What are some super unexpected or "so stupid it works"

Entrainment Shedinja
Soak Shedinja

>>27238235
So a Ralph Wiggum scenario?

>>27238235
Drain Punch Darkrai. I shit you not, it caught me off guard at a vital moment and fucked up the thing I had going.

>Who the fuck uses Mega Garchomp. Is this kid retarded?
>Hone Claws? What the fuck.
>Garchomp used Fire Blast

He swept my team.

>>27238235
Not me but I beat a guy on 6v6 with Roost Talonflame. You know that usually Talonflame have Choice Band to boost its shitty Atk stat without losing a turn with Swords Dance? Well, mine was holding a Sitrus Berry to recover some HP without losing a turn on Roost. The guy was expecting a CB Talonflame and I defeat the half of its team.

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>>27238235
I miss when Explosion & Selfdestruct were viable moves. Gen 5's only mistake was nerfing those two moves.

>>27238271
I run this shit all the time, and I'm always surprised when it works.

Also, a lead Kricketune with Sticky Web has proved pretty useful against my friends.

>>27238549
You let him set up and then lost to a base 90 speed Pokemon?

Me First Accelgor

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>>27238560

>shitrus berry

>>27238549
>Shitting on M-Garchomp, whose only drawback is speed
>Getting SWEPT by it
lmao

>>27238621
>Accelgor used Me First
>Accelgor used Eruption
>Typhlosion's Flash Fire increased the strength of its fire type attacks
>Typhlosion used Eruption
>Accelgor fainted

Snorlax with Rest, Sleep Talk, Recycle and Crunch holding a Starf Berry

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>>27238560
>bragging about winning with brabe birb

>>27238677
Sounds like an epic Showderp set.

>>27238736
who knows, some guy at my university used it on his team

I made a PU team based around setting up a Castform, but somehow I managed to get every trap with each layer down and swept him with a fucking Crustle.

I was told pressing b repeatedly after throwing a pokeball would increase the chances of catching a pokemon

>>27239102
What does that have to do with this thread?

>>27238235
>triples
>likiliki
>middle
>explosion
>2 ghosts on my side
>3 for 1 .
I was the likiliki user but damn fucked up so many people thus way. Explosion may have been nerfed but stab normal gem explosion is still fantastico

Any experience player could counter it but if they're not prepared it's basically an instant win

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BellyDrum Magmar can lead to nasty stuff, knowing it learns thunderpunch and can OHKO Tyranitar with Mach punch/Cross chop.

Rock polish facade toxic orb aurorus.
Fucks so many people

>>27238271
How does that work? Or are you talking about Double Battles?

>quick claw Walrein with fissure/sheer cold

>>27238235
A Smeargle to set up and a Vaporeon, Sylveon, Espeon baton passing between each other.

It was an ORAS romhack

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>Garchomp used Draco Meteor
>Garchomp's attack missed!
>Enemy Mew used Transform!
>Enemy Mew transformed into Garchomp!
>Enemy Mew used Draco Meteor!
>It's super effective!
>Garchomp fainted!

>>27238275
Fuck, I miss Ralph threads.

>>27238560
Roost Talonflame is a common and accepted strategy, though.

>Guy sends out Electrode
>Switch in ground type, T-bolt does nothing
>Use EQ
>It was faster than me and used Magnet Rise
>Next turn it uses Explosion
>KOs me

Ingame AI for you

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Wobbuffet with Quick Claw getting a priority Destiny Bond. I still won the match but holy fuck, you know someone's just in it to piss people off when they do shit like this.

Back in gen 5, one of my favorite things to do was bring in Mirror Coat Tentacruel against Rotom-Wash. They'd usually Volt Switch out immediately, leaving whatever Pokemon they switched in to be hit in the face with Mirror Coat.

Calm Mind Swoobat

Sturdy Magnezone. Some people don't bother trying to switch because they assume it has Magnet Pull.

>>27238275
The meme is called Ralph Simpson you recess monkey

>>27239683
12

>>27239853
Did this in BW.

Dusknoir, Self-Destruct Snorlax with Gem, Telepathy Musharna running Trick Room.

It was a trick room team that wiped half of yours on turn one. I also ran Regigigas on this team.

So many disconnects

special attacking pidgeot,before Mega Pidgeot's existance

>>27240159

>not using scarfed Imposter Ditto

>>27240590
I also saw that Verlis vid

>>27238235

I basically keeps losing every time because my team is not casualized enough... poke math is ruining my teams, so I quit the game lol

Wouldn't call it a strategy, but I got sweeped by a Boomburst Chatot.
I'm a terrible player, so I hoped to at least win in OU against that team...

