Penny Arcade Forums› Games and Technology
As was foretold, we've added advertisements to the forums! If you have questions, or if you encounter any bugs, please visit this thread: https://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/240191/forum-advertisement-faq-and-reports-thread/
We're funding a new Acquisitions Incorporated series on Kickstarter right now! Check it out at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pennyarcade/acquisitions-incorporated-the-series-2

Pokémon Thread: It's mid-January and only 1 person has claimed his Christmas Poké.WTF

1…4344464849…62

Posts

  • KayKay What we need... Is a little bit of PANIC.Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Eevees tend to be a little lacklustre without certain Egg Moves or TM use, to be honest. I think the best bet would be to identify the gap in your lineup, and evolve the Eevee into that niche! Jolteon's a solid special attacker with Electric moves, and Espeon with Psychic. Umbreon can tank quite well, but that's not so important in single-player. Vaporeon can be pretty awesome with Surf and Ice Beam, too. It's only really Flareon that loses out.

    Kay on
    ew9y0DD.png
    3DS FCode: 1993-7512-8991
  • NerdgasmicNerdgasmic __BANNED USERS regular
    edited January 2010
    A battle; who's up for one?

    Nerdgasmic on
  • SirToastySirToasty Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Jars wrote: »
    It was funny seeing that guy aqua jet something his own poke uses.

    The 'I only use my favorite ones and don't care if I lose' is kind of flimsy. Why does everyone's favorite pokemon also happen to be bad for competitive battling? it's like some huge coincidence that makes you think everyone hates the OU pokes and only uses them because they are good. I bet a lot of it has to do with charizard..
    My favorite is Scizor so it works out for me. And a lot of the ones I like are also OU.

    e: Munkus I don't think I've faced Jim yet. I've always been curious about your strategy with him. I have my own Toxicroak that I don't really care for but he has come in handy a few times. Taunt can be very annoying.

    SirToasty on
  • KayKay What we need... Is a little bit of PANIC.Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Taunt and Sucker Punch is a pretty neat combo for shutting down status users or self-buffers that also attack, though I usually see it on bulkier things like Spiritomb.

    Anyone want a battle?

    Kay on
    ew9y0DD.png
    3DS FCode: 1993-7512-8991
  • NerdgasmicNerdgasmic __BANNED USERS regular
    edited January 2010
    Which game will you be using? I don't think I have your platinum code.


    EDIT: Okay, I have it now. See you on.

    Nerdgasmic on
  • KayKay What we need... Is a little bit of PANIC.Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Any particular tier? I've got a UU team loaded up at the moment, need to know if you're going balls to the wall OU.

    Kay on
    ew9y0DD.png
    3DS FCode: 1993-7512-8991
  • NerdgasmicNerdgasmic __BANNED USERS regular
    edited January 2010
    I have 3 OU, one UU, and two NU Pokemon.

    Nerdgasmic on
  • KayKay What we need... Is a little bit of PANIC.Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    It seems I don't have your code, either. No wonder I couldn't see you. What is it?

    I think mine are still mostly UUs.

    Kay on
    ew9y0DD.png
    3DS FCode: 1993-7512-8991
  • NerdgasmicNerdgasmic __BANNED USERS regular
    edited January 2010
    Oh, I wasn't on yet.


    Anyway, would you like me to switch? I have a few other NUs.

    Nerdgasmic on
  • KayKay What we need... Is a little bit of PANIC.Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Nah, I just need your code. What is your friend code? :P

    Kay on
    ew9y0DD.png
    3DS FCode: 1993-7512-8991
  • NerdgasmicNerdgasmic __BANNED USERS regular
    edited January 2010
    Oh, sorry.

    1333 0236 8007

    Nerdgasmic on
  • Speed RacerSpeed Racer Scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratchRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    I will openly admit to hating Blissey, Gyarados, and probably a few more purely because I'm fucking sick of fighting them.

    On the other hand, Gengar's one of my favorites.

    Speed Racer on
    ebMXHOM.gif
    http://www.audioentropy.com/
  • NerdgasmicNerdgasmic __BANNED USERS regular
    edited January 2010
    The only Pokemon I really hate fighting is Bronzong.

    Nerdgasmic on
  • KayKay What we need... Is a little bit of PANIC.Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Of those, I like Gyarados. But I can't use them to save my life.

    And I have a red one with a useful nature. :(

    Kay on
    ew9y0DD.png
    3DS FCode: 1993-7512-8991
  • NerdgasmicNerdgasmic __BANNED USERS regular
    edited January 2010
    oh man, if I had only gotten off a Gyro Ball on your crobat, it would have been so great.

    Nerdgasmic on
  • NerdgasmicNerdgasmic __BANNED USERS regular
    edited January 2010
    I expected a U-Turn into Weezing! :o

    Nerdgasmic on
  • KayKay What we need... Is a little bit of PANIC.Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Not against a Special Attacker!

    Kay on
    ew9y0DD.png
    3DS FCode: 1993-7512-8991
  • JarsJars Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Speed Racer wrote: »
    I will openly admit to hating Blissey, Gyarados, and probably a few more purely because I'm fucking sick of fighting them.

    On the other hand, Gengar's one of my favorites.

    The one thing I cannot stand about Blissey is how skill-lessly you can switch it into any special attacker without trick/explosion and completely wall them. it's stupid. That and shoddy teams past about 1400 CRE are pretty much all stall teams and it is boring as fuck. I hoover around 1300 when I play on it just to see some variety in the teams, even though I've made it to the high 1400s with my ladder team.

