Still the King EditionPokémon Champions is a free to play online battle simulator available on Switch with a mobile release later. It features ranked, casual and private battles for both singles and doubles, and will be used for VGC tournaments in 2026.>NewsWarm Up Challenge online competition registration open, battles this weekend, Gardevoir giftFree Machamp mystery gift code: CHAMP10NSeason 1 runs until May 13Mobile release possibly leaked for June>Linkshttps://champions.pokemon.com/en-us/https://x.com/Pokemon_Champs (EN) https://x.com/Poke_Champ_jp (JP)Pokémon data: Dex: https://serebii.net/pokedex-champions/Available mons: https://www.serebii.net/pokemonchampions/pokemon.shtmlMega abilities: https://serebii.net/pokemonchampions/megaabilities.shtmlQuick FAQ>Do I need my own Pokémon to play?No, the game features a recruitment system, but transferring from Home is recommended to save time and resources.>What makes the game so much more accessible than before?All aspects of a Pokémon are customizable with VP, a currency earned simply by playing the game. IVs are also removed.>Is there single player content?No.>What battle gimmicks are in?Only megas for now.>What's the starter pack?US$6.99 one time purchase for 50 training tickets (fully train for free), 30 quick coupons, 50 extra box space and the LGPE trainer music.>Is anything locked behind a paywall?So far everything gameplay relevant is also purchasable with VP. Mega Kalos starters and E-Floette require ZA transfer.>Is the Switch 2 version enhanced?An update is confirmed but isn't in at launchPrevious:>>59146604
Shit Game
So when does the patch that makes it not suck drop? July or December?
>maybe I can run ghosts against in incineroar cause theyre immune fake out and most dont care about intimidate>incineroar is a dark typeGod damn they made it so fucking op its unreal how it IS the game its not even an overcentralized meta it IS the meta
>Makes Inshiteroar the "mascot" of the game>it's a unfinished piece of shit game being clowned on by everyoneKek
>>59147921Always has been
>>59147921Incelroar is to VGC what Landorus is to OU
>>59147939Landorus isn’t even an OU staple anymore. Rip Masuda’s balls off and shove them up Merrick’s ass for this abomination
I don't understand, how do I make a team without genies? I put Incenorape and I have 5 missing slots, help
>>59147921>>59147933Yeah I don't get it, whats the point of having a small low powered dex if this bara asshole is running the show.
>>59147954What you need is>Amoonguss>Gholdengo>Rillaboom
>>59147959Please purchase more quick coupons and continue to roll for your very own Incineroar
>>59147909What a fucking embarrassment of a launch
Tips for who/what to run on a doubles sun team? I have Torkoal, Hisuian Typhlosion, and chlorophyll Venusaur so far
>>59148007Is Mega Zard Y not in? I can’t keep track of who got dexited this time
>>59148007use zard y>>59148018it's in
>>59148007If you aren't using Zard Y then you're ngmi.
Is there any point in using anything other than 4 attacks and set up sets in 3v3? Bulky and utility mons feel considerably worse in comparison
>Spend all of my time preparing fun teams for Champions>Almost all of them are unusable because they're not in the gameWhy do I even bother getting excited for new things anymore?
>>59148084in the same boat, fuck this game and it's drip feed content, I've already deleted it
>>59148007use zard x for the ultimate twist
>>59148018>>59148027>>59148041Well alright, I really love Torkoal but Mega Zard Y alone does put Torkoal and H-Typhlosion out of a job. Any good teammate recommendations (besides Incineroar)?
>>59148082You get hard countered by Ditto
>>59148126>that rain team with 5 water types and Urshifu DarkThis would work better than it should
>>59148141I actually had a Charizard with scarf in a sun team and it did some crazy work
>>59148131you could keep torkoal if you're willing to run a trick room package (hatterene or farigiraf) and still have room for zard y and some faster sun abusers like chlorophyll venusaur/volcarona/typhlosionpeople will probably complain about your choice of team though
>switch 2 version only activates if you undock and dock the game againhow did they even mess this up
I have no clue wtf I am doing, but I am already on 6 win streak.First time trying out VGC, I usually only play smogon 6v6 OU.
>>59148147Do you use it for Champions?
>>59147909>Wolfe promised to make daily content for Champions for the entire month >The game barely has enough content for a week I feel bad for him...
Do you think they'll add anything between now and worlds? Because as boring as this would be to watch I can only imagine how chaotic it'd be to keep changing things between now and august.
>>59148195Yeah
>>59148139And yet I've beaten every ditto I've ran into
>>59148200I am pretty sure new Pokemon will be added with new banners and regulations every month. Rank will reset every month
>>59148194Surely there is a better item to use than fucking Quick Claw.
>>59148207Post rank
My enemies keep living with 1 hp to get off a critical move
>>59148194Congrats on abusing the furry self insert.
>>59148235There’s no way to know if that’s due to sash that magically decided not to show its activating or if just how it worked out
>>59148194I want that Typhlosion.Choice scarf Erruption cheeze is just too good.
Wew... just made it to ultra ball rank. Gonna take a break. Flapjack the Tree Victor (my alolan raichu) has been kicking some major ass.
>>59148194>4starter PokemonsDisgusting
>>59148222Rank 1
Making a special tyranitar and zard x team tomorrow
>>59148262>special tyranitarI'm praying on your downfall
>>59148267Those Garchomps finna catch this motherfucking ice beam
>>59148255Campaignshitters are mentally ill
what is the reason for not having the full dex (or at least fully evolved) and all of the relevant battle items? like if you want the ranked ladder to be centralized around your little gay inceneroar dex and item pool so be it. but they have all of the animations, they have all of the move data, they have everything they would need to easily allow custom games to use the full dex, set parameters for tiers and shit, and let the game be really cool is fun. is fun so heavily second string to the necessary requirements to drip feed content into the game to artificially maintain interest from people who might potentially spend $10 extra on it? are we really that fucked by the Jews?
