross. I have Pokémon to deal with Garchomp, Xerneas, Gyarados and most other meta choices easily but Metagross still gives me trouble.
>>58595281I was trying out delphox but unfortunately it feels very lackluster. Even with mega, it's not very good at taking things out fast enough. I think zard y gave me better results
>>58595281stay far away and run heat wave, it basically doesn't miss and has a wide radius, but if you're weak to earthquake and metagross just like Charizard Y or skarmory with drill run, metagross can't do much to skarm and skarm is good in general
>>58595110I completely forgot brick break destroys screens, I'll make sure to have it on a mon from now on, people are complaining about xerneas but screens are just as prevalent
>>58595292>>58595296What you guys running on Charizard Y, that'd be a good fit for my team probably.
>>58595311heatwave / solarbeam (make sure to only with it as a plus move) /huricane and then whatever you want based on what your team needs, another fire move is fine, focus blast is good coverage
>>58595310Brick Break is a better fighting move than CC in this game, even if it's not as strong.>comes out way quicker>no decrease in defenses>cucks screens
>>58595311Mines very basic, heat wave, solarbeam, dragon pulse, and last slot ive been testing hurricane/fire blast. I think i prefer blast but not sure yet. Just get it out and have it do as much damage as possible
>>58595122I don’t understand the fascination with Chandelure can someone explain? Is it just because dual stab that can kill Metagross? I’ve mostly used Charizard X for ground immunity and multiple gap closers
>>58595311like the other anons said, Heat wave + Solar Beam + Hurricane + Focus Blast/ Dragon Pulse/ Flamethrower/ FIre Blast is the go to, just make sure to memorize which mons have Rock Slide and Stone Edge and play patient around those, you can easily dodge the moves
Next season will be an even bigger shitshow if they allow Zygarde.
>>58595336It has really high sp attack so it deletes steal types with heat wave
>>58595345we'll have more mons to choose from though, and zygarde has 4 times weakness to Ice, you can get ice coverage on a lot of stuff, even ice fang kills zygarde and it can't boost its defenses, I'd say xerneas will always be the bigger problem
>>58595345The sniper will deal with him
Anyone willing to trade a shiny froakie for a shiny metang I have? Getting tired of hunting for it. Let me know if you have a duplicate. If it’s alpha, I’ll add a golden cap or a love ball with the trade.
>>58595376do you have any other shiny to trade other than metang anon
>>58595388Uhh yeah FurfouExcadrillVenusaur Shiny Alpha Metagross (I’d want a shiny alpha froakie for this) I have a shiny Delphox in my team id put towards a trade if the froakie was alpha and in a nice ball. Plus, I’ll offer a goldencap with whatever we settle on for the trade. I really want a shiny alpha lol
>>58595317>>58595323Okay thanks anons, gonna try it out
>just spammed exadrill gyrados and glaceon on the last day of last season to hit ASo what do I need this time? Looks like the priorities are something that ignores earthquake and cucks metagross and xerneas?
>>58595511You pretty much nailed it. Actually your Season 1 Team would still be pretty good if you played smart.
>>58595511you'll do fine and win a lot with those 3, focus more on trying to win or to at least get second this season because the rewards are really good, you get a shit ton of bottlecaps and some apriballs
>hunting shiny Chikorita
I have spare shiny:magikarpbellsproutfalinksfletchlingpidgeybunnelbyflaaffydoes anyone have any trash shinys they want to throw away for one or more of these?
>>58595541did you increase the spawns with the same method to get the 6 alphas in the middle of area 20? it's stil a terrible hunt but it helps a bit
>>58595546Nope, probably a good idea. I'll try another day of doing it legit and then think about helping my odds.
when ZA gets connected to home will it crash the GTS market by flooding it with easily accessible Furfrou with any haircut at almost any level?
>>58595560yea and good. im sick of going on the GTS and only finding people requesting furfou forms
>>58595568i expect many to be blindsided by it when it happens and to lost mons they never expected to get trades for on GTS
>>58592107I saw someone using Panpour :)
>>58595122>megaZard X ranks higher than megaZard Ymy brain is so hardcoded to regular 6v6 and vgc I have a hard time proccesing how fucking Dig is an actual move to consider or how Speed means jackshit most of the time
>>58595122>Clawitzer>Camerupt>MScolipedewhat do they know that I do not
I have 2 ralts shinies. One male one female. does anyone wanna trade me something for them?
>>58595122>tfw you don't recognize berries by sightI know I'm a pleb, shut up!
>>58595759>Clawitzer has really high special attack, good effective HP and lots of coverage>Camerupt is immune to charge bullshit, resists all but the most schizo of Xerneas sets, and can attack Metagross if it’s not looking>M scolipede as a physical poison type can murder Xerneas
>>58595830You can just deduce what they do looking at the Pokemon's weaknesses bro.
>>58595805you want a falinks for the male?
>>58595851>do you want a falinks for the male Senpai I...
>>58595856>a legion of falinksI kneel
>>58595847I realized that immediately after posting and now feel even more foolish. But hey, at least I get it now. I'm still retarded, but I'm better than yesterday.
>>58595122Complete ass list. This explains why i absolutely shit on chinks.
>>58595122How is MBeedrill that high? I know physical poison for xerneas, but isn't it still a piece of tissue paper in a world of earthquakes?
