Beaty and Beast 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:>>59147909
I want to start a christian family with Tatora
>>59150113This
So basically, I can just transfer any random mon I catch in the wild(that you can play in Champions), transfer it to Champions and fix it up with VP(which you get a BOATLOAD of just by playing). Is this correct?
>>59150120Yeah, I just did this with a goodra from LA
>>59150118I want my wife in the game so I can play good Trick Room teams
>>59150120Correct. Be sure to fix them as much as possible before transferring to champions, you can't take them out to fix them afterwards
aand there we go
>>59150130Fuck, I want to put so many babies inside Tatora! I want to have love making, baby making, lovey dovey sexual intercourse with Tatora!
How is the casual word of mouth on this? >>59150130Are you going to go for Doubles too?
Game is shit
>>59150135Anon already said this >>59150117
I know this is not really the place, but don't we have a /wfg/ anymore? I was looking to do some trades to build my team in champions
>>59150120Yep you can build a team in under an hour
>>59150130Is that rating your supposed elo?>BP level is already capped at 50Zamn, anon. How long have you grinded?
>>59150130I want to cum all over her forehead
>>59150136>Are you going to go for Doubles too?never tried doubles in any format but i guess this would be the time to startis it easy to get into
Isn't the Flabebe line female only? I've seen screenshots with Male Eternal Floette though.
>>59150146i think its place ranking compared to the other people in masterso thatd mean theres 1723~ master ranks total currentlybp maxes really quick tho you get progress when you lose too
>>59150141Those threads kept dying. Hasn't been one in a while
I want to make new team with Zard Y, Venusaur, scarf Chomp, Rotom W, and Farig. I can't decide on a 6th. Incin gives fake out and intimidate, but it makes my rain and sand matchups hard. Iron defense body press Kommo-O helps against those but then I lose the control from Incin. I could drop Rotom for Kommo-O and Incin, but then I'm back to not having a good rain answer.
>>59150130i want to dress her in a different color scheme so that i don't have to listen to retarded people
>>59150148Doubles is much different than Singles since you need to worry about attacks from two sides. Usually it's 3 move + Protect
>>59150155It's your rating, there's a tier above master ball in this game apparently which is when you compete for leaderboard rank
Which megas are you using, anonymous?
>>59150178Chimecho. Takes a couple turns to get started and susceptible to taunt but when it does get started have fun taking it out as it either gums you to death with draining kiss or just kills you with Stored Power.
>>59150178Glimmora's pretty fun actually. Wanna try Frostlass down the line.
I want to make mega Lucario work in singles:> Hippowdon> H. Goodra> Mega Lucario> Greninja [Protean]> Glimorra> AegislashWould this work? The idea is to basically make have lead that's meant to put damage on the opponent (sand, auto hazards), have something for speed control, and then either Have Lucario Sweep or Lucario can bludgeon everything while Greninja or Aegislash clean up
>>59150178Good ol Venusaur and zardY.It's very nostalgic.
>>59150130>singleslet me know when you play a gamemode with skill
Do I use Klefki or Sableye for screens?
Developing champions must’ve been the most chill job ever >import a bunch of assets you already own >vibe code the battle system >design like 4 characters and 2 arenas as lackluster as you can >call it done at like 20% completion I wish my job was like that
>battle pass only goes up to 50>30-50 are all just a flat boring VP rewardTPCI really went all out on this game>>59150178Dragonite like everyone else, but Meganium now that I have one. Might expand my roster a bit when I get my daily recruit refresh. Which btw is another horrible thing, I did some when I booted up, then did another two hours later before going to bed: now instead of resetting at a fixed time I made it take way longer and my reset is at 4AM. Fucking hell, why is it not fixed intervals for the freebie.
>>59150130post team
>>59150158Looks like a good fit for white herb unburden sneasler or hatterene.
>>59150178Gengar but hasn’t really been pulling its weight for me. Want to swap to Gyarados but Competitive Milotic against everyone spamming their Intimidaters out the gate and getting nuked because of it is too damn fun. Might settle for swapping to original Mega Lucario
>>59150125What? You can put them back in home.
>>59150178my wifeadaptability cc is still broken turns out
At least the game doesn't leave behind shitters like me
>>59150178Zard Y but heat wave misses way more than it should. Might try froslass next
>>59150195>doesn't require you to slave out for the whole month to get to 50>still whineJust admit (you) would never be happy
>>59150157Where do people look for trades nowadays? I really don't want to resort to Reddit
>>59150178Shell Smash Mega Blastoise is the only thing that works for my dumbass.
So are players that are completely new to competitive pokemon just getting giga shitstomped by all the showdownfags who know what they are doing?
Really fishy how the games sending me straight up niche hard counters to my random ass team
Saw anons hyping up Milotic and so I built one since I happened to roll one earlier. Water Snake did not disappoint, holy crap. Thing ate and healed off five close combats, a Stone Edge, and a Flare Blitz to almost completely reverse 3-0 a dude.
What does a trick room team look like? I think trick room is cool but have no idea what teams look like
>>59150215Yes.
>got sparkles in the bush when doing a recruit>i haven't played any nu-pokemon and the pulls were all those>i don't know if there wasn't a shiny at all or if there was and I just had no idea by not knowing the base designi might be retarded. do the sparks mean there's 100% a shiny there
>>59150208there's gonna be nothing to do in like 2-3 days if my current rate of play is any indication. at least mix it up and have some cool cosmetics or anything
>>59150223No idea, I got some pokemon with titles but just ignored them for shit I actually wanted to play with.
>>59150203How are you making it work? It seems too slow
>>59150223The icon will have sparkles if it's a shiny
Any tips for getting better? I am horrible.Like, what stats are considered good say for def/sp def, speed, HP, ect. How do I know if my pokemon will be faster or if it will survive a one hit?Are moves like protect or detect good in singles?
>>59150219It’s just a really solid and well-built Pokemon for both singles and doubles and I wouldn’t be surprised if more people pick it up. Especially if they don’t patch out the Haze glitch soon.
What's a good alternative to Incineroar? I despise the thing and don't want to use it
>>59150183what are you running for Glimmora
>>59150249I tried using mega lopunny but it wasn't doing the damage I needed from it
>>59150241if you want actual advice you're going to need to be a lot more specific
>>59150230In retrospective I actually got the shiny animation, I just probably ignored it and grabbed something else.I kinda find it hilarious if that was the case.
>>59150236idk its kinda just send it in and click buttonsim playing singles tho
Getting rimmed by Tatora behind the Gym Desk!!
