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And the winners are... 1) @Fermie98 As well as Gyarados, this team makes use of some very unique choices, such as Lucario, without sacrificing team composition. 2) @ThinkNicer A very well-rounded team, with creative choices like curse ferrothorn and choice scarf togekiss. Congrats to both! And thank you for all your excellent submissions :))

Thanks for all the submissions! Now that we have some more entries, we will finalise the winners and let you know! Great teams guys ^^

Unfortunately we'll have to cancel as there have been too few entries :( Edit: Will be continuing now there are more entries

Great review mate! Straight to the point :)

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No problem at all, here to help <3 Just a few more pointers: Have you considered fighting gem mienshao? With Close Combat that would be more consistent against P2! Icy Wind is probably better off on a Choice Scarf Pelipper set, as you get to provide immediate speed control for a slower partner (scarf pelipper outspeeds base 120s). Overall, tailwind with Sash is more consistent - here's a scenario: pelipper+kingdra vs pelipper+kingdra. You icy wind and protect with kingdra; the opponent protects their kingdra and uses tailwind with pelipper. Icy Wind also has a chance to miss too, and only reduces speed by one stage, rather than two. As a side note because we mentioned electric types, I wonder about the viability of Rotom-Mow on rain teams, as most rain teams tend to require electric and grass coverage for gastrodon/rotom/crobat/togekiss/blastoise... Worth a try! Maybe something like this... https://pokepast.es/cfc8c2aa0473238b

I think the team is generally quite solid, but will need a few tweaks! Close Combat>High Jump Kick on Mienshao. Since most doubles mons have protect, you will likely end up using half of your health every time the opponent blocks your attack. Tailwind>Wide Guard on Pelipper. If your team needs tailwind support for max efficiency, it's better to have 2 setters than 1. Consider your Trick Room matchup. None of the pokemon on your team can OHKO or taunt reuniclus, one of the most common TR setters. Perhaps change Scizor for Metagross* and give Whimsicott Taunt instead of Helping Hand Try some more move options on Kingdra, like Draco Meteor>Dragon Pulse, and muddy water (which bypasses storm drain) over scald. Hurricane is also nice for dealing with opposing rain teams with Ludicolo, which checks gastrodon Focus Sash>Leftovers on Whimsicott - it's very frail! *Metagross is your only crobat check. If you do end up switching it for scizor, you'll need to consider this. Your team will struggle against togekiss/blastoise set up teams, as you have no way of stopping follow me, or dealing significant damage to either of them. This is why an electric type is very useful on a rain team, such as modest Electric Gem Jolteon, or a Rotom form. Look at the structure of teams such as @Lactosoid's Rain team of Pelipper/Ludicolo/Rotom-W/Metagross/Mienshao/Chandelure for inspiration. I hope this helps!

Some more Rachmaninoff, here is my Piano Trio performing my arrangement of one of his songs (I'm the violinist):

For those of you who enjoy Classical Music, this is my performance of the Prelude in B Minor by Sergei Rachmaninoff (whom my profile is named after). It is based on the below painting by Arnold Böcklin, called "The Homecoming" (Die Heimkehr). Rachmaninoff composed this work before he had to flee Russia in the October Revolution. If Moiseiwitsch's account is to be believed, it was his favourite prelude, as it reminded him of his home, which he lost forever. I hope you enjoy.

oh yeah i hope it's clear what I mean lmao

This month's Pokemon are Arcanine, Gyarados or Snorlax! Use 1 or more of these Pokemon to build your team. Here's a sample team: https://pokepast.es/c88177286f46fa41 Looking forward to seeing your submissions!

And the winners are... 1st Place: @ThinkNicer 2nd Place: @isi1993 Congratulations! Check your mail inbox for your prizes! Explanation 1st place was awarded to @ThinkNicer as it was the most creative submission, without sacrificing viability. Abomasnow and Nasty Plot Togekiss are excellent partners for Mamoswine, but are not immediately obvious choices. Well done! 2nd place was more difficult to decide. It was eventually awarded to @isi1993 for an excellent submission, with interesting non-standard choices, such as choice scarf Tyranitar.

Entries are now closed!

Last chance for submissions! Deadline is tomorrow at 00:00 BST

Glad you find this useful! Feel free to send me your team ideas if you want them critiqued!

