Well then what set would you suggest for a relaxed jellicent?
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I talked to Mike about this at Dallas.
The idea of giving out invites for gbu was scrapped because of problems with leaderboard updates, lack of control of gbu rulesets, and the problems with dcs.
I guess I should find out before I go to Nationals...
I got from a trade a Tornadus which I plan on using, but on the summary page with all the junk about OT and such, it says "apperantly met at level 35" implying that it was cheated for. Should I scrap it or am I okay?
I got from a trade a Tornadus which I plan on using, but on the summary page with all the junk about OT and such, it says "apperantly met at level 35" implying that it was cheated for. Should I scrap it or am I okay?
Scrap it. It won't pass hack check.
What happened to this!?
Also try uploading a battle video with it onto the GTS if you can I don't see the problem, it has some kind of hack check if I remember correctly.
EDIT: I RNG my stuff so I don't have to bother with that, I know its legit.
I'll try. I just don't want to show up and get kicked out. Or I can always pull what I did at regionals if I'm too lazy to get a substitute.
Don't use it. It's things like that that doesn't pass hack check. This is Nationals too. Just don't use it.
Thanks guys. Now to find a legal Tornadus. Anyone have one?
It's actually vice-versa. The first day of Nationals (Saturday) is Swiss to determine the Top 16. On Sunday, the Top 16 play Best-of-3 Single Elimination. (whoever wins 2 out of 3 games advances)
I can't speak for attractions, though there is a mall. (woo)
Elemt has one, it's the one I used for Newark. It's legit, don't worry.
Should I use Discharge or Thunder on Thundurus? The teammates that work with Discharge are my Mienshao (Wide Guard), Landorus, and Conkeldurr (Protect). Although, my Tornadus has Rain Dance to mess with other weather, so while it's up I could take advantage of 100% accurate Thunder. The cons to the attacks are: Discharge is rather weak and also hits my Tornadus and Darmanitan, and Thunder only hits a single target and is unreliable in case I can't set up rain.
Oh, and, I know my team sounds terrible on paper (Rain with Darmanitan, and having no rain abusers), but it works pretty well in practice despite getting into VGC-battling just a few hours ago.
Oh, and, I know my team sounds terrible on paper (Rain with Darmanitan, and having no rain abusers), but it works pretty well in practice despite getting into VGC-battling just a few hours ago.
But can I change moves / EVs?
Of course, his Tornadus usually comes UT. I can ask Diabolico if I can clone a UT one for you, if you want.
I don't want a cheated one. That's my problem in the first place...
*AHEM* CLONE and HACK are very different. Literally all of the pokemon I used were clones, and chances are, any of the pokemon you use at the vgc will also be cloned.
Well that's a useful post.
Hook me up Virizion!
Hook me up Virizion!
I'm having trouble deciding on a sixth spot. So far my team is speed based and the problems I figure I'll have are Tailwind,TR, and Twave. Just looking for some suggestions for a sixth spot. possibilities I've thought of are Chandelure,Musharna, Whimsicott, Scrafty, Reuniclus,Mandibuzz(not sure if its VGC competetive enough), and finally Zoroark (although this would be my last choice unless someone explains why not). Any ideas help. Thanks all
So your first 5 are weak to the three main strategies? Sounds like a solid team.
Protip: One mon won't cover you against everything, I'd start looking at your already made choices before worrying about the last slot.
A lot of people think that it's going to be a Top 32 because of the website but I'm 100% sure that the Top 32 was a mistake. It says on the Invite sheets a bunch of times that it is a Top 16, not 32.
"After the final Swiss round, the top 16 players in each age division will return the following day to participate in the Final rounds."
"The top 16 (depending on attendance) players in each age division from the Preliminary rounds will return to battle for the title of Pokemon Video Game U.S. National Champion."
It doesn't make sense to have a Top 32 when you only have around 80-90 people attending the event itself. (I think that was the attendance last year? Give or take)
Also, refer to this TCG document: http://assets.pokemon.com/assets/cm...1/Pokemon_Tournament_Operation_Procedures.pdf
(Yeah, I know it's TCG, but the tournaments are run the exact same way. Check Section 3.3.5 Determining the Number of Swiss and Single Elimination Rounds Needed. All the divisions will most likely have more than 65 attendees, but less than 128, meaning that there is no chance for a Top 32.)
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