>>59150249Primarina
>>59150250Tyranitar Milo Glimmora +1. My other shit is worthless rn
>>59150241comp pokemon is 99% knowledge checksyou can use the showdown calculator for speed and stuff but most of it just comes from playing the game and noticing what happens
>>59150256For example. If i wanted to make heracross work, should I increase its speed or jusr give up on it being slow and dump the stat?If I dump the speed, what should I increase other than attack?
>>59150178I'm trying to run hard TR with mega crabominable but my opponents are jobbing to torkoal+farigiraf before I even bring crabominable outyes I know it looks retarded to run an ice type with sun, but torkoal in TR is too good to pass and there aren't many megas built for TR
>>59150267What set?
>>59150215Yes. I never played competitive before, at most I just picked Adamant or Modest nature and then put all my EVs into attack or speed.
>>59150249Arcanine?
>>59150241>Like, what stats are considered good say for def/sp def, speed, HP, ect.Depends on the bracket. Right now 130 is like the bar for 'high'>How do I know if my pokemon will be faster or if it will survive a one hit?practice/study/experienceYou get a feel for which mons are faster generally basing it off the ones you're using. You can also check stats mid battle to see your own. 100 speed is decently fast for a wallmon, 150 is the low bar for being speedy, 170+ is when you can usually outspeed anythingYou can always look up stats but it's annoying to constantly type in everything mid-matchReally wish they would've gone the extra step and let you check opponent's pokemon's base stats >Are moves like protect or detect good in singles?Those are almost entirely for stallmons. You slap harmful status on something and then drag out the fight with protect and recover or other lifesteal.
>>59150274teambuilding is an entirely different beasti recommend copying smogon sets and just playing more games
>>59150249No pokemon does what incinerar does.But let's asume you actually want some of it's utility.Scrafty has the bulk intimidate and fake out but a 4x fairy weakness.Sneasler lacks intimidate but it's an annoying top bitch that either shits on incineroar because of white herb or gets to annoy people with fake out and adds a 10% chance of had every game.Raichu on some teams does the fake out utility dance.Hisuian arcanine has intimidate and rock slide to be annoying.I'm personally offended by the lack of dewgong, entrainment no guard is in the game and the best thick fat fake out user with sheer cold isn't but that's one way or replicating incinerar resistances and fake out with a bonus meme on top.
>>59150223The sparkles mean you got some rare pulls. Either pokemon with titles, special pokeballs or optimized moves/EVs/abilities.
>>59150274For Heracross specifically you always want to be max speed/att. Jolly or Adamant depends on what your team is looking for specifically. Base 85 speed is actually a pretty good speed tier to be at it since it matches or outspeeds stuff like Gyarados, Feraligatr, Mega Magnium, Scizor, etc. So I personally would go with a Jolly nature most of the time and use him mostly as a cleaner in the late-game against already weakened teams, usually with Choice Scarf so you can abuse really abuse Moxie.
All the male haircuts suck, until i can have generic shonen MC hair i’ll be a girly girl(male)
>>59150178Body press mega aggron with trick room support. I suck but it’s fun
>>59150158Sneasler or Mamoswine.
>>59150248>haze glitchelaborate
The way the Japanese play this game really makes me believe they are a hivemind only good for making casio watches. No reads, just spam moves at what's in front of them. I appreciate it because I'm already ultra ball rank, but I genuinely think less of the Japanese population now. An entire nation of NPCs
does the Warm-Up tourney give any rewards for winning/getting high enough in it or should i just participate in it without giving a shit?
>>59150120Correct, but if you send them back to Home, their stats will return to how it was by the time you first moved it to Champions
Any known Eeveelution buffs?
>>59150305There's a video on X the everything app, formerly known as Twitter, where someone got a milotic to 1% and it used haze which raised it's health back to 90%. There have been lots of bugs like things killing through dnite multiscale and other mons using your mon's focus sash. Hopefully it'll be fixed in the next week. Any other company would have patched most of those interactions already.
>>59150305NTA but Haze right now also resets the HP if the pokemon is damaged in the same turn
>>59150113>>59150118Terrain Extender has existed for over a decade
>>59150319hence this mfer living 5 close combats>>59150219
Is there any strategy guide to learn to git gud? I've only played competitively back in XY and I pretty much forgot all the fundies
>>59150308Anon, the opponents with kanji names you are getting are bots...
any fun hyper offense teams i dont wanna do the hawlucha trick and weather teams are mid
I really like Slowbro, how do I make him good? He seems too weak for everything. I tried Calm Mind but he usually dies before even I can get a decent stack on.
I don’t know maybe this will be better once it’s something that runs at 60 fps in HD on my ipad, the only reason to play is to make my character look cooler is not like completing the battle pass will give me a cool pokemon i can take to my main games like old games and GO with meltan
>>59150341You get meganium and stone just by grinding the f2p way
>>59150178Frosslass for the instant Aurora Veil + Blizzard combo
>>59150345Yeah but that meganium is staying in champions forever right? I can’t take it to ZA or just put him in a home box
>>59150210That's what I had to do when I wanted some trades recently. It sucks, it's so formal and annoying over there
>>59150297>>59150283>>59150272Thanks frens. I guess ill have to lose a lot before I get good. I haven't played much because I keep overthinking where to spend my VPI still have fun tho
>this is a free game, why are you being so entitled?I'm seeing many shills push this narrative as a response to people pointing out the obvious flaws with Champions. But remember that 10 years ago we got Pokemon Go for free, which was a revolutionary game
>faced a guy who was doing an all electric team>even included light ball Pikachu>realized somewhere along the way I have lost the whimsy to even attempt a gimmick teanHe may have lost the battle but he won at everything else. I should be having fun dammit
>>59150358pokemon go on release was garbage
>>59150358How are others entitled when the game costs nothing? Projection much?
>No Tera Fire Darmanitan on release One job and you failed it.
>>59150358the production value for pokemon go is basically the samethe difference is one is the fun parts of pokemon while the other is the black sheep of the franchise
>>59150361I can guarantee you he was not having fun losing every non bot match.
>>59150202No he means it only saves the profile of your Pokémon the first time. Basically once it copies your Pokémon the first time they become two separate entities that are modified separately. Champions changes don't affect the Pokémon back in Home and and changes from Home no longer reflect on that specific Pokémon in Champions.
Is Tyranocif powerful in the current meta?
>>59149714wait what
>>59150361He doesn't have fun, after the battle he quit playing and went online to rant about meta.
>>59150370Yes, having Sand Stream on both the regular and mega is very good for weather control. And the sand breaks Peliper's sash.
>>59150299Thank god I went with the female one since they're adding MC outfits to the battlepass.
Are alpha pokemon supported? I got a shiny alpha chesnaught i think i’ll transfer him just to see what he can do, will he look big in battle?
