Hazard phazing is a legitimate strategy.

PPC PokÃ©mon Tournament (continued) by Iximaz on 2017-05-10 17:32:00 UTC Reply

As always, Da Rules.

As things stand right now, Novastorme is waiting patiently in the finalists' bracket for his opponent to claw their way through the ranks to meet him. The next battle we are currently waiting on is Huinesoron vs. [EvilAI]UBEROverlord. Scapegrace will fight the winner of that match, and the winner there will go on to fight Novastorme for the gold cup.

~~see, this is what I get for saying 'This is a small tournament so things should move quickly', it ends up going halfway into the next month...~~

Vowels, name a time and place. =] (nm) by Scapegrace on 2017-05-14 17:35:00 UTC Reply

Probably going to have to be Saturday by [EvilAI]UBEROverlord on 2017-05-15 00:08:00 UTC Reply

I am free weekdays after 18:00 Eastern Time, Saturdays I'm usually good all day. Sundays I am usually free before 12:00 Eastern Time.

Saturday it is, then! =] (nm) by Scapegrace on 2017-05-16 20:13:00 UTC Reply

I'll be hanging around Showdown for a bit. (nm) by [EvilAI]UBEROverlord on 2017-05-20 19:08:00 UTC Reply

Sorry, I've been a bit busy. by Scapegrace on 2017-05-20 22:07:00 UTC Reply

I'll be online in a moment.

It seems today isn't going to work by [EvilAI]UBEROverlord on 2017-05-21 01:01:00 UTC Reply

I'll be on showdown at some point around 11:00 Eastern Time.

Yeah, I can probably manage that. by Scapegrace on 2017-05-21 02:46:00 UTC Reply

Sorry I wasn't around today. House cleaning and so forth.

I'm around now for the next little bit. (nm) by [EvilAI]UBEROverlord on 2017-05-21 16:21:00 UTC Reply

Speaking of this! by Huinesoron on 2017-05-13 16:16:00 UTC Reply

I was watching... it must have been your battle with EAIUO, Iximaz. Was the thing with repeatedly forcing his pokemon to switch out/into a bunch of entry hazards a strategy you planned, or one that came up as an emergency response when things went sideways?

hS

Hazard phazing is a legitimate strategy. by Scapegrace on 2017-05-13 16:32:00 UTC Reply

It helps if you have a lot of very defensively-oriented Pokémon on your team; because entry hazards, status effects, &c do set percentages of the target's HP as damage, you can outlast the opposition and stonewall everything they try. I don't know that it was Ix's initial strategy, but it's always worth a go. =]

Phazing, btw, is the term for forcibly switching out an opponent's Pokémon through moves like Dragon Tail, Roar, and Whirlwind.

It was definitely planned. by Iximaz on 2017-05-13 19:00:00 UTC Reply

I'm too lazy to go back and rewatch the match, but if I remember right, I panicked, realized I didn't have any good counters, and started forcing AI to switch out and doing my best to annoy him into losing. Sometimes it works. :P It's a good backup when things go sideways.

I had too many sweepers to really make the hazard thing work, but no matter; next tourney, I'm planning on a Rapid Spin+Haze team to irritate everyone even more.

[EvilAI]UBEROverlord! [Flings gloves around] by Huinesoron on 2017-05-11 14:49:00 UTC Reply

... yeah, so what sort of times are you around?

hS

Times by [EvilAI]UBEROverlord on 2017-05-11 23:17:00 UTC Reply

I'm on Eastern Time, so I think 5 hours behind you. So I think the best day will be Saturday. I'm available most of the day. I can do 18:00 Eastern on Weekdays.

I am... sort of around. by Huinesoron on 2017-05-13 15:11:00 UTC Reply

If you email me (huinesoron@hotmail.com) when you're around, my phone should buzz me and let me know.

I'm going to have to battle /from/ my phone, actually, and have had to reconstruct my team on there. I may have gotten some of the genders scrambled; I don't think you've got anything that matters for, but if you'd like me to check my previous battle logs and make sure, let me know.

hS

No worries, My schedule has sort of changed as well by [EvilAI]UBEROverlord on 2017-05-13 17:50:00 UTC Reply

A few things came up yesterday and so I myself am actually pretty busy today. I may or may not have time to go today either.

Let's skip tonight, then. by Huinesoron on 2017-05-13 18:23:00 UTC Reply

My team got trounced by a six-year-old earlier today, so they need time to recover their morale anyway. ^_^

(Well, he spends so much time playing imaginary Pokemon fights that just involve him declaring that his Pokemon wins everything that I thought a proper battle might do him good...)

How are you fixed for tomorrow?

hS

For tomorrow by [EvilAI]UBEROverlord on 2017-05-13 19:10:00 UTC Reply

I will be free before 12:00 Eastern Times, and After 18:00 Eastern Time.

Are you here in about half an hour? (nm) by Huinesoron on 2017-05-14 15:15:00 UTC Reply

I am here now by [EvilAI]UBEROverlord on 2017-05-14 15:51:00 UTC Reply

Sorry I missed the first comment

Ditto. (nm) by Huinesoron on 2017-05-14 15:58:00 UTC Reply

And the results can be found here by [EvilAI]UBEROverlord on 2017-05-14 16:18:00 UTC Reply

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7ou-576216916

So it turns out... by Huinesoron on 2017-05-15 15:44:00 UTC Reply

... that theming my team after the event that killed all of them off didn't end well.

Who knew?!?!

hS

Would you be up for a friendly? by Novastorme on 2017-05-16 00:04:00 UTC Reply

I really want to face your team, mainly because I actually really like it and want to see how well it would do against mine.

Yeah, I guess? Evenings good for you? (nm) by Huinesoron on 2017-05-19 08:43:00 UTC Reply

Give me a time and I should be good. by Novastorme on 2017-05-19 13:47:00 UTC Reply

Although saying that I can't do today between 5:30 and 10:30 (possibly later).

That's adorable. =] (nm) by Scapegrace on 2017-05-13 18:29:00 UTC Reply

Probably gonna be Saturday, yeah. by Huinesoron on 2017-05-12 09:07:00 UTC Reply

I am not awake at 11pm. ^_^ (Well, sometimes I am, but I shouldn't be.)

Though Saturday might actually be difficult... um, I'll post something on the day.

hS