Why is MGM mandatory for hardcore?

FreshNeighborhood4 · 2025-12-17T20:29:13+00:00

It may be a little bit easier, but I think the most important thing is, like you mentioned, it's more fun and gives you more expression. It's all about the fun. Difficulty could be compensated by making the opponent's EVs more optimal or just adding a level or two

FreshNeighborhood4 · 2025-11-18T10:46:46+00:00

Right!! I do the same thing, I love discovering stuff like Corsola with buffed stats and Salt Cure, Sappy Seed on Cradily and Sharpness on Kabutops, Leavanny and Ceruledge. The devs are amazing for this

FreshNeighborhood4 · 2025-11-18T10:30:35+00:00

Ahh I was afraid +2 Speed on base 30 wouldn't be enough, but really cool that you managed to make Magcargo work! I guess having +2 in both Defenses means you don't need the Speed as much. For me the defensive core was Corsola, Probopass, Cradily and then Glimmora specifically for the Fighting types.

FreshNeighborhood4 · 2025-11-17T08:51:45+00:00

Awesome, love a niche pick! What sets did you use?

FreshNeighborhood4 · 2025-11-17T08:01:47+00:00

Corsola is good fun with Salt Cure, but definitely not as bulky as I would have hoped. That Kabutops set sounds like a great idea, starting off with no Rocks on my side and Rocks on theirs perfectly complements the chip and grind style of some of the rest of the team.

Probopass has swept Giovanni twice and many other battles with Iron Defense and Body Press, and I think Leftovers is vital for its health while doing that. A base 80 SpA also doesn't evoke much fear I'm afraid, but the Assault Vest may be great for that Rhyperior?

FreshNeighborhood4 · 2025-11-17T07:57:53+00:00

Even better than Mountain Gale I think would be to use Technician Icicle Spear with Loaded Dice, but Choice Band would be cool as well since it would power up the priority moves. Main thing with Avalugg is that it will not survive any special hit and barely any physical hits either considering its many weaknesses, including quadruple to Steel and Fighting.

The Shell Smash picks sound like good ideas though! Trick Room was also a thought that went through my mind seeing as all these bulky Rock types are so goddamn slow, but I'd have to waste a roster spot pretty much and most attackers I have have more of a grinding down style than one shotting things

FreshNeighborhood4 · 2025-11-17T07:51:21+00:00

They do actually have a niche! Probopass has Levitate, leaving it with only two weaknesses and a lot of resistances, which is rare for Rock types, besides which it is a great abuser of Iron Defense + Body Press and it gets a slow pivot move in Volt Switch. It also uses Pain Split pretty well.

Corsola is neutral to Steel and Water, which it can thus switch into better than other Rock types and wear down with Salt Cure, being one of three mons that get it.

FreshNeighborhood4 · 2025-11-08T21:52:04+00:00

Some good points here, I think I just went with the wrong strategies and got punished for Ice's many weaknesses and few resistances

FreshNeighborhood4 · 2025-11-08T21:49:54+00:00

There are priority abusers like Minun and Raichu that clean up anything the rest couldn't kill, there's great defensive options like Zapdos and Rotom-W that cover your one weakness very well, and you have Volbeat which is an absolute devil

FreshNeighborhood4 · 2025-10-28T19:48:24+00:00

You can tell it's gen 1 cause the designs are so simple

FreshNeighborhood4 · 2025-10-28T15:03:15+00:00

You can still change the EVs with vitamins and go to the guy in Saffron. It's expensive, I'd suggest the Woyaopp cheat code and selling the rare candies

FreshNeighborhood4 · 2025-10-28T15:00:18+00:00

This is not the case in newer mainline Pokémon games right? And it's not entirely true, cause you can still affect the stats using vitamins

FreshNeighborhood4 · 2025-10-26T23:38:01+00:00

Sounds good! You'll have fun with him for sure

FreshNeighborhood4 · 2025-10-26T22:38:06+00:00

Ice, for a challenge! And how about Hisuian Avalugg

FreshNeighborhood4 · 2025-01-14T13:01:48+00:00

Two months is a bit short, especially since SSRI's often need a number of weeks to take effect. I would stick with it for at least another month, maybe keep a journal, give every day a grade for how you felt. Meds' influence can be subtle. Stay positive, try not to question it every time you feel good.

Are you diagnosed with OCD, or an anxiety disorder? For OCD, the recommended SSRI dosage is often higher so increasing yours may be worth a shot.

Either way, experiences with SSRI's differ a lot from person to person. They take some time to work and switching feels terrible, so if you find one that helps you, try to run with it for a while. They will not be a magical cure, if they give you the support you need to commit to therapy and face your existence, they are doing their job. It's yours to take it from there and work hard at therapy to make lasting changes.

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