Author Topic: Pokemon Showdown! (Read 15720 times)

Orange juice :l · « **on:** October 10, 2013, 04:46:46 AM »

Because X and Y isn't relevant and Pokemon Online is dead.

Pokemon Showdown is a site where you can instantly build Pokemon teams and find battles with friends or random people. It runs off of Smogon's tiers, so if you don't want to see rain teams or fight thousands of Keldeos or just really want to use Liepard, there's a tier for that.

You can download the client (if you're lame) or play through the website (way better) and there's a number of servers available for play. The main server has a highly active ladder if you feel like testing yourself against the general public, and there's a tournaments channel for player-hosted tournaments that run almost constantly.

And to start the #shotsfired, PS! is pretty much better than PO. PS! has animations, is faster, has a superior teambuilder, and is generally more user friendly.

Anyways, if you've got logs, a favorite set, want to find other players that play your favorite tier, or pretty much anything else, go ahead and post it here.

Personally, I'm quite fond of this OU-Monotype set that brought me up to 2.3k+ rating (provisional, but whatever):

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Orange juice :l · « **Reply #1 on:** October 20, 2013, 04:18:36 AM »

With Gen 6 currently being half-implemented, King Dumb and I decided to make teams that were... less than serious. Our perfectly engineered team is as follows.

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After a test run on the OU ladder (In which KD found one of those people- you know, one that had a team full of eeveelutions. On the ladder.), we decided there was only one way this could end.
Ladies and gentlemen, for your viewing pleasure, I present to you: The Ballad of Citizen Snips.

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? Manibogi ? · « **Reply #2 on:** October 20, 2013, 11:17:44 PM »

Here's a rather silly yet effective VGC team I built around Slaking, with Alakazam being the other opener:

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Details:

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Of course, you can add/change Pokemon to your heart's content, but I recommend keeping Alakazam and Slaking, as these sets are the most effective at what they do.

Geno · « **Reply #3 on:** October 21, 2013, 12:19:01 AM »

What.

I decided I will try this.

I made a team consisting of my 3 main Pokemon from Crystal, and my 3 main Pokemon from Red.

So that means I have Feraligatr, Gyarados, Suicune, Charizard, Haunter, and...... Missingno.

EDIT: AAAAAAAND I just learned that I can't actually do anything.

OH well, I'll just replace that last one with my main from XD or something.

ZeStopper · « **Reply #4 on:** October 21, 2013, 12:28:09 AM »

I decided to try it too.

Look at it-

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Geno · « **Reply #5 on:** October 21, 2013, 12:46:33 AM »

And I just discovered my team is crap.

Probably because I based everything off of Gen 1 & 2, instead of Gen 5 or something.

XJ9 · « **Reply #6 on:** October 21, 2013, 12:49:52 AM »

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I don't think you know what you're doing quite yet.

King Dumb · « **Reply #7 on:** October 21, 2013, 12:50:44 AM »

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And I just discovered my team is crap.

Probably because I based everything off of Gen 1 & 2, instead of Gen 5 or something.

It's not necessarily because of the region from which you pulled your team. When playing online on Pokemon Showdown, just throwing together Pokemon you used in the games doesn't usually work out too well. You have to plan out each team member's role, and put Pokemon together that cover weaknesses, both type-wise and otherwise. Sometimes it means not using your favorites, but building teams around one or two of your favorites can usually work pretty well!

Orange juice :l · « **Reply #8 on:** October 21, 2013, 12:59:45 AM »

And not to be too imposing, but Blastoise's set is... unique, to say the least. Replace Choice Band with Choice Specs if you're going to be using special moves (Blastoise isn't made for all out offense either, but surprise is everything. Support Kabutops for life). Additionally, Sand Veil is banned in Smogon Metagames (At least, it is in Gen 5. Too early to call for Gen 6) along with Kalos 'mons until Gen 6 is fully built into the server.

Of course, anything goes in Custom Games

Gummywormz · « **Reply #9 on:** October 21, 2013, 01:08:20 AM »

Yeah, you should be using choice specs Machamp / Garchomp.

Anyway, here's some random battle replays from when I had a day off in my programming class.

http://pokemonshowdown.com/replay/randombattle-54563381 - Mr. Mime sweep.
http://pokemonshowdown.com/replay/randombattle-54566146 - Torchic is the new ninjask
http://pokemonshowdown.com/replay/randombattle-54566870 - Wormadam is the best

Orange juice :l · « **Reply #10 on:** October 21, 2013, 01:16:15 AM »

252+ SpA Choice Specs Machamp Focus Blast vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Politoed: 205-243 (53.38 - 63.28%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

Don't diss it until you try it

Korby · « **Reply #11 on:** October 21, 2013, 01:23:05 AM »

My ubers team:

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Orange juice :l · « **Reply #12 on:** October 21, 2013, 03:21:27 AM »

Pokemon Showdown has tradition of sorts where players create "leagues", somewhat akin to how the games work. Of course, we decided to make one. Full info's in the pastebin below. Short version is that we'll be using Monotype teams and we'll be taking challenges, and if anybody decides they want to join, we're always looking for more players. Might end up posting this in places that aren't Cutstuff eventually. Full info's in the pastebin below.

http://pastebin.com/bhQHdUH0

ZeStopper · « **Reply #13 on:** October 21, 2013, 09:47:50 PM »

Took ya'll and Smogon's advice-

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And some how won by forfeit
So a semi-win?

Orange juice :l · « **Reply #14 on:** October 21, 2013, 11:12:21 PM »

That OU team actually looks like it might become a decent OU Monotype Fighting team with a few changes. If you want to run with mons of a single type, there's a tier for that. In OU, it's gonna have some issues being so heavy on Fighting and Psychic.

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