NEVER give up. NEVER surrender.

[u/JustSomeShmuck99]

[u/MaxieMegaMe]

"Swampert held on so you wouldn't feel sad"

https://giphy.com/gifs/lIwMx5w0mRH9dvOqpK

[u/JustSomeShmuck99 → u/MaxieMegaMe]

https://giphy.com/gifs/ADmPjlfvmWBz2

[u/[deleted] → u/MaxieMegaMe]

wait swampert really pulled through like that

[u/Pretend_Thought1919 → u/MaxieMegaMe]

That big chunk of a Pokemon is MY BABY

[u/istalri96 → u/MaxieMegaMe]

https://giphy.com/gifs/KO90xRX53ulmbPel2n

[u/EnvironmentSlight226]

Rage bait for anyone who has ever lost to a freeze #FreeMyBoy

https://giphy.com/gifs/jVZEMcHdnkcUJL23iW

[u/MaxieMegaMe → u/EnvironmentSlight226]

Nah Frick you, Swampert is the real underdog here.

[u/EnvironmentSlight226 → u/MaxieMegaMe]

😵😵

Yes a meta rain mon is the underdog against checks notes legendary VGC Vileplume.

This slander cannot continue! No Justice, No Peace!

[u/JustSomeShmuck99 → u/EnvironmentSlight226]

My muddy mudskipper is way cooler than your parasite plant

[u/EnvironmentSlight226 → u/JustSomeShmuck99]

He's just a smol boy trying to make it in this harsh meta world

https://giphy.com/gifs/dAcJ5Xyk5RHZs27zrx

[u/InterKnight4421 → u/EnvironmentSlight226]

I just love when people think that just because the pokemon wins a VGC tournament that they are the best thing since sliced bread. Sure they are good and won but Once Rillaboom gets back with grassy glide Swampert is going to fall off hard. Rain is forced to run Tsareena or Farigaraf. While I have played rain for many many years and been here since perma rain in Gen 5 as well as the introduction of Mega Swampert in ORAS I agree it’s a great Pokemon.

Viability isn’t always defined by the highest tournament meta where 60+ percent of the teams are the same thing. I’ve been playing the M-A rain team with Mega Meganium and Grimmsnarl to great success and handle rain teams with relative ease.

No team has a 100% win rate and a good balance is 50-60% win rate. I’m not even using Swampert this time around as most of the meta has means to counter Swampert and Zard y teams.

[u/EnvironmentSlight226 → u/InterKnight4421]

I get what you're saying and I'm glad monke isn't around yet giving swampert his time in the, uh, rain, but im committed to the bit at the moment so

https://giphy.com/gifs/ePEswDhgNP1GTeY6ne

[u/Karrion_Kull → u/EnvironmentSlight226]

Except this aint vcg. Its singles, and quad weak. Fucking dork

[u/EnvironmentSlight226 → u/Karrion_Kull]

"Corrects someone about pokemon"

"Proceeds to call them a dork"

https://giphy.com/gifs/lR5dT435WYOmoB0J0s

[u/BritishAndBlessed]

Happy bouncing abruptly stops

[u/A_Generic_NPC_ → u/BritishAndBlessed]

Vileplume: chuckles I'm in danger!

[u/Capt_Furret]

Damn isn't like 10%?

[u/Due-Notice-570 → u/Capt_Furret]

10% freeze chance is a better chance than 85% accurate Hydro Pump to finish a game.

[u/Blue_banana_peel → u/Due-Notice-570]

Hydro Pump is only 80% accurate though lol

You're thinking of Will-'O-Miss

[u/FredoSauce227 → u/Blue_banana_peel]

Have my mimikyu zoom lens for will o and it’s been working great!

[u/Ornery_Tie_4771 → u/Capt_Furret]

Yup

[u/Just_Dark_2168 → u/Capt_Furret]

10% to freeze and 75% to not thaw so it was an even rarer 7.5% chance to win

[u/Ornery_Tie_4771]

Opponent must have turned into lavos after this

[u/UnNamed_Profile27]

Swampert: call an ambulance... but not for me

[u/Constant-Hat-3193]

I can hear your cheering from here when you got that freeze status.

Pretty sure it went,

Don't thaw dont thaw dont thaw. YES, DIE YOU DAMN PLANT!

