Showdown is back and better than ever! For those that don’t know what our Showdown series is, or need a reminder: Showdown is where we hold a series of polls on our site and ask readers to vote for their top choice until we found our champion.
Voting periods will run for one week at a time and new rounds will begin on the following dates:
Round I: Leaders — December 2nd
Round II: Grunts & Admin — December 11th
Round III: Plans — December 16th
Round IV: Overall — December 23rd
Winner Announcements — December 30th
The results for Round I: Leaders are in! We’re happy to announce that the winner of the first round of our latest Showdown is… Cyrus, Leader of Team Galactic! Cyrus ended up with only a slight 2% lead over Giovanni of Team Rocket. Full results can be found below!
Note: Ghetsis and Colress have been combined into one percentage and will be counted as such for final vote counts.
In Round II everyone will be voting on their top Grunts and/or villains of teach team. Grunts are often some of the most commonly met trainer types in our Pokémon adventures. Admins provide support to Team Leaders and can prove quite a challenge in battle. Remember you’re voting for your favourite overall choice and a vote for Team Magma counts as a vote for both Third Generation and Sixth Generation iterations, for example.
Team Rocket
Admin members: Archer, Ariana, Petrel and Proton
Team Rocket’s admin staff are classified as Executive Trainers. These trainers all do their best to stop trainers in their attempts to foil the plans of Team Rocket, with challenging battle and no limit to the execution of their plans.
Grunts of Team Rocket are often considered fairly easy opponents, with a limited set of Pokémon used on their teams they rarely pose a true threat to trainers. Rocket Grunts seemed to have their appearance based on that of a typical cartoon criminal.
Team Magma
Admin members: Courtney and Tabitha
The two Admin members of Team Magma both play large roles in assisting Maxie to achieve his plans for Team Magma and the Pokémon world. Team Magma Grunts and Admin are mostly themed around the colour red, with no other obvious influences.
Team Aqua
Admin members: Matt and Shelly
Matt and Shelly play the same roles as Courtney and Tabitha: assisting their team leader in achieving their goals. The entirety of Team Aqua has their aesthetics themed around pirates, particularly their outfits.
Team Galactic
Admin members: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Charon
Admin members of Team Galactic fall under the Commander trainer class. Each Commander of Team Galactic is named after an object within our solar system. All members of Team Galactic wear outfits that are visually like spacesuits, this results in people who unaware of the team to refer to them as spacemen.
Team Plasma
Admin members: Seven Sages, Zinzolin, Shadow Triad
Team Plasma is the only villainous group to have two groups of individuals who act as the higher members of their team. Both groups are loyal to their leader. Plasma member are themed around two distinct themes: in Black and White they appear to have had their appearance influenced by Medieval Knights, whilst in Black 2 and White 2 they have strong classical pirate influences.
Team Flare
Admin members: Aliana, Bryony, Celosia, Mable, Xerosic, Team Flare Admins
Team Flare Admins are extremely relentless in their attempts to halt the player in foiling the plans of their leader Lysandre. Each of these members are likely named in reference to classification of solar flares. All members of Team Galactic are seen as highly fashionable and well dressed.
Team Skull
Admin members: Plumeria
Plumeria is the single admin member of Team Skull and the only character with the Team Skull Admin trainer class. Team Skull is formed of members who failed the Island Challenge in the Alola region. They are the only villainous team to now have a distinct goal other than causing trouble.
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There is it! The second round in our Villainous Teams Showdown has begun Get voting for your favourites and be sure to comment below with your thoughts and opinions only who deserves to win! Remember you’re voting for your favourite overall team here (admins and grunts combined)
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Be sure to check back next week for Round III: Plans and stick around for more content as part of our ongoing Advent event!
Here’s the next round guys! Sorry it’s so late and sorry we didn’t get any planned posts up over the last couple of days.
We’ve unfortunately all been very busy and unable to put together anything we would have wanted to publish. Please forgive us and stick with us as we catch up over the next couple of days!
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It’s okay dude, yall work your asses to provide discussion already so a few missed isn’t really a problem
The effort you guys put into keeping us simpletons entertained even during off-hype season is amazing ?
It’s alright I can understand the Holidays are busy and stressful
This is unacceptable! I am cancelling my $100 monthly subscription to this site due to the apparent disregard for us very important commenters if this site.
Yay!!! Team Plasma is winning (after I’m the first one to vote lol)
Skull Grunts are hysterical and Plumeria has actual character development. No brainer imo, it’s just ashame the only time her and Guzma are even in the same shot is in the USUM credits
Team Skull has the best grunts.
Team Galactic has the best admins.
I vote team Magma really, like the design of these grunts are the only that appeal to me and their admins have better personality imo even if it isn’t much.
The real question is why did people even vote for Lysandre? And why did they vote for Lysandre over Maxie..?
But Im voting for Plasma as my favorite grunts. Their battle theme is awesome, though so is Galactics..
I vote Magma and totally not because Courtney is hot af
Totally not
Best Grunts has be Team Plasma.
