ITT: Gimmicks only you have ever tried to use

HP-Dragon Maractus with Water Absorb

Xukitree and Top Keko in the battle tree with alolan marowak and ice beam, doubles

>>31500765
Using Pledges while playing Doubles in Battle Maison.

Physical Cobalion in Smogon singles uu gen 6

>>31500765
physical taunt rainer topkok with spark as stab

>>31500765
I used Choice Specs Sleep Talk Latios in Gen 5 because I was tired of Breloom making sack a mon to sleep

it worked pretty well

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>>31500888
Nice trips

Choice scarf girafarig that skill swapped sap sipper to Swampert. Even better was my opponent who sent out a stantler with the same strategy haha

I think it became prevalent in Gen 5, but I used a Safety Goggles Clefable with Magic Bounce as my disruptor in Gen V.

>>31500948
No you didn't, because Gen 5/V did not introduce Safety Goggles and because Magic Bounce isn't an ability that's compatible with Clefable

>>31500908
It sounds good, how about Choice anything Metronome Snorlax/Togekiss?

>>31501039
it would be fun, but it wouldn't be good

ST Latios lets it call on any move with the power of Choice Specs and OHKO Breloom on the turn after it spores when it attempts to set up. My other moves were Psyshock, Draco Meteor and HP Fire

>>31500867
Howd that go?

An attacking Smeargle with legendary-exclusive moves.

I sometimes did a suicide lead Combee in Gen IV.

Combee @ Focus Sash
-Mud-Slap
-Endeavor
-Tailwind
-Bug Bite

Aqua Jet Empoleon

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>>31500765
bide goodra assault vest

>>31500765
Sleep-Talk Power Construct Zygarde

Literally never been killed

>>31500765
I was sick of sitting in Ferrothorn vs Ferrothorn situations after both players lost the rest of their teams, so I slapped HP Fire on mine.

>>31500765
Back in the days of Gen 6, I had this Triples team that consisted of 3 Scarfed Greninja and a Mega Gardevoir. One Greninja would set up Mat Block and the other would switch out and Mega Gardevoir would set up. Next turn, the Greninja that set up Mat Block last turn would switch out, Gardevoir would set up or Hyper Voice, and the other Greninja would set up Mat Block. This pattern continues and just sets up Mat Block every turn, shielding me from all direct attacks. It's only weakness is priority, specifically Bullet Punch and status, specifically Paralysis, and Hoopa

>>31500765
Physical Gengar and special Garchomp

Belly drum Golisopod

Crabhammer Mew

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>>31501324
>physical gengar

>>31501261
And what format doesn't have species clause?

>>31500765
ive used wonder room mega bro to moderate success, effective 95/180 balk on either side

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Eevoboosted krookidile with power trip. Anything that doesn't resist dark, has great defense or otherwise is gloing down in one hit. I love it man

>>31501140
>physical empoleon
My man

>avalanche locked behind three gens
>my phys empoleon from gen 4 probably has a shit nature because didn't care about natures until gen 5/late 4

>>31500765
Weakness Policy Eelektross

>>31500765

Playing with pokemon that I like

>>31501388
gets people so salty, won many games finishing off red hp enemies with le ebin water quick attack

>>31500765
Trick Room Gengar

Did okay

In Doubles I paired Regigigas with defensive Simple Beam/Ally Switch/Tailwind/Light Screen Xatu. It worked pretty OK. Being able to retarget Close Combats helped them both live longer. It worked well in the Red/Green/White Triples event in December of 2015.

>>31501368
>Muh Smogon
Anon was probably just fucking around with Link Battles

>>31500948
Oops my bad, it was gen 6 then. I could have sworn otherwise.

Back in the early days of XY I tried using Meowstic M/F together. The idea was to Charm female Meowstic and get a competitive boost. Only then I found out Competitive didn't work that way and I barely used Meowstic F ever again.

Meowstic M became one of my mainstays in Doubles though.

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>>31500765
Sunflora and Castform Sunny Day team.
I never won a single maison battle
It was still a lot of fun

tinted lens flying gem acrobatics mothim in gen V, it was funny when I once OHKOd a thundurus with it

>>31501671
The only sunny day team worth running in the Maison is Typhlosion/Y-Zard

>>31500908
I swear I've read this before

Anger point Prime ape in doubles with frost breath crygonal

>>31500867
>>31501173
>>31500888
>>31501756

emphasis on the "only you have ever tried", guys

Cherrim flower gift sun team.
I never did finish that team, it boosts Attack when most of the things that directly benefit from sun are special.

