Paralysis EditionPokémon Champions is a free to play online battle simulator available on Switch and mobile. It features ranked, casual and private battles for both singles and doubles, and will be used for VGC tournaments in 2026.>NewsEnter HAJ1MAR1G1FT for a free 100 Quick Coupons and CHAMP10N for a free Machamp.>Resources and useful linksCommunity Tournaments usage data: https://pikalytics.com/Ladder usage data: https://pokechamdb.com/enNew Player Guide(NEW PEOPLE READ THIS):https://rentry.org/pcg-guide (now taking suggestions and feedback)Anon made guide for brand new players to make a viable team with the starting pokemon: https://teamsheet.gg/t/sample-beginner-reg-b-vl3698Quick 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.Ask in the thread if you want any specific Pokémon, and someone will respond.>Is there single player content?No.>Do I need a Nintendo Online subscription?No.>What's the starter pack?US$6.99 one time purchase for 50 training tickets (fully train for free), 30 Teammate Tickets (recruit Pokemon without using VP), 50 extra box space and the LGPE trainer music. Only available on Switch for now.>Is anything locked behind a paywall?So far everything gameplay relevant is also purchasable with VP. Only E-Floette require ZA transfer.>/pcg/ OP pastebin (use this if making new thread):https://pastebin.com/d2FJZdPhPrevious: >>59429489
Humiliation ritual.
Has Rain been solved? Seeing lots less of it and they just seem like a free 300 vp when I do face one, my megas are venasaur and Ychu though
encore whimsicott is such a fuck you middle finger to half a dozen different strats
encore
>find green team>win worldswhat is stopping you from doing this, anon?
>>59432702That's Altaria/Pelipper with Raichu, giraffe as tr setter, inci + scrafty as fake out, and ?
Azumarill feels like a mini mega mawile that doesn't take up a mega slot, fun mon to play protect the king with and it doesn't even need to be your main threat
>>59432702its altaria, maero, mdelphox, garchomp, maushold, icetales
>>59432603You forgot the title you dingbat
>>59432752OP is a faggot edition
>cofagrigus (base 145 defense) body press into aurorus, 4x effective>it doesn't even do 1/4 of its health ?????
>>59432765nevermind I didn't know burn affects body press too
>2am>have to be at work in 5 hoursOkay just one more game
>>59432765aurorus has 2x def from snow, i'm guessing
>>59432765best I can do lmfao
add her
>>59432774mismagius always looks like it swallowed something and it got stuck in its throat
watching midwit streamers play a mixed speed control team is so painful. they're so against clicking trick room when it's clearly the winning play. like yeah, your guys are fast, but the opponent's are faster and you'll win with speed control
>Base appearance cannot be changed laterhelp I have decision paralysis
Im not having fun
>>59432784>we outta pokeballs
>>59432793>no male trainer option except hairless twinksAre you a hairless twink? No, you're a big strong man, right?So if you can't make Literally You, then make an avatar you like to look at. Are you gay? Do you like to look at twinks?No?Then the only reasonable choice is to make a cute girl avatar.
>>59432815ok you make a convincing argumentive made my character, read the op pastebins, blindly selected the recommended starter team and now im ready to become a Pokemon Champion™
https://x.com/Poke_Champ_jp/status/2076849164487422110
>>59432864>frecklesGood taste.
>>59432864There is a newer new player team in >https://teamsheet.gg/t/sample-beginner-reg-b-vl3698
I hope they add Shedinja in September. I want to do Wonder Guard memes.
>>59432940I hope they add Caly and the horses with indeedee so the whole meta turns to shit again
>>59432965*turns to solid gold
>>59432864Just remember, anon. Ash lost multiple times, too...
>Kanto, Hoenn, Hisui (not Sinnoh), Unova, Galar, and a bit of Paldea have the most broken monsWhat did they mean by this?
dude from Philly, you around for a meetup man?
>>59432989since when was this a grindr general?
>>59433010that's a femanon
>get a shiny whimsicott from Alola with plenty of ribbons>tree champion and all>already have a regular one I useI'm seriously thinking giving it infiltrator and taunt to mess up with farigirafs
>Farigiraf with mental herb + fake out monHow do you stop this?
>>59433075Carry your own Trick Room specifically to undo the enemy's Trick Room, and a Tsareena to cuck the Fake Out.
>>59433075basculegion/ghost types or inner focus
>>59433013sex chromosome status?
>>59433080>Just completely change your team to beat this lead
>>59433091How are we supposed to answer this hypothetical then if we don't even know what the retard is running?
>ran into a player running vileplume, what I assume was snow cloak glaceon and sand veil garchomp in the same team
>>59433125You fought the weather wizard
I know this is way down the line but I wonder how they would add Z moves and not have them be super underwhelming. I wonder if next year is when they do Tera vs Mega like the trailer or it's just they add Mega Salamence and friends.
>get Archaludon in Home>met locationCheeky
>>59433135he should have brought a castform
>>59433149>gorillon GB update to add every dogshit Z move animationscan we get the ultrabeasts and paradox pokemon and nothing else? terastalization is going to be cancer already
>>59433186Those Z-Move animations just might be too fluid for ILCA to handle. Wouldn't be surprised if they all shared a dance.
>>59432795Same......
>>59433149I hope Z-Conversion stays intactNo reason for them to change it but you never know when they take out crucial moves from even shitmons like Slurpuff's Belly Drum
>>59433186At minimum there will be a Dynamax meta when Legends Galar releases. Just be glad if they ever do a Dynamax Mega meta you can't use Mega Charizard Y with Gigantamax Charizard. You bring up Paradox Pokémon but those would be the worst cancer if they could be paired with Dynamax or Mega. Though at least Mega Raichu X would have a use.
