PreyingShark
Member
I'm not going to be bringing Ferrothorn at all because it's not on the team I'm actually building. >_>Perhaps. Seems like you're going to be bringing Ferrothorn more than you might like. We shall see
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HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
This is what happens when you use gimmick teams against pros. (Aron)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiQODU-6qsc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiQODU-6qsc
NormalFish
Banned
theprodigy
Member
lol nice try
Spinosaurus
Member
So is Mega Camerupt viable in doubles?
He looks like he'd be a monster on a trick room team.
I just found out about wonder trade and the wonders it holds. I can see why people get addicted to the lottery. After about a hundred ralts I got a ditto, charmander, froakie, torchic, treecko and a Lapras all in quick succession
At least Synchronize Ralts are useful so if that's the "junk" they're sending these days, then it's already way better than XY and its Bunnelby army.
Unfortunately the vast majority of them are sent with Trace.
(Also, some passerby randomly gave me a Groudon yesterday for free. Wut.)
MasterSheen
Member
SRing for a shiny Cresselia, around 120 so far
I didn't plan on doing it, and I didn't really want to do it, but I'm doing it
Arceus help me
I didn't plan on doing it, and I didn't really want to do it, but I'm doing it
Arceus help me
Maintenance
Member
Good luck, I'm trying too, but almost giving up. I want to do something else with the game, and I've been soft resetting since I finished Episode Delta.
Pegosaurus
Banned
anyone know some pokemon that I can use to rack up points at the Maison semi-effortlessly?
Spinosaurus
Member
Mega Kangaskhan
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
Kanga + Rotom.
PreyingShark
Member
But Zinnia belongs to both teams?
Hey guys - I guess I can assume most ppl here also played XY? I have a question..
I basically didnt play Pokemon since Diamond/Pearl - and I'm about to buy myself a nice 3ds.
Should I get X/Y or OR/AS? Pokemon Ruby might be my favourite Pokemon game, so a remake of that is very tempting.. but I'm not sure if i should play X/Y before that - seeing as there's probably loads of new stuff that I might not be familiar with.. What do you guys think?
I basically didnt play Pokemon since Diamond/Pearl - and I'm about to buy myself a nice 3ds.
Should I get X/Y or OR/AS? Pokemon Ruby might be my favourite Pokemon game, so a remake of that is very tempting.. but I'm not sure if i should play X/Y before that - seeing as there's probably loads of new stuff that I might not be familiar with.. What do you guys think?
Muku
Member
If you really enjoyed R/S, then you're probably okay with going with it. Do note there are some changes and all.
Mauville is the worst change I've seen so far.
Pegosaurus
Banned
oh sweet I finally made a team on Showdown that I really like! I need to re breed for a new Salamence, but I think it will be worth it
Alright cool. Would any old Khan work, or should I breed for one?
Alright cool. Would any old Khan work, or should I breed for one?
If you are into the main campaigns, XY's was rather uneventful and the region itself--while pretty--feels emptier than other regions. ORAS simply has more stuff to do and most of the player base is going to be there.
Unless you really want the XY legendaries, I would go with ORAS instead. XY and ORAS are very similar mechanically, but ORAS has more Megas (including all the ones from XY) and move tutors which XY lacked for no apparent reason.
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
Best to get a perfect one to one shot like everything after PUP.oh sweet I finally made a team on Showdown that I really like! I need to re breed for a new Salamence, but I think it will be worth it
Alright cool. Would any old Khan work, or should I breed for one?
Wyndstryker
Member
When you bring it into battle it will sparkle.
Also in the menu there will be a red star in the summary page.
Pegosaurus
Banned
if you go into its summary page there should be a red star
Thanks. I don't see a red star so it must not be shiny. Oh well. It's just lightly colored which threw me off. Thanks bro.
WrenchNinja
Member
Pegosaurus
Banned
is there a rule for determining what ability a pokemon will get when it evolves if it has multiple in its first stage? I want a Milotic with Competitive, but I'm not sure how to secure that.
PreyingShark
Member
Each stage of a mon typically has an Ability 1, Ability 2, and a Hidden Ability. Competitive is Milotic's Ability 2, so you want a Feebas with its Ability 2, which would be Oblivious.
Pegosaurus
Banned
thanks!
With the changes to Overcoat and the introduction of Safety Goggles Hail is a lot easier to make a diverse team with than ever before
Completely forgot about Overcoat for a bit there. Mandibuzz is surely going on my team now.
Thinking about it, but that HP stat scares me D:
Yea but have you seen that Special Attack stat? Just imagine shooting off STAB Blizzards with perfect accuracy with a SpAtk stat like that. So good.
Already imagined plenty of those great visuals. Either way, I'll probably still breed one even if it doesn't land on my original team. Gotta have that variety.
Also, just noticed Reuniclus would be good as well, so I'm wondering how it's it like running both weather and Trick Room at the same time? Mega Abomasnow is slower than molasses, so it would be awesome so have that going as well, but I don't know how complex that gets and it's not like I'm the best battler around.
PreyingShark
Member
If you use Glaceon you gotta put intense pressure on your opponent with its partner. Try to put them in a "If you want to get rid of this thing you're gonna lose a mon in exchange" situation if you can.
There's also putting a Choice Scarf on it for lulz.
There's also putting a Choice Scarf on it for lulz.
NormalFish
Banned
Seconded. Glaceon has some crazy raw power, but it's super frail and has awful typing. Gotta protect it.
Also: Try Clefable in hail and report back. I've been meaning to do this.
The Pokemon colors are really washed out in the 3DS games for some reason. Pokemon that normally are bright colors (like Swampert's bright blue) look rather pallid.
I don't know about pressure, but I teamed one up with a dragon dance Whiscash quite successfully for some casual double matches back in gen4.
I noticed this especially with Paras. Games up to and including Black 2 / White 2:
3DS:
It doesn't help that the shiny version from games prior to X/Y looks like this:
What I tended to do was give mine a Focus Sash. My favorite battle was getting my Glaceon a safe switch in and my opponent switched out to a Moltres. He used Fire Blast when I selected Mirror Coat, anticipating a special attack. Focus Sash kicked in, and the Moltres was OHKO'd. Some players never see it coming but it's admittingly a risky move to play. But Glaceon does have the most powerful Blizzard in the game and can be quite useful if it never gets hit (unfortunately plenty of stuff out-speeds it). I wish Game Freak would buff Ice typing but nearly everyone runs something that is super effective to it :/
I really want to get into doubles. I'm just so used to play singles and foibles are so different. So much more strategy is involved.
Yep. Every time I see Paras I think it's shinyI noticed this especially with Paras. Games up to and including Black 2 / White 2:
3DS:
It doesn't help that the shiny version from games prior to X/Y looks like this:
Muku
Member
I noticed this especially with Paras. Games up to and including Black 2 / White 2:
3DS:
It doesn't help that the shiny version from games prior to X/Y looks like this:
Every time I see a Paras I take a double take. What is with this washed out colors on the 3DS? I feel like the colors used to be nice, now they just look like ass.
PreyingShark
Member
As far as I can tell it's to match the Sugimori art better.
In some cases, like Lucario, they succeeded.
In other cases it's, um... Paras.