Why did showdown fail?
>>59223251Because it's not official and it's run by faggots who can't handle getting outplayed
Post ball rank kojo
>>59223257
>>59223262Hi Nameschizo!
>>59223262rank these balls across your forehead
comp is fucking shit
>CHADmpions already had a 10k fan tournament>meanwhile noplayersshowdown banned tera blast with the biggest vote ever and there was... barely 200 votersYikes!
>>59223281Holy Based, cometetive pokemon will never be taken seriously
>>59223281Gemerald
>>59223251parroting is an admission of defeat Koyawnie
>>59223337Don't parrot then Sagie
>>59223289*competitive
>>59223254Champions didn't ban Tera from Gen 9 lmao
>>59223281plasstard moment
>>59223348parroting is an admission of defeat koyawnie, you started calling people "sagie" after I called you yawnie downie, "sagie" itself is parroting. And now you're copying images, pathetic.
>>59223251Lemmie guess you dumped money into Champions and this thread is your way of coping from a poor investment
kek good image op
>>59223387I accept your defeat, Sagie.
>>59223417Every time you call someone Sagie you're accepting your defeat kowaynie.
>>59223454Double accepted your defeat, Sagie.
These threads are proof that even Showdown fags see Champions as a rival product, which is more than enough justification for Game Freak to have it shut down.>b-but it's a simulator!Copying another game's battle engine wholesale doesn't make it a simulator.
>>59223282i know you're just begging for (you)s but you only got to vote if your rating was high enough.
>>59223395OP will call you a poorfag out of prideful delulu for this.
>>59223251>I change the image around so it's realfalse>>59223254BASED!!!
>>59223509>deluxeAre you fucking ten
>>59223564Even my autocorrect thinks >>59223509is dumb
>>59223281I disagree but this image still feels right for the current situation
uh oh smoggies triggered
>>59223583Don't worry, there's only a handful of them left.
I hate competetive Pokémon because I just play these games to stare at Vaporeons juicy ass and Gardevoirs hot back but in Showdown you actually need to think about "strategy" so I can't focus on staring at Vaporeons ass and you need to build a full team with synergies and can't just use Varoreon, Gardevoir, Lopunny and Tsareena.
>>59223564>>59223569>xey don't know what delulu isThe consequences of being Latinx.
>>59223254If you also came here to correct OP by posting this picture, you must respond to this post.
>>59223599No one knows your zoomer lingo, sharty raider.
>>59223599The consequences of speaking like an adult, you literal child.
>>59223607Is the Sharty in the room with us right now, xey who has mental illness?
>>59223254I came to this thread expecting to see this
>>59223476>Copying another game's battle engine wholesale doesn't make it a simulator.that is LITERALLY what makes it a simulator
>>59223618Show me the definition of simulator. Not yours, the official definition.
>>59223627it's funny that you think there's an "official definition" for anything, anyway. That's such a pseudo-intellectual thing to say. But regardless, the agreed upon definition is if you reproduce the functions of something... you're simulating it.
>>59223251>trash graphics>banning generational gimmicks that help shitmons like frosmoth hold its own in OU (i agree dynamax should've been banned but Tera Blast is hardly a problem except on dragonite and they even considered banning z moves at one point lel)>grinding up the ladder is a worthless pursuit and you get sick of seeing the same teams all the time that you start tilting from boredom>best prize you get for topping the ladder is a jimothy cool video but only if your team is interesting>hypocritical bans>banning stuff for the sake of banning stuff>finchinator is a fag
>>59223650And it's a copyright-infringing "playing pokemon battles" simulator. Again, the only reason Smogtards have been having such a huge crashout lately is because they know their days are numbered.
>>59223651but enough about Play! Pokemon in general
it's just a thread of people inventing slurs for each other
>>59223673May I suggest Showclowns
>>59223254/thread
>>59223666Simulators are legally protected. In fact you knew as much, and are now trying to move the goalposts.>huge crashoutsonly "crashouts" I see are your daily threads trashtalking "campaignshitters" for not paying money to nintendo to play a children's game.
Oh he got triggered by that term, makes sense.
>>59223704>moving goalpostsMy point remains the same: Showdown is now a competing product that takes away sales from them, and threads like this prove it. Nintendo is well within their rights to have it taken down. Just because they haven't yet doesn't mean they never will. Also, Kojo? Fuck you schizo, there's more people on this board than the ones that live in your head rent free.
>>59223732>>59223704>Simulators are legally protected.*yawn*
>>59224044Oh no! He used Yawn. Now I have to Swap my Pokémon.
>>59223254True
>>59223251>competitive mode with random variance everywhere you turn showdown needs to lean into the competitive scene and remove the bullshit rng that holds this game back gamefreak needs to go stay in their lane and keep making vidya for 10 year olds
>>59223251>Pokeshill can't stop himself from using the "argument" that it makes money>Again>>59223281This tbdesu.
>>59224945How much money is Showdown making?
>>59223673Huh? You dont think this thread is the most important one youve ever seen?