>>59150383Are their body types actually different? This feels like the most asexual avatar ever i thought it didn’t matter at all
>>59150384yeah they actually do look big in game iircunless rotom-w is canonically 4x bigger than luc
Hit Masterball Tier and strangely enough a distinct lack of weather teams one you get past the sand spam in the lower tiers.
>>59150178I was doing Mega Chandelure but my girl is simply outclassed and doesnt synergize well with anything available atm, so im playing Z-A to get myself a shiny Starmie for my next team
>>59150387No fucking clue
>>59150387Yes. It's a lot more noticeable in the tighter outfits or clothing without sleeves.
Is Mega Altaria viable? How would you build her?
>>59150402goontendo
>>59150406>or clothing without sleevesAre... girl arms different from boy arms?
>>59150387
>just beat a team of M-Camerupt/Torkoal/Oranguru/Hatterene/Meowstic/ArmarougeAlright I guess my TR matchup is good
>>59150178I've been using Mega Starmie (singles) and I'm genuinely surprised it's not more popular It feels so strong.
Just lost a game because I got hit by a hurricane with no rain then got confused and hit myself on 1hp.Next game garchomp crit flinches dragapult with rockslide like ok where's my luck again
Do you get more box space for going up a tier in both singles and doubles or is it it only the one time?
>>59150412Muscle size, broader shoulders, lack of breasts.
Can they patch Tatora to get a new haircut or at least some bangs
>>59150417I have no idea how to teambuild for singles at all, let alone 3v3. What's your gameplan with your team?
>>59150424damn check out those muscles bro, nice gains, don't give up now my man
>>59150178Gengar
>>59150178Dragonite in my Rain TeamGolurk in my Trick Room Team
>>59150410Mega Altaria was viable in Gen 7, I feel like it would still be decent nowYou generally run it as a physical attacker with dragon dance
>>59150417Why does that remind me of Earthbound’s Starmen?
>>59150417>not more popularIts so used in fact that I see people call it Urshifu 2
Inceroar is fucking gay, how do I deal with this shit.
>>59150367I agree, I hate catching pokemon, and I love battilng. Probably why I could never get into Pokemon Go.
>>59150178Hawlucha in doubles. Entrainment actually works beyond just "oh put it on a mon with sheer cold and watch it OHKO everything" because that's an easily disruptable wincon that'll screw you if you rely on it entirely even if it can still be valid. Not only is guaranteed Rock Slide/Dual Wingbeat/Hi Jump Kick incredibly nice, but you can also use Entrainment to basically erase enemy abilities and set up targets that your OHKOer can promptly one-shot when they come in later. Also flying/fighting with those stats picks up a lot of KOs on its own. At first I was kinda disappointed with it both stats and ability wise but it might have become my new favorite of the ZA megas.
>>59150446based
>>59150441primarina hyper voice followed up by uhhhhto be honest i don't know what could ohko amoonguss in this meta
>>59150441Im using ghosts and fighting types. Really wish annihilape was in to rape the cat
>>59150457Set up mons
>>59150465>Really wish annihilape was insame... the ape would've taken him down in this lower power level regulation
>>59150465Empoleon actually does a pretty good job as a substitute. +2 Vacuum Wave is pretty nice and steel beam can be used as a delete button though. Shame Water Pledge got removed though because now it's main water stab options are either Surf (hits partner in doubles) or Hydro Pump (inaccurate)
>>59150103booted up pokemon Violet and got a shiny Golettwhat's the best Mega Golurk build I can make before I transfer the guy to Champoinsgo I need to do anything in ZA because once he goes there he's stuck there
>>59150446What kind of team do you run it on? Is it worth it to run an OHKO move on something just to have the option?
>>59150469Still gets faked out and memed by sneasler/chomp/abundant meta picks
>>59150469>Empoleonplease tell me serebii is lying and they didn't actually change its HA back to Defiant
>>59150426Here's the team I'm running. In singles having a defensive core is really important, Dragon-Fairy-Steel, and Fire-Water-Grass are the best cores in the game so I wanted to make sure I had those types filled outThe idea is that Multiple mons can be win cons on their own, M-Starmie is obviously the biggest threat, but depending on the opponent's team Garchomp and Meowscarada can just as easily sweep too. Corvinkinght is also a defensive winconTinkaton has unironically been so good for me lmao. People do not know how to play around it and it wins games on it's own with Stealth Rock and Encore>>59150440The stats are in the game anon, it's the 34th most used pokemon, not exactly super popular imo
>>59150441Just put a mudsdale or milotic in your team, they rape the cat and a lot of it's partners in crime don't appreciate being slapped by a +2 milotic or a fat horse.
>>59150477>please tell me serebii is lying and they didn't actually change its HA back to DefiantRest easy anon that was a Serebii typo. It has competitive.
>>59150494*leads with Amoonguss**rage powders your mudsdale**makes ur eq unable to ohko cat if you're running that due to spread damage*heh... nothin personnel...
anyone else have problems sending over the Johto starters they distributed back in gen 6? Same with the Unova starters they distributed in the cherish balls?
>>59150479does mega star really need psychic stab? i feel like thunderbolt would be better to smack other waters harder than it
>>59150476Tailwind support helps. It's not perfect but it also has some good niches that other stuff like Milotic doesn't have. Most notably access to special priority with Vacuum wave and the ability to delete a target with Steel Beam if you get the chance to. Only problem is no cloak means you have to roll some dice.
>>59150498>AmongussHow do we tell him
>>59150498>Amoongussbot or retarded?
What's a good mon to deal with Charizard? My team can't handle it.
>>59150510scarf chompthey always stay in and get fucked
>Trying out Basculegion>VS Garchomp>Have 95% Icy Wind and 70% Blizzard>Decide to play it safe and use Icy Wind>Miss with Icy WindFuck this gayass fucking game.
>>59150510Do it the metafaggot way and instantly forfeit the match.
i love my charizaderino Y
>>59150503Thinking about it, you're probably right and T bolt would be betterThe thing is there aren't that many water types in the format, Primarina is the best one and she does not switch into Liquidation well at all. But that said electric coverage is probably still worth it in general
Why are tailwind and trick room a thing? This shit should be targeted moves only
>>59150472My main core is Dragapult and Scarf Glalie; Drag is a massive threat that can sucker your opponent into wasting targets on it thinking it'll u-turn/switch to Glalie only for it to Phantom Force and avoid it all. Glalie is the fastest sheer cold user in the game and it's better off than Excadrill because you get more flexibility in team slots and has less immunities to worry about. I kinda go off the Articuno principle of having Sheer Cold and then generic good stuff, so Blizzard, Ice Beam, and fucking Hyper Beam just for damage in the scenario it comes in without either getting No Guard or an opponent having received No Guard. Everything else is kinda by preference but I'd say have a weather remover and tailwind user.Ok look I'll be honest with you; Vaniluxe is almost objectively better than Glalie due to better bulk, better base special attack, same moveset, the ability to get rid of weather, and literally only a single point difference in speed that with Scarf barely matters. But this is probably gonna be the one time Glalie is ever going to have a niche in VGC so I'll be fucked if I don't enjoy it while it lasts
i have a cheap shitty phone, will i be able to run this when it comes out? or atleast emulate it on pc?
