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  • Soumya Ukil
    Hi Pinkacross, would you rate this team of mine? https://pokepast.es/8e5ce24e64fe2ff0
    I'm kinda struggling against HOs, especially Zamazenta HOs, so any advice to deal with that?
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    I'd say this team has too much power. Not that too much power in itself is a problem, but it indicates that you've let down other areas, in this case sweeper management and speed. Ogerpon-W + CB Dnite is definitely enough on the power side, so try Scarf Trick Darkrai instead-- this is GREAT against HO. I would also recommend Tera Ghost, as you can Tera Ghost and Trick Zamazenta.
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    Tera Ghost Alomomola is a great backup Zamazenta check as well, it completely shuts it down.
    Sk4diddle
    Hey your videos have helped me learn gen 9 as I'm getting back into competitive Pokemon but my main issue is that I struggle with making teams especially defensive ones. I just add one or two pokemon to my builder and then I'm completely lost. Do I just have go learn through trail and error or is there something I'm missing?
    AugustoG
    Hey man! I appreciate the advice you gave me on my last team, and even though i ended up not sticking with the same team, it helped open up my mind to another teambuilding idea. How's this team look https://pokepast.es/39c3cbfa0479e0fd ? My hardest matchups so far have been stall and Wogerpon, though i'm not exactly sure if the former is a team oissue or a skill issue. Love ya content!
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    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    Wow I like this team quite a lot! This looks very very strong honestly. I would definitely recommend sticking with Raging Bolt, but since you're pairing it with Meowscarada I think you'll have more success with a Volt Switch variant. As for the Ogerpon-W issues, you could slap Tera Grass on a bunch of random stuff, but honestly you don't look super weak to it.
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    Another option is dropping IDef on Skarm for Brave Bird, your Gambit MU would probably be OK. Good luck with the team! :]
    AugustoG
    AugustoG
    Oh wow thanks!! Which mons do you think would handle the tera grass better, and what set do you recommend for raging bolt exactly?
    spoileronthedouble
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    This looks decent, although your Kingambit matchup concerns me. Tusk is your removal, your hazard setter, and your sole Kingambit answer all in one slot. Perhaps run Encore on Ogerpon and/or Wisp on Dragapult (over Pyschic Fangs) to ease this problem.
    Oroshino
    Hello! Pinkacross I’ve just watched your live team building video and it turns out i’ve been doing it all wrong this whole time (I build a defensive core first then add the offense in later) so I’ve tried building a team for the 1400-1600 OU range and I would like you opinion on it.
    https://pokepast.es/d05f5ded497b2fd6
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    Gzap is a sick idea, I may build it myself soon. I like the Gzap + Gking core, not a fan of the Gking set though. It's far too slow to use Taunt effectively, go Toxic instead. I'd go with a +SpDef nature as well. The rest of the team goes downhill a bit though, it's too slow and you're extremely weak to Kyurem.
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    No Dragon resist is also not going to work, I would recommend running SR + Spin on Tusk (run Jolly Tusk btw) and go Kingambit over Garganacl.
    LuckyBomber
    Hey there pinkacross, I took a break from showdown and recently came back to GEN 9 OU. I am sitting around 1600 elo but i’ve been using only posted teams (my team building skills are trashhh)
    I saw some of your videos and decided to make a team myself. Hopefully you can give me improvements on this team

    https://pokepast.es/c0abb70a87f24849
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    LuckyBomber
    LuckyBomber
    Also thanks for the feed back I really appreciate it. This really is my first time team building in Gen 9, glad to see that its solid.
    (also proves how useful your videos are, keep it UP!)
    LuckyBomber
    LuckyBomber
    Ok after further testing, thunder wave helped for sure, and it seems like i was just playing bad because ive been winning against HO and offensive teams more. I probably was not used to the team.
