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Published on November 24th, 2014 | by Mittens

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What Could Have Been: An 11th Place Indiana Regional Team Report

Introduction

Hello, my name is Matt Peroutka, otherwise known as MittensAnimator. Recently I took 11th place at the Fall 2015 Regional in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Although I have only been playing competitively for less than a year, I feel like I am having a rather successful run so early in the season. For some reason this year, the Fort Wayne regional was a Top 8 instead of a Top 16, despite the fact that there were enough players in attendance. At the end of the day, I came in at 11th place, leaving me just outside the Top Cut, so I decided to write an article about my experiences as a new player and my latest run at the Fort Wayne Regional.

History

I, like most people I think, started playing competitive Pokémon using the singles Smogon format. I never made it very far and found more entertainment in the breeding and training aspects versus the actual game play. For me, singles battles would take too long and have too much switching. Eventually, I discovered that the official TPCi tournaments were held using the doubles format. I decided to try it out and I immediately fell in love with the faster format and strategically-advanced play.

The bulk of my competitive career started on X and Y where I began using Mega Kangaskhan. Earlier in the format, Kangaskhan was an awesome Pokémon. I guess she still is, but as the season advanced, more and more counters to Kangaskhan began to pop up. Eventually, I decided that she was no longer a reliable Pokémon to use, so I decided to go with my favorite Mega: the power-house Mega Lucario!

Team Building Process

Mega Lucario is a tricky Pokémon to use. He is fast and hits like a truck without brakes, but he is also incredibly frail. I tried to use Wide Guard methods with Aegislash and Aerodactyl, but I found most experienced players could outplay my strategy. Eventually, I decided the best way to use Lucario is to be smart and play him carefully without relying on gimmicks or obvious support moves. This decision led me to create a dual-Mega team. This left me with another Mega option to bring if my opponent’s team was very anti-Lucario. Thus, Mega Venusaur was added. Later, I saw a post by Kingofmars who also used the duo of Mega Lucario and Venuasaur, which led me to believe I was on to something.

The metagame is in constant flux; what works for one Regional or Premier Challenge will not necessarily work for the next tournament. While building this team, Mega Mawile rose to power and I suddenly needed a better counter to him as well. Garchomp, Mamoswine, and Talonflame could work, but they were all weak to Intimdate and burn, so I eventually decided to switch from Rotom-Wash to Rotom-Heat since he is not weak to Intimidate and does not damage himself while attacking like Talonflame does. He also has some bulk, which comes in handy. My only real problem with Rotom-Heat is that he is slow, so I gave mine a Choice Scarf. This either allowed me to get either a quick and sneaky knockout or a fast Will-O-Wisp before being knocked out myself.

In addition to Lucario and Rotom-Heat, I also really wanted to use Azumarill. The idea of destroying my opponents with a bunny wabbit was too enticing to pass up. I found that without the Belly Drum support, Azumarill’s damage output was just a little too low. Because if this, I then added Raichu onto the team. I needed a fast Fake Out user anyway, and the Lightning Rod ability did a great job protecting Azumarill. Raichu also came in handy alongside my scarfed Rotom-Heat. By using Discharge, I was able to cause some damage to my opponents while also powering up my Raichu, plus the 30% chance of a paralysis was an added bonus. There was one issue with this idea: if Raichu went down, then I was stuck with a Scarfed Rotom continually using Discharge. To help with this, I added Garchomp. Garchomp’s dual Ground- and Dragon-typing allowed him to absorb Discharges while also taking Rock Slides often aimed at Rotom-Heat. He was also great at taking a Brave Bird or Flare Blitz from Talonflame aimed at Venusuar or Lucario.

