Tomas Elliot

Woah Red, that's a nice mixture of stereotypes you got there Anyway, welcome aboard. There's quite a nice italian minority here, so if you ever feel like hearing your mother language, feel free to message me or Cyaloom. Although Cyaloom is probably going to start stalking you, so you are better off not messaging him

Next Recap Post will come out at some point tomorrow, once Azery has posted!

Well Tacos, you exaggerated in getting all that frustrated over it, but at the end of the day you were right. Guys, listen to me. I am the host, you'd think I'd know one thing or two about this roleplay. If I recommend to do (or to avoid doing) something, you should. If I drop a hint, follow up on it. And if I say "plan your next move with the others", MAKE SURE YOU DO. Chances are it is important. And just as a rule of thumb: bypassing someone is ALWAYS WRONG. In other words, if a person is involved in an event, and you intervene and word your post in a way that allows you to proceed on your own regardless of what the person who was there first does, then you are doing something wrong. The way ExLink pretty much took advantage of the ambiguity on Zander's position to pretty much take over the event (by being the one to explore the alleyway first) was something I don't want to see, particularly because the post was worded in a way that would pretty much bypass anything Tacos could retort or do at that point. Since in the past I have been told that I am too soft, this time I thought I wouldn't see anything in the OOC post, and just take action with the next Recap Post to ensure that the correct order of priority is restored. Luckily for you guys, you discussed things by yourselves: I'll tell you ExLink, by rewording your post in a way that still allows Tacos to reclaim the leading position that rightfully belongs to him (because he was the first to actually question a NPC and obtain the info that brought him here), you dodged a bullet. I would appreciate it if you guys could have such discussions BEFORE posting, and not after, from now on. That's pretty much what I have been suggesting all along.

lol Just pay attention to such details. In other words, when posting you need to think as if you were your character, INSIDE the story!

Wasn't talking about you It will depend on what the others do from here...

People really need to learn the noble art of agreeing thir next move with others before posting. We do have private messages in this forum... Also Red, that "Is it like mine?" line is something I really don't like: you suddenly found yourself with a blank card in your hand, why would you ever think that it might have something to do with a card that was referred to with a full name? Minor as it is, that's still an example of metagaming...

Oh God this is like, the first time in 5 days that I am given good news. I'll immediately give Wobb a Custap Berry, however I won't update the OP for now: I will wait for the results of the Scizor test to do so...

Wait is Custap legal now? I used to run it all the time back in the day, but I thought pinch berries weren't legal in Gen 6: if they are in ORAS, I will switch to that immediately...

Depends on what Zechs do. I could just kill you both, you would forget all the info you acquired, but not the time spent together... Also I approve of this particular shipping for... Reasons.

*keeps pointing*

Honestly Bisharp is not a problem, or at least, not a problem so big to justify running a counter as specific as Scarf Keldeo over Tyranitar, a Pokemon that is my main (if not the only) out to many dangerous Pokemon of the tier (for example, this team with Keldeo over Tyranitar would be weak to Talonflame). If anything, I'd rather test the Scizor suggestion, just for the sake of exploring more offensive options to run with Wobbuffet (Scizor does appear to have better synergy with Wobbuffet compared to Metagross). And I am quite satisfied with the performances of Celebi and Wobbuffet so far, so I don't really feel the need of changing anything about them... But I will listen to more suggestions of course

