Tomas Elliot

Oh ok then I am fine with it, and I actually was planning to go there. I mean it will soon be revealed (in the very next After School topic in fact) that Numbers, much like in the Zexal anime, can manipulate the dreams and wishes of people, twisting their very will. So yeah, as this factor comes into play and more and more players obtain Numbers, each of you will quite obviously develop an agenda of their own, so of course Player A would want to get their hands on a new Number before Player B. If this is all you meant, then it's fine by me as long as it is the fruit of a character development (as in, Player A grows to dislike a certain group to the point of deciding not to work with them, rather than randomly being like "I hate you guys I'm gonna oppose you"). I was worried you meant actual enmity but I am glad that was not the case

My only issue with this is that they would realistically lack an in-universe reason to oppose one another. I mean what does, for example, Luna gain from opposing Monika? If you say "let's do the cooperation thing in many small groups instead of a single big group" then I am all for it, but if you say "these groups should oppose one another", that's where you lose me... When Judges are introduced (and remember Judges are among you) then the opposition/competition for info dynamic will come into play, but untill then... I mean preferring to work with group A instead of Group B is fine, but "opposing" implies actively wanting to stand in their way... And why would you do that? What's into it for you? What do you gain from that?

Do keep in mind that a legendary needs by definition to be something told in legends... And what legends have we heard around Reborn so far? Arceus aside, I really cannot see how any legendary would fit in the current storyline, which makes me think most legendaries will be implemented as just random event encounters after the entirety of the game is wrapped up... As in, no storyline, no quest, nothing at all: just go through some atrociously hard puzzle to access a previously hidden area and catch your legendary!

Phew, I made it alive to the week-end somehow. Tomorrow I will post! Or at least I hope so...

As you wish. And you welcome

Well yes, with Mega Lopunny this becomes a fairly good OU team. The only thing I see that might need addressing in that case is the lack of Stealth Rock, which is needed more than ever given how threatening Talonflame is. And Well, Talonflame can actually tear through most of this team: since you have 4 physical sweepers, how about running Rotom-W over Feraligatr? Would be able to attack on the special spectrum, and the physically bulky variant handles Talonflame no problems. Dunno what to suggest in regards to the Stealth Rock issue without dramatically altering the team tho :/

But the problem with that is the fact that Anything Goes is a tier designed specifically to address the fact that Mega Rayquaza is too strong even for Ubers. Which means, there are things so strong in that tier (with the mentioned Mega Rayquaza being just the top of the iceberg) that this team honestly doesn't stand a chance against them. Not because this team is bad, mind you, but simply because they are too strong. This is why I am saying that, like them or not, you should follow Smogon tiers if you want to play on Showdown: failure to do so will only result in you being thrown in the tier where the atrociously broken stuff dwell. And well, facing them with a balanced team is no fun, I tell you. So yeah, as long as you play on your 3DS, be it against the AI or via WiFi, this is a good team, not so much for Showdown tho

Ah crap I was checking out another topic of yours, and I saw your signature... Looks like you missed out on our YGO roleplay! There even was a protagonist spot to apply for that involved a Ghostrick deck... Oh well...

I feel that there are a ton of better items for the crow, rather than Expert Belt. With its large HP stat and Roos, Life Orb is actually an option... Or just Leftovers. You are going to hit for neutral with Sucker Punch most of the time anyway. Crunch is a superior opinion for Feraligatr as it is boosted by Sheer Force, meaning you won't get LO damage from any of your moves. Finally, Mega Lucario is currently banned to Ubers. Just my two cents.

I mean, wasn't Luna talking about Lane? I'd say she was, considering Lane is the only one who has "strange cards" so far. Was there some misunderstanding?

