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  1. Steven Stone

    Battle Spot [Doubles] Nihilego + Rotom-H

    Hello! This is Steven Stone in his first RMT in quite a while. This time, I'm not going to cover a VGC team like I normally do, but I'll show you a BSD team instead that could potentially help me next year if VGC goes with its natural path. Without further ado, let's see what I brought you this...
  2. Steven Stone

    Left in Shadows: Giratina-O's analysis

    Giratina-O has been a Pokemon that I've been playing with for a long time, and given that a lot of people asked me about how is Giratina-O played or built for it to work properly, I'll bring you a complete analysis, from the Pokemon itself to good partners and teams that I've managed to do...
  3. Steven Stone

    A World With No Gods: Swiss Rounds

    Approved by Ksh13 (naturally, art is not mine. Stolen this time from zonared.com. I need to learn to draw, remember me that later on the year) Welcome guys to this VGC 2015 throwback tournament! As you already read in the original thread, the objective of this tournament is to play VGC'15 for...
  4. Steven Stone

    A world with no gods: Sign-ups

    Approved by Ksh13 (naturally, art is not mine. Stolen this time from zonared.com. I need to learn to draw, remember me that later on the year) Welcome guys to this VGC 2015 throwback tournament! As you already read in the original thread, the objective of this tournament is to play VGC'15 for...
  5. Steven Stone

    A world with no gods

    Sorry Ksh13 for not asking for approval beforehand but I'll probably forget about this thing tomorrow and it's a really good yet complex idea. I hope you understand, specially after reading this. The idea If you read the title you may know where this is heading. The idea is to make one last...
  6. Steven Stone

    VGC Zanza's Shadow

    In answer to Draconid997 's amazing RMT, i couldn't help but to provide something on par with his teambuilding. I can't say this team is as good as his, but results talk for themselves: This team got me a second place at a MSS, which i will make a report soon, but because Regionals are around...
  7. Steven Stone

    Ferrothorn [WIP]

    Who would have expected that this flattened durian could ever stand a chance against the strongest Pokemon in the game? I didn't. [OVERVIEW] An amazing defensive Pokemon which can take some of the strongest attacks in the metagame, while also having enough offensive capabilities to beat some...
  8. Steven Stone

    Battle Spot [Doubles] Emerald Slash (500 posts RMT)

    Hey guys! Recently got a bit bored of playing VGC and all, so i went back to Battle Spot Doubles for a bit of workout with my old VGC'15 team, which will be the team that i'll be reviewing now. This team got me 2 top cut finishes on my last 2 Premier Challenges, and i thought it would be nice to...
  9. Steven Stone

    Pre Season VGC'16 analysis: What does this differ from VGC'15?

    Well guys, this is Steven Stone yet again bringing you one of these really long and tiring articles. But this one is special. Consider it my Christmas gift! Ok, so here i'm going to cover what we have learned these last 2 weeks about how VGC'16 metagame is going to turn on, and we're going to...
  10. Steven Stone

    Heatran rain and a story to complain (Santiago, Chile. Oct 24th)

    What's up VGC subforum! You may already know me, as i'm one of the worst most active members of these subforums! Well, here i am to tell you about what it was the first Premier Challenge in my country, on what it was my debut in official tournaments! Ok, so first of all, i'll get into the team...
  11. Steven Stone

    VGC or Battle Spot: Season 12 Discussion Thread

    Battle Spot Season 12: The ultimate generation showdown Credit goes to the Japanese player that made this amazing artwork! http://i.imgur.com/3q1eNPr.jpg Well people, this apparently has finally become a thing. The 12th season of Battle Spot bring us finally an idea that has been on many...
  12. Steven Stone

    VGC Roses and Thorns: A Mega Gardevoir RMT

    What's up RMT forum! This is Steven Stone, back again with another RMT. It's been a long time since i've ever posted one of these, so i guess some of you might have missed them! Well, without further ado, let's get started: Gardevoir was one of the megas i didn't have much experience with...
  13. Steven Stone

    /r/pokemon VGC Tournament (July 25th-26th, 2015) experience

    Hey, this is Steven Stone, also commonly refered as Skarm Steel, and i'm bringing you this Showdown tournament experience, organized by /r/pokemon subreddit. The tournament was attended by around 50 people, and the rules were the following: All the tournament format rules were the exact same...
  14. Steven Stone

    Starting From Scratch: Common Archetypes in the VGC 2015 Metagame.

    Hey! Sebastián Lara here, also known as SkarmSteel on this forum and on the Pokemon Showdown! simulator. When I started playing VGC I didn't have any idea of what to run until one of my friends helped me get to know the most common Pokemon in the metagame (that was back in 2012). The same thing...
  15. Steven Stone

    VGC The Mystical Powders (Mega Venusaur RMT) (More like a Teambuilding Report but w/e)

    Warning! Annoyance and some Pokemon that could be considered gimmicks ahead. If you have any heart disease, anger management issues, or anything that can't withstand Mega Venusaur's bulk, go back from where you came :P As you may know, Mega Venusaur is a Pokémon that has been left on the...
  16. Steven Stone

    Blaziken [QC 3/3] [GP: 2/2]

    [OVERVIEW] Thanks to its ability Speed Boost, Blaziken can create its own speed control method, and its STAB coverage allows it to beat a lot of Pokemon that are really common in the VGC metagame, such as Mega Kangaskhan, Amoonguss, Aegislash, and Heatran. However, Blaziken has poor defenses...
  17. Steven Stone

    VGC Listen to your elders: A Mega Kangaskhan Team

    Hey guys! Today we're looking on another Mega Kangaskhan team. I haven't built around Kangaskhan since my National Championship team, which was around 4 months ago, so i may be a little rusty about how to use it. Well, without further ado, let's check the team: Ehhh.... honestly, i didn't...
  18. Steven Stone

    VGC The Fairytale Core: A Mega Metagross team

    Well, this team was made by me and Kamikaze Gallade, so i hope you like it n_n. Wanted to try the Mega Metagross+Hydreigon core. The offensive and defensive synergy they have is just too good. Sylveon was the fairy we chose for the DFS core we tried to made. Hyper Voice from Sylveon hits...
  19. Steven Stone

    VGC'15 Custom EV spreads

    Considering a lot of people have asked me for certain EV spreads for certain Pokémon, i decided to make this thread. EV spreads in Smogon Tiers like OU or UU are always the same, because they are made to take on certain mons, speed creep certain mons and beat other mons 1v1, but in VGC the EV...
  20. Steven Stone

    VGC VGC'15 Team: A closer look to Battle Spot

    Hey guys. Is SkarmSteel back with another VGC RMT. This one will be solely about my definitive team, one that i started using long time ago and how the team evolved through the time. Let's go with it: All people that know VGC knows that in Battle Spot this core is repeated. Every single team...
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