Focus Sash/Endure/Reversal/Swords Dance Torchic/Combusken when I was using teams made up of randomly generated Pokemon

Wide Lens Hustle Nidorino in Gen 5 NU

>>31501744
yes but I don't like either of those

Back in gen 4, specifically Battle Revolution's online I would use my Story team and bring the best out of them

My Machoke nobody to trade was built for fighting faggots constantly using Darkrai

They would go first, Dark void, Chesto Berry would activate, cross chop

And then Vaccume wave next turn to finish it off

It's not perfect, but at the time before I became full competitive EV training this was my go to Method that didn't fail

>>31501387
I've been wanting to try this out for a long time, it sounds as fun as it looks on paper.

>>31501387

Moxie makes the set even better

Zoom Lens Dynamic Punch Crabominable

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high defense Assault Vest Incineroar.

bulky choice scarf metronome clefable

Extreme Evoboosted (via baton pass) Power Trip Krookodile + Psych Up Stored Power Espeon. Didn't go very well

>>31501867
How'd that work out? Something tells me not well.

Assault Vest Pallosand with Giga Drain for recovery

Using the shore up slot for Sludge Bomb to get rid of cheeky grass fucks

>>31500765
Greninja, adaptability Quick attack, shadow sneak, water shruiken, power up punch. Assvest.

I can't believe I swept someone with it.

>>31501897
It has flame charge and access to leechlife, should work fine

>>31501897

Very well actually. No one ever expects it and it can tank stab super effect hits very well. Also good for tanking hits when you absolutely need to switch out.

>>31501920
>Greninja, adaptability

>>31501920
fug protean I mean. Been a while since I touched the frog.

>>31501926

It has both of these.

>>31501920
what the fuck am i reading

>>31500765
>wonder room
Well? How?

Quick claw Crabominable

>>31501931
My bad, I had Incineroar mixed up with Pyroar.

Mixed attacker Solgaleo

The stat is there why waste it

Back in Gen 4, I got so sick of the constant weather that I started using an Expert Belt Castform just to fuck over weather based teams. He actually did okay.
Still don't know why people call Gen 5 Weather Wars when Gen 4 was just as bad,

>>31502075
>Still don't know why people call Gen 5 Weather Wars
Cause you got pokemon who could bring eternal sun/rain that weren't legendary

>>31501389
this isnt a gimmick this is a verlis-tier mistake

>>31502066
I do this with my Arcanine

ExtremeSpeed
Wild Charge
Close Combat
Burn Up with Firium-Z

I get two giant firebombs then proceed to having no weaknesses (but lose anyway because it's an Arcanine and not something actually good).

Bulky Intimidate Krookodile
Mirror Move Speed Boost Blaziken

>>31502156
>but lose anyway because it's an Arcanine and not something actually good
Where the fuck have you been? Arcanine has been a reliable team member since its conception. Just because its not m-muh OU doesn't mean it sucks. Arcanine is absolutely viable in any format.

>>31502075
>Gen 4 was just as bad
The only Pokemon that could automatically summon weather before gen 5 were Kyogre and Groudon.

>>31502075
>gen 4 was just as bad

except it fucking wasn't because the only weather setters with any relevance at all were Tyranitar and Hippowdon. Kyogre and Groudon were banished to ubers and Abomasnow was malignantly mediocre

Yeti Crab is the only Ice Type on existance that knows scald

As garbage as the stat is, using it is actually useful

>>31501987
I tried it on Reuniclus to get around defensive threats that Psyshock couldn't deal with, It was a horrible idea and was mainly just using it for the sake of using it.

>>31502215
Mine in-game knows crabhammer

>>31502066
You can at least run a Calm Mind set.

>>31502215

Unnessesary since you got earthquake and fighting type moves

>>31500858
>HP Dragon
Why

>>31501367
Do you know how many punches he learns?

Soak + Whirlpool + Toxic + Roost Pelipper in Gen 5

>>31502215

Unless you really want that burn,, it's unnessesary since you got crab Hammer anyway

>>31500866
i do that. the ice beam with discharge boost catches garchomps off guard all the time

>>31502133
pimpnite got someone to use earthquake with a mold breaker sawk on a wp eelektross and he got the boost
not that it matters, it's still dumb
the video was about bad poke/item combos though

>>31502183
and Tyranitar, Hippowdown and Abomasnow.

>>31501387

I didn't even know about Power Trip until now. Time to put it on my team.

When you realise this guy has Power-Up punch and Moxie, it's even more hilarious.

>>31502433
What about an Anger Point?

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>>31500765
In TCG I had a meme deck that revolved around Aipoms and Ambipoms eating up the opponent's deck while controling their top 3 cards and forcing switches with trainer cards.

If I was up against experienced players with balanced decks they could normally beat me but Mewtwo EX shitters who had no idea what they were actually doing got stomped. Currently trying to recreate it for Online.

