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I am not making any tryout server ... but feel free to hit me up in discord (xmystery07#6139) or PS (ashbala99) for some battles as a part of tryouts Looking for young and dynamite new players and excited to battle them
Rambunctious Rhyperiors will likely not hold try-outs (due to Piper and Azick gracefully hosting those instead, thankie so much ), but feel free to talk to catto (neko#5707) or the owner, DugZa (DugZa#6892), if you want to in Discord. Have fun in BLT everyone, I hope this will be the start of your relationship with the monotype community!
Because this post is so short, lemme rank the BLT teams based on their Mascot Pokemon and how they fare with each other in battle
Rhyperior @ Assault Vest
Ability: Solid Rock
EVs: 252 HP / 76 Atk / 88 Def / 92 SpD
Impish Nature
IVs: 26 Spe
- Rock Wrecker
- Earthquake
- Avalanche
- Rock Blast
Infernape @ Choice Band
Ability: Iron Fist
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Close Combat
- Flare Blitz
- U-turn
- Mach Punch
(stand in because its gonna be outclassed :/)
Lycanroc-Dusk @ Choice Band
Ability: Tough Claws
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Stone Edge
- Accelerock
- Close Combat
- Psychic Fangs
1. It shouldn't be a surprise due to its excellent bulk which lets it to outlast , , , and . However, due to its quad weakness to Grass and having no good set with Megahorn on it, it loses to .
2. The monkey king rules over its fellow starters, making short work of and , and the cute . Its subpar speed and low bulk makes it easy pickings for and though.
3. Due to Lycanroc's excellent speed, it gets the edge on and . However, it's poor bulk and inability to OHKO , , and holds it back.
4. The Catto doesn't have a favorable matchup against the above Pokemon as its still OHKO'ed even after the Intimidate drop. It deals with and though due to it still being a Fire-type. Its placed over its fellow fourth placers because its a cat, I don't make the rules.
4. Being a Steel type in a sea of Fire- and Ground-types is a bane, allowing everyone except and to OHKO it with ease, which Tinkaton bonks in retaliation.
4. Notorious for being the only counter against with these sets, it uses it great bulk to deal with 's Close Combat and the aforementioned . Its roasted by and though, while sets up Swords Dance and bonks it with Gigaton Hammer to finish it off.
Tagging manager Jojo8868 for the idea and the results :3c
1. It shouldn't be a surprise due to its excellent bulk, allowing it to outlast , , , and . However, due to its quad weakness to Grass and having no good set with Megahorn on it, it loses to (Nitpick but Rhyp's Rock Wrecker can kill Meg after rocks and it's never OHKO'd by Petal Blizzard, bad mu but should be known, carries over to #4).
2. The monkey king rules over its fellow starters, making short work of and , and the cute . Its subpar speed and low bulk makes it easy pickings for (Not really, banded Mach Punch handles this as Banded Accelrock will never KO) and though.
3. Due to Lycanroc's excellent speed, it gets the edge on , . However, it's poor bulk and ability to OHKO , , and (Banded Close Combat can kill after rocks damage!) holds it back.
4. The Catto doesnt have a favorable matchup against the above Pokemon as its still OHKO'ed even after the Intimidate drop. It deals with and though.
4. Being a Steel type in a sea of Fire- and Ground-types is a bane, allowing everyone except and to OHKO it with ease. However, it does win against and (No need to mention it twice?)
4. Notorious for being the only counter against Rhyperior with these sets, it uses it great bulk to deal with 's Close Combat and the aforementioned . Its roasted by and though, while sets up Swords Dance and hits it with a gigaton hammer.
1. It shouldn't be a surprise due to its excellent bulk, allowing it to outlast , , , and . However, due to its quad weakness to Grass and having no good set with Megahorn on it, it loses to (Nitpick but Rhyp's Rock Wrecker can kill Meg after rocks and it's never OHKO'd by Petal Blizzard, bad mu but should be known, carries over to #4).
2. The monkey king rules over its fellow starters, making short work of and , and the cute . Its subpar speed and low bulk makes it easy pickings for (Not really, banded Mach Punch handles this as Banded Accelrock will never KO) and though.
3. Due to Lycanroc's excellent speed, it gets the edge on , . However, it's poor bulk and ability to OHKO , , and (Banded Close Combat can kill after rocks damage!) holds it back.
4. The Catto doesnt have a favorable matchup against the above Pokemon as its still OHKO'ed even after the Intimidate drop. It deals with and though.
4. Being a Steel type in a sea of Fire- and Ground-types is a bane, allowing everyone except and to OHKO it with ease. However, it does win against and (No need to mention it twice?)
4. Notorious for being the only counter against Rhyperior with these sets, it uses it great bulk to deal with 's Close Combat and the aforementioned . Its roasted by and though, while sets up Swords Dance and hits it with a gigaton hammer.
This is a 1v1 match, so its assumed that both mons are at full, and come out on the same turn. This means that Stealth Rock can't be factored in calcs.