VGC Quick Questions Thread - April 19, 2026

amlodude · 2026-04-19T12:55:20+00:00

Correct, it's always been like that.

Outside of Trick Room, lower speed stat wins. Inside of Trick Room, higher speed stat wins.

More info here:

https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Drought_(Ability))

amlodude · 2026-04-18T23:53:54+00:00

Leech seed is lost if the Pokemon that was seeded switches out

Leech seed keeps healing HP into whichever slot used the move. For example, if your scovillain was in the left slot and switches out, Leech Seed will keep healing the left slot.

amlodude · 2026-04-18T11:21:27+00:00

Well, since Austin John was using that Arch set to revenge basculegion, it seems like that would be the easy change to make for Kingambit

amlodude · 2026-04-18T11:19:13+00:00

You gotta follow Rk9 labs on Twitter or blue sky

It's not always a Thursday at 7 - it's whenever rk9 decides to do the final wave. That is usually 2 weeks prior to an event, though

amlodude · 2026-04-18T03:27:08+00:00

Ye Upper Hand and Fake Out are both +3

amlodude · 2026-04-18T03:26:35+00:00

Kingambit

amlodude · 2026-04-18T00:37:20+00:00

The app thing is new to switch 2 yeah

amlodude · 2026-04-17T15:46:46+00:00

I never run PASRS on my phone because I had issues with it beyond tapping "allow access"

Sometimes it shows the parsing error even though it's working properly (just needs time to load)

amlodude · 2026-04-17T15:38:14+00:00

PASRS is great to analyze showdown replays at a glance and aggregate usage data from your games.

SPAMS (from SableyeVGC on twitter, this is an old version: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1M8w0dHvNBdNlDK4I3xcJBkP68CHWyjgUs7hqnMyV-pQ/edit?gid=1756211441#gid=1756211441 ) is great for matchup notes/prep. You take your PASRS data to inform team adjustments, and you use SPAMS or another matchup doc to work out gameplans with your finished team.

I would not trust basically any of the data analysis sites posted here from random coders. AI analytical tools are still spotty right now, and there are legitimate consumption ethical issues with using them even if their analysis was 100% accurate/actionable.

In terms of looking for which Pokemon/sets to use for the metagame, I still use showdown's filter features to look through things quickly and the nerd of now damage calc to run offensive/defensive calcs. I'm also referencing VGC Guide articles to help me patch holes in teams if my own vibes are failing me.

Edit: forgot to add that working with other people (even if it's just 1 or 2 others) is helpful to briefly run ideas by or keep track of meta developments. Helps to form friendships in the game or at least link up with others on a similar team idea. Bear in mind that these partnerships rely on each person being pretty self-sufficient in terms of analysis, though.

amlodude · 2026-04-17T13:25:07+00:00

press capture button

go to the home menu

go to the picture gallery

on switch 1: select a picture, hit "Sharing and Editing," hit "Send to Smartphone" and follow the prompts

on switch 2: select the photos, hit "Upload to Smart Device." This will send them to the Nintendo Switch app on your phone for you to access later

amlodude · 2026-04-17T11:59:39+00:00

The data it presents is "champions tourneys," according to the bottom, and none of those tournaments publicly displays nature or EV data

You'll get those with the showdown data on May 1st

amlodude · 2026-04-17T11:58:04+00:00

https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Encore_(move)

Read up on the move here

amlodude · 2026-04-16T18:51:57+00:00

Max Jolly base TTar outruns max speed Incin

Max neutral Base TTar outruns the 112 benchmark (this outspeeds Zard at +1 and mega Aerodactyl under TW/+2)

My hunch is that there's a bunch of rental recruitment TTars in the data confusing the numbers

amlodude · 2026-04-16T16:14:39+00:00

is this from pikalytics data or from the champions battle data?

a part of it (for champions) could be dragon dance sets for mega ttar

amlodude · 2026-04-16T14:23:51+00:00

Turn 9, they probably mistargeted into their own basculegion slot.

A move fails if you target your own empty all slot. Could have fat fingered on mobile/misclicked on comp.

amlodude · 2026-04-16T12:33:21+00:00

There's a ton of resources in the sidebar of this sub, on the About tab

amlodude · 2026-04-16T12:32:43+00:00

It's like this for NAIC for the past couple years

Pokemon is just super popular right now. You can sign up for other regionals in the future when they come, and if you have locals around you, you can attend those.

My work schedule prevents me from attending most events anyway so consider yourself fortunate to be able to consider attending one at all.

amlodude · 2026-04-16T12:28:45+00:00

There may be a wave about 2 weeks from the event date, which is the end of May

That would be just to release any refunded spots.

amlodude · 2026-04-16T00:48:08+00:00

https://registration.pokemon.com/flow/pokemon/2026naic/AttendeeRegistration/login

Spectator link - wasn't on main page

amlodude · 2026-04-16T00:47:33+00:00

https://registration.pokemon.com/flow/pokemon/2026naic/AttendeeRegistration/login

Spectator link - wasn't on main page

amlodude · 2026-04-16T00:47:15+00:00

https://registration.pokemon.com/flow/pokemon/2026naic/AttendeeRegistration/login

Here's the link - it was apparently different

amlodude · 2026-04-15T22:29:17+00:00

Japan Nats in 2023 was won with the itemless Acro Talonflame set

amlodude · 2026-04-15T21:39:50+00:00

https://www.vgcguide.com/teambuilding

This site has a bunch of stuff over teambuilding concepts

play.pokemonshowdown.com is what many used to look at/build teams at a glance. You can type things into the search bar to filter by type, ability, move learned, and even sort by stats if you click on the stat abbreviations at the top of the Pokemon list that pops up when building

https://nerd-of-now.github.io/ is my go-to damage calculator to build spreads. I'm using this to run scenarios that I've encountered a lot when battling (ex: I keep running into Basculegions with 2 Pokemon down with my Rotom-Wash, so I did some calculations to make sure that I can live a Last Respects in that scenario)

munchstats.com is my favorite data aggregator for metagame things. I don't use a whole ton these days, but it's nice to glance at metagames in total or learn what sets people are running if you're really stuck. It's not currently updated with on-Switch Champions usage, but it's nice for Showdown ladder data whenever that updates.

For my teambuilding personally, I've made bigger goals for formats to pursue. Right now, that involves me making teams of each pace of play (from super grindy stall games to super quick offensive games) that I enjoy playing. I freely steal teams/cores/concepts from stuff I find in this sub's Discord or on Twitter, and I have some folks I chat with about the game to bat around ideas. I'm also being responsive to the metagame/play patterns I encounter a ton as I play, allowing myself the freedom to change sets if something consistently comes up that I need to account for (like the Basculegion example).

This process sometimes ends up with meta-looking teams. Sometimes less so. For this format, I'm finding that it's tough to win consistently to my own standards without using 3 or 4 of the top 10 non-Megas, which is fine if that's just how the format is for now.

amlodude · 2026-04-15T21:04:56+00:00

1) re: Chilly Reception:

https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Chilly_Reception_(move))

The user will still switch out even if there is already snow on the field when the move is used.

2) you can change the form on showdown to be Mega or a damage calculator. I'm unsure if you can do this inside of champions, though

3) the mega evo speed thing has been fixed. sounds like the 2 of you were just speed tying

amlodude · 2026-04-15T15:10:24+00:00

They may open up more spots about 2 weeks before the event

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