>>59223251>Meanwhile, in bizarro /vp/...
>>59223254even smoggie memes are low effort rip offs...sad!
>>59223378How do I use tera in Champions?
>>59223251They keep banning generational gimmicks and core mechanics
>>59225196So does Game Freak?
>>59225219Game Freak has never banned a generational gimmick in its own generation.
>>59225225How do I use Z-moves in Let's Go?
I like how you retards seem to think current gen OU is the only thing people play on Showdown.
>>59223254Fpbp
>>59225232Z moves werent in gen 1 doebeit
>>59224424I’m glad someone else said this.I don’t get why Smogon is so adamant about keeping the game cart accurate when they have intentionally gone against cart accuracy in the past. And when they do it’s to half-ass something.Like in Gens 1-2 they implemented Freeze Clause. But instead of fully removing Freeze as a mechanic with how it acts like so third party messing up a chess board and having to keep playing like someone didn’t just steal your rook, Smogon just has it so Freeze can only happen once.What the fuck is the point of changing the mechanics of the games to have less extreme RNG but still keep the extreme RNG mechanic? It’s still wildly unfair that 1 Pokemon gets taken away from you at complete random. And why is it only in Gens 1 and 2? 20% is still very unlikely to thaw out when you can’t do anything unless you have a specific move.
>>59225232>Let's GoNot a mainline game.
>>59225265Also right now their version of Champions OU is 6v6 despite 6v6 not being an option.So they mod the game to avoid playing b6p3 type of format, but refuse to modifiybthe worst RNG elements.
>>59224424>>59225265Retard take
>>59225266?https://youtu.be/aQ_qtyOa5Dg?t=1044
>>59225277Yes, freeze is like when a retard takes your chess pieces and have to act like nothing happened*
>>59225278When was the last official VGC tournament held on a Let's Go game?
>>59225290
>>59225290Irrelevant. Game Freak banned Z-moves from LGPE, which are mainline gen 7 games.
>>59225290kek ethered that demon
>>59225299Post the patch notes then
>>59225308After you show me how to use Z-moves in Let's Go.
>>59223281tbf Showdown also has more options for casual players than Champions lmao
>>59225295So, you're saying that a VGC tournament was never held on a Let's Go game? I see. So, Z-Moves were never banned from any competition.>>59225299Not included in that game =/= banned from gen 7
>>59225309Still not seeing the patch notes.
>>59225316Not allowed to use something = banned
>>59223254Kek
>>59225319Post the rule that says you are not allowed to use it
>>59225325Post it being used.
>>59225327Post tackle and scratch being used in VGC. Should be easy since it isnt banned.
>>59225319Not present =/= banned. Z-Moves were allowed in all gen 7 tournaments. If you brought a Let's Go game to an event then that's your fault.
>>59225316>”LGPE isn’t mainline!!”>*Anon shows evidence that GameFreak themselves considers it mainline just like PLA and PLZA*>”o-ok but when has LGPE had a VGC regulation?”It had as many VGC regulations as RGBY, GSC, and RSE had, and what WiWa currently has
>>59225332Tackle and Scratch are banned from Champions.>>59225333Can't use it = bannedLGPE = mainline gen 7I accept your concession.
Anon thinks he's banned from the local McDonalds just because he isn't currently there.
>>59225339Tackle and Scratch are not banned in Gen 7 VGC.
No, I'm banned from the local McDonalds for taking a dump in the urinal.
normal smoggie behaviour i'm afraid
>>59225345You're right, they're not. You can totally use them if you wanted to.You can't use Devastating Drake in Let's Go.
>>59225353So post someone using them in VGC.
>>59225340I can decide to show up at a McDonald’s.I can’t decide to use Z-moves in LGPE or Tera in Champions.
>>59225356Being able to use something and not choosing to is not a ban.Being completely unable to use something because the game won't let you is a ban.
>>59225359So you cant post them being used. Sounds like a ban then.
>>59225335I was wrong about the mainline shit but that was never my argument. I said that Game Freak has never banned a generational gimmick in its own generation. And it never has. Not including a mechanic in one game is not the same as banning that mechanic. Simple as.
>>59225358I can decide to use Tera in Champions just fine. Just like Z moves can decide to appear in LGPE if they want to. Thus not banned.
>>59225366>I said that Game Freak has never banned a generational gimmick in its own generation.LGPE is gen 7.Z-moves are banned from LGPE.
>>59225373Patch notes that confirm this?
>>59223254Fucking Delete this you Fucking Faggot!
>>59225361>being this retarded in purposeEmbarrassing
>>59225371How do you use Tera in Champions?
>>59225373Absent =/= ban
>>59225381by playing the game
>>59225379Oooohh so you mean, you can have things in the game but people just don't use them? Just like Z moves in LGPE. Gotcha.
>>59225387It was cut because it was banned.>>59225388The option isn't there, it's banned too.
>>59225392Uhh no, this picture clearly disproves you.
