May 1, 2015, 08:44 AM
(Apr 30, 2015, 06:43 PM)Syltphademus Wrote: I think a lot of what Marcusube is trying to say is that Ice types aren't necessarily prevalent in VGC, but Ice Beam is. Milotic, Suicune, and other bulky water types can run havoc on you while you don't really have an answer to them. Thunder Punch on Dragonite is okay, but you're not going to OHKO any of them.I see what you mean. My answer to water types used to be my Venusaur, but I took him off my team when I found out that VGC only accepts Kalos-bred Pokémon, so he no longer became legal. I have an idea to make a bulky Chesnaught to maybe remedy this but I'm none too sure.
(Apr 30, 2015, 06:43 PM)Syltphademus Wrote: Your team lacks answers to some of the common pokemon in the meta, as well as some of what is 'common' in the game. For instance, you don't have a support pokemon, but you have two pokemon that need to set up (Doublade and Kingdra). You also have no mon with Protect on your team, meaning you'll just take shots every turn without being able to retaliate. You should look at the Pokemon global link doubles spot and see the most common pokemon and how you're going to deal with them.I never came up with any support pokémon that would do well with my current team. I know of a support Umbreon that does pretty well, but I don't know how I feel about having two monotype Dark-types on my VGC list. For Doublade and Kingdra having to be set up, I've found that they are both tanky enough to survive a couple hits before they're ready, as Kingdra only needs one Focus Energy and Doublade needs a couple Swords Dances. I try my best to set them up when I anticipate a switch or when I know I'm safe enough to do them.
(Apr 30, 2015, 06:43 PM)Syltphademus Wrote: About what your team lacks, you have no form of speed control, no support, and no form of statuses. Speed is key in the current meta, and your team will always be lacking. A support would do wonders, especially one with intimidate and fake out (Scrafty and Hitmontop fit this role well). Your team also has no anti-intimidate aside from sending out two of your SpA mons, but that could lead to bad match ups quickly.Intimidate and Fake Out teams are exactly why Mega Kangaskhan and the Landorus/Thundurus are so prevalent in the meta. Why copy what everyone else is doing?
(Apr 30, 2015, 06:43 PM)Syltphademus Wrote: I would recommend watching some videos on youtube and looking at their teams. See what they have and why they are bringing it. Try and form a team that performs similar goals. Also, decide if you care more about being competitive or using specific pokemon, as your Kingdra and Doublade shouldn't be Naive, and I'm sure your Kingdra is not 5 IV since you caught it wild (I could be wrong). I know you said you wanted to use it because it's shiny, but remember that that could come back to bite you. If you don't care, then feel free to ignore what I just said.Actually funny story; my Horsea I caught did have a perfect IV stat in SpA which is another of the factors which lead to me wanting to use it. My end-goal is to be competitive while using certain pokémon. Which I'm certain makes me come off as ignorant or stubborn, but I'm fully aware I wouldn't be winning any tournaments within the next lifetime. I just wanna have fun and use pokés you never see all that often. However, this said, I have no intention of ignoring what you've been saying. There is no point to posting a 'Rate My team' listing then completely blocking out the criticisms. I just want to get better at the meta-game, and I feel like you guys are already doing so for me.