>>59148276So that you pay up every month to roll on a banner where you fav Pokemon might appear
>>59148276> cool is funcool and fun*
>>59148276>what is the reason for not having the full dex (or at least fully evolved) and all of the relevant battle items?To not overwhelm new players.
>>59148276To have a simplified game for a better new player experience. Same reason we have such a small pool of held items.
>>59148279I wish someone would assassinate a pokemon company exec to put fear into their greedy little hearts
>>59148288>>59148287Ok make the limited dex for ranked so we don’t scare the new players that I’m sure this game is attracting hordes of lmfao, why the fuck not let private games use the full thing?
>>59148295Prevent fags to make their own private tournaments and to have things to look forward to in the future.
>>59148295Any answer about making the game more approachable to new players is obviously cope, the only reason is that they want to sell battle passes with the release of popular pokemon over time.
>>59148295>that I’m sure this game is attracting hordes of lmfaoJust wait for the mobile release the horde of new shitters will overrun the game.
>>59148187That's likely a glitch involving the performance modeSwitch 2 update isn't out
>>59148304I hope you’re playing devil’s advocate and don’t actually think this shit is a good idea lol
Gonna be getting my treasured friend, Meganium, soon. any good singles team comp ideas? I'm thinking Sticky Webs set-up is the way to go for her, speed is the main issue since she's gonna hit like a truck. Maybe more hazards to get things in range?
can't believe I'm having fun
>>59148326I don't even worry about speed control and I'm doing pretty well with mega meganium.
>>591483263v3 singles is so lackluster
>>59148295The same reason you can't play 6v6 even in private battles. This is the roster of pokemon and rules that Nintendo wants you to play with so that's what you play with.
I have to wonder if there are actual discussions behind closed doors at the pokemon company about keeping quality low to temper expectations for future games
>>59148326Anyone that plays 3v3 singles is a psychopath.
>>59148082It's easier to hard counter shit in 3v3 so utility mons can be good as a general supporterI've unironically been having a lot of luck with Tinkaton lmao
>>59148276So little chang pepito somali jamali and Timmy can use their precious incins
hourly reminder that tatora has a very feminine penis
>>59148326I’d rather run screen/Veil or hazards with Meganium. Speed isn’t its strong suit. Wish Heatran was in the game. Pairs well with it.
>>59148355I haven't even touched doubles. Vgc fags are gay
>>59148363Everyone’s saying she looks trans or whatever, this is just how pinoy women look desu
Can’t wait to try this when I get off from work. Got a cool team idea for Metagross and Annihilape.
Does transferring pokemon from home to Champs cost any thing?
>>59148082Haze Toxapex has been doing well for me as a cleanup Pokemon.
>>59148432I wish toxapex still had scald
just be glad you dont have to roll for items, having to get multiple low star versions of the same shit to get the official 3 star boogaloo
>>59148276Is there a picture of all the available mons that also includes the regional forms?
>>59148404>Got a cool team idea for Metagross and Annihilape.Who's gonna tell 'em?
>>59147921Not to mention lack of clear amulet and covert cloak which were godsends for dealing with the ways he could be a problem for you
Will we get z moves first?
>>59148276There is nothing wrong with rotating formats, its not cutting content unless they charge you for it.Fuck Incenorape tho
>>59148444even if it's not meta it's fun to experiment with different pokemon combos. honestly the best part of pokemon.
>>59148456ok rotate formats for ranked sounds good, why not let custom games use them all?
>>59148459Anon... They're not in the game.
>>59148431Only precious minutes from your life.
I'm so fucking sick of Incelroar and Archaludon already. I'm playing totally out of meta, and it's impossible to climb from Great to Ultra
>>59148464it will be patched in later. what do you think the focus is on, right now
>>59148451Its incredibly telling that mienshao isnt in the launch dex.>inner focus and fighting and fake outNooooo cant cuck incineroat like that remove it now now now now!
>>59148475Womp womp
>>59147909>the game tells your opponent you're sending out zoroark, making illusion completely worthlessLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL
>>59148361Im a big tink guy, not sure why I havent even tried her yet
>>59148289 This post violates United States law
has anyone hit master ball rank?
>>59148475>I'm playing totally out of meta, and it's impossible to climb from Great to UltraThe pokemon pool is so small so of course the meta is going to be shit and repetitive. Either play the meta or get good at anti meta. Not much to tell you.
>>59148131Scarf Typhlosion + ZardY.If your opponent didn't prep, then they just lose.
>>59148475Archaludon is new to me. He's like a mini dialga. He's kinda hard to deal with but I have counters for him now
Has life dew always healed through protect? Japs are being annoying with Clefable
>finally being matched against actual people>get a streak going>like 7 matches in, lose twice in a row>game assumes I decided to lobotomize myself and puts me back against the bots to eat crayons for the next 5 minutesthis shit is so annoying
>>59148490no one here is even playing the game lol
>>59148276 blaming the jews for not giving you enough bing bing wahoo content instead of blaming them for making you into a gay manchild obessed with kids toys is next level
>>59148499Welcome to every modern f2p game ever. Every single one of them puts you up against a free win bot if you go on a loss streak.
>>59148384>pinoyNo idea what that is
>>59148496Care to share with me what counter exactly?
>>59148512Focus blast/aura sphere
we all bought this yea? it's good value after all. don't tell me 50 bucks is a lot of money to you or something, right anon?
>>59148512Garchom EQ
>>59148521
>>59148521BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASED
>>59148497I recently entered a tourney at my mall with Kommo-O and Sinistcha on my team, LD kept going through Protect, which was great, since I kept pounding out Clangorous Soul to hyper-buff.
>>59148512Special Attackers preferably ones that have STAB Ground or Fighting moves to hit for weakness and won't be hindered by Stamina.
Best starter?