I always forget how annoying Aegislash is.
Can bots forfeit?
>>59150563The flesh and bones bots can.
earthquake + mach punch guts conkeldurr + mega scovillian, am i making something decent or no?
>>59150570Does hitting your own ally with quake trigger a burn on yourself? If so, that's based
>>59150545>atleast emulate it on pc?yeah. get Mumu player
Post trainers
>>59150591>>59150424
I'm out of quick coupons
>>59150609I'd just use the VP. It's the first few days of the game, there'll be more and it's probably important to get mons in the first place. No point in sitting on a hundred thousand VP with no mons to train up.
>>59150609how? why aren't you importing your own mons instead of banking on rng to give them to you?
>>59150609Post your haul.
>name in ching chong nip nong>opponent sends out sylveon>spams psych up 2 times in a row doing nothing>diesThis has happened 5 times now, what? Am I missing something???
>>59150570you're using your mega on a support mon by using scoville chad in this manner so guts conk better be able to match the power level of other mega mons or at least have good matchups to compensate. I don't know if it is or not. Vgc cat will dismantle your strategy as well so you probably cant run it if you see it on the team sheet, which you prob will because its vgc cat.
First sign someone you're battling is a scrub?>they throw out Tyranitar first and mega evolve it
>>59150623Bot. It's the equivalent of "Michael" in Japanese, not real people like Buttchugger88
>>59150103Champions maintenance incoming.https://news.pokemon-home.com/ja/page/758.htmlThey're fixing wrong move description for leech seed, it actually still do 1/8 of HP like normal. No nerfed leech seed.
Has anyone else gotten a random title-mark on their transferred pokemon which that Pokemon didn't have before? I got a "-the Veteran" title on a Pokemon that came all the way from BW, I thought it was for that,but other pokemon like so didn't have it
>>59150609I'm hoarding my tickets and /vp/ for the next regulation because I'm not going all out for this Mickey Mouse meta.
>>59150591
>made a team completely by myself systematically like i was making a wolfy video. team worked well after a couple of matches but im scared to keep playing and find out it sucks or it can't beat the meta teams and i have to trash itI'll just sit on it i guess and pretend like im a teambuilding genius for now.
>>59150659but the fun part is finding out which mon is sucking ass and putting in a real hitter nothing feels better than getting that perfect puzzle piece
>>59150659It better have scizor in it.
Hmm, I don't think I can enjoy doubles without my guy Mienshao
>>59150591I think she's pretty cute.
>>59150659Seeing what your team loses to and trying to patch that issue is just the standard path to team building.
With how dogshit a lot of the new megas are, what are the chances they'll buff/nerf certain mons by giving them new abilities/moves once every few seasons?
>>59150716I wish skin color wasn't locked in at character's creation.
>>59150645Every ribbon has an associated titleVeteran is the title you get from the Skillful Battler Ribbon (beating the Battle Chantelaines in Gen 6)
>make sand team>ttar, hisuian arcanine, glimmora>include speed control with farigiraf>realize I don't want to build excadrill/garchomp because I'm a shitter at heart>last two slots are Sylveon and a random Empoleon I got from the recruitthankfully glimmora carries most of the battles even if I don't have the mega unlocked yet
At first I thought this would be pretty unforgiving for new players but really, you get so many permanent recruitment and training tickets if you buy the starter pack that you're not really strapped for resources, it's more that you'll get fucked by the recruitment gacha.
>>59150747Recruitment isn't all that big of a deal if you can just use a free home subscription to transfer over your game mon.You'll only have to roll for shit you can't get in your game.
Shills be like>actually not being able to use normal gem for fake out sneasler is a good thing, Normal Gem was obviously a centralising and overpowered item
>>59150761yet despite the lack of Normal Gem, and with a Dire Claw nerf, Sneedler still manages to be a cancerous piece of shit
>>59150747Starter Pack + Battle Pass and anyone can play the game comfortably without needing Home transfers.
>check the GTS for some mons I'm missing>people are asking for impossible to get legendaries or pokemon that are impossible to get in a certain gameI wish they would fix this shit
Is there any room for Polteageist in this game? I've been running Shell Smash White Herb but it gets oneshot by everything.
>>59150770Just put something up and wait a little bit, Anon. The shit you see while browsing is specifically there because no one is fulfilling it.
>>59150738Remember when people used to say Glimmora sucks?
Give Basculegion Final Gambit again
Apparently Leech Seed is NOT nerfed. The description is just wrong. It still does 1/8 hp.
why isnt there an intimidate for special attack?
>>59150770For the last 20 years what works has been the same, offer something similar to what you're looking for.
>>59150723Never
>>59150783Because they quickly realized how fucked up Intimidate was and didn't want to repeat the same mistake.
So i guess these NPCs just exist to promote the games with memes and porn, and to maybe show up some day in pokemon mastersEXThere won’t be some event or story where you get to battle them
>>59150770I rarely go looking for pokemon in the GTS. I just put a Ralts in an apricorn ball up for trade and I usually get whatever mon I asked for pretty quickly, so long as it isn't something unreasonable.
Mental Herb or Focus Sash Whimsicott?White Herb or Focus Sash Sneasler?
What's the bot team to look out for in Great Ball tier? I think I've fought a couple bots that aren't the beedril/aggron/sylveon team but I'm not so sure.
>>59150791Focus Sash on Sneedsler
>>59150789>mastersEXThey're spinoff characters. So no
>>59150799Any reason? I use whimms as a weather setter so it’s nice to have both tailwind + weather control with itBut sneed is nice to have around with unburden
>>59150792When you're readying up, "Standing By" should pop up. If it's a bot, it will not appear even when you start the match. Unlike when you go against actual players, where "Standing By" will always appear.Bots take little to no time to start the match. To the point that when you ready up, the Timer freezes.Bots play very dumb. To the point that they will spam Scary Face, moves that do less damage to you and even purposely weaker moves. They are designed to lose.Bot names can be anything, but they are based on Player Names. A large portion is Japanese so, like, 90% of them have Japanese names.Bots have only Pokeballs. Default Pokeballs.Bots only use default Entrance Poses.Bots will not Switch (without Volt-Switch, etc).
idc if its not actually viable, entrainment ohko is extremely funny. i love imagining a little child slamming their switch into their floor after their badass mega gets owned by an ice cream cone
>>59150789The game is 1 day old, give it some time. They could add a single player mode sometime later.
