Theorymon
Long Live Super Mario Maker! 2015-2024
It's been a long time since I've been in the giveaway business. However, I gotta get back into it a bit because of a crazy new Gamefreak tournament, called 2017 No Holds Barred! This is a crazy metagame where event Pokemon (except Arceus) are allowed, and there are no clauses, NOT EVEN SPECIES CLAUSE!
It's been a lot of fun on Pokemon Showdown, but playing it on cart is gonna be difficult for some people, since some of the good Pokemon are hard to get. I'm here to make things a bit easier with this giveaway! I present to you, one of the best Pokemon in the No Holds Barred metagame...
The Pokemon to surpass Metal Gear: Zygarde Complete!
I have cloned the same Zygarde, but with two different EV spreads and movesets. Here is the catch info.
Caught in a Master Ball
OT: Theorymon
ID: 00635
Caught in Pokemon X
Level 100
Funny story about this thing: I caught this all the way back in 2014! I figured "We're gonna get Pokemon Z soon I bet, it'll be good then!". I ended up getting extremely lucky as some of you remember, and got a flawless Adamant one! Well, time sure made a fool of me, because we never did Pokemon Z, and when Zygarde finally got good, I ended up getting an Adamant one on Sun anyways, so I figured the crazy Zygarde Soft Reset I got would be useless... Until NOW!I have cloned the same Zygarde, but with two different EV spreads and movesets. Here is the catch info.
OT: Theorymon
ID: 00635
Caught in Pokemon X
Level 100
As it turns out, the way this metagame goes, quite a few people who use more defensive teams are trying to check Zygade with Tapu Bulu. Normally, that works out pretty well since no one uses Sludge Wave, but Zygarde gets a tutor move from ORAS that can help: Iron Tail, which can also be used to mess up Tapu Lele switch-ins and deal massive damage to Mimikyu! Not all teams will need Iron Tail, but its a pain in the ass to get ahold of one on short notice, since Zygarde is postgame in XY.
So you may be thinking: How the hell did I get Power Construct on an XY Zygarde, Pokemon Showdown bans that! Don't worry, Showdown is actually wrong. You can add cells to a XY Zygarde (and in fact, you can break them down into more cells too). So all I did was deconstruct a random trash Zygarde I had lying around, then added the cells to this Iron Tail Zygarde, and voila: Power Construct is born!
Here are the two spreads I cloned for this giveaway.
Spread One: for Dragon Dance and Choice Band sets
Ability: Power Construct
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
IVs: 31/31/31/2/31/31 (not actually Hypertrained!)
Adamant Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Thousand Arrows
- Outrage
- Iron Tail
Spread Two: For Bulky Offensive Coil Sets
Ability: Power Construct
EVs: 252 HP / 200 Atk / 56 Spe
IVs: 31/31/31/2/31/31 (not actually Hypertrained!)
Adamant Nature
- Coil
- Thousand Arrows
- Substitute
- Iron Tail
How do I get these Pokemon?
Gamefreak's tournaments are fun but they're over fast, usually over a Weekend (In this case, it starts this Thursday, so sign up asap!)
Because of this, I'm gonna make it easy to get these things. Here's what you gotta do:
1. Deposit A Zubat for a Zygarde. They both start with Z and live in caves, so fitting right?
2. Post in this thread telling me your In Game Name, what kind of Zubat you uploaded, The message you put in, and what kind of Zygarde you want.
3. Enjoy the Zygarde! Since I caught this thing, it is 100% redistributable! Do whatever you want with it, use it in No Holds Barred, use it in Ubers (though I think they tend to be defensive there), clone it for other people, or even feed it to a horde of angry Garchomps! It's yours as far as Im concerned!
Because of this, I'm gonna make it easy to get these things. Here's what you gotta do:
1. Deposit A Zubat for a Zygarde. They both start with Z and live in caves, so fitting right?
2. Post in this thread telling me your In Game Name, what kind of Zubat you uploaded, The message you put in, and what kind of Zygarde you want.
3. Enjoy the Zygarde! Since I caught this thing, it is 100% redistributable! Do whatever you want with it, use it in No Holds Barred, use it in Ubers (though I think they tend to be defensive there), clone it for other people, or even feed it to a horde of angry Garchomps! It's yours as far as Im concerned!
More Information On No Holds Barred
Having the Pokemon is only half the battle, here are two links that can help you out in this metagame!
No Holds Barred Thread: http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/2017-no-holds-barred.3610937/
No Holds Barred Viability List / Mini Analysis for Event Pokemon: http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/2017-no-holds-barred.3610937/page-5#post-7475372
No Holds Barred Viability List / Mini Analysis for Event Pokemon: http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/2017-no-holds-barred.3610937/page-5#post-7475372