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    Nice! Hope it continues to go well! :]
    PastaMechKaku
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    This is certainly not bad! My main concern is that you can't break stall. That's a difficult problem to retroactively fix, but perhaps you could replace Primarina for Glowking, replace Ogerpon for Kingambit, and make Rillaboom CB? To be honest though, it may be worth rebuilding.
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    The first thing I recommend establishing on any balanced team is a really solid breaking core, which you lack.
    PastaMechKaku
    PastaMechKaku
    I might consider running Band Rillaboom again to give the team more power, though Prima's presence might be more difficult to give up over Glowking (even if G-King is better for the team)
    I'm in the process of testing a different team built around Wellspring, but renovations and other obligations are making difficult to get games.
    Rex The Eater Of Worlds
    Hey Pinka, just a tiny question about teambuilding which has bugged me since forever. How do you know what types of support a team appreciates? I know more obvious ones (hazards, screens, weather, grassy terrain, etc.), but less obvious ones have me stumped (wish, healing wish, and aromatherapy specifically). If you take the time to respond, thanks! If not, I understand.
    Hey there, getting into comp and I tried my hand at building a team around latios, i am extremely novice. What do you think? any suggestions? Im sure it can be improved immensely. Thanks!
    https://pokepast.es/18631e9280c3039c
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    Well, your Latios should have Aura Sphere, currently it has 3 moves which is never ideal. I also don't see a central goal to your team, the pokemon you've added seem a bit random and the Primarina feels out of place. Still, this is definitely a great first team, nicely done! :]
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    I would recommend building around Latios again, but this time considering partners that work well with Latios on many levels (pokemon that can switch in on the things that revenge kill Latios, such as Darkrai, Iron Valiant, and Dragapult, things with pivot moves to help latios enter, etc.)
    Topman2269
    Thanks for the advice! im not knowledgable enough to do a serious building like you recommended rn unfortunately but i'll take what you said into consideration. Might just steal a team and ladder
    TR23
    Hey Pinkacross, I'm trying to dial in on learning to build balance so I can start playing tours. I can't expect you to teach the whole process of building balance in a comment, but can you help me with the first step of making a breaking core? What types are there and what is the thought process behind them? Thanks in advance boss. See my most recent attempt at building https://pokepast.es/d382e509575c93e5
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    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    A pivot has switching moves to help get stuff in (uturn, flip turn, volt switch, chilly reception, etc.)
    TR23
    TR23
    Gotcha boss and is the pick typing based? Like am I looking for something that resists ival weaknesses or does that not matter
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    Well it definitely matters what the pivot specifically does on a team. If you're looking for a pivot that helps with Ival, go with Glowking
    Dozkek
    Hello Pinka. I haven't built HO at all in Gen 9, so I wanted to try making one after thinking about SP Latias. I'd like some of your thoughts on this team.

    https://pokepast.es/f6e9d5b1198d6a29
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    Looks solid on first glance, give it a go and see how it does! :]
    Dozkek
    Dozkek
    It's going well, but that's probably because I'm still at Low Elo. I'm just iffy about the 4th slot on Moon
    Dozkek
    Dozkek
    I think I'm probably going to just keep Taunt
    Dozkek
    Hello Pinka, If you don't mind me asking, if I'm building with Dragapult as the main focus of my team, what are the important things it needs from its teammates?
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    Depends, what Dragapult set? That changes things a lot
    Dozkek
    Dozkek
    Probably the Boots set
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    That fits on a lot of playstyles, my favorite of which would be hazard stack
    PastaMechKaku
    Is there a good resource for delineating the differences between team archetypes? Stuff like stall or HO is pretty easy to identify, but what separates bulky offense from balance? Or even the line between 'standard' offense vs HO?
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    There is no hard line between bulky offense and balance. There IS a hard line between offense and HO. HO is the only playstyle that sacks pokemon as part of the standard gameplan, Stall is the only playstyle that gives up on breaking in favor of walling, but everything in the middle operates under the same fundamental principle.
