Some rules and stuff stolen from Honko
Keep the following things in mind during every Research Group:
The Research Group Challenge:
In order to participate you must do the following:
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Be Creative!
Keep the following things in mind during every Research Group:
- Be open-minded, don't just say something is terrible and walk away; look at its stats, movepool, and typing and think something up!
- Feel free to theorymon early in the research period, but make it clear you're doing so. Later in the period though, you will be expected to back up your posts with hard evidence like logs, actual sets, perhaps even teams.
- Just because an analysis has been done for a Pokemon doesn't mean there isn't more to explore; it's very likely that something has gone unnoticed.
- Do not post in this thread complaining about the Pokemon I choose and/or suggesting ones we should do for future weeks. Like I said before, feel free to VM / PM me these suggestions, but don't expect me to always listen to you.
The Research Group Challenge:
In order to participate you must do the following:
- Post here or send me a PM with a fresh alt and the name(s) of the Pokemon you will be using.
- Use at least one of the Pokemon being researched.
- Post your experiences with the Pokemon you're using, participate in the discussion!
This Week's Research Pokemon:
Be Creative!
- To go along with the point system being used for RU Awards, the best posters in this thread will receive points towards the awards.
- Points will be awarded based on certain criteria. Below, there will be challenges listed for Research Week participants. Points will be given at the discretion of judges. Make sure to make your posts as detailed as possible!
Challenges
- Create and test a set you would use as your "designated lead". If you are unfamiliar with the term designated lead, check out the RU Leads thread!
- Create and test a set that utilizes the move Curse. Explain what pokemon are good partners for this set
- Create and test a set that effectively utilizies Rain Dance. Explain what pokemon are good partners for this set
- Create and test a support Seismitoad set
- Create and test a set that effectively utilizes Hone Claws
- Create and test a set that effectively uses Gabite as a Weather setter. Explain what advantages Gabite has over other Weather setters.
- Create and test a set that effectively utilizes the move Taunt.
Lastly, remember that these are not the only sets you can test during research week! Feel free to be even more creative than the challenges, and in general just discuss the pokemon!
~Points~
Posting a viable set that completes one of the challenges above - 1 point
Getting in the top 5 on the PS RU ladder with one of the above Pokemon - 2 points
Getting in the top 5 on the PS RU ladder with one of the above Pokemon that meets one of the challenges - 3 points
You can earn more points by getting in the top 5 on the ladder with different, fresh alts using a different research week Pokemon or by completing a different challenge.
Alt List
Posting a viable set that completes one of the challenges above - 1 point
Getting in the top 5 on the PS RU ladder with one of the above Pokemon - 2 points
Getting in the top 5 on the PS RU ladder with one of the above Pokemon that meets one of the challenges - 3 points
You can earn more points by getting in the top 5 on the ladder with different, fresh alts using a different research week Pokemon or by completing a different challenge.
Alt List
august - sceptile kid2
Molk - BITE
ShakeItUP - Rodeo Drive
TropiOUs - NU upset
The QWAZ - RockBlock
Detroit Lolcat - Sir Cattington II
Zebraiken - AFROBULL
Demist - raizer
Pocket - Colorado
BigBlue - RibbitRibbit
Molk - BITE
ShakeItUP - Rodeo Drive
TropiOUs - NU upset
The QWAZ - RockBlock
Detroit Lolcat - Sir Cattington II
Zebraiken - AFROBULL
Demist - raizer
Pocket - Colorado
BigBlue - RibbitRibbit