>>59433213you are not able to bring two of the same pokemon
How good will Dondozo be without Tera grass?
So the next update is likely in September, right?Anything you guys are hoping gets added? It still feels odd we’re missing this much, especially because the playerbase is pretty active.
Are Z moves actually good? I know that they're used to nuke things that shouldn't normally be nukable by specific Pokémon. It's just unlike later gimmicks you are item locked and you're also only powering up the move of the type you select ahead of time. Of course Dynamax just does whatever move you want while also being comparable in strength while letting you do 3 of these while also ramping up your Pokémon while letting it survive things it shouldn't normally while also not requiring item and also not restricting which Pokémon you choose. The main problem is obviously Dynamax is way overtuned that Z moves seem super underwhelming and pathetic in comparison. I don't know how they can fix either of these.
>>59433247>Are Z moves actually go-no
>>59433010What's your problem?
>>59433240I'm fine with keeping megas forever and releasing more pokemon that can check and deal with them
Mega Incineroar which gives him an exclusive Special Attack Intimidate
>>59433075Just let them set TR while i set screens and chip the giraffe with Foul Play so my prio users can run riot, having a slow decently bulky mon or 2 that can work in trick room helps too
Encore should be limited to one use like fake out and would only last 3 turns.its too punishing.
>the enemy Maushold clicking population bomb on my Garchomp
>>59430361sent :)
>>59433240I want my niggas Porygon-Z, Exploud, Magmortar, and Electivire added.
>>59433240Don't even care if the Mega is dogshitJUST GIVE IT BACK
>>59433356next batch for sure
>pull Scovillain and Slurpuff>think of a cool strat where Mega Scovillain uses Rage Powder while Slurpuff uses Belly Drum with sitrus berry to activate Unburden>put whole team together>go to train Slurpuff>it doesn't get Belly Drum anymoreWhy does GameFreak hate fun?
What should I make next
>>59433393I was shocked that Grimmsnarl isn't allowed Darkek Lariat or False Surrender
>>59433460zard slop
>>59432791Too many players see Trick Room as a team archetype, like weather, and not what it actually is, just straight speed control like Tailwind. You put it on your team and use it if you need it.
>>59433460whimsicott trickroom
>>59433240I want the Covert Cloak, Clear Amulet, Assault Vest, Safety Goggles, Throat Spray, Loaded Dice, and pinch berries added back.
>>59433240dynamax
>>59433536Yep, it's the balance play. You can easily turn a battle around with a late TR to escape a pin.
Alright got to master ball singles again. That's good enough. Got another cut scene with another NPC but still no single player content. Was it so hard to release the game with a battle tower mode.Ah well wake me up when they update the roster. Don't mind still playing megas but just add my nigga
So are they not just strictly better than Kanto Weezing?
>Install game on second device>try to open the original game again>"Your data has already been transferred to a different device"What the fuck? Can you only have this game on one device?
>>59433594Yes. You have to delete data and redownload to link to the old device again
>>59433460Re: the trick room teamArchaludon is against rain, but how do you handle sun?
how i think my opponent looks when i 1shot their faggot steel/dragon with sacred sword gallade
>>59433460>What should I make next
Uh oh
>>59433591no lol
>>59433630Unless you're hanging around in MB1 or. Champion tier then I think you need not worry.
>>59433479>>59433538>>59433628Maybe. I didn't even realize Whimsicott learned trick room. >>59433624I just try to brute force with Dragalge and Torkoal. I should probably put in something over Sinistcha to deal with it better because I've never really used it.
>>59433639>I didn't even realize Whimsicott learned trick room.the only reason i know this is because last night i predicted an encore, swapped out my trick room setter and he trick room'd instead
>>59433643I hate that little onahole so much
>>59433636I beat him so yeah I guess so
>>59433630>>59433652>inb4 new video pops up>Mega Crabominable in the thumb punching an Aerodactyl>How I Trolled a Tournament with this TERRIBLE Pokemon
>>59433645>OnaholeAnon do you wanna fuck a whimsicott?
>>59433658
Galarian Slowking is secret anti meta. Nobody knows yet but I told you now.
>build team for the vast majority of charizards that are bulky spreads>every single time I actually fight one it's timidfuck off
>>59433297I'm honestly surprised we haven't gotten a special attack intimidate. Its been 6 gens.Call it something like outwit or outsmart or something, idk
>>59433697there's no physical assault vest, so there is some parity therethere should be a counterpart to burn for special attacks though
>>59433711poison should lower sp attack
How does Impostor Ditto work in double battle? Does it give you a choice to pick which pokemon you want to copy or is it random?
>>59433720Copies whoever it's in front of.
>>59433680how
>>59433771Not that anon, but someone who got Professor with it. It's a pretty damned good TR setter, maybe not Farigiraf level but close. Excellent defensive typing, very good bulk, and Regenerator means it often manages to get two TRs off in the same game. Chilly Reception is a hilarious move into opposing weather, especially Rain, as it lets you get in your Archaludon deleter for free while it impotently charges Electro Shot. It has a little bit of 4 moveslot syndrome but I was quite happy using it as a setter on my own Crabominable team.
I just met a charizad Y using dragon pulse. I wonder what it was intended for, Dragonite? or to catch garchomps
>>59433794Probably those too. It's the most reliable blanket coverage option Zard has beyond just clicking Weather Ball at everything.
