Ray Jay
"Jump first, ask questions later, oui oui!"
Introduction
Hello, fellow LC players!
If you are familiar with the Beat that baby Pokemon thread, then you know that the thread focused on countering a threat and then countering the counter ad infinitum. This was good for a while, but eventually locks into a repetitive cycle in which a.) nothing inventive happens or b.) some wise guy posts a Pokemon you wouldn't even recognize from its sprite.
In an attempt to maintain the activity from that thread while having discussion more pertinent to the metagame, we are going to start a little competition. This competition will see who can consistently demonstrate knowledge of the metagame.
The Goal
The object of the game is to post the best possible Pokemon that counters the duo posted by myself at the start of every round. By posting 1 or 2 Pokemon that counters the duo, we will obtain knowledge of the metagame and you will gain points. Another aspect of the game is to prevent the other players from getting points, and this is done by proving in this thread that their post does not counter the duo as well as they say it does. Without further ado, let's play
Duo Destruction
The basic concept is that we want to discover ways to break common cores in the metagame without real difficulty. Currently, there aren't many people who believe any specific threats in LC are broken, but there are certainly combinations that are tough to beat without proper team support.
We'll start off with an easy one. The first core you want to crush is:
Chinchou @ Eviolite
Calm | Volt Absorb
evs: 76 HP / 132 Def / 228 SpD / 60 Spe
move 1: Scald
move 2: Heal Bell
move 3: Rest
move 4: Sleep Talk
Larvesta @ Eviolite
Adamant | Flame Body
evs: 76 HP / 236 Atk / 156 Def / 36 Spe
move 1: Morning Sun
move 2: Flare Blitz
move 3: Will-O-Wisp / Wild Charge
move 4: U-turn
Scraggy @ Eviolite
Jolly | Shed Skin
evs: 236 Atk / 36 SpD / 236 Spe
move 1: Dragon Dance
move 2: Drain Punch
move 3: Crunch
move 4: Hi Jump Kick
Drifloon @ Flying Gem
Naughty | Unburden
evs: 36 HP / 200 Atk / 8 Def / 40 SpA / 200 Spe
move 1: Acrobatics
move 2: Shadow Ball
move 3: Hidden Power Fire
move 4: Destiny Bond
Snover @ Choice Scarf
Naive | Snow Warning
evs: 36 HP / 24 Atk / 36 Def / 184 SpA / 196 Spe
-Blizzard
-Giga Drain
-Ice Shard
-Hidden Power Fire
Staryu @ Eviolite
Timid | Natural Cure
evs: 36 HP / 200 SpA / 240 Spe
-Hydro Pump
-Psychic
-Rapid Spin
-Recover
Stunky @ Eviolite
Careful | Aftermath
evs: 92 HP / 92 Atk / 60 Def / 188 SpD / 4 Spe
move 1: Sucker Punch
move 2: Pursuit
move 3: Crunch
move 4: Explosion
Mienfoo @ Choice Scarf
Adamant | Regenerator
evs: 236 Atk / 36 Def / 236 Spe
move 1: Hi Jump Kick
move 2: Stone Edge
move 3: U-turn
move 4: Knock Off
Bonus round let's get it?
Hippopotas @ Eviolite
Impish | Sand Stream
evs: 52 HP / 100 Atk / 212 Def / 100 SpD / 20 Spe
Impish Nature
- Earthquake
- Slack Off
- Roar
- Stealth Rock
Drilbur @ Life Orb
Adamant | Sand Rush
evs: 36 HP / 236 Atk / 212 Spe
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- Shadow Claw
- Swords Dance
Timburr @ Eviolite
Careful | Guts
evs: 76 HP / 196 Atk / 236 SpD
-Bulk Up
-Drain Punch
-Mach Punch
-Payback
Hippopotas @ Eviolite
Impish | Sand Stream
evs: 52 HP / 100 Atk / 212 Def / 100 SpD / 20 Spe
Impish Nature
- Earthquake
- Slack Off
- Roar
- Stealth Rock
Drilbur @ Life Orb
Adamant | Sand Rush
evs: 36 HP / 236 Atk / 212 Spe
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- Shadow Claw
- Swords Dance
Timburr @ Eviolite
Careful | Guts
evs: 76 HP / 196 Atk / 236 SpD
-Bulk Up
-Drain Punch
-Mach Punch
-Payback
So often, when you're teambuilding, the goal is not to beat a set but all of the sets a Pokemon can potentially run. This round, you must prove that your core can handle all of the "viable" sets that these Pokemon can run. Just what those are is up to the competitors.