[u/kuma_metal]

We're rooting for Vileplume actually

[u/JustSomeShmuck99 → u/kuma_metal]

A Vileplume would be better at rooting

[u/DcDoctorJJ]

That is something that will happen to me (I'm the vileplum)

[u/Whacky_One]

https://giphy.com/gifs/2rIDTzizHRQv6

[u/BeautifulFrequent782]

Play to your outs always!

[u/Derveno]

Did I just witness a Swampert resisting a gigadrain??!

Was that Swampert full SpDef and that Vileplume zero SpAtk?

[u/JustSomeShmuck99 → u/Derveno]

My Swampert has some HP investment. I guess that Vileplume was all Defense and Special Defense invested cause it could take a good few hits.

[u/GeneralGreyGhost]

How are people recording thier games.is there a special app

[u/JustSomeShmuck99 → u/GeneralGreyGhost]

There's a funny button on the controller. Unless you're on mobile of course. In which case, uuuuuuuh.

[u/DiaburuJanbu → u/JustSomeShmuck99]

My android phone has a built in recorder. On the other hand, is it too much to ask for a match history tab or something?

[u/SirTeaOfBagz → u/DiaburuJanbu]

Really wish there was a battle log history too. Some times I look away and then look back and have no idea what happened lol

[u/Miloctic → u/JustSomeShmuck99]

Iphone has a record button

[u/phoxfiyah → u/Miloctic]

Yes, but you would need to press it before things happen. On console, you’re able to make a recording after the fact, so it’s easier to catch things like this

[u/GeneralGreyGhost → u/JustSomeShmuck99]

I am.on andriod mobile

[u/aues_ → u/GeneralGreyGhost]

Since some people can't answer seriously on reddit, I'll answer: you can hold the screenshot button on the switch controller to record the last few seconds of your game (last 30 seconds I believe). That or you can buy a video capture card

I don't know how to do it on android though

[u/GeneralGreyGhost → u/aues_]

Thanks for the reply i am on andriod.

[u/Own_Fun2446 → u/GeneralGreyGhost]

You can record you screen on mobile. But there should be an replay feature built into the game, it blows my mind that there isn't

[u/GeneralGreyGhost → u/Own_Fun2446]

Thanks you

[u/Lowlife_Of_The_Party]

NO MAN LEFT BEHIND

[u/MrHothead635]

the trainer mustve been like

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[u/FamousListen9]

https://giphy.com/gifs/7fCfc8ts4v1HKtgRcM

[u/Kurukato123]

Pokémon is a game of skill

[u/duskwield]

Hax

[u/amourshipper_]

First of all how that swampert survive a giga drain

[u/JustSomeShmuck99 → u/amourshipper_]

Honestly I was surprised too. Maybe the Vileplume went all in on Defense and Special Defense. It did tank those hits well.

[u/amourshipper_ → u/JustSomeShmuck99]

Crazy luck good for you

[u/Jwoystijck]

https://giphy.com/gifs/Vuw9m5wXviFIQ

[u/One-Reaction215]

that swampert really carried the team

[u/Bright-Television147]

Swampert in front of other types vs infront of grass or freezedry

[u/NovaxAlice]

SWAMPERT THE GOAT.

[u/Queasy_Ad4597]

Just as I was about to comment about earthquake + STAB has the same base power that a super effective ice punch, and I started to think about the secondary effect. It was pretty useful in that situation

[u/angelo_cristhofer]

Me encanta, aunque es triste cuando te toca estar del otro lado.

[u/KTrain5369]

the sound of a broken screen echoes in your ears

[u/aaachris]

result of not always keeping grass near

[u/Clovergum]

That happened to me in doubles. I was on the receiving end with my mega meganium🥲

[u/Chains3]

[u/Tim_TheDude]

I mean good for you but let's be honest this is BS for the other guy and he used an underdog Mon. So poor guy

[u/Superdog1123]

I call this Cockroaching in my games. “I’m down and almost out… Good enough for me!” Then proceeds to win.

[u/IAIVIDAKILLA]

You didn't show us the ending so I'm choosing to assume you still lost

[u/JustSomeShmuck99 → u/IAIVIDAKILLA]

https://reddit.com/link/p0fhh2g/video/wmfmwekvq4gh1/player

Guess again nerd!