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    Everything from bulky balance to offense utilizes walls to enable more offensive pokemon to make progress, this is the basic gameplan of everything other than Stall and HO. No major line between bulky offense and balance, or balance and offense, just general terms used to express what percentage of the team is frail and/or offensively inclined.
    Venuesaur
    Hey Pinkacross, I was wondering for when building Balance/bulky balance how necessary steel types are - I usually view steels as mandatory but I wanted to see how valid this was.
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    Venuesaur
    Venuesaur
    Obviously mons like clefable and the metal birds are good knock absorbers too, but I was wondering if other mons would count like garganacl or ting lu; i know these mons struggle when losing lefties though.
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    A Knock absorber is a pokemon that is OK with tanking a Knock Off from common Knock Off users, and doesn't mind having its item removed. Good examples are Gliscor, Corviknight, Skarmory, and Clefable. Ting-Lu and Garganacl hate having their item removed so they are not considered knock off absorbers.
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    This doesn't mean it's NEVER a good idea to let them take a Knock Off of course, just that you shouldn't count on them to do so when building
    udp643210
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    udp643210
    udp643210
    so far in playtesting i've struggled with iron valiant and walking wake a lot. gliscor has been somewhat of a problem but i can deal with him more easily than the other two mons.
    udp643210
    udp643210
    Here is the full description of my team if you want to give it a read. Sorry its a lot but I'm just super excited to get into this and want to make the best team I can: https://justpaste.it/bi7vg
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    I'm having trouble determining what to fix, since I can't really find a central goal of your team. Is the idea to be a hazard stack? It seems like a combination of pokemon that suit one another defensively but I don't see a lot of offensive synergy.
    Over Thinker
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    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    or you could run ID press Crunch Roar set yourself, and phase them out (make sure to be faster than most ID zama spreads)
    Over Thinker
    Over Thinker
    Thanks for the feedback! I think I'll try running tera ghost on Lando as I think my Zama being more offensive works better on the team. Plus, tera ghost on Lando allows me to spin block more often. I think I'll also run flamethrower on Glowking to help against Zama as I haven't needed to use sludge bomb that often.
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    Sounds like a good plan! And yes fthrow will help with that as well!
    Wellhell
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    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    It's definitely not a terrible team and it CAN work but it feels random and has a decent bit of problems, for instance you'll get absolutely destroyed by hstack
    Wellhell
    Wellhell
    Abusing hamurott spike stack with latios and weavile , spin block with sinistcha and heatran to lure and trap primarina , alomomola ( with grass tera blast ) , slowking , gliscor and to an extent raging bolt . covert cloak for garganacl salt cure bcuz that has given me some issues . I do have issues with gambit for which I intend to run ID corv over mola but I have not tested that yet .
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    Yea Gambit is definitely a massive issue here, you could try Low Kick Weavile or Will-O-Wisp on Heatran to help.
    How high do you think it is possible to climb without using Tera type? Curious question because the last time I've played Pokémon was SM.
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    Climb ladder without using Tera? Yes, definitely it is. The fear of Tera will help you out a LOT though, if your opponent knew you wouldn't use Tera, you would be at a major disadvantage.
    Hittite Jumpscare
    Hello Pinkacross. I recently watched your video about how to team build, so I decided to make this team: https://pokepast.es/53833ce40d5a6805.
    It had some success, but I feel like there's something incredibly crucial that I'm missing. Gliscor and Zamazenta don't feel right on this team. Are there any improvements that you can make?
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    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    Sinistcha being your water resist is pretty rough, a Walking Wake would run through this team. Lacking a fairy resist is also a major issue, if you face an Enam / Ival you'll be toast. Having a resist to every type on a balance team is non-negotiable.
    Hittite Jumpscare
    Hittite Jumpscare
    https://pokepast.es/e10a72083729dabd
    I have finally made a team I'm happy with. I made this hazard stack team that is partially based off yours, and when I tested it, it was good. However, I'd like your thoughts about it.
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    I'd recommend Sucker Punch over Flip Turn on Hrott, looks pretty solid otherwise!
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