>>59148525you know the rules
>>59148532Special attackers running rampant right now in a format without Assault Vest
Help me make Mega Chandelure excel on doubles
>>59148535Charizard or Palafin
>>59148545trick room i guessgive a milotic room servi- oh
>+3 attack black glasses kingambit doesn't do half incineroars hp on a sucker punch
>>59147932>>Makes Inshiteroar the "mascot" of the game>>it's a unfinished piece of shit game being clowned on by everyoneSo just like Incineroar, she's perfect for the mascot of this garbage
thank god the game launched with only a small pool of pokemon, I would’ve been way too scared to try it if it had all my favorites or like more than 9 items I had to read.
>>59148521The price isn't the issue with the membership. The issue is it doesn't really give you anything relevant. The battle pass is cheaper and gives you way more shit that you can actually use.
>>59148276This Meta is going to be soooooooooo fucking bad, wew lad can't wait for this shitshow with this limited ass roster
Is there a way to change your name?
My belly drum Azumarill keeps dying before it can do anything in doubles. I'm trying to keep it alive with Mega Audino but it's not going well. Any ideas?
>>59148564Belly Drum is NOT doubles move lol
>>59148276A small roster could lead to an interesting meta if they didn't shove in overpowered pokemon that's been in the spotlight long enough like Incineroar. It's really time for Incineroar to be nerfed. It should have either Intimidate or Parting Shot, not both of them.
>>59148564Follow Me Clefable, or Rage Powder Sinistcha to redirect attacks. But Belly Drum is too gimmicky to work in doubles.
>>59148564Follow me Clefable
>>59148564Put it next to something with follow me that can sponge a hit? Belly Drum Aqua Jet is less good in doubles, you can’t “kill em before they move” without a spread move and there’s no spread priority. You might get one but the other mon will chew you up.
who wanna baddle
>>59148564Use Follow Me on the other 'mon.
>>59148563Yes
>>59148538
every time I’m winning my enemy just starts running the clock out. jesus fucking christ this is the least fun I’ve had in a game in a long time.
>>59148586im to sleepy but later tonight when i wake up
>>59148490Master Ball isn't in the game yet IIRC.
>barely touched competitive beyond gens 4, 5 and maybe 6>mainly singles too>try doubles>8 game win streak>don't even have VGC cat or railgun dragon yetHuh. Maybe I'm not complete ass at this?But that aside, this launch has been disastrous.
>>59148564there a high incentive to blitz the azumarill because of its big dick priority and low bulk. cutting its hp just makes it easier.
>Whimsicott+Hisuian ArcanineME UNGAYOU BUNGA
>>59148604it is, but now theres CHAMPION above it lol which is not in it or completely empty
>>59148582I've been using Mega Scovillain with Rage Powerder to some decent effect alongside setup sweepers with a Psych Up Milotic in back
What's a good EV spread for performing Cosmic Power M-Chime evil?
>>59148607>new player beats bots>gets a big head and keeps playingEvery game, every time.
either most of my games are bots or the players in the game suck total ass
I've imported my floette, you're all done for now
>>59148564Follow Me / Rage Powder user. You're gonna be clicking mainly Aqua Jet due to getting out sped so have a Pokemon that can set Rain or use Helping Hand, or both to further boost it's damage.
>>59148625Eh I won 3 in a row and it immediately started giving me real people
>>59148503I've already deleted the game
Post your teams.
>>59148607its confirmed bots dude, i played a "person" in doubles, didnt hit continue and went to singles and got the same exact "person"
>>59148625Only the first 2 were bots, because they were running the exact same default shit. The rest were already actual players showing off their shitty shinies and baracats.
>>59148631casual has a lot more real players 9 lose streak
>>59148631If your opponent is dripped out in fancy clothes but they play like ass with dog shit moves it's definitely a bot.
>>59148658>Victreebel used Sweet Scent
>>59148658>Heracross used Spikes!
It seems the most stample first turn is incineroar and hyper offensive attacker
>>59148597love this movie
>>59148642Too lazy to turn on the game, but my team so far is:>Arcanine>Floette>Kingambit>Sinistcha>Gyarados>Pelipper
>>59148668fake out hyper offense or decorate smeargle, which way white man
>>59148679>FloetteMeta Slave
>>59148686>decorate smeargle100% chance Smeargle doesn't keep Decorate when he gets added. They've been slowly stripping away signature move from him.
lol
>>59148696Trans pride
>>59148679floette is a beast. looks cool too
>>59148668Glad we cut a lot of mons for this
TICK TOCK SHOWDOWNFAGS...
>>59147909>(with certain exceptions)Looks like they found the magical words to make sure certain abilities don't turn into a shit show when the inevitably add more Pokémon.
>>59148696How do I get a trans Gallade?
>>59148724No one is saying this
Is our best bet praying that ILCA and GF update the banlist and rotate mons so we aren't stuck with Incineroar and Mega Floette/*insert Ungamon* meta
Pretty amusing that it's actually extremely easy to play the game without ever paying, and all the actually rare gacha pulls are stuff like Watchog and Simisear.
>>59148695Since when? He can only not sketch things if it doesn’t make sense or is blatantly broken like dark void
>>59148621Been playing around with this myself using Quiver Dance Volcarona. What's the rest of your team look like?
>>59148730I say this and look like this
>>59148725Isn’t that just slightly more honest wording? It DOESN’T ignore the effects of some abilities and never has. There’s a specific list of “ignorable abilities”
>>59148689>completely new addition>metaBro what? It hasn't even been a day either.
I'm expecting the Meta to be a shit show
>>59148689>meta slaveThe meta is like 20 hours old
>>59148735I think technically he can Sketch Dark Void, Dark Void as a move just fails if it’s not used by Darkrai, no? That’s all they have to do with signature moves, make them fail unless used by the pokemon they’re the signature move of.
>>59148733Only if they can buff the shitmons as well.
Wow what a cool battle pass im already level 50
>>59148741>>59148748Mega Floette is the best mega pokemon and it's not even close. And you can't recruit it so you need ZA to even get it so most people are gatekept from having access to the best mega in the game.