Ugh hard choice
Galactic cause I like them, Magma cause of Courtney, or Aqua because of they were actually pretty cool in AS
Or maybe Galactic because Mars is actually appealing
I wonder, why is Jupiter unappealing and forgettable and Saturn is just unappealing (I honestly forgot Saturn was a guy as well lol)
Jupiter is hot what are you smoking
The weird hair and face give her bad reviews to me
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<3
Team Skull ATW! Personally, I liked how they were jokes.
I can’t wait till galactic wins again cause lol sinnoh
Booooooooo that sucks.
Hey wanna battle on showdown?
If my teacher doesn’t force me to close my chromebook, yes depending on the tier
What tier can you do?
NU or OU
Dang I remember this is a new PC. All my teams are gone except 1 lol lets do some OU.
My IGN is Huntark
I sent you a challenge
Naganadelibird
Crap
Im comin on now
So many Sinnoh lovers it’s unfair.
Hmmm the Team is kinda hard.
Team Rocket was pointless and so were the admins. Petrol was kinda cool though
Team Magma was ok… the admins were pretty good
Team Galatic grunts were stupid followers… but the commanders actually got stuff done
Team Plasma grunts were hypocrites
Team Flaregrunts were useless and the admins were so unmemorable
Team Skull grunts were funny and I liked the admins…
I have to go Team Galactic. Commanders actually got stuff done, had pretty amazing themes (Commander theme is great) and I guess the stupid follower was actually played out pretty well.
Galactic wins again *wheeze into vomit*
I never remembered the Galactic admin names, like they were so forgettable, they appeared once or twice in the games and never appeared again, and yeah the grunts were useless but that’s how the grunts are for most teams really
They’re literally names of planets. It’s not hard to remember haha
I think they are good, but not the best
Out of admins, Mars was the only one I liked of Galactic
even 2 votes for Flare admins/grunts is a lot.
but they have fashion sense
Lmao literally the only reason I voted for them
I swear to God if team Galactic wins all of these…….
https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/battle-gen7ou-672476988
Havin a match with @IntimidatingWurmple:disqus
Feel free to watch
Somehow Steelix’s Gyro Ball doesn’t kill off Minior and all i needed to do was to hope Aromatisse stayed asleep and what happenes it wakes up
What’s your team?
it was my NU team
Emboar
Golbat
Vivillion
Minior
Slowbro
Scrafty
it was a back and forth match (mostly the guy banking off Medicham and Whmsicott but it was that bad wake up that got me)
Your team sounds good but I reccoend removing one of the flying types. Too much sr weakness
I know i know but you rarely see many electric or rock threats
Like i said i’m just chalking this one as RNG on his side, otherwise i would’ve SS and hit it with Acro and it was down to 36%
Although it didn’t matter i failed to realize Aroma Veil and wasted a turn trying to taunt it but whatever Aromatisse is a fucker spammer of wish
Stealth rocks dude, everything’s weak to it
Also when the tier shift occurs two huge electric bois are probably coming
Are you using a fully defensive Steelix for some reason. Invest some in Attack so you can get that KO. Or use Heavy Slam
….it was the opponent’s Steelix
Well there’s the problem, you’re using Minior
it has won me plenty of battles
It’s really unreliable TBH. There’s so many ways to kill it
But it’s such a good Glass canon if it can survive x amount of turns it only real nemesis is Bullet Punch or other Priority moves
Which every team has
Plus star reduction
Or hazards
Star reduction?
Intimidate
Oh I get it now
then i gotta waste my white herb on it
Which you shouldn’t even need to do because you can use a mon that doesn’t need a whole team to support
it only fears one hazard
Which is used on every team
It also needs to be below 50% to dish out the proper damage as most thing will live a hit from it’s Shield Form even at + 2
but still after Shell Smash it’s still rocking Acrobatics pretty hard
On what, the steel type that switched in?
Earthquake
^^
Do NOT come for my adorable meteorite it’s the best Flying-type to come from gen 7
I mean competitively. So many people believe this thing is some godlike Pokémon
It’s not viable? Oops
Ok then I got nothing…
Seriously Steelix is just such a nuisance in NU
This is a tough one.
For me it’s between Galactic admins or Team Aqua’s. Matt was really well portrayed in AS.
So on that basis I’ll vote Aqua this time around.
Although Galactic had really cool admins.
Mars was still the best of Galactic tbh
Yeah they were all a pretty cool bunch. Makes me excited for sinnoh remakes!
I can’t choose between Magma and Aqua so I went with my second choice: Team Flare… I like how garish and expensive they look and of course the Flare Scientists are serving looks with their colorful hair and cool eyewear so I suppose their nice designs make up for the lack of personality
I now must question one of my friendships sadly
This kid I’ve befriended in Animation decided to take a break with his girlfriend and today brought his new one or whatever in to class today and they started being the biggest a-holes
Like one of my other friends in the class like Thomas the Tank engine and they decided to take a picture of him and posted it somewhere making fun of him for liking it.