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>get Sigilyph from the showdown randomizer
>Opponent doesn't have any phazers or dark-types not named umbreon


I almost feel bad for them but shit happens

I usually get to 2 stored power OHKOs before they leave

>>27240865
I made that set, I don't watch Verlis.

He's a fag.

>>27238614
>>27238657
I was playing monotype on showdown using a steel team.
That makes my defeat a little bit less embarassing I think

>>27240972
Kill yourself

>>27238569
agreed.

>>27241162
Eli's bird best bird.

>>27241162
Chatter, substitute, nasty plot and boomburst chatot is amazing if you manage to get the sub up. Is walled by soundproofs but theyre rare

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>>27238569
>>27241343
>EMP Grenade
>Base Power 400, Acc 100
>Normal
>This move is Normal and Electric type simultaneously.
>exclusive to Voltorb/Electrode
Game Freak please. Please. Pleeeease.

>>27241658
>>27241658
What's the point of it being half Normal type? Literally all that does is make it shittier against Rock and Steel, and outright useless against Ghost.

>>27238677
Kek.

I like this.

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>>27241735
That's the beauty of it. It's SE against things weak to Elec effectively decimating with a 800 power move, and it differentiates itself from the other suicide moves, but it's balanced out by being nulled by not only Ghosts but Grounds as well, and being resisted by some more things. If you think it's still not worth using then change the type to give it STAB from Elec typing or whatever.

I almost lost to a Curse Life Orb Ferrothorn under Trick Room once.

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>>27241658
>use STAB EMP grenade after a Charge while in electric terrain against a 4x electric weak opponent
>mfw 5400 final power

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>guy predicts my switch and his Magnezone uses Magnet Rise
>pretty normal, still have a fire attack for him
>Magnezone uses Rain Dance and I eat a huge Thunder on the next turn
>I think it's the most retarded Magnezone set I've seen
>guy switches to Sliggoo
>proceeds to eat both special and physical ice attacks like they're candy
>obviously eviolite, but my Knock Off mon is dead
>surprises me with a Counter to an pretty strong Ice Punch and kills another of my team
>goes back to full health with Rest and Hydration cures it immediately
>getting tired of the little snail shit
>get a nice switch to a bulky Scizor as it uses Toxic
>start to set Sword Dance
>all he does is using Counter like a retard for three consecutive turns instead of changing
>use Bullet Punch
>Sliggoo's health drops from full to like 3%
>my face as the expected Counter lands

Didn't think it would survive that, I probably should have put more EVs on attack. But holy shit, that Sliggoo was tanky as fuck. Also, never saw another eviolite Sliggoo again after that first time.
Still don't understand why using a Magnezone to set rain though, I think it even had a Damp Rock.

Mixed Raikou with Crunch has shit on me before.

I also had my team crippled by Deoxys-D with Stealth Rock, Toxic, Recover, and Recycle holding a Red Card. I didn't have anything with Taunt and none of my guys could OHKO it (this was gen-5 when psychic was still a decent defensive typing and Knock Off wasn't everywhere). It was so fucking annoying.

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I was using a Chandelure (main game team, shitty EVs, etc) against a mewtwo in random singles on X.

I should have lost. I should have lost. All that person had to do was use a psychic type move and he would have won.

But no, instead his mewtwo uses focus blast

I thought to myself "ok maybe a misclick, my chandelure wasn't able to one shot it, and I'm thinking to myself well I still lose

THEN HIS MEWTWO USES giga impact


replay
4BNW-WWWW-WWW2-5JJP

>>27242419
so you had no other attacking move

>>27242538
best story

>what a n0000b

>>27242678
His other moves were probably Roost and either Defog or Pursuit (less strength than Bullet Punch in this case since it still gets technician boost, but no STAB). I've used Scizors like that before, they're surprisingly effective. Especially hearing he didn't fully invest in attack it was likely a support oriented Scizor.

>>27242678
>>27242763
Swords Dance, Roost, Bullet Punch and U-Turn.
Used Bullet Punch because I was sure the Sliggoo wouldn't survive a +6 technician one and didn't feel like loosing that +6 Attack boost just for "unnecessary" safety.
Bad decision I guess.

I got destroyed back in VGC 2015 by a guy who used Terracott Beat Up strat, but with a base Charizard instead of Whimsicott, and he also had a Flygon with Feint to break Wide Guard. It was one of those things that probably wouldn't beat someone prepared for it, but I doubt there's anyone who wouldn't expect Mega Charizard the first time around.

>>27242538
How does i watche this?

>>27242948
VS. Recorder on cartridge

Red Card Metal Burst Bastiodon.

