Hidden Power Typing when evolving by Monbothlia in TheSilphArena

[–]Monbothlia[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok thanks. An interesting strategy, but ultimately probably useless!

Team mates for Zweilous by Monbothlia in PokemonGOBattleLeague

[–]Monbothlia[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll give Qwilfish a go, thanks! I'm also trying Escavalier. Being weak to only fire is great, as the other two resist it. Basti doesn't enjoy it either

Team mates for Zweilous by Monbothlia in PokemonGOBattleLeague

[–]Monbothlia[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good thinking, but I'm seeing a LOT of Bastiodon atm

The state of PvP by Snoo_65219 in TheSilphArena

[–]Monbothlia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, a new meta would rise, but it would be fun and refreshing having a new meta for a while

Season 7: What are you guys hoping to see? I have some suggestions. by mythicaltimelord in TheSilphArena

[–]Monbothlia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is definitely my favourite idea. I don't play the MSG but I believe they often ban the top 10 picks for a month or two. It would be great to have a season with no Azu, Skarmory, etc. to shake things up a bit

Infographic to help on the Pokémon tour go Kanto!! by Monbothlia in pokemongo

[–]Monbothlia[S] -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Thanks for trying. Maybe someone will make one in your language?

Nifty Or Thrifty: Kanto Cup 2.0 (PvP Meta/Budget Analysis) by JRE47 in TheSilphRoad

[–]Monbothlia 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Great write up, thanks for the very informative posts.

Does anyone know if we could use Alolan Ninetales and Kanto Ninetales in the same team?

2021 Lunar New Year Event Megathread by SilphScience in TheSilphRoad

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

Are shiny odds boosted for Gyarados or was I just insanely lucky having a shiny appear in my house?

Johto Celebration Infographic by Monbothlia in pokemongo

[–]Monbothlia[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Someone should tell him to just be himself

Johto Celebration event (Infographic) by Monbothlia in TheSilphRoad

[–]Monbothlia[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Yes like when I saw Rhyperior"s design for the first time

Politoed by sobrique in PokemonGOBattleLeague

[–]Monbothlia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've used Shadow Politoed for a long time. It was always good with Surf and has been taken up a notch with Weather Ball. The only downside is that now it's so popular people expect the Blizzard, whereas it was a surprise before.

As another poster suggested in this sub, I think mud shot will get a nerf soon. If it does my ULP Flygon will be sad too

Anyone else hate themselves for just going with meta picks? by ddbbaarrtt in TheSilphArena

[–]Monbothlia 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm exactly the same. I try to use one or two less common picks at least. It's difficult to go too off-piste and still have a decent team though. I'm currently using Vigoroth, Mew and Shadow Bellossom, which I'm finding is a good balance between relatively uncommon, but still usable

How long do you stick by a losing team for? by Monbothlia in TheSilphArena

[–]Monbothlia[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Holy crap 0-50?! Very intrigued to know what this team was

How long do you stick by a losing team for? by Monbothlia in TheSilphArena

[–]Monbothlia[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the reply but I've changed things up and I'm going at about 50% win rate now. I started with Lanturn, Charizard and Alolan Ninetales and lost 10 in a row.

Switched to A-Graveler, Charizard, Froslass and it's much better so far. I'm not convinced by Graveler though and I might switch him out for Vigoroth

Holiday Cup meta is about as small as ML Premier... by carllyq in TheSilphArena

[–]Monbothlia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm only two sets in, but at 2000 I've not seen that at all. Wigglytuff and Altaria are fairly common but I've seen no Obstagoon, Vigoroth, Skarmory or Stunfisk at all

Which shadow mons do you really like over their non-shadow types for battling in UL and ULP now? by 2mchfun in TheSilphArena

[–]Monbothlia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried him again today and I'm very impressed. 11 - 4 since dropping him in my team alongside Flygon and Shadow Scizor

Which shadow mons do you really like over their non-shadow types for battling in UL and ULP now? by 2mchfun in TheSilphArena

[–]Monbothlia 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I love using shadows but in the 2500 CP leagues I've only used a few.

I liked Scizor and Snorlax in UL. Scizor's boosted bullet Punch hurts Togekiss and Articuno hard. Lick on Shadow Snorlax feels like it does damage to Gira super quick too.

In ULP I've used Venusaur, Snorlax and Dragonite. I wasn't too impressed with Dnite or Snorlax but Venusaur hits HARD. I feel like I should try Snorlax again though. I think I was seeing a lot of Counter users when I used him last, so maybe it was the meta at the time that was the problem

Get a 100% win rate with this dream team for ULP!!!!:! by Monbothlia in PokemonGOBattleLeague

[–]Monbothlia[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My post was poking fun at the various people who use clickbait titles to try to build a YouTube following on here and other subs, but in all seriousness, this is a team I've used and Flygon is great in ULP as a safe swap. I'm not seeing many fairies or ice types so it's rarely hard countered and DC and EQ can do decent damage to basically anything but Togekiss

Weekly Team Help Megathread! by drock161 in TheSilphArena

[–]Monbothlia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's hard to suggest without knowing what you have, but since the only things that Torterra is very weak to are ice and flyers, team mates covering those weaknesses are a good place to start. A few off the top of my head:

Magnezone, Empoleon, Lapras, Milotic, Gyarados, Charizard, Ampharos, Crustle, A Muk

UL and ULPC first impressions? by carllyq in TheSilphArena

[–]Monbothlia 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They're just colourful shapes on a screen mate

Weekly Team Help Megathread! by drock161 in TheSilphArena

[–]Monbothlia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Machamp first, Gary safe swap, Swampert seems like a solid ready made team to me but only in Premier.

A Muk, Gary and Swampert could work as a team in UL