First match was pretty well played, I don't see how sweep "outplayed" you when your teams goal was to remove your teams checks/counters for a sweep in which case you removed his ogre check and proceeded to sweep. Surprise headsmash was good to see though.Deoxys-A HO is just ridiculously good and cheap. Here's few clean and non-haxy matches to showcase that. Priority and opposing Deoxys-A HO is difficult to deal with though. These replays feature some unexpected pokemon, sets, and underrated threats.
http://pokemonshowdown.com/replay/pokebankubersbeta-66682913
http://pokemonshowdown.com/replay/pokebankubersbeta-66674136
He predicted me to switch, had I switched he would have been in a good position since it would have forced me to CC with Terrakion and he could easily Sub with Ho-Oh and get his momentum back, it was worth risking for him in my opinion.So why did your opponent throw his ekiller edgar? :[
On a related note, blaze+deo a is really good against sun teams with aegislash (most sun teams).
1st replay vs sweep: sweep completely outplays you, the only reason he lost was because he relied on spd.def giratina to check kyogre, it got weakened by Xerneas moonblast and then he was promptly swept by scarf kyogre. I'd say that was more of a teambuilding issue for sweep, or you can say that scarf kyogre is very dangerous if not carefully prepared for rather than the "Deo-A HO" being amazing, considering you were pretty far behind the whole match.Deoxys-A HO is just ridiculously good and cheap. Here's few clean and non-haxy matches to showcase that. Priority and opposing Deoxys-A HO is difficult to deal with though. These replays feature some unexpected pokemon, sets, and underrated threats.
http://pokemonshowdown.com/replay/pokebankubersbeta-66682913
http://pokemonshowdown.com/replay/pokebankubersbeta-66674136
It doesn't matter if Orch was down by a fairly large margin, his game plan was to weaken Sweep's only ScarfOgre check and he accomplished that. Even if he had to sack the other 5 members of his team to kill Spdef Giratina you cannot count that as "outplayed." Yes, there was a teambuilding issue but if Orch successfully executed his game plan then he was not "outplayed."1st replay vs sweep: sweep completely outplays you, the only reason he lost was because he relied on spd.def giratina to check kyogre, it got weakened by Xerneas moonblast and then he was promptly swept by scarf kyogre. I'd say that was more of a teambuilding issue for sweep, or you can say that scarf kyogre is very dangerous if not carefully prepared for rather than the "Deo-A HO" being amazing, considering you were pretty far behind the whole match.
Sweep could have also sac'd Ho-Oh and go back into Hippowdon to get up the sand just so his Xerneas can set up.It doesn't matter if Orch was down by a fairly large margin, his game plan was to weaken Sweep's only ScarfOgre check and he accomplished that. Even if he had to sack the other 5 members of his team to kill Spdef Giratina you cannot count that as "outplayed." Yes, there was a teambuilding issue but if Orch successfully executed his game plan then he was not "outplayed."
I was also very cranky at the time and was not using a serious team (something that should be fairly obvious judging by how weak it is to a myriad of threats; I just slapped together 6 test Pokemon lol). I am stunned that team managed to make this thread, especially in a game it could have won save for me not knowing how frail max speed Xerneas is.It doesn't matter if Orch was down by a fairly large margin, his game plan was to weaken Sweep's only ScarfOgre check and he accomplished that. Even if he had to sack the other 5 members of his team to kill Spdef Giratina you cannot count that as "outplayed." Yes, there was a teambuilding issue but if Orch successfully executed his game plan then he was not "outplayed."
Well to be fair, cr lost the 50-50 (predicting an atk/sd vs protect) and opted to just recover (which was the riskier move by far) and suffered when blaze instead SD'd in his face. Blaze does indeed force switches and can easily win games but it has a high risk. Overall gg megablaze reks shithttp://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/pokebankubersbeta-67715928
Another replay of the same team, this time I showcase how big of a threat mega blaze is lol.
Well not really, he was just in a 100% losing position, +2 High Jump Kick would have OHKO'd from the range he was at, and even if he had Judgement'd I would have been able to live Yveltal's Sucker Punch had I gone for High Jump Kick.Well to be fair, cr lost the 50-50 (predicting an atk/sd vs protect) and opted to just recover (which was the riskier move by far) and suffered when blaze instead SD'd in his face. Blaze does indeed force switches and can easily win games but it has a high risk. Overall gg megablaze reks shit
I totally agree with you here, Scarf Kyogre is easily one of the top Pokemon right now IMO. AV checks are great but the problem is that they can often be worn down, especially with SR support, to the point that you can simply overpower them, not to mention Ferrothorn and Latias are almost not seen at all. It's why I like having a Grass Arceus who can quickly Recover damage off.I found it interesting how often Sweep's scarf Kyogre got in safely, and how much trouble it caused, especially considering that his opponent had two counters (AV Amoongus and AV palkia). It came in 3 times on roost/recover and threatened a ko each time, and also threatened a revenge kill each time one of Sweep's pokes fainted. Since perma rain no longer exists, Ho-oh and Kyogre form an incredible team, each takes out the other's checks and they hit from opposite ends of the spectrum.
Ubers Replays of Meh.http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/pokebankubersbeta-69589988
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/pokebankubersbeta-69238739
A couple of really fun matches I had on the ladder. The first one showcases Rockceus's ability to mess with teams and the second shows why Scarf Kyogre is a really good cleaner.
g1. Your opponent had a Mixed Zekrom and Max Atk Banded Scizor and still coudn't beat the Arceus Rock due to an unnecessary prediction (lol), well played imo, and this kinda shows that Aegislash can be a huge cunt. And regarding to what Blue Jay said, true, no Zekrom check, but not like you could fit one on that team without ruining the synergy between the members. #XNYTEAMBUILDING.http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/pokebankubersbeta-69589988
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/pokebankubersbeta-69238739
A couple of really fun matches I had on the ladder. The first one showcases Rockceus's ability to mess with teams and the second shows why Scarf Kyogre is a really good cleaner.