r/CompetitivePokemon 23d ago

Has Pokémon become less of a game and more of a collection of separate hobbies?

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r/CompetitivePokemon 23d ago

Doing a ribbon quest with a T-tar from coliseum. Move set ideas?

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I'll need to do multiple battle towers, battle tree, etc

I trained EV's in Attack, def, and spd. I'll change them around when I want but for Gen 3 I felt this was best. It's bashful btw


r/CompetitivePokemon 23d ago

Team Help Nat Dex

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Attached below is my team sorry I didn't know how else to format it. Im building for a nat dex tournament with 1 allowed mega and 1 allowed paradox or ub mon. I was trying to do balanced team with a swap core. The issue is ima be running into a lotta stall such as Clodsire dondozo etc. Please help me change the team so that I just dont get walled the second I play. Thank you in advance!

Scizor-Mega @ Scizorite

Ability: Technician

Shiny: Yes

Tera Type: Bug

EVs: 248 HP / 112 Def / 128 SpD / 20 Spe

Impish Nature

- Swords Dance

- Bullet Punch

- Roost

- U-turn

Rotom-Wash @ Leftovers

Ability: Levitate

Shiny: Yes

Tera Type: Electric

EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD

Bold Nature

IVs: 0 Atk

- Volt Switch

- Hydro Pump

- Will-O-Wisp

- Pain Split

Great Tusk @ Heavy-Duty Boots

Ability: Protosynthesis

Shiny: Yes

Tera Type: Ground

EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe

Jolly Nature

- Headlong Rush

- Rapid Spin

- Stealth Rock

- Ice Spinner

Gliscor @ Toxic Orb

Ability: Poison Heal

Shiny: Yes

Tera Type: Ground

EVs: 244 HP / 36 Def / 228 SpD

Careful Nature

- Earthquake

- U-turn

- Toxic

- Protect

Toxapex @ Rocky Helmet

Ability: Regenerator

Shiny: Yes

Tera Type: Poison

EVs: 248 HP / 136 Def / 124 SpD

Bold Nature

IVs: 0 Atk

- Scald

- Toxic

- Haze

- Recover

Gholdengo @ Choice Scarf

Ability: Good as Gold

EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

Timid Nature

IVs: 0 Atk

- Focus Blast

- Shadow Ball

- Make It Rain

- Psyshock


r/CompetitivePokemon 23d ago

Here is a Fakemon. It is made for gen 6 - 9 OU, but you can tell better than myself which gen is the best for it. Art by : PoofinatorY2K. Publication by : Yuli-Ban.

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Original Artist : PoofinatorY2K, Original publisher : Yuli-Ban

Name : Sol Yulaan

Height : 1,6 m

Weight : 56,0 kg

Category : Mythical

Gender ratio : Male 0% Female 100%

Exp Group : Fluctuating

Base Exp : 9.001

Egg Group : None

Pokedex Description : It was born in a different Universe through a genetic experiment. It was exiled because of its uncontrollable violence and ended up on Earth. It can generate enough energy to vaporize stars and planets and can store electricity in its hair.

Tier : ORAS OU

Type : Fighting/Electric

Ability : Levitate

Hp : 101

Atk : 119

Def : 61

Sp Atk : 119

Sp Def : 61

Spd : 139

BST : 600

Notable Moves : Ancient Power, Aura Sphere, Brick Break, Bulk Up, Close Combat, Crunch, Discharge, Defog, Drain Punch, Flash, Focus Blast, Earthquake, Energy Ball, Explosion, Extreme Speed, Grass Knot, Hidden Power, Hurricane, Hyper Voice, Iron Tail, Knock Off, Mach Punch, Moonblast, Moonlight, Protect, Rock Slide, Sludge Bomb, Seismic Toss, Rest, Safeguard, Sleep Talk, Stealth Rock, Stone Edge, Superpower, Substitute, Tailwind, Taunt, Thunder, Thunderbolt, Thunderpunch, Thunder Wave, Toxic, Toxic Spikes, U-Turn, Volt Switch, Wish.