>>59433796It's also useful against other zards.
what the hell was game freak smoking when they single type they chose to resist fairy (except itself) is weak to ground
>>59433818At least some of them fly.
>>59433808Sun-boosted STAB weather ball is better into other Zards
Hey my guys, just started playing yesterday as a complete noob. Last game i played was black 2 and i mean i know the basics but the weather effects and more advanced strats i'm still wrapping my head around. Was hoping yall more experienced pokechads could help me make a team with these pokemons i grabbed yesterday while i looked at tier lists. Thanks in advance
>>59433832Singles or doubles?
>>59433835I like both. What would you reckon would be better for a beginner to start learning?
>>59433848Probably singles since it's a lot more ungabunga. GarchompLead H-Samurott with Ceaseless EdgeScarf BasculegionLife Orb Chlrophyl VenusaurMega Charizard YMega Raichu Y/Mega StaraptorShould be able to cruise to low Ultra no problem with something like that.
thanks brother i'll try it. Also dunno if you're playing the switch version or android/emulator. I'm playing on ldplayer emulator with everything maxed out and the game looks like ass... I checked online and it seems you can't change the graphics but i wonder if there's some trick or something i can do..
>>59433863>>59433857forgot to quote
>>59433863is just the game
>>59433868Sad, the game has the potential to look amazing
>>59433832Just run pelipper, archludon, mega charizard y and venusaur in doublesUnironically these 4 easily break the game, the other 2 spots don't really need to be played.But out of what you have, kingambit, basculegion, grimmsnarl, aerodactyl (could be secondary mega), staraptor (could be secondary mega), garchomp, whimsicott, corviknight, and farigaraf are all fair game. But yeah, venu+M-char and arch+pelipper can easily sweep without much thought to it. They're very annoying and low commitment.
>>59433808weather ball does more
>>59433240I want Shedinja and Drapion.Also add Metronome and Power-Up Punch to the game.
>>59433247>I know that they're used to nuke things that shouldn't normally be nukable by specific PokémonI remember mostly using Z-moves for the extra benefits like stat boosts. Extreme Evoboost, Z-Geomancy, etc.
>>59433010>since when was this a grindr generalalways. only fags play pokemon past the age of 12
>lose a game specifically due to a speed drop changing turn order because garchomp was carrying fucking rock tomb okay that's enough for today
>>59433992>because garchomp was carrying fucking rock tombA lot of Garchomps seem to carry Rock Tomb for ice coverage.
Does champions have an easy way to put a hidden ability on a pokemon?
>>59434006Yes.Assuming the ability is actually in the game (most pokemon have access to all of their abilities, but a few are missing abilities like Sandaconda not having the option for Sand Spit) swapping their ability is as easy as swapping any of their moves, regardless if it's a hidden or normal ability.
>>5943400499% of the time they're either carrying rock slide or stone edge for that purpose rock tomb is only better if you insist upon 95% accuracy, or if you want to very hyper specifically screw over modest m-froslass which normally goes after chomp but before zard
>>59433992That's called "being outplayed"
>2 h.typhlosion eruption teams in a row in UB3Ok who tf made this thing a thing all of a sudden
>>59433903Thanks i'll try it out when i run doubles!
>>59433903What's a good place to check out the movesets/stats and items, i'm kinda lost here
is there anything more embarrassing than slowly losing to a bellibolt just spamming parabolic charge every turn because you can't kill it fast enough
>>59433832If you are looking to play Singles with what you currently have, it´s worh mentioning that Raichu-Y, Garchomp and Corviknight form a solid core. You can complement said core with a second Mega like Staraptor or Dragonite. Mimikyu also works well when paired up with Garchomp. Those are top picks for Singles. If you have the opportunity to recruit a Primarina, Metagross and Hydreigon, that would form another strong core. For now I think you can complement Raichu, Garchomp, Corviknight with Glimmora, Mimikyu and Basculegion.
>>59434079
>>59434079I don´t think that´s embarrasing at all considering the person who achieved top 1 in Singles Ranked from the last season did it with a Bellibolt team. Mon is good.
>>59434073Check the OP. Pikalytics and Pokechampdb
>>59434073You can literally do it in game in battle data.
>>59434073I use Pokebase.
>>59434123yeah i found it while looking around thanks.
>>59434110>>59434115holy shit I didn't realize its ability DOUBLES the next attack's power this thing looks so stupid I just assumed it had to be a joke
Helps that Venasaur is a solid pokemon without mega evolving which makes it quite flexible being able to bring 2 megas, can even give it pseudo thick fat with screens
I thought Quash was just a gimmick move, helps in more situations than you'd think in such a tailwind dominant meta and people running stuff like max speed jolly basc with a choice scarf and swift swim basc
>>59434110I ran into this guy literally one game after replacing the golurk on my team with basculegion, felt like I was being punished from above
>>59434171champions has an algo to fuck with us
>>59434172Sometimes it works in your favor at least, I know sylveon players hate when they match with me having scizor, venasaur and ceruledge
>>59434167>jolly basc with a choice scarf and swift swimwtf is that mf trying to outspeed? vin diesel?
Is G stunfisk any good? Just got one from Home
>>59434178Mega Ychu is my guess, but sorry stupid fish you're going last and have to eat a zap cannon, played someone who led with Helping Hand incin + basc making it extremely obvious and i just Quashed their ass
Umbreon was the glue to my team for a bit but sableye is simply more useful, what's the point of snarl spam when I can just nullify special attacks for 8 turns
>>59434197>Brick Break
>>59434197I learned the same thing about G Slowking and Farigiraf in doubles. Farig is the same thing but better in almost every way except being able to exit with weather. And it can just roar a teammate out instead.
