Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon VGC 2018 Baek to Baek Battles – Episode 24: What the heck is this?
Welcome to another episode of VGC 18 Baek to Baek Battles, a VGC Battle Spot Series as I go on the Championship Battle Spot Ladder and play some games. The goal of the series is to try out new Pokemon, new strategies and learn as we battle one battle at a time towards the end of the season and the VGC 2018 World Championship!
This week features a brand new team inspired by an old classic with new tricks. We are trying out a variant of Sejun Park’s 2013 Worlds team with some new additions in Volcorona and Stakataka. The third battle has a wacky team that I still don’t know what it is supposed to do or if it actually works.
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Team:
Stakataka @ Life Orb
Ability: Beast Boost
Level: 50
EVs: 180 HP / 252 Atk / 76 SpD
Lonely Nature
IVs: 8 Def (17 is the best number but I didn’t bother getting perfect)
IVs: 0 Spe
– Gyro Ball
– Rock Slide
– Trick Room
– Protect
Jellicent @ Waterium Z
Ability: Cursed Body
Level: 50
EVs: 252 HP / 116 Def / 140 SpA
Sassy Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 0 Spe
– Water Spout
– Shadow Ball
– Trick Room
– Recover
Volcarona @ Wiki Berry
Ability: Flame Body
Level: 50
EVs: 244 HP / 196 Def / 36 SpA / 12 SpD / 20 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
– Flamethrower
– Will-O-Wisp
– Rage Powder
– Protect
Abomasnow @ Abomasite
Ability: Snow Warning
Level: 50
EVs: 204 HP / 124 Atk / 180 SpA
Quiet Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
– Blizzard
– Wood Hammer
– Ice Shard
– Protect
Marowak @ Thick Club
Ability: Lightning Rod
Level: 50
EVs: 188 HP / 252 Atk / 68 SpD
Brave Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
– Bonemerang
– Rock Slide
– Swords Dance
– Protect
Scrafty @ Assault Vest
Ability: Intimidate
Level: 50
EVs: 252 HP / 244 Atk / 12 SpD
Brave Nature
– Drain Punch
– Knock Off
– Fake Out
– Snarl
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Shedinja > fake out pressure
So u dont pkhex/powersave?
that last game. the opponent was trying to use role play and then entrainment so he could give shedinja sturdy so it would not go down to any attack. but you had the hail so he lost anyway lol
Very good video and Battle.
Ps. Mega Abomasnow is Amazing^^
Why you don’t share the battle with PokeAlex ?? Because you loses? ?
I use shedinja in my rain team to force fire type picks. Also added some shedinja’s counter’s counters (mega mawile against dark and garchomp against flying). I love that team and it’s so satisfying to win with it, you should try your own version of it james
Did u SR for the Stakataka?
Shedinja Strategy Explained =
Z-Roleplay for obtaining sturdy, then entrainment Sturdy On to Shedinja With Googles. Or Soaking Shedinja + Safeguard & follow Me
Rest of team Explained =
Smergle = Support moves like Follow me Fake Out Wide Guard & Misty Terrain or safeguard So that Shedinja don’t die to Burn or Nightmare
Floatzel = Either swift swim Soak (Probably Since Peliper) so Shedinja Become Water type. Or Water veil as ability (don’t get affected by burn & with a above setup)
Peliper = Rain,Soak, U-Turn ,Scarf?
Lilligant Entrainment & Roleplay pokemon + sleep powder, Protect
Shedinja = Sweep Phantom Force For Breaking Protects ,Protect & 2 filler moves by preference
Togedemaru = Sturdy (Dumb should have been Lightning Rod) Would have been better & Using a