How to spot a bad player

>got a defensive TN through gts
>pelago train that shit
>realize it doesnt learn fucking ANYTHING worth using as a wall
Oh I was mad. Stupid bastatd could at least learn infestation.

>Their team is 6 seemingly random OU mons slapped together

>>30857426
>Toxic/WoW/Leech Seed on Clefable

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>Ambipom with Fake Out and Last Resort

>they think trick room suddenly makes a slow shitmon good
>they run baneful bunker or merciless on toxapex

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>>30857314
>Charizard
You know I'm right.

>>30857518
Don't forget Kings Rock, Fling, and Acrobatics.

>>30857314
>any verlisify set ever

>>30857314
>He says a x4 weakness immediately makes a Pokemon bad

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>dinner tonight with family
>shooting the shit with my brother
>ask him how his Pokemon game is going
>ask if he used his Johto balls on anything yet
>he says no but he wants to use the Heavy Ball on Guzzlord
>fair enough, colors kinda fit but you should use it on something that can breed so it'll pass down and shit
>tells me he might do that instead
>says now he's wondering what he should catch with it
>I tell him, why not a Beldum? (he loved Metagross last time we talked about it)
>he says fuck Beldum, Metagross sucks
>I have no face
>he asks if Metagross is good
>tell him hell fucking yes and that he's an idiot
>"I'm not into that competitive shit, I'm just shiny hunting lol"
>says he's mad that Type: Null can't breed
>I tell him it's kind of overrated
>he rants about how I'm wrong and how Silvally's base 95 across the board is so good and it's ability is so OP
>you literally have 1 move to take advantage of with it and you are forced to run a physical set to do so
>tells me I suck
>tell him to battle me
>"W-with what team? I told you I'm shiny hunting lol"

tldr my brother thinks Silvally is better than Metagross. Is my brother a retard? Or am I missing something?

>>30858068
tfw I thought about the Fake Out Hitmonlee set before I saw his video and now everybody thinks I'm a poser

>>30858525
Megagross is Megastronk, but without some move tutor moves has issues. You have to rely on Meteor Miss over Iron Head for one, and no Ice Punch.

>>30858525
The Fake Out Unburden set is very old, I doubt he actually came up with it.

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>>30858525
Your brother is a retard.

Also you're wrong. Silvally has ONE good set, and it's special.

Silvally @ Dragon Memory
Draco Meteor
Flamethrower
Parting Shot
Thunder Wave

That said its still shit, especially in OU.

>>30858617
Meteor Miss is superior even with access to Iron Head, especially if you're running adamant instead of Jolly

>>30858673
The attack boost doesn't proc often enough to be useful compared to IH's flinch chance, and the 10 BP power drop is made up for by the perfect accuracy. Do you run Aqua Tail over Waterfall on Azumarill?

>>30858650
To be fair, I did state that he was talking about the OP ability, and I meant it as in you had to run a physical set to make use of the ability/move.

>>30858634
that makes me happy.

>>30857314
>they think silvally is worth using

Null/Silvally literally just needed either Recover, ESpeed, or both, and it would've been good.

>they think decidueye is the most competitively viable gen vii starter when primarina is better in singles and incineroar is better in doubles

>>30858723
Aqua tail doesnt boost your attack into rape time levels.

>>30858813
>Incineroar is better in doubles
expand on that? I'm curious. I like it but aside from the story I've got no idea how to go about making it effective.

>>30858842
Brutal swing is good for hitting all 3 pokemon.

>>30858842
Fake Out, Intimidate, bulk isn't complete shit.

>>30858842
Literally only one of two Pokemon (the other being Scrafty) that gets both Intimidate and Fake Out.

Also Darkest Lariat is good for dealing with Marowak.

>>30858617
I like Megagross with Hone Claws, Meteor Smash, Zen Headbutt and Ice Punch/Earthquake.
Jolly max atk max speed after one Hone Claws you rip through everything without worrying about missing.

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>>30857426

this plus
>>all of their movesets are copypasted from smogon with no changes to suit their team

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>They switch in a Water type or see no issue staying in with a Water/Ground or Water/Flying against anything that can learn Freeze Dry

>>30858024
Only if it isn't holding a Mega Stone, X or Y.

>>30858896
Hitmontop says hi

>>30859070
Oh look, a charizard shitter.

>>30857314
>make every stat 95
>speed: 59
they knew what they were fucking doing

>>30858525

If only Silvally had Base 105 across the board and Quick Attack, then it'd really be Babby Arceus

At least it might be useful in UU.

>thinks espeon counters darkrai

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>>30858908
>saving thumbnails
Who's the retard in this situation?

>>30858650
I run:

Silvally (jolly) @Life Orb
Parting Shot
Double Edge
Crunch
Explosion

It's not a bad Pokemon, and catches some people off guard. Problem is that I (and a lot of other people) expected so much more from it.

>>30857314

This SO MUCH. Good lord. Like you literally have to be braindead to think eviolite type null is good, much less better than silvally

>>30857314
Type: Null is good at battle royale.
Dragon Claw
Iron Head
Swords Dance
Substitute/Protect
Relaxed Nature 252 Def/SpD
Since you have three opponents and you tank any attack that isn't a pseudo legend, null is pretty comfortable with this set. But, it's battle royale so only use him if youre bored.

