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Hey RoA! With SPL X underway, this thread will be used to discuss GSC related topics, whether it's about the players, general metagame trends, matches, predictions and so on. This thread will be updated frequently with each new week, player standings, and replays.
SPL...
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Magearna offers a fantastic answer to Xerneas, Arceus-Dark, Yveltal, Deoxys-A, and Mega Mewtwo Y variants lacking Fire Blast that can also provide the team with momentum. It has support moves such as Heal Bell and Heart Swap at its disposal, which help it thrive in the Anything Goes...
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Gothitelle carves its niche in the Anything Goes metagame by being able to PP stall many prominent defensive Pokemon thanks to its access to Shadow Tag and helpful support moves such as Charm, Taunt, and Confide. Gothitelle also offers great support for some of the tier's most...
Reptilia
Welcome back to the third neomonster special, this time, not in NU (screw untiers pffff). Really, I didn't plan to post another one of these till I hit another milestone but this has been such an enjoyable team, for a tier I'm not known to play, that I decided it's time to whip up...
Introduction
back again once again. this time with my 500th post and a team I had the pleasure making for NUPL. this wasnt specifically made for anyone but we talked about cm diancie in mushie chat and i thought I'd give it a shot. another team centered around diancie, damn. this was used twice...
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Miltank serves as a Stealth Rock setter in the NU metagame. What differentiates it from other setters such as Steelix and Rhydon is its access to reliable recovery in Milk Drink, helping it keep Stealth Rock up more reliably in the long run. Furthermore, Miltank's Thick Fat makes it...
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Comfey's great offensive typing in Fairy combined with Triage priority moves such as Draining Kiss and Giga Drain helps it revenge kill many offensive threats like Passimian, Sneasel, and Medicham. The combination of Calm Mind and good priority options also makes Comfey a threatening...
Introduction
Now I'm mostly known for building random teams (with mostly random mons), I decided I wanted to build an actual team for once. I've been basically ''maining'' NU for the better part of a year, and you'd think it wouldnt be hard, but hell, this was much harder than expected...
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OP partly stolen from Silver Aurum
(old) banner by shiloh
NU official room tournaments have returned once again for 2018! How does it work?
Everytime someone wins, they will receive points which are tallied for two month periods. The winner of each tour...
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kangaskhans ability scrappy ability allows it to spam its normal stab freely
double priority in fake out+sucker punch means it can act as a revenge killer
needs opposing team weakened so it can successfully revenge kill
gets checked by common bulky normal resists...