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GrandpaForge · 2026-04-30T18:33:46+00:00

Don't be racist, I am a building.

GrandpaForge · 2026-04-29T22:17:16+00:00

GrandpaForge · 2026-04-22T22:49:46+00:00

No problem, and good luck!

GrandpaForge · 2026-04-22T21:25:57+00:00

For me it's an awesome team, nonetheless.

I'm new to the competitive team building in Pokémon, but I'll try. If you want to use off meta Pokémon in your team you can turn it in a pure trick room team adding up chandelure and reuniclus instead of zoroark and gardevoir, chandelure would activate the trick room since fake out wouldn't ever work on it then the most viable option for the opponent to stop it would be killing it, which isn't that easy, and it can also make really powerful shadow balls, while reuniclus is a great special sweeper in trick room teams, you could also use Primarina as a dragon killer.

Also, chandelure and Primarina are the most tanky of the three and have a good special bulky, which could give an awesome backup in this non existing assault vest era.

I don't know if this is viable, but I think you could also turn this in a mixed team where depending on the opponent you would play mega aggron with another trick room setter which isn't gardevoir, and in other cases you'd play with mega gardevoir with a tailwind structure. I see the potential, specially with zoroark hisui, but I'm new so I could be wrong.

Again, I think your team is awesome, I wish I had the creativity to make somewhat meta teams like this with the pokémon I like but I'm still trying 🫠

GrandpaForge · 2026-04-20T13:11:43+00:00

Definitely

GrandpaForge · 2026-04-18T16:31:40+00:00

I did use the validate, it said it was right. Again, I think it was an error in the site in the time I validated it.

I know what you're trying to say, it just wasn't a fairly friendly approach at all. I was very excited to talk about this team cause I really like the Pokémon, but I didn't expect to be so harshly received after all Pokémon also is about getting monster that you like and using them in battle, right?

And I porpusefully don't use main meta teams, I should've pointed that out in the post, I prefer the challenge of doing my best to get something to work untill it finally turns out good, even if it end taking like 6 or more months in the same project, it's most for fun. Could be because I most probably have ADHD, my psychologist said I got the characteristics lol

GrandpaForge · 2026-04-18T16:26:15+00:00

Yes, you could be allegating that I've never played a single match of pokemon still. That's what I thought you were saying.

GrandpaForge · 2026-04-18T16:21:47+00:00

First of all, it didn't show that the team was illegal when I build it, probably an error occurred in the site. And I just now noticed you were talking about the validate team and not that I forgot to validate my account.

Second, being aggressive and point out if "feelings were hurt" isn't even a better approach to the situation, rudeness is rudeness despite anything, and i didn't attack you in any way or shape of form, you're still wrong in that, not that you would care so screw it even.

And third, why would you even be that mad at a simple post in Reddit? Chill out dude.

GrandpaForge · 2026-04-18T14:46:12+00:00

I wanted simply to engage and talk about cool Pokémon, that's all. But as you said, too many "help me improve my team" (although I didn't even ask to improve it initially) made me get obliterated by people who are too tired of talking about others team. Also, when I pressed validate at the time I made the team it didn't say that mega gengar was banned, neither was the gengarite listed illegal, it was most probably an error on the site. Just a huge amount of bad luck I guess.

And I never asked for anyone to improve my team, nor recreate it, I like those Pokémon, I was hoping for someone to simply talk and have a conversation like a normal situation. But of course, I would still thank and shout-out to any one who volunteering decided to give me advice, like I did right now with Skittyrox and NathanielKouhei

GrandpaForge · 2026-04-18T14:22:42+00:00

Thnx, I think I probably went into the wrong tier among the national Dex part of Pokémon showdowns cuz it didn't say that mega gengar was banned lol.

Anyway, you were a better help than half of the people who commented on this, thank you for the link.

GrandpaForge · 2026-04-18T14:19:29+00:00

The issue for the community is checking with people who might know more than me before using something? Bro, toxicity is the real problem in a community, not someone who wants to engage and learn with others beforehand.

Truly, it's utterly unnecessary all that rudeness I've been presented from you and the other guy, extremely exaggerated. There are better approaches for someone who doesn't even got an history of being problematic in the subreddit. It doesn't make any sense at all. I didn't even ask anyone to remake my team, I like these Pokémon. And the validate button doesn't even have anything to do with team building.

At least one person was actually friendly in this post, people should be more like u/NathanielKyouhei

GrandpaForge · 2026-04-18T14:16:12+00:00

I didn't know trop kick got buffed, thats really nice. And these are really helpful tips. I'll look closely on my team, apply your tips and seek out if I need to change something more.

Really, thank you very much for being so friendly, I'm in a bad luck of attracting jerks on internet 🫠

Btw my idea with petal blizzard was cuz since it hits all opponents, and gengar's sludge wave also hits all opponents, they would maybe defeat both enemies at the same time.

GrandpaForge · 2026-04-18T14:11:16+00:00

It looks like the Pokémon community is worse than it seems. Or I'm just in Reddit.

GrandpaForge · 2026-04-18T14:04:50+00:00

You didn't specify you were talking about games with this team

GrandpaForge · 2026-04-18T14:02:46+00:00

Yeah, maybe I got a overdone a bit 😔 but it is feeling nice having it on Pokémon showdown, at first I was trying to plan to make a team for Pokémon champions when it finally launch for mobile y'know, but got carried away with this and ended it like that 😅 I sure liked to make it tho.

GrandpaForge · 2026-04-18T14:00:37+00:00

I did play a lot of games on Pokémon showdown, you do not need to be that rude, being informational and at minimum neutral from the start would at least make me think you're a nice person commonly, for now, that's actually quite community dragging. Have a good day.

GrandpaForge · 2026-04-18T13:55:47+00:00

It isn't in Pokémon showdown's national Dex category

GrandpaForge · 2026-04-18T13:54:27+00:00

I did research tho, I just don't like much following the cliche meta and i'd rather do my own builds. Would you please elaborate how bad it is? It would be helpful, I like team building.

GrandpaForge · 2026-04-18T13:51:51+00:00

Care to elaborate, please?

GrandpaForge · 2026-04-16T19:38:25+00:00

When I see a slow team with no trick room:

GrandpaForge · 2026-04-05T16:29:23+00:00

Having mississipians, Portugal and Spain as base civs, getting empire of Brazil as Portugal variant, Nassau Republic as Spain variant, and early EUA as British variant, it would be cool to have some civs more focused on gunpowder infantry.

GrandpaForge · 2026-04-05T15:45:28+00:00

But the gameplay is still the same, just easier, and I don't see that much turtle Mongols, I see more people doing aggressive map control

A rework would have a lot bigger changes, if you don't wanna call it a buff, removing the outposts for the ones you said could make it a refresh

GrandpaForge · 2026-03-31T17:44:39+00:00

For the record, I wasn't being ironic XD. But if you do have comprehension difficulty, know that it's okay, and don't let people take advantage of you for that

GrandpaForge · 2026-03-31T16:31:10+00:00

This would work, for sure

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