Misdreavus @ ?
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Porygon @ ?
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evs: ?
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Misdreavus @ ?
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evs: ?
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Porygon @ ?
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evs: ?
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Lileep @ Eviolite
Calm | Storm Drain
evs: 228 HP / 144 Def / 28 SpA / 64 SpD / 16 Spe
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Energy Ball
move 3: Recover
move 4: Toxic
Slowpoke @ Eviolite
Bold | Regenerator
evs: 116 HP / 236 Def / 36 SpA / 116 SpD
move 1: Scald
move 2: Psychic
move 3: Slack Off
move 4: Fire Blast
Logistics
The rules:
- You are to post 2 Pokemon or 1 Pokemon that counter(s) the above core single handedly. Needing SR, Rapid Spin, or Dual Screens support greatly hurts your argument and will likely prevent you from getting points.
- Post the complete set(s) of your Pokemon, including EVs, nature, item, and moveset.
- Do not include a Pokemon in your post that has already been used this round.
- Post reasoning and how you will play your Pokemon against the above core. If you can't prove to us that your Pokemon counter(s) the above, then you will not get points for it.
- Feel free to question someone's post with reasoning / calcs if you believe they are incorrect, this could prevent them from getting points.
- People will get points at the end of the round based on if I feel their Pokemon really does counter the above core.
- If you use animated sprites I will cut you.
Scoring:
- If you post 1 Pokemon that counters the above core, you will get 2 points for that round.
- If you post 2 Pokemon that counters the above core, you will get 1 point for that round.
- If your post does not actually counter the core as deemed by the community, you will get no points. I will have the final say on this.
Thanks for your time! Good luck competitors! A new round will be posted every 5 days to a week in order to ensure adequate time to formulate a core and tear down the others' cores.
The final results:
The votes have been tallied up, so it's time to look at the final standings and the final scoreboard! "Worst Arguer" actually had a tie, so I had to make the deciding vote there. Everywhere else there was a clear winner.
Most Creative: Dracoyoshi8
Cutest Pokemon Used and Who Posted It: Mareep - Elevator_music
Best Arguer: Heysup
Worst Arguer: Chomper the Sharptooth
Best Overall Participant: Ray Jay
What's this, I won something?!? Well, I'd like to thank the academy for giving me this opportunity and your unending support all along the way. It's been great leading you all through the deepest of oceans. I'd like to thank my mom and dad as well, without them I might not be here today...
Heysup: 12 (+3)
iss: 12
blarajan: 10.5
chieliee: 9
Dracoyoshi8: 9 (+3)
elevator_music: 6 (+3)
trakyan: 3
Raseri: 3
Al_Alchemist: 3
corkscrew: 3
Nanoswine: 3
Chomper the Sharptooth: 3 (+3)
Ray Jay: 3 (+3)
prem: 2
spuds4ever: 2
Wow, it's been quite a ride, but all I can say is "man, all that for a tie for first place." Unsurprisingly enough, I actually beat prem pulling ahead of him in the voting round. Blarajan also received a vote in every category but never got two votes in any category, so he got 0 points in the awards round which I thought was pretty humorous. Good teamwork there, guys! People actually completely forgot iss in the voting; as he received only two votes total. LOL tough crowd boys.
Anyways, I hope this competition has been a good time waster for you and that maybe you have learned something about yourself and your opponents. See you on the battlefield boys!