I might as well throw my own team into the mix, obviously not for any prizes though... https://pokepast.es/b4d5b18b9a66be57 I get the feeling that this is the "standard" mold that most Mamoswine teams will fall into, a standard hyper offensive team with tailwind support. With a few surprises... Scarf Mamoswine. Arash Ommati's Choice Scarf Mamoswine famously won the VGC 2013 World Championships, so I thought I'd have a go at building around it. It outspeeds base 130s like Crobat/Jolteon so that it can nail them with an Icicle Crash/Earthquake before they get a chance to move. The only downside is the power drop from Jolly nature instead of Adamant. An Adamant speed tier to hit would be 156 Spe, which outpaces base 110s with Scarf, if you want to give it a go :)) Mixed Mence. Nothing too special. I thought that a timid nature wouldn't give me the longevity that a mixed set would, so I decided to forgo protect and opt for MixMence. This Tyranitar spread allows me to outspeed Garchomp in Tailwind, as well as surviving the following damage calcs: 252+ Atk Life Orb Excadrill Iron Head vs. 188 HP / 116 Def Tyranitar: 166-198 (83.4 - 99.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO 252+ SpA Life Orb Abomasnow Leaf Storm vs. 188 HP / 4 SpD Tyranitar in Sand: 166-198 (83.4 - 99.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO 252+ SpA Choice Specs Pelipper Hydro Pump vs. 188 HP / 4 SpD Tyranitar in Sand: 168-198 (84.4 - 99.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO Standard Mienshao *yawn* - next. Overheat Chandelure. Considering most opponents would expect Heat Wave, Overheat bypasses Wide Guard, and with a 145 base SpAtk stat, is a huge nuke. Most Metagross are EV'd to survive a 252+ Chandelure Heat Wave anyways, so this improves the matchup slightly. Light Screen Rotom-Mow. Since the metagame is becoming increasingly hyper offensive, I thought a bulkier Rotom-M set with Will-O-Wisp and Light Screen would be an excellent method of damage control (bar guts users like hariyama/conkeldurr). Without Rotom-Mow on this team, Rotom-Wash is a huge threat. I hope this competition can help diversify the doubles metagame! Looking forward to seeing your submissions! ^^

Some useful teambuilding guides: Sprite Models: https://pokemondb.net/sprites

Doubles Teambuilding Competition What is the Doubles Teambuilding Competition? The Doubles Teambuilding Competition is a monthly competition where people who want to compete are given a Pokemon to build a team around. Once the deadline for team submissions has finished, a vote will be held for the best team! How to Participate To compete, reply with a Pokepaste of your team, as well as an explanation of your teambuilding logic. Please also include your IGN. Voting A panel of judges will select the best team after the submission deadline has passed! Judges: @Rakhmaninov @OrangeManiac @Lactosoid @Imabetheverybest1 Rules The submitted team must be viable for the current PokeMMO doubles format Don't copy other player's teams! Be creative! Prizes 1st Place = 1m + Team Featured in OP* 2nd Place = 250k This Month's Pokemon: Arcanine, Gyarados or Snorlax! Use 1 or more of these Pokemon to build your team! Deadline for submissions is June 20th 00:00 BST *Previous Winners: @ThinkNicerhttps://pokepast.es/e0a64be514489e65 @Fermie98 https://pokepast.es/4ebfe804cc4fcfdc

Thank you! The overwhelming majority of Salamence in doubles are offensively oriented, so no, tank mence doesn't exist in doubles.

Yes that's correct, the table is written in shorthand. I might add some niche picks later on, like shell smash blastoise...

