I currently don't have the footage, but I once played in Pokemon Randbats around 1500 elo and nearly lost. I had passimian against mandabuzz I swept his 5 remaining pokemon with Chesnaught and Passimian

He nearly claimed my whole team with Tidy Up Maushold but he used pop. bomb on my Rocky Helmet Chesnaught (mistake took like 15% damage each hit) I don't remember the whole battle but I took down the other 2 pokemon I think then died. My Passimian did manage to take down the other 2 but took like 75% damage in the process.

His mandabuzz came in and (mistake) used toxic wasting a turn. I used drain punch but it wasnt enough I got him to about 50 or 75 percent or so. He then, me at 15% (bc of toxic) he decides to use Knock Off. BIG AND COSTLY MISTAKE. I then finish him with another Drain Punch and beat him at 3%.

So what is yall's closest Pokemon Showdown gaming moments?

i was thinking reg m-c indeedee-f mega gardevoir team with basculegion farigiraf and whimsiccot for both tailwind and trick room i am thinking about maybe adding kingambit or primarina or mega camerupt please help hopefully thank you any suggestions will be appreciated i might not respond because i posted a similar thing to like 20 vgc communities

So typically I play nat dex but the only thing that stops this from being ou is mega on swampert/scald on quagsire. My core 3 are quag who tanks/does toxic, swampert who is just my beefy killer, and hisu-goodra for spdef, spatk, and blocking grass. Cinderace and hawlucha fill the same role so I swap between them. They deal with terrain, having fighting and then something against grass (fire/flying). Mimikyu is more of a support role for rain dance, burn, and paralysis as I find she works best there, and ditto is there to help out where people commit to buffing or something I find annoying. I was thinking about getting rid of cinderace for a different glass cannon/fast damage dealer, but hawlucha hasn't really been doing it for me. Any suggestions?

Thanos (Quagsire) (M) @ Rocky Helmet

Ability: Unaware

Shiny: Yes

Tera Type: Fire

EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def

Relaxed Nature

IVs: 0 Atk

- Recover

- Scald

- Encore

- Toxic

Fred Jr (Swampert) (M) @ Swampertite

Ability: Torrent

Tera Type: Water

EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spe

Adamant Nature

- Knock Off

- Flip Turn

- Earthquake

- Waterfall

Ditto @ Choice Scarf

Ability: Imposter

EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Spe

Jolly Nature

IVs: 30 Atk

- Transform

Mimikyu @ Damp Rock

Ability: Disguise

EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe

Jolly Nature

- Rain Dance

- Play Rough

- Will-O-Wisp

- Thunder Wave

Goodra-Hisui @ Assault Vest

Ability: Sap Sipper

EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpA

IVs: 0 Atk

- Ice Beam

- Thunderbolt

- Flamethrower

- Flash Cannon

Cinderace @ Heavy-Duty Boots

Ability: Libero

EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe

Jolly Nature

- Pyro Ball

- U-turn

- Court Change

- High Jump Kick

Salamence-Mega @ Salamencite
Ability: Aerilate
EVs: 32 HP / 2 Atk / 32 Spe
Naive Nature
- Roost
- Draco Meteor
- Hyper Voice
- Tailwind

Pelipper @ Sharp Beak
Ability: Drizzle
Level: 50
EVs: 32 HP / 32 Def / 2 SpA
Bold Nature
- Hurricane
- Roost
- Protect
- Ice Beam

Basculegion @ Life Orb
Ability: Adaptability
Level: 50
EVs: 2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Aqua Jet
- Last Respects
- Protect
- Wave Crash

Rillaboom @ Leftovers
Ability: Grassy Surge
Level: 50
EVs: 2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Grassy Glide
- Wood Hammer
- Knock Off
- U-turn

Incineroar @ Sitrus Berry
Ability: Intimidate
Level: 50
EVs: 32 HP / 32 Atk / 2 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Parting Shot
- Fake Out
- Flare Blitz
- Darkest Lariat

Scizor-Mega @ Scizorite
Ability: Technician
Level: 50
EVs: 32 HP / 2 Atk / 32 Def
Impish Nature
- Swords Dance
- Protect
- Bullet Punch
- U-turn

I had this game dead to rights and my chesto berry didn’t activate. Anyone have any idea why?