>>59225388Care to show gameplay footage of someone using Tera?
>>59225395That's a trailer bullshot, it's currently banned from Champions.
>>59225396Care to show gameplay footage of someone using Simisage Furfrou Blaziken team in singles? No? Oh it must be banned then.>>59225397Speak english.
>>59225398>Oh it must be banned then.Now you're getting it.Game Freak is banning random Pokemon and gimmicks, even within the same generation. Literally no better than Smogon.
>>59225401those arent banned doe they just arent used. Just like Z moves in lgpe arent used. Hope this helps.
>gets proven wrong on the internet>full meltdown ensuesEvery time lmao
>>59225406Z-moves aren't used because you're not allowed to use them.
>>59225411And the proof is where?
>>59225411Patch notes?
>>59225412The fact that they're impossible to use?
>>59225417impossible isn't same as banned
>>59225388>cut on LaunchKek
>>59225424See >>59225319
>>59225417Patch notes?
>>59225428see >>59225340
>>59225428>>59225432Patch notes?
>>59225432There's nothing stopping me from going to McDonalds.Now how do I use Z-moves in Let's Go?
>>59225435There's nothing stopping me from using z moves in lets go. How are you not in McDonalds now? Banned?
I'm starting think think there aren't any patch notes....
>>59225439>There's nothing stopping me from using z moves in lets go.Then how do you use them?
>>59225444How do you use the ice cream machine?
>>59223254FPBP
>>59225448Very carefully
>anon thinks he is banned from 4chan if his internet stops working
>>59225444Well, first you need a Z-Ring and a Z-Crystal, then you to beat a Kahuna in Alola.
>>59225459How do I do that in Let's Go?
>>59225461>he's never beaten a kahunaBig oof. Sounds like a skill issue. I'd tell you how but I wouldn't want to spoon feed you. Wouldn't help you grow as trainer, ya know.
>>59225461Very carefully.
slopdown smogontroons absolutely seething
>>59223704Technically they could get sued because the game uses copyrighted art assets for the Pokemon themselves. It’s not the game engine that gets you in trouble, it’s the pokemon sprites
>>59225518This is true but it would be trivial to replace those assets, so it doesn't really matter that much.
>>59225427The game has been datamined. It has support for all four battle gimmicks so far, as well as every item from SV. Something not being included at launch doesn't mean it's banned, it just means it's not available yet. Ban would imply it was there and then taken away.
>>59223254Thread could have ended here
>>59223281This. I like turn-based RPGs but the reality is, "competitive" menu-picking will always be a joke. And just looking at the types of people who take it seriously says it all.Game Freak, of course, loves it because it's another excuse for them to mail in the actual games knowing that autists will be happy with their busywork. Same goes for shiny hunting.
>>59223378Champions... doesn't have Tera lmao
>>59226817Yes it does
>>59226858unless they just added it, it absolutely does not lmao. but I will be nice and double check. ok yep you're full of shit. it only has mega evolution currently. they don't even have tera types coded in yet from what I can tell.
Showdown random battles is making me go insane. I just lost to some Norwegian faggot because my moves missed SIX TIMES in one fucking battle.I would love to break every bone in his body right now if I could.
>>59226858show me some footage of someone using tera in a champions match
>>59226873you are playing the most RNG heavy format and are complaining about RNG???
>>59226794my man literally just said that every single turn-based strategy game is impossible to be competitivelike, chess. Or any of the various card games, both trading and not. Or tactics games. Or 4x games. Lmao
>>59226879I should have statistically won, and not lost via PP loss to some Norwegian faggot. Norway isn't even a real country.
>>59226881I mean he's kinda right about chess. Grandmasters often lose to kids because kids do moves the grandmasters weren't prepared for.
>>59226875
>>59226938That's not a match.
>>59226944Yes it is
>>59226947Then how can I transfer Dondozo to Champions?
>>59226952Like any other Pokemon.
>>59223251Never forget Chaos (Owner of Smogon) lost against Showderp and did a /forcewin when he was down to his last pokemon stalling out the timer.Also pic related from back in the good ol days I guess.
>>59226960Sorry, you don't play the game.
>>59226966Not an argument.
>>59226969Where's Dondozo?
>>59226872https://x.com/Kaphotics/status/2041785263806914835It's been in the game the entire time.
>>59226978cool. tell me how I can terrastalize my pokemon then if it's usable in the game :)
>>59226971In Champions.
>>59226997Metagross, Ursaluna, Dondozo, Tatsugiri, and Mega Raichu X were shown in promotional material, but were not present in the game at release.
>>59226990By pressing the terrastalize button?
>>59226997? Play the game?
>>59227001Can't wait for them to drip feed these mons into the game, Fuck Live Service games
>>59227015???
>>59227016It's not going to be a drip feed. M-B will probably dump another 100+ mons, with all the missing megas being in there. I would expect the terrain setters to be there too considering there's already a tutorial about terrain in the base game.
>>59223254Holy Based
>>59223378Neither did Showdown.
