Pokemon X and Pokemon Y - 126

Talon · 04-10-2014

gyarados is 2 op

Tyler · 04-10-2014

Posted by Talon

gyarados is 2 op

It's amazing that the world's weakest Pokemon evolves into one of the strongest. I can imagine though. I have a hard time with Gyrados.

Talon · 04-10-2014

ty based gyarados

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/ou-108066092

wildkeldeo · 04-10-2014

It's humorous how even the games acknowledge Magikarp's worthlessness.
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Talon · 04-10-2014

ive actually seen a Magikarp 6-0 a team w/ flail after being BP'd +6 Attack and +4 Spe from Ninjask

Tyler · 04-10-2014

Posted by Talon

ty based gyarados

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/ou-108066092

That Gyrados was amazing.

Posted by wildkeldeo

It's humorous how even the games acknowledge Magikarp's worthlessness.

That's hilarious lol.

Talon · 04-10-2014

I'm still not sure why his Bisharp didn't Sucker Punch me when my Gyara was at 10%, but o well. sux4him

Oh and if you want good practice, you can head over to Showdown. There's a Competitive Tutoring chat and as long as it isn't too busy people would be glad to teach you about competitive battling and such. You can also import and test teams to see where they're weak and patch them up.

Talon · 04-10-2014

THIS IS HOW TO RUN DEOSHARP

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/ou-108101458

Tyler · 04-10-2014

So many cheaters on the trading forums though. Using Pokegen and cloning for Pokemon. They should earn their stuff legitly.

Talon · 04-10-2014

I honestly wish I had a 3DS again just for the experience of playing online with the actual cartridge and the feel of earning Pokemon through trades and training, but X/Y is the only game that interests me, so I can't really justify buying another one after I sold mine. I also really want to play with you guys D:

Tyler · 04-10-2014

Posted by Talon

I honestly wish I had a 3DS again just for the experience of playing online with the actual cartridge and the feel of earning Pokemon through trades and training, but X/Y is the only game that interests me, so I can't really justify buying another one after I sold mine. I also really want to play with you guys D:

I know how you feel man. I was tempted for the longest time to sell my 3DS since all I had on it was Animal Crossing New Leaf, but I held out hoping for a great game to come and Pokemon Y came to my rescue. You'll always be on my Pokemon team as Talonflame <3

Talon · 04-10-2014

yaaay I am Smogonbird

Deadrath21 · 04-10-2014

Posted by Talon

yaaay I am Smogonbird

don't you mean Talonflame?

Sup3rn00b · 04-11-2014

How's the competitive look for gen 6, now that it's been a while?

Talon · 04-11-2014

Good. The meta's settled in, and there are a lot of viable strategies as opposed to "Politoed undisputed king of OU go rain" in Gen 5. The OP MegaEvos were banned, and a lot of the new Pokemon are getting some playtime, especially Smogonbird and Smogonsword. Entry hazards are finally less prevalent. A lot of playstyles are viable. Hyper-offense was greatly aided by Sticky Web and stronger priority (Smogonbird/Bisharp/M.Mawile), stall was aided greatly by strong new clerics and reliable hazard setters like Sylveon and Deo-D respectively, weather is still viable if played correctly due to the unbanning of Swift Swim and Sand Force/Rush, balance is... well, still balanced. There's a lot more counterplay to each of these playstyles too. M.Charizard(s), M.Gyara, Smogonbird and M.Mawile pick apart hyper-offensive teams, Clefable utterly destroys stall, and weather is no longer infinite. Lots of items are viable now instead of just Life Orb/Scarf/Leftovers. Type-specific plates like Dread Plate, Assault Vest, Red Card, Rocky Helmet, Weakness Policy are just a few that are coming to light.

I was pretty bitter towards Gen 6 when it first came out due to things like M.Evos, Sticky Web and new annoying as **** Pokemon like Klefki, but now that everything's settled down it's a really nice environment.

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Talon don't call it a comeback Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 8,268	ty based gyarados http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/ou-108066092

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wildkeldeo Superlative! Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: (∿°○°)∿ Posts: 1,259	It's humorous how even the games acknowledge Magikarp's worthlessness. http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/193hupfcfko7sjpg/original.jpg (Unsupported image host) http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/193hj93v2vqt1jpg/original.jpg (Unsupported image host) http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/193hjaf7p3qvpjpg/original.jpg (Unsupported image host)

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Talon don't call it a comeback Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 8,268	ive actually seen a Magikarp 6-0 a team w/ flail after being BP'd +6 Attack and +4 Spe from Ninjask

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Talon don't call it a comeback Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 8,268	I'm still not sure why his Bisharp didn't Sucker Punch me when my Gyara was at 10%, but o well. sux4him Oh and if you want good practice, you can head over to Showdown. There's a Competitive Tutoring chat and as long as it isn't too busy people would be glad to teach you about competitive battling and such. You can also import and test teams to see where they're weak and patch them up.

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Talon don't call it a comeback Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 8,268	THIS IS HOW TO RUN DEOSHARP http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/ou-108101458

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Tyler Dark Desert Fox Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: United States, Ohio Posts: 5,720	So many cheaters on the trading forums though. Using Pokegen and cloning for Pokemon. They should earn their stuff legitly.

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Talon don't call it a comeback Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 8,268	I honestly wish I had a 3DS again just for the experience of playing online with the actual cartridge and the feel of earning Pokemon through trades and training, but X/Y is the only game that interests me, so I can't really justify buying another one after I sold mine. I also really want to play with you guys D:

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Talon don't call it a comeback Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 8,268	yaaay I am Smogonbird

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Sup3rn00b Unpopular Join Date: May 2012 Location: ಠ_ಠ Posts: 2,648	How's the competitive look for gen 6, now that it's been a while?

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Talon don't call it a comeback Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 8,268	Good. The meta's settled in, and there are a lot of viable strategies as opposed to "Politoed undisputed king of OU go rain" in Gen 5. The OP MegaEvos were banned, and a lot of the new Pokemon are getting some playtime, especially Smogonbird and Smogonsword. Entry hazards are finally less prevalent. A lot of playstyles are viable. Hyper-offense was greatly aided by Sticky Web and stronger priority (Smogonbird/Bisharp/M.Mawile), stall was aided greatly by strong new clerics and reliable hazard setters like Sylveon and Deo-D respectively, weather is still viable if played correctly due to the unbanning of Swift Swim and Sand Force/Rush, balance is... well, still balanced. There's a lot more counterplay to each of these playstyles too. M.Charizard(s), M.Gyara, Smogonbird and M.Mawile pick apart hyper-offensive teams, Clefable utterly destroys stall, and weather is no longer infinite. Lots of items are viable now instead of just Life Orb/Scarf/Leftovers. Type-specific plates like Dread Plate, Assault Vest, Red Card, Rocky Helmet, Weakness Policy are just a few that are coming to light. I was pretty bitter towards Gen 6 when it first came out due to things like M.Evos, Sticky Web and new annoying as **** Pokemon like Klefki, but now that everything's settled down it's a really nice environment.