What were they thinking?

It's probably a very technical Pokémon that is always building and creating with a very analytical eye, like all Pokémon that get technician

I'll never understand the whole "slightly different color" shinies.

Green fog > dark blue fog

His helmet becomes purple.

>>30623184
FORCE

PALM

>>30623184
look mom, i posted it again!

>>30623207
>green
>dark purple
>"slightly different"

This is the worst pokememe out of all of them. Like, its not even funny anymore.

This meme is actual garbage.

We have at least three threads like this every day.

>>30623207
When its head flares up, it goes from green and red to purple and yellow in its shiny.

>>30623207
>he still thinks shinies aren't automatic palette swaps

>>30623184
Ssssstop

>>30624357
They aren't anymore

Gen 6 choice specific pallets for their shinies

>>30624405
Really? Source?

>>30624662
We'll take slurpuff for example where they made it look like a Sunday with an actual red cherry on top

I mean I can't prove it, but a good chunk of gen 6 shinnes do it

>>30624662
Well considered the sprites use palettes and models don't, they'd have had to get a new method anyway

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>>30623184
haha scizor and breloom are pretty garbage amirite guys?

This board is just awful.

I made an original thread about technician being extremely disappointing.

Some faggot does a pun bomb with pokemon moves that was cringy edge trash even reddit would reject, and then proceeds to samefag reaction images to their own post (even took a screen cap).

Meanwhile, everyone is busy lapping up GF's cock and creating miracle scenarios where technician is actually the best ability ever for a pokemon with one legitimate use of it (Shadow Sneak); rejecting that even something like Levitate would make it a much more strategic pokemon (3 immunities, stealth rock resistance, spikes immunity; ultimate switch bait).

I'm sure there will be at least one faggot in this thread to bring up a sheet of math about what it might possibly OHKO with technician HP-Ice and zero SpA investment.

>>30625035
imagine being this asshurt about being BTFO

>>30625004
>the usefulness on technician priority moves for pokemon with a base speed of 65/70/75 is equal to its usefulness on a pokemon with a base speed of 125

This is the retarded cousin of the HP-Ice faggot.

>>30624405
This video explains it nicely:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Inmj0jn_t4

>>30625074
pre-nerf talonflame says hi you fucking idiot

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>>30625074
>i don't know what talonflame is

>>30625141
>>30625154
GF wanted that bird very ded in this gen, isn't?

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>>30625074
>priority moves on fast Pokémon are useless

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As the guy that made the original comment, you guys killed it, holy shit.
It's becoming Goodra/Proud of it's Power-tier.

That guys should still make like a Ghost -type and Feint

Captcha: STOP 9000

>>30625035
>>30625248
POTTERY

>>30625242
>less useful = useless

Good job, retard.

>>30625141
>>30625154
>I don't know why priority roost bird was OU
>it was probably priority Brave Bird

Fucking moron.

>>30625286
Oh shit, he's still here.
>>30625035
Dude, Is you Hidden Power being autistic?
Stop being a sperglord.

>>30625248
Feint is a normal type move. Your memes are still weak.

>>30625133
Cool video

Out of all gen 6's falls their Pokémon were not any of them

>>30625340
>less useful
But that's not even true

>>30625340
i don't think you've ever fought a choice banded talonflame
which was literally all of them

>>30625361
>everyone who disagrees with me is a sperg or autistic if not both

The irony. The way this board is trying to force memes is evidence enough that it's full of autists who deserve this containment board.

>>30625340
t. sub 1200 shitter who doesn't know how the meta works

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>>30625340
>priority roost
Kek sure

>>30625035
How is Technician ever disappointing?
You rather it have Pressure?

>>30625436
Then why are you here?

FYI, you don't have to stay here, you know?

>>30625425
Talonflame was a menace for priority roost stall builds. Revenge killer Talonflame was less prolific and less useful; choice band on a pokemon with a 4x stealth rock weakness is too easy to punish.

>>30625340
talonflame was literally known for being the brave bird spammer
you obviously have never played competitively in your life

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>>30625483
>he ACTUALLY thinks roost was the reason Talonflame was OP

>infamously known as Bravest Bird or Suicide Bird

>>30625483
Did you even play Gen 6 OU at all?

