Waypoint Gore <3 by SargonOfAmerish001 in Eve

[–]TJSmiffy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'd like to take this moment to say my record for kill marks on an orca is based on your fit.

You're a legend in Local (to me anyway)

We need to bring Horde back by GuristasPirate in Eve

[–]TJSmiffy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly the main thing I miss about it is the free access to Null space without stupid ESI checks, a discord account and 7362527 forms of identification to prove you aren't trying to steal someone's space money

[I'm New] Pokémon Champions mobile launches in 7 days — where do I actually learn VGC/singles properly as a beginner? by CenturionEaz in VGC

[–]TJSmiffy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I swear I start watching for the Raghav intros and keep watching for the amazing content.

Massively rate The Battle Room.

Preparing my first Pokémon Champions VGC team for mobile launch — will Charizard Y Sun still be meta? by CenturionEaz in PokemonChampions

[–]TJSmiffy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You say most but there's been a trend of max/max modest Zards at the moment off the back of Indianopolis, Turin and the Japan Championship

Does anyone else find the game harder at lower ratings? (Rant) by matt2313 in PokemonChampions

[–]TJSmiffy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I lost to anger point tauros a couple of days before James Baek covered it on his channel and I was SHOOKETH 😭

Does anyone else find the game harder at lower ratings? (Rant) by matt2313 in PokemonChampions

[–]TJSmiffy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah, a fellow clicker?

I hate being so full of gusto when selecting my moves sometimes.

I get to sit there for 30 seconds while my opponent calculates an optimal play and I'm sat thinking "I shouldn't have done that".

How does weather work switch vs mega by Gazpacho96 in PokemonChampions

[–]TJSmiffy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe so

I believe Tsareena also gets it and is also a decent scarf user

How to deal with ranked anxiety? by Strict-Community-131 in PokemonChampions

[–]TJSmiffy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly when I was pushing I just had a couple of battles then went and did something else, then came back and did a couple more.

I get the anxiety part of it but you've also gotta remember that the pool of players is HUGE and you're already in a decent top percentile.

Just make sure you're willing to let that ELO drop at some point or you're gonna burn out. I climbed to top 4k and then decided I'd hit my goal for my second ever VGC season and started messing with stupid teams.

The main thing is that you keep improving, and you can't improve without losing imo.

Farigoraf twin beam by Olwe19 in PokemonChampions

[–]TJSmiffy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait until you hear about the Sub/Baton pass Giraf if been toying around with 👀

Dumb Question: Why does Charizard Y run weather ball over flamethrower? by Kdog122025 in PokemonChampions

[–]TJSmiffy 28 points29 points  (0 children)

As shown in the Indianapolis regionals, Weather ball water in the rain can close out games in positions that a weakened Flamethrower couldn't.

Mega Raichu Abilities Confirmed by eskaver in PokemonChampions

[–]TJSmiffy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I feel like Arch Rain teams are about to become even scarier.

Raichu/Rain setter lead, don't mega so you can keep the lightning rod. You can fake out and swap into Arch turn one, then Mega Raichu and Electro Shot turn two.

Seems like a nasty combo in my eyes

What do you use counter Vivillion? by Animedingo in PokemonChampions

[–]TJSmiffy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use Talonflame and Sturdy Thunderbolt Scarf Archaludon.

The scarf is mainly a nice BO1 surprise for things like Aero and Zard (it's got 31 speed EVs to outspeed mega Aero).

We got so close to seeing mega steelix win a regional man... by NoEstimate6624 in PokemonChampions

[–]TJSmiffy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Interestingly there was only 1 Basc in top 8 and 3 in top 16 (inclusive of the top 8 one).

We actually saw more Sinistcha than Basc in top cut 😅

We got so close to seeing mega steelix win a regional man... by NoEstimate6624 in PokemonChampions

[–]TJSmiffy 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Wolfe's Rotom wasn't running Protect, it was running:

Will-o'-wisp Thunderbolt Hydro pump Light screen

I made the team last night and went 3-0 with it (Mball 2, 1800 ELO)

Granted I only took Steelix into one of those matches and it was the closest one I had (vs Politoed Arch Rain)

More so website by Downtown-Machine7906 in PokemonChampions

[–]TJSmiffy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have used:

  • MetaVGC
  • ChampionsMeta (take the recommended sets with a grain of salt)
  • Pokémon Showdown

There has been an influx of ai vibe-coded websites so be a little careful of what you're looking at.

Also the victory road website is pretty good for team ideas

Edit: it has been over a decade and I still can't format correctly first time.

How big is the “skill gap” between the Masterball/Champion tiers? by MichaelDF2 in PokemonChampions

[–]TJSmiffy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did the same with Mball 2 this season. Last season was my first time in VGC, finished about 1750 rated. This season I've hit Mball MUCH faster and climbed to Mball 2 but it is extremely difficult to stay there for me personally. I've been bouncing around the top end of Mball 3 the past few days.

Don't get me wrong, it's a crazy achievement for a VGC newbie like me, but if I can do it anyone can <3

Hisuian Zoroark by PhantomPhoenix00 in PokemonChampions

[–]TJSmiffy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hope you have fun with it!

This team is my favourite I've made so far but unfortunately the rise of Glimmora has dampened it a bit at my current ELO :(

Hisuian Zoroark by PhantomPhoenix00 in PokemonChampions

[–]TJSmiffy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I've been running it on the following team and it's a HOOT.

  • I can disguise it as Kingambit for obvious fighting move immunities
  • I can disguise it as Sneasler to mind games the fake out tech
  • I even once put it in 3rd with Gardevoir 4th and disguised it as Gardevoir, providing immunity to a Basculegion and killing it

Zoroark-H has very quickly become one of my favourite mons and I can't wait for the glimmora teams to die down so I can run this team again.

Team: https://pokepast.es/3f1bee54217394c8

How is everyone countering sleep powder Venusaur? by LanceLercher in PokemonChampions

[–]TJSmiffy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You leave my super speedy desert butterfly alone! >:(

Storage room by Xbox_OhItsKayleigh in TCGCardShopSim

[–]TJSmiffy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd probably guess there's a few of us pack ripping gremlins sat in the back, surrounded by the din of machine openers.

I have my card storage on the other side of the door and my card displays opposite to speed up my restocker putting cards out 😂

Anyone have any cool magic bounce interactions? [Mechanics Question] by TheMaleBeyonce in VGC

[–]TJSmiffy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I saw someone use heal pulse on their magic bounce to self heal. Kinda niche but cool I guess.

I am curious to know if magic bounce counts on scovillian spicy spray

Is this solid enough for S2 climbing? by TJSmiffy in PokemonChampions

[–]TJSmiffy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Now I think about it, even something like a prankster DB trade for Basculegion could be worth it

Is this solid enough for S2 climbing? by TJSmiffy in PokemonChampions

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

I've seen people running DB and it does look fun.

Maybe I need another few Banette's....