>>31501989
No fucking way, I did that too for my in game team. It was surprisingly effective, got at least 4 life-saving QC moments during the E4 alone

Skill-swap color change keckleon. No one ever sees it coming and it's not really the best thing to use but one time someone rage quit over my skill swapping his garchomp on showdown.

>>31500858
why

rock polish alohan muk
reversal focus sash snow crab
ass vest swalot

This is by far my favorite Milotic set to use.

Leftovers & Modest Nature

252 Def / 252 SpA / 4 HP

Coil
Hydro Pump
Blizzard
Rest

Makes it really physically tanky after just one Coil and makes Blizzard almost never miss while also hitting fairly hard.

Assault Vest Protean Kecleon.

>>31501821

It is, try it with friend guard clefairy

>>31501843

I know but the intimidate really helps with making the enemies attacks less threatening

>>31502836
Also trying out a physically defensive Arbok with Intimidate in my ORAS playthrough.

This is the set I have planned:

Leftovers & Impish Nature

252 Def / 252 HP / 4 Atk

Coil
Gunk Shot
Glare
Earthquake

>>31501367
Sub Punch Gengar was a thing in gen 3.

>>31502871
I tried this out in my Y playthrough and it's actually quite good if you're just playing through the story.

This was the set I used:

Adamant Nature

252 SpDef / 252 Atk / 4 HP

Shadow Sneak
Sucker Punch
Ice Punch
Fire Punch

Makes Kecleon into a surprisingly good specially defensive tank.

hyponosis, sub-punch poliwrath

weakness policy+weak armor kabutops. Endure/flail/aqua jet/Stone edge

Endure a super effective hit, then everything pretty much dies to +2 aqua jet. Swept quite a few teams with it, can't wait to give it a go in SM if bank ever happens.

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>>31500765
Endure Weakness Policy Unburden Sceptile
>endure was basically the ONLY tutor that didn't come back in ORAS
>this set is impossible to actually make
>Sceptile is not even allowed to have a shitty gimmick

>>31503091
Weakness Policy Kabutops isn't too bad. It gets +2 Speed from the boost now. I ran it with SD and Sash and it got some work in.

>>31501324
I battled someone that used a giga impact gengar, was that you?

>>31501756
Currently building a team with anger point tauros holding a yache berry. My ice min will be a walrein with ice body, hail, aqua ring, frost breath and stockpile. Gunna try and get an agility boost for tauros from ghost Oricoro's baton pass

Sturdy weakness policy rock polish Alolan Golem

>>31502082
Shit guys, is there a better metagame than post Platinum gen 4?

>>31500765
LO Primarina with max speed & Wonder Room

252 positive SPCD nature Assault vest Mudsdale

Whiscash
Dragon dance, rain dance, waterfall, rest
Hydration, holding damp rock

For some reason this actually works half of the time

Mirror Coat Alomomola
Rock Polish + Stealth Rock Golurk

>>31502928
>>31502871

I did this with

Adamant, Assault Vest

252 HP / 252 Attack / SpDef

Shadow Sneak
Sucker Punch
Power up Punch
Drain Punch

Got walled by a handful of mons, but decimated when it worked.

benis :)

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most of these are gen 3-4

Fury Swipes CB Slaking and Snatch Arbok for Sub Jolteon/Ninjask.

Mirror Move Pidgeot in NU/UU with Lum against Sunny Beam teams back when Sleep Powder worked against grass.

Lonely Sub Focus Punch Alakazam and
Mean Look / Psychic / Calm Mind / Rest Gardevoir against Blissey switch-ins.

HP Flying Blissey for Heracross switch-in.

>>31503327
That's a pretty shit set-up mate. Wouldn't it be easier to pass a stronger pokemon a shell smash or some shit.

>>31502743
>rock polish alohan muk
Thats pretty clever actually. With Tapu Bulu's ability active it could shrug off an EQ and sweep.

>>31503486
not to mention, Yache berry won't work for Tauros because an Ice-type move will never be SE on Tauros.

Back in Gen V I used Gastro Acid Eelektross and Slaking in Doubles but it wasn't really that good

>>31503327
I don't think yache berry will work since it only weakens effective moves

Trick room sandstorm

Assault vest pyukumuku

>>31503590

Don't they cancel each other?

>>31503649
Uh-oh, you friccen moran! you didn't go to trainer school!

>>31503649
How?

Focus sash Dodrio with Brave bird, endeavor and quick attack

Sableye with Focus Sash and Stall
Idea was to use metal burst after a fake out

>>31502488
>for Online.
where do you play the pokemon tcg online?
does that cost money?

>>31503649

You can have weather in Trick room

Berry Juice lvl.1 Pineco w Pain Split, Toxic and other things I can't remember.

