Silly Things You've Seen In Other Metagames

I've actually used Thunder Punch Typhlosion (physical, not mixed) with Passho Berry to try and surprise water types, but it doesn't really have the Atk to pull it off. Probably my least successful gimmick, and that's a list that includes Choice Band Dedenne.

Speaking of bad gimmicks:

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7balancedhackmons-485921601
Stockpile Klefki vs the World

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7balancedhackmons-485924682
How to make Pheromosa even more broken than it already is - coverage. Also, FakeSpeed Megagross

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7balancedhackmons-485933774
I will never understand Balanced Hackmons.

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7balancedhackmons-485939083
M-Sceptile vs the World. M-Sceptile loses, calls the World a noob.

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7balancedhackmons-485941296
What is this, I don't even? Someone help me out.
 
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7balancedhackmons-485503716
That same team from match one, but only facing a really dumb Solgaleo set this time. Someone take this.
Let's see...
From Team Preview:
(L) Ninjask
(R) Everything but Solgaleo and maybe Ash-Greninja?
Actual battle:
(R) Yeah, but that Solgaleo has... Flame Wheel.
(R) Oh, Baton Pass. Featuring Simple Acupressure Zygarde-Complete.
(L) Sturdinja doesn't seem to know what Teravolt does.
(L) Contrary Mega-Rayquaza named "You're Fucked" fails hard vs. Solgaleo. Left forfeits.

Me neither.
Right:
- Skill Link Mega Beedrill, with First Impression / Shell Smash / Bullet Seed / Icicle Spear. Not even STAB Pin Missile...
- Is Sap Sipper Primal Kyogre a thing? It has Flamethrower. Don't know why'd you run a Fire move on Kyogre, but even then there are better Fire moves (Searing Shot & Blue Flare).

Left:
- That Mega Rayquaza is just weird.

God.
(L) exodia1993's team: Toucannon / Exeggutor-Alola / Wishiwashi / Mimikyu / Cloyster / Kommo-o
(R) Creftpoke's team: Lucario-Mega / Sandslash-Alola / Rayquaza-Mega / Kommo-o / Weavile / Lycanroc-Midnight (only Mega Rayquaza is good)
(L) At least Wishiwashi is Schooling, but has Substitute for some reason.
(R) Alolan Sandslash spams Meteor Mash on Wishiwashi, getting three Attack boosts in a row.
(B) Turn 4.
(R) Lycanroc-Midnight ever... with Leaf Storm of all things. Not even Contrary.
(L) Mfw left restores Schooling with Aqua Ring + Leftovers.
(R) Spams Leaf Storm 'til it gets to -6 Special Attack, then Lycanroc uses... Rock Wrecker.
(L) Energy Ball is eh, unless you really dislike Seed Flare missing or something.
(R) Delta Stream Mega Rayquaza.
(L) Mimikyu 1v1s and beats Mega Rayquaza.
(R) Did Mimikyu outspeed Mega Rayquaza? How? (Mimikyu base Speed: 96, Mega Rayquaza base Speed: 115)
(L) Earthquake all over the place (use Thousand Arrows / Thousand Waves / Precipice Blades).
(R) A weird special Mega Lucario with 10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt and Dragon Pulse.
(B):
The opposing Kommo-o used Clanging Scales!
[Kommo-o's Soundproof!]
It doesn't affect Kommo-o...
This let's Left win the Kommo-o ditto.
(R) Weavile uses Continental Crush on a Komoo-o that resists it and, worse, it's at 3.4% HP. Nice way to waste your Z-Move.
(B) Right's Weavile attempts to use Sky Attack on Cloyster, which proceeds to Shell Smash and then boom with Explosion.
 

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http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7balancedhackmons-486473708
Left doesn't seems to know how to deal with Stamina Chansey... at all.

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7balancedhackmons-486477801
This can prove why Balanced Hackmons can be silly.

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7balancedhackmons-486484185
Right's name will give you a clue to see if he is a young kid who do not know how to handle Balanced Hackmons well.

Now, would anyone check out and tell us what is going on in one of those?
 
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http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7balancedhackmons-486484185
Right's name will give you a clue to see if he is a young kid who do not know how to handle Balanced Hackmons well.

Now, would anyone check out and tell us what is going on in one of those?
Right's name is how I feel after seeing this.

Seriously, this was so bad I stopped doing the UB sidequest for this, and I was so hyped for it.