>>59434184Lol no.
>>59434202Never used and Psychic Fangs megagross has to eat a hefty Foul Play for breaking screens>>59434203I use Gking on my WIP casual team with mr rime + crabonible or soak araquanid and mega eelektross in the back, I lead off with hatterene + gking and have my trick room setter based on guessing who they'll double into, i misty explosion on turn 1 of TR (or use psychic if its a mon who doesn't like psychic sttacks like sneasler) so i can get a clear field of 3 turns for soak shenanigans and have gking for chilly reception pivoting, going can come back in for to Acid Spray stuff if araquanid goes down while helping boost mega eel, Ev'd the hatterene to be faster under trick room than Gking in case i play someone with no dark or steel types for Acid Spray + Psychic A lot of people switch on chipped mons from misty explosion to play around eelektross so I can soak their switch in kek
It's weird for them to distribute the battle pass pokemon in cherish balls, which were formerly kind of rare.
>>59434256As of right now, it's not like they can give away much else. I think they think giving away exclusive outfits or customization options is too FOMO for themselves. Only other thing of possible value they could give as prizes would be, what, extra box space? Even that's worthless if you bought membership.
>>59434260I mean, I'd think the value of the pokemon in the battle pass would be the pokemon themselves (which isn't much value, considering they're not exclusive). Making them shiny might be a bit more enticing, considering Z-A already made shiny hunting piss easy anyway, but do the devs really think people are going to get excited about a completely normal pokemon just because it happens to be in a cherish ball when every single other player is also receiving the same pokemon and it's also in a cherish ball?Cherish balls don't even have a particularly cool opening animation in battle or anything.I guess the question is just, why not have the battle pass pokemon be in normal poke balls or premier balls? Are the cherish balls really enough of a draw to players that it is worth diminishing the value of cherish balls as a whole?
>Enemy's scolipede's gunk shot misses 3 times in a rowI should not have won this.
>>59434256Not like you can transfer them out so they could make Cherish Ball the default ball everything comes in and nothing would change
>>59434272shiny pokemon have been piss easy to get since gen 2 because I had a gameshark lolz
>>59434256They do make me think twice about trashing them though. It's only when I know for 100% sure I'll never use it that I have no problem trashing it like Machamp. In most cases I would be happy with just using the cherish ball one over a normal pokeball one I get in the gacha.
they should add the pokemon stadium minigames with online to the game but you just play as charizard in every minigame and all of the other pokemon are also charizard
>rank down to 1730 after a couple matches where my opponent got lucky af>reach master ball 3>placement 11'639 after going to 1745.968Huh? Is it cause it's a tougher season with mobile players getting gud? Are people wagequitting the game like DSP yesterday?
Kingambit is so weird, it feels passive compared to the other big mons despite the 135 base attack but it slowly chips your team down if you target the other threats
>>59434309The second season of a regulation is less populated and we had a bump in MA1 and MB1 for being the release of Champions on Switch and Mobile respectively.I think the player base has only contracted since the first season. Can't blame them, the app may as well be unsupported.
>>59434063Always was a thing.At the very beginning of MA I ran scarfed HTyphlosion next to Zard Y because the new players weren't prepared.I dropped it pretty quickly once the counter plays were obvious to everyone.
>>59434315Maybe it’s just me but I haven’t seen a Kingambit in nearly two weeks. Is making me reconsider my H Samurott but there’s still enough Basculegion and Archaludon around for me to not drop it from the team yet.
Brainlet hereAny reason to run protect on singles instead of another coverage move?
Protect the queen delphox teams are so cringe, oh what's that, you send your teapot in to resist my +6 azumaril that took advantage of your incineroar and delphox being a protect bot, Quashed and Play Roughed vitch
>>59434348It's useful in some niche cases like Speed Boost mons using protect for a free +1 Speed
>>59434348If Toxic Orb and Rillaboom was in the game on a Leftovers mon
Now im rank 2 with 1765.773 points, I was still rank 4 with 1800 yesterday, there must've been a mass tiltening
>>59434289Isn't the idea that Champions becomes the new VGC standard eventually?Doesn't really matter whether you can transfer them out if Champions ends up being the endgame for all pokemon anyway.
>>59434299>They do make me think twice about trashing them thoughSame. I just caught a shiny Starmie in X and the fact that my current Starmie in champions is in a cherish ball gave me pause.I think I'll still release it, though. Shiny beats cherish ball and I can't spare the space to just keep both, especially considering I'd never use the non-shiny one anyway.
Sometimes i just leave the game running while i do something else vs minimize overqwil teams, games with those idiots and Hard TR teams are the only times where Umbreon is better than sableye it seems cause it knows Taunt
>>59434348It's useful for stalling. Toxapex uses it a lot.I use it on my bulky Moody Scovillain to get more time for more boosts.
>>59434365I'm facing the opposite situation. I have a shiny Sceptile from Home but we get cherish ball Sceptile for free. There's less space in Home than in Champions. I could get a shiny I would actually use in Home and keep the cherish ball one in case I do decide to use Sceptile.
>>59434380>There's less space in HomeI mean, yes and no.There's less free space, but the infinite space is way cheaper.If 80 slots isn't enough, better to pay $16/year for 1000 slots in Home rather than $50/year for 1000 slots in Champions.
>>59434385Yeah, I did that and don't regret it at all. No need to constantly pick and choose what mons from the main games I need to switch out from home into champions or vice versa.