>>59148742>met is limited to a curated selection of monsit's way too limited!>meta is expanded to include more pokemonit's just the same mons that are always at the top!>meta lets you use everything, even restricted monsIt's just Calyrex/Kyogre/Za/Miraidon spam!it's okay to admit you don't play comp
>>59148765I'd argue Zard Y, Gengar and maybe even Froslass are better since I've seen those way more.
This app release made me realize how little casual Pokémon fans understand what the VGC is.All VGC players are happy with it because now they don't have to be at the whims of game releases.Showdown players want all items, abilities and Pokémon in the game for free.And the constant bitching about 30fps or how it runs is a dead give away it's some retarded shit finger. The vgc played sword and shield/scarlet and violent on the switch 1 for 8 years. They don't give two fucks if the app is running at 30fps. It's fucking VGC with new animations and a meta that can be balanced without having to wait 3 fucking years for a new game.
>opponent has weather setter>doesn't bring itGoals beyond my comprehension?
Hisui zoroark is so funny
>>59148798he out iq'd himself in the selection screen prob
>>59148798it's like you don't understand the point of the pick 4 format.
>>59148803Pair it with another Ghost type and it punishes Fake Out so hard. I shitted on Sneasler because of it.
>>59148798he "predicted" you where going to counter his weather setter and used other 'mons insteadi know because i'm a shitter too so thats what i would have done
why did the game fuck me out of new daily rewards?
Can't wait for next few months so the retards who get their opinions on things from South East Asian Twitter accounts finally move on to the next stupid shit they're upset about.
>Intimidates you>Throws you into a holeHawlucha teams…
I'm not familiar with how gachas work, when they drip feed new mons and such will they also remove some of what's available now or is it just accumulative?
>>59148831If we go by what the recruitment interface looks like, there might be something similar to gacha banners.
>>59148831It works like this>next season in 30 days will introduce some new mons (probably the hoenn starters)>then more new mons (Dondozo Tatsugiri etc)>more new mons (Metagross/salamence)>sub legendaries>legendaries>back to no legendaries And eventually it gets to Gen 10 and they reset with Gen 10 mons
>>59148828It felt oddly brown in these threads. Guessing it's gacha tourists.
Who finds incineroar fun to use lmao
>>59148858competitive players apparently, ive seen either him or Mega Dragonite lately.
I'm really annoyed that they delayed the mobile launch, though perhaps it gives them time to polish things up a bit.Like I'm sure they'll try to catch up quickly, but the difference in prep time and lost resources seems like it will be substantial.And give us the Hoenn starters you COWARDS!
>>59148831NGL I wouldn't really consider this a gacha unless you legitimately only own this game. Literally any recent pokemon game + home gets you whatever you want more or less.
>>59147909>Feraligatr relearns Dragon Pulse and Mega Kick, but loses Scald, Icicle Spear, & Work UpThere is no way these are balancing changes lmao
>>59148858Me
She looks like she's into MAGA and butt stuff
>>59148864It doubly needs to function at launch on phones, Switch is effectively getting the pre-launch beta.
Who has access to Trick Room in this game? I dont think ive seen any teams use Trick Room at all this time around
can someone tell me why showdown is telling me scoville moody is banned? is it not in champions?
>>59148873They made it way too blatant that she has sex with animals.
>>59147921>My opponents clearly see I have a Milotic on my team>They still lead with the cat, angry water snake and/or the dogsLet these idiots keep making mistakes. Milotic deals with then all the same.
>>59148864Blame Speed Boost Blaziken.
Your mindgames don't work if I don't know what you're doing, looks like it's my win
>>59148878I haven't seen any Trick Rooms either, but Slowbro and Hatterene are both there.
I feel so bad using the m-hawlucha excadrill combo
>>59148883Sometimes pokemon breeding requires a hands-on approach
>>59148878People aren’t doing it because indeedee EZ bake free trick room isn’t in
>>59148878just fought one which ran it on both Mimikyu and Sinistcha. Putting Toxapex on my team Snow team just to counter slow shitters like them was worth
Going with Pocket, expect monthly updates
I am fucking sick of Archaludon.
>>59148891Trick Room currently lacks big damage options. Best I came up with is a Trick Room Sun hybrid team.
>>59148902WE LOVE THE BRIDGE
>>59148902Bring counters for it.
>>59148873Nice Menu Screen character
holy moly
>>59148900>season lasts until mid Junetry bi monthly the game is dead
>>59148911Yeah all the Fighting/Ground SPA options in the game, what are they again?
i boughted this game, now what do i do?
>>59148885>implying pedo freak cares about balance
>>59148913SEXO
>>59148902It lost its best move, just do something about the rain.
>>59148900This game is going to bland just like Pocket too
>>59148918Lucario
Just started, i have online and a home subscription would it be a bad idea to choose pikachu just for the anime protagonist vibes
There's no way these people in shitterleague are real who taunts arcainine
>>59148918Trust Earthquake will 2 shot. None of these retards are investing in defense
I think terastallize is going to ruin this game. Enjoy it while it lasts
>>59148931Look at your options and make you're own choice >>59148535
>no one is using Meowscarada even with how prevalent rain teams arewhy?
Lol
i think i am having "close" matches against people but i am on a lose streak in casuals. trying, but a bit demeaning when i cant retrain right away to resculpt my team.
>>59148931He just isn't fast enough and too squishy.
>>59148944The game is not optimized for Switch 2 yet. They said it.
>>59148931For the sake of metafaggotry, which is the name of the game, it might be pointless.
>>59148931Pikachu has the best team hiding behind him for people who fall for the marketing.
>>59148942Why would anyone use that Megalet, when Venusaur from KANTOOOOOOOOOOO, Chesnaught, and MegaSol are in the game?
Do I need to Hyper Train before I send Pokémon to Champions or does everyone seriously just have max IVs?
>>59148939Archaludon has good base defense anyways, you're not 2 shotting with Earthquake unless you get a Swords Dance off which means that's a 3 shot and in 3 turns he can have his shit running or kill you already. The mons that are in are too fragile.
