TJ
Banned deucer.
TJ: Hey Taskr how are you?
Taskr: I'm pretty good thank you! not really been up to much today apart from uni work.
TJ: Where did you get your name from?
Taskr: My username is just a similar version to my surname irl, I guess I wasn't feeling particularly creative that day.
TJ: Can you tell us a bit about yourself outside of Pokemon?
Taskr: I'm currently studying for a degree in Game Art at university, my weekends are usually spent working in a local bar and i'm also an amateur MMA fighter in my spare time.
TJ: How and when did you get into competitive battling?
Taskr: I've been playing Pokemon since RBY first came out as a kid but I got into competitive battling at the end of the BW2 era as I accidentally stumbled across Pokemon Showdown by searching random Pokemon related things.
TJ: What is it like to be a new PU council member?
Taskr: Yeah it's pretty cool, being apart of the council was one of my goals as a player because I like being able to influence the tier I invest so much time into!
TJ: Can you name any up and coming players showing good potential?
Taskr: There's a couple of players such as jklioe , @allstarapology and Kill the Lights who work hard on the forums and are showing the potential to be great players in the future.
TJ: Who do you look up to or admire most as a player and as a person in the PU scene?
Taskr: Would probably have to be Teddeh and HJAD , both of them are really good people as well as great PU players and they have certainly both helped me tremensley along the way.
TJ: What are your thoughts on the current metagame?
Taskr: To be honest I think the metagame is pretty balanced with a good amount of threats but i'm sure all of that willl change with the next tier shift lol.
TJ: Can you provide a team that reflects you as a player with an explanation of how it works?
Taskr:
Giving my RMT would be cheating so here's another offensive team with a similar kind of style built around Fightinium-Z Combusken which is a pretty underrated threat in PU at the minute. Combusken and Oricorio-G act as win conditions and late game cleaners whilst Qwilfish helps them out a lot by providing Spikes support. Next I wanted something to take advantage of stuff like Lanturn and Gastrondon who annoy the team so I added Cacturne which also gave me some wallbreaking potential. Spiky Shield is cool tech for scouting against choice locked Pokemon and the chip damage combined with Spikes and Toxic Spikes is really nice for Pokemon such as Primeape. Eelektross and Golem are both good glue mons that help my match-up against Flying and Electric types as well as providing good utility such as Stealth Rock and their ability to check threats like Archeops.
Thanks for your time! If you guys have any questions feel free to ask them!
Taskr: I'm pretty good thank you! not really been up to much today apart from uni work.
TJ: Where did you get your name from?
Taskr: My username is just a similar version to my surname irl, I guess I wasn't feeling particularly creative that day.
TJ: Can you tell us a bit about yourself outside of Pokemon?
Taskr: I'm currently studying for a degree in Game Art at university, my weekends are usually spent working in a local bar and i'm also an amateur MMA fighter in my spare time.
TJ: How and when did you get into competitive battling?
Taskr: I've been playing Pokemon since RBY first came out as a kid but I got into competitive battling at the end of the BW2 era as I accidentally stumbled across Pokemon Showdown by searching random Pokemon related things.
TJ: What is it like to be a new PU council member?
Taskr: Yeah it's pretty cool, being apart of the council was one of my goals as a player because I like being able to influence the tier I invest so much time into!
TJ: Can you name any up and coming players showing good potential?
Taskr: There's a couple of players such as jklioe , @allstarapology and Kill the Lights who work hard on the forums and are showing the potential to be great players in the future.
TJ: Who do you look up to or admire most as a player and as a person in the PU scene?
Taskr: Would probably have to be Teddeh and HJAD , both of them are really good people as well as great PU players and they have certainly both helped me tremensley along the way.
TJ: What are your thoughts on the current metagame?
Taskr: To be honest I think the metagame is pretty balanced with a good amount of threats but i'm sure all of that willl change with the next tier shift lol.
TJ: Can you provide a team that reflects you as a player with an explanation of how it works?
Taskr:
Combusken @ Fightinium Z
Ability: Speed Boost
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Fire Blast
- Protect
- Hidden Power [Electric]
- Focus Blast
Oricorio-Sensu @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Dancer
Happiness: 0
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Hurricane
- U-turn
- Toxic
- Revelation Dance
Qwilfish @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Intimidate
Happiness: 0
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Waterfall
- Taunt
- Spikes
- Toxic Spikes
Cacturne @ Life Orb
Ability: Water Absorb
Happiness: 0
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Mild Nature
- Dark Pulse
- Spiky Shield
- Energy Ball
- Sucker Punch
Eelektross @ Assault Vest
Ability: Levitate
Happiness: 0
EVs: 232 HP / 252 SpA / 24 Spe
Modest Nature
- Volt Switch
- Knock Off
- Giga Drain
- Flamethrower
Golem @ Weakness Policy
Ability: Sturdy
Happiness: 0
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Rock Blast
- Sucker Punch
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
Ability: Speed Boost
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Fire Blast
- Protect
- Hidden Power [Electric]
- Focus Blast
Oricorio-Sensu @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Dancer
Happiness: 0
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Hurricane
- U-turn
- Toxic
- Revelation Dance
Qwilfish @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Intimidate
Happiness: 0
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Waterfall
- Taunt
- Spikes
- Toxic Spikes
Cacturne @ Life Orb
Ability: Water Absorb
Happiness: 0
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Mild Nature
- Dark Pulse
- Spiky Shield
- Energy Ball
- Sucker Punch
Eelektross @ Assault Vest
Ability: Levitate
Happiness: 0
EVs: 232 HP / 252 SpA / 24 Spe
Modest Nature
- Volt Switch
- Knock Off
- Giga Drain
- Flamethrower
Golem @ Weakness Policy
Ability: Sturdy
Happiness: 0
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Rock Blast
- Sucker Punch
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
Giving my RMT would be cheating so here's another offensive team with a similar kind of style built around Fightinium-Z Combusken which is a pretty underrated threat in PU at the minute. Combusken and Oricorio-G act as win conditions and late game cleaners whilst Qwilfish helps them out a lot by providing Spikes support. Next I wanted something to take advantage of stuff like Lanturn and Gastrondon who annoy the team so I added Cacturne which also gave me some wallbreaking potential. Spiky Shield is cool tech for scouting against choice locked Pokemon and the chip damage combined with Spikes and Toxic Spikes is really nice for Pokemon such as Primeape. Eelektross and Golem are both good glue mons that help my match-up against Flying and Electric types as well as providing good utility such as Stealth Rock and their ability to check threats like Archeops.
Thanks for your time! If you guys have any questions feel free to ask them!
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