>>59150828Everything that is not a straightforward fight is cheating. Yes, I'm malding.
>>59150844I don't think VGC is for you.
If they can implement cpus in ranked then there’s no reason they can’t do a dedicated practice mode
What ranks are you guys at? I'm Ultra 2 rn in singles.
>>59150850a practice mode where you can set the opponent's EVs would be really good, and some battle tower would be nice
>>59150848I'm playing for fun against other shitters like myself.
>>59150855Great 4 but I deliberately don't use competitive strats.
>>59150791focus sash on whimsneed
anons weren't kidding, great ball 4's the chump filter, I just went in with a team of favourites and only scrapped one win against an actual player
>>59150855just hit m4whatre you using?
>>59150855mega 4, I expect some losses in the future
>>59150178mostly used hawlucha and chesnaught, and dabbled with dragonite and to a lesser degree manectriclooking forward to unlocking and using mega meganium, close to unlocking its stone on the pass
is there anyway to filter out posts from singles babbies, they give me the ick.
>>59150876H-Zork, Hydreigon, H-Arc, M-Fer,M-Kang, Corvi currently. I really need a decent Grass type with the amount of Rotoms I've been running into, but I'm saving my recruit tickets until tomorrow.
>>59150855Was kinda such at great 1 last night before I stopped playing. But I never played VGC before and my team can be improved a lot.
Finally found a good trick room team gonna see how far it can go in this weird meta.
>>59150855Currently sitting at ultra 3 in singles. My team is a mix of hyper offense and bulky set up sweepers.
>>59150855Got up to u1 but my team wasnt good enough so had to pivot and make a new team
>tyranitar learns icy windBEST SUPPORT MON
Add Flutter now. I want my Icy Booster back
showderp when?
>>59150883based lineupcan you send the share team details ss? curious about the sets
>>59150904Jokes on you, the ladder is already that stupid
>>59150828I think it's fair.Has a lot of counterplay like doubling into one mon and you need to waste a mega slot on a pretty mediocre mega to use it.
If I can keep this up, maybe I'll even compete in the VGCs again, like all those years ago... become a real pokemon master
>>59150470>go I need to do anything in ZA because once he goes there he's stuck thereyou mean before? not really, not unless you want to register it's shiny in pre Z-A games dexes or get ribbons from said games on it
>>59150839Imagine believing this.
>>59150905HPRDVN1GUUHydregion is probably the one that's gonna get the boot first desu. It's come in handy a few times, but the awkward speed tier and lack of a decent item option regarding the rest of my team hurt its usability a lot. Earthquake on Kang is there after I got bodied by an Aegislash back in Greatball. I debate switching it with some sort of other coverage move sometimes, but it's a good all-rounder move.
>252, 252, 4yep, still got that team building secret sauce
evs in this game feel weird. I have to open showdown on the side to compare the final stats
>>59150950its 252, 252, 4, 4 now
yeah ok im calling it, mega scoville is giga based and super strong
>make a “balanced team with a variety of options”>mostly win by Whimsicott tailwind into H Arcanine Head smashDamn this dog strong
>>59150959>4, 4252, 252, 8. youre ngmi
Pex or primarina as water coverage?
>>59150978that doesn't give you an extra point, its the same as as 252, 252, 4
>>59150980Pex is not good for offensive coverage. If you specifically want a Water type that does damage, go with Prima. If you need something to check certain offensive mons, go with Pex.
Im getting FOMO, is it worth buying a second hand switch from cash converters to play champions?
I don’t get why they lock skin color and gender when you make a character
>win a hard-fought battle against a real human with a team i thought was real cool (but had unoptimized sets)so this game can be fun after all. Welcome, my permanent recruits. It was Pelipper Rain w/ the special Basculegion
>>59150986as far as i know you dont get anything special for being here day 1so honestly id just play more showdown unless theres something else on switch you wanna play
>>59150987so they can later sell character edit tickets for money
>>59150986The mobile version apparently comes out in only 2 months.
>>59150992>as far as i know you dont get anything special for being here day 1You kinda do. There's the welcome Dragonite. That's only available if you login before the end of the month, I believe.Also, there's a mystery gift Machamp but I don't know how long that's available for.
>>59151009you can easily get those from anywhere elsenothing like real gacha fomo where if you miss it its unobtainable and gone forever
>want the hisuian starters on Champions>have lvl 1s of the prevos on SV>need to send them over to PLA to evolve at lvl 36>use exactly 4 L xp candy on each of them>they go to level 35 with only 7 xp needed to level up
>>59151014True. HOWEVER! These pokemon are in Cherish Balls! Sure, you can import a poverty pokemon in a plain old boring pokeball but it'll never look as good as the ones in a Cherish Ball will.
>want to use milotic>have a shiny one from GO>spent all my energy transferring other monsNo I will not pay a cent to Niantic just to move pokemon faster; shit sucks
Results of a private tournament
why do the japs all have the same sample teamwhere are they posting them
>>59151009Machamp is available until August
>miss 3 moonblasts and a leaf storm into garchomp in sandvery cool mechanic, thanks gamefreak
>>59151044He was probably using Brightpowder too.
>>59150986not really, unless you're a comp autist, but if were you'd probably already have a switch
>>591510361st place doesn't even use a mega?
>never played a VGC format in my life>every VGC player moves to Champions>I still go 10-0 using basic gamesenseAre VGC players just shit at Pokemon? Are they only playing this format because they simply can't handle 6v6 Singles?
>>59151057What rank? If this is happening in Poke you're playing against actual children and bots. If
>>59151056probably mega zard to enable venusaur
>>591510561st is blatantly using mega zard y and floette. I think it only shows the little sprite as mega depending no how they submitted their team sheet.
>>59151047didn't even think of thatdisgusting
>>59151071>I think it only shows the little sprite as mega depending no how they submitted their team sheet.that explains it then
>>59151063>Pokeball tier>When going 10-0VGCbro...
