Club Double Trouble (a double battling community)

[KuzKan]

I don't think we have a topic at the moment so I think I'll suggest one.

What VGC pokemon has shocked you the most?

This means like can be very destructive when you thought it was rubbish.

Mine if ferrothorn. Here is a calculation that may shock you.
0Atk lvl 50 Ferrothorn (Neutral) Power Whip vs 252HP/252Def Storm Drain lvl 50 Gastrodon (+Def): 106% - 128% (232 - 280 HP). Guaranteed OHKO.
No att investment and it KOs non-rindo gastro. At max def!!! it 2hkos latios without investment.

Never thought he would be that good tbh o-o
Myself cant remember of a pokemon that surprised me like that hmmm. Maybe jynx... nice ability, fake out suport, nice speed...


So guys... are you ready for the tournament?
I still gonna breed my team xD gotta do it tomorrow and stop being so lazy

[Shreyas]

Um... yeah, while we're on the subject of Youtube videos, I was fooling around and decided to publish one of my own.

It's here if anyone is interested:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDOdcEBAOzM

Sorry that the quality isn't quite perfect, but I think it's about as good as I can get it. But I hope it's as fun to watch as it was to make! Just a standard double battle, rain on one side, Trick Room on the other. I opted to go for comments rather than a voice-over, since my voice sounds like crap on a recording and practicing how to talk for a recording is a real pain.

At any rate, it's one of those battles where I was really happy I decided to go with a Gastrodon. Though I definitely had some luck on my side in this one.

Trust me, we all hate our voice on camera lol

I don't think we have a topic at the moment so I think I'll suggest one.

What VGC pokemon has shocked you the most?

This means like can be very destructive when you thought it was rubbish.

Mine if ferrothorn. Here is a calculation that may shock you.
0Atk lvl 50 Ferrothorn (Neutral) Power Whip vs 252HP/252Def Storm Drain lvl 50 Gastrodon (+Def): 106% - 128% (232 - 280 HP). Guaranteed OHKO.
No att investment and it KOs non-rindo gastro. At max def!!! it 2hkos latios without investment.

Yup. Ferrothorn is definitely one of my more favorite Pokemon to throw into battle. I find it's a great check for Metagross and rain. It functions extremely well against a good chunk of the metagame thanks to his typing. I actually run a Brave set with 156 Attack investment. I think that should OHKO Gastrodons through rindo berries, or it should OHKO most Rotom-Ws. IT works really well, and I just love using him.

And, a Pokemon that has surprised me is Liepard. I've been using her for a while now, and it can stay in battle MUCH longer than I expected it to. I thought it'd usually be the guy to die after getting off Fake Out, but apparently it lives much longer just because of the Encore, and scaring opponents to be forced into Fake Out, Protect, Substitute, or even a non STAB attack, which can make our lives much easier :3

Never thought he would be that good tbh o-o
Myself cant remember of a pokemon that surprised me like that hmmm. Maybe jynx... nice ability, fake out suport, nice speed...


So guys... are you ready for the tournament?
I still gonna breed my team xD gotta do it tomorrow and stop being so lazy

lol to be honest, I'm pretty excited for the tournament. Kind of nervous as well since we only have so many more chances to get the worlds invite (god I want to make it so bad D=). I hope I can actually pull of a 1900ish rating this time....

And, if you need a Pokemon, and I actually have it in my shop, I really wouldn't mind just giving it to you ;o

[Silvershark]

More PS battle videos:

http://www.pokemonshowdown.com/repla...013dev12414859
http://www.pokemonshowdown.com/repla...013dev12418322
http://www.pokemonshowdown.com/repla...013dev12429763
http://www.pokemonshowdown.com/repla...013dev12476288
http://www.pokemonshowdown.com/repla...013dev12476537

Decided to test out that Krookodile/Articuno combo. Works pretty good, but still need to work out some kinks with the rest of the team.

Um... yeah, while we're on the subject of Youtube videos, I was fooling around and decided to publish one of my own.