Used it just to annoy online.

Even more bulky mega aggron with Metal burst and heavy slam

>>31503475
a few more

gen1 Kinesis Alakazam against Slowbro

gen2 Slowbro with Growl (64 pp attrition and good against final pokemon Curselaxes, more consistent than Sand Attack Skarmory), Flamethrower, Toxic, Rest

gen2 Hypno, f (attack DV determined gender): Attract, Seismic Toss, Rest, Thunder Wave

>>31500765
Cosmic Power-spamming Sigilyph next to an Eviolite Follow Me Clefairy. Once I had a lot of boosts, I would go for a Stored Power sweep. Worked a couple of times. It was fun.

>>31502886
using evs for a playthrough
nigga please
also lefties are post game, you just going to hack in a competitive set arbok for a playthrough?

>>31503569
Really? I just assumed it was all ice moves

Nobody expects a special attacking weavile

>>31503537
>Yache berry won't work for Tauros because an Ice-type move will never be SE on Tauros.
It will if we use forests curse on it!

>>31503745
theres an official program just look it up

>>31503851
not the guy, but does anyone else do this? I like injecting in/trading eggs of mons over to a fresh cart for specific playthroughs.

Bulky (female) Dusknoir with
Pain Split
Toxic/WIll o wisp
Confuse Ray
attract

It actually worked a lot of the time.

>>31503919
> Sap sipper...

>>31503939
my oras playthrough i bred hoenn mons i never used before but i didnt ev train them or anything, just wanted for example a keckleon early and not twords the end of the game.

>>31503961
Bruh, he said anger point. Also sap sipper isn't a tauros ability you nig nog

>>31503979
Yeah, exactly.

when i replayed Black, i gave myself a durant so i could have one early and not at the end

>>31503930
>theres an official program just look it up
yeah but does it cost money?

>>31504001
It has monetization, because you have to buy real packs of cards to get codes for cards online.

>>31504113
>>31504001
You can earn coins in the game to unlock packs though

>>31502482
Only crit guaranteed moves are Frost Breath and Storm Throw so not good for him

I suppose you could pair him with a super lucked scope lens'd unfezant with night slash...

>>31504113
>>31504125
I know i'm now derailing the thread, but one more question.
Is it one of those types of f2p setups where I'm just going to be roflstomped by anyone who pays money? Or if I stick to it could I eventually get to the point where I can stand toe to toe with moneyfags?
okay, fine, two questions

>>31504195
You can trade your rares for better cards so it is possible to get good cards with no money

Speed boost baton pass to Trevanant.

Only an idea until bank, but Z-Refresh Arbok sounds like fun

>>31503851
Lefties are munchlax's hold item, breh.

Im experimenting different shit

Does Zoom Lens still count in Trick room or is it voided since you move first?

%20 accuracy boost but only if you move after your target

When ferrothorn was released I was the only person I've noticed who ran a curse set on it, leftovers with power whip, gyro ball, and sometimes swapping in drill run (?) Depending on my team comp.

I also was the only person I saw who used choice specs modest overheat chandelure, was fun catching bliss off guard.

Power of alchemy alolan muk with memento mismagius in doubles for that sweet immunity.
"it worked out once so far

Simple Beam Audino + Acupressure Drapion

It was fun.

Doubles

Crabominable and Bruxish

Bruxish uses Trick room and protects from priority with her ability

>>31504725
Super snips

>>31504770

Using them the way they were intended isn't gimmicky

>>31503590
I did this at a VGC regional. Did alright, but of course I didn't get to finals. I'm not sure if anyone else even used TR.

>>31502893
When punch were special

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>>31505485

Physical assault vest blastoise

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I remember in gen 6 ou, gale wings talonflame would almost always be the bane of my MegaZam, so I ended up putting Hp flying on him. I would send MegaZam in, and trace gale wings. I think after stealth rocks, Hp flying KOes. Safe to say, it was a horrible strategy, but it was so satisfying when it worked.
Another one would be Custap Berry Harvest Exxegutor. Basically get Eggy to 25% through either endure or soaking up weak/NVE attacks. From there, you could potentially move first every time and fire off powerful leafstorms, then regain your custap through harvest. If harvest doesn't activate, you could protect for an extra chance. Worked mildly decentley as a late game revenge killer/sweeper especially if you got sun going, but psychic grass is too shit a combo for this to really work. It's one of the reasons why I wish Game Freak will release custap soon, as Alola Exxegutor looks like a much better user of this.

gen iv doubles, team was half water absorb and half volt absorb. gimmick was to use surf and discharge as much as possible to heal teammates. worked ok, never got too far with it though

>>31500765
I used to run a Curse Weakness Policy Umbreon.