>>591510072 months is an eternity and what if my shitphone cant run it
>>59151036Mega floette is pretty fucking disgusting lol
>>59151057it;s just bots until you're hooked, then they will fuck you with resource shortages and players that are real and too strong so you real more inclined to start spening. Also after a bit they will turn on the Engagement Based Matchmaking to artificially make you play more probably
>>59151036Oops, it seems like these weren't the final results.https://play.limitlesstcg.com/tournament/69c6a52bd478313a15a33fd4/standings
I fucking hate Sneasler lads
>>59151086>mega delphox>clefable>dragonite and basculegion with no pelipperwinner is fucking BASED
>>59151086lmao
>go to casuals to do that 1 mission>opponent has shinies and pokemon clearly already transported from home>gets walled by the corviknight i got 5 mins agolmao i thought you retards said vgc was hard n shit
>>59151089I really like the preevo. But they ruined hardThat disgusting walking thing. Looks like some lanky dude walking. Should have kept him a goblin
Spiritomb is my favorite and is randomly in this game, but is there any feasible way to make a competitive team with him nowadays or are Gengar/Polteageist literally the only viable Ghost Pokémon?
Why the fuck saving a replay isn't a function? I'm pretty sure you could do that in gen 6 (last time I played onlne seriously)
>>59151036>>59151086>No Eeveelutions =(
>>59151094What's your setup because I love Corvi. I got sn Alpha Shiny from ZA but I don't think Alpha Sized even matter in Champions which is disappointing. Would be great to see this massive fucking bird take up the whole battle screen.
>>59151103how is that a surprise? the only decent one is sylveon
my gigachad scoville just solo'd a mega dragonite that was using rain assisted hurricane using giga drain. this mon is dumb
Has anyone else had the tutorial crash on them multiple times?
>>59151099Ghost/Dark Trick Room setter (can't be fake out or prankstered)
I'm going to be doing a lot of breeding with Kitt!And also getting pokemon!
I hate weather wars so much get me out of here
>>59151110>can't be fake outscrappy kang
>>59151091People are sleeping on Mega Delphox, it's good against Zard, Froslass, Gengar. Usually good against Excadrill. The big problem is being weak to Incineroar which scares people from trying out but it gets good results usually.
>>59151110Fug, I hate the Trick Room gimmick, but maybe it's time to give it a chance. What would be the best Mega for Teick Room?
>>59151117Camerupt or Drampa
>>59151104I just started last night so i have been using the mons they give you for free but mainly using whim+corvi+ garchomp but if i see that theres a lot of physical attackers i swap out whimsicott with arcanine for intimidate and it lets me setup easily with the other 2easiest thing to do against the noobs starting out lol
>>59151106What?
>>59151117Drampa, Golurk, or Crab
>>59151117A G G R O NGGRON
>>59150130is masterball tier still the last one? i couldve sworn i saw somewhere there was a 17th "champion" tierand i guess its split into 4 ranks like the preceding tiers?
Wasn't mega kangaskhan a top 2 mega previously, how come it's seeing zero play? Scrappy got buffed
>>59151113Once every 22 hours for about two minutes, sounds about right.
>>59151132Define "previously", because Parental Bond and PuP both got nerfed/removed gens ago.
>>59151132Doesn't have Power-Up Punch or Return anymore. Also Parental Bond got nerfed ages ago.
>>59150839I thought a battle tree/tower like thing was a given, but even that it's expecting too much
>>59151132didn't they absolutely kneecap it in gen7
>>59151124you heard
Dude look at that tail. Oh no no no no
That's one tiny fucking Serperior
>>59150855Stuck in Great 3. Most of the team is doing what it needs to do but Mengar needs to go. Problem is I don’t know what other mega to use besides maybe Lucario. Rest of the team is H Typhlosion, physical Dragonite, Alolan Ninetails, Whimsicott, and Milotic.
>>59151121>>59151125>>59151126Which of these can tank hits from or OHKO Wrestler Cat, feel like that's the make or break.
>>59151159I now want a manlet Incineroar.
>>59151173Well, since he's gonna intimdate you and there's no assult vest, I recommend a special attacker to take it down
Am I blind or was preview footage of this game running at 60fps?
>>59151191maybe 60fps is mobile only
>>59151156>Oh no no no nothat's how it's meant to look you retard, it's a ghost
>>59151206I don't think you understood. Compare the tail of your picture with mine
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA
>>59151220?
>>59151213are you actually upset about the lack of a slight white-ish tint? it gets across that it's fading into non-existence, even better than its debut appearance I'd argue
>>59151234it's the edges on the tail from the low LoD you dense fucker
>>59150178Charizard Y and Gyarados
>>59151220Why should I care?
>>59151242It's supposed to be a competitive game. The fact they ADDED this for no reason really is telling
>>59151253>it's supposed to be competitive Clicking a move that does nothing isn't competitive.>but it can stall out sucker punchGame Freak has been slowly killing stall for years now. Outright removing your ability to PP stall isn't surprising. It just isn't a playstyle they want to encourage.
>>59151238fair enough, it should look smoother
Wow talonflame is surprisingly good. I thought it would suck because it's just a regular bird
>>59151116I'm getting free wins off my Delphox since people forget it gets levitate after mega
>>59151273>doubting the SMOGON BIRDkids these days
>>59151264>PP stalling fakes outWhen did this ever happen?
>>59151273>Wow talonflame is surprisingly good.it used to be even better
>>59151273just wish we had choice band
>>59151273It once terrorised Gen 6 when it got priority even without max HP. That allowed it to allat snackbar everything that moves
I am desperate enough to use Lumineon for storm drain Gastrodon why have you forsaken us?
>>59150325I just grabbed a Smogon set of Scald/Flip Turn/Ice Beam/Recover. Close Combat was genuinely losing the damage race there.
>>59151273Gamefreak made Talonflame thinking it would be mediocre only for it to become a legend of competitive Pokémon. Then they gave it an overblown nerf to make sure it wouldn't ever be that good again but it remained being decent.
having decent success with this team but farig feels like a dead slot. barely coming to games and not really doing anything hatt/meow cant do. any ideas for a replacement that fits the team better? some mons im finding to be problematic matchups off the top of my head are arch, mega floette, to a lesser extent opposing pelipper (its not massively threatening but i lack good ways to ohko it before it disputs my gameplans with wide guard and/or tailwind)if arch still had body press running my own would be great but without it i dont think its worthwhile, especially since it suffers the same issue farig does in that its good items are gone
Some of these clothing options are really slutty. This trainer isn't thinking about pokemon she's thinking about anal sex
>>59151358You can't expect to ohko Pelipper anyways, people play it with sash.
>>59151372yeah but if i can take it down to sash then it guaranteed dies to my other mons spread move, or i bypass the sash if it was previously faked out, etc. really i just want a more guaranteed way to remove it, as it can hang around a bit longer than id like depending on who i have on the field
so you mean to tell me most of this stuff is behind a paywall and if i want to f2p it i got to buy four different 70 dollar games first?
>>59151367can you show us some examples?
>>59151438Pokémon has always been pay-to-win. Without cheating, you need thousands of dollars for...>all old consoles>both versions of every game>Pokémon bank already installedAnd so on. There's little hope for new players without injecting or knowing someone who can.