It's here if anyone is interested:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDOdcEBAOzM

Sorry that the quality isn't quite perfect, but I think it's about as good as I can get it. But I hope it's as fun to watch as it was to make! Just a standard double battle, rain on one side, Trick Room on the other. I opted to go for comments rather than a voice-over, since my voice sounds like crap on a recording and practicing how to talk for a recording is a real pain.

At any rate, it's one of those battles where I was really happy I decided to go with a Gastrodon. Though I definitely had some luck on my side in this one.

Niiice. I'm always astounded by the number of people who don't know how redirecting abilities work. His Zapdos had HP Grass, so it seems likely he's ran into Gastrodons before, but apparently that was a first for him.

[Shreyas]

More PS battle videos:

http://www.pokemonshowdown.com/repla...013dev12414859
http://www.pokemonshowdown.com/repla...013dev12418322
http://www.pokemonshowdown.com/repla...013dev12429763
http://www.pokemonshowdown.com/repla...013dev12476288
http://www.pokemonshowdown.com/repla...013dev12476537

Decided to test out that Krookodile/Articuno combo. Works pretty good, but still need to work out some kinks with the rest of the team.



Niiice. I'm always astounded by the number of people who don't know how redirecting abilities work. His Zapdos had HP Grass, so it seems likely he's ran into Gastrodons before, but apparently that was a first for him.

Those battles are inspiring me to try out the whole Articuno + Krooky thing.

[CrystalNinetales]

Those battles are inspiring me to try out the whole Articuno + Krooky thing.

Same here....hey silver shark, could you put the sets for only the articuno and krokodile up so people could test them?
if not its fine, most can figure it out probably.

[KuzKan]

@Silvershark dude... you are a genius

@Shreyas thank you but i think i can breed them and train them until midnight xD just gotta turn some good music on and it will work out

[Silvershark]

Same here....hey silver shark, could you put the sets for only the articuno and krokodile up so people could test them?
if not its fine, most can figure it out probably.

Sure.

Krookodile (M) @ Muscle Band
Trait: Anger Point
EVs: 252 Atk / 180 Spd / 78 HP
Adamant Nature
- Crunch
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- Protect

Articuno @ Wacan Berry
Trait: Pressure
EVs: 244 Spd / 252 HP / 14 SDef
Careful Nature
IVs: 13 SAtk
- Frost Breath
- Tailwind
- Reflect
- Protect

Went for 135 on Krookodile's speed stat since I also had Icy Wind support, figured that should let me hit anything scarfed after one speed drop. 136 for Articuno so it can attack first and I tried to lower it's Sp. Atk. so that Krookodile takes Frost Breath better, but leaving enough so Articuno can still hit back against the opponent. I know I talked about Articuno needing a Wide Lens for Frost Breath earlier, but Thudurus-T's Thunders hurt alot. Articuno can't take stab Rock Slides, that 4x weakness is too much to get around, so you don't want to bring it out much against sand teams. Which is alright, as Krookodile does well on it's own against them. Originally had Life Orb on Krookodile, but all too often it would kill him off before he could finish sweeping. Shell Bell helps get a lot of health back after the Anger Point boost, but Muscle Band gives just enough extra oomf to nab the KO on a few pokemon, like Ferrothorn and bulky Ludicolo's. I find Hitmontop and Chandelure make very good partners, the other two mon's I was using not so much.

[zozo]

Thanks for the comments guys! (: Looks like I got a little more recording and uploading to do...

What VGC pokemon has shocked you the most?

Hmm... Amoonguss. It's a flipping mushroom, yet it tanks hits like nobody's business. I'm always stunned at how difficult it is to get rid of the fungus.

Niiice. I'm always astounded by the number of people who don't know how redirecting abilities work. His Zapdos had HP Grass, so it seems likely he's ran into Gastrodons before, but apparently that was a first for him.

I know, as soon as he used Protect I thought that my strategy was pretty much ruined. I never expected him to try getting BOTH Pokemon to use water attacks after seeing Gastrodon.
Nice videos by the way! It's hilarious how short they are.

