Giokio
#1 Nia simp
We're not done yet with new projects!
Welcome to VGC Next best thing, a thread similar to a Teambuilding Competition, but instead of building an entirely new team, it focuses on only one Pokemon per week, as the players are called to provide a creative new set for the Pokemon chosen.
Here is an example by me.
Welcome to VGC Next best thing, a thread similar to a Teambuilding Competition, but instead of building an entirely new team, it focuses on only one Pokemon per week, as the players are called to provide a creative new set for the Pokemon chosen.
Here is an example by me.
Kartana @ Expert Belt
Ability: Beast Boost
Level: 50
EVs: 4 HP / 108 Atk / 4 Def / 140 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Leaf Blade / Swords Dance
- Sacred Sword
- Smart Strike
- Detect
Despite lacking the bulk of the AV set, Expert Belt Kartana is an amazing attacker capable of dealing OHKO to Clefairy and Togekiss, the major redirectors in the current metagame, without needing to Dynamax.
Leaf Blade can KO even Bulky variants of Tapu Fini and Rotom-W, removing the risk of being hit by Icy Wind or Will-O-Wisp.
Detect is an unexpected move that can keep Kartana safe while its teammates lure checks such as Heat Wave Zapdos. However, losing Aerial Ace and therefore Max Airstream make Kartana less reliable as a Dynamax abuser.
Being frailer also means that Kartana can be easily taken out by bulky special attackers such as Gothitelle and Porygon2 that can tank its hits if not boosted by Beast Boost.
Overall Expert Belt Kartana is a good alternative to the AV set for being able to OHKO the most common redirectors and be a strong clean up in late game.
Who knows, maybe the new metagame staples will come out from your mind? Try it out!
How it works
Every week me and Human choose a suitable Pokemon that can easily run multiple sets.
Participants will submit a set that isn't already present in the Smogon Strategy Pokedex. .
Participants will have from Monday to Friday to create their set while on Saturday and Sunday they will vote the most creative and viable set out of them all.
After a winner is decided, the set will be posted in the Hall Of Fame below and a new Pokemon will be decided.
Useful information
Every week me and Human choose a suitable Pokemon that can easily run multiple sets.
Participants will submit a set that isn't already present in the Smogon Strategy Pokedex. .
Participants will have from Monday to Friday to create their set while on Saturday and Sunday they will vote the most creative and viable set out of them all.
After a winner is decided, the set will be posted in the Hall Of Fame below and a new Pokemon will be decided.
Useful information
- Feel free to be as creative as you want, but remember that your set must be different from others. Sets that rely too much on specific gimmicks are banned as the goal of the project is finding new ways to use a Pokemon's potential, not rely on gimmicks.
- You can reserve a set, for example:"I reserve ingrain Celesteela", but if you don't fill out your post in 24h your reservation can be taken by someone else.
- Feel free to post replays of your set and include calcs to show off how it can affect the current metagame.
- About Voting, Anyone can, even if you haven't submitted a set, but if you did, make sure to not vote for yourself, doing so or persuading people to vote for you will result in a disqualification.
- Once the voting phase starts it is forbidden to change your set, doing so will result in disqualification.
Have Fun discovering new strategies!
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