>>59434315It's because it has low power moves. Kowtow, sucker punch, and iron head are 70-85 moves in a world of weather balls (100), Moonblast (95), etc.So it doesn't do as much damage as you'd expect.
>Blastoise can use fake outThis fat fuck can do it but greninja can't?
>>59434403>The move's Japanese name, ねこだまし Nekodamashi (Slap Hands), refers to a sumo technique where a sumo wrestler, at the start of the bout, claps their hands in front of the opponent's face, causing the opponent to close their eyes. Its wide distribution among catlike Pokémon is likely a play on this name, as it literally translates to fool the cat.It's because he's a fat fuck that he has the move
do you have to be a pass paypig to unlock the slutty crop top
>>59434403TPC hates greninja. News at 11
>>59434362The ranks just weren't open yet silly goose.
>>59433240I want Bellossom in the game while the meta is still weak enough for it to have a niche. Honestly that ship has already probably sailed but better now than later.
>>59434422Yes but it's from the previous pass, too late now.
>>59434414>Scrafty, Raichu and Morpeko can learn it despite having tiny nub trex arms
>>59434436Why would they randomly close the ranks 10 or ao days into the season, i started on the same points as i did yesterday, this guy got champion with 1964, maybe there's a bunch of players still in ultra ball limbo
Greninja needs>Mat block back>AG back>Protean un-nerfed (for him only, and rename the skill on the cat similar to what they did w libero)>Fake out>Water shuriken being either phys or special, whichever does more dmg>more base speed than the fkn cat
>>59434449Shut up fuck up frogtard.
>>59434315For me it's cuz it's just weak to so many pokemon I run. Most of my mons have fighting coverage or fire coverage so everytime I see one I know that if I can outspeed or survive a hit it's going to die instantly.
>>59434445>Why would they randomly close the ranks 10 or ao days into the seasonThey didn't randomly close them, we're one week into the season and so they made the ranks above Master 4 available when they weren't before, as they did in the previous seasons.
>>59434449>Greninja needs>Mat block backThis but unironically
>Leafleon dies from rough skin cause I used solar blade on garchomp>The giant sky laser of doom is a fucking contact move
>>59434445>24win streakwhat the fuck
>>59434481>solar blade>blade>not a contact move
>>59434494That's the power of meta slop.
>>59434496The blade touches garchomp, not me
>opponent has archaludon pelipper>close app
>>59434501Sirfetch'd's Leaf Blade/Sacred Sword and Zacian's Behemoth Blade are even worse examples of Rough Skin damage on what's clearly a weapon user. I'm pretty sure even Grass Knot takes damage since it's a contact Special move
Hi, I started playing the other day. I'm currently using the suggested starter pokemon team from the OP. I'm in ultra 3 in doubles. >https://teamsheet.gg/t/sample-beginner-reg-b-vl3698One thing I don't really understand is how and when to use Mega Tyranitar. The damage it puts out feels kind of mediocre, and it gets instantly obliterated by any fighting type move. I have rarely been bringing it over Mega Raichu Y, whose use case is much more straightforward and obvious to me.Everyone seems to suggest that Mega Tyranitar is good though. So what am I missing, and how should I be using it?
>>59434518just do shit to dodge the fighting moves. protect and kill them with your other pokemon.im using runerrigus to set trick room then ally swap any potential fighting move that might hit him
Been trolling people in Singles with my mixed Shell Smash sweeping Torterra and my special Garchomp.And man does it feel good when you manage to read your opponent like an open book
>>59434518T-Tar is mostly used to fuck over other weather setters like Pelipper or Zard. It's also just really good in general into Trick Room since max attack Knock Off chunks Farigirafs.
>>59434533I played it last season too but kept hesitating bringing Tort in, especially if I see something like Corviknight or other Grass types since they put a full stop to his sweeps
>>59434496It's an extension of their body. Think of it as leaf blade but on steroids
>try to trade my Sneasler in home>no one wants itPutting up a Sneasler to trade has to be like the Buzz Lightyear shelf meme
i fucking hate sinistachawhy does it get to be a strong special attacker, a healer, and a TR setter all on the same thing
>>59434561It can redirect too.
i hate this game
>>59434560People wanting Floette is the real Buzz meme
>>59434565I totally forgot rage powderoh also the healing attack burns you because uh fuck you lol
>>59434518Tyranitar is to no you with its weather. It's slower than all the other Megas that no you with their weather abilities. Well besides Abomasnow but no one uses that.
>>59434569That's different though. No one is putting Floette up for trade because it would get immediately snatched up with non shiny trash. I'm putting up a Sneasler asking for a better a Pokémon like Gholdengo. And when you search for Sneasler everyone else is doing the exact same thing except a lot of them are greedy as fuck and asking for Floette not even putting up a shiny in return.
>guy running arch, rain dance sableye, pelipper, and politoed at oncethis man has never been dry for 1 second of his life
I don't know why it never occurred to me that Urshifu can be female
>>59434633Im gonna ask for a femshifu when she gets legal in champs i hope my fellow anons can come through
>>59434633>>59434636Shinyfu when
>>59433591kanto weezing has less weaknesses
>>59434582I think I have met the same guy a couple days ago
>>59434633>wifeshifu
>>59434582drowning in pussay im sure
Nothing more nerve wrecking in this game than 2 opponents spamming blizzard or rock slide on your wincon
Fighting the fucking lightning lord over here
>>59434732Watch out for that shiny Stunfisk it's got something up its sleeve
>>59434732>got sweep by emolgaSAD!