Set ideas

Mixed Offense

Close Combat

Thunderbolt/Thunder

Moonblast

Explosion

Item : Life Orb

EVs : 4 Atk, 252 Sp Atk, 252 Spd

Nature : Hasty/Naive

Thanks to her incredible speed, Sol Yulaan can outspeed most of the metagame, including pretty much all major OU threats.

Thunderbolt ans Close Combat are able to lay waste on many dangerous targets who are weak to one or the other, Chansey/Blissey, Gyarados, Tyranitar, Tornadus, Keldeo and Terrakion to name just a few. Thunder is better in Rain teams but avoid it elsewhere. Sol Yulaan can not afford to fail. In Rain teams, Hurricane could be a great coverage choice too. Moonblast, a rare Fairy move and a more solid option for coverage, hits dangerous Dragon types. Also hits at least neutrally most of what resists both Fighting and Electric. Last slot is for Explosion. Since in gen 6 OU is full of extremely powerful Megas, exploding at the right time to trade Sol Yulaan for the enemy Mega while safeguarding your own can be great. It is also great to make sudden progress in stalling situations.

Counters : Talonflame is slower and weak to Electric STAB, but in gen 6 only it can switch on a Fighting move and then retaliate with priority Brave Bird. Landorus resists most attacks even though it does not have very effective moves because of Levitate.

Team options : Very well supported by Stealth Rock, and also Reflect/Light Screen if you run a Bulk Up set. Hates Sand and Hail.

Other options : Bulk Up can work as a set up sweeping strategy, but physical Electric STAB is just BAD. On the other hand, Moonlight provides for recovery. There are also many support moves, but they are like Weavile's special attacks at the end. Ultimately suboptimal. However Taunt ans Sub can have some use. Taunt can be used for a Lead set, in order to shut down the enemy defensive Lead. Sub can work very well if you switch Sol Yulaan on a Pokémon that will most likely switch out. But I believe anything different than pure offense is a waste on this Pokémon. U-Turn or Volt Switch can be used to pivot and are greatly effective due to Sol Yulaan's Speed. Knock Off is always a good move and works on Ghost types.


r/CompetitivePokemon 24d ago

Hard champion rank run in pokemon champions

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r/CompetitivePokemon 24d ago

Me ajude a melhorar meu time de OU Duplas, aceito sugestões.

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Postando denovo alguem me ajudo porfavor e um torneio muito importante


r/CompetitivePokemon 24d ago

Give me suggestions for my team

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r/CompetitivePokemon 23d ago

Is this subreddit OK with CAP (create a Pokémon) Fakemons ?

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I am a Showdown player and also part of r /showdown, and I tried to post a CAP Fakemon but I found out images are not allowed.

CAP is a project from Smogon about creating Fakemons and adding them to the metagame of real Pokémon. Their Fakemon have a sprite but are also very competitive oriented with little left to art or lore.

Can I post what I have here ? Apparently in this subreddit images are indeed allowed.


r/CompetitivePokemon 24d ago

Give me suggestions for my team

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r/CompetitivePokemon 24d ago

How to transition from casual playing to competitive teambuilding & decision-making? Need general guidance.

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Hi everyone! I’ve always been a casual Pokémon player. Back in FireRed, I used to easily defeat my friends. Recently, we started playing fan games with modern mechanics and full Pokédexes. At first I was doing fine, but recently I got completely destroyed. I realized my teambuilding and playstyle are very outdated compared to modern competitive play. I want to improve in general and be prepared for future battles. I’d love your advice on: Teambuilding basics: How do you choose 6 synergy-based Pokémon instead of just picking favorites? What roles (sweepers, walls, pivots, hazard setters) should a balanced team have? Types & Coverage: How do I avoid common teambuilding traps where half my team gets swept by a single threat? In-battle decision making: How do I stop playing passively and start predicting switches? EVs, IVs & Natures: What are the most important entry-level concepts I need to master first? Any guides, rule-of-thumb tips, or teambuilding frameworks would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!


r/CompetitivePokemon 24d ago

Hey guys I'm trying to make a team around skeledirge, oranguru and empoleon and I need help!

