Subject: How does that saying go, again?
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Posted on: 2018-04-12 13:15:00 UTC
Tools are only as good as the hands who wield them?
Maybe in the hands of a more skilled player it would be a threat, but this is me we're talking about here. :P
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I'll get the bracket assigned and set up on Monday!
And I am ready to lose horribly try my hardest!
So, here is my team:
Gardevoir
Gallade
Metagross
Delphox
Swoobat
Slowking
MalamarI swear I know what I'm doing and this team is actually carefully researched and considered and totally not put together at the last minute because I'm both busy and easily distracted.
Diancie
Gardevoir (Mega)
Azumarill
Primarina
Sylveon
Tapu Lele
Togekiss
We'll see how far it goes...
I'll replace Azumarill with Klefki.
I just realise I kinda gave away the whole thing about my MonoElectric team in my last post so I figured I'd create a different one, and also do something a little less one-type-y. So here is my final team:
Terrakion
Whimsicott
Landorus
Genesect
Gothitelle
Audino (Mega)
Seismitoad
(Didn't see this new thread, so here's my team again)
- Volcarona
- Infernape
- Victini
- Heatran
- Torkoal
- Charizard
- Arcanine
I've just found myself without a lot of time. However, for those of you still thinking about teams and wondering what kind of teams to create, here's my advice. Pick a concept or a move or an ability and build your team around it. Use weather, use Trick Room or one of the Terrains, use Tailwind or Ability Swap, use Follow Me or Rage powder to let one of your Pokemon set up hassle free to switch, use Discharge and Lightning Rod/Motor Drive/Volt Absorb, or Surf and Storm Drain/Water Absorb/Dry Skin. If it's a viable concept to build a solo team around you can build a double team around it, if you think it's slightly crazy and may not work, go for it and see. My MonoElectric team was built around Discharge and those three abilities I mentioned, or you could go with other 'mons, it doesn't have to be a Monotype team. You can also just pick and choose 'mons that complement each other, covering each others weaknesses, for example in my main team I often use Genesect and Tapu Fini together, Tapu Fini threatens off the Ground and Fire type Pokemon from taking out Genesect, while Genesect can take out the Grass Pokemon which threaten Tapu Fini.
Use combination you want to use, with perhaps a little help from: https://www.smogon.com/dex/sm/formats/doubles/ and https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/usum-doubles-ou-viability-rankings.3623347/ if you're not sure and you never know, you might be able to ladder up to the top 500. I know I did.
Novastorme
Why do I always make a mistake and not pick it up on second reading? *sighs*
Gonna be going for something gimmicky here. No idea how well it'll actually work, but whatever. :P
Azumarill
Medicham
Slaking
Cofagrigus
Togekiss
Rhyperior
Blissey
I'm looking at that team and I'm seeing a legitimate threat to even my main ladder team. It's making me consider changing my team again just so you don't roll over everyone else in the tournament.
Tools are only as good as the hands who wield them?
Maybe in the hands of a more skilled player it would be a threat, but this is me we're talking about here. :P
Because those tools are in a good set of hands.