>>59151438>>59151457Just recruit
>>59151459u r nigger
>>59151438No, no one has said that.
>>59151462Low effort
>>59151438only one if you want the exclusive pokemon from ZA :^)
>>59151438im climbing crazy style with only the shit i got from pullingdo your tutorials and play the game bro
All your teams have your favorite mons right? You aren't just playing whatever is the meta.
>>59151481These two things just happen to coincide, how lucky is that?
>>59151481ofc! my favorite mons are incineroar and archaludon
>>59151438Some nigger out there is probably gonna make a video on how far they can climb without paying or Pokemon Home.
>>59151486I already got one recommended to me
>>59151486It's not even that hard. There's barely anything locked behind any of the other games, so you can make some fine teams with just Champions.
>>59151481Yes, I am currently having a lot of fun spending my second day in Pokeball rank losing to Arcanine and Mega Altaria
>>59151447I mean just look at her
>>59151502Vivilion fan...
>>59150638Ok so it was just a typo. Probably got it mixed up with Salt Cure when typing the descriptions.
>>59151486with a roster this small and the sheer amount of tickets you get its almost guaranteed you get the meta ones
>>59151481I use whatever mons I like, don't even know what the meta is.>>59151502>Mega AltariaThat was me!
>>59151086Interesting that arch is barely used. Seems like if pelliper falls off so does him?
>>59151086Where's Mega Floette? I though that one was destroying the meta?
>>59151481Serperior has been putting in way more work than I'd expect him to(mega) Chandelure too but that's only because of Whimsicott
When is the mobile port?
SWITCH 2 needs 60 fpsNeeds to be a 6v6 singles optionNeeds a funky announcer option for your battles like stadium had and game characters announcers ( people would gladly pay)Otherwise solid battle simulator. The ruleset being super weak to start makes sense.
I wish Incineroar wasn't in the game.
They should make female Gallade canon, I think since Gardevoir isn’t gender locked neither should Gallade.
>>59151086is there one for bss
>picking Pikachu as your first recruit also gives you Garchomp, Gyarados and KingambitThat's bullshit
>>59150844I have a friend who thinks this unironically, he hates my sun team, hates when I use Spore with Amoonguss, hates when I use coverage moves, hates trick room, hates terrains, hates my toxic stall mono poison team.Anything other than hyperoffense is cheating for him
>>59151643I see nothing wrong with this
>Sash Aerodactyl is a top Tailwind userWe 2014 again
>pick Snorlax cause he’s my favorite>got Hawlucha in my starting teamI’m gonna do shenanigans
>>59151643>you get 3 good ones just for 1 throwaway mon
well, I'm already bored
>>59151504uggo
>>59150791White Herb on Sneasler. You want to be able to self proc Unburden with Close Combat if needed.
>>59151643>pick absol>get garchomp, whimsicott, corviknight and arcanine
I haven't spent a single VP yet Based on the numbers seems you'll need about 2000VP to optimize a mon?
Kitt > Tatora
PLEASE TATORA SHIT ON MY CHEST
>>59151700If you have to change absolutely eveything then that should be in that ballpark yes.
>>59151279Sucker Punch has 8pp, so frequently. But also you're not trying to stall it down to 0, you're just playing mind games so they Sucker Punch your FO user, it whiffs, and your partner attacks the Sucker Puncher.
>>59151700Changing a move cost 250 VP. Changing a ability costs 500 VP. Changing their nature costs 500 VP. And changing a stat is 5 VP per stat point. So it's quite expensive if you're training a pokemon that needs a lot of work done.
>>59151705Hmm okay, and there's about 500VP from doing dailies, 50-100+ for losing and 300+ from winning. Doesn't sound too oppressive I guess
>>59151700Remember, you also get training tickets, so you can spend those instead for anything over 1000 or 1500 VP.
*deletes ur mega Dragonite with chip damage and somehow whatever else you have in the second slot with full health*Nothing personnel
>tinkaton lost bulkup but got to keep wood hammerthis game blows
>>59151481Yes, I have never seen another team running anything close to my core team. Creates some amazing moments where the opposing team has no idea what they're messing with. It's not the best team ever made but I'm having fun.
>>59151481I haven't played since SM but through gen 6-7 my entire Battle Spot team building was based around Porygon-Z and Lanturn in the same team. Neither are here yet so I can focus on Pokemon that are actually good for now I guess
>>59151794really makes you tink a ton
>>59151481my faves are magnezone, crobat and porygon so...
>>59150609What do they even do
>>59150623You are so bad you get the bot matchup to make you feel good. It's a kid's game
>Spicy Sprayis this ability crazy good? i wrote off scovillain until now
>>59151851Crazy good? No, but it is decent. I never tried it nor played against it but it doesn't seem that broken maybe if a better pokemon got it it would be more threatening.
>>59151504UUUUUUOOOHHHHHH!
>>59151504would rape
Mega aggron is pretty funFeels incredible staying in the green HP range getting hit by a mega kanga drain punch
The stuff I can’t do in this game only bugs me because they left out niches I really liked using. Maybe I want to have a regieleki type super fast guy who just spams icy wind/electro web and dies but I don’t see that as an option besides giving a scarf to someone
>notice SV gave Gallade a new offensive ability Sharpness>Mega Gallade still stuck with Inner FocusLame
can't send a shiny golurk from BW to champions for no reason... I used him in ZA just fine
Do they really think that Wolfey and the other ecelebs are enough to carry a half-finished game?
>>59151938Jolteon? Weavile? The game is better without strong Pokemon like Regieleki and booster Flutter outspeeding everything
>manual snowscape is a tech that has eluded the casuals on ladderSorry bud but you won't be getting veil up and and we WILL be playing under sun today!
>>59151086thats unironically my phox team with whims over dnite
God, I love Conkeldurr. Even without flame orb he's still so reliable.
>>59151961If only they also didn't add Inshiteroar
>>59151116It's not "bad" against incin with clef since incin is all single target moves unlike exca and garchomp so follow me will neuter it
>>59151961oh i didnt know jolt gets it. in she goes
Kinda funny the only person I've seen whining about f2p is Blisy, the guy who whines about having to do anything that isn't RNG that takes 8 hours more than building a legal team.
What's up with the pokemon with titles that you can get from recruitment? Anything special about them?
>>59152012It's the same personality marks you can get in the last two main releases. https://www.serebii.net/scarletviolet/marks.shtml
At the very least the battles are enjoyable
>>59152018ah, I haven't finished sword yet(I am somewhere halfway I think) I should get to doing that.. Didn't know this was a thing
>>59152028You're almost never gonna see them in gen 8, but they're there. Even with the charm you get by completing the dex for the tundra, it's something like 2/50 and only shows once you've caught something. They're pretty common in SV with sandwiches boosting them a lot more and you can get a "camera upgrade" that shows when a pokemon has one.
