Chase

Let's try to keep this this introduction thread about our new member here, folks. Hello Wings. Nice to meet you. I'm Hilda, one of the auths here. Be sure to peruse any pinned threads you my come across on this site, read our rules (found on the left hand member menu), and most importantly, enjoy yourself! - No, your grammar was quite passable, in my opinion anyway. - Yep. Reborn is hard.

(Placeholder, mobile ATM) I nominate sableye and m-bee drill.

Disclaimer: The following weeks viability ranks were compiled based on the X/Y viability list, and not the ORAS list. My apologies! Doublade is coming in at a A-, Druddigon at B+, and M-Banette at C. RU Pokemon of the Week: Moltres Alright, to make up for the muff in the viability rankings, we're going to start by throwing up a legitimate threat in the tier. Moltres is a phenominal special attacker, with access to Hurricane, a myriad of equally stab special Fire attacks such as Fire Blast and Flamethrower, and even SolarBeam/Sunny Day (which is it's own set, and I'll throw it up just for fun along side what -I- see often.) It is one of those pesky Fire/Flying types that almost BEG you to bring Hazard removers, but once Rocks are out of the way, this thing is downright terrifying, with a huge arsenal of things that I simply wont be able to cover in this thread. Just expect to see things like Agility and All-Out-Offensive Moltres, because I'm not covering -those- sets, but they -are- there. Viability in RU - S - You won't know what this thing will want to do until it tips it's hand. So many options. It's only choice in ability is Pressure, which could help you quickly stall out a savvy Destiny Bonder's PP or something, but isn't terribly consequential as Moltres will likely try to incinerate everything else. Items for the given sets - Choice Scarf makes Moltres a very fast Hurricane spammer and it's ability to come in and revenge kill is phenominal. The other set calls for maximum damage output -and- the ability to switch moves without switching out, which means you're looking to slap on a Life Orb Moving right on to the sets, here's ScarfTres: Moltres @ Choice Scarf Ability: Pressure EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe Timid Nature - Fire Blast - Hurricane - Flamethrower - U-turn Moltres is going to be utilizing U-turn to escape stick switch-outs and thus give you the leverage in the switch game department - early game. Once Tres' threats are gone, you can start your engines.....Mr. Hurricaaane....(No Jeff Dunham fans here? Okay...okay...sorry.) Fire Blast and Flamethrower round out the set. Power vs. Accuracy. Take your pick. The fun set of the day is the Sunny Day Moltres, which you won't see very often. Moltres @ Life Orb Ability: Pressure EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe Timid Nature - Sunny Day - Fire Blast - Solar Beam - Morning Sun Moltres will be banking on forcing a switch in this instance, so that it can get a free Sunny Day off. Once it does, it will likely be able to take out whatever switches in with SolarBeam...which is 100x more fun then Hidden Power Grass due to hitting much harder, and only needing a one turn set up in the sun. The only trade off with this set is that it loses it's ability to damage fighting type pokemon. It still gets acess to the nice and power Fire Blast, and gets a nice recovery move in Morning Sun, which is most effective during sunny weather. Not a common set by any means, but can be used earlier in the match, because Moltres don' need not teammates to get rid of it's checks.....(not true. Don't heed that statement - just know that this is a surpise set.) That's this week's hasty version of RU Showcase, and I'll make edits whenever I get the chance. Thank you all for staying tuned. ~Hilda With this, the only NECESSARY teammate is a hazard remover. You might go Rapid Spin here, and if so, go with Hitmontop *thereyagoJericho*

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UN: HildaWeiss Tiers I am able to tutor: RU Battling experience: Gonna be honest here - my resume isn't immaculate, but I have the best grasp of the RU tier out of anyone here, barring a few others who may not be up for tutoring. Tutoring expereince: limited - only one pupil, but much improvement was there.

Ame likes to be ahead of the curve with these things. Spriting is something that takes a considerable amount of time and doesn't add to the actual game until the sprites are finished. While there may not be an immediate plan for the sprites, mega evolution -is- something that will be rolled out ...."soon" and having completed sprite work adds to the totality of the game. This makes it easier for Ame to keep up with new generations of main series games without having her sprite work pile up on her desk. If she did things like ORAS inbetween a release and an episode -normally- there would be a longer period of time between episodes. I guess she kinda feels like she doesn't want to make you all wait -too- long. Hoopa-Unbound.