Sometimes, just sometimes, you get lucky and take out an important component of their team or their mega.

>>27242958
Oh dont have one rn thanks tho

>>27242310
>Gyarados held on with its focus sash!

I miss Ralph Simpson threads

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>>27243016
>not running choice specs gyarados

This is actually mine but stockpile/infestation/gigdrain/recover suction cups cradily with rocky helmet

>>27238271
Almost won local vgc with just a regular shedinja.

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>against a mono rock team

>Rock polish sturdy golem with weak was policy

>works almost always

>>>>>>Scald leaves burn

REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

>>27238235
facade raticate

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>>27244245

I like how your implying your both sides

>Whittle Hitmonchan's HP to like 5%
>Hitmonchan finishes me off with Mach Punch
>Send out Sceptile to mega evolve and swords dance, predicting his Mach Punch to maximise damage before death.
>Ice Punch

>>27238235

I never lose.

>>27248676
Seriously who the fuck is that stupid? If I were playing brain dead and just attacked he would have died. Free damage

>>27248810
>>27248676
Outpredicted :^)

>>27248819
I bet it never even crossed his mind.

"DUHHH, GRASS? I'LL USE ICE"

I still won the match

>>27248842
"DUH 5% HP? I'LL USE SWORDS DANCE"

>>27248856
>Doesn't want to keep mach punch

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>The opposing Xerneas used Geomancy!
>The opposing Xerneas is absorbing power!
>The opposing Xerneas became fully charged due to its Power Herb!
>The opposing Xerneas's Special Attack rose sharply! The opposing Xerneas's Special Defense rose sharply! The opposing Xerneas's Speed rose sharply!
>Clefable used Psych Up!
>Mfw Unaware.

>unaware quagsire without scald vs Darkrai/Scizor/Garchomp

Somehow i 3-0'd the guy with a ton of hp.

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>>27248945
Or another one that I've used:
>The opposing Arceus used Swords Dance!
>The opposing Arceus's Attack rose sharply!
>Xerneas used Psych Up!
>Arceus used Extreme Speed!
>Xerneas used Close Combat!

>>27248962

>Xerneas
>Close combat

HOOVES?

>>27249052
I guess, I don't think he puts up his dukes. CC is good to boop the rare Steel Arceus as well.

Counter Forretress caused so many ragequit, cutstap berry to set up stones too if they didnt leave after the first turn

Entrainment traunt durant
Switch to dugtrio with arena trap max speed protect hone claws EQ and stone edge
Win
Works every time vs everything

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this is my new meme team

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/battlespotdoubles-402007517

Scizor was no danger with flamethrower on Wiggly

>>27248842
you were outpredicted dude. Just accept it and move on

Power-up-punch into explosion metagross with weakness policy. I maximize his defense and HP, switch in to anything particularly weak, and set up a power up punch. I keep bullet punch in case I can keep going, but more often than not they swap something that beats me, I survive with 30%-10% of my health, and boom, one hit KO

>>27242419
I use Evolite Sligoo too.

>>27249073
Duuude I ran counter Forretress, and yes there were a couple rage quits that occurred.
Especially after one guy let me set up all my hazards while he swords danced. Perfect prediction on my part and he was ded. gg

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Well not from the games, but once in the tcg online I got absolutely stomped by a deck that had only water energies and a couple of swampert ex

I am suprised I feel like I am only guy who use Mat Block on Greninja to get free boosts on teammate in dobles.

Levitate Bronzong with Balloon.
It's supposed to get the opponent into thinking I have Heatproof, so they hit Bronzong and get rid of the Balloon. Then when they go for the Ground attack, they find out I'm levitating.
Less useful now that Bronzong has 2 more weaknesses as of 6th gen, but it was fun while it lasted.

>>27238235
Giga Drain Volcarona with Grass Gem fucked so many water types back in Gen 5, I miss the old times.

>>27238235
6 slakings with giga impact

Cannot be beaten once you teach them flamethrower

Rock polish Golem with weakness policy

>>27241537
>Nasty Plot
But that eliminates the option of holding Choice Specs.

>>27249084
Talonflame used peck!

>>27249084
Pretty predictable once you lose once to it (I've lost to it too)
>Durant uses entrainment
Immidiately switch into something to counter the dugtrio(I've seen most run focus sash and switch in on the hit) or even if he decide to stay in with durant still switch out so you're not left with a pokemon with truant when durant faints
>Dugtrio is sent in, hit it, it has shit defense,dies.

Whirlpool + Protect + Perish Song Dewgong

>>27238235
I ran Brick Break Bisharp back when Deosharp was a thing, if that counts.