With our final update for PJT scheduled tomorrow, what better time than now to talk about the competitive scene in Pokémon?
Competitive Battling in Pokémon really is a huge deal, there’s an annual World Championship tournament to find the world’s best Pokémon trainer, entire websites dedicated to battling and much, much more.
This JungleTalk is a relatively simple an broad one, just focusing on the competitive aspect of Pokémon as a whole. We want to know any memorable battles you’ve had, any cool sweeps or times you’ve fallen victim to an effective sweep, your favorite Pokémon you like to use in battle…
Anything! Tell us about your competitive experiences! We’re looking forward to hosting our biggest tournament (the first of many to come, no less!) and can’t wait to begin in just a few days! 😀
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But anyways, I always lose competitive battles so I’m excited to see where this PJT goes with my new team I worked hard on…
I still want to try my Trollfisk idea
How does this sound
Bold max HP and a split of Defenses
Sand Veil
Mud Slap
Double Team
Toxic
Protect
Basically run i’ll this with a Sandstorm and and just drop the opponent’s accuracy and raise my evasion while Toxic whittles them down and they’ll be driven to madness when they can’t touch him
Please note this is purely a gimmick moveset
Mud Slap is the worst move ever.
I hate it so much.
It’s worse then Sand Attack.
well its the only attack that can lower accuracy on the spot and can be used if taunted
I can already see myself pulling out my hair
You should have something for gliscor and skarmory (who can straight up whirlwind) :p
yeah flying types and steel types can ruin this Troll
But still i’ll need some bolstering to get the ball rolling
I would hate you for eternity if you used on me. I still cant get past Minimize Blissey/Chansey and Clefable >_>
Electrike! Y U NO GET POKERUS!?
FINALLY no idea why it took so long to spread
To any of you wondering, we don’t have a mod named Steve 😛
It’s me
Secretly
not so secret anymore though
awwwwww….. 🙁
not yet… MEWHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!
nah, i dont know a steve
I’ve always ask that question in my mind. Thanks!
That triangle head was fired years ago
Illuminati confirmed? 😀
yes.
Well,
http://img.pokemondb.net/artwork/beartic.jpg
http://www.kzrbeatz.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/the-Illuminati.jpg
just sayin,
He’s Doritosese
I honestly don’t have any memorial battles…
Oh I have one when I was using My Undefeated on BW i battled some one Showdown it was 119 turns battle, and my team still came out undefeated 😀
109*
It wasn’t on Showdown It was on DS
109 turns is a long time on the DS
Memorial battle? Hmm…
I used a totally UU team and won 4-0 to a guy who used a completely OU team (Like Rotom W, Aegislash, etc…) with Mega Latias.
I’m loving everyone’s battle posts! 😀
My favorite sweeps were with my Clefable Clair 🙂 I swept 6-0 against 4 teams because they allowed me to set up some cosmic powers and Stored Power em away!
I’ve had a lot of close battles with me losing and winning in the end (Shout out to TCMets, Regi, Heavy, Defensive and Rocket!) and these type of battles are the most enjoyable for me because theyre unpredictable who’s the winner going to be.
A team that completely shut me out was Regi’s stall team with Skarmory and M-Tyra. I couldnt put a dent in his Skarm and it kept whirlwinding me xD
Overall, Competitive Battling in Pokemon is more than just some digital monsters (:P) battling. Its an opportunity to establish friendships, rivalries, and exchanging ideas between people with a shared interest and I’m glad that X & Y has made this possible with the 3ds wifi capabilities and PSS function 🙂
Can’t wait for the PJT next week and wish all who are participating good luck!
We need to battle Some Day
Definitely! 😀
I wish I battled more this summer but I dedicated this Summer to MMing
Don’t even mentioned Regis stall team…ugh
I haven’t faced that team in a while… but i got some counters now xD
BIRD BRAIN!!!
Bird Brain yo 8)
And I thank you RIO! xD While I stalled you to death in singles, you utterly wreaked me everytime in VGC doubles xD. Because of that, I have grown a TON as a VGC double battler, and I thank you for that 🙂
xD No problem! 🙂 I’m just glad to help you out like you did for me in Singles 🙂 I can’t wait to face you in the PJT or just another VGC battle because theyre a lot of fun 😀
Digimon reference
There we go! You get a cookie 😛
Cascoons Cant Eat 😀
Absorb it young grasshopper
Good luck to you too! 😀
I hope you dont bring Nurse Joy 😛
Getting swept by a Musharna, Manetric, and Alomoomomomomola in the Maison is fun :3
My mighty Mega Heracross got me to round 30 in like 20 min but was beaten by a Pinsir (rock Blast missed twice and it knew stone edge) Poliwrath killed my Diggersby and Gengar killed my Sigilyph
Haxon :'(
You guys ready to see your Group???