>>31503327
I did something similar back in gen 5. Anger point tauros next to a physical attacking frost breath frosslass.

Idea was to set up a weaker frost breath 1st turn while tauros attacks with a rock gem boosted rock slide or other attack. Then frosslass uses psyche up next turn and shenanigans of maxed attacked pokemon pursue.

I'm pretty sure everybody wants to focus on a bulky all defense and special defense boosted Metronome user

Rock polish weakness policy Golem with sturdy

skill swap fur coat

>>31502341
Maractus gets awful coverage so it needs what it can get and no one has the patience to breed one with HP fire.

>>31505574
my hate for smogon bird also drove me to do crazy things like your megazam

I am so glad that fucking bird got gutted

>>31505894
just inject lol

>Special attacker minior
>special attacker swalot
>dragonium-z primeape
>ludicolo without a drizzle party member

>>31505825
Yes, but did you try it in triples on an AssVest Slaking?

>>31500765
Politoed: Drizzle: Red Card
Use Perish Song
Count 3

Get hit
switch out to
Dugtrio: Focus Sash: Arena Trap
Have Protect/Dig/Rest/Sucker Punch
Use Protect
Count 2

Take Hit:
If 1% left use Protect
If more 1% use Rest
Count 1
Whatever happens, opponents mon is kill.

Good to use against sweepers, Mega Fug, etc.

:^)

>>31505968
I've done SPA minior.

Sadly it doesn't work as well because of lack of STAB, imo.

>>31506099
power gem anon

>>31506110
I meant acrobatics.

Acrobatics is the strongest move minior has, basically. You miss out on dual stab in special attack build

>>31506120
hidden power flying

>>31505825
You could just use iron defense

>>31500765
anger point krookodile with a 100% crit honchkrow that also has tailwind if it lives

anyone tried agility vikavolt yet? is it any good?

>>31506094
>rayqauza
>affected by arena trap

>>31504344
Is this in response to my anger point tauros?

>>31506245

If it works on Golem, Vikavolt should be fine assuming you have a speed positive nature and EV's

Just make sure your attacks kill or your kill

>>31506132
>252 SpA Minior-Down Hidden Power Flying vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Mew: 82-97 (24 - 28.4%) -- 95.8% chance to 4HKO
>0 Atk Minior-Down Acrobatics (110 BP) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Mew: 118-141 (34.6 - 41.3%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
Not worth it.

Ice punch Aggron

Mega Sableye with Gravity, paired with Dugtrio and Scarf Landorus. Didn't work as well as I'd hoped.

>>31500765
>Gen 5
>NU Sun team
>MVP was Eviolite Chlorophyll Ivysaur

>>31502268
>>31502385
>ice hammer and hammer arm are punching moves
>crabhammer isn't

I used an Eviolite Shelgon with Rest Talk, DDance, and Outrage in 5th gen
Was actually a lot better than it sounds

>>31506094
>Red Card
So the opponent gets to escape. Perfectly sound logic.

>>31506795
>that only you have used
>http://www.smogon.com/dex/bw/pokemon/shelgon/uu/

milotic @ leftovers
careful, max investment in hp and spdef
dragon tail
iron tail
aqua tail
coil

did not work at all
also tried a resttalk phaser set with just coil/dragon tail also didn't work

i feel like there's something close to useful there, but just doesn't pan out. Maybe recover? idk

Curse Avalugg
>Weakness policy was applicable in lower tiers

>>31506878
arena trap, fuckboy.

Prankster Sableye w/ Black Sludge, Toxic, Confuse Ray, Dark Pulse
>Trick the sludge, then toxic, then confuse for a good wallbreaker

Moxie Gyarados /w gyaradosite Dragon Dance, Bounce, Waterfall, Attract
>DD, then bounce [Which paralyses] then use attract [if opponent is opposite gender],then spam waterfall. Paraflinch attract Moxie gyarados, mega evolve if necessary

Related question, but why is physical nidoking so uncommon?

Do his special moves end up dealing more damage then his physical ones with sheer force or something?

>>31506951
Considering I never saw it apart from myself, I assumed no-one else did.

>>31507545
It's probably more that he has a better special movepool than physical one(ice beam, t-bolt, flamethrower, surf

At least, that was true for many years. With recent generations, and poison becoming good, that might not be true anymore.

I could see him doing alright with something like

poison jab
EQ
Megahorn
sucker punch/stone edge/cock slide/brick break/dragon tail/smart strike/shadow claw

>>31507590
the best part is, the smogonfags wont see it coming

I tried so hard to get Swords Dance + Choice Scarf to work by having a different Pokemon set up Wonder Room. It wasn't a good idea.

