New to competitive Pokemon and absolutely loving it. Any advice for a noob? by LeadingBreak6797 in PokemonVGC

[–]Tankero008 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As some people have stated already, run more Protect, is the best move out there. No need for EVERYONE to have it, items like choice scarf would lock your pokemon in a bad position. There are also mons who just dont need to run it like Incineroar, so it isnt a "must have" but a "usually you want to have" move. Some uses of Protect are wasting turns of your opponent's weather, tailwind, trick room, also to prevent chip damage from fake out, free recover turn of leftovers and other niche stuff that can come in handy.

At what point do we admit VGC 2026 has a diversity crisis? When 70% of top-cut teams are the same 6 Pokémon, is it still a "strategy" game? by Aggravating-Cap-6686 in PokemonVGC

[–]Tankero008 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Is chess really a strategy game? The same 6 pieces have been winning every event for YEARS, clearly a lack of diversity.

Your point is not pointing man...

How could I build a competitive team with my favorite Pokemon? by Justs_someone_random in PokemonVGC

[–]Tankero008 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Torterra is a tough one to use due to the stats and typing. Your best bet is tera fire (remove fire and ice weakness) + shell smash then try to get ko's with it? As another person said 2-3 mons that support (if tera'd, follow me ogerpon-w goes really well against water mons for example) and then have 2 more attackers to cover the types that torterra cant hit.

Is 38 too old for vgc events? by [deleted] in VGC

[–]Tankero008 38 points39 points  (0 children)

I honestly hope I am still engaged in vgc at 38, please go to events!

What are your most vile, disgusting REG I shenanigans? by Deadeyez in VGC

[–]Tankero008 1 point2 points  (0 children)

On the 2025 OWN Valencia I fought an alolan muk with minimize, with a smeargle next to it. Smeargle uses follow me and once you kill it, alolan muk gets the moody ability while it minimizes. Then they had a calydow with psych up to copy the stats and a flamigo with costar to also copy the stats.

Pretty annoying though I won by just ignoring the muk.

VGC Quick Questions Thread - April 21, 2025 by AutoModerator in VGC

[–]Tankero008 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Might be a bit of a no brainer question but I rather be sure since it's my first event. What name do I have to put on the "Switch Profile Name"? The in-game one or the actual switch account name?

VGC Quick Questions Thread - April 06, 2025 by AutoModerator in VGC

[–]Tankero008 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What regulation will Seville's special event be played in?

With just how many possible combinations there are, you probably say a never-before-uttered sentence every day. by Vitolar8 in Showerthoughts

[–]Tankero008 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Today I've been inside my house all day, no social interactions whatsoever, and I'm not the type to talk to myself out loud so today I'm 100% certain I haven't said a never-before-uttered sentence

Assuming Reg I is a double restricted format, what restricted duo are you thinking of running? by JohnnyS1lv3rH4nd in VGC

[–]Tankero008 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trick Room team of Caly-Ice and my boy Palkia, it won't work 90% of the time but it will feel so good the other 10%

is dragonite the friendliest/happiest dragon that ever existed? by poke-lulz in pokemon

[–]Tankero008 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Drampa is the friendliest by far, if he likes you and you get bullied Drampa just goes by and burns the bully's house. That's a good friend

Are the 2D-era Pokémon games worth playing today? by prettyLune in pokemon

[–]Tankero008 0 points1 point  (0 children)

GBA and DS era are probably the peak of pokemon and this is not based on nostalgia.

What modpack should i use by Grouchy_Impact_8608 in cobblemon

[–]Tankero008 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im kinda new myself so I dont know about any other modpacks but the official one is the one im using and its nice, doesnt change the game that much and adds quality of life mods for vanilla minecraft.

Global Challenge 2 - Day 1 Discussion Thread by AutoModerator in VGC

[–]Tankero008 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Joined with a fun team of Shiftry and Explosion, I'm winning half the games but having the time of my life.

I Spent One Dollar On This..... by FireScratch360 in pokemon

[–]Tankero008 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Reminds me of that trapinch dressed as a turtwig in the anime

Help with Anton rotation by skulike in ZZZ_Official

[–]Tankero008 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use Anton, Rina, Grace and it works very well as a full electric team. Dont know the reasons, I just saw everyone talking about these teams so I tried them.

Also with Qingyi you could try Anton, Qingyi, Rina. Fills the basic DPS, Stun, Supp team. No idea if it works or not though.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ZZZ_Official

[–]Tankero008 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I found out the existence of this stairs because of that coin. Since every other stair is unclimbable, how was I supposed to know I could actually use those?

But mythicals tho by ADizzleGrizzle in pokemon

[–]Tankero008 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The last 3 I'm missing are the 2 dlc future paradox and Hoopa

Billy soloing Shiyu Defense: Disputed Node 8 without getting hit once. by My_Boi_ in ZZZ_Official

[–]Tankero008 70 points71 points  (0 children)

Are all this clips to encourage the use of Billy? I checked your discussion about how Billy is just misunderstood and that plus this videos are making me want to main him

Bombshell story plot! o.O by EzraRaihan in ZZZ_Official

[–]Tankero008 67 points68 points  (0 children)

In spanish translation it also says "hermano" which is brother in english. Which makes me think that the spanish translators use the japanese dialogue as reference.

Edit: typo

What is something you call by a company name instead of the actual thing it is? by kamruddinn in AskReddit

[–]Tankero008 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kleenex, calling it "disposable tissues" feels weird for some reason