>>59152019ehhhhh
What the fuck, the Switch 2 update works if you launch the game in handheld mode. Make sure to mention this in the next thread
>>59152053Lmao this fucking game
>>59152019I'm at least enjoying how much faster they are. Online battles in prior games felt so meandering.
>>59152053does it have 60fps? Portably I can at least say the game looks clear, but its such a downgrade after how smooth Z-A ran
>>59152082>does it have 60fps?no lolAnd it's 1080p in docked. There's no excuse why it shouldn't be running at 1440/60
>>59152094That fucking blows. Theres no reason for the 30fps cap other than they were rushing the shit out of this and had no time to optimize.Even Unite shipped with a variable framerate, phones can choose their fps if they didnt wanna drain battery.
I am enjoying champions because it was free. Am I insane or is /vp/ the most negative forum/social media platform for champions? Everywhere else is happy or has some criticisms that they think will get fixed in the future because it's a live service game. Here everyone hates it and swears it killed their children. Feels weird.
>>59152171/vp/ is always negative. everyone wants tortanic 2 pokemon edition
>>59152171you forgot r/pokemon hating it but they literally hate everything. prob not even fans lmao.
SEX
>>59152185I ignore l*ddit in general. But I agree it's somehow even bigger of a vocal minority than this place. You could make the perfect game and they'd still complain that it's missing something because gamefreak le billion company.>>59152183Yeah figures.
>streamers taking the game so seriously they're hiding the move selection on ladder gamesNot watching this in the background if you do this bud.
>>59150501asking again, has anyone else tried to send these over to Champions with any success?
does anyone have the different sizes comparisons? I saw a tiny ass siz in a match I thought my game was glitched for a second
>>59152171The reason people are critical is because this is *the* competitive game until at least WW comes out, we are stuck with whatever they do. Being a live service game isn't an excuse to go back to 30fps and cut all the interesting items.
I'm running a rain team but likethe fuck do I do vs ttar exaI'm thinking I need to catch a mega chesnaught specifically
>>59152228I'm on the switch 1 so 30fps without too many dips (only some moves) is very comfy. Switch 2 unfortunate, but since it's an alpha release before the mobile version I think it'll get 60fps at some point for the switch 2 and phones.As for whatever they do I just treat it the same as a regulation. Item regulations is interesting. I only dislike the bara cat but there's ways to counter him.
>>59152171People have expectations of a very polished product because pokemon makes insane amounts of money. Stadium 1 and 2 were state of the art battle simulators for their time. There is nothing state of the art about champions, it feels like its just being made to remove a competetive burden from the main gamefreak team
>>59152241champions > stadium lmao nostalgiatards
>>59152241The way I see it is akin to what happened with Valve moving over CS:GO over to CS2.CS:GO was never designed to get the amount of patches and content that it did, it was really only designed to be a console port of CS:S that turned into a bit of a remake and then its own game. It used a lot of Left 4 Dead assets and the mechanics on launch were not great for PC players. After about a bit more than a decade of updating the game, the entire codebase for what they built on the Source engine was getting to be held up with duct tape. As a result, they moved to the Source 2 engine with CS2 which going forward helps with content updates.So in a way, Champions is going to be like that as well- they don't need to flat out remove mechanics that aren't in Waves/Wind to this game and they can continuously update, hopefully with minimal to no bugs. The other games in the series either can't do that or they were otherwise unwilling to do that.
>>59152228>muh itemsyou don’t play the game
>>59152244having just played through stadiums mostly nah stadiums is infinitely better and actually has more to do. The rentals are somehow better in some cases. Oh yes, I sure would love to rent a fucking naughty 252 def 252 hp toxicroak
>>59152244stadiumkeks are brown and hate multiplayer
>>59152264csgo died with the animation update and removal of the DMG trench
>>59152268If you think the game benefits from less held items, you don't play the game. So many of them are necessary to adapt to the meta and counter strong strategies, and the current limited pool makes team building boring.
Floette gets regenerator -> fair y aurawhat
I love this game
>>59152053I've been playing the game in handheld mode this whole time, so I kept wondering why people were crying about the graphics when it looked beautiful to me
>>59152344(Me)and yes, I spent 4k VP on shoes
>>59152335she's cracked.
>>59152357I'm playing on Switch 1 handheld and the frame rate's been fine
My switch lite plays this very nicely. It really is a mobile game.
>>59152331Fucking this, I'm already starting to feel the team building getting boring, there's just so limited of options, god I hate drip feed content
>>59152012>>59152028Ribbons will also give you titles, if you have any
>>59152391I can deal with the limited pool since it's all gacha based anyway and I'm not building what I'd ideally want on day one but the lack of variety in hold items is really glaring
is hatterene any good
I want to make this nigga work but I know it just doesn't
>>59152438lead with snow setterpress blizzard
>>59152438I was considering using it like Articuno and how it was used for that regional that one time, but>no Choice SpecsNot too helpful, Vallinuxe might be the best Blizzard spammer currently that you don't need to have a Mega Stone for.
>>59152454glaceon has freeze dry where vanilluxe doesn't unless that changed somewhere. just hold a nevermelt ice.
>>59152438That's what ZA is for. The only environment in which Glaceon is actually good.
>>59152483I'm hoping the same battle format comes back in winds and waves desu, I like vgc but this is fun in its own way and lets certain dudes be better than others. Though some mons like garchomp are way too overcentralizing.Also, again, I'm on a rain team, what the fuck do I do against the sand matchup? I feel like I need manual rain. Every opponent plays it differently too. Some wait to bait the pelipper switch in, some mega evolve right away, it's super annoying. I'm thinking chesnaught could be a good counter to TTAR but I haven't run damage calcs. My method in S/V (thought ttar was very uncommon) was just lolgholdeno because make it rain is some busted shit ;
>>59152463Vanilluxe has always had Freeze-Dry
>>59152493Can they do anything against body press corviknight?
>trying to make naive mixed attacker Infernape work like in the old dayThe power creep is real. I was up against a regular Greninja and it was still somehow faster than my Infernape even though it has a choice scarf and the Greninja doesn't. That shouldn't be possible, right?
>>59152530Water Shuriken has priority if that's what outsped you
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>>59152438Here me out>pair with a snow setter>equip brightpowder>use snow veil as an ability>spam blizzard and pray they miss
>>59152530doesnt he get fake out
>>59152535That was it. Damn, there is so much to learn.
