londark Posted October 29, 2019 Author Share Posted October 29, 2019 Most notable victory https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7ubers-1000460414 Caliginosus and Vaeldras 1 1 Link to comment
Gunthug Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7hackmonscup-1004131900 LMAO the balls on him to drop that ":)" in the end NikhilR 1 Link to comment
londark Posted November 29, 2019 Author Share Posted November 29, 2019 https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8ou-1019146774 Ban Rapid Spin Link to comment
londark Posted November 30, 2019 Author Share Posted November 30, 2019 https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8ou-1019818513 let's take a second to praise our lord Excadrill Link to comment
TohnR Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 (edited) Is it here I can flex my SwSh OU ladder ? I had doubts about this gen's comp but I can tell it's really good till now. (Tbh I'm sort of winning/loosing by the matchup every game as some expected but ...) I heard many smogoners were looking for a Dynamax ban early in the gen and I don't think the meta is unhealthy because of it yet. Sure some things are busted (mostly Flying abusers Gyara Corvi Togekiss) with it however they all have ways to be countered/out-tempo'd. In the very first weeks, we all thought it was going to be either HO or Stall that would become viable but I laddered with a balanced and have seen most teams being balanced on the ladder. Yall have any opinions on this gen yet ? I'm interested in hearing the community's opinion about it. Spoiler PS : Also I'm sure some MMO guys are higher than me on the ladd, feel free to flexx on me ^^ Edited December 2, 2019 by TohnR Caliginosus, Gunthug and Lin 3 Link to comment
londark Posted December 3, 2019 Author Share Posted December 3, 2019 https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8ou-1021867010 i may just be bad but i don't like Dynamax at all, at least in singles. You are pretty much giving massive bulk, massive offense AND FREE BOOST all at once while dealing damage. Flying and Fighting moves are pretty much the worst to have, but weather ones are also quite nasty. You named Gyarados. Dragon Dance, Water Moves for Weather Boost, Flying Move for Speed Boost and Moxie is already a pain to stop without using your Dynamax or some specific counters, depending on what the third attack is (Rotom W dies to Power Whip, Electric Types to EQ, Ferro is probably the most solid check, altho there are madmans with Rock Smash for the sweet Atk Boost and anyway decent damage after dynamax). How to stop it then? Let it kill something and then send in your Ditto. GG EZ THX 4 FREE BST Thanks to all the boosts going around with Dynamax Ditto has seen a rise in usage that i don't remeber since the introduction of Imposter. In itself it's not a terrible thing, if it wasn't that after stealing your buffs, with a Scarf to grab your balls, it can just Dynamax again with your Pokemon to get pretty much the effects of 2 Dyanamax in a match. Another thing that i really hate is that Encore doesn't carries over the Dynamax, just like it did for Z Moves. Nerfing the move quite a bit. You encore me on a set up move? Too bad for you. Outside of that, there are quite a bunch of new cool introductions, most new pokes are pretty cool (except for Darmanitan) and the new Items are really interesting And then there is Moody Cancer, please ban. Link to comment
Gunthug Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 3 hours ago, londark said: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8ou-1021867010 i may just be bad but i don't like Dynamax at all, at least in singles. You are pretty much giving massive bulk, massive offense AND FREE BOOST all at once while dealing damage. Flying and Fighting moves are pretty much the worst to have, but weather ones are also quite nasty. You named Gyarados. Dragon Dance, Water Moves for Weather Boost, Flying Move for Speed Boost and Moxie is already a pain to stop without using your Dynamax or some specific counters, depending on what the third attack is (Rotom W dies to Power Whip, Electric Types to EQ, Ferro is probably the most solid check, altho there are madmans with Rock Smash for the sweet Atk Boost and anyway decent damage after dynamax). How to stop it then? Let it kill something and then send in your Ditto. GG EZ THX 4 FREE BST Thanks to all the boosts going around with Dynamax Ditto has seen a rise in usage that i don't remeber since the introduction of Imposter. In itself it's not a terrible thing, if it wasn't that after stealing your buffs, with a Scarf to grab your balls, it can just Dynamax again with your Pokemon to get pretty much the effects of 2 Dyanamax in a match. Another thing that i really hate is that Encore doesn't carries over the Dynamax, just like it did for Z Moves. Nerfing the move quite a bit. You encore me on a set up move? Too bad for you. Outside of that, there are quite a bunch of new cool introductions, most new pokes are pretty cool (except for Darmanitan) and the new Items are really interesting And then there is Moody Cancer, please ban. It's been kind of fascinating to see the LC meta kind of get out in front of the OU meta to address several problems you mentioned. Obviously it's not a perfect comparison, the nature of LC amplifies problems like dynamax and moody, but still - dynamax banned already and moody followed shortly after. Could end up being invaluable to the OU discussion, since that's bonafide precedent. Overall, I agree and think dynamax should go - it's a relatively cool mechanic that shifts the balance of competitive play far too much. Every turn pre-dynamax becomes a 50/50 and I think it'll only prove more unhealthy over time Link to comment