>>31507590
Honestly, as a Nidofag myself, that set is pretty suboptimal. Got a decent amount of power, but not enough reliable coverage. Steels like Celesteela shit on physical sets, and Poison Jab is inferior to Sludge wave. Special really is the way to go for a reason

>>31507590
>It's probably more that he has a better special movepool than physical one(ice beam, t-bolt, flamethrower, surf
It's special movepool has perfect coverage and Sludge Wave is a much stronger Poison STAB. When using Sheer Force boosted moves, its special damage output is actually slightly higher than non-SF boosted physical moves.

>>31507590
Thing is, sludge wave still hits harder than jab, while earth power still does a bit more than eq with sheer force. I have seen nidoking that go mix, and have poison jab and earth power. Really screwed with my Florges and Mega Aggron core back in gen 6 uu.

>>31507694
>>31507714

do you have damage calculations?
keep in mind nidokings attack got boosted in gen
VI

>>31507728
252 SpA Life Orb Sheer Force Nidoking Sludge Wave vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Mew: 199-234 (58.3 - 68.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO


252 Atk Life Orb Sheer Force Nidoking Poison Jab vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Mew: 187-222 (54.8 - 65.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

>>31507773
Oh yeah, forgot for the other STAB

252 Atk Life Orb Nidoking Earthquake vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Mew: 179-212 (52.4 - 62.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO


252 SpA Life Orb Sheer Force Nidoking Earth Power vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Mew: 187-222 (54.8 - 65.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

>>31506245
I did. not worth the set up. does decent damage but misses out on KO's

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>>31501324
>Physical Gengar
I wonder who is behind this post...

i spent a considerable amount of time creating a doubles team around Assault Vest Regigigas with (powerup punch, return, knock off, and drain punch). paired it with a Mental Herb Whimsicott with Charm and Worry Seed, and im the only person ive ever seen use that exact strategy.

also thick fat Miltank with maxed SpD and Speed.an absolute powerhouse in lower tiers. after a particular battle where i brought my NU team to OU by accident (and miltank singlehandedly secured me the win), Miltank became my favorite pokemon.

>>31502871
>>31502928
>>31503455
My nigs. Nobody respects the chameleon of special balk until they get btfo by it

Top Kec
Adamant @Assault Vest
252HP 252A 6 Spe
Sucker Punch/Shadow Sneak
Drain Punch
Rock Slide
Ice Punch

252+ SpA Choice Specs Rayquaza-Mega Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Assault Vest Kecleon: 255-301 (78.7 - 92.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

>>31507417
He's trying to switch his Politoed out. There's no reason to switch the opponent out with a Red Card after using Perish Song. He probably meant Escape Button.

>>31500765
Crobat@King's Rock
Double Team
Confuse Ray
Bite
Wing Attack

This was back in Gen 2 before I realized how unfair/boring DT can be but it was funning taking down my friend's Dragonite and Tyranitar with it out of spite.

>>31501324
You... Never played Weather Wars?

Fire Blast Garchomp with a Ninetales and dedicated Politoed counter (read: Washtom) was a common set. Naive Garchomp in the sun gets all the benefit of Jolly while still having a chance to OHKO Ferro in the sun with no investment

0 SpA Garchomp Fire Blast vs. 252 HP / 168 SpD Ferrothorn: 304-360 (86.3 - 102.2%) -- 18.8% chance to OHKO

Also Smogon lists "Mixed attacker" which is actually just Special attacks and Earthquake as one of the viable chomp sets, though low tier as fuck

>>31501493
>>muh smogon
VGC enforces the species clause aswell you doublenigger

>>31507545
Basically, yes.

The Sheer Force glitch thats just an intended mechanic at this point is hideously good, but unfortunately Nidoking lacks options to abuse it on the Physical side.

Superpower doesn't apply Sheer Force, and neither does Earthquake. if Nidoking gets Bulldoze, that would, but... What would be the purpose of using it then?

252+ Atk Sheer Force Nidoking Bulldoze vs. 252 HP / 88+ Def Ferrothorn: 79-94 (22.4 - 26.7%) -- 25.9% chance to 4HKO
252+ Atk Nidoking Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 88+ Def Ferrothorn: 102-121 (28.9 - 34.3%) -- 4.4% chance to 3HKO

Just ... no point to use Physical and Sheer Force
Especially not when this has no drawback whatsoever.
252 SpA Life Orb Sheer Force Nidoking Earth Power vs. 252 HP / 168 SpD Ferrothorn: 142-169 (40.3 - 48%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

and yes, this still outdamages Earthquake due to Sheer Force boosts despite the lower offensive stat, even with the +10 attack from gen 6 stat changes. 188 EVs and a positive nature EQ matches neutral natured (timid) 252 Special Earth power

>>31507813

To be fair, the Fucking Battle Tree will give Gengar Physical moves if it can counter you with it

>>31507408

>curse

>making your speed even slower

>tfw gyroball

>>31507694
>>31507714
>>31507719
And does a mixed set with him not have any places at all?