Wait a minute slash isn't in the game? I can understand not putting in tackle or scratch but slash? Aren't some of the equivalents like night slash, shadow claw and psycho cut in the game?
I saw a hat Pikachu in Home and I couldn't even process what I was looking at. I'm kind of surprised even though Pikachu is in the game you can't use the hat form to let people larp as Ash. In hindsight I should have at least attempted to grab it.
>>59434732I fought the ghost lord but he lost as soon as I sent out Kingambit
>opponent forfeits turn 1 as soon as he saw energy ball on whimsicott
>>59434824maybe because of pixilate and stuff
>>59434898Only Feraligatr learns it. Maybe they were scared of dragon cheer slash strats but Mega Feraligatr needs all the help it can get. It's not like Mega Salamence or Altaria learn it but Altaria isn't a major threat either.
>>59434897average swampert player
>>59434732As somebody who tested an electric team for the monotype thing for a whole day before giving up, I respect this man.
I just want to get into comfy masterball tier...
Bro...
Do you guys prefer Spirit Break or Foul Play on your Grimmsnarl?
>someone took it>when there's a dozen shiny Kyurem without the meme name
>>59434972foul play for me, more useful against basculegion and metagross
>>59434974>finally get a Floette-E on GTS>no ZA to transfer it into if I'm not using it in Champions>game refuses to leave it out of GTS search request results even if I star it
what's the deal with people putting floette eternal for trade with other languages floette eternal or for spanish basculegions??
>>59435041ES-LA is a new update to Home which is not a language supported in any of the switch 2. Hence when you ask for a ES-LA mon, you are asking for a mon which can only come from Go i think.>whyILCA is retarded
>>59435054so it's just people putting them up requesting impossible pokemon? I see that you can't even evolve basculin in GO
>>59433784thanks lolz
>>59435064Yes people have been doing this shit for 10+ years now. The funniest part is even if you have the Pokemon it’ll stop you from trading it because it’s flagged as hacked lmao
>>59435130yeah I remember players putting up legendaries in Diamond/Pearl GTS asking for level 1-9 unobtainables. no idea why people do this
>>59434974keep posting these treasures.i gotta collect them all
>Jolly +1 Mega Scoli can't even outspeed base 120
>1st turn KO Opponent's own Sinistcha with a Shadow Ball from my own Life Orb one, and then massively chunk his Mega Steelix and Washtom with Matcha Gotcha Turn 2>Immediately starts timerstalling These people are so miserable man, why are you even playing this game if it makes you so upset.
https://championships.pokemon.com/en-us/events/?type=regionalNew Championship series event locations revealedYou aren’t a smelly casual and will be attending to beat Wolfey’s ass, right?
>got a shiny beldum thanks to go>fully evolved at scarletWhats the best team for metagross?I've see mega and regular on sand and rain teams
Is Charizard-Y as bad as Gen 2 Snorlax?
>>59435196NAIC is the only one that's remotely close, doubt I'm headed to Chicago.
>>59435216Mega Metagross has a really rough time in this meta.I'd use Grimm, Sini, Incin, Basc, and Floette maybe? on a team with it.
>opponent timer and protect stalling in losing 1v1wow man nice one you sure showed me who the real winner is
>>59435195>sinistcha abuseryou deserve it desu
>my climb to master was ugly once I got to UB2 that I ended up with a dogshit ELO once I reached itFeels bad
>opponent's wash-rotom misses 3 hydro pumps in a row>he immediately concedessorry man we've all been there
Something I noticed in my climb is rain is dead. I don't know what YouTuber said to use Mega Aerodactyl with Charizard but they're all doing it now.
>>59435263So you couldnt get it done in the allotted time huh?
>>59435300>rain is deadrain was just like in 90% of top teams at the tournament the other day
>someone flooded Home with this shiny love ball Japanese WhimsicottFor what purpose
>>59435301no there was way too much time to even try to force a draw so i just clicked last respects on cooldown and played with my cat while the faggot tried to waste "my" time
>>59435300i have mega aero on my zard team just because i didn't have any better mon/item to put on the 6th slot is it actually good lol
whats a good counter against my opponents opening hippowdon i tried raichu Y with grass knot but it doesnt even kill after fake out
>>59435314Dual sun/rain though.Incredibly, Zard Y is the best rain abuser.
>>59435350>"rain is dead">it isnt>"NO NOT THAT ONE"
>>59434385Technically if you're degenerate enough and have a second phone you could probably create a second account purely for storage then trade with yourself
I love how the only two types arch is weak to are like 90% physical attackers it's so fun and great
>>59435380Rain/sun isn't rain.
>send out overqwil >opponent assumes its minimize niggery and throw everything at it >protect it and set up with its partner mon hehehe
>>59435399>rain isnt rain
Found a fire lord
>>59435470probably scarf sunny day arcanine
>>59434918>scared of dragon cheer slash on mega fucking feraligatrTheir balance team needs to be fired
>>59434918>>59435561No, they weren't. Stop inventing extremely obscure scenarios to be angry about. >32+ Atk Dragonize Feraligatr-Mega Double-Edge vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Archaludon: 127-150 (76.9 - 90.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO>32+ Atk Dragonize Feraligatr-Mega U-turn vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Archaludon on a critical hit: 111-132 (67.2 - 80%) -- guaranteed 2HKOThey didn't add in Slash because it's just a really bad move that nothing would ever run. Psycho Cut/Night Slash/Shadow Claw are important alternatives to stuff like Zen Headbutt, Knock off, and Poltegiest for mons that don't want to risk a move missing, the possible lower damage output, are barred from learning them for one reason or another, or just thematic coverage.
