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This is a gen 8 fenomenon... People were increasing the speed of clefable and conceldur so they d win the mirror matches etc etc BUT they were losing to other pkmn, Because they weren't as bulky as they should be. Like i said my opinion always,but i ll stay loyal to my belief,that each Pokémon should have EV s based on its role.

I mean it did save him in the stall matchup game 3...

@@jmcbango so? And focus sash Ratata with endeavor n quick attack had helped me sometimes,so use it 👍🏼

The goal is to outspeed Kingambit. The difference between a Kingambit that can SD versus one that cannot SD is significant. I can and will lose to Kingambit and I risk critical hits if I don't run a speedier variant. Furthermore it helps against Skarmory and Corviknight (which run Iron Defense) and try to outspeed Kingambit. To say that the speed means nothing because of Sucker Punch... I don't know what point you're trying to make. Sucker Punch will do absolutely no damage.

Usually I scan the lower tiers until I see a pokemon that I think has potential. Other times, I have a very specific problem that needs solving so I look for a unique solution. That's what happened in this case, I realized I had issues with Gliscor, but what setup pokemon beats SD Gliscor? Only Corviknight.

I use an extension called ShowDex! Given how many comments I've seen about it, I'll probably make a video on it in the future!

I do not have a discord server, but I do have a discord! My tag is 'pinkacross'.

@@pinkacross2042 i sent you a request I’m TPCtyquan i like playing competitive I’m just not one to copy & paste a meta winning team. I like understanding the game on a competitive level & then build my team a bit different then what everyone else is using. Like how you or other champion players can see the potential of underused Pokémon & win a tournament with it or rank high on ladder with it without having to wait for another player to discover the strategy & play test it 1st. I like the ou rules just no legendary or one per team to give other weaker Pokemon a chance to shine. But if I’m already at a disadvantage by not picking the most used Pokemon. Your team building & play style tips is need to help me bridge the gap

@@CrossDuelBattleArena I'm glad you've found my content helpful! :D

ShowDex! It's a great extension. Also, thank you! :D

Nice! :D

Well put! Yea I've learned this the hard way a few times myself

I don't think Power Trip is viable honestly-- it struggles against too much. BU Taunt Power Trip Roost would destroy stall but sucks against every other playstyle. Brave Bird, I think is viable because it gives Corviknight an immediate, strong, 120 BP STAB move. Power Trip I don't think has a place at all.

I'm glad you found it helpful! :D

Yes, it's called ShowDex!

I see your point Pinkacross, and I totally get it. I think every time I’ve left a comment on a Freezai vid, he never responded, and that lack of interaction always bugged me. Your responsiveness on the other hand, I thoroughly appreciate, I love the interactions you have with us commenters

@@leonardobarbosatelles2779 I've actually never noted how he responds to comments-- I generally don't fault youtubers for not replying to comments since it can take a lot of time and some of them have hundreds and hundreds of them... still, I'm glad you appreciate the engagement! :D I enjoy talking with all of you as well.

Thanks!

Sub certainly can work! White Herb would be useless though, I imagine you mean Mental Herb to prevent Encore/Taunt? It's not a bad set at all, and that Corviknight would be better against Garganacl. The main reason I prefer Taunt is just for the stall MU, but sub is very much valid.

@@pinkacross2042 yeah the anti encore herb, sorry. thanks for the answer, your doing goated work

ShowDex! Great extension!

I once got 6 flinches in a row in random battles to steal a win. Can't even imagine how my opponent must have felt.

@@ErikReischitz I remember back on omega ruby I had a scarf genesect in random battles and I lost my whole team- was up against (I think it was Ho-oh) or something insanely dangerous and I got 3 flinches in a row with iron head and then proceeded to mow down his whole team 😅 after one of his other mons that could have 1 shot me flinched he just turned his game off LOL

RNG can be pretty funny at times LOL

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Glad you enjoyed it! :D

Eh it happens, the risk we run when we use 90% moves

Winning is lame

You can open a Calc any time in the game the Calc he uses just does it for him

Ahhh noted, didn't realize I was running a non optimal spread! I'll fix that now! :]

Yes I have indeed! I'm looking into it and I'll likely give it a try in the coming months. :]

Thanks! :D

It was a surprise to me as well! Especially with how effective it is against most stall teams in the current metagame.

Haha Lokix I think has a chance but it is definitely awkward to build around. Most teams I make are pretty mediocre, it takes a lot of testing and failed teams to find ones that work really well!

Ooooh yes I remember that one! That was a fun one. Unfortunately that team ended up being a bit too passive, Empoleon in particular was a bit too easy to take advantage of. I'm glad you enjoyed the video and I look forward to facing you on ladder in the future! :D

Lokix is not on route 1 nor is it a starter.

Yea I agree lokix is an awesome mon

@@abscindingbruh ok just change it to route 3 bug you know what they meant cmon

Aww thank you :D

I don't mean to rain on the parade but I'm pretty sure bulk up corv was a thing in gen 8

@@RocketPropelledMexican bulk up corv was a thing in this gen too, I was more talking about having speed investment with taunt

When I wanted to climb, I recognized that I was really bad at teambuilding, so I thought 'I'll only use teams from rate my team that have peaked top #1.' Like, half of those teams are by pinkacross. Man's built different (ha, ha).

Thank you! :D I'll do my best!

Yea Sinistcha is definitely OU-viable, not necessarily as a sweeper (since it can be a bit inconsistent) but on offensive hazard stack teams, one could argue it should be a staple.

Glad you like them! :D

I like Freezai a lot too, not at all intended as a criticism of him as a person or player. Just sometimes he seems not to notice and it pains me lol. But yea, fantastic player and very level-headed. As for the playstyle, bulky offense and hyper offense operate in a fundamentally different way, bulky offense is not hyper offense with slower and bulkier pokemon. The main difference is that HO is ok with sacking pokemon (which generally, my team is OK with, thus making it HO, at least by my standards).

Shuckle Hyper Offense beats them all.

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I can believe it, seems so close to being crazy in OU and even in OU has some really dominant MUs

my favourite mon from gen 9 not including legends, amaxing in UU

Lokix might just have what it takes...

Why thank you! :D

Showdex web extension

It's a browser extension called "Showdex"

It’s not as accurate as the original

go to the help room in ps

Chrome extension more spesificly showdex

Freezing a damn good player but someone gotta call him out lmao

Oh certainly no shade, I love watching his Random Battles to the top. Just that one thing I noticed was like "aaaah plz respond!" But yea he's the most level headed player I've ever seen, seems like a great guy

I also wonder, it has pretty mediocre defensive stats and its only real assets are moonlight+cosmic power and two great ability options.

Clef is always the lead trend when the meta becomes balance based

Definitely still viable, just not what it used to be.

Clef is definitely OU viable and quite good, just difficult to fit in building since it doesn't provide any massive walling power.

She corviknight viable on my favorite playstyle till I say less

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@@BBG07endless insane

Corviknight has really surprised me-- I kinda added it for the memes but then it performed super well.

I like sinistea lemontea

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Finally