(L) Cosmoem? That thing has good defense, but the offensive presence of a wet paper bag.
(R) MCY has its regular ability. Actually, MCY at all.
(R) Hyper Beam.
(R) Dragon Claw. I hope it was on the MCX.
(R) Mega Gyarados has its regular ability.
(R) MCY DDances even with THE ROARING NIHILEGO IN FRONT OF IT.
(R) Hydro Pump Mega Gyarados.
(R) Gets lucky with the SpDef drop, but forfeits anyway.
fdkdhmdskhcmhdkfs
 
This one's actually not that bad at Team Preview (expect maybe Darkrai and Mega Abomasnow), but then it gets...
(L) Ominous Wind Mega Aerodactyl
(R) Eh, there are better Mega Gengar sets than No Guard. I do wonder why Thunder and not Zap Cannon.
(B) Haxy Turn 1.
(R) Uses Focus Blast on Mega Altaria...
(L) A weird Mega Altaria, with Draco Meteor + Earthquake and... Dragon Breath.
(R) Sacred Fire Desolate Land Primal Groudon is great, but not if it packs Flamethrower (another outclassed move) in the same set.
(L) Sends in Mega Abomasnow in a Primal Groudon that has revealed 2 STAB Fire moves. Ice Shard does only 10.9% before Aboma gets one shotted.
(L) After that, left sends Delta Stream Mega Rayquaza, with Waterfall. You could've sent it first instead of sacking Mega Abomasnow.
(R) Yes, that's Arceus-Electric. Plate included, yes. With Judgment, used on Delta Stream Mega Rayquaza...
(L) Which, for some reason, replies with Thunderbolt. What?
(B) And both use Draco Meteor on Turn 10. For some reason, Arceus-Electric only deals 51.7% to Mega Rayquaza.
(B) Turn 11 is silly too. -2 Arceus-Electric reveals Blizzard, which could've dealt great damage to Mega Rayquaza if used earlier. However, at -2 and with Delta Stream, Mega Rayquaza only takes 22.9%, and survives... only to get freeze haxed.
(R) Arceus-Electric entire moveset is Judgment / Blizzard / Draco Meteor / Thunder. This one's odd, BoltBeam is good, but Blizzard isn't because of its bad accuracy. Thunder + Electric Judgment is, however, bad. So is Arceus-Electric at all, to be honest.
(L) Regigigas... with Slow Start. And a moveset of Thunderbolt / Ice Punch / Knock Off / Iron Head.
(R) Body Slam / Hidden Power / Destiny Bond Mega Gyarados.
(L) Decides to use all three resisted moves instead of Thunderbolt against Mega Gyarados.
(R) Gyarados is, apparently, carrying its Mega Stone.
(R) Uses Destiny Bond at 88% health vs. a foe spamming resisted moves.
(R) Manually switches in Deoxys-Attack, with predictable results.
(R) Bad Dreams Darkrai with Dark Void (this is now dumb) + Dream Eater, Focus Blast and Spooky Plate Judgment, used on Regigigas... #DarkIsNOTGhost
(L) Outrage Kyurem-W. Wrong Kyurem for that.
 

anaconja

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http://play.pokemonshowdown.com/battle-gen7balancedhackmons-485994080
http://play.pokemonshowdown.com/battle-gen7balancedhackmons-485994168
Someone take these. They're really bad.

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7balancedhackmons-486018663
uh

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7balancedhackmons-486021731
Inferno Overdrive, and Origin Pulse Charizard-Mega-Y.

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7balancedhackmons-486269860
Probably the worst and shortest battle ever.
Snorlax786: stalls for 60 seconds
★snorlax786: back
★snorlax786: hi
mistahkvh left.
snorlax786 forfeited.

mistahkvh won the battle!
snorlax786 left.
snorlax786's rating: 1000 → 1000
(+0 for losing)
mistahkvh's rating: 1000 → 1040
(+40 for winning)

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7balancedhackmons-486272332
Someone take this, it's even worse.
 
Goddammit you people won't let me do my UB sidequest

I saw 3 turns of this and decided that it was already bad enough to cover.

(L) I'm not really sure what's viable and what's not in BH, but I don't think Weavile and Jolteon are.
(L) Shadow Ball Jolteon.
(R) WELL MOONGIEST BEAM KILLS THE JOLTEON IF I USE IT AGAIN SO WHY DON'T I USE ICE BEAM.
(L) Thunder Jolteon. I hope its No Guard.
★GamerKage: weak lunala!
(L) I think it's really just a case of right not knowing how to play the game.
(R) Cross Chop Incineroar.
(R) Said Incineroar also has Darkest Lariat.
(L) Special Swampert is not a thing.
(L) Goodra wastes its Special Attack on the very weakened Incineroar.
(L) Doesn't switch out against a Fairy type Tapu Koko.
(R) TAPU KOKO USES BRAVE BIRD...
(R) FOLLOWED BY SOME RANDOM HIDDEN POWER.
(L) Acid Armour Goodra is not a thing.
(L) Goodra sets up despite it losing its special attack.
(L) Goodra sets up again.
(R) Dragon Claw Sivally Fighting.
(L) Goodra drops its special attack even more.
(L) The Goodra deserves to miss that Draco because IT'S STILL ON THE FIELD.
(R) Right has a thing for putting Brave Bird on mons that don't need it.
(L) SPECIAL WEAVILE.
(R) Sparkling Aria is so dumb that it shouldn't be used. Ever.
(L) MCY uses Dragon Rush. Even when it has Flamethrower.
(R) SIVALLY USES EXPLOSION.
(R) This Tapu Koko set makes me want to go kill myself. It has Facade.
(L) We've seen 3 moves on the Lucario, all of which are Fighting type moves.
(R) BRAVE BIRD WINS THE BATTLE FOR RIGHT.