Final Team Analysis

For any of you who would rather watch a video than read a lengthy article, I have provided a team analysis video on my YouTube channel. Please watch and leave a like! Hitting that sexy subscribe button would also be helpful.



raichu

Raijin (Raichu) (F) @ Air Balloon
Ability: Lightningrod
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
– Thunderbolt
– Hidden Power Ice
– Encore
– Fake Out

Most of my team’s nicknames are based off of demons in the Christian mythology. In Raichu’s case, I decided to go with Raijin which is actually a Japanese lightning god. Raichu was the main support Pokémon on my team. He is one of the fastest Fake Out users in the game, which helped a lot against Kangaskhan and other Fake Out users. Encore is really useful against people who were foolish enough to use Protect on the first turn. It also was helpful in locking Aegislash into Substitute or locking other Pokemon into a useless move that I switched into. On a few occasions, I was able to lock the opponent into Thunderbolt and they were stuck continuously powering up my Raichu. Hidden Power Ice was key for taking out Garchomp threats, which could give my team a lot of trouble. Unfortunately, the nerf to Hidden Power made it impossible to knock out Garchomp, which was where Rotom-Heat’s Discharge came in handy. With a +1 boost, Hidden Power Ice is capable of one-shotting Garchomp and Salamence. Since I ran both Lucario and Raichu, opposing Garchomp could almost be guaranteed to show up, so I gave Raichu an Air Balloon. This forced Garchomp to use a move other than Earthquake and made it so he could never one shot my Raichu, which then allowed me to pick up the Hidden Power knock out on the second turn if I was not able to the first turn. It also allowed me to pair Raichu with my own Garchomp on the rare occasion I would need to.

rotom-heat

Succorbenoth (Rotom-Heat) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 36 HP / 252 SpA / 220 Spe
Modest Nature
– Volt Switch
– Overheat
– Will-O-Wisp
– Discharge

Succorbenoth is the chief eunuch demon of the gates of hell. I found this appropriate since Rotom is genderless and is also known as a wall. Volt Switch allowed me to cause some damage and also escape threats. It was also useful for fighting against Shadow Tag users, which is gaining popularity right now. Overheat is a given and was nice for taking out Mawile and Aegislash. Due to my Rotom not having a lot of investment in bulk, he was vulnerable to Sucker Punch. Therefore, I also ran with Will-O-Wisp to help counter the obvious Sucker Punch and to also bypass King’s Shield. Discharge was there for powering up Raichu, causing paralysis, and for running the classic Disquake combo with my Garchomp. This particular Rotom is not bulky at all, but he will still survive most Rock Slides. Hydro Pump should be avoided at all costs. I decided to invest as much as I could in Speed first, and then worry about bulk. This Rotom can outspeed a Jolly Aerodactyl, a very common threat against Raichu and Rotom-Heat.

azumarill

Caerbannog (Azumarill) (M) @ Sitrus Berry
Ability: Huge Power
EVs: 228 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def / 4 SpD / 20 Spe
Adamant Nature
– Play Rough
– Aqua Jet
– Belly Drum
– Protect

Azumarill is actually named after the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog in Monty Python and the Holy Grail. I was running a pretty standard set for him with no real surprises. He was also my main Trick Room counter. With Aaron Zheng’s team sprouting up all over the place, I really needed a counter for both Trick Room and Gothitelle. When I saw a player running Gothitelle, I would often let them set up Trick Room, Fake Out the partner with Raichu and get a Belly Drum up with Azumarill and then sweep, sweep, sweep. At +6, Azumarill even had a chance to KO Mega Mawile. That’s huge!

garchomp

Belphegor (Garchomp) (M) @ Lum Berry
Ability: Rough Skin
Level: 50
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
– Rock Slide
– Dragon Claw
– Earthquake
– Protect

Belphegor was the demon or “god” of the Moabites, which I believe was a desert tribe so the nickname seemed to fit. Plus, it sounds cool. Anyway, this is a super standard Garchomp set, but also very useful for my team. Like I said before, Garchomp allowed me to swallow up Discharge and other electric attacks. He was also my biggest counter to Talonflame. Rough Skin really hurt Talonflame after a Brave Bird or Flare Blitz. It also allowed me to switch into predictable Fake Outs from Kangaskhan. The Lum Berry was used to avoid burns, but also gave me a counter for the common Dark Void Smeargle and Kangaskhan leads.

lucario-mega

Sonneillon (Lucario) (M) @ Lucarionite
Ability: Inner Focus/Adaptability
EVs: 60 HP / 108 Atk / 92 Def / 4 SpD / 244 Spe
Jolly Nature
– Close Combat
– Bullet Punch
– Swords Dance
– Protect

