Joe vs Blaik 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.>News- Joseph Ugarte has won the 2027 Baltimore Regional Championship- Global Challenge September 25th-28th- Frankfurt Regionals September 26th-27th>Resources and useful linksCommunity Tournaments usage data: https://pikalytics.com/Ladder usage data: https://pokechamdb.com/enDamage Calculatorhttps://nerd-of-now.github.io/NCP-VGC-Damage-Calculator/New Player Guide(NEW PEOPLE READ THIS):https://rentry.org/pcg-guide (now taking suggestions and feedback)Quick 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/d2FJZdPhOld >>59609172
>>59614047>Salamence wins the first regionalWheres that anon that said it was a fraud?
you did well sirfetchd but its time to retire
>staraptor/farig lead against salamence/kingambit lead>decide to close combat instead of final gambit due to the defiant boost>get the read correct, the salamence protects>close combat doesnt kill gambit, no chople berry either>match snowballs into a loss from thereguess next time ill helping hand, lesson learned
>lost to a match where i got the plays exactly right, just not the damage calcs>followed up by a perish meme team that accurately reads my every moveYeah I'm not dealing with a losing streak tonight, if I lose 2 in a row I stop for the night
I wonder if facademence might actually be good
wait, so he's blaik the black?
>See Farigiraf team with no fake out>Lead Sirfetch'd Dragapult>Dragapult dragon cheers>Opponent protects Farigiraf's partner>METEOR... ASSAAAAAAAULT!!!!!!!!!
WHY DOES MEGA KICK ON MEGA LOPUNNY HAS 75% ACCURACY?THE MOVE HAS NO SECONDARY EFFECT AND COULD BE WALLED BY MANY.
thank you, random VGC man for making that stupid metal bird popularand not just the stupid metal bird itselfbut an incredibly annoying version of iti now have to carry haze:)
I need a better team for Global Challenge, I've had good success with the Cyberton Golisopod team but it's such a best of one team with Staraptor.
>>59614092Are you really trying for an invite
>>59614093I don't have the time to fly to a bunch of regionals nor the money, so it's the best way to try and rack up some champion points for a poorfag like me. I'll have to also farm locals and any regionals that are in reasonable driving distance
>>59614089bird is completely and utterly shit on by mence and chuy. are u retarded
>>59614096SG is insanely expensive i dont think you'd be able to go to worlds anyway
Maybe I should stop playing Sand Balance and actually try something out for once. I'm not even playing the Baltimore list.
I got to MB2 today but I fell back down to MB3 when the Japanese started waking up.
>>59614128If it's like, a specific trip or two then I can budget to afford it. It's just I can't do like 5-7 regionals in the span of a few months, thats a lot of plane ticket and hotel money compared to just one or two events unfortunately. At the very least, I'd wanna do well in Global Challenge just for my own personal satisfaction of playing well even if I'm too poor for this hobby
>>59614154Be thankful you’re not an Aussie/Kiwi and have to share a timezone with them. That said I’ve been doing alright against them with pic recently. Opted for FBlast on Mence rather than Draco Meteor because I want to hit things other than Arch and ZChomp but still not convinced Mence is the best secondary Mega for the team and might just put Sylveon in its place.
>>59614161Fuck forgot pic.
>>59614161where's the pic tho
I really wish regional forms weren't counted as the same pokemon because Alolan Raichu would LOVE to sit next to Mega Raichu X. We definitely need them to add alternative formats to the game.
Could someone please send me a pincurchin?
>>59614089That team is incredibly weak to trick room, well the one I use with araquanid, hatterene, indeedee f and mega ampharos
>>59614089>>59614202I run a similar team to the Corviknight meme team, so I just Trick a choice scarf onto the Corviknight and most of the time they instantly forfeit.
>>59614179this is how they'll give us double ursaluna
>>59614179wow billy, your mom lets you have TWO Calyrex?
why is it that when i test psyspam, its beyond dogshit, but when i play vs it, its almost unbeatable
>>59614224also, gardevior is the worst pokemon of all time, below vermin. thing took over half from jolly rock slide from mega t tar. how the fuck do people use this thing?
