Dark Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 If he's getting tired of the metagame, he should stop playing competitively. No one is forcing him to "not have fun". I haven't touched Gen V's metagame so far, so I'm going to be so ill-prepared when I first get into it. I joined the competitive community after Gen IV had banned Garchomp and Deoxys-S, so the metagame was EXTREMELY developed. Now I'm into new territory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tentacruel Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 I just noticed something cool. The move Psycho Shock was an attack in the TCG over 10 years ago, and now it's finally being implemented into the game. (A lot of attacks were like this, but Psycho Shock was extremely common in the TCG back in the day.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flame Dragon Posted February 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 I joined the competitive community after Gen IV had banned Garchomp and Deoxys-S, so the metagame was EXTREMELY developed. Now I'm into new territory.While going into it when it's set is easier, I've found it fun to start when the meta was still in it's infancy. Speaking of the meta, I need to get back into it. After the first banning my play time on Pokemon Online has taken a noise dive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 Where the hell did the Black/White thread go? It's probably on the third page or something. http://serebii.net/pokedex-bw/584.shtml Vanilluxe. I absolutely love that name. I love it. No question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Dude Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 Bulbapedia says different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 Baibanira? Oh god, that sounds retarded in comparison to Vanilluxe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mehmani Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 Rate my (IRL Competitive) team anyone? 3 Pokemon Forretress @Leftovers 252 HP, 126 Def, 130 Sp. Def -Explosion-Spikes-Toxic Spikes-Stealth Rock All of my friends open with attacking leads, most of which can't touch me when I'm packing Forretress. He can set up 3 layers of Spikes and Stealth Rock guaranteed, with 2 layers of Toxic Spikes being an added bonus. Explosion takes out the lead when Forretress is done and allows Ninjask a free switch-in. Ninjask @Sash 252 HP, 4 Atk, 252 Spd -Baton Pass-Swords Dance-Protect-X-Scissor Everything my friends run will take Ninjask out in one hit, so I made a simple plan to guarantee a +2 Atk/+2 Spd pass (none of my friends run phazers). I SD, they hit Ninjask to 1 HP. I use Protect next turn, I pass the following turn. One of my friends has an Electrode fetish so that explains the 252 Spd (to outspeed it). 4 Atk EVs and +2 Atk means X-Scissor can net me an OHKO after 3 layers of Spikes and Stealth Rock. Metagross @Life Orb 252 Atk, 4 Def, 252 Spd -Meteor Mash-Zen Headbutt-Thunder PAWNCH-Earthquake Metagross is absolutely unstoppable when passed to. Fantastic coverage with max 135 Atk OHKOs everything thrown at it with relative ease. Priority attacks have little effect on it due to it's huge HP and Defences. Strengths: -Forretress is defensively powerful enough to be able to set up Rock and 3 layers of Spikes before exploding-None of my friends ever run Rapid Spin so I'm guaranteed to have entry hazards out the whole match-Having Spikes and Rock out mean omnipresent FLYING types are checked (my local metagame is teeming with them)-Metagross is ridiculously powerful Weaknesses: -Common FIRE weakness can be crippling-If any of my friends change their teams and are able to take out Forretress before I can set up I am doomed.-If I decide to have Ninjask use X-Scissor and mispredict I will lose the entire match Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burnpsy Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 Baibanira? Oh god, that sounds retarded in comparison to Vanilluxe. That's the Japanese name. >.< Though seriously, it means pretty much the same thing, just like every other English name. Seriously: Japanese release: Tundra + Bear = TsunbeaaFandom: No comment. English release: Bear + Arctic = BearticFandom: OMG, THAT NAME'S SO HORRIBLE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flame Dragon Posted February 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 For a 3 pokemon team it seems decent enough. Also if you switch Nin in after explosion, you should protect, dance, protect to get an extra speed boost. Odds are it won't make or break anything but it is a good habit to get into. Also, as you said your team is very specialized so if your up against different people you might have problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Dude Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 I'll pick Tepig for my Black version and Oshawatt for my White version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~British Soul~ Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 