Delphox

I like gimmicks.

Mega Beedrill is probably my favorite Mega Evolution, competitively speaking. I think Beedrill receives the most drastic stat boosts out of any other Mega Stone holder: its Attack increases from 90 to 150, and its Speed increases from 75 to 145, making it pretty fucking scary to face. It also gains Adaptability, which makes STAB do 2x damage instead of 1.5x damage. It's very fun to just wreak havoc and sweep with this thing, but unfortunately, it still remains incredibly frail.

Mega Pidgeot. No Guard gives it access to a perfectly accurate Hurricane. Enough said.

Tentacruel, pre-Gen VI. This thing was the premiere stalling tool back in BW, when Rain teams reigned supreme. Excellent Special Defense, double healing capabilities with Black Sludge and Rain Dish, powerful STAB moves in rain, Toxic Spikes setter, and most importantly, a fast Rapid Spin user--outsped only by Starmie. With the weather nerf, Tentacruel has lost a lot of its luster, unfortunately, and it's difficult to work him into any kind of team.

Farfetch'd. I once 6-0 swept someone with one once in a tournament. I hope he remains unevolved, to be honest. There's just too much charm in having such a perpetual underdog-type 'mon.

Gengar. There's a reason this thing has been in OU across every single generation.

Marowak. It might seem useless at first (well, okay, he is--he's PU), but when you give him his signature item, Thick Club, its Attack doubles, making it an extremely fearsome wall-breaker. It also has access to one of the coolest moves in the game, Bone Club, which allows it to break through Substitutes, given its multi-hitting properties. Baton Pass a Substitute for him, nab a Swords Dance, and destroy.

Linoone. Belly Drum + Extreme Speed. Enough said. Technically, Azumarill does this better, but Extreme Speed has the added benefit of being +2 priority, whereas Aqua Jet is +1.

Ninjask, pre-Gen VI. Smogon recently introduced a clause that prohibits the Speed Boost + Swords Dance + Baton Pass strategy. Additionally, sound-based moves like Hyper Voice and Boomburst can now bypass Substitute. As a result, Ninjask's previous utility is now almost completely tarnished. It wasn't already bad enough that he had a 4x weakness to Stealth Rock.

Shedinja. No explanation needed.

Jirachi. Serene Grace flinch hax is still a bitch to deal with.

Drifblim. They need to reintroduce the elemental gems immediately, because Drifblim needs the Flying Gem back. You wouldn't think a single-use item would have any competitive use, but it does: Not only does it have excellent synergy with Acrobatics (a move that increases in power if Drifblim isn't holding an item), it also activates Drifblim's ability Unburden, which doubles its Speed if it loses its item, making Drifblim a surprisingly scary sweeping tool.

Regigigas. No reasons needed. Trying to find ways to work around Slow Start is a blast.

Liepard. Probably my favorite Prankster user, because it has access to Copycat (a Prankster-compatible move that copies the last move used by the opponent). Prioritized Thunder Wave probably shouldn't be a thing, but it's still super fun to use.

Sigilyph. It's a one-trick pony, and it's brain-dead as fuck, but it still manages to be hilarious to use.

Zoroark. Impostor shenanigans. Sadly, I've never seen anyone put it to good use--I think it has a LOT of potential.

Hawlucha. See Drifblim--he has the exact same strategy, but is arguably better at it.

Honorable mentions:
Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan
Starmie
Scyther
Vaporeon
Porygon, Porygon2, Porygon-Z
Articuno
Forretress
Blaziken, Mega Blaziken
Mega Diancie

Any 'mon with immunities/an ability granting an immunity

Quote from: Verbatim on November 18, 2015, 08:02:57 PM

I like gimmicks.

does that mean you miss stallrein as much as i do

very much

modern rain is so assssssssss

Giratina, Regigigas (literally the most troll moveset in existence with Thunder Wave, Confuse Ray and Substitute), Kyurem-W, Kyurem, Kyogre, Dusknoir, Swampert (no mega), Tyrantrum, Malamar, Groudon, Noivern, Aegislash, Moody Glalie, Garchomp, Hoopa, Deoxys-D, Landorus (either formes), Tornadus (either formes), Palkia, Dialga, Arceus, Sableye, Blastoise (no mega), Tauros, any of the regi trio, to name a few.

I don't give a fuck about the general disdain to legends. Or some fake unofficial rules. I only use Pokemon I like.

In fact, it works to my advantage, because people underestimate me and get promptly ass-raped.

Quote from: Verbatim on November 18, 2015, 08:02:57 PM

I like gimmicks.

does that mean you miss stallrein as much as i do

My friend uses a Mega Steelix with Rest/Curse/Sleep Talk/Heavy Slam that REALLY fucking pisses me off. Seriously when you're up against something like that with nothing to counter it it's like trying to run at a brick wall repeatedly, which I guess is the point.


So I fucking Worry Seed'd his ass and prevented him from sleeping!

Basically anything that can do a shit ton of damage and potentially sweep teams (Greninja, Xerneas, Mewtwo, Mega Charizard X, and etc.)

Quote from: CK97 on November 20, 2015, 11:44:16 AM

Basically anything that can do a shit ton of damage and potentially sweep teams (Greninja, Xerneas, Mewtwo, Mega Charizard X, and etc.)

Those pokemon are so basic tho.

That's why it's fun to get creative and try next stuff

Starting out with a Haxorus, Adamant Nature, Skull Helmet, 252 Atk and 252 Spd, set up with Dragon Dance if you can, then use Outrage. KO's like 80% of the time the opponent's starting pokemon, and more than often I'd take out 2 or 3 pokemon. Move likes Poison Jab and Earthquake can be helpful too.

Rock Blast/Bullet Seed, Skill Link Cincinno with Kings Rock

Snorlax

your spirit Pokémon

Quote from: Iberian Husky on November 20, 2015, 05:31:26 PM

Quote from: Flee on November 20, 2015, 04:42:25 PM

Never had an online battle. Dragonite is my bby though.

Dragonite is kind of a one-trick-pony, tbh.

He's a dragon who can do dragon, ice, flying, water, fire, thunder, hyperbeam and fighting all in one. Literally the best pokemon in existence.

>hyper beam