Competitive Pokemon - Page 3

On June 30 2010 09:10 Athos wrote:
I used to play on shoddy a lot about a year ago. I experimented with a lot of teams until I found one that I just grew to love, a Walrein ice team. This team would net me a lot of free wins from people who disconnected because I would play like Flash; always camping, always waiting, always planning. Many people don't have the patience to deal with a turtle team.

I would open Azelf who I consider the best starter by far, especially with explosion. After taking out the first pokemon, or with a little luck, 2 or 3, I would switch to Obamasnow and get my ice falling. Other than the autohail, Obamasnow isn't a very great pokemon, but I would try to camp with him using protect and switchouts all the while damaging the other team with my hail. I then transitions to either skarmory or blissey depending on the pokemon and this combination is quite strong and allows me to tank damage while the other team is getting hailed on (Always use leftovers). Depending on the composition I would need a late game sweeper so I used Mamoswine to bring the hurt and finish people off late game. And last but certainly not least is Walrein, the star of my team. The ice combined with leftovers, protect and substitute allows Walrein to turtle until his PP runs out (or players are smart and change the weather). I can usually use him to kill 1 or 2 people and sweep with surf if needed. I love that walrus because he's so goddamn goofy looking.

So that's my team that got me to 1400 on Shoddy battle's OU. The counters I had the most trouble with were sand teams because that kind ruins your ice advantage (and nullifies walrein) and teams that were heavy on sweepers (Gyarados was a big problem for me and I would have to lucky with Obamasnow, same thing for salmence. Cresselia was also a pain in the ass to deal with as she can sometimes out-turtle you.

So that's my build, give a try if you want. It's not perfect by any means, but I don't think there is a perfect pokemon team. A lot of this game is luck, but the heart of the game is crafting a team you like and thing is special and/or unique. Many people don't give Walrein enough love but he's more than viable on shoddy.

*Also I know it's Abomasnow, but Obamasnow is just more awesome.

On June 30 2010 14:41 Empyrean wrote:


Hahaha if you're the one who uses Obamasnow, then I've played you before. I think you rage quit against my choice team under the screenname SweetTea.

Specs Azelf/Vap
Scarf Gengar
CB Scizor/Gross/Snorlax.

EDIT: It's actually surprisingly effective on Shoddy. I'm holding at low 1400 CRE, and pretty much all I do is leave it running in the background while I browse the internet, and every once in a while attack. You won't believe how many blind Surfs I've launched with Vaporeon lol.

On July 01 2010 00:23 MangoTango wrote:
How does one compete in pokemon? You use them to battle? But weren't the player's pokemans always way better than everyone else's? I mean, you fight through 9347693872469 battles in the game, without losing a single one. Frequently Pokemon have 1-hit kill attacks. How do you even battle?

On June 28 2010 13:02 Onlinejaguar wrote:
I had no idea pokemon was a competitive game. lol.

On June 30 2010 23:19 synapse wrote:


You can set a clause that bans accuracy-lowering moves.

On July 29 2010 11:17 ndralcasid wrote:
Hey what's everyone's thoughts on what they hope Nintendo does with Black/White??

Stealth Rock single-handedly made me quit the scene this gen, so I hope they do something about it.