Pokémon World Tournament Discussion Thread [Read First Post]

[confuser987]

What I found to be very successful is Prankster Liepard, Skill Link Cicinno, and StallSweep Shield Dust Dustox(Roost, Quiver Dance, Iron Defense, Bug Buzz). I don't see what is the big fuss is about Beautifly; a Dustox can pull its weight against a Metagross.

[Natsuyo]

What I found to be very successful is Prankster Liepard, Skill Link Cicinno, and StallSweep Shield Dust Dustox(Roost, Quiver Dance, Iron Defense, Bug Buzz). I don't see what is the big fuss is about Beautifly; a Dustox can pull its weight against a Metagross.

Oh my god.. Dustox is awful for me.. and the ability shield dust is useless with it...

[R_N]

Hey don't knock Shield Dust

preventing stat downs , *FLINCHING*, and passive status is a great thing to have

[ash_siddiq]

i'm very curious about this. if a pokemon with the ability technician is to attack using acrobatics while holding no item, does the base power boosts by x1.5 first due to its ability then double due to no item or vice versa? if it is the former case, then acrobatics delivers whooping 165 power, not including STAB or flying gem

[Natsuyo]

It's a good ability but not the pokemon which has it...

Hey don't knock Shield Dust

preventing stat downs , *FLINCHING*, and passive status is a great thing to have

[gustavo 14]

Sorry for double posts..
However I have another question about the other leaders with electric type and grass type pokèmon.What king of pokemon I have to use to destroy the power of water and electro?
Ps: Can you tell me your best team for PWT?

Well, with a water team, teaching Starmie Thunderbolt is the best thing you can do. Gastrodon would need Grass Knot if you're willing to teach it that too. For other electric types, your Kingdra will be your best bet, not being weak to them. But the rest will have trouble. I went with a rain team using Politoed, with variations of Magnezone, Tornadus, Ludicolo, Breloom and Dragonite to win the tournaments. The only problem with using rain is that other leaders can easily take advantage of your free weather, notably Juan and Clair, so you need to be careful with that. My team performed very well, though that's no surprise with Drizzle.

[Natsuyo]

=D Thank you bro ;p can you tell me an alternative team instead a rain dance team?

Well, with a water team, teaching Starmie Thunderbolt is the best thing you can do. Gastrodon would need Grass Knot if you're willing to teach it that too. For other electric types, your Kingdra will be your best bet, not being weak to them. But the rest will have trouble. I went with a rain team using Politoed, with variations of Magnezone, Tornadus, Ludicolo, Breloom and Dragonite to win the tournaments. The only problem with using rain is that other leaders can easily take advantage of your free weather, notably Juan and Clair, so you need to be careful with that. My team performed very well, though that's no surprise with Drizzle.

[gustavo 14]

=D Thank you bro ;p can you tell me an alternative team instead a rain dance team?

Oh, there are many alternatives you could use, though I haven't tried much with others. Since you can do these tournaments is Doubles and Triples, you could experiment with that. I'd suggest a Trick Room team for Doubles, though I don't know how effective that is against anyone.

[confuser987]

It's a good ability but not the pokemon which has it...

Well, the trainers in PWT don't switch out pokemon doing battle. So that gives me time to let Liepard paralyze or trick iron ball. After my liepard dies, I set up with Dustox. Hey look, it can take down a team of dragons.

[Diz~]

I'm got my butt handed to me by Red twice in the final round. I was expecting a Pikachu vs Pikachu match, but noooooooo. It a Blastoise with Scarf.

[Wesmaster70]

Hi, I think I am finally determined to EV train a team for the PWT, specifically for the leaders tournaments, single battle, and I would like to know what you think of my plan for my team so far:

Blazicken with wide lens.
252 Att
252Spd
4Hp
Hi Jump Kick
Night Slash
ThunderPunch(kind of unsure about this one)
Blaze Kick/Flare Blitz

Milotic with Leftovers
SpDf 252
SpAtt252
Spd4
Ice Beam
Scald
Recover
Toxic

Salamance with Choice Scarf/Life Orb
Att252
Spd252
SpAtt4
Dragon Tail/Dragon Dance
Outrage
Arial Ace/Flamethrower
Stone Edge/Draco Meteor

Unsure of Last Member of Team

I'm looking for something that is defensive that can survive strong attacks and lower opponents stats, paralyze, ect.

Also taking suggestions on changes made to already existing team. Thanks!

[GildedScizor]

This link here gives rather simple explanation of EV's and the ways that reduce how many of a single pokemon you need to KO to train quickly. At the bottom you have the best places to train for each stat. You may need to resort to breeding for natures, though, to increase your team's potential.

Thanks very much

[Mr.Munchlax]

I just looked at the Japanese website to see the new promotion to fight Trip, Stephan, Kotetsu, & Virgil. Can anyone tell who the Ace trainer & the youngster are supposed to be in the pictures

[Earendil]

Did anyone else notice that Nintendo apparently messed up on one of the tournament distributions again? I just saw this on Pokemon.com (I do not believe it has come to the attention of Serebii.net yet, as it has not appeared in the news feed):

Note: The initial distribution of the “2012: Masters Division Challenge” tournament data for the Pokémon World Tournament contained inaccurate team information for one of our World Championship players. In order to ensure that this player’s team is properly represented, we have fixed the data, and it can now be downloaded at the Pokémon World Tournament.