Sonneillon is the demon of hatred. I originally used this nickname for Rotom because I hate Rotoms so much and called my Lucario “Thamuz”, who is the ambassador of hell and demon master of big weapons. I don’t remember the reasoning behind the switch. Anyway, Lucario was used a lot in practice on Showdown and for many of the local Premier Challenges in my area, but was rarely used at the Fort Wayne Regional tournament. I previously ran a special set with Vacuum Wave, Flash Cannon, and Nasty Plot, which hard to pull off but was actually a lot of fun. Unfortunately, it missed out on a lot of KOs. Vacuum Wave usually doesn’t KO Tyranitar in the sand, often leaving me open to a Fire Blast. It also has a chance of not KOing Kangaskhan even after a Nasty Plot boost, so I decided to swith to a physical set with a Jolly nature.

I cannot take complete credit for the EV spread, which was originally designed by Wolfe Glick. The Speed EVs allowed me to outspeed Gengar. The Defense and HP investments allowed me to survive an Earthquake from Garchomp, although I seemed to receive a lot of critical hit Earthquakes during the tournament so it rarely saved me! Close Combat allowed me to knock out Kangaskhan and could even do some hefty damage to Mawile as long as I was not Intimidated. Bullet Punch was nice for picking off threats that Raichu or the others weakened for Lucario. Since Nasty Plot was so much fun to run on my special Lucario, I decided use the same idea with my physical Lucario and added Swords Dance. This actually came in handy to power up Bullet Punch or shake off Intimidates. The Inner Focus Ability is really nice for punishing Kangaskhan, other Fake Out users, or to make sure Rock Slide did not land a flinch.

venusaur-mega

Caym (Venusaur) (F) @ Venusaurite
Ability: Chlorophyll
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 132 SpA / 4 SpD / 116 Spe
Modest Nature
– Energy Ball
– Synthesis
– Sludge Bomb
– Protect

Caym is the great President of hell who takes the shape of a thrush. Venusaur was basically my bulky, Special-Attacking option for the team. After seeing Kingofmars’ Venusaur set on NuggetBridge, I decided to run something similar but changed some of the moves. I did not like running Leaf Storm at all. Since I rarely led with Venusaur, he would often end up being one of my last two Pokémon. Therefore, I would be stuck using Leaf Storm without being able to switch out or a Gothitelle would Shadow Tag me on the battlefield. Energy Ball, in my opinion, was a better option. It still did an insane amount of damage to Rotom-Wash, still knocked out Mamoswine, and often allowed me to 2HKO other Pokémon. I also chose to run Synthesis over Leech Seed. With Leech Seed, I often found myself losing a game because of a Leech Seed miss or the health return was just not big enough. Synthesis also allowed me to run the more powerful Energy Ball over Giga Drain. Sludge Bomb has a surprisingly wide coverage and the 30% chance of poisoning the target proved to be very helpful. I actually ended up running with Venusaur more often than Lucario at the the tournament. Additionally, Chlorophyll gave me an option against sun. You would normally think that would be a suicide option, but with Garchomp, Raichu, or Rotom-Heat at Venusaur’s side, Mega Charizard-Y was not a big threat. It seems a lot people are still not prepared for the power that is Mega Venusaur. Because I had no Intimidate user, I had to be very careful with Venusaur against Talonflame. He cannot survive a Choice Banded Talonflame but was usually fine against other versions such as Life Orb Talonflame.

This team had an insanely strong core with Raichu, Azumarill, Garchomp, and Rotom-Heat. I have won many matches with just this core alone. My only regret is that my Mega Pokémon seemed more like filler rather than an addition to my core.