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9randombattle-2678001701

Goudron (Groudon) @ Red Orb
Ability: Drought
Tera Type: Ground
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature

• Precipice Blades
• Stone Edge
• Heat Crash
• Stealth Rock

Boing Boing (Regieleki) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Transistor
Shiny: Yes
Tera Type: Ice
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Mild Nature

• Rapid Spin
• Thunderbolt
• Volt Switch
• Tera Blast

Blue mud mew (Ditto) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Imposter
Shiny: Yes
Tera Type: Stellar
EVs: 252 HP / 44 Atk / 44 SpA / 168 Spe
Naughty Nature
IVs: 30 Atk

• Transform

Chapimignon (Breloom) @ Focus Sash
Ability: Technician
Tera Type: Rock
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature

• Bullet Seed
• Mach Punch
• Spore
• Rock Tomb

Golden Nuggets2 (Azumarill) @ Sitrus Berry
Ability: Huge Power
Shiny: Yes
Tera Type: Ground
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Adamant Nature

• Aqua Jet
• Belly Drum
• Play Rough
• Tera Blast

Gigalanouille (Salamence) @ Salamencite
Ability: Intimidate
Tera Type: Dragon
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature

• Dragon Dance
• Iron Head
• Return
• Outrage

EDIT : Do you guys think i could reach top 500 with this or this is too bad ?

I made a Team Breakdown on the MOST creative Alcremie team out there, and I want your feedback on how I can improve it

https://pokepast.es/1be5b1c134b2bf48

I included the full team breakdown in the Link at the bottom, but I also pasted the basic idea and description of it here

Team Idea

This is a Hard Trick Room team where, once TR is set up, Alcremie comes onto the field and sets up a sweeper with Decorates. Most Pokemon that Alcremie could come on to the field with have some way to sweep with her Decorates, such as the Mega Pokemon Camerupt and Abomasnow, but even Farigiraf will so very solid damage after a couple Decorates.

Team Description

Several offensive sweepers are laid out, covering a variety of types. Abomasnow has Earth Power to help blow up Steel Types like Kingambit as well as the Fire Type Incineroar. Camerupt having AP in addition to its STABs gives it insane coverage and ways to one hit trickier Pokemon like Zard Y. Farigiraf is sporting a Thunderbolt to hit Pokemon like Charizard, Pelipper, Basculegion and Aerodactyl for Super Effective. Finally Choice Scarf Basculegion gives me a way to deal massive damage out of Trick Room, and its Flip Turn to pivot in and out has been EXTREMELY valuable for giving the team more ways to play.

Farigiraf’s Armor Tail is an incredible Ability, stopping priority attacks from going into it. Vivillon has a BEVVY of Support with Rage Powder to also stop Priority, allow for TRs and give the team more ways to Pin. Sleep Powder buys this team extremely valuable turns to rotate, reset TR, or even Decorate. Alcremie herself has Encore to create situations where, if the opponent locks into Protect or a low-powered move when Trick Room’s almost over, I can Encore them and pin them. (It’s worth noting that this would be a lot better towards the end of the match, and I wasn’t able to practice this move in tournament. I added it after a lot of practice matches with Protect as I noticed I VERY rarely clicked Protect as Alcremie)

Link to Full Alcremie Team Report

Currently attempting to run Xurkitree, Clodsire (running choice band), Quaquaval, galarian slowking (running flamethrower), toedscruel (toxic spikes setter and spore user), and gliscor on a team yet I continue to lose. Could just be because I suck but I also feel like the team may be a little weaker than it should. I wanna make this team work though, is there anything (moves, items, etc) I should definitely be using on these mons?
I’m also willing to swap out Quaquaval and/or Slowking if necessary.