>>30625490
And you clearly haven't played recently.

It was mostly Bulk Up or SD with Roost and Wil-O. Only low-tier shitters kept using Brave Bird spam, because 'Muh Memes.' ...or they just couldn't handle a meaningful strat past "press button to win game."

>>30625490

The thing that held Talonflame together was priority Roost, allowing it to invest fully in bulk and heal all damage while being fast enough to WoW relevant threats and throwing out priority STAB Brave Bird.

>>30625474
Levitate
Shadow Tag
Infiltrator
Scrappy

All would be more interesting and useful than Technician, and not break the theme of the pokemon; nor are they retarded strong like Yuge Power.

>>30625467
Confirmed for shitter.

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>>30625631
>Levitate
Not this shit again

>>30625631
>Scrappy on a Ghost type pokemon

I mean, if sableye and spiritomb are giving you THAT much trouble...

>>30625674
>what's the point of a pokemon with a great STAB combo for revenge killing that has stealth rock resistance, 3 typing immunities, and Spikes immunity

It's like you enjoy knowing fucking nothing about competitive pokemon.

the funny thing about all of this is that its already a capable build so it doesnt even need a real ability, like weavile

>>30625718
>Scrappy on a FIGHTING type pokemon

It's not first on my list, but it's more useful than Technician. I'd have much rather seen Levitate, and Shadow Tag would have put him in ubers.

>>30625740
EQ isn't even a threat to it. Spikes hardly matter.

Technician is great

>>30625740
You know, at this point you should just be greatful that it's ability isn't something worse.

>>30625631

>Shadow Tag
>not retarded

>>30625784
BUT IT COULD HAD KLUTZ!

>>30625775
What other than the two examples I gave are you trying to hit? Aegislash? Your ghost stab already hits it for super effective damage. And yeah, CC would do more, but it's still redundant as fuck.

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>>30625483
>stall talonflame
nigger what the literal fuck

>>30625847
What, do you play casual competitive? That shit was EVERYWHERE for the last few months. Have you never made it out of the elo-kiddie pool?

It gets technician for shadow sneak so it has stronger priority
I hope this cleared it up

>>30623184
Be careful, Joe's going to get mad

Just like how he got mad at my thread about his error about Anabel.

>>30625483
>Roost stall Talonflame

Holy fuck so you get memed on by ONE (1) Bulk Up + Roost set and you suddenly think every Talonflame build was a stall build? Jesus Christ, do you even know what Stall actually is? Fucking 1200 ELOfags will never shut the fuck up about shit they don't know about

>>30625004
>He doesn't know

>>30625938

It was more popular than the offensive sets.

>>30626015
Roost + Bulk still wasn't fucking stall you ignoramus. So I ask again DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT STALL IS?

>>30625847
Defensive =/= stall, obviously
Talonflame is piss weak, even crobat hits harder, so it's no surprise that a defensive set that actually takes advantage of it's movepool is more effective than when you just consider one move

>>30625900
>Earthquake
>dead birde
You are retarded. His defensive bulk up set isn't a stall set you mongoloid.

>>30626015
That's just plain untrue if you actually check its usage stats though. The majority of them were Choice Banded too

>>30626079
If your opponent roosted on a potential EQ, that's cause THEY sucked. Not cause the set was bad.

>>30626091
Alright then, you wanna bring up usage stats?

Then fucking bring up usage stats. Come on. Post em buddy.

>>30626233
Weren't you the one that said that Talonflame's "stall" build (love how you've not responded to ANY of the posts that call you on your bullshit about that) had more usage? Since you made the claim first, it's pretty customary that you provide the evidence for it first

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>>30626233
Uh ok.

>>30626286
No, You got more than one anon ass-blasting you buddy. I'm not him.

Now stop pussing out and show me your evidence.

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>>30626341
It's already posted above you

>>30626341
BTFO before you even finished posting god damn
>>30626293

>>30626293
How well does that evidence align with the elo-rankings those sets were used it.

100 Choice Bands used in a pool of sub-1500 shitters will always offset the data balance of GOOD sets used in the higher epsilon of battling.

>>30626401
>goal posts have now been flown across the planet

You asked for proof that "stall" Talonflame wasn't used as much as all-out attack Talonflame. So I proved ot

>>30626401
Dude, this is just pathetic.
Just accept you were wrong and move on.