Lead Combinations

raichurotom-heat

This was probably my most common lead. It allowed for a quick KO on Garchomp, which is a common lead against Raichu. It also allowed me to take out Aerodactyl or Talonflame before Tailwind could go up. Also, many people seemed to assume that I was going to run Raichu alongside Azumarill. This mistake often ended up with the opponent running Mawile, Venusaur, or Aegislash against my Rotom-Heat. Burn, burn, burn! I would rarely Overheat in this situation due to obvious Protects or switches. The Discharge/Lightning Rod combo often led to many paralyzed Pokémon, too. Even Mamoswine had trouble with this lead since even with the Thick Fat Ability, he does not want to take an Overheat. This was also my usual choice against sun teams, as long as they were not running Venusaur.

raichuazumarill

This was a common lead for me to use against Trick Room users. I would often Fake Out the partner while allowing Gothitelle to Protect or set up Trick Room. Azumarill would set up Belly Drum and then sweep from there. I also often used this lead if they did not have a Steel- or Grass-type as well.

garchomprotom-heat

A classic Discharge/Earthquake lead. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t: I had to be to very aware of Wide Guard. A surprising amount of people do not expect this kind of an attack since I think most are used to seeing this strategy with Zapdos.

garchomplucario-mega

This is what I would use against Kangaskhan and Dark Void Smeargle. I would usually not Mega Evolve so Lucario could not be Faked Out, and then double up on the Smeargle with Bullet Punch and Dragon Claw. Kangaskhan would rarely Fake Out the Garchomp due to the massive amount of Rough Skin damage it could take. In some situations, I would change my moves but this often worked against the less-experienced Smeargle players.

raichulucario-mega

Another Kangaskhan and Smeargle counter. This one is pretty obvious. Fake Out and then Close Combat the Smeargle. It usually worked better against a Scarfed Smeargle, which I rarely saw.

raichuvenusaur-mega

This is my common lead against rain. It works alright but I do have to be very careful against Talonflame and Ludicolo. In the rain, Ludicolo has a faster Fake Out than my Raichu which can be a problem. Usually Ludicolo will Fake Out Venusaur so instead of trying to go for the Fake Out, I will Encore it. This forces a switch that is usually predictable.

Strengths and Weaknesses

This team has almost everything. Sun will not touch it, and sand is not a problem with Mega Lucario. Trick Room is nullified with Azumarill, Venusaur, and priority moves , and it has answers to the most common Mega Pokémon. Rain surprisingly gives this team a lot of trouble, but usually only when Ludicolo is involved… which is always. Venusaur could devastate a rain team, but Ludicolo and any Talonflame needs to be dealt with immediately. I wish I also had an Intimidate user on the team, which would have helped in certain situations where I could not get a burn off and my counter was KOed.

Battles

Due to the inability to save battle videos and this tournament already being a month over, my battle details will be a little sparse. I will try and fill in the details as much as I can based off my notes.

Round 1: vs Nathan Cole

sableyeraichukangaskhan-megatyranitar
VS
raichulucario-megagarchompazumarill
This battle actually really scared me because Nathan defeated me the night before at the Premier Challenge. He changed his team up a bit from the night before and brought Raichu and Kangaskhan instead of his Mega Gyarados. I think this was a mistake because he had ended up bringing two support Pokémon to the match, and support Pokémon cannot do their jobs if there are no Pokemon to support! Seeing this, I focused on his big hitters and wittled down his support mons. Sableye ended up giving me a lot of trouble because I do not have a solution for Prankster Pokémon. Remind me to never Encore Will-O-Wisp when I bring all of my physical attackers. This is one of the few matches where I brought Lucario and he cleaned up. (1-0)

Round 2: vs Cody Bernheisel

manectric-megaaegislashtalonflamemachamp
VS
raichuvenusaur-megagarchompazumarill
Cody is actually a friend of mine from the Premier events here in Minnesota. The first time I went to a Premier Challenge, Cody mopped the floor with me using a Trick Room team, but he’s had trouble beating me since. During our match I was able to predict most of his moves which lead to a pretty good victory, such as when I swapped out Venusaur for Garchomp against his Talonflame’s Brave Bird, allowing me to KO my biggest threat. After that, Aegislash, Manectric, and Machamp were not too difficult to dispatch. The only surprise was his Manectric was able knock out Garchomp with Hidden Power Ice, leaving me to believe that it was Modest and not Timid. (2-0)

