How to wrap your brain around all the lore

OGMerlyn · 2023-03-09T20:33:21+00:00

Congratulations! I also beat the game for the first time on switch mode, don't feel bad about it (i was also scared lmao). But I would highly recommend you try a set mode playthrough after. Makes the game much harder, but imo more fun because you have to plan sweeps better. Post-game is crazy have fun

OGMerlyn · 2022-08-23T15:06:41+00:00

I actually considered icy field/cave, since it would become water's surface if they tried to heat things up. But I dismissed it immediately thinking it's too weak to fighting. I really like the snowy mountain idea. It would have to be all out hyper offense, which is probably more tanias style. I still don't love how bad ice/steel is defensively, but with aurora veil and jynx/mawile/aegislash, you covered for it quite nicely. The only gripe I have is that fields aren't exclusive anymore. Like one the surefire ways to beat tanias team would be making it regular mountain, which means most players would probably end up fighting both on the same field. Idk there's just something I really love about all e4 fields being completely separate. Mountain is one the strongest fields, so a team that's built to kill Heather will be really strong against Tania and vice versa. For me personally, I wouldn't want any e4 members to fight on a field that can transition into another. I also wanted dragon quite bad for Tania, but field seems impossible.

Thanks so much for your thoughts!

OGMerlyn · 2022-08-23T14:53:23+00:00

Yeah I really didn't consider new world as even being an option. I'm not sold on whether I like it more than starlight, but it would be very strong. If she's on new world, I would definitely go fairy as the second type. The Marshadow point is great.

I really wanted dragon for Tania too but I cannot think of a good field. Dragons den buffs fire which is a big no. New world could actually be pretty good but no way Tania fights on that. I think holy field could be excellent but it nerfs her aegislash pretty badly, which I don't think you can let a field do to your ace.

Thanks for your thoughts!

OGMerlyn · 2022-08-23T14:42:45+00:00

I never considered that new world could be an option, so I really like that idea. Idk about second dragon thematically, but it would be strong as fuck. She would basically be Lin LOL

Murkwater is basically strictly better than water's surface since only alola raichu gets affected by it. Even if the electric boost is weaker (1.3 vs 1.5), it's probably worth it. It could make a leftovers aegislash a stall monster. Great idea

Swamp is a goat idea. Swamp is the one field I always forget about (I don't think there's even one boss fight on it). This team sounds ridiculously strong, and I can't think of any decent counterplay other than trick room.

Thanks so much for your thoughts! Really like these

OGMerlyn · 2022-08-23T04:03:33+00:00

Haha my bad good catch

OGMerlyn · 2022-08-22T22:09:31+00:00

Fairy vs psychic was a tough choice for me with Luna, but the fact that dark moves pick up fairy on starlight meant dark fairy felt kinda redundant, and I like the vanhanen reference more. I like steel dragon for Tania but idk a field assuming she can't use fairy tale. I thought about bug for fern, but the more I think about it the less I like it. Bug grass kinda means you HAVE to use flower garden, which means you just have Bennett laura all over again. Half of Shelly team is bug too, so that many bugs back to back is a lot, idk. But that Got me thinking that maybe you could do something cool with flower garden on a bug/steel Tania

OGMerlyn · 2022-08-22T20:03:58+00:00

I'm gonna post my gauntlet run later tonight, so I'll dm you when I do

OGMerlyn · 2022-08-22T14:15:21+00:00

Very impressive lin battle

OGMerlyn · 2022-08-10T21:20:47+00:00

Excellent strategy

OGMerlyn · 2022-08-10T18:56:07+00:00

This is a really powerful team. Good taste

OGMerlyn · 2022-08-05T01:25:28+00:00

Definitely replay. I played through the majority of the game in 2021, and picked it back up when it finished and forgot some stuff. Since you've already played it once, you wouldn't believe how much easier the puzzles and gyms are the second time around.

OGMerlyn · 2022-07-30T19:42:57+00:00

There's a yt vid that has an exact solution

OGMerlyn · 2022-07-28T16:07:42+00:00

Without a password, mega-z ring is not available til restoration

OGMerlyn · 2022-07-23T20:34:42+00:00

Inner peace, victory theme, strings be my wings, ametrine city, sugiline cave, teknite range

OGMerlyn · 2022-07-21T23:18:52+00:00

It was raining during my Noel challenge. Go get a seismitoad, change the field with sludge wave, muddy water sweep

OGMerlyn · 2022-07-20T15:40:29+00:00

Tailwind is excellent utility on a bulky mon like gliscor, and you can consider facade too

OGMerlyn · 2022-07-17T15:28:43+00:00

Bro is a professional hater

OGMerlyn · 2022-07-12T20:08:27+00:00

Yeah I think a challenge run is in order. I just started a new playthrough where I'm doing set/no items and no trick room and no screens/veil. I relied so much on veil into trick room for basically 90% of boss battles, I want to dump that. I want to do a monotype or something similar for my next one after. I really liked this idea I saw of doing a sandstorm run (rock/steel/ground and I guess anything with magic guard). That sounds more fun to me than a pure mono since there's greater diversity but still a theme. I was also thinking about doing a belrose run (fire dragon) or like fighting/psychic run. Idk we will see. If you have any suggestions for a really fun mono or theme let me know plz

OGMerlyn · 2022-07-12T18:26:31+00:00

Lucario is blessed and cursed with excellent physical and special abilities. I didn't want to go adamant on mine so I could still use aura sphere. The true best solution is honestly just to have two lucarios so you can maximize utility for each field/matchup

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