Introduction Howdy, people of Reborn. It has been quite a while since I last posted a RMT and, after indulging for quite some time in my hipster, NU-dwelling, OU-hating mentality, I decided to give Smogon's premier tier another chance. At my conditions of course: since I first decided to return to OU, I have known I would have used a peronal favorite of mine, Wobbuffet, an often overlooked Pokemon with lots of potential and a contradictory tiering system that hinders its usage (its ability is only usable in OU, but without it the guy is as low as PU-tier). Sadly, upon first engaging in such endeavor, I was hardly succesful because, while I knew that Wobbuffet was specifically designed to make life easier for ally set-up sweepers, I had this tendence to overdo it, cramping my team with offensive mons at the cost of overall balance and consistency. And that's where Reignited'Light, AKA Destructive Skitty, stepped in: with her help, I finally managed to put together a very good crew, which is the object of today's RMT. Without further ado, here is the team: At a glance While this team differs in many aspects from the one Destructive Skitty had originally made for me, the spirit remains the same: exploit the bulky ofense part of the team (Garchomp, Tyranitar, Celebi) to create occasions for Wobbuffet to safely switch in and then, once Wobbuffet is in, use it to Encore stall something into a non-damaging move, and then exploit the resulting free turn to send in either Scizor or Azumarill, set-up on the opponent's switch, and unleash hell. Each Pokemon can do much more than that of course, but this is the basic idea. Oh and, I took inspiration from Zimvader for the theme of the Pokemon's nicknames. In-depth analysis Wrath @ Rocky Helmet Ability: Rough Skin EVs: 248 HP / 168 Def / 92 Spe Impish Nature - Stealth Rock - Dragon Tail - Earthquake - Toxic Bulky Garchomp is a useful Pokemon to have. It can take a surprising amount of hits, and wear down opponents with the indirect damage provided by the Stealth Rock-Dragon Tail combo, Toxic, and the Rocky Helmet-Rough Skin combo (which makes this guy ideal to switch into physical sweepers). In theory Earthquake is the strongest STAB, but I rarely use it at all, given that this set has no offensive investiments, and only focuses on dishing out indirect damage. Greed @ Assault Vest Ability: Sand Stream EVs: 248 HP / 12 Atk / 248 SpA Brave Nature - Pursuit - Stone Edge - Fire Blast - Ice Beam This is where I completely stray away from Destructive Skitty's original build: there was a Bisharp in this spot, but I decided to run Tyranitar instead because, when you have two weaknesses to fire, it's better to have a second resistance to it, rather than a third weakness. The EV spread was made by Smogon's Damage Calculator: I set it so that I could 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, I hardly ever use this guy against anything else (the mentioned Pokemon are so common, chances are you'll see at least one in every other team you face, making it worthwile to carry a team member specifically to counter them). I picked a Nature that hinders Speed because Tyranitar is supposed to switch in a lot, so I didn't want to sacrifice either defensive stat, and the fact of the matter is Lati@s, Talonflame and Gliscor cannot be outrun without a Scarf anyway, so investing in Speed would have been kinda pointless. Envy @ Leftovers Ability: Natural Cure EVs: 160 HP / 252 SpA / 96 Spe Timid Nature IVs: 0 Atk - Nasty Plot - Recover - Giga Drain - Earth Power And this is where I need to thank Destructive Skitty: Celebi, specially with this set, is a Pokemon I would have never considered without her suggesting it. And I would have missed out on something, because this guy is amazing: fantastic status absorber, can easily stay alive, sets up on lots of stuff (with Wobbuffet further aiding this), and kills with Earth Power the Steel-types that it tends to lure (particularly Heatran). I went with Timid over Modest (as Destructive Skitty had suggested) because this team makes it easy to set-up, so yeah, when you can double your SpAtk with alarming regularity, you don't need that extra bonus that much, now do you? 0 Atk IVs to take minimal damage from Foul Play, which makes it possible for Celebi to beat many defensive Dark-Type Pokemon one on one. Gluttony @ Sitrus Berry Ability: Huge Power EVs: 92 HP / 252 Atk / 164 Spe Adamant Nature - Belly Drum - Aqua Jet - Play Rough - Knock Off Do I really need to explain what this guy does? Exploit an Encore-stalled opponent to switch in, set up a Belly Drum, wipe out entire teams. Moving on. Pride @ Scizorite Ability: Technician EVs: 168 HP / 252 Atk / 88 Spe Adamant Nature - Swords Dance - Bullet Punch - Knock Off - Superpower This guy was suggested by Red'sCharizard. There was originally a Metagross in the Mega spot, but having 3 Psychic-type mons really felt a bit redundant, also because it really exposed me to strong Dark-type sweepers like Bisharp. But I needed my Mega to be a Steel-type mon, to complement Azumarill and strike down things like Mega Altaria, so I went with Scizor: the 3 offensive moves have more or les perfect neutral coverage, Swords Dance is basically guaranteed to happen courtesy of Wobbuffet's Encore, and U-turn is not used because it kinda conflicts with the way I am planning to use this guy... I mean what's the point in exploiting a free turn to set-up, if you instantly nullify your own boosts by switching out? Sloth @ Custap Berry Ability: Shadow Tag EVs: 248 HP / 8 SpD / 252 Spe Timid Nature IVs: 0 Atk - Counter - Destiny Bond - Encore - Mirror Coat And here it is, the star of the team. Shadow Tag, Encore and max Speed investiments mean you can switch into pretty much every Pokemon in the tier whose main focus is not Speed (from Chansey to Clefable to many many more), and Encore-lock them into a non-damaging move, providing a free switch-in for a companion. This is the main use of Wobbuffet in this team, but of course it can also revenge-kill choiced Pokemon with Counter/Mirror Coat, or play mind games with Destiny Bond. Destructive Skitty had recommended a bulkier EV spread with Tickle, but the fact is, I like Destiny Bond more, and with this set Wobbuffet is already pretty much impossible to OHKO, thus making the defensive investiments kinda redundant (and I want to take extra damage from moves, to be sure to kill back with Counter/Mirror Coat). Wobbuffet is firmly in my top five for favourite Pokemon, so I am very happy to be able to use it in a team this strong. Conclusions As usual, try and keep the criticism constructive, without picking fights, and suggesting solutions for the problems you point out (don't tell me "You are weak to X", tell me "You might want to use this or that to solve your weakness to X"). The importable is in the spoiler below. And once again, thank you Destructive Skitty!

Take your time, as mentioned I won't make the next Recap Post untill tomorrow afternoon (GMT+1) at the very least...

I didn't know that thing you said about King's Rock. Also IIRC Foul Play doesn't take burns into account, so using it with Scald shouldn't be counter-productive.And the only status that scares Lopunny and Excadrill is burn (on the account of Excadrill being immune to any other status and thus being able to freely switch into Toxic and T-Wave): of the most common WoW users, the set I suggested for Celebi counters Rotom-W, and Heatran counters pretty much anything else. This is why I don't think this team needs Heal Bell. EDIT: yes I know I neglected to consider Sleep as a status, but nowadays Sleep is only ever inflicted via Spore, and Celebi easily beats all Spore users...

U-turn and Volt Switch. Momentum teams in games are even more fun than on sim.

Run this set on Celebi: Celebi @ Leftovers 80 HP 252 SpAtk 176 Spe Modest (0 Atk IVs) Nasty Plot Recover Giga Drain Earth Power/Hp Fighting/Psychic You are trading off Heal Bell support and some bulk, but do you really need it with a team like this? With Nasty Plot and full SpAtk investiments, Celebi can now reliably OHKO Azu while still avoiding to be OHKOed by non-Belly Drummed Knock Off. So now your Azu problem is solved. In the fourth slot, Psychic kills Breloom (not recommended, because Breloom is set-up bait to this Celebi anyway), HP Fighting kills Bisharp and Earth Power kills Heatran. Pick the one you feel you need the most. With this, all your problems are solved except Gengar: I honestly don't know what to suggest to counter that guy, without snaturating the team...

Then make sure to mark your arrival at the port as Important Action, and then wait for tuesday and the new Recap Post. I'll make sure to fit you into the current events without interfering with anyone...

Both ideas are fine by me. Also neat, with this new phone I can multiquote

Guys if you want, youcan go to the beach, and I'll make sure to keep the currently ongoing events in the port. Just don't interfere with the ongoing events is all.

*points at "I have a bad, bad feeling about this..." option*

Thanks a lot! I know a team of Mew expies isn't probably going to be the most competitively succesful thing around, but I still think they are so cute (and so many) they deserved a shot, and you did a great job as always!

Well a boy and a girl wandering around on their own, it was an innocent assumptions! And given how the Jory-Azery dynamic is developing, I thought it would make for some funny reaction...