Sweet Jesus
Neal and Jack and me, absent lovers...
Ok so after discussing on #neverused, some of us have decided it would be fun to bring this thread back now that the meta is pretty different to what it used to be.
Massive thanks to Keiran for the boss banner
Every 5 days or so, I will post a core that is commonly used in the current meta. The goal is to suggest a way to counter the core with one or 2 pokemon. You must then explain how your counter(s) will eliminate the core regardless of what happens (bar crits, misses and other hax forms (keep stuff reliable though, zap cannon or multiple focus blasts are very likely not to hit). This means if your counter does not counter the worst possible scenario, it is not valid. Let it be very clear that a counter must be able to come in on both pokemon of the core! For example, zangoose is not a counter to cb mold breaker sawk since it can not come in, only retalliate faster. You must include calcs in your post !
Points will be awarded each round and the user with the most points at the time I decide to stop this will be the winner. Leaderboards will be shown in the op.
Current point system
-post a 2 pokemon counter = 1 points
-post a 2 pokemon counter without death fodder = 2 points
-post a 1 pokemon counter = 4 points
-prove another user his counter does not counter the core = 1 point
Points before round 4
-post a 2 pokemon counter = 2 points
-post a 1 pokemon counter = 4 points
-prove another user his counter does not counter the core = 1 point
-post a 1 pokemon counter = 4 points
-prove another user his counter does not counter the core = 1 point
You can only post 1 set of counter(s) per core, even if your core has been proven wrong! (Don't modify your post after being proved wrong, we'll catch you). You can prove other people wrong multiple times per round. A same pokemon cannot be used by two users ! First one to post a pokemon is the only one to have the rights to use it during that round. However, if you don't have time to post now, you can reserve a maximum of 2 pokemon per round by posting so before they have been used.
An example of what your post is expected to look like.
The old op for those who think mine is too fun to read and feel like getting bored reading old stuff.
Introduction
Hello NU players of the world!
For those of you who have witnessed the debauchery that is "Counter That Pokemon" threads will know that they very quickly become PC++ games. This game is designed to be different, instead of just posting Heatran as a counter every other post we will all be attempting to counter some common(and maybe not so common) cores in the Neverused enviroment.
In an attempt to maintain the activity from that thread while having discussion more pertinent to the metagame, we are going to start a little competition. This competition will see who can consistently demonstrate knowledge of the metagame.
The Goal
The object of the game is to post the best possible Pokemon that counters the duo posted by myself at the start of every round. By posting 1 or 2 Pokemon that counters the duo, we will obtain knowledge of the metagame and you will gain points. Another aspect of the game is to prevent the other players from getting points, and this is done by proving in this thread that their post does not counter the duo as well as they say it does. Without further ado, let's play
Crisis Core
The basic concept is that we want to discover ways to break common cores in the metagame without real difficulty. NU is balanced and a lot of cores are becoming very common and people are struggling to break them, our job is to find a way.
Your Pokemon must be viable.
(By popular demand, unlike what the old op suggests, ridiculous gimmicks are allowed, as long as they counter the core in every possible situation.)
Other rules starting from round 2
1.From now on, when someone posts or reserves a pokemon, he blocks usage of the whole evolution line, not only the pokemon. (example, someone posts cradily, you can't post lileep). Multiple rotom and wormadam forms are still accepted as different pokes but not those that don't change at all like sawsbuck or basculin.
2.Although this did not happen in the first round, I don't want this to happen in this round, so: It is not acceptable to counter the core through pp stall unless you can do so in a small amount of turns with spite or pressure on a pokemon with few pp or if your pokemon wouldn't even mind a crit + a non crit attacking move (at+6 in this case). While this rule is instored because the pp stall strategy is way too crit weak, I will continue accepting slow toxic + recovery strategys even if they too can take very long. If you have any questions about this rule, you can contact me before posting your counter.
2.Although this did not happen in the first round, I don't want this to happen in this round, so: It is not acceptable to counter the core through pp stall unless you can do so in a small amount of turns with spite or pressure on a pokemon with few pp or if your pokemon wouldn't even mind a crit + a non crit attacking move (at+6 in this case). While this rule is instored because the pp stall strategy is way too crit weak, I will continue accepting slow toxic + recovery strategys even if they too can take very long. If you have any questions about this rule, you can contact me before posting your counter.
Leaderboards
Melvni - 17
Punchsroom - 16
FLCL - 13
Don Honchkorleone - 11
JoshuaMunoz - 11
Gl4ss - 8
Scorpedestroyer - 8
shuckleking87 - 6
starships - 6
ium -5
CrashingBoomBang - 5
asagier - 5
Annoyer - 4
Jirachicelebimew - 4
BossSauce - 4
Symphonia - 2
ADHLAS - 2
Explorer - 2
Punchsroom - 16
FLCL - 13
Don Honchkorleone - 11
JoshuaMunoz - 11
Gl4ss - 8
Scorpedestroyer - 8
shuckleking87 - 6
starships - 6
ium -5
CrashingBoomBang - 5
asagier - 5
Annoyer - 4
Jirachicelebimew - 4
BossSauce - 4
Symphonia - 2
ADHLAS - 2
Explorer - 2