No she wasn't O.o

Let's see... Poison Jab should be fine on Scolipede. When in doubt, a STAB is always a superior option, also your other Pokemon can hit Charizard/Talonflame/Pinsir easily, but they cannot deal with Fairies that well. And besides, both Pinsir and Talonflame have a priority Flying-type move, so you should never leave Scolipede out against them anyway... If you want Tyranitar to really tank a lot and still be able to kill stuff, try this set: Tyranitar @ Assault Vest Ability: Sand Stream EVs: 248 HP / 12 Atk / 248 SpA Brave Nature - Pursuit - Stone Edge - Fire Blast - Ice Beam Between the sand bonus and Assault Vest, its Special Defense reaches insane levels, and it is still no slouch on the physical side either. Brave nature because it cannot outrun the Pokemon it checks anyway, so it is better to hinder speed than either defensive stat (it is supposed to switch in a lot after all), and with the invstiments given, it is guaranteed to score the KO on the most common sets of Lati@s, Talonflame, Ferrothorn and Gliscor, with Pursuit, Stone Edge, Fire Blast and Ice Beam respectively. And well, the sole purpose of this guy would be to counter those, given that they are all threatening to your team otherwise... I don't think you need Latios given that you already have a very effective user of Rapid Spin (on which I'll expand more later), also your team isn't THAT weak to hazards. So I recommend using a defensive Lando-T here, for 3 reasons: firstly, it forms a very good defensive core with the given Tyranitar; secondly, it can be your Stealth Rock user so that you have no problems using the suggested set for Tyranitar; thirdly, it can intimidate stuff AND use U-turn, thus forming a Volt-Turn core with Rotom. Or you can intimidate something, U-turn to Gyarados and intimidate again, so that it will then be easy for Gyarados to Mega Evolve and set up. Don't use Power Whip on Ferrothorn, it really doesn't add anything to the team. Use Spikes instead: by relying on Rapid Spin instead of Defog, you can easily keep multiple hazards on your opponent's side of the field, also because your hazards setters are very bulky, so they can keep on switching in and using their hazards again, with Tyranitar Pursuit-trapping enemy Lati@s so that the opponent has a hard time defogging. And keep Protect, it helps wear down seeded opponents as well as making prediction easier when facing choiced Pokemon. Finally, Excadrill: if you want to rely on it to Rapid Spin, and make sure it stays alive as long as possible, then you want the AV set, but in this case I think you are better off using Mold Breaker over Sand Rush, so that opponents must think twice before attepting to spin-block with Gengar. I honestly would recommend this solution, because you are not using a dual sand core, and a mere 5 turns of sand from Tyranitar is honestly not enough to attempt a sweep with Sand Rush Excadrill. Also because +0 Sand Rush Excadrill misses on quite a few important kills: you'd need Swords Dance to make sure it can sweep, but that would mean switching to a completely different playstyle which honestly doesn't fit this team... Well this is all. I hope my suggestions will come in handy. EDIT: wait scrap everything I said. I realized only now there are 7 Pokemon in this team ;-; Well I honestly think Ttar, the defensive Lando I suggested over Latios, Ferro, Rotom and Exca are all needed. Which means you either remove Gyarados or Scolipede... It's up to you. Honestly I think you need a Mega, but ehi, your call...

No, it means that I am on board with the whole KILL YOU ALL thing I want with the Ice Queen

Of course, I didn't mean "wait before answering" or "make less posts per day". Simply, I meant "don't say all the juicy stuff in one go"! Again, Kaito is setting the example here, by holding back the revelations and putting one thing a time on the table...

Do I really need to point at how I said "Ike is OFTEN" at the beach, as opposed to "Ike is ALWAYS at the beach" ? EDIT: or maybe I'll just make sure that some other NOC, and not just Ike, wanders around the beach... *maniacal laugh*

Guys don't be hasty in wrapping up your convos, remember you have two weeks this time... You can afford to slow down the pace!

I applaud Kaito for being the most realistic in describing how he gets to his deductions

Finally the At School has evolved into exactly what I want it to be: a place for people to exchange info and forge bonds. I won't be posting for a while to allow you guys to continue down this road freely (also it will be a good occasion to study lol).

I thought this was Yu Gi Oh?

And who's the Ice Queen then?