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>>31500765
SubHypnosis Rapidash with Horn Drill

That was back in DP when Hypnosis was still 70 acc though

I used in gen 6 a drought ninetails and a chlorophil shifty, worked suprusingly well on the battle spot.

Trick Room Lock On Zap Cannon on a Porygon holding a Steel Ball or whatever that item is that slows down the holder

>>31503130
Sub acrobatics unburden Sceptile with Leichi berry
Only died to priority

>>31500765
Tried to sweep someone with a team consisting of one offensive skarm.
I succeed because I eventually fought mono-fighting

A trick room Snorlax
Immunity

Belly drum
Ice punch
Iron head
Filler

It worked literally once, but fuck that Flygon for trying to toxic me

>>31500765
adament own tempo choice band spinda (+helping hand in double battles)

IM THRASHING AND YOU CAN'T STOP ME
CAN'T STOP WON'T STOP

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>>31500765
Welcome back Wolf Pack

Gravity Zap Cannon Blizzard Regice
Snarl Rest Cotton Guard Toxic Furfrou
Stockpile Rest Chesto Belch Weezing
Recycle Overheat Delphox
Not really gimmicky but Feint Mega Pinsir has been my most used mon since XY came out.
Offensive Hone Claws Ferrothorn
Power Trick Forretress
Attract Fissure Bastiodon
Bulky Delcatty with Copycat
Attract Toxic Muddy Water Stunfisk

Belly Drum Clefeable back in gen II

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>>31500765
Heavy Slam
Metal Burst
Rest
Sleep Talk

Worked surprisingly well.

>>31502024
Me too, I was like what

>>31509435
How can anyone seriously condone a set like that? Two non-STAB Normal-type moves, plus Grassy Terrain without a Grass move?

I want shitty moves like Razor Wind and Skull Bash to be viable as much as the next guy, but they simply aren't. Just use Giga Impact or Return, man. Better yet, use Power Whip for a nice 270BP move in grassy terrain.

I really don't get Verlisfy. It's not like he's not knowledgeable about Pokémon, it's more like he does it on purpose.

>>31501989
As someone put it, all fun and games until it activates.

Tried a Golurk with No Guard and regular investment (full Spe/Att), only made it Careful, slapped on AssVest and invested last point in SpD for overkill. Actually turned out to be a decent special tank. Fuck Knock Off tho.

>>31509537
>>31509435
I guess Secret Power is there to put things to sleep including grass types while still doing damage and since you're bulky you don't care if it takes awhile, maybe

I don't get Skull Bash though, if you just want to sit there and eat damage, even Giga Drain would be better

>>31500765
Krookodile @ Scope Lens
Ability: Moxie
Jolly Nature iirc
- Earthquake
- Crunch
- Focus Energy
- Shadow Claw (i think?)

It worked so-so, th i dunno why I came up with it, probably just because I loved Krookodile's line

>>31503353
Nope, and that probably won't change unless they do some major revamping.

>>31510321
You'd get the same effects with bulk up and a defensive boost too without wasting the item slot, though

Early Gen 5 I liked to run Salac Berry Sawk with Counter and Sturdy. Hell, I made one in XY and have him waiting in ORAS. Another one of my favourites to use in NY was Eviolite Grotle with Leech Seed and rocks. Battles Pokeaim with it and he had trouble with it while I was sacking it.

>>31500765
Acupressure Mega Medicham, and Acupressure Maractus in lower formats
Only way to get evasion boosts, but it's so inconsistent that not even I could put up with it.

>>31500765
>Gimmicks only you have ever tried to use
>>31500936
>Even better was my opponent who sent out a stantler with the same strategy haha

>only you have ever tried to use
>my opponent who sent out a stantler with the same strategy
>only you
>my opponent
>tried to use
>same strategy
>Gimmicks only you have ev-
>sent out stantler with the same strategy
>only you
>only y-
>my opponent
>same strate-
>my opponent
>only you
>my opponent
>haha
>only you
>the same strategy
>gimmicks only y-
>Even better was my oppo-
>only yo-
>you
>my opponent
>Gimmicks only you have ever tried to use
>only you have e-
>Even better was my opponent who sent out a stantler with the same strategy
>same strategy
>only you
>haha
>same strategy
>haha

YOU RETARDED NIGGER FAGGOT

>>31511330
autism

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Triple Battle, leading with gallade, gourgeist and slaking.

Use Trick-or-treat on Slacking to give it the ghost type, use skill swap from gallade to give the slacking justified.

