Core Laddering Challenge [BH, Inh, 1v1]

xJownage

Even pendulums swing both ways
in as xJownage♥You for sketchmons and maybe stabmons.

Trying to make us ladder with dual sheddy...you're a terrible person.
 

sin(pi)

lucky n bad
in for Sketchmons as CLC sin(pi) as soon as Pinsir gets banned
there's a couple of randbats battles on the account but I'm assuming that doesn't matter lol
 
Snaquaza, would you mind to tell us the ELO requirement for Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum?

Edit: My No Status team. It's Voltturn based with Intimidate spam.

Giratina @ Colbur Berry
Ability: Pressure
Happiness: 0
EVs: 56 HP / 252 SpA / 200 Spe
Rash Nature
- Shadow Ball
- Aura Sphere
- Thunderbolt
- Shadow Sneak

Landorus-Therian @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Knock Off
- U-turn
- Earthquake
- Stone Edge

Manectric @ Manectite
Ability: Lightning Rod
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Volt Switch
- Flamethrower
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Thunderbolt

Talonflame @ Choice Band
Ability: Gale Wings
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Brave Bird
- Flare Blitz
- U-turn
- Steel Wing

Lugia @ Weakness Policy
Ability: Multiscale
EVs: 160 HP / 252 SpA / 96 Spe
Modest Nature
- Aeroblast
- Earth Power
- Ice Beam
- Thunderbolt

Bisharp @ Focus Sash
Ability: Defiant
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Knock Off
- Sucker Punch
- Iron Head
- Low Kick
 
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I'm still bad at the internet, but I now know how to hide text. Thank you to those who told me how and here is my team:
Tyranitar @ Tyranitarite
Ability: Magic Bounce
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Rest
- Stone Edge
- Sleep Talk

Dragonite @ Focus Sash
Ability: No Guard
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Hurricane
- Thunder
- Blizzard
- Focus Blast

Volcarona @ Leftovers
Ability: Turboblaze
EVs: 248 HP / 8 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Fiery Dance
- Quiver Dance
- Giga Drain
- Bug Buzz

Staraptor @ Toxic Orb
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Brave Bird
- Facade
- Defog
- Protect

Entei @ Assault Vest
Ability: Serene Grace
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Sacred Fire
- Extreme Speed
- Iron Head
- Stone Edge

Infernape @ Expert Belt
Ability: Technician
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Vacuum Wave
- Incinerate
- Fake Out

Also, did you steal that weakness policy lugia idea from me? If so, I stole it from someone else
Finally, in for STABmons Balanced Hackmons on derpyoctopus5. Really getting creative with these alts.
 
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I'm bad at internet and don't know how to do a a show/hide thingy, so I won't give my team just yet. Please tell me how to do it so I can fix this post :).
Also, did you steal that weakness policy lugia idea from me? If so, I stole it from someone else
Finally, in for STABmons on derpyoctopus5. Really getting creative with these alts.
Well, after I heard about Weakness Policy Lugia being good, I tried to use it, and it works :)

To do a show/hide, put (hide) text (/hide), but with [ instead of (. If you want title, put (hide=title) text (/hide), but with [ instead of (.

Gold in Sketchmons btw.

 

baconbagon

free stabmons
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After long arduous hours of waiting for a battle on the STABmons ladder while desperately hoping I don't run into ellipse, I have achieved the mere bronze rank. D:



I really agree with the whole 'cultivation of permanent ladders' thing
 

baconbagon

free stabmons
is a Site Content Manager Alumnusis a Forum Moderator Alumnusis a Contributor Alumnus
the unthinkable happened: i got two battles on the stabmons ladder


IN ONE DAY

let that sink in.


confirming silver


shoutouts to noc for getting me my one loss by bringing stall
 

morogrim

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
The lord squad:

Shedinja @ Lum Berry
Ability: Sturdy
Level: 1
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 SpA
Brave Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Endeavor
- Whirlpool
- Recycle
- Baton Pass

Shedinja @ Safety Goggles
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 SpA
Brave Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Pain Split
- Whirlpool
- Shadow Sneak
- Baton Pass

Registeel @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Prankster
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Defog
- Topsy-Turvy
- Parting Shot
- Heal Order

Giratina @ Leftovers
Ability: Turboblaze
EVs: 252 HP / 56 Def / 200 SpD
Relaxed Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Stealth Rock
- U-turn
- Pursuit
- Milk Drink

Mewtwo-Mega-Y @ Spooky Plate
Ability: Protean
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Quiver Dance
- Judgment
- Secret Sword
- King's Shield

Dialga @ Leftovers
Ability: Magic Bounce
EVs: 252 HP / 56 Def / 200 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Tail Glow
- Doom Desire
- Draco Meteor
- King's Shield
 

baconbagon

free stabmons
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Hoopa-Unbound @ Life Orb
Ability: Magician
EVs: 72 Atk / 252 SpA / 184 Spe
Mild Nature
- Dark Pulse
- Sucker Punch
- Psystrike / Psychic
- Focus Blast / Drain Punch

Kyurem-Black @ Life Orb
Ability: Teravolt
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Icicle Crash
- Ice Shard
- Outrage
- Fusion Bolt

Scizor @ Scizorite
Ability: Light Metal
EVs: 248 HP / 44 Atk / 16 Def / 200 SpD
Impish Nature
- Swords Dance
- Roost
- Bullet Punch
- Pin Missile

Heatran @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 56 HP / 252 SpA / 200 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Blue Flare
- Flash Cannon
- Earth Power
- Sleep Talk

Thundurus @ Life Orb
Ability: Prankster
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Thunder Wave
- Thunderbolt
- Oblivion Wing
- Focus Blast / Taunt

Garchomp @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Rough Skin
EVs: 252 HP / 164 Def / 76 SpD / 16 Spe
Impish Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Precipice Blades
- Stone Edge
- Roar


As soon as I saw the core, I knew that I had to build a hyper offence team - it's my favourite playstyle and the core was perfectly suited to it. I'm lazy and unoriginal so I took the basic hazards / utility / breaker / breaker / sweeper / speedmon framework and worked on that.

