i wish megabanette had some actual bulk, like seriously 64/75/83 is pretty shitty bulk (for comparison, mega gengar is slightly bulkier with 60/80/95…seriously, why is megagengar better in just about every way), seriously, if it had like 64/90/90 it would be so much better, it’s not like he gets that many moves to use off that insanely high attack stat (especially when he gets prankster)
honestly forgot banette even had a mega form
the gimmick for m banette is to run a - speed nature, 0 speed IVs, and run D bond/shadow claw. you d bond first, then go second with shadow claw, so you’re always protected.
all this would stop if you guys had team locks during tournies for the winner if the winner won with x amount of pokemon alive. this leaves the opponent to either raw counter and run the riak of being locked himself, or run a team with a good counter and a very high chamce of winning.
so essentially you get a game like street fighter two where the match begins at the character select screen.
modify the outside rules rather than making changes to the actual game and restrict what can and cannot be used is bad design and a terrible way to adress solutions.
some of you fools want to amputate with out actually trying to think about solitions that are less harsh.
yeah but if its your last pkmn then what? all you do is stall til you die…
I think yesterday was the last day for the weeks round. Dafeatle and I are having a hard time setting up a match time. IDK what to do
Yep, that’s why you lead with it or make sure its not your last Pokemon.
Taunt/pain split(depends on how much damage you expect to take), spam Destiny Bond.
Without taunt your opponent cannot use non-attacking moves, he must kill you and you get to take him with you.
I’ve been debating about replacing T-wave with wisp. I’ll see once I make a dedicated team with him.
I feel that that Wisp and T-Wave are interchangeable. If you feel that you’re gonna be facing a lot of speedy opponents, even after he dies, then go with T-Wave. If you tend to fight more ground types or the fear of Mega Kanga/Lucario or Aegislash (seriously, why don’t people run a special set with this guy???) then you go with Wisp.
So, it turns out that Frostlass does this role much better than Mega Banette, and isn’t worth using the Mega slot on.
Matter in fact it isn’t worth using a pokemon slot on…
Froslass (F) @ Focus Sash
Trait: Cursed Body
EVs: 252 SAtk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
This is an excellent lead, stops set up stealth rocks, and OHKOs Gliscor with Ice Beam. Twave cripples shit, and Rotom can’t do anything but stare at him after being taunted because you can finish him with Destiny Bond.
He’s the MegaBanette that can, I’m keeping him and tossing Mega Banette off.
megakanga gives no fucks about wisp, only rocky helmet so far and regular gengar, gourgeist, and trevenant if he doesn’t have crunch
it buys you a turn though. you are way to linear breh
MegaBanette was never really designed to be a lead Pokemon anyways.
i always wisp him and he still doesn’t give a fuck, unless you carry a ghost, he’s still going to fuck shit up
Mega Banette can take some physical hits, but with the existence of Talonflame, he can’t be burned.
Gliscor also gives Mega Banette some undue hardship. Personally, Mega Banette should’ve just been an evolution.
Because it takes one turn to set up a mega evo, I find myself having trouble outspeeding my opponent for that initial taunt. Something that Frostlass can do.
With Frostlass’ ability of Cursed Body, stopping the only attack that a Skarmory or Forettress would carry is no problem, and an uninvested Skarmory is 2HKOd, and he can’t roost the damage off. Ferrothorn is stopped in its tracks and you can switch into a safe counter.
Far too often have I found myself getting stealth rocked while waiting on that Mega Evo.
As it stands now, even with a speed nature, Banette is outran by too much. Mega Banette should’ve just been an evo, so Banette could hold an item.
Ampharos probably wins the award for the only electric pokemon with a dedicated rock move(power gem), I should just throw him on my team in his raw form, he seems good.
EDIT: Even though his mold breaker ability does nothing for him unless he runs thunderwave and your opponent has an Espeon. :mad:
gg
Yay!
Semi-Finals (And technically Finals as well)
White Shadow vs DaFeetLee
Ninjanuity vs tolore
Finals
? vs ?
Try to finish by this coming Sunday.
And the rotation battle tournament will probably go off right after this one when I get a chance.
@tolore Where you at?
@BullDancer Mold Breaker means Pokemon with abilities that absorb Electric attacks (Volt Absorb, Lightningrod, Motor Drive) can never switch into Mega Ampharos for free. It’s not THAT useless.