Sins: Infinite
Sentence: fdkdhmdskhcmhdkfs

There's a reason why I was so hyped for the UB sidequest. Now I'm going to have fun with my favourite character. I'M COMING FOR YOUR ASS LOOKER!


Edit: First of all, how does fdkdhmdskhcmhdkfs log in? If I was them I would forget my username every time.

Also, Smogon just tweeted that the gen 7 OMs will be going live tomorrow. Prepare for the apocalypse...

Another edit: I think all those mons had regular moves too.
 
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This may just about be our last chance to get Gen 6 stuff, and I have some of that.

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/monotype-486632179
Dark team defeats Fighting team thanks to some unorthodox sets (such as that Weavile) and a bunch of hax.

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/anythinggoes-486628435
3 mon team with Weakness Policy Eelektross and a Funbro wannabe. Fortunately for right (and everyone else), Leppa Berry suddenly fails to work at turn 57. I'm not sure whether that's a bug or Endless Battle Clause kicking in.

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7balancedhackmons-486636276
Some odd mono Darkrai team (Tanga Berry, Effect Spore, and Acupressure are highlights) and an opponent who simply cannot deal with it.

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/anythinggoes-486633156
A gem. I originally was going to ask someone to take this, but I'll do it myself.
(R) Snorlax / Lapras / Gengar / Slowbro
(R) All of them itemless.
(L) FEAR Starly with Detect.
(R) Substitute+Double-Edge+Psychic+Rest Gengar.
(L) Crunch+Shadow Ball+Sheer Cold Mega Glalie ends the Guess the Mega game prematurely.
(R) Earthquake Slowbro.
(L) Switches in Alakazam on Body Slam from Snorlax, taking a ton of damage and getting paralyzed for its troubles.
(L) Said Alakazam has Protect, then attempts (and fails) to break Snorlax's Substitute with Psycho Cut.
(L) Encore+Destiny Bond Gardevoir succeeds in taking Snorlax down.
(L) Gengar decides to finish off the opposing Gengar with Hypnosis and Dream Eater. He gets outsped, but lucks out when Hypnosis actually hits.


http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7pokebankanythinggoes-486629080
BP teams clash, and left demonstrates how not to deal with Tentacruel.
 
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/balancedhackmons-486646434
Accupressure Shuckle destroys a team which includes a Kingler and mixed Mega Chomp, a mixed Metagross and a mixed Darmanitan. Left's team was five mons, two of which are Shuckle. It is such a shame that left is the world's biggest dick.

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/balancedhackmons-486591989
Three words: Water Pulse Kyogre.
(L) Raticate.
(R) Froslass.
(R) Froslass has Blue Flare.
(L) RATICATE USES ENDEAVOR ON THE FROSLASS.
(L) Kyogre has Blizzard...
(L) Which it uses on the Froslass.
(R) Froslass only now sets up a Shell Smash.
(L) WATER PULSE KYOGRE
(R) Amnesia Mega Aggron.
(L) Kyogre also has Aqua Tail.
(L) Spams Recover until MMX comes in...
(L) And uses Psystrike, doing all of 5%.
(L) More Recover.
(L) MMX has Psychic too.
(L) MMX USES CONFUSION AND GETS THE CONFUSION.
(L) Outrage Mega Ray.
(L) Said Mega Ray has Dragon Tail.
(R) Light of Ruin Magnezone?
(R) Is that Toxic Orb Poison Heal Facade Regigigas?
(L) MISTY TERRAIN XERNEAS.

★HisTuffness: lmao

Sins: 20
Sentence: Confusion


With the last day of gen 6 OMs, I ask you this: What's your favourite replay of gen 6? Post it if you have it (even if it's already here, we've probably forgot it), or just tell us what happens if you don't. Here's mine:

And now, with further ado, if there was an award for best replay of gen 6, this would win it. Many moons ago, I posted it, and it has gone into the signatures of our fellow users (and it gave me 8 likes :P). In order to celebrate the last day of gen 6 OMs, I present to you the my favourite replay of gen 6, and one that defines the Anything Goes meta:
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/anythinggoes-414376638
★HasturMaster: nah anything goes is just people doing stupid things
★HasturMaster: that's the true meta

Thank you HasturMaster, master of memes.