If you are in the PJT
I guess not…
I have horror stories from battling regi. But I’ll never forget our first battle. It was our in-game teams, and it was an amazingly close battle. I still have it saved and uploaded as a Battle Video. You da best teacher regi :’)
I still have mines xD It was my very first wi-fi battle in x/y :’D. Good memories xD
Was it the one with the Shedinja?
I remember sweeping with my boy Scrafty a while back, it tanked Air Slashes from Charizard Y and has saved me a lot <3 Never let a Scrafty set up DD XD
I hate being Swept By that beast
Its so Bulky and strong
Maybe i’ll start using mine again
dat Scrafty be crafty!
Hmmmmm
Scraggy clothes and its…crafty
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm its on the tip of my tongue
Scrafty is the best pokemon to sweep with
Swaggy 8)
So many to name and amazing battles xD I sweeped most of Chandy’s team the other day with my Mega Heracross :3 and had a few close calls with several other trainers.I lose to TC’s teams all the time but his battles are some of the most fun one’s out there 🙂 he knows what he’s doing and a tough nut to crack ;~; xD Jordin can sweep away good as well remember that Scrafty O_O in general I pretty much don’t mind losing because I always have fun doing it. And everyone I have gone up against their teams are so well put together and you can tell they worked hard on their Pokémon and know how to use em so I admire that in an opponent. As for favorite Pokémon to battle with that’s a really tough choice since so many of them bailed me out of hard spots xD my Whistle though she’s special to me and I love having to battle alongside her <3 Emerald as well oh boy XD I wanna a rematch RIO D::D lol
Give me the whistle, I’m always up for a battle, anytime xD
With all of these stories I’m even more curious what your team will be like xD and that’s great! up for battling when you can 😀 bringing out the Whistle >:)
I have my own “Whistle” as well >:)
Can I blow it 😉
stahp
whore
:OOO may the whistliest Whistle win >:)
Sure thing! I’m always ready to battle 🙂
Awesome! can’t wait to battle you guys 🙂 you’re scary to face xD
What should i give my manectric’s last 4 ev’s too? it already has 252 Sattk and Speed
HP
thanks!
AWWWW, Moving is so cute up there.
No Steve is dont deny steve access into your heart
No, Moving has big hands.
Steve has big personality
Everybody knows he is a gombo.
You mean like gumby???
http://i.imgur.com/4vOa9l0.png
No, I mean this:
http://mamansaly.ajonews.info/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2014/06/Gombo-f.jpg
Steve has Meta Megagross’s penetrator for a head.
I wish I was really that cute.
Does anyone have a female numel in a heavy ball? Or could someone breed an extra for me? I’d love a shiny Camerupt in a heavy ball. Thanks guys.
But, on topic: I love playing competitively with my shiny Salamance and shiny Metagross. I know Metagross doesn’t do too well right now but I’m hoping the Mega helps a lot.
NL I strive to be half as good an artist as you are <3
Draw me like one of your french girls nl
http://i.imgur.com/4vOa9l0.png
Oooooooo
I’m scared…I don’t know how to feel about this.
I know this thing! It’s from an old tv show!
Steve?
Gumby isn’t green!
Learn my ways, and good you shall be
Steve is me
I just had an epiphany :O
You gave away your secret identity D:
sneaky whore 😉
what is the best nature for a mixed attacking Lucario?
Hasty
Which is surprisingly the nature of the Lucario they give you in X/Y xD
It even comes with 31 speed IVs too xD
ooooh das rad 😮
Is it set in b/w so you CANT lose? XD
To your rival I mean in the first battle against them XD
Yup
No, cheron beat me 🙁
Well it is site where if you keep tackling you won’t lose
set*
i did
then yours broke XD
Then how did you lose?
because he got a crit
O dat ho
😮
I once got swept by a Calm Mind Sylveon. And I also won against one of my friends who used 4 legendaries against my party. Probably my most memorable battle in XY
lol! that reminds me i fought a guy in my class who used a whole team of hacked level 60 legends and i beat him with my non-EV trained playthrough team that was 20 levels lower
Whoa. That amazing! My team was fully EV-trained, around level 60s against his level 100 Dialga, Palkia, Giratina and Landorus, plus Gallade and Mega Absol.