>>59148953Everyone has max ivs. You can just catch a wild pokemon and transfer it over. It's super easy to change everything
>>59148952guaranteed crits + faster than all of them
>>59148942I hate it, simple as
>>59148873is this the first pokemon character to have a tattoo? and a trashy one, too
>>59148953everything has max IVs. I literally took some random fuckass hawlucha I had on my Scarlet save file and turned it into a fully competitive version in about 20 seconds.
What music do you have playing?
>>59148873She is so fucking hot. The hooters, the freckles, the outfit. Uugh whyd it have to be a shitty pokemon spinoff
>>59148873she's cute, but god this game looks like shit
>>59148968plumeria
i actually have no idea how to build a doubles teams i only know how to play singles are their any good resources? or better yet what have you guys been running?
>>59148980I never understood doubles.
>>59148953It's way cheaper to train them before sending them to Champions. Everything cost VP in Champions.
>>59148980I've been running brainless gorilla offense with Sneed/H-Arcanine/M-Chimecho
>stock Corviknight>opponent swaps to Gyarados for intimidate>Mirror Coat lol>free Iron Defense setup>max out defense on Gyarados flopping itself into Corvi helplessly>he forfeitsDoes this thing inflict retardation on the other player or something no one I've fought can get passed Corviknight
>against trick room team>pick sylveon/incineroar lead>throat chop the opponent's sylveon as it clicks hyper voice as I setup with mineNOTHING PERSONNEL
>>59148968Guzma, Plumeria and Spenser have tattoos.
anyone got any good Zard Y teams?
Who am I buying?
I just want to have fun with my shitmons and I'm still running into full meta shit in casual
what should i pick from the tutorial recruitment???
What time is reset?
>>59148977Yeah but she's very unattractive
>>59148984Aside from IVs. The thing they were asking about.
>>59148954Mamoswine does it easy. I'm using Chople but you can run Babiri if you're worried about Arch
>>59149010Pikachu or Absol so you get Garchomp.>>59149011In 10 minutes.
>>5914901110 min
>>59149003Incin or kommo-o
Can you only see your own Pokemon's nicknames? I've played dozens of battles and I only see base Pokemon names for other people.
>>59149009lol, this is why this shitty game needs a single player mode to test out shit against the computer, casuals are going to drop this game so fast
>>59149020You can see other people's, it's just that few people actually choose to name them.
>>59149016>Pikachu or Absol so you get Garchomp.exshplain bls
>>59149026
>>59149024I haven't seen a single named Pokemon besides my own.
>>59148944>ILCA using UnityThis should be forbidden by law.
>>59148972LGPE Trainer Battle, XY Trainer Battle, ORAS Trainer Battle and Alola Trainer Battle. Would it really have killed them to add a few extra songs for each gen?
>>59149031I've seen maybe three players out of fifty or so use names.
>>59149020I found a dude with a shiny Krookodile named Sigma Reptil so nicknames are present
>>59149029For me it's Altaria or Snorlax.
>game intro is 10 minutes of NPCs talking to you>meet the champ and the mayor>"oh I guess you get to battle them at some point>zero single player stuff in gameWere they just for the intro?
>>59149026The first Pokemon you choose determines the five the old dude gives you right after, as shown in >>59149029
>>59148972RSE battle theme
>>59148944I tried and it didn't make a difference
>>59149009People are testing their meta shit in casual without fear of losses, they need a seperate Anything Goes casual for people to fuck around in without rules.
Apparently I really like grass types and I didn't even know it.I want Hydrapple, Appletun, Decidueye (shiny), Meganium (mega), Sinistcha, Chesnaught (mega)I can't decide, and I am not running a pure grass team.
>>59149048There is more cutscenes when your rank increases but doesn't seem like much
>>59149031My lastest opponent just had nicknamed shiny pokemon. That's like 1/4 so far. Baby league is likely full of bot trainers so it's gonna be skewed more early.
Does the EVs and IVs you have translated into the values ingame? I've only transferred my super pokemon in so far and had to do very little editing. If I transfer in a level 67 or something, will I have to spend VP to give him stats?
>>59149048There's more cutscenes when you rank up, idk how many though, or if there's two cutscenes for reaching the same rank in singles and doubles or just one.
>>59148989Been in a similar boat but with Milotic’s Competitive ability.>Opponent leads with one of the Intimdaters into Milotic>Competitive boost makes it hit like a truck (and just outright kills H Arcanine)>Swap that Pokemon for something else on the next turn>Same turn I use Recover on Milotic if it took damage on the first turn>”Your opponent has forfeited. The game is over”
>>59149031I've only seen teams with names two or three times, and everytime I did they were really strange names like random letters and punctuation, or weird fake pokemon-sounding names.
Someone wrecked my team so hard my Switch wifi disconnected on my last mon and now I can't even connect to the internet
>>59149029>>59149049thanks bruvsso absol it is lol
>>59149071I too punch my Switch when I lose
>>59149044I reckon Absol is the best. Garchomp, Arcanine, Corviknight and Whimsicott are all really solid picks to start with. Probably because the director is biased towards absol.
I understand there being a set of rules for matchmaking but why the FUCK can't I set my own rules for private games? I wanna run 6 Snorlaxes in a row if I feel like it.
>>59149052I wouldn't be surprised if it's inconsistent, this game was made with leaves and sticks
>>59149086because this game was made for the singular purpose of selling battle passes and absolutely nothing else. not one part of this game is supposed to be even passable, let alone good, it’s entirely downloadable so that pokemon adults will empty their wallets into it for old time’s sake
>>59148980its easy. just do one of the following:>Flying pokemon and non flying pokemon with earthquake>big attack pokemon with pokemon that can set up barriers, attract attacks or giga buff the big pokemon>two fast pokemon with big attacks and hope for the bestthat will carry you to the high tiers eventually
>>59149048They have to give the waifu/husbando fags something
I don’t see any place in the game that mentions my gender and i don’t remember picking it in any menu
>>59149010Absol. The other 5 starts you get with her are pretty solid.