You're like that anon last night that wouldn't accept anyone's arguments.

>>30626401
>Moving goalposts this hard
Just stop

>>30623184
Gamefaqs wasn't enough for you, Kabigon20?

>>30626495
Now prove that it's not the minority few in the upper ranks using the stall sets.

That would prove why those percentages would appear that way.

You got the top 20 using the lower percentage sets, and you got the bottom 500 using the shit sets. That WOULD appropriately skew the numbers.

>>30626495
>>30626521
>>30626559
>m-muh goalposts
And I thought reddit was an echo chamber.

>>30626587
All I said was that Choice Band Talonflame was more popular. Never said that "the best of the best use it only".

You asked for proof.

Done.

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>>30626600
>Get BTFO
>Play the Reddit card
Works every time. I hope you're enjoying these (You)s because I'm not in a hurry. I can keep feeding your shitty bait for at least another two hours. I'd love to hear what you have to say next.

>>30626600
Ironic since you're the one repeating your posts.

The only thing autists of this caliber respond to is ridicule.
Laugh at them, but never argue with them. You'll waste your time.

>>30626645
>Done

If you can't go the extra yards, then you ran out of steam. Your arguments are invalid since you can't follow through.

If someone sets the goal posts farther, run farther, faggot.

@30623184
So is this the new shit meme we're going to run into the fucking ground?

Also, no (You)) for you, cunt

>>30626769
>you have to obey my fallacies because I said so!
>f-f-fagot -r-re-redditor!
HAHAHAHA
Low quality bait anon
Come back when you actually think of some thing creative

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>>30626769
>"I was proven wrong so I'll just demand something that you can't reasonably obtain so I'm technically not wrong!"

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>>30626769
Keep up the good work

>>30623207
When the shiny lights up it gets Morty's colors

>>30626872
So real talk, yeah, I couldn't find proof of my concept either...but the theory still adds up.

Higher ranks will be amongst the fewest players. A lower percentage of are using the lower percentage of sets, obviously. So you got the lower percentage of to players using the lower percentage sets, while the cesspool that is the lower ranks are using the the more common sets.

>>30626961
Sorry anon, doesn't fly like that.
You have to prove it.

>>30626985
And Showdown doesn't provide usage-based on ranking statistics. So I'm at a personal impasse. My theory adds up, but the proof isn't provided by the source...what do I do?

>>30626961
>theory still adds up

So at the very least you're admitting that it was a theory. A theory that still doesn't make much sense in any actual context but still a theory. You cannot make any sort of concrete claims with a theory that only YOU agree with

>>30627033
Revise your theory or you're an intellectually dishonest cunt violating basic laws of arguing.

>>30626961
Isn't it the opposite though? Otherwise that'd mean the "top players" were using things like Flame Body or Steel Wing?

It seems more like: Top percentage of players pick the most optimal set, and others copy it in attempts to be the best too.

>>30627033
>My theory adds up
Not really.

>>30626961
>so I ain't got shit, but I know I'm right
This isn't how this works, anon; until you can prove your theory you ain't got shit
Besides, you were the one that brought usage percentages in the first place, so burden of proof falls to you

tl;dr lurk moar

>>30626961
You were fucking wrong, just admit you were wrong and leave it alone. This is an anonymous message board, no one will give a shit about you.

Welp, I regretfully found the evidence I was looking for. http://www.smogon.com/stats/

Pick a time stamp. It's shows month by month statistics for every tier, OU included.

Time Stamp, OU, and you can even select between different pools of rankings.

Each one proves...I was wrong. But I'm self satisfied that I did find it. Even when it shows I'm a big fat dunce.

It may take a few Ctr-F's and clicks and back tracking to dig through, but the proof that I am wrong is there.

I respectfully admit defeat.

ggwp.

>>30627260
Just to toot my own horn, at least I went out of my way to find and present the evidence. It proves me wrong, but it was the right thing to do.

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>>30627260
>An anon finding his own proof AND admitting he was wrong

It's a fucking Christmas miracle

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>>30627300
>an honourable anon

>>30627316
I'm not above admitting defeat when I'm undoubtedly wrong.

On a side note, it is pretty interesting stuff to sift through.