Dat picture’s so good….
i wished there was a way to make the pokemon center not make your pokemon forget moves
daycare*
I guess that’s the way they keep people from using it too much.
Well, starting X&Y, it won’t lose the current moves you put in until it leaves the daycare at least… besides, heart scales are a dime a dozen with Pokemiles.
you can relearn egg moves right?
Yes. And again, that works starting X&Y only.
So guys i’m thinking of getting a Tattoo
http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2012/011/b/6/colored_tribal_excadrill_by_wg_mf_and_eg-d4ltwtj.png
on my Right Shoulder
Or just a Bear Paw
That could be a decent Excadrill.
well its in Drill Form
I’ll never mark my body with a tattoo
Me neither
Ditto.
I used to think that too
I used to think it was a scar (which it is) but My Mother is planning to get 2
a Paw Print in honor our Deceased Dog Trixie
and a Sunflower in reminiscent of her Father
But it doesn’t have to be
I like making anti-meta or troll teams.
I can count all that times that Accelgor crippled an enemy Xerneas in Showdown Ubers. It’s so good. No one seems to catch on…
I tend to not play with my favorites all the time and force them into teams if they don’t fit or aren’t good at all. But I like to find the hidden good strats and underestimated Pokemon.
Oooh did you see my Trollfisk set?
Not yet, is it great?
Unless it’s Swagplay…
Bold max HP and a split of Defenses
Sand Veil
Mud Slap
Double Team
Toxic
Protect
use it in a Sandstorm
I love it.
Haha, I think both Mud Slap and Double Team is overkill (but I think that’s the point). One of them can be Substitute.
no, you’ll spend too much time trying to sub instead of messing with them
Teach me about Accelgor please ;_;
http://pastebin.com/SYPqxZcp
I wrote this. 🙂
😮 Thanks 😀 This is so unique!!
Glad you liked it man.
It’s quite useful. Thanks for the tip. And since Zekrom is mentioned, I give you a thumb up. 🙂
You’re welcome. 🙂
With all the focus on Xerneas and Arceus, people tend to forget Zekrom and Kyogre exist in modern-day Ubers… which is why they get swept by them easily.
I stopped reading after the first letter….
Knowledge and Strength make true power! You need a little bit of both. 😮
But its easier just clobbering things in a violent drunken rampage
Ah I see. Brute Force instead ot tricks. 🙂
Then you’ll love the Forretress vs Xerneas match up… which just comes down to “just Gyro Ball them”.
Brute force is my specialty
Waste no time with tricks or mind games and just blast away the opponent with powerful attacks
But nowadays everyone is going bulky
Sorry there aren’t any ground types in the article. It also isn’t about sweeping with Xerneas, because even kids can do that. 🙂
I like this xD Cool sets xD
Thanks regi.
Who should my teams mega be? Mixed Lucario, or Special Sweeper Manectric?
IMO Normal manectric is not so great. I’d make your Manectric the Mega. Intimidate is actually quite useful.
it depends on what your preference is.
Mega Abomasnow
You often forget how Powerful M. Abomasnow is
HP 90
Atk 132
Def 105
Sp Atk 132
Sp Def 105
Speed 30…
but 7 weaknesses…..
his mega shouldve made him pure ice
Naw he’s a freaking Frozen Tree Monster that was his thing
I think only Mega Aggron should lose a type an besides it makes a lot of sense
If you use TR it’s almost like giving Iron Ball and Life Orb at the same time
I’m sorry whats TR?
Trick Room
Oh right
So true in doubles xD
It’s not very useful though because of the weaknesses.
yeah but still
Ice Shard
Wood Hammer
Auto Blizzard
and Energy Ball
What people really forget is what abomanow can counter, due to the same old “7 weaknesses argument”, ignoring the fact it’s one of the very few grass types that can come in on any water pokemon packing ice beam as a coverage move and threaten them out.
Mega Abomasnow is a beast in VGC/Doubles… the team moniker is “Hail Room” for Hail and Trick Room together.