IM SICK OF MY HYDROPUMPS MISSING FUCK YOU ROMTOM WASH STOP MISSING
>>59148980The smogon dex has profiles for VGC sets as well. They'll be for specific formats but it will give you an idea of what's good or not.https://www.smogon.com/dex/sv/pokemon/incineroar/vgc/
>Archaludon>Kingambit>Archaludon>Kingambit>Archaludon>Kingambit>Archaludon>Kingambit>Archaludon>Kingambit>Archaludon>Kingambit>Archaludon>Kingambit>Archaludon>Kingambit
Anyone dump the .nsp yet? I want to try extracting the music.
Is bringing a lucario good enough for the kingambits and archaludons?
>>59149111God I wish they just took MasterSex character designs and art style and used it here, honestly would make the 30fps bearable if it was atleast nice to look at.
is the game good? nois the game bad? oh yeaam I gonna play it regardless because it’s pokemon? nope! pokemon got so bad that they finally broke my brainwashing, now I don’t have to buy ww
Are there size differences displayed like XS, L and Alpha?
>>59149126Aren't you glad we cut soooo many mons for this
>>59149126bro your sneasler?
>>59149126You're fighting type coverage, my guy?
>>59149133Honestly probably, I haven't seen a single sash gambit. Arch gets mogged on hard by special luc
>>59149108>>59149121thanks
>>59149029>Picked T-tar fully expecting to build a mega Tyranitar team>Not enough sandstorm immunities>Check out what else I have>Aggron gets Body Press now>Whimsicott is perfect support for it>Sylveon picks up many unexpected double KOs with Hyper Voice + Pixilate + Fairy Feather>Just filling in the rest of my slots with end of game threats and attackers that can make up for weaknessesI'm new at this but I'm really enjoying team building. Halfway through Great Ball now.
>>59149140fuck I hope not or else I am gonna need to hunt a Tiny Appletun instead of using my buddy from my real playthrough
>>59149145Yeah all the fighting types we have are fragile as shit. If I swap into them they die
>>59149140I’m not 100% sure but my alpha Rotom is fuckhuge to the point it looks weird
>>59149160Isn't Mega Chandelure pretty big too?
When does the shop update?
Koei should be in charge of this game.
I’m not really sure how the game could be worse than this, like from a design pov. Obviously if it like bricked switches it would be worse, but I imagine they’re saving that for the next game.
Is Explosion on a Torkoal with Chandelure with Taunt a bad last resort?
Oh fuck, just hit Great Rank. Time for a massive losing streak.
What’s the jankiest showderp stuff left? They killed my Recycle Dedenne and Belly Drum Slurpuff…
Mega Absol Z isn't in the game yet, right? Is it going to be good? Just drew him on a gacha, can't decide between him and Polteageist.
>>59148828Don't screencap my postI waited my whole fucking life for another pokemon stadium game and got this mobileslop. I'm rightfully upset
>>59149126You're playing vgc. Its always like this
>>59149189The tea ghost. He's too good on doubles to pass up on>>59149179I use Eruption Torkoal on my Trick Room team alongside Oranguru
>>59149195I'm playing singles actually.
>>59149152Hadn’t played comp Pokemon for nearly a decade (singles or doubles, last time for both was early 2017 with SM), but I’m in the same boat where team building feels a hell of a lot easier now.
>>59148084>>59148094What's your fault, tbqhonesto
I'm in love with Tatora, I need to impregnate her pussy
>no nidoking>no crobat>no smeargle>no mawile>no blaziken>no ninjask>no lurantiswtf am I supposed to use
My opponent can sweep my entire doubles team and my Toxapex will still close the difference and slooowly take out 3 of his pokemon. If you don't come in with the required damage output you simply can't counter it.
>>59149214bro your simisear?
>>59149210She looks autistic
Are the daily free pokemon you get limited use or is this free forever what happens when my tiny box is full in like 30 days
>>59149276They want to fill up your box so you buy more.
>>59149220what set you running on it? considering this dogshit meta right now it might have a use
>>59149268So does my girlfriend
I know its mostly a singles mon but are there any good doubles teams for Mega Starmie?
I haven't played Pokemon seriously for years. How am I supposed to build a team for 3v3 singles? Anyone have any good tips?
>>59149268those are the best girls
>>59149210Her eyebrows are too low, it makes her forehead look gigantic lmao
yall know you can delete mons right
>>59149313I love 5heads, big reason she's my new pokewife
>>59149316Why would you do that...
>>59149210She looks Brazilian. She looks like an old coworker at a previous job
>>59149329got her number...?
>>59149311This is a mega meta so pick 1 mega you like and build a team around it
>>59149304A caveat: I am a shittersurf spam + dry skin toxicroak or heliolisk>huge power cranks atk not spAdamn uh normal Starmie, a dry skin mon and have someone else as your mega? meme on them and have fun
>>59149331No but she got engaged last I checked.
>>59149341dang
>>59149336Does it make sense to have two megas for the sake of basically having two teams in one then? Basically 4 pokemon that can support either one and you pick the mega that's most effective against your opponent
>>59149326kill drampa beat drampa with hammers
>>59149350for singles? yeah
>>59149336NTA but I love tyranitar, who goes well with him? I also love Dragonite
>>59149143oh and don't forget the items
I'm a casual shitter, how do I build a singles team around Polteageist?
>>59149351tinkaton hands tinkatyped this post
>>59149210This might be one of the ugliest Poke girls ever, thank god she's forever locked away in this dogshit mobile game so she'll never grace the mainline games
>dont have home or ZA>the mons and stones are locked behind a battlepass-sighs- so much for being f2p*unzips dick and wallet*
>>59149352Cool, guess it's time to work shop again. It's a shame most of my old mons can't come in yet though .
>>59149367fuck off do not talk shit about my beautiful wife
Yeaaaaaah, I'm probably going to drop this, the team building is pretty ass with how little mons and items are here
You motherfuckers better join the monotype tournament when it's announced. You have no excuse now.
