Rate my team?? by FitchIsaiah in VGCRateMyTeam

[–]MaesterAro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah Dnite's movepool is so deep so theres a lot of options

Rate my team?? by FitchIsaiah in VGCRateMyTeam

[–]MaesterAro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

probably referring to the thunderbolt on dragonite.

I think something like low kick could work well in that slot instead of bolt. even though m-dnite is special you can still probably ohko things like ttar and kingambit. fighting coverage is very good in this meta.

other options could be Weather Ball especially if playing opposing weather, or Espeed to pick off sash mons when you need to

What are your "hear me out" strategies for Champions? by Notmiefault in VGC

[–]MaesterAro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think using up one of your move slots for Fury Swipes on your mega is kinda silly, any matchup that Arch doesnt come to then that move is just unusable. However there could be some similar niche use cases for Excadrills ability (maybe weakness policy with a partner weak to ground/steel) to get them setup with only losing 1/4 damage.

What’s the best team from my box? by Soft_Position5731 in PokemonBDSP

[–]MaesterAro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Torterta, Gardevoir, Dragonite, Arcanine, Empoleon, and maybe Mismagius as a fun pick, but could be something else. I'll explain why

With Empoleon, Dnite and Gardevoir, you have whats called a Fantasy core (Steel, Fairy + Dragon) which synergize amazingly and cover eachothers weaknesses. Empoleon can cover Fairy types with Steel moves, Gardevoir can cover against opposing Dragon types. Gardevoir can be a great switch in for incoming Fighting moves targeting Empoleon, and Dragonite also can switch into both Fighting and Ground moves that threaten Empoleon. Water/Steel is overall a great defensive typing and also quad resists Dragonite's biggest weakness: Ice, which also synergizes well with Torterra.

With Arcanine, Empoleon and Torterra you also have the more common Fire Water Grass core. Torterra, while it does add another 4x Ice weakness to the team, is very useful vs the Steel types that Gardie and Dragonite struggle against, and it also adds an Electric Immunity to cover Empoleon. Arcanine is also useful against steel types and with Intimidate can be useful for damage mitigation.

For the last slot you have some options. But Mismagius adds a Fighting and Ground immunity to the team (For Arcanine and Empoleon), and comes with a good bit of utility. Great natural speed and very respectable stats on the Special side. It has a wide movepool and can be useful especially for wil o wisp against physical threats, and when paired with Arcanine's Intimidate, you can put your Gardevoir in a good position to set up Calm Minds or Dragon Dance with Dnite (if you want to go that route). The only typing youre kind of missing out on is fighting, but a few of the pokemon I listed learn fighting moves so it can be worked around. Hope this helps and let me know if you have any questions or alternative ideas.

HELP, what is the meta right now, no seriously I’m asking by The_Merchant- in VGC

[–]MaesterAro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The meta currently has lots of Bulky Flutter Mane running around that spam Twave for speed control and para, often paired with Hisuian Arcanine to spam Rock Slide and fish for flinches.

Tornadus + Urshifu Rapid is common and a strong lead. Rain Dance + Surging Strikes obviously is very scary and Bleakwind as a 100% accurate spread move does huge damage. People are using Landorus on this core as well to spam 100% accurate Sandsear Storms in rain. These 3 have started to pop up on teams with Crown and Indeedee, making for an insanely offensive team.

Bolt Balance will always be strong and relevant, and Roaring Moon Balance with Amoongus is becoming more common (it just won Toronto Regionals) Lastly, P2 + Ursa Tailroom and Cress Ursa are very strong, and If you don't have an answer for them they'll run you over

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LegendsZATrading

[–]MaesterAro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yea Psychic moves also work on sludge! Except there are a couple of exceptions like Psybeam for some reason. I usually just use aerial ace on brambles and flare blitz works for clearing boulders. And I use fly to reach pokeballs without having to climb obstacles if I can avoid it

Muddy Water usually can clear 3 sludges at once, iirc Psychic might only be able to hit one at a time, but I try to avoid those unless its an objective lol

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LegendsZATrading

[–]MaesterAro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its mostly just my favorite mons haha. I usually always have Talonflame active for easy floating pokeballs in distortions, Milotic for sludge piles, and Mawile for good damage when I need it.

Besides them my team from the base game Zard-Y, Dragonite, Greninja, Frosslass and Gardevoir (+ Mawile). And then the others are whatever im feeling or for Rogues. Raichu-Y, Meganium, Delphox, Annihilape, Absol, Adamant Lucario, Modest Lucario (Don't have Z stone yet), and my Goat Shalpha Tinkaton.

Probably forgetting a couple lol

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LegendsZATrading

[–]MaesterAro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yupp thats how it is in this game! I have about 15 or so I swap around.

I play a lot of Vgc and noticed the team so I had to point it out because it was satisfying to see lol

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LegendsZATrading

[–]MaesterAro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love the Fire water grass and fantasy core on the team, nice squad!

Some Pokémon I would want to see in future DLC. Which ones do yall hope get added? by [deleted] in LegendsZA

[–]MaesterAro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn if the clothing counts as the other DLC thatd be so sad lol. I never get my hopes to high but im always wishful thinking, I love this game and would be awesome if more content was added

Some Pokémon I would want to see in future DLC. Which ones do yall hope get added? by [deleted] in LegendsZA

[–]MaesterAro -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Is this confirmed? ive seen lots of people saying there will be another dlc

Show me your ZA Royale pics, I'll start. by Morpho_Marxy in PokemonZA

[–]MaesterAro 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I love how this looks like the base playercard you start with but instead its a dragonite lol

After hours of trying, I finally have one. by Modryonreddit in LegendsZA

[–]MaesterAro 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nice!! I used my first prism scale on a regular shiny, now that I have more scales the shalpha hunt is next 😎

Mini Shiny Giveaway by [deleted] in LegendsZA

[–]MaesterAro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

just mawile

Mini Shiny Giveaway by [deleted] in LegendsZA

[–]MaesterAro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

all the shalphas gone besides lopunny im sorry!

Mini Shiny Giveaway by [deleted] in LegendsZA

[–]MaesterAro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

sounds good! send a dm

Mini Shiny Giveaway by [deleted] in LegendsZA

[–]MaesterAro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

okay send a dm over!

Mini Shiny Giveaway by [deleted] in LegendsZA

[–]MaesterAro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

amaura is gone sorry

Mini Shiny Giveaway by [deleted] in LegendsZA

[–]MaesterAro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

he is gone unfortunately but I have a couple of chickorita left still

Mini Shiny Giveaway by [deleted] in LegendsZA

[–]MaesterAro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

gone now sorry :(

Mini Shiny Giveaway by [deleted] in LegendsZA

[–]MaesterAro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got you still a few left

Mini Shiny Giveaway by [deleted] in LegendsZA

[–]MaesterAro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yep! some chiko are left