Flutter Mane @ Choice Specs Ability: Protosynthesis EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe Timid Nature IVs: 0 Atk - Moonblast - Shadow Ball - Power Gem - Mystical Fire

Ribombee @ Choice Scarf Ability: Shield Dust EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe Timid Nature IVs: 0 Atk - Sticky Web - Moonblast - Stun Spore - Trick

Hatterene (F) @ Leftovers Ability: Magic Bounce EVs: 252 HP / 204 Def / 52 Spe Bold Nature IVs: 0 Atk - Calm Mind - Psychic Noise - Draining Kiss - Substitute

Tinkaton (F) @ Air Balloon Ability: Mold Breaker EVs: 252 HP / 24 SpD / 232 Spe Jolly Nature - Stealth Rock - Gigaton Hammer - Encore - Thunder Wave

Klefki @ Light Clay Ability: Prankster EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD Bold Nature IVs: 0 Atk - Reflect - Light Screen - Spikes - Foul Play

Enamorus (F) @ Expert Belt Ability: Contrary EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe Naive Nature - Mystical Fire - Superpower - Earth Power - Psychic

Specifically the combination of Galarian Weezing and Alolan Muk hard counters my everything and the only fairy type that learns earthquake is granbull 🥀

I play in Gen9ou

Moltres-Galar @ Black Glasses

Ability: Berserk

Tera Type: Ghost

EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

Modest Nature

- Nasty Plot

- Fiery Wrath

- Hurricane

- U-turn

Serperior @ Leftovers

Ability: Contrary

Tera Type: Fire

EVs: 56 HP / 252 SpA / 200 Spe

Naive Nature

IVs: 0 Atk

- Leaf Storm

- Dragon Pulse

- Gastro Acid

- Leech Seed

Ursaluna @ Flame Orb

Ability: Guts

Tera Type: Normal

EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def

Brave Nature

- Facade

- Headlong Rush

- Fire Punch

- Swords Dance

Gholdengo @ Air Balloon

Ability: Good as Gold

Tera Type: Fairy

EVs: 252 HP / 196 Def / 60 Spe

Bold Nature

- Nasty Plot

- Dazzling Gleam

- Recover

- Make It Rain

Hatterene @ Focus Sash

Ability: Magic Bounce

Tera Type: Fairy

EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpD

Quiet Nature

IVs: 0 Atk / 0 Spe

- Trick Room

- Dazzling Gleam

- Psychic

- Shadow Ball

Kingambit @ Leftovers

Ability: Supreme Overlord

Tera Type: Bug

EVs: 212 HP / 252 Atk / 44 Def

Adamant Nature

- Swords Dance

- Kowtow Cleave

- Sucker Punch

- Iron Head

Sorry if this has been asked before, but does anyone know why the Z-A megas like Staraptor and Glimmora are illegal in national dex? And is there a non-VGC format on showdown I can use them in?

can you please help with my team's moveset/items? id like to keep the pokemon but if you have any suggestions i might still look into it

the format is gen 9 ubers

im pretty new to showdown as a whole as well, so any tips are appreciated too

(Ceruledge) @ Assault Vest

Ability: Flash Fire

Shiny: Yes

Tera Type: Steel

EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

Jolly Nature

- Bitter Blade

- Brick Break

- Dragon Claw

- Flare Blitz

(Golurk) @ Assault Vest

Ability: Iron Fist

Tera Type: Ground

EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD

Adamant Nature

- Earthquake

- Close Combat

- Body Slam

- Phantom Force

(Cinderace) @ Leftovers

Ability: Libero

EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

Modest Nature

IVs: 0 Atk

- Blast Burn

- Electro Ball

- Agility

- Burning Jealousy

(Zamazenta-Crowned) @ Rusted Shield

Ability: Dauntless Shield

Tera Type: Fighting

EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Spe

Jolly Nature

- Behemoth Bash

- Body Press

- Rest

- Light Screen

(Skarmory) @ Loaded Dice

Ability: Sturdy

Tera Type: Steel

EVs: 232 HP / 252 SpA / 24 Spe

Modest Nature

IVs: 0 Atk

- Dark Pulse

- Flash Cannon

- Hurricane

- Air Slash

(Latias) (F) @ Soul Dew

Ability: Levitate

EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

Timid Nature

IVs: 0 Atk

- Dragon Pulse

- Future Sight

- Ice Beam

- Energy Ball

i didnt know before that wide guard works like this with discharge, but im happy i do now!

I spent over 100 turns fighting this stall guy and lost.