londark Posted December 3, 2019 Author Share Posted December 3, 2019 I honestly think they could just ban Dynamax from OU and lower tiers, and add a new format, the same as OU but that lets you use Dynamax, but that is not an Uber tier Link to comment
londark Posted December 15, 2019 Author Share Posted December 15, 2019 https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8ou-1030639908 Still think Dynamx isnt really a good mechanic Link to comment
Vaeldras Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 i'm so glad that garbage is gone. couldn't even bring myself to watch showdown on youtube, let alone build a team Link to comment
TohnR Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Kinda have to agree that Flying dynamax is straight up stupid and most of the mechanic abusers were using it tbh. Maybe a Flying dynamax which would bring a Tailwind instead would have been more balanced :/ It's not gone yet is it ? But I guess it will since the votes are mostly pro-ban Link to comment
londark Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 87% pro ban... Showdown is having some networking issues, but I guess the ban will be up as soon as the problems are solved. Anyway, Max Airstream was just one of the many issues with Dynamax in my opinion, but not the only one, or the most broken. Honestly, while I belive the ban is the most fair choice, I think that maybe it could have been looked a little more into it, having maybe a split OU with and without Dynamax. But at least, no more Dittos on every team. Link to comment
Gunthug Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 I’ve been playing random doubles a lot lately and have decided that dynamax is actually really fun in a doubles setting. I know it’s just randoms but the way dynamax boosts your teammates stats too makes for some really interesting gameplay. Very glad it’s gone from OU but also glad it will live on in formats more suited for its existence Link to comment
londark Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 I think Dynamax is ok in doubles, just like is fine in VGC. But that's a totally different format compared to singles. Except the Gigantimax pokemon, the Dark Fairy one, that has a 100% accuracy move that hits both opponents and put them to sleep Fucking Dark Void on super steroids Link to comment
Linken Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 my first attempts (waited till maxing was out of the picture) Spoiler https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8ou-1033992840 https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8ou-1033997850 https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8ou-1034016493 https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8ou-1034020377 let's see how far this meme can go ^^ Link to comment
Vaeldras Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 (edited) All the veterans bar the absent scarf rachi (which is currently replaced by it's dumb cousin) were called back for my first 8th gen game ever. Bullshit hyper offense is cool but gengar is not gonna sweep anytime soon if infiltrator dragon is as popular as i think it is https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8ou-1041596571 is sash exca the new lando?https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8ou-1041601382 Edited January 6, 2020 by Vaeldras Link to comment
Vaeldras Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 (edited) ZOMG jirachi lives somewhere inside bisharp (which is broken btw) https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8ou-1042555576 gengar made it https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8ou-1043738862 Edited January 10, 2020 by Vaeldras Link to comment
londark Posted January 28, 2020 Author Share Posted January 28, 2020 https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8monotyperandombattle-1053939236 in on top 10 random monotype, most cancerous format ever TohnR 1 Link to comment
Gunthug Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 On 1/28/2020 at 3:33 AM, londark said: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8monotyperandombattle-1053939236 in on top 10 random monotype, most cancerous format ever haha yeah i tried that tier a bit and could only stomach so many bug v. fire matchups Link to comment
Gunthug Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Sometimes hackmons cup sucks. Other times, you get a Simple accupressure krabby https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8hackmonscup-1056864767 Mike 1 Link to comment
OrangeManiac Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 https://pokepast.es/b065d994021a1ae3 Here's the team I used from January to Malmö regionals to qualify to 2020 Pokemon World Championships in London, granted it doesn't get cancelled by coronavirus. In showdown's VGC2020 ladder it got to 1800 ELO and peaked at around top 60. High Horsepower was Excadrill's STAB for longest time but since season 3 I used Earthquake to activate my TTar's Weakness Policy to OHKO a slower GMax Lapras. Spoiler And before anyone asks, Dive is only to be used as a Max move when you Dynamax. And when you bring Dragapult you wanna Dynamax it basically always. RysPicz, KaynineXL, KOHHuiXIN and 3 others 6 Link to comment
RysPicz Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8randombattle-1086784950 that was quick Link to comment
Spaintakula Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen4ou-1099044374 Yikes Link to comment
RysPicz Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 You know this is gonna be a good randbat when... Spoiler TohnR 1 Link to comment
RysPicz Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8randombattle-1103136578 NO UBERS POLICY MOODY IS ALL LEGIT Link to comment
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