#vgc 2016

[nomaravgc]

Competitive Pokemon resource guide

Master post of useful competitive Pokemon resources and what they do. Team Building Pokemon Showdown Main resource for Teambuiling allowing you to create and test a variety of different teams before you actually make the team in game. Team Magma Team Builder Gives you a good visual insight on your teams weaknesses and type coverage overall. Speed Tier List 2016 Lists all of the fastest and slowest Pokemon in the current format. Helps you understand how to build your teams strategy based on you and your oponents pokemon speed. VGC 2016 Metagame NuggetBridge article Gives you info on popular Pokemon and strategies being used in the current foramt and what to look out for and build around. Damage Calculator Helps to refine and build corresponding EV Spreads to deal with common threats in the current format. Team Building Video Guides Alex Ogloza Aaron Zheng VGC 2016 Core building Useful Article Resources NuggetBridge Pokemon.com How to get a Player ID VGC Event Finder

[glossytoast]

I’m not sure what’s funnier, how bad I am at VGC or the fact that this is my first comic in two years click then right click to view. tumblr is terrible

[bug-catcher-silva]

Wolfe Glick and MORE CHEATED POKEMON! TOP VGC PLAYERS CHEATING BREAKDOWN

[lanndarth]

The only replays I have from early this year, but I plan to upload more recent battles! (ALSO THERE'S A NEW BABA VIDEO ON THE WAY)

[sharklad]

Trying to get good at VGC Pokemon

If any of you rad fuckos on tumblr wanna help me git gud, or you just want an easy win on Showdown/B-Spot please let me know. For your consideration there is my Showdown team below the break 

White Snek (Rayquaza-Mega) @ Life Orb   Ability: Delta Stream   Level: 50   Shiny: Yes   EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe   Hasty Nature   - Extreme Speed   - Waterfall   - Draco Meteor   - Dragon Ascent  

Father Pucci (Xerneas) @ Power Herb   Ability: Fairy Aura   Level: 50   EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpD   Modest Nature   IVs: 0 Atk   - Geomancy   - Moonblast   - Dazzling Gleam   - Protect  

Purple Haze (Heatran) @ Sitrus Berry   Ability: Flash Fire   Level: 50   EVs: 244 HP / 252 Atk / 12 SpA   Lonely Nature   - Iron Head   - Heat Wave   - Stone Edge   - Earthquake  

Weather Report (Thundurus) @ Mental Herb   Ability: Prankster   Level: 50   EVs: 244 HP / 12 SpA / 252 SpD   Calm Nature   IVs: 0 Atk   - Taunt   - Thunder Wave   - Thunderbolt   - Volt Switch  

D-A-R-B-Y (Weavile) @ Lum Berry   Ability: Pressure   Level: 50   EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe   Jolly Nature   - Low Kick   - Knock Off   - Ice Shard   - Fake Out  

Shadow DIO (Gengar) @ Focus Sash   Ability: Levitate   Level: 50   EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe   Timid Nature   IVs: 0 Atk   - Icy Wind   - Sludge Bomb   - Taunt   - Skill Swap  

The Team // Dem Bois. 

[captainsharkington]

Did anyone notice that in game two, on the turn where he faked out the Bronzong and sword danced with Ray that he looked into the camera?

THIS MAN KNEW EXACTLY WHAT HE WAS DOING

[lanndarth]

[bug-catcher-silva]

Trying to keep my spirits high

To all the legitimate players who played at worlds this year, I'm glad to hear at least some of you had a good experience. Sounds like you had a lot of fun :D In the wider scope though, they had Ray Rizzo commentating, Wolfe fucking Glick is the Masters division champ, and there are dozens of other top VGC players who freely admit to genning their Pokémon. The integrity of competitive Pokémon is in the bloody toilet right now, and quite frankly it makes me physically ill. Looking forward, I'm clinging to the hope that Gamefreak will make Sun & Moon far more tamper proof, and that tPCI will depart from their current policy of feigned ignorance and complacency toward the illegitimate players within the VGC elite.