Gym Leaders * Dento (Grass), Pod (Fire), Corn (Water) -> Cilan, Chili, Cress * Aloe (Normal) -> Lenora * Arti (Bug) -> Burgh * Kamitsure (Electric) -> Elesa * Yacon (Ground) -> Clay * Fuuro (Flying) -> Skyla * Hachiku (Ice) -> Brycen * Shaga (Dragon) (Black) -> Drayden * Iris (Dragon) (White) -> Iris Other Characters * Plasma Sage Geechisu -> Ghetsis * Black (Male) -> Blair * White (Female) -> Whitlea Cities and Towns * Kanoko Town -> Nuvema Town * Karakusa Town -> ????? Town * Sanyou City -> Striaton City * Shippou City -> Nacrene City * Hiun City -> Castelia City * Raimon City -> Nimbassa City * Black City and White Forest * Sazanami Town -> Undella Town * Kagome Town -> Lacunosa Town * Souryuu City -> Opelucid City * Sekka City -> Icirrus City * Fukiyose City -> Mistralton City * Hodomoe City -> Driftveil City Attacks * Snivy's Grass Mixer -> Leaf Tornado * Tepig's Nitro Charge -> Flame Charge * Oshawott's Shell Blade -> Razor Shell * Incinerate -> Incinerate revealed at the mall tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Dude Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 What about the Elite four, and does Bulbapedia have any confirmation on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~British Soul~ Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 no word on the elite 4 as of yet and no i didn't get this from bulbapedia i got this from pokebeach, but this came from the black and white mall tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathSDelano Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 Yacon (Ground) -> Clay I so saw that coming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tentacruel Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 Attacks * Snivy's Grass Mixer -> Leaf Tornado * Tepig's Nitro Charge -> Flame Charge * Oshawott's Shell Blade -> Razor Shell * Incinerate -> Incinerate revealed at the mall tourLeaf Tornado and Razor Shell sound alright, but Flame Charge? Meh, it's too obvious IMO, Nitro Charge sounded better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Posted February 7, 2011 Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 So Vanilluxe is the English name? I've fallen in love with that name and would hate to see it wither away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Dude Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 no word on the elite 4 as of yet and no i didn't get this from bulbapedia i got this from pokebeach, but this came from the black and white mall tour Oh. That's nice. I usualy trust serebii, but it must be too slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~British Soul~ Posted February 10, 2011 Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 here are the english names of the Unova E4 English - JapaneseShauntal - Shikimi (ghost)Grimsley - Giima (Dark)Marshal - Renbuu (Fighting)Caitlin - (psychic) this was already knownAlder - Adeku (champion) here's another english nameGhetsis - Geechisu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Leo Posted February 10, 2011 Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 Yay generation 5! Btw, just a random idea. Would you guys be interested in a Smogon Premier League like tournament? Link below to explain what I mean. It would be very different though... http://www.smogon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=84337 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seattleite Posted February 10, 2011 Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 I guess I could, but I'd have to use the team you gave me :P Plus those rules look extremely confusing... idk what half the terminology is there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Leo Posted February 10, 2011 Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 Well smogon likes to be annoying sometimes with the explanation :D. Btw, I aimed for this to be mainly DS gaming but Pokemon Online can be used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 I don't even think we have half the amount of competitive battlers on YCM to run anything close to a Premier League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flame Dragon Posted February 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 Yea, odds are you don't have the people for a big scale tournament, but having a pokemon online one would be cool and I would support it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Leo Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 Yea, odds are you don't have the people for a big scale tournament, but having a pokemon online one would be cool and I would support it. That would be good. Dark, I totally agree with you in that we won't have even half, but we could do a Pokemon Online tourny like Flame Dragon mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Dude Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 I'm for it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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