>>58595887Anon, the tierlist overall is a mess. A good amount of the Pokemon in the first 4 tiers are pretty accurate, but the rest is fairly inaccurate because most don't have good sample sizes.Some obviously don't need to be questioned on how shit they are, like Delibird.
the online would be fun if it were 1v1 instead of a spammy free for all
>>58595912>implying an image on 4chan could be a falsehood
Everyone post their Royale card
>switches out>switches out>switches out>mega evolves>runs away
>>58595805would you trade for a shiny espurr?
okay i think i've had enough of the total shitshow that is za "ranked" multiplayer.i cannot stand how many ways there are to avoid taking damage, the switching and mega evolution i-frames are ridiculous.it's a shame there's no other way to get bottle caps or apricorn balls reliably
>>58596016Use a discord bot. I have almost 50 gold caps and 10 of every ball. Fuck online "competitive" ZA battles.
>>58592107Tryhards gang up on you for using unique shit. I was using stunfisk and people started ganging up on me
I am growing to hate steel types. That pyroar spamming heat wave and overheat last match may have been the real hero...
Does anyone have a love ball they would trade with me? What's a fair offer? A silver bottle cap?
>>58596399I have two i can give. Will trade both for a gold cap.
>>58596002Is the Espurr male or female?
>>58596550it's male
>>58596568
>>58596570just got an extra pinsir if you want thatit's female
>>58596579Fine. which Ralts do you want?
>>58596581male one plsuse this post no.
>>58596586Thanks, anon.
>garchomp>xernaes>ad infinitumThanks, I hate it.
>>58596600you too, enjoy the big ol' bug
>>58596220You aren’t paying for discord bots right? Since the game is still new, the queues of people using the discord bots are so long I’m not sure how you got that many trades done already
WHAT THE FUCK GETS RID OF XERNEAS AND MEGA METAGROSS? EVERY MATCH IS THAT FAGGOT DEER BLASTING SHIT WHILE A PILE OF METAGROSSES JUST SITS IN THE MIDDLE EARTHQUAKINGFUCK
>>58590287>smogon is deadgood
>>58596815Excadrill, flareon, pikachu
>>58596886>pikachuExplain.
>>58596886>pikachu
Man playing sv and I want a female froakie before I start my game and every fucking pokemon I'd like to use that's still a baby is a piece of shit with monforge names and I hate itI'd take some stupid shit like skibidi rizz before I'd ever taint myself by using a Pokemon genned with a shitty fucking name from those shillersSeething
>>58596926>volt tackle is physical (Xerneas weakness)>volt tackle is 120 base power>stab makes it 180>charge doubles it to 360>press the button>collect kill
>>58596954Life or Light orb?
>>58597027light orbdon't forget to use +volt tackle
Can anyone match this?
Found this white dog. Anyone want it? I only have basic balls.
>>58597049>didn't post imageVery cool.
>>58597047>hiding your name and doxxing your opponents
>>58597047
>>58597055They're all Japanese its fine
>>58597053>>58597049I'll give a lure or fast ball for it if you want
>>58597146I'll take a fastball sure. Use this post for code.
>>58597162thanks for thatI shall adore him always
>>58597146Thanks anon.
>>58597081>2 knock outs>3rd placeMy love for Griselle is far greater than his love for Gwynn
The "meta" is currently cancer but the rewards are good enough to actually keep playing. Love me some apricorn balls.Also fuck Metagross.
>>58597198We traded>guy who comes up to two people fighting and kills them bothfor >guy who comes up to two people fighting and kills one, then the otherThe first guy has a ton of moves and two invincibilities but a x4 weakness, the second guy has basically one moveset but runs fast the first guy also runs fast
Anyone want a fully trained, level 100 Shiny Alpha Metagross in an Apricot ball? I am so tired of the current meta, help me trade him into something better.I’d like an Alpha Shiny Froakie or Delphox. (Or, anything in either line).Please, have it be in any decent apriball.I also have golden bottlecaps available to sweeten the deal.
I really hate that online rewards you being a pussy bitch and running away from battles and then sniping other people while in the middle of battle.
>>58597610I really love that online rewards you being a pussy bitch and running away from battles and then sniping other people while in the middle of battle.Every steel on the field is a free kill when a life orb delphox on +heat wave kills every steel that didn't invest 252/252 in special bulk
>mega starmie>252hp/252SPatk>hydro pump>thunder bolt>psyshock>aqua jetyes?
>>58597031wouldn't Life Orb gave you more Omf? Hell, it could go+Charge +Voltackle+ Snipe+Dies+Repeat
>>58597981No.
>>58597981Do you know what life orb and what light ball actually do?
>>58598029forgot that life orb increase offensive attack by 30% while Light Orb doubles it.
>>58597845It's funnier to watch it kick everything.
Want to trade a Heavy Ball or Lure Ball for a Friend Ball, just found a Shiny Leafeon I want to put in one
>>58598299Would also trade a Shiny Vanillite or Pikachu for one too
For za ranked are evs basically just max HP / non-speed? Are there specific pokemon who would like the traditional atk/speed?
>>58598601No, it's almost universally HP/offensive stat. If you wanna do the calcs yourself, you can give up some attack to add to your defense to survive attacks against specific threats, like Skarmory's brave bird because your emboar is a fighting type etc.