[Greatemboar]

Charizard is the most shocking VGC pokemon for me. I will give you the x4 weakness to rock but I'm afraid of sending out grass types when a Charizard emerges when I face a sun team thanks to its DW ability Solar power so I'm often afraid of flamethrowers that have already had a sun boost and STAB but Solar power in the mix and we could also give it a fire gem just for an added attack boost sure I would love to send out my grass types to get destroyed.

[KuzKan]

I forgot to remove my team from the previous tournament from the battle box and now its locked -_-
nicely done


EDIT: nvm im dumb .-.

[zombieoverkill12]

The tourney is soon i got my team ready (finally >.<) got em tested, got it rated, and i wrote down how to handle some big threats. Im ready to rock and roll now >:] My goal is to have at least 45 wins with under 25 losses and a rating of at least 1985. Well on that note:
GLHF you guys

[Shreyas]

What time does it start, again? .-.

EDIT: nvm

[trident20]

More PS battle videos:

http://www.pokemonshowdown.com/repla...013dev12414859
http://www.pokemonshowdown.com/repla...013dev12418322
http://www.pokemonshowdown.com/repla...013dev12429763
http://www.pokemonshowdown.com/repla...013dev12476288
http://www.pokemonshowdown.com/repla...013dev12476537

Decided to test out that Krookodile/Articuno combo. Works pretty good, but still need to work out some kinks with the rest of the team.

so you tried my idea?
nice!

[Gothic-Gothorita]

The tourney is soon
GLHF you guys

so you tried my idea?
nice!

Guys, I'm sorry to say this, but these are all one-liners. Please delete them. I don't want you guys to receive an infraction. ;^; But trident, if you can add another sentence or 2 there, within 6 hours, you won't have to delete your post.

EDIT: The boss is right. ;^; Sowwy Shreyas.

[joej m]

shreyas didn't post one because it was a valid question. the other two did have a one liner though.

[zombieoverkill12]

Guys, I'm sorry to say this, but these are all one-liners. Please delete them. I don't want you guys to receive an infraction. ;^; But trident, if you can add another sentence or 2 there, within 6 hours, you won't have to delete your post.

EDIT: The boss is right. ;^; Sowwy Shreyas.

I wont have a device capable of actually deleting the post within 6 hours so i had just edited it instead. Sorry bout that though xD i was so excited i forgotten to put in what i had edited in xP

So sumthin pokemon related: Do you think pokemon X and pokemon Y will bring competitive battling to a new level or wont make an impact at all?

[Silvershark]

so you tried my idea?
nice!

Revisited actually. If you go back a page you'll see my post talking about the Triples team I used to run around it. Your post got me thinking about it again and now that Anger Point Krookodile's released, I thought I'd take it for another spin. That and Your Boss and Zombieoverkill12 were shooting the strategy down so much

[Greatemboar]

It depends on what pokemon and moves are introduced.
If we get another pokemon that can set up hail that doesn't have a x4 weakness to fire then I can see hail teams becoming popular

[philzone]

I got a new VGC team that needs rating.

Anyway, @topic i think that there will be changes, since you get pokemon who out class others at jobs, such as a new bulky support mon that overshadows cresselia, or they release shadow tag chandlure or lightning rod zapdos. they may make new weathers for the weather wars, and even new setters. you never know what the future holds, so make a wish, and hope for the best

[CrystalNinetales]

I got a new VGC team that needs rating.

Anyway, @topic i think that there will be changes, since you get pokemon who out class others at jobs, such as a new bulky support mon that overshadows cresselia, or they release shadow tag chandlure or lightning rod zapdos. they may make new weathers for the weather wars, and even new setters. you never know what the future holds, so make a wish, and hope for the best

A new team huh? i'll see what i can do.

also it'd be very interesting if they ever release shadow tag chande, not just for vgc but for ou too, it would no longer be walled when they switch in, unless they carry u-turn.
so if it ever is released, then i predict a huge flux in volt switch and u-turn users.