>>59435577Their balance team should be fired anyway desu
>>59435583How would you balance the game?
>>59434974its because of the beast ball dummy
>>59435592yes
stop trying to make hawlucha+snorlax work, it's never going to work.
>>59435592All of my favorites become super meta
>>59435461Doesn't play the same, doesn't do the same thing you pedantic retard.
>>59435616Snorlax with abyss and Hawlucha passing it no guard? I played against it a couple of hours ago, it caught me by surprise (I expected Snorlax to bell drum) but I still won.
>>59435616>STOP TRYING TO HAVE FUN!! PLAY RAIN LIKE A NORMAL HUMAN BEAN!!
>>59435642>runs basculegion>runs pelliper>runs archaladon yup its a rain team. pretty cut and dry... or should i say wet?
>>59435650Normal human beings play zard-aero
>>59435652Basc is not an exclusive rain mon if you haven't looked around and noticed.It's not rain a rain team and Alex Underhill would tell you as much.
>>59435657>uses rain>not a rain team
>>59435657mf even helen keller knows its a rain team when she sees a basc in it
Why shouldn't I run mega heracross with whimsicott and just demolish everything with 125bp bullet seed/pin missile/rock blast coming from a 185 atk?
>>59435669Ugly
>>59435669Because the opposing Whimsicott will also use Tailwind and Yarizard will KO your HeracrossUse TailRoom, Mega Hera's speed is perfect for that
>>59435700wtf whims learns trick room, fucking whywhat is drifblims purpose supposed to be now
Advice for Mega Falinks? All I have in mind is Oranguru using Instruct for double No Retreats
>everyone around 1000. rating just has their game turbo pressing AThat's pretty funny.
>>59435774>Oranguru using Instruct for double No RetreatsAudino could use Simple Beam to get the same effect and also heal Falinks.
>>59435776That does sound better. And I just noticed that you cant spam no retreats so instruct would probably fail lol
>all the models and most of the animations already exist from the mainline games>even if the devs are adding more unique attack animations, it's not like they're doing a different animation for every single attack, so it would be a few new animations per pokemon at most>99% of pokemon abilities are not particularly functionally complexWhy the fuck does it take them 2.5 months to do 20 new pokemon?
They removed the Mean Look + No Retreat tech right?
>>59435781I don’t remember if they ever changed it but I think in Swsh you could use No Retreat multiple times if you changed Falinks into a ghost type because ghost types can’t be trapped?
>>59435783it's to ease the new players in. nothing else. they do the same thing every new game for online>>59435787yes
>>59435349Just play something with taunt thats immune to ground in some way.What's it gonna do, hit you with ice fang?
>>59435783They have Pokemon ready to go that aren’t in the game, they just aren’t implementing them because they don’t want to change the meta atm
>make new team>keep using the same 4 pokemon
>old meta>here's a strong Pokemon with pretty good stats and typing that can fill many roles - you'll be at a disadvantage without an answer for it on your team, but there are many possible answers >new meta>here's a pokemon with an ability that sets weather, puts up 3 screens, heals the team, makes its ally pokemons cock grow 6 inches and fucks your mom, and it learns "super mega ultra fuck you laserbeam nuke of death" that deletes the save file from your game. if you carry the one specific answer for shutting this down you will win easily, but if you don't you lose instantly and a splintery pole will be shoved up your urethra
>>59434972Depends on what your team is more weak to. Archaludon doesn't like special damage so it appreciates Spirit Break support. If your team is weak to Basculegon or Steel/Fire/Poison types then Foul Play.
>>59435791There was a glitch... let's say Falinks self-induces a flag called "No Retreat Trapped" when he uses No Retreat.If you used Mean Look on Falinks, it would give Falinks the "Regular Trapped" flag, and Falinks could no longer give itself the "No Retreat Trapped" flagged during No Retreat. In normal play, No Retreat fails if it detects the "No Retreat Trapped" flag, so, because it's just the regular "Regular Trapped" flag, Falinks could use No Retreat over and over and over again.BUT NOW IT'S PATCHED SPECIALLY FOR CHAMPIONS. No Retreat is now programmed to only work once per switch-in.Simple Beam might work nicely tho. It's a shame only Audino knows it, and not Psych Up to spam afterwards.It'll also be nice when Costar Flamigo is released.
>>59435196The last three years they haven't posted Toronto right away, then later add it. I hope they do that again. I like having a Regional that's driving distance from me.
>>59432765>>59432768Aurorus becomes deceptively tanky under Snow and Aurora Veil.now imagine how downright evil it would be in Inverse Battles
>>59435650Nigga I'm trying to help you, that team sucks and it beats no one.
this rain discourse is worse than what i'm reading on twitter
>>59435851>if you carry the one specific answer for shutting this down you will win easily, but if you don't you lose instantlyDon't forget that there are a dozen such pokemon and they each have their own unique counter and if you don't happen to bring the right one with you at the character select screen or even at the team-building stage, you auto-lose.
Does anyone want a shiny Starmie or Clawitzer?I have extras because my autism required my Clawitzer to be male and I kept catching females.