    Jars on
  • NerdgasmicNerdgasmic __BANNED USERS regular
    edited January 2010
    Good job, I'd forgotten all about that move your Crobat just used.

    Nerdgasmic on
  • KayKay What we need... Is a little bit of PANIC.Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    I do so like my Crobat. I figured you'd be bringing that Metagross along, so...

    Kay on
    ew9y0DD.png
    3DS FCode: 1993-7512-8991
  • NerdgasmicNerdgasmic __BANNED USERS regular
    edited January 2010
    I don't think I've every battled without that Metagross. I wish I could nickname it.

    Nerdgasmic on
  • Mx. QuillMx. Quill I now prefer "Myr. Quill", actually... {They/Them}Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    I think the only two I absolutely abhor are Gyarados (I just can't ever seem to counter it no matter what I do) and Blissey (for obvious reasons). I don't really mind any of the others, not even Skarmory, though it cold be that I gain a greater sense of accomplishment in using guys like Espeon to destroy OUs like Infernape than in just outright winning.

    Hmm, looking it over, it seems that my first HGSS team is comprised of all OUs, though quite a few of them are a tad weaker than others (as in using run-and-gun tactics).

    Mx. Quill on
  • KayKay What we need... Is a little bit of PANIC.Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Holy hell, how did Marlboro survive THAT?

    Kay on
    ew9y0DD.png
    3DS FCode: 1993-7512-8991
  • NerdgasmicNerdgasmic __BANNED USERS regular
    edited January 2010
    I was surprised too. That Fortress even has a decent number of attack IVs.

    Nerdgasmic on
  • KayKay What we need... Is a little bit of PANIC.Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    ...your Sceptile wasn't Scarfed? Man, that's shocking.

    Kay on
    ew9y0DD.png
    3DS FCode: 1993-7512-8991
  • NerdgasmicNerdgasmic __BANNED USERS regular
    edited January 2010
    How did your flygon outspeed my sceptile?

    EDIT: Oh, of course.

    Nerdgasmic on
  • KayKay What we need... Is a little bit of PANIC.Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Hah, I thought you always had that Sceptile scarfed. It's why I didn't leave Nightwing in against it.

    Kay on
    ew9y0DD.png
    3DS FCode: 1993-7512-8991
  • NerdgasmicNerdgasmic __BANNED USERS regular
    edited January 2010
    Nope, I don't even own a Scarf.

    I do occasionally use specs with it, though.

    Good game, by the way. It was fun to get back into things again.

    Nerdgasmic on
  • JarsJars Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Max speed jolteon, latias, and rotom are all great ways to take down gyrados.

    Jars on
  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited January 2010
    Those are all boring pokemon.

    Munkus Beaver on
    Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
  • JarsJars Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    That's you're reasoning for letting gyrados run all over you? because of an abritrary label on a few pokes? Jolteon is one of my favorite pokemon anyway so I guess I'm a boring pokemon player.

    Jars on
  • KayKay What we need... Is a little bit of PANIC.Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    It was a good game, Nerd! I got dragged off by housemates right after, so couldn't say so here. I want to get back into battling more regularly.

    Rotom. Hmm. I should train a Rotom sometime, cute little buggers. I just had no idea what to do with it. I also need some hardcore physical sweepers - any suggestions? I have some already, but I don't use them so often.

    Rotom and Jolteon aren't boring, though. Jolteon's kinda predictable because, well. Tiny movepool. Rotom's got a lot of options going for it though, right?

    Kay on
    ew9y0DD.png
    3DS FCode: 1993-7512-8991
  • RockinXRockinX Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Tyranitar + Garchomp are boring pokés.

    RockinX on
    Learn Japanese through Video Games
  • KayKay What we need... Is a little bit of PANIC.Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    All the time, or only when they're used together?

    Kay on
    ew9y0DD.png
    3DS FCode: 1993-7512-8991
  • RockinXRockinX Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    When used together.

    RockinX on
    Learn Japanese through Video Games
  • KayKay What we need... Is a little bit of PANIC.Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    I need to use my Tyranitar more. I had a good basis for a team there, but they all tended towards spongetastic as opposed to sweepy. Also, oh god Ice/Grass weakness lol.

    Kay on
    ew9y0DD.png
    3DS FCode: 1993-7512-8991
  • Lucky CynicLucky Cynic Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Kay wrote: »
    Hah, I thought you always had that Sceptile scarfed. It's why I didn't leave Nightwing in against it.

    Wait, what does the scarf do again?

    Lucky Cynic on
  • NerdgasmicNerdgasmic __BANNED USERS regular
    edited January 2010
    It boosts speed by 50%, but the Pokemon can only use the move it first used when it switched in, until it switches out again

    Nerdgasmic on
  • Speed RacerSpeed Racer Scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratchRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Electrode is what cool people use to take down Gyarados.

    Speed Racer on
    ebMXHOM.gif
    http://www.audioentropy.com/
  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited January 2010
    Jars wrote: »
    That's you're reasoning for letting gyrados run all over you? because of an abritrary label on a few pokes? Jolteon is one of my favorite pokemon anyway so I guess I'm a boring pokemon player.

    I don't let Gyrados run all over me. I have multiple ways of kicking his ass into next week.

    I just don't use those pokes to do it because they are boring.

    Well, Rotom is boring. And Latias is a legendary, and I don't trust anyone who uses a legendary with a proper nature and good IVs.

    Munkus Beaver on
    Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
Sign In or Register to comment.
Penny Arcade Forums› Games and Technology