Doubles Speed Tiers I'm gonna keep this guide simple and just paste the table lol Total Speed Pokemon Speed Modifiers (EVs, Stat Boosts) 284 Lilligant 252, *2 280 Excadrill 252, *2 274 Kingdra 252, *2 264 Venusaur 252, *2 264 Kabutops 252, *2 250 Volcarona 252+, *1.5 250 Staraptor 252+, *1.5 247 Hydreigon 252+, *1.5 244 Ludicolo 252, *2 222 Electrode 252+ 219 Gyarados 252+, *1.5 217 Togekiss 252+, *1.5 217 Dragonite 252+, *1.5 214 Blastoise 252+, *1.5 200 Jolteon 252+ 200 Aerodactyl 252+ 200 Crobat 252+ 194 Weavile 252+ 192 Pelipper 252+, *1.5 189 Alakazam 252+ 186 Tyranitar 252+, *1.5 184 Whimsicott 252+ 184 Jellicent 252+, *1.5 184 Abomasnow 252+, *1.5 183 Ambipom 252+ 183 Starmie 252+ 182 Jolteon 252 182 Crobat 252 182 Aerodactyl 252 181 Serperior 252+ 178 Gengar 252+ 178 Raichu 252+ 172 Manectric 252+ 172 Mienshao 252+ 169 Garchomp 252+ 167 Salamence 252+ 167 Volcarona 252+ 167 Linoone 252+ 167 Staraptor 252+ 165 Hydreigon 252+ 161 Arcanine 252+ 161 Gliscor 252+ 161 Lucario 252+ 161 Kangaskhan 252+ 154 Garchomp 252 152 Salamence 252 152 Volcarona 252 152 Linoone 252 152 Staraptor 252 151 Rotom-Wash/Mow/Heat 252+ 150 Hydreigon 252 150 Kingdra 252+ 147 Arcanine 252 146 Gyarados 252+ 145 Chandelure 252+ 145 Dragonite 252+ 145 Kabutops 252+ 145 Mamoswine 252+ 145 Togekiss 252+ 144 Vanilluxe 252+ 142 Lilligant 252 140 Excadrill 252 139 Smeargle 252+ 138 Rotom-Wash/Mow/Heat 252 137 Kingdra 252 134 Hitmontop 252+ 134 Breloom 252+ 134 Ludicolo 252+ 134 Metagross 252+ 134 Bisharp 252+ 134 Poliwrath 252+ 133 Gyarados 252 132 Chandelure 252 132 Dragonite 252 132 Kabutops 252 132 Mamoswine 252 128 Scizor 252+ 128 Pelipper 252+ 126 Arcanine 0 124 Tyranitar 252+ 122 Hitmontop 252 122 Breloom 252 122 Ludicolo 252 122 Metagross 252 122 Bisharp 252 122 Poliwrath 252 117 Scizor 252 117 Pelipper 252 113 Tyranitar 252 110 Mr. Mime 0 106 Rotom-Wash/Mow/Heat 0 101 Gyarados 0 101 Milotic 0 100 Mandibuzz 0 100 Mamoswine 0 100 Chandelure 0 100 Togekiss 0 98 Blastoise 0 90 Metagross 0 85 Scizor 0 85 Pelipper 0 81 Tyranitar 0 80 Jellicent 0 80 Abomasnow 0 80 Swampert 0 80 Porygon2 0 76 Chandelure 0-, 0 IVs 63 Scizor 0-, 0 IVs 63 Pelipper 0-, 0 IVs 59 Tyranitar 0-, 0 IVs 58 Jellicent 0-, 0 IVs 58 Abomasnow 0-, 0 IVs 58 Porygon2 0-, 0 IVs 54 Machamp 0-, 0 IVs 49 Hariyama 0-, 0 IVs 45 Conkeldurr 0-, 0 IVs 40 Beheeyem 0-, 0 IVs 40 Rhyperior 0-, 0 IVs 39 Gastrodon 0-, 0 IVs 34 Bronzong 0-, 0 IVs 31 Amoonguss 0-, 0 IVs 31 Cofagrigus 0-, 0 IVs 31 Reuniclus 0-, 0 IVs 31 Slowbro 0-, 0 IVs 31 Slowking 0-, 0 IVs 31 Snorlax 0-, 0 IVs 27 Dusclops 0-, 0 IVs 27 Gigalith 0-, 0 IVs 22 Ferrothorn 0-, 0 IVs 22 Escavalier 0-, 0 IVs 22 Torkoal 0-, 0 IVs 22 Torkoal 0-, 0 IVs Let me know if you have any suggestions/criticisms! I've tried to keep this stripped down to relevant speed tiers, so let me know if I've missed anything important! N.B: I haven't taken tailwind boosts into consideration. - Rakhmaninov

Much appreciated!

I don't think it could be guts conkeldurr, as it didn't take life orb recoil from using thunderpunch, which is boosted by sheer force, whereas mach punch isn't. Please correct me if I'm wrong!

Changes according to discord: Ludicolo -> A- Tier Mienshao -> A- Tier Scizor -> A- Tier Ferrothorn -> B+ Tier Mamoswine -> B+ Tier Poliwrath -> B- Tier Beheeyem -> C Tier