I started off with the core itself, and instantly decided that both Pokemon would be Life Orb variants and the wallbreakers on my team - I wanted to make the most of those enormous attacking stats.

Hoopa is running enough Speed to outrun Jolly Tyranitar - I'm not too sure why, considering it's not a common set and Tyranitar will just Sucker Punch anyway, but hey! A benchmark is a benchmark. Max Special Attack and a positive nature is fairly obvious - it provides Hoopa with as much special wallbreaking prowess as possible. Dark Pulse and Psystrike are absolute nukes, while Focus Blast provides solid coverage. Alternatively, Drain Punch helps with Life Orb recoil. Psychic is also an option to hit physical walls harder, although Dark Pulse deals with most of them. Finally, Sucker Punch tends to be rather unexpected on special sets, and it's kind of funny when you KO a Thundurus that thinks it can safely finish you off.

By now, everyone should be familiar with what Kyurem-Black does - it's an extremely dangerous physical wallbreaker that also offers priority in the form of Ice Shard. No explanation is really needed: I guess you could put Earth Power over something, but basically Kyurem just comes in and kills stuff with those disgustingly powerful Icicle Crashes.

Next, I had opened up a massive Fairy weakness, so I needed a way to stop that as well as a nice late game sweeper that could clean up after Hoopa and Kyurem weakened stuff. Bulky SD Mega Scizor fit the bill perfectly, and the only change from the typical OU set is that I'm running Pin Missile over Bug Bite. Scizor also helps with taking on FakeSpeeders.

However, while Scizor can revenge kill Fairies, it doesn't appreciate switching in to things like Will-O-Wisp or Fire Blast. Also, I was absolute destroyed by Sableye at this point, which could Dark Void Hoopa and burn Scizor and Kyurem. I also generally wanted a revenge killer. Choice Scarf Heatran fit the bill perfectly - it absorbs sleep and burns, and revenge kills plenty of fast threats. This one is running enough Speed to outspeed Jolly Aerodactyl and KO it with Flash Cannon. However, keep in mind that Scarf Heatran's attacks are generally quite weak and it's incapable of wallbreaking unless it hits the opponent super effectively.

Stealth Rock was needed, so Garchomp joined the squad. It's the typical OU tank set which outspeeds Jolly Tyranitar. I needed something to take on FakeSpeeders thanks to Hoopa's incredibly physical frailty, and I decided that taking away almost a third of Stoutland or Ursaring's health every time they touched me was an adequate punishment. The moves should be fairly self-explanatory - Stealth Rock is Stealth Rock, Precipice Blades makes up for the general lack of power, Stone Edge hits Thundurus and Mega Charizard Y, and Roar stops setup sweepers (including Fairies like Shell Smash Azumarill, unlike Dragon Tail) and racks up hazard damage.

Finally, Thundurus slows down Pokemon for the wallbreakers and ensures that your opponent cannot move with only one move, and it's a move that can also go first a lot of the time! Prankster Thunder Wave provides massive utility, being an emergency button vs. setup sweepers, as well as generally slowing down offensive Pokemon. Thunderbolt and Oblivion Wing are the two necessary STAB attacks, beating things like troublesome Water- and Fighting-types. Taunt can break stall and shut down Mega Slowbro for the most part (a massive pain to this team) while Focus Blast is a risky move but provides valuable coverage.

There are a number of changes you can make if you want to use this (highly unrecommended lel) such as:
  • fully special Hoopa
  • a VoltTurn component (U-turn Scizor, Volt Switch Thundurus, even Parting Shot Hoopa)
  • defensive Landorus-T over Garchomp for more longevity but more difficulty with Defiant users
  • a more offensive Scizor spread/set
  • small moveset changes like Earth Power Kyurem
  • slapping Choice Band on Kyurem
  • etc.
No one's going to be reading this by now, so I'll say it here: Zangooser is a terrible, terrible user.


http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/stabmons-269262944 - D:
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/stabmons-269259120 - i was trying out band kyub in this one, hoopa shows its power and then dies, scizor is also power at +2
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/stabmons-269261311 - heatran kills everything

somehow i forgot to save the best replay, the one where hoopa-u ohkod josh's sableye and proceeded to ko thundurus with sucker punch. sigh
 
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Okay. Here's my Sketchmons team.

Hippowdon @ Smooth Rock
Ability: Sand Stream
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
Bold Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Defog
- Slack Off
- Roar

Excadrill @ Life Orb
Ability: Sand Rush
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Earthquake
- Diamond Storm
- Iron Head

Heatran @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 30 SpA
- Overheat
- Earth Power
- Flash Cannon
- Trick

Thundurus @ Life Orb
Ability: Prankster
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Spore
- Focus Blast
- Thunderbolt
- Nasty Plot

Metagross @ Metagrossite
Ability: Clear Body
EVs: 32 HP / 252 Atk / 224 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Shift Gear
- Meteor Mash
- Zen Headbutt
- Earthquake

Azumarill @ Sitrus Berry
Ability: Huge Power
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Belly Drum
- Waterfall
- Extreme Speed
- Play Rough
 

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