Why were people worried about VP? I am playing so casually and the game just shits out VP at you. Every win is like 300 fucking VP, even losses give out VP
>beat bot>lose to human>beat bot>lose to human
>>59149390I MUST RECROOT
>>59149356Mega Ttar and Excadrill are lovers, I’m not confident enough to tell you what to use beyond those but Incineroar is ol reliable and you can use EQ if you pair with Corviknignt
>>59149391They are all humans
>>59149401> Scary face spam ensuse
>>59149401NTA but I'm pretty sure the guy with all the cosmetics who tried to use Ghost type moves on my Snorlax twice in a row was a bot.
>>59149396Thanks, guess I can transfer a Excadrill from my Pokemon White version, gotta dig it out somewhere
I have no clue what I’m doing. Is this good?
>>59149411Fix up your Lucario set. There's no reason to go mixed on base Lucario or have two weak versions of priority. Consider using Stomping Tantrum on Mamoswine too in place of Heavy Slam to avoid stuff like Wide Guard and hurting your teammates.
>>59149356sand stream is the sauce-great for sand veil and sand rush mons like garchomp and excadrill-sandstorm boosts rock's special d which is nice I guess, not actually a lot of rock types in champions and maybe having a shitload of rocks is bad for coverage and screams "waterfall me"
>>59149411Toxapex will last longer with leftovers. Also run toxic. Right now yours is a moderate inconvenience, but it can be much worse
So much fucking shit I don't know. Went for an earthquake against Delphox but it mega evolved and gained levitate
Got the hex maniac title
>>59149439big ol' hex maniac titles
>no good items left to put on mauseniggers because i put them on other mons>want to use kings rock>its anti-synergistic with popbomb archaludon combopain
>>59149268She doesn't act like it at all, she's kind of genki
Is og Mega Lucario still good?
>>59149401Surrrrrre they are>Spams Rock Polish
>train pokemon >goes dark >pow pow pow
Palafin supremacy has never been easier.No one is eunning water absorb, literally free real estate.
champions illustrated exactly why i stopped playing pokemon """"competitively""""" years ago, but like wanting replay LoL or Dota you have to play it again to remember why you hate itrandom crits, random misses, RNG has such a wild swing on the game plus with how ev/ivs are handled in the game, its hard to gauge stat spreads you would normally knowplus i like trying fun/weird things, but every battle will become the same 10 pokemon in about a week once people can google TOP 5 POKEMON TO CLIMB WITHidk maybe im just old now, but this is annoying
>>59149472you ain't getting past my rock polish
>>59149481H-hayai!
>>59149479Literally low IQ post
>>59149339maybe this?Mega StarmieToxicroak /ElioliskPalafinPelliperMega Dragonite (as backup)Basculegion (as backup)
>>59149479retard
>>59149496I'm not sure the Dry Skin pokemon are worth it. Don't waste a slot on Surf if you're using Mega Starmie (sometimes)
Can someone explain how/what trigger the glitch where pokemon get stuck in Home/Champions limbo?
>>59149517It seemed like Starmie wanted to run a hybrid moveset, whats the ideal comp then?
>>59149492>>59149504how?ive played pokemon since it came out, im sure youve played a long time as well, the issues with comp battles have been the same foreverhaving someone outspeed you with quick claw and kill you, or you paralyze them only for them never to get paralyzed, or them crit you twice ina rowall just ruin the game for me, yes its "part of the game," that doesnt make it good or fun
>trying to figure out how the fuck the roster info describes M-A as "229" pokemon>scroll down and it hits me>they're counting all the filler forms of gourgeist, furfrou, florges, rotom, etc. to pad it outkek. I can't wait for the next update to advertise the # being added and 28 are Unowns
>>59149539it's fun to me
Should I just keep barfing out solar beams with this thing or can it do other things? Screens?
>>59149548Weather ball is permanently Fire Type regardless of weather
>>59149548Weatherball is boosted and fire since it is counted as Sunny Day.
>>59149409excadrill seems pretty common in recruitment so far
>>59149569I'm sure I can just catch a quick one in White I remember them showing up in victory road, then I can just use VP to train it I have like 60k VP now
>>59149539Yeah, I get it. I use wash rotom and I feel like a fraud every fucking time I kill something with a hydro pump because it could easily have missed and that'd be the match. It's weird.
>>59149539Sounds like you just got outplayed. GG and go another round.
>>59149580yeah same with thunder or thundebolt, you are just betting the match on something completly random, which for a "strategic battle" just seems retardedi still really enjoy the games single player, but online just isnt for me idk, even when i win im annoyed
>>59149580>>59149589I love this coinflip shit.If I win I get to imagine the opponent getting furious that I only won because I got good rolls.If I lose it's just because I got bad rolls, its not like I was actually thinking about what I was doing.
>>59149589just don't get outplayed
So what does this fucking baracat want now
>>59149600this is why i stopped playing league, i wasnt playing to have fun, if i won i hated having to carry my dipshit team, if i lost i was raging at my dipshit teampokemon is the same to me, win because my opponent is retarded and switches in to obvious effective moves, lose because of dumb crap outside my control, either way im annoyed
>>59149220*taunts you*
>>59149618mad because you got soul read lmao stick to single player games campaign shitter
who else here's playing like a total cheapskate and just doing the bare minimum to collect VP and waiting for the game to either get good, fall into so much shit it's irredeemable, or wait until there's a high-profile tourney that you can just blitz your amassed VP onquite frankly i'm loving it, i get to see people get mad at a shit meta
>>59149589Thunder and Hurricane are 100% hit rate on rain, which is why people run Mega Dragonite with both moves on rain setter teams.
>>59149652it's great, you get shit tons of VP just for playing. Win you get 300, lose you get 100. You can't even rank down in the earlier tiers(not sure if you can later on) so legit just play the game and have fun. I'm having a blast just playing with the pokemon the game gave me, and I might transfer up a mon or two later just to check it out, maybe spend a little VP on it.