>>59614224>>59614229ive released my shiny gardevior into the wild. no more.
skill issue, my garde team is winning,
im gonna buy BDSP to get pokemon with cool titles and shit
>>59614244Get one of the gen 7 games so you can haveTREVENANT THE TREE MASTER
I really don't get the Corviknight part of Joseph Ugarte's teamThe rest of the team felt good but I would rather just bring something like Milotic
>>59614244Get a shiny Arceus while you're there
>>59614244you can just buy accounts with games already inside it if you dont care about online connectivity since it is way cheaper than buying second hand games. Home works fine with multiple accounts.On my switch 2, i play ZA on my main account, and scarlet + dlc using a bought account, both of them can send to my Home just fine
>perish song>psi spam>stall miloticI'm not having fun bros. Might just sit the rest of this season out :(
>enemy opens niggergo and Lucario vs farig and baracat>Gholdengo used nasty plot!What was the plan here, that I wouldn't prioritize the Mon that threatens a double ko? That I would shit myself against Zucario when I got a full tank baracat with chople because fighting moves are everywhere in this meta? Even if he protected both, I would have the advantage under trick room, and he would have needed to switch out into the volcarona and rilla, but he shat the bed anyways because lol X3 mons weak to fire.
>>59614476Probably just simply they thought you'd predict they would raw make it rain or shadow ball (into farig).It's a dumb read to make, but I've seen so many retards at 1600 do this with their go.
>>59614360Give it a week or two until someone figures out something like Sceptile + discharge fries them and we'll be back to HO funtimes
>play a game of prediction and try to match wits with your opponent>opponent is actually close to brain dead and wins by catching you completely off guard.>play completely optimally, assume your opponent is on autopilot>opponent intricately and skillfully counters your every move, as if they're reading your mind.Always these matches back to back.How do you judge your opponent? How do you adjust your opinion of them as the match progresses?I'm seething over matches I had tonight after being beaten by couple of idiots and kicking myself for not adjusting my read of them after seeing their first mistake.
>>59614498Wtf is HO
>>59614513hyper offense
Charizard status?
>>59614498I actually was talking with a friend I didn't know played vgc super casually today, and he was actually going over a sceptile+rotom oven team and he wanted me to check it for any weaknesses. Rest of the team was awful but I kept coming back to things like "You need a mance answer" then realizing half way through it's faster than mence and pulse is a clean ohko. I did this like 2-3 more times with other common meta problems before realizing this core might be legit.Though your initial statement was something I wondering, does lightning rod actually give a boost+immunity to lightning rod users? Bulbapedia made it sound like it had to be a target move, but I've so rarely played with that being relevant I wasn't sure.
>>59614500it's a fool's errand to try and predict how a complete stranger will think in a best of 1 formatthe best play is always the play that minimizes the odds of the worst possible outcome happening - you should only go for hard reads if they're 100% necessary to not losesometimes playing safe will make you lose, but it prevents you from losing to the guys playing like a crackhead
>>59614550It gives boost + immunity in current gens. Old, old stuff it only redirected. If you're using a targeted move, it will redirect and you won't attack otherwise, but for discharge which hits everyone, it only nullifies the one hitting the lightning rod pokemon
>>59614572Nice, not going to lie sceptile+rotom lowkey does seem like a decent anti meta pick. I do wonder who you'd pair it with though.
Homechads, GTS status?
>win against a fagcario z player>He lag switches and I don't get any points Fuck you you faggots kys.
>>59614575Saw pic mentioned a few months back when M-B first hit so Jolteon could also be an option. Then something like Grimmsnarl or Sableye for screens and other Prankster priority, Gambit for the Psyspam given most have pretty big SpDef stats, Sneedler for Fairies and ZardY, etc.
I want to try out toxtricity please
>>59614646Just a sec
>>59614646uhhh anon, your specified form?
>>59614092I'm not that serious about earning points since I'm not that good anyways and even if I was I wouldn't go to the championships but I barely have a team at all. The one I used to get to master ball is not great and I don't have a grasp on this meta. I would get trashed so badly.
What would Mega Raichu X need to be good? Close combat? Ice punch?
>>59614735>What would Mega Raichu X need to be good?A stat spread that isn't dogshit would help
I'm surprised Absol doesn't get destiny bond. Fast kamikaze is something even normal Mega Absol could do if it did.
It's pretty weird that terrain seeds activate for flying types even though the actual effects of the terrain don't. Hawlucha would be a lot worse if it didn't work this way but still.
>>59614735If it had more speed it would basically be tapu koko
Is this an alright team?Also when do we get Toxic Orb?
>>59614735Instead of that unique attack boost from Volt Tackle, they should make it so that it doesn't take recoil damage from it instead
>>59614829I like feint on sneedler. psy-terrain won't last forever and faggots like to protect