Now you have a normal ghost type who gets an attack boost from the only type that's super-effective against it. plus it can move each turn.

Still trying to work out the kinks

>>31503761
I did the same thing but with Sawk and Nosepass

Choice scarf castform
I thought to myself “hey, he outspeeds base 115's and has a god tier movepool, so why not?"
Turns out he's weak as shit

>>31508474
Best you could hope for is running Sucker Punch on special sets, but you miss out on coverage.

19 IV Timid Kartana to get that sweet speed boost from BeastBoost.

Purify Pyukumuku seemed cool, but it's so slow it's really only good for purifying your toxiced tanks.
And of course it can't purify itself.

I used Nature power Typhlosion for terrains. in gen 6

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Sap sipper azumarill

Evoboosted Mega Fug

Min speed Payback umbreon

>>31501744
I had a nice XY Doubles team with Arcanine Jumpluff Exeggutor and Umbreon.

>>31502156
>arcanine
>not good
You okay there anon

>>31501808
Good shit, I got a lotta memories fighting Darkrais and Rayquazas online in that game.

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>>31502382
This sounds horrifying

I love it

Scarfed Heracross with Sleep Talk/Megahorn/CC to check Darkrai in Ubers/AG pre-Gen 7

>>31514358
Primeape filled this role better since it had Vital Spirit, so I used that myself.

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>>31500765
defensive non mega charizard with firespin

>>31514526
wat

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>>31500765
I haven't seen anyone aside from me use Cotton Guard Mega Banette.

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>>31500765
>Start running Cofag to deal with Mega Kanga and Brave Bird
>Hard counters both of them
>Spent most of the game healing and buffing up with Calm Mind
>Sweep team

Cofag is an underrated Pokemon.
With it's bulk and high Sp.Att, this thing is scary.

>>31500765
Trevenant using forest's curse on garchomp, then having an alolan Ninetales use ice beam while holding a nevermeltice

>>31502871
Somebody never played nu

>>31502836
Is this with Competitive? I like running a similar set, only sometimes having Hypnosis in there just to fuck with people.

Skill Swap in gen 6, and Pixilate Covet Slyveon in gen 7.

One time I stole some greninja's protean with my gallade and he disconnected.

Druddigon with Max Spe.Def. Dragon Tail/Rest/Sleep Talk in RU on a spikes stacking team. It felt GLORIOUS when you used rest in their face because they can't 2HKO. It actually worked pretty well.

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A doubles team where greninja uses water shuriken on a palossand that is holding a weakness policy.

Scarfed simple beam genesect, geomancy lgbt antler horse followed by P kyogre and dialga both with psych up in ubers doubles, was fun unless the opponent used fake out/ prankster taunt

>>31514659
post a set faggot

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>>31516591
Eat shit fag.

My set is pretty simple
>hex
>calm mind
>rest
>will o wasp

I ran this thing in my all ghost team.

>>31516821
Wow, you forgot the hold item

>>31503590
We had a waifu doubles tourney where you had to pick an NPC and create a team using half of their pokemon. Ran Sandstorm Trickroom with Bianca and actually fared alright.

>>31511330
Good god almighty, why are you such a bitch?

>>31514560
Defensive role, not intended to mega evolve with fire spin as passive damage

>>31505574
That's actually interesting.

>>31500765
Friend Guard/Eviolite Clefairy and Shell Smash/White Herb Gorebyss in doubles. It works pretty well.

M-Kanga and Greninja with roleplay

I'm going to try and use Iron Fisted Golurk with Dynamic Punch and Stomping Tantrum once Bank comes out.

is it bad if I use Porygon2 as a Calm special tank?

>>31501867
Actually want to try this one
>>31502156
I run something similar except with air balloon for EQ spammers, funny to watch people switch into a water types vs it.

>>31517796
Not really. Very susceptible to Toxic though but its not a terrible idea.

Hardly a gimmick, but: every single pokemon I ever raise has to have only 2 pure-damage moves, 1 stat modifying move, and 1 condition effector move (this can be a damaging move simultaneously).

>>31513703
>min speed payback umbreon
This is my favorite pokemon.

>>31520504
this is not the thread for autism

fully physicsl tangrowth since I found an adamant tangela

>>31515512

Water shrunken being a special attack ruins this slightly

It's work

But still

>>31509435

>Skull bash

Atleast give it outrage

Having two dedicated mons to Soaking opponents so that they're weak to the rest of my team.

rest + chesto berry

fully heals your pokemon and you only lose 1 turn

>>31523850
hi jaun

>>31503851
As autistic as it sounds, I like to EV train my pokemon while I'm playing through the story.

PS: You can get Leftovers from Munchlax.

>>31523507
a shiny I meant.