If you have already downloaded the original “2012: Masters Division Challenge,” you can download the updated tournament data “2012 Masters Division Challenge” and play against this world-class team of Pokémon. Note the updated name—the correct download does not have a colon after 2012 in the title.

[Natsuyo]

Guys I need a help about my sandstorm team!

My team:

Tyranitar: lonely nature, crunch,payback,stone edge and earthquake
Excadrill: sand force,lonely nature, earthquake,iron head,rock slide and sword dance
Terrakion:impish nature, sword dance, x scissor, stone edge and sacred sword

I need a good moveset for every pokemon because in PWT is difficult to battle some types of pokemon.

Is it a good sandstorm team?

Someone can give others pwt's team?

Thank you very much

[Rakurai]

I hate Pokemon that are holding Focus Sashes or have the Sturdy ability.

They're seriously the only reason I ever lose in the World Leaders tournament, my Garchomp and Hydreigon pretty much dominating everything otherwise.

[cybersonic233]

I hate Pokemon that are holding Focus Sashes or have the Sturdy ability.

They're seriously the only reason I ever lose in the World Leaders tournament, my Garchomp and Hydreigon pretty much dominating everything otherwise.

Cynthia is the worst offender for that and her infernal sashed Garchomp

[Mr.Munchlax]

I found this clip on the post for the Ash vs Stephan episode. It talks a little bit of the special event where you can fight the anime rivals:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGW0C...ature=youtu.be

Here's what we now know so far:

• Trip is an Ace Trainer in the game & he'll be using his Jellicent (evolved from his Frillish in episode 10)
• Virgil's a Ranger & he'll be using Eevee & Espeon
• Stephan's a Black Belt & he'll be using Sawk & Zebstrika
• Kotetsu's a Youngster & he'll be using Samurott (who knows Megahorn)

[Thowra]

Not sure if anyone's discovered this before...but you can manipulate the mix rotation battles (haven't tried the other battles yet) to get the AI to pick a certain Pokemon.

I first discovered this when I jokingly took my lv 100 EV trained virizion, newly hatched geodude, UT lv 35 reversal mountain volcarona and newly hatched wurmple into the mix rotation PWT.
In the first matchup, the NPC (think it was Clay) picked my geodude and I thought 'phew, thank goodness he took an UT pokemon, if virizion got picked there's no way I'd win.'
In my second and third matchup, the AI took my volcarona twice.

When I tried again in the tournament with virizion, budew, volcarona and wurmple, the AI picked Volarona every single time. I'm starting to think that the game picks a pokemon of yours that has the best type advantage against your entire team, regardless of their stats.
This means that you can essentially trick the AI into receiving a useless Pokemon (or at least a weak, UT pokemon). It IS kind of risky because if you take a team of three that's weak to another type and your opponent happens to have that type, you may have a bad time. But assuming your fourth 'useless' pokemon is taught a rubbish movepool and is completely untrained, you're basically fighting 4 to 3, which I guess might be beneficial. I think I may make my team virizion, volacrona, heracross and pidgeotto, and teach pidgeotto some useless moves.

[Lorenzo The Comic]

I just tried the recent PWT download that came out today, it should be pretty easy. Kotetsu looks like he uses the Youngster sprite.

[Serebii]

http://www.serebii.net/black2white2/pwtdownload.shtml#9

Got the team up

[Chomper4]

http://www.serebii.net/black2white2/pwtdownload.shtml#9

Got the team up

Are there more Pokemon for these trainers?

[Lorenzo The Comic]

I doubt so. The order that they sent out their Pokémon looked the same as listed on Serebii's article when I played it.

[BNator92]

Finally took on the Masters Division tourney. Surprisingly enough, I reigned supreme my first time through, and I absolutely destroyed Ray (the champion).
I'm really loving my team.

[samrules4]

anyone help me with the unova leaders? my team is as follows

lucario level 61 met at level 5 at Floccesy Ranch
jolly nature, strong willed
inner focus ability
moves:
swords dance
close combat
dragon pulse
double team

magnezone level 61 met at level 10 at virbank complex
brave nature, somewhat stubborn
magnet pull ability
moves:
thunder wave
double team
discharge
metal sound

serperior level 62 met at level 5 at aspertia city
mild nature, highly persistent
overgrow ability
moves:
cut
coil
leaf blade
double team

unfezant level 65 met at level 4 at route 20
brave nature, good endurance
big pecks ability
moves:
double team
featherdance
tailwind
fly

zoroark level 65 met at driftveil city (OT N)
Hasty nature
illusion ability
moves:
payback
hone claws
double team
punishment

azumarill level 65 met at level 25 at route 6
bold nature, likes to thrash about
huge power ability
moves:
surf
dive
hydro pump
strength

and the hold items i currently have on me are as follows:
power band
power lens
lucky egg
macho brace
exp share
expert belt
rocky helmet
scope lens
sharp beak


anyone know of any tactics that can help me beat unova leaders with my current setup?