Hilda's Nominations for next week: The -only- way I've been able to counter MegaGross is by predicting it to be switched in. This pokemon received a boost in pretty much ALL it's stats, including a significant speed increase, and is an absolute terror to oppose. "Oh look! It's one of the steel types Hilda doesn't like."... M-Steelix is terrible. Please Internet. Please expose this pokemon.

I didn't even stop by here, but I already congratulated Jericho personally. Dan, thanks for being here. It wouldn't quite be the same place without you. There are lots of things that wouldn't have happened, had you not been around...perhaps one of those things is me even being in this community and as active as -I- am....(which is hardly anything that you do, to be fair.) Well earned, both of you. Please don't cause me to get fired....you both put it in....it's intimidating.

-I- wouldn't go that far. The difference between a "shipping" and an "actual" relationship should be clear enough to just leave those there for posterity. My lover should know where my allegience lies, and it will always be a good laughing moving forward. That being said, anyone not named Ame was really a brother or sister to me and thus wouldn't have gone that way.

How the West Was Won I never said it would be easy, but the winnings aren't measly, said the barkeep lookin' sleazy, as he filled my cup with more. Now Gordon was a fellow, who ain't known for being mellow, would enthuse the color yellow, just to cause my eyes to sore. I struggled much to take a listen, to his hasty proposition, had to see what I was missin', of this illustrated lore. Soon horses I unhitched, mounting saddles I hand stitched, leaving barkeep very ticked, as I rode off out to shore. Hours I had invested, by the sunlight I was tested, till I found the treasure nested, and I dug into it's core. I've since had things to run, and had countless bouts of fun, put my hair up in a bun, 'neath the bonnet that I wore. and that's why I'm the best, to ever come from way out west, and now I think I'll take my rest, because this trochee's now a bore. Soon, I may give you more.

This has gotta be the most adored thread on the internet.

The topic has since been revived via necropost, although due to the nature of the thread, it wasn't a -bad- necropost. This begs the question however. Omega, would you still want this thread to be open? Is Insurgence still relevent enough to post glitches here, because it seems like three weeks have passed and if it's not worth it the thread will be cleared. Just trying to keep things clean without overstepping is all. Shoot me a PM with a response, and for now, happy glitching! ~Hilda

Brunhild the Deathless Right, left, right, left, Footfalls down the trenches. Cannonfire, pounding heart, and dreams of safe park benches. Smash, crash, whack, crunch, Shattered glass on the road. Vehicles stop, people rush, and life's become a load. News, shock, frantic haste, tears begin to flow. blood boils and heart races, nothing is white as snow. If all you called home was stolen and ruined, You too would come to fear, The only things that keep you moving, are the things that seemingly disappear.

I mean, sure it's easy to learn in most cases but the general scope of how different this generation is from the last one is reason enough to find every difference and go into detail on what it means for the player of the past.

Sometimes, all the metagame needs is a bunch of new pokemon, altered movesets, a new gameplay mechanic, and all of a sudden players are left with a different world around them when it comes to competitive pokemon. Teams that used to be very effective may be struggling to get by. The old guard may have slowly fallen down the tiers and the usage lists, in favor of pokemon that never saw the light of day....until now. So far the OTS has catered to beginning competitive players, but what about the folks that used to be here, before the turn of the generation? Well, that's where this thread comes in. For a short while, I'll invite you all to suggest major topics to explain about Generation 6 Competitive play, and will collect and pool information on this post. Master List: - Megas - Weather nerfed. - wide access to "Knock Off" - Fairy - Steel nerfed - Status immunities - Sound > Sub - Abilities that ensure priority or immunity (Gale Wings, Bulletproof) - Abilities that change Normal-type moves into stronger moves of a different type (Aerialate, Pixilate) - Defog - Buffed Will-o-Wisp - Sticky Web - New Items (Vest, Weakness Policy, etc.) - Ability revisions (Oblivious, Overcoat, Infiltrator.)

Did I really think Gallade was a counter? Wow.....I must have really taken a blow to the head.... Yeah, Gallade's a check at best....and I didn't know it was that risky. My one battle sample size must clearly not be enough to make any judgement on the matter.