(https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/anythinggoes-428234646, if you care)
★robocop221: welcome to the inferuns gym
★HasturMaster: oh
★HasturMaster: k
★robocop221: I specialize in fire types
★HasturMaster: in that case
★HasturMaster: uhm
★HasturMaster: i specialize in memes
 
With the last day of gen 6 OMs, I ask you this: What's your favourite replay of gen 6? Post it if you have it (even if it's already here, we've probably forgot it), or just tell us what happens if you don't.
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/balancedhackmons-477775798
This was one of my favorites of Gen 6. Another of my favorite was the mythical "u cant mega evolve twice?" one.

I'm definitely going to miss Gen 6. Sturgeon's Law being invoked full-force as a result of all the new mechanics like Mega Evolution was nothing short of amazing.

e: 666th post. And I reposted the link to the worst battle ever. That could not have been any more perfect if I had tried.
 
With the last day of gen 6 OMs, I ask you this: What's your favourite replay of gen 6? Post it if you have it (even if it's already here, we've probably forgot it), or just tell us what happens if you don't. Here's mine:

And now, with further ado, if there was an award for best replay of gen 6, this would win it. Many moons ago, I posted it, and it has gone into the signatures of our fellow users (and it gave me 8 likes :P). In order to celebrate the last day of gen 6 OMs, I present to you the my favourite replay of gen 6, and one that defines the Anything Goes meta:
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/anythinggoes-414376638
That quote is just epic, but my favorite replay is the one in my sig.
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/anythinggoes-274787707
 
With the last day of gen 6 OMs, I ask you this: What's your favourite replay of gen 6? Post it if you have it (even if it's already here, we've probably forgot it), or just tell us what happens if you don't.
I have a few. Pretty much everything from my sig, but especially these special ones.

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/balancedhackmons-432920206
This is pretty much the epitome of 'your team absolutely sucks' without even saying a word. 30 turns of Dialga, and Right didn't even deal with it.

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/mixandmega-477988889
And this was just some of my favorite memes from right.

But you know what.... I'm not quite done yet. Have some more to end this with a bang.

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/balancedhackmons-486774993
That is the worst mono-normal team I've ever seen.

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/balancedhackmons-486776784
What is even that Blissey set?

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/mixandmega-486779384
Someone NEEDS to cover this. Left is just a standard silly person here, but RIGHT.... oh boy.

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/mixandmega-486786241
Physical Acrobatics Leftovers Eelektross does significantly more work than it should have, thanks to left not being smart. Also, that's a pretty sore winner.
 

anaconja

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Someone NEEDS to cover this. Left is just a standard silly person here, but RIGHT.... oh boy.
[L+R] Looks innocent enough.
[L] Special Bisharp. Nevermind.
[R] Counter. It is a physical mon, but really?
[L+R] Guess that mega.
[R] Psywave.
[R] Focus Punch.
[L] Not special, but mixed Bisharp.
[R] Does something with Counter.
[R] Does every pokemon he has have Counter? He really doesn't like physical moves.
[L] Torrent Greninja.
[R] Tries Counter on a special pokemon.
[R] He also loves Focus Punch.
[R] Stop Using Counter
[R] Oh, and he has Bide too
[R] Because Overheat misses, he does no damage
[L] Hits Overheat and finishes him off

Now that was mindblowing.

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/anythinggoes-486752233
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/anythinggoes-486766735
I made an alt to screw around with a Sunkern sweep set. Here are a couple successful ones.

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/mixandmega-486819965
Let's just call this the LeaveForfeit Combo. With extra Endeavor / Blizzard Chansey.

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/mixandmega-486819675
#PsychicDoesntAffectDark

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7balancedhackmons-486830330
Telekinesis/Earthquake Zen Mode Darmanitan-Zen.

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/mixandmega-486812278
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/mixandmega-486812737
Someone take these as well.
 
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/anythinggoes-354614265--Here's "u cant mega evolve twice?" for y'all.

But it hasn't just been the replays that have made this thread what it is. It's been the commentary--Dark is Not Ghost, Someone Take This One, That Might Actually Work, Cue the Ice Beam, the laundry lists and descriptions of what's wrong, stuff like that. It can be outright brain-numbing how people can't or won't understand certain formats, especially when it's clear the ignorance is willful. This has become one of my favorite single threads on all of Smogon for precisely that reason.
 

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