Round 3: vs Andy Himes

scraftyrotom-heatkangaskhan-megaunown-question
VS
raichulucario-megarotom-heatgarchomp
This was a scary match because he had Dark Void Smeargle. Although I have ways to dispatch it, it’s always scary to come across because you have no idea what set it could be running. I never found out if he brought it or not because he never revealed his last Pokémon. Andy made an amazing prediction using Earthquake on my switch to Lucario. I think that awesome prediction cost me the entire match. He had me after that. Andy ended up taking second so it felt good to lose to somebody with such amazing skill. (2-1)

Round 4: vs Jake

charizard-mega-xrotom-washsalamenceludicolo
VS
raichurotom-heatvenusaur-megagarchomp
Honestly, this match was super hax-heavy in my favor. I felt bad for winning that way, but not bad enough to give up the victory. First, he surprised me with Charizard-X instead of Charizard-Y, but this didn’t help him. My Rotom paralyzed both his Pokémon with Discharge. He then tried to go for Dragon Dance on his Charizard but that was kind of useless after being paralyzed. After that, both of his Pokémon were fully paralyzed for two turns. That was pretty much the end of the match. It was really bad and I never had the chance to see how skillfully he could play. (3-1)

Round 5: vs Shane Black

aegislashrotom-heatmawile-megasableye
VS
raichurotom-heatvenusaur-megagarchomp
This was another match where I led with Raichu and Rotom-Heat. At least I think I did since my notes say Sableye was paralyzed and that was most likely from Rotom-Heat’s Discharge. I barely remember this match except for the fact that I won. I am not sure, but I think I finished this match 4-0. (4-1)

Round 6: vs Collin Heier

ludicologothitellemawile-megazapdos
VS
raichuvenusaur-megaazumarillrotom-heat
This was the scariest match of the night against Collin Heier, 3rd place at the World Championships. I had faced Collin before in a Premier Challenge from last season where he destroyed me. That team was not prepared for Trick Room and I was even more of a noob than I am now. This time, I told myself this match would be different: I could win this!

That was a lie. Collin beat me again, but this time I at least I made him work for it. He started out with Ludicolo and Gothitelle (possibly Politoed) and I led with Raichu and Venusaur. For some reason I knew he wanted to Fake Out my Venusaur so I let him and had Raichu go for Encore instead, locking his Ludicolo into Fake Out. This would have worked out great if I could complete my plan. Like the noob that I am, I went for a Sludge Bomb into a Mawile switch-in, which was a rookie mistake I am still angry about. That move could have won me the game. After that, I could not escape the Shadow Tag shenanigans and Collin eventually took the game. It was a very exciting match and I hope I made him sweat. (4-2)

Round 7: vs Vincent

hariyamaampharos-megamoltresslowking
VS
raichuazumarillvenusaurrotom-heat
When I saw this team, it screamed Trick Room so I decided to lead with Raichu and Azumarill. This was one of those situations where I didn’t want him to get Trick Room up so I didn’t let him. If I remember this right, I Faked Out his Slowking and then Play Roughed his Hariyama for the knock out. Then I doubled up on his Slowking to make sure it went down. After that, the match was pretty much over since his Ampharos could not do a lot with Raichu out there. I believe I won this match 4-0. (5-2)

Round 8: vs Spencer

politoedmawile-megaludicolohydreigon
VS
raichuazumarillvenusaurrotom-heat
Honestly, I do not remember this match at all. But if I do remember correctly, it was a pretty quick match and did not give me too much of a headache. I may have won this one 4-0 as well. (6-2)

Conclusion

So there it is. My first team report and my 11th place standing. I hope you guys enjoyed the read.

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All in all, I think this team performed extraordinarily well. I blame my losses on player error and not the team. I had an opportunity to win in both the matches that I lost, but I was just not able to gain the upper hand. I will be better prepared next time.

I am pretty happy with the way I performed, but I am extremely unhappy about the decision to have a Top 8 instead of a Top 16. This infuriated many players because it robbed them of the chance to do better. Who knows, I could have made Top 4 or even won the tournament if given the chance to advance. But either way, I did awesome and came home with some gloating rights and cards (which I promptly sold since I have no interest in collecting cardboard).