Really wish I was bigger in size so I could tell people to knock it off without threat of getting pummeled.
ok these turds need a serious boot to the groin
And as for your size either start bulking up or grow a pair
People like that are not worth being friends with. That sort of behaviour is totally uncalled for. So what if someone likes Thomas the Tank Engine? It’s a classic.
If you are physically attacked aren’t they suspended or expelled? Does nobody do anything about bullying? I know at my school they never did, at least not for me.
Yeah I really wish bullying of all kinds would just die off in a lone dark corner.
You can be. Eat well work out and you will be a strong kurusu!
But the best way is to try and talk and find others way but if you have to defend someone then a bit of size does help
Well there have been some roumors about a Spain Region and the Starter Leak guy kinda supports them
*Throws all the Canadian research in the trash*
Let’s start again!
(lol actually No, the Spain roumors has little evidence (only one that makes sense is GF’s Spain trip))
Say what you want about the Spain stuff but at least it has more going for it than the DP “hints” that plagued this year
You just quoted ”The Starter Leaker”’s tweet, didn’t you?
I did but its true, Spain is more likely then any research you can do to prove me wrong
OK NO
“Sinnoh confirmed” everytime they show a gen 4 Pkm.
Vague character: I’ve been to many regions, including Kanto, Johto, Unova, Hoenn, Sinnoh and Kalos.
Fanbase: Sinnoh is listed second last. FRLG were second last in their Gen. Sinnoh!!!?!?!?!?
More likely than Canada
> That Ibex was European
> Tanukis and wolves can show up in Spain because as far as I recall France isn’t well known for its fennec foxes
Fennekin is the only Fennec fox out of the line. And No, it is not more likely than Canada.
haha yes it is, Gamefreak visted new york city before gen 5, and France before gen 6, and then Hawaii before gen 7, NOW THEY WENT TO SPAIN
And Germany
???
Braixen and Delphox are obviously still fennecs due to their ear structure, size, and ear hair (fennec foxes are the reason they have earhair)
In what world is Canada immediately more obvious? It’s a European ibex, a racoon dog (which are Asian) and a wolf (which is nearly universal)
In our World also known as earth.
The games are not yet released. Nor do we have any substantial information. Therefore there is every chance it could be based in Canada.
I never said it can’t be Canada. I said that it’s in no way far more likely than Spain. Stop being a contrarian and actually read what you’re replying to.
You’re right my bad.
However when butter said it is not more likely (in Spain) than Canada.
You replied by saying “In what world is Canada immediately more obvious”.
Even though he wasn’t implying Canada to be more obvious.
Stop being a contrarian and actually read what you’re replying to..?
Credible leaks are saying Spain
Plus Ash’s outfit
Plus possible connections to Kalos
If you think Canada is more likely then you are fooling yourself
I think Spain is a strong candidate like the majority do but thanks for the reminder ?
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Starters don’t have to come from animals that came from the country/area that their region is based on tho
I was saying that people using those starters for Canada proof are using them incorrectly
What the province I live in become a city or a town if that’s the case
I’m not American but I got this dumb message https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/95df162fb88c0f5b1c9b7ec78af1921fbf2a94c6bd9a371a50f6d963436f59b6.png
i’m scared
This isn’t dumb.
At all.
Like, really.
It isn’t dumb it threatens so many of us here on this site
Including: Me, Earthen, star, Seraph, Alex, maybe Xatu and many others whom I may have forgotten they live here
This isn’t dumb at all. It’s extremely important
I meant dumb as in for it to be advertised on non-American computers even if it s an important issue.
Eh it’s kinda a big deal for Americans so I wouldn’t call it dumb
I’d say the fact it needs to exist is dumb tho
I’d say it’s a big deal for the world. If this passes in America, other countries could try to do this too
“Dumb”
This is pretty important but cuz you aren’t american I can see why you think it’s dumb
I don’t mean dumb by what’s going on there, but just dumb they’re giving this to non-Americans.
Geez I always pick the least popular picks, first with Maxie now Team Flare grunts :/ Yeah it’s only the 2nd least popular but doesn’t make a difference.
I would argue that Team Flare is the worst team in the series
There’s no need to argue, it’s painfully apparent that they are
But the main thing is you like them, who cares about the majority.
I picked Aqua grunts and they’re far from the most popular picks :]
Maybe you have a more unique or obscure taste
Perhaps.
well i finally beat Trial of the Sword Middle part
all is left is 21 floors of hell
Winner Winner I’m a winner!
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7pu-672578139
The reason I chose Glalie is I saw someone use one against me with almost this same trick so I decided to use it
Dang it so close too…
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7pu-672584823
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Reminder
Cuphead proves this can be true
Delayed 4ish years and I’ve never even played it and it looks so good
Plenty of games prove this. I actually think he was referring to Pikmin 2 when he said this
*cough Gen 6 & 7 cough*
Then what FFXV is, cuz it’s both delayed and rushed
>Duke Nukem Forever
>The Last Guardian
>FFXV
The Last Guardian got so robbed…. It was supposed to be the next Shadow of the Colossus ;-;
I think “is eventually good” should be replaced with “can become good, but is no gaurantee”.