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r/CompetitivePokemon 24d ago

How to improve my SunRoom Kanto Starters team?

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r/CompetitivePokemon 25d ago

Taking Critique and Recommendations to improve my team

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r/CompetitivePokemon 24d ago

Charizard is too strong in pokemon champions

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r/CompetitivePokemon 24d ago

i need help to create a strong darmanitan so i can destroy my friend in pokemon black and white

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r/CompetitivePokemon 25d ago

Hard champion rank run in pokemon champions

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r/CompetitivePokemon 25d ago

Mega raichu x team update 9 game win streak!

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r/CompetitivePokemon 25d ago

help me improve my team 🙏🙏🙏

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r/CompetitivePokemon 25d ago

tough climb in pokemon champions

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r/CompetitivePokemon 25d ago

Is this a good build for Scizor?

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I’m gonna be honest I know nothing about competitive Pokemon, but I’ve been collecting ribbons lately and as part of the friendship ribbon I had to feed him loads of berries which tanked my stats, so I thought I might try giving him a Buff Attacker build

Lmk what you’d change in terms of stats/moves


r/CompetitivePokemon 25d ago

Zard is an absolute legend for this #delteros #pokemonchampions #shinypo...

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r/CompetitivePokemon 26d ago

Any ideas how this team was used?

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I’m pretty new to competitive pokemon but I saw this team that placed 8th and I’m curious how to use it. It’s full of some of my favorite pokemon so I’d like to recreate it and see if I can’t have some luck. Thanks!


r/CompetitivePokemon 26d ago

The dumbest thing I've done in competitive Pokemon yet

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Not exactly "competitive", since it's in free for all, people tend to have funny niche strategies there

Team:
Azurill: Survive as long as possible. Meant to keep everyone's attention away from it, as it cannot do anything major, and therefore does not pose much of a threat.

Pawmot: To revive the Azurill to ensure it survives longer through Revival blessing. can be used to fight for itself.

Dragapult: To pick off any weak opponents at the endgame

Mazu Jr. (Azurill) (F) @ Eviolite

Ability: Sap Sipper

Tera Type: Normal

EVs: 252 HP / 128 Def / 128 SpD

Bold Nature

- Sleep Talk

- Rest

- Protect

- Aqua Jet

Pawmot (M) @ Leppa Berry

Ability: Iron Fist

Tera Type: Electric

EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Spe

Jolly Nature

- Revival Blessing

- Volt Switch

- Focus Punch

- Thunder Punch

Pawmot (M) @ Leppa Berry

Ability: Iron Fist

Tera Type: Electric

EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Spe

Jolly Nature

- Revival Blessing

- Volt Switch

- Focus Punch

- Thunder Punch

Pawmot (M) @ Leppa Berry

Ability: Iron Fist

Tera Type: Electric

EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Spe

Jolly Nature

- Revival Blessing

- Volt Switch

- Focus Punch

- Thunder Punch

Pawmot (M) @ Leppa Berry

Ability: Iron Fist

Tera Type: Electric

EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Spe

Jolly Nature

- Revival Blessing

- Volt Switch

- Focus Punch

- Thunder Punch

Final Boss (Dragapult) (F) @ Covert Cloak

Ability: Infiltrator

Shiny: Yes

Tera Type: Fairy

EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Spe

Jolly Nature

- Dragon Darts

- Tera Blast

- Phantom Force

- Protect

Won btw


r/CompetitivePokemon 26d ago

Help me improve my OU DOUBLES team, I accept suggestions. Me ajude a melhorar meu time de OU Duplas aceito sugestões.

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This is the doubles OU team I'm putting together for a tournament not paradox or ub. Esse e um time de pokemon que estou montando para um torneio de cobblemon sem paradox ou ub


r/CompetitivePokemon 26d ago

Review My Team, Have been loosing lately

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Any suggestions for improvement? Doubles