Thank Yous and Props

I would like to thank the entire Pokémon community, especially all the users at Nugget Bridge. I have never met such a nice and helpful group of people. I also want to thank the guys at the local Premier Events here in Minnesota, especially Aaron Liebersback (Arch) who consistently beats me in tournaments and enraged me enough to do better. I guess I should also thank the girlfriend. She is usually pretty good about not giving me grief for running off to Pokémon tournaments and skipping the house chores. Thanks for reading the report, and I hope to see you at future events!


About the Author

I am a competitive Pokemon player from Minnesota. I officially started playing competitively in the VGC format in the spring of 2014 and never looked back. Although I am new to the format, I have been playing Pokemon my entire life in one format or the other.



24 Responses to What Could Have Been: An 11th Place Indiana Regional Team Report

  1. Topology says:

    Hey Matt, I was your round 7 opponent at the Fort Wayne regionals. I seem to remember the play-by-play going a little differently, but not by much. You got Belly Drum up on Azumarill and swept with it, more or less. Raichu didn’t get to do much but Fake Out on the first turn. Lightningrod was a good ability for Raichu, by the way, but Mega Ampharos’s Thunderbolt almost got Azumarill in spite of it (you used Protect the turn that Ampharos used Thunderbolt and saved it, I remember your momentary shock until you remembered that Mold Breaker made it so Ampharos ignored Lightningrod).

    You still won 4-0, and it was an embarrassing defeat for me, so kudos. I’m sad that you didn’t do better, but 11th place is nothing to scoff at, to be sure. Thanks for the writeup, by the way. I’m very much still learning as I go, and the insight of players such as yourself will help me to do better next time. 🙂

  2. starmetroid says:
    Congratulations on the run. Its a shame that you didn’t have a T16 cut.
     
    I thought I was the only one who used Scrubchu, I’m glad to see it worked for someone else.
  3. Mittens says:

    Topology, thanks for clearing that up! Without battle videos, it can be really difficult to remember the play by plays.

  4. Amarillo says:

    You had a good team, congrats on the record! Obviously my last Pokémon was Garchomp xD I would never bring Smeargle against Garchomp/Raichu/Lucario. That turn I thought I was way behind since I didn’t really have a good option for the Lucario in back and I was assuming you had HP Ice on your Rotom. You had Garchomp and a Rotom locked into Discharge on the field. Since my Garchomp was Choice Band, I thought that Earthquake would either KO the Garchomp, or come close to KOing it, and you (probably) had to switch out Rotom. I decided I was forced to lock myself into Earthquake or else I would lose to Lucario for sure, so it wasn’t really a prediction, it was more like I thought it was my only play.
     
    It’s too bad we didn’t have a top 16 cut since it kept a lot of players with really good days out… but it was a pleasure getting to battle you!

  5. Mittens says:

    That was an awesome match. I would love to face you again someday.

  6. IP Ender says:

    Scarf Rotom-H without HP Ice
    lmao

  7. Mittens says:

    Will-O-Wisp came in hand way more than HP Ice did. I had other dragon counters.

  8. Sam says:

    I really like your team a lot, and it was a pleasure getting to meet you at the event and going out to lunch with you, Sean, Jason, and all the Minnesota guys. Congrats on the finish, you certainly earned it!

  9. MajorBowman says:

    Hey, Jake/Round 4 opponent here. It’s pretty much a running joke between my friends and I that Thunderbolt and Discharge have a 100% chance of paralyzing Charizard since it seems to happen so often. You played that first turn very well and just capitalized on the momentum it earned you, nothing to feel bad about.

    Congrats on your great finish, hopefully I’ll get a rematch sometime soon :P

  10. Mittens says:

    F-Yeah I would love a rematch! Also, mad respect for using Charizard-X. I was trying to run him for a while and I love it.

  11. MajorBowman says:

    F-Yeah I would love a rematch! Also, mad respect for using Charizard-X. I was trying to run him for a while and I love it.

    He’s become a favorite of mine too. With the right team around, him he can be really strong. I wish I had discovered his greatness earlier in the season!

  12. Mittens says:

    I just wish he was faster than Garchomp.