>>59435929yes
>>59435967I should have mentioned that they're not ready to go yet (I still have to level the Claunchers) but I'll post when they're in Home and you can put up whatever listing you want.
for some reason 4chan is the only community for this game willing to call out the meta shit for being as boring and cancerous as it is and not immediately becoming defensive and dismissing anyone who hates it with "git gud skill issue"
>>59435979git gud skill issue
>>59435851Woooooah it’s almost like megas are fucking garbage
>>59435982touche
>>59435393I almost threw my phone at the wall when a +6 Play Rough missed after Sableye used quash on it with a pelliper on the other side ready to get a beating too with no switching out allowed as had arch went down, the opponent wouldve gone down to their last 2, game doesn't like cool plays like that i guess and only rewards durr ectro shot in rain hurr brr, couldve even been Sturdy Arch for all i know oh well
>>59435314I don't care what goes on in a tournament. I only faced one of the sun rain archetype while climbing the ladder. I'm not the first person to notice no one uses pure rain slop teams anymore and that was my observation. I've been facing nothing but Charizard after Charizard.
>gallade the triumphant I might suck at this game, but having that makes me happy enough not to care.
>let's play hard TR>everyone has negative speed Drampa or Sylveon waiting for me Uhh
>>59436033>make a team that counters charizard>never see charizard again
>>59436038just be slower
It always surprises me to see how fucking big Rotom wash is. I know it's a washing machine but I don't think it was ever this big until this game.
>>59436000but enough about tera
>>59436053really? I always expected it to be bigger than it isthe fridge is slightly undersized too, it's shorter than incineroar even though real fridges are like 6-7 feet tall
>>59436075every gimmick is shit
>>59436077I don't know what you're talking about. Fridge is huge now too. Mow, fan, and heat are the same toy size they were originally while they supersized wash and frost in this game specifically.
>>59434441Same here, but Jynx.
Is there anything to use quick coupons on besides recruitment or any other reason to hold them? Or should I just spend them on the gacha to fill out my roster?
>>59436102If youre happy with your team you can hold for future updates
>>59436053Speaking of size. Look at thia fucking thing
Pathetic
Why the FUCK do people wait til the last second to pick their mons?Fuck off & play
M-Emboar getting to 1shot all the Mimikyuspam & actually setting up on Skeledirge is so refreshing, it ain't much but it's honest work.Even kept Solar Blade from ZA so give Bitter Blade already
>>59434176>>59434897>>59434921>Next match lets me get to master rank>opponent sends out whimsicott & Sneasler.>I send out klefki & swampert.>Opponent uses upper hand & Giga Drain>Swampert Protects and upper hand failed since Klefki uses flash cannon.>Opponent instantly rages quit after the OHKO from modest max investment Sp-Atk Klefki.Is Flash cannon or steal beam really too crazy of a move on Prankster Klefki? I have not seen it been used but majority do not expect it.
>get shiny zard from Wonder Boxnoice
>>59436053>>59436172When you can check out how big mega golurk is. Covers up both enemy pokemon when he's on the right side
What's a good replacement for Runerigus here? He has won me some fights due to tr plus destiny bond and some poltergeist support, but he's easily knocked out by ice teams and doesnt hit as hard. Also i get shut down easily by taunt.Also MB4 finally
>>59436314doesnt cofagrigus do the exact same thing without the ice weakness and physical ghost stab
>>59436318I dont have him
Mega eelektrosses stat distribution is a disgrace, too slow for tailwind, too fast for trick room, too frail cause so much wasted in its attack to making the le no weaknesses gimmick null and void
>>59436235Pretty hard to decide when theres the double weather meme going on, only way zard y one v 1s ceruledge is Water Weather Ball and the odd Air Slash, Ancientpower and Scorching Sands here and there
tired of looking at that stupid basedjak face charizard makes every time it clicks heat wave
>>59436037Bonus points if the Pokemon has a nickname. So far my noteworthy ones like that are Blazewing the x100 Victorious (shiny Charizard), Megagross the Triumphant (shiny Colosseum Metagross), Chomper the Living Legend (shiny Garchomp from Platinum sent to HG), and Midna the Model for Paintings (was my GoD Eevee when I did my no Eeveelutions run back in 2015).
the parting shot distribution nerf was so unnecessaryincineroar is already THE pivot and got to keep it, so wtf was the point of taking it way from the likes of cofagrigus
>>59436403should've remained as pangoro's signature move
>>59436394Boy and I thought my nicknames were bad
>>59436403you'll understand when AV returns
>opponent gets three crits in a row making me believe supercell slam is a guaranteed crit like flower trick
>>59436442nigga just garchomp him, he'll die to recoil
why does quick claw activate every single turn after once it activates once every time
ready for when they will release UBs I guess
I swear the game is lying and heat wave is actually 60% accurate
>>59436256>now got archaludonpeople just tossing in good stuff into box
>>59436495every move that is not 100% accurate is either a hit or a missif you don't like gambling I suggest using no guard or gravity>>59436497I got a shiny whimsicott the other day and yesterday I got a shiny roserade, traded for a floette
>>59436497A shiny or normal one? I've been trying to get a shiny one but there's so many normal ones put up all the time I can't find one. It's a miracle I got a shiny Sneasler. One night I saw someone dumping off 5 of them and I missed every single one. If you want to do a reaction test you try to grab valued shiny Pokémon. You have less than a second to process that some of these are even shiny at all especially if it's the subtle ones.
>>59436509Normal one obviously but you don't usually expect much from Wonder Box fodder anyway so it's a pleasant surprise. That shiny Charizard from Box earlier might be hacked but I don't really mind.I got a shiny Gholdengo from GTS once and didn't even realize it until I checked the ingame dex long after I traded it away
>>59436514I'm not picky about if it's normal or hacked either. If it's in a nice Pokeball that's good enough. Though I don't usually bother with Bank or Go shinies. Other people don't want them so they have no retrade value.