>>30858035
This pisses me off so much in battle tree because there's absolutely no way to counter it unless your Pokemon is a fast fighting which can 1hko before it uses acrobatics on you

>Silvally was made to fight Ultra Beasts
>It has absolutely nothing to make it specifically good at this whatsoever
>Being able to "be all the types" at once is considered a special thing even though monotypes are static based on a held item, which is weak and boring
>Rather than simply letting you change the type at will 16 fucking tapes are dropped into your inventory and you have to equip them as items
>DOING THIS IN THE SAME FUCKING GENERATION YOU JUST INTRODUCED Z-CRYSTALS. JUST MAKE ITS ABILITY WORK WITH YOUR GAMES BIGGEST GIMMICK MAYBE?
>Unironically thinking this gimmick is in any way relevant, the gen after Protean Greninja

I honestly don't know who the fuck at Gamefreak forced this pokemon so much but i'm guessing everyone else just ignored them because absolutely no thought whatsoever went into this disaster of a pokemon.

>>30863570
Mega Silvally with Protean when?

>>30857314
>toxic
>protect

ahaha get rekt shitter. evio sucks, most good eviolites are only good because of recovery, and lum>rest is pretty trash when you do absolutely nothing with double edged, which is your best move, yet takes even more health away from you. Silvally is better, but still sucks bar an air slash to buzzwole.

>>30858862
Bad player detected

>>30858813
>primarina is better in singles
Hi transfaggot

>>30863586
Crossgen evolution with Gen 8

It turns from a silver doggo to a golden doggo.
Its ability will become RKS System v.Z, which makes it change type with z-crystals instead of memories. Either that, or give it its own Z-move, which is all eighteen types and ignores immunity, instead dealing half-damage to types it would normally clank harmlessly off of without a single drop of blood being shed.

>>30863980
Not that anon, and deciduayyy is my favorite, but primarina is a nuke with incredible typing. It's like thundurus-i: ugly as shit but who cares because it's good. Anyone who doesn't see that is a butthurt fanboy of one of the other two starters or doesn't actually play competitive.

>>30857518
mama roach > papa roach

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>>30863425
>Mfw Lele-chan gives 0 fucks and wipes them out with psychic

>>30858068
>AV Rain Dance Goodra

>>30866896
>Fury Cutter Venusaur

>>30866860
>he's a tapufucker

>>30857426
Fucking this. Shitters don't care about actually building a solid team, they just see whats at the top of the OU list because they believe tat guarantee victory. You have to create a team that counters the top shit, not simply follow it mindlessly. I use pokemon from PU-RU and still win against OU because they specifically stop the top tier threats.

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>>30859044
>they keep asking why you're fast but you can't hear them over the sound of Scarfed Blizzards

>>30863570
Silvally wins 1v1 with every UB if it has correct memory equiped

>>30863570
Wasn't the Silvally project carried out in secret, with Lusamine unaware? I guess this is what happens when you make a project without funding.

Evolite Type:Null would be porygon 2 tier amazing if it actually learned some moves. Battle Armor isnt amazing but at least you wont have to worry about crit bull shit and thats good on a defensive mon

>>30857809
>merciless on toxapex
there are STILL retards who think this is good and it triggers the fuck out of me

>he uses bonemerang over earthquake
there are so few situations where the double hit actually matters that missing 10% of the time is not worth it

>>30872991
Fuck off Mimikyu.

>they use an offensive Z-move

>>30873015
>implying those arent great in any format that isn't 6v6 singles

>>30873003
are you suggesting that the second hit somehow matters when mimikyu is just going to sd and shadow claw you to death?

>>30873003
>bonemerang misses
>mimikyu now gets double SD and can sweep your entire team with shadowsneak
G-good thing I got that extra 30% off right?

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>Shell Smash Baton Pass

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>>30857426
>they use popular VGC mons in battle spot singles
>they copypaste mons, they don't know how to use, e.g. Celesteela
>they throw ad hominem and forfeit after their first mon got killed

>>30866896
Are there any gen 7 sets?

>they use Golisopod
>they always use First Impression on switch

>>30863389
Why are you running Dragon Claw over Muti-Attack? Is the 5 extra PP enough to consider the inferior option?

>>30857518
>Ambipom in general
FTFY.

>>30857809
What a waste. Imagine if salazzle did get merciless.

>>30873131
>Guy doesn't run a White herb
>He does multiple shell smashes
>He passes
>OHKO their sweeper
>They disconnect.

>dark attacks used by ghost mons or vice versa (in general)
>using lower tier mons that are terrible
>physical attacks not named Seismic Toss used by Chansey or Blissey
>half the ORAS RU ladder
>setting up on obvious Unaware mons
>almost 2017 and still running Eviolite Slowbro
>Ash teams
>people who play OMs aka Other Metagames on Smogon and have no idea what the mechanics of said OM are
>incomplete teams
>non-mega versions of mons that are terrible without the mega, Charizard in particular
I could be here all day complaining about the stuff I see.

>>30870890
Bootleg arceus

>>30866896
Oh my fucking god, is this a real set that this retard made?

>>30864035
>which is all eighteen types and ignores immunity
Just make it deal SE damage on everything, it's actually worth using that way. Being every type at once is just asking for a Steel-type or something to come in and eat it for free.

>>30857314
They have a Mega Kangaskahn

>>30873865
This