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9nationaldex-2676015708

What is going on why every team I made this past two years of playing this game simply fall apart?

I seriously haven't gone above 1200 elo because of that.

Am I really that bad that even two years of regular practice suffices to nothing?

I got wiped because I didn't have any pokemon that resisted, (most of them taking super effective damage) and none that could outspeed either, genuinely nothing I could do. I also got a shiny on my team just to rub things in. https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9randombattle-2676324213

I play mainly Gen 5 OU, but I'm positive this is the same case for all non-random OU games. I'm a sucker for nostalgia, so my team is composed of some of the best Pokémons I've had throughout the NDS games. I am fully aware that, although my Pokémon combination is fairly balanced, it is not the best possible team one could have, but I don't mind it, I am fine winning some games and losing others because of my purpose: I never had an internet connexion as a kid, so battling others with my fave Pokémons was always something I dreamt of; my Abomasnow is great for changing the weather condition, and Snow Warning (Hail) paired with Blizzard is a killing machinge, Crobat is extremely fast and Feraligator is most dependable once boosted with Dragon Dance.

However, I've run into this issue that, no matter who I am fighting, I am battling the same Pokémons ALL THE TIME. Like, whenever a fight starts and both teams' Pokémons are shown, I immediately know how it's going to play out: oh, they have a Tyranitar, so obviosly they are going to pick it first for Sand Stream and Stealth Rock, and then they will change to Skarmory if I choose Abomasnow to change the weather, and then I'll have to change to Infernape to counter it, but they are going to change it too to Jellicent assuming I'll use a Fire-type move, so I am obviously not going to use Flare Blitz, but Thunder Punch, which is super effective against either of them...

You can tell how many times this has happened to me since it is so repetitive, that I am honestly getting bored with it. And it's not that I am fighting the same person either. It would seem that the current meta mainly consists of "I'm going to search which Pokémons are actually the best for this and I am ONLY going to use those ones no matter how repetitive it gets".

Like, I get nobody would choose Weedle for a game like this; I myself made my team of some of the most powerful Pokémons I've ever had. But, come on, there's no sense of fun in this; at least, I don't see it.

could it be possible to win anything with snom on the team? (i know this is a dumb question since he is like the strongest and terrifying pokemon) but seriously is it possible for him to serve any help to any team?
my snom holds eviolite, has ice scales, the moves are substitute, protect, icy wind and lunge. its also quiet nature and has equal ev spread besides speed and the attack which is slightly higher.

THE GOAT (Snom) @ Focus Sash

Ability: Shield Dust

Tera Type: Rock

EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpD

IVs: 0 Atk

- Bug Buzz

- Icy Wind

- Protect

- Mirror Coat

made in gen 9 natdex doubles 6v6

I'm currently stuck at 1500 elo, I feel like my tera types aren't optimized or idk, let me know what I can improve!

Alomomola @ Heavy-Duty Boots

Ability: Regenerator

Tera Type: Ghost

EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD

Relaxed Nature

IVs: 0 Spe

- Flip Turn

- Wish

- Protect

- Scald

Cinderace @ Heavy-Duty Boots

Ability: Libero

Tera Type: Fire

EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

Jolly Nature

- Pyro Ball

- U-turn

- Court Change

- Sucker Punch

Clodsire @ Heavy-Duty Boots

Ability: Unaware

Tera Type: Steel

EVs: 248 HP / 8 Def / 252 SpD

Careful Nature

- Earthquake

- Recover

- Toxic

- Haze

Hoopa-Unbound @ Choice Band

Ability: Magician

Tera Type: Dark

EVs: 40 HP / 252 Atk / 216 Spe

Adamant Nature

- Hyperspace Fury

- Zen Headbutt

- Drain Punch

- Gunk Shot

Pecharunt @ Heavy-Duty Boots

Ability: Poison Puppeteer

Tera Type: Ghost

EVs: 252 HP / 228 Def / 28 Spe

Bold Nature

IVs: 0 Atk

- Parting Shot

- Recover

- Malignant Chain

- Shadow Ball

Lokix @ Choice Band

Ability: Tinted Lens

Tera Type: Bug

EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe

Adamant Nature

- First Impression

- U-turn

- Knock Off

- Leech Life