>>59149652Been playing moody scovillan with subseed and protect, every single game is an excruciating gamble on whether I roll the right boosts. Either I lose horribly or get god rolls, truly the pinnacle of gambling
>>59149638TRVTH NVKEJust accept when people genuinely outplay you. Sometimes straightforward thinking > your overthinking brain
>>59149652I used most of my vp on clothes and training my pokes (not using visitors), you get enough and I dont think its worth hoarding it
>>59149431same i used leech seed on ttar but apparently sandstorm protects from everything now?
battlepass worth it if you dont have ZA?
>>59149722just buy Z-A, its been on discount lately, got it on store for 40 bucks
>browsing move options for incin>Leech Life>80bp now?Is this gonna be some secret sauce on this fucker why can he learn this is giving him sustain actually gonna be tricky ricky
>>59149729it got that buff ever since sun/moon existed>why?leech life is called "blood suck" in nippon and they needed an exclusive to give to buzzwole without making a new move with "blood" in it at the time, which is ironic now considering we have ursaluna blood moon
How do Rotom forms work in champions? Can you freely change your Rotom?
>buy ZAlol no thanks
I made it to Master Ball. My disappointment in not being able to use Mega Metagross is immense, as was having to change items and moves on the rest of the team. Mega Excadrill is pretty okay.
>>59149788How long did that take exactly? Did you just winstreak there?
I just tried to Fake Out Skeledirge I'm sofucking retarded Incineroar actually makes me stupid
>>59149795Win streaks got me into Ultra Ball in 11-1. Ultra Ball was very slow. A lot of +2, -1. I wish it showed losses in the records. I'm at 36 wins total right now.
>>59149688i have mauseniggers and sinistra to support my scoville chad, yeah good luck killing it lmao i can afford to wait long enough that i'll always get something good, even if i don't get good offensive rolls i can just stall out with burns. Just dabbed on a beat up boosted mega lucario with it.
I don't get it, why play this instead of just playing online in the main games...
>>59149854This is free, online in main games you have to pay for Nintendo Online.
>>59149126laughs in mega lucario
>>59149854not interested in paying gamefreak for the privilege of shitting down my throat, sorry
20 rolls after I passed it up in the scripted selection, I still haven't seen tyranitar
Haven't played it yet, what's the f2p experience like? Are you going to need to rely on home to realistically make a lot of teams without paying?
Anything good here? I'm thinking toxaplex but I'm totally oblivious to vgc
I'm stuck in a battle with just my Corviknight against a Toxapest this is hell
Anyone successful running mega feraligatr?
>>59149885Oh my days, forgot the fuckass image
>>59149883It’s ok. The game showers you with vp so changing things on the fly is easy. The only really expensive part is recruiting permanently costs 2.5k and you’ll eventually have to let mons go if you don’t buy packs with real money
>>59149892toxrotomslowbromeowsticall good picks
>>59149892It has a title, get the pex
h-samurott is taking a dump on singles for me.
>>59148475I know how you feel, I just climbed into Ultra rank in doubles and I swear I saw more Archaludons than Incineroars. Fuck Archaludon
>>59149887Well we timed out because he was being a faggot and dragging his turn out instead of eventually losing.>drawFucking gay system HE WAS FUCKING TIMING OUT HOW IS IT A TIE>0 VPliteral waste of time
>there are literally no good Special grass attackers that aren't weather-dependentrotom-w can literally just live anything thanks to tony the tiger and will-o-wisp them lmao
>>59149854The main games don't have the new Megas. Plus we don't even know if Gen 10 will still have built in multiplayer or if it will fall back on Champions, so you might as well start unlocking everything in Champions now.
I don't think I like this regulation, bros, just not fun.
Nintendo needs to crack down on these bots
New thread when?
>>59149928it's incin's fault
>>59149925why did they give that little shit electro web
M-Chimecho is surprisingly dickish into sand teams. Chomp is surprisingly good setup bait and by the time my opponent switches back into TTar it's already too late because now the little guy can eat Knock Off or Crunch no problemo.
Can't figure out a team from this... don't want to use the big red cat. Just want to go fast and sweep.VGC format.
is Mega Floette that good? I still haven't finished ZA
They really nerfed incineroar and it's still by far the strongest faggot lol
>>59149950gengar, whimsicott, dragonite, azumarill or palafin, clefable, aegislash
>>59149956What nerfs did it even get aside from losing knock off?
>>59149965No U-turn either.
>>59149965u-turnbut parting shot is literally better lmao especially with the cucked items
r8 my drip and post yours
>archfags keep using breaking swipe into my milotic after getting protected on the shot
>>59149956Because the loss of Covert Cloak, Clear Amulet, and Ghost Tera buffs Incin so much the loss of Knock Off and U-Turn barely makes a difference.
>>59149883Home doesn't cost anything, so it is part of the f2p experience.
how come nobody is running Ursaluna?
fuck them bots. giving a pity win after a loss piss me off even more
>>59149916It was worth it for this funny ass read though
I don't think this semenslurping game is for me bros
>>59150018why run iron head over flying stab
>>59150025flying moves are ass
>>59150025Cause that's what he came with and I haven't bothered changing moves yet.
>>59150025what matchup would bb over iron head matterin fact it actually just makes you worse into mimikyu
>>59150025Beating fairies >>>> beating grass and fighting types
bread doko
>>59150043BB Oneshots Sneasler which is the main reason I still run it. I've encountered more Sneaslers than anything.Once Covert Cloak is added back in I'll be even better at getting rid of these bastards. Total Sneasler Death.
>>59150018>singlesthere are unironically campaign shitters in this thread right now that think 1v1 counts as competitive
I made it to singles great ball after 24 victories
>>59149854Why would I touch the main games when I can just play this instead...?
>>59150103>>59150103>>59150103
Please Game Freak give us some more items like >Weather Rocks >Terrain Seeds
>>59150100VGC victim
>>59150100Post your VGC top 8
>>59149925Serperior with Contrary?
>>59148873>black(ed) bull tattoo