  13. pball0010 says:

    Yay more people in the scarftom discharge fan club! (lol) I was wondering who that was since I knew Major Bowman lost to it and was quite salty while I sort of, um, had the same scarftom/garchomp setup and was afraid he’d hate me too (if you’re mentally slapping me MB, I understand).

    That said, I have often wondered about running modest over the timid one I’ve ran most of the late-season for the slightly higher power and the (almost-?)KO on garchomp (I had HP ice over your will-o-wisp) + more damage on Mawile, but liked my comfort zone and also reasoned that the extra bulk is nice in matchups that have talonflame and I need a reliable switch.

    Good job. Nice run for the almost-cut, and sorry that didn’t work out for ya. I knew I had a good reason for naming my in-game XY playthrough eevee after you (which eventually ironically became sylveon because I wanted to see amie evolution and the new form)

  14. Mittens says:

    Yeah I switched to Will-O-Wisp from Hidden Power because I thought an “almost KO” was kind of worthless. So I decided to run Will-O to help with Aegishlash and Mawile. Wait, you named an Eevee after me? I am not sure I understand you lol.

  15. MajorBowman says:

    (if you’re mentally slapping me MB, I understand).

     
    I knew I shouldn’t have let you sleep on our floor!!

  16. Billa says:

    This refers to both new articles published in the last 2 days, it is nothing against you as a person or a player and maybe even more directed to Nuggetbridge, but could we please stop publishing every single team. As a Player who saw how Nuggetbridge get bigger and bigger by time, i always enjoyed reading the articles including teams winning tourneys. But getting 11th in a regional with balloon Raichu :/ That doesnt help new players to get into the game while also being not interesting enough to be read by experienced players.

    I’m still in for everybody should get their chance to publish team reports, but not all of them have to be covered by the front page, for this we have our forum.

    Again this is nothing against you or polecat in person! But the Front Page should be more exclusive!

  17. Bort says:

    I love seeing Raichu do well in tournaments. Such an underrated Pokemon.

  18. Mittens says:

    Have you ever posted an article on NuggetBridge? They have a whole process they go through to make sure the articles posted are high quality. They also pick and chose which articles are posted and which ones are not. I have no control over the process. Whether you are interested in the article or not is up to you. As for Air Balloon Raichu, don’t nock it before you try it. There is a very specific reason I chose to use the item that worked well for me in testing.

  19. Billa says:

    You dont chegger!

  20. Kamaal says:

    Hey if you want to go and hound the people in top 8 and above to actually write up their team reports to fill in the void, more power to you, but until then I wouldn’t complain about top 16 at a 243 person tournament. <_<

  21. pball0010 says:

    Yeah I switched to Will-O-Wisp from Hidden Power because I thought an “almost KO” was kind of worthless. So I decided to run Will-O to help with Aegishlash and Mawile. Wait, you named an Eevee after me? I am not sure I understand you lol.

    For the record, I named pokemon after a bunch of random people on NB in my XY playthrough, Your profile picture is an Umbreon, is it not?

  22. Mittens says:

    Ahhh gotcha! Awesome sauce.

  23. Firestorm says:

    This refers to both new articles published in the last 2 days, it is nothing against you as a person or a player and maybe even more directed to Nuggetbridge, but could we please stop publishing every single team. As a Player who saw how Nuggetbridge get bigger and bigger by time, i always enjoyed reading the articles including teams winning tourneys. But getting 11th in a regional with balloon Raichu :/ That doesnt help new players to get into the game while also being not interesting enough to be read by experienced players.

    I’m still in for everybody should get their chance to publish team reports, but not all of them have to be covered by the front page, for this we have our forum.

    Again this is nothing against you or polecat in person! But the Front Page should be more exclusive!

    I’ve actually been directing a decent amount into the forums as is. I was talking it over with Scott last week and we do agree we need a more visible editorial standard, but it’s hard to do on a worldwide basis. For North America, at the Regional level, we’re looking for teams that made top cut. In this case, this team would have been top cut if the people running the Indiana Regional understood how top cut works. That’s why I approved it.
     
    Also agree with Kamaal. If people in the Top 8 don’t write, we can’t publish.

  24. Mittens says:

    Mic drop.

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