I like living on the Edge. C: (I actually don't have an excuse. I just instinctively go for ZH there. It's a Stab Psychic type move against a Fighting Pokemon.)

Mega Lop: Counter - Mega Gallade - Fake Out is pretty standard on Mega Lopunny, and 99 percent of the OU tier would have to suffer getting hit by it....except for Mega Gallade. This is literallly the only case in which 'Inner Focus' is a FANTASTIC ability. Follow the failed Fake Out attempt with the Zen Headbutt and make quick work out of an otherwise dangerous pokemon. Alomomola Check/Counter - Eelektross - The Eel pokemon has a very unique distinction from other Electric type pokemon, and that's the ability Levitate. (I know ROTOM gets it, so does the whole planet, therefore that doesn't count.) It's moveset is -so- diverse that it can predict an incoming switch to a bulky grass or ground type pokemon and pressure it. Alomomola wouldn't be able to get anything past Eelektross stab Electric type attacks either.

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Poem dumps seem to be the rage these days. I suck at them, so this aught to be fun. To you, for you know who you are...and I don't. Brandishing a Sword at a Man With No Arms Hope, remorse, cheer, forlorn, Where is the world that you have reborn? How is something ever so small, supposed to recover from such a great fall? Is it through effort in all of our works, or through our faith as we unplug our corks? How is someone invested in victory, subjected to endless living in misery? How is one who learns from defeat, one who's deemed favored and shares my seat? How is the sea always so blue, yet is to be argued of a different hue? Is it through eyes as we look overboard, or through our minds as we are attached by a cord? Why is it that we live with pain, when several worse others find nothing but gain? Is it through fairness, kept hidden by Thine, or is it through lies, from this mouth of mine? Loves, deaths, a crown, made of thorn, I live in the world, that you both have Reborn...

"Jimmy...why does this script say something about Sabley-...that's not funny. I don't pay you for this.."... RU Pokemon of the Week: (Mega) Banette So, as I was saying, we are -not- talking about Sableye, nor will we ever talk about Sableye so don't ask me about Sableye, alright? Alright. Glad that's out of the way. This week's Pokemon however is a mixture of what makes Sableye threatening, and a little bit of my own soul....well, that is before I outgrew dolls and threw this thing in a dumpster somewhere. Banette, the abandoned plaything that has a vendetta for it's previous owner, is one of just a few megas in the RarelyUsed tier. In fact, before ORAS, the Mega community's representation in RU consisted of Banette and Abomasnow. This pokemon has two main selling points, and the two sets I'm going to go over function with either or. The first thing that makes M-Banette appealing is it's terrifying face Prankster ability, which is paired with a vicious selection of utility moves, including Destiny Bond (which you'll see in both sets because PranksterBond is very good as a nuke when needed.) and it's very high attack stat, which, if compensated accordingly, can make Banette a late game problem for opponents. My first ever attempt at laddering was in RU, and during that time period, this thing was literally everywhere. Let's see what makes it so popular... Viability in RU - A Rank - This Pokemon, in my opinion, is a very good "glue mon" - or a pokemon needed to complete a team of six, filling the last slot during the building process - and the bottom tiers are where you start to see mega evolutions working as such due to there being so few of them to choose from and the fact that many don't adaquately fill the role of "win condition" very well at all. Banette works well with just about any type of team idea due to it's two slightly different sets....Hopefully you guys are seeing a trend here. I'm slowly moving down the viability list by sub-rank, and will start back up at "s" when I get the point where NeverUsed pokemon are being suggested. Abilities - Banette gets three to choose from prior to Mega-evolving. Frisk allows Banette to reveal the opposing pokemon's held item upon entering the battlefield. Cursed Body causes a move that hits Banette directly to occasionally be disabled, and Insomnia prevents Banette from being put to sleep. The most useful ability before Mega-Evolution is quite obviously Frisk, because it activates immediately upon entering the battlefield, meaning you can find out the opponents item (and often entire set if you're inquisitive enough to check smogon for sets after seeing the item) before using a turn and risking Banette getting disposed of. Cursed Body and Insomnia don't really help Banette much at all. After Mega-evolving Banette picks up Prankster - which allows it to use utility moves such as Will-o-Wisp, Thunder Wave, Taunt, and Destiny Bond before the opponent every single time regardless of stats and buffs/debuffs in place. Hilda recommends Frisk highly here. Appropriate Item: Banette's mega-stone - the Banettite So, the natural claim to fame M-Banette has is a rather unorthodox statline given it''s ability. Sableye, especially it's Mega evolution, outclasses Banette in staying power, but what Sableye -doesn't- have is the ability to fight for itself, which Banette has in SPADES given it's absolutely wonderful attack stat. It has a few great offensive moves to pick from, and after reading this offensive set through, you'll know just how much priority this thing -really- has. Banette @ Banettite Ability: Frisk EVs: 172 HP / 252 Atk / 84 Spe Adamant Nature - Destiny Bond - Knock Off - Sucker Punch - Shadow Claw One of Banette's better stats not named 'Attack' is it's speed stat, and the sizable amount of investment gives it the ability to outspeed uninvested -or Zero speed EVs, because it usually doesn't run those- Cresselia and hit it with Shadow Claw. Sucker Punch hits anything that's trying to attack you first, giving "the Prioritizer" more priority and in the form of an attacking move. Knock Off is great on presumed opposing switches, permanently removing items and doing lots of damage, and the nail in the coffin being PranksterBond. These give Banette a loose niche of revenge killer (a pokemon who comes in after losing one of your teammates and is able to outspeed the opponent), and can potentially function as a cleanup sweeper if it's checks and counters are gone. Here, Destiny Bond is used for emergencies only, such as when you have a pokemon that has been allowed to set up and you have no other way to clear it. The other set Banette can run is the All-Out-Prankster set. 1 Attack, 3 Utilities. Banette @ Banettite Ability: Frisk EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD Adamant Nature - Taunt - Will-O-Wisp* - Shadow Sneak* - Destiny Bond Other options: Thunder Wave; Knock Off, Sucker Punch, Shadow Claw Taunt and Destiny Bond are absolute "musts" on this set, as Taunt can be used instead of the status move or Destiny Bond to prevent setting up and is a crucial set-up breaker, and Destiny Bond allows you one shot at rectifying an earlier mistake of allowing a set-up to happen. I -like- Will-o-wisp over Thunder Wave, but I would recommend Shadow Sneak over the other three attacking moves due to getting stab AND priority if going with the Wisp. T-Wave allows for Banette to use Knock Off or Shadow Claw for raw power, because it will cripple the opponents speed. Sucker Punch is a last resort option here if you're interested in a -powerful- attack to counter things like Delphox, which are usually scarfed. Basically, this set is the Sableye "annoy the other team into submission" set, without the critical "Recover" and bulk. New to the series is a small insight on good teammates to pair pokemon up with, as requested by the one post that wasn't mine (and has been deleted to make the thread look cleaner, Jericho, it's been read. Alomomola is indeed a good partner for Druddigon.) Banette isn't a pokemon that can sweep on it's own, and depends HEAVILY on it's team members for support. It likes to cause opponents to go for dark type moves, so a Musketeer (Cobalion or Virizion in the order given due to Cobalion's reliable bulk) makes for a great partner and both benefit due to the musketeers having the ability 'Justified' - which will boost their attack after taking dark type attacks, while Banette gets a safe exit as well as pressuring Psychic types. Other Pokemon it works well with is Delphox and Jolteon, which hit pokemon extremely hard, as well as entry hazard support to help with it's inability to win stall wars. This series is moving on quite nicely. In order to start speculation on the next RU 'mon, I'll go ahead and say this. It's listed as an A- Rank Pokemon on the viability list. We will go back to the best of the best - the S rank Pokemon - as soon as we get to around B- viability. See you all next time...and hopefully your abandoned doll doesn't know where you live....

He might have to go through Nintendo/GameFreak/The Pokemon Company first...which means so will Ame because the city names are not pokemon licensed but have pokemon images in them.... Then the T-Shirt company. ....if he can make his own shirts though, none of that may be an issue. c:

It's okay Jericho, she can't kill you if you start running... Now.

Now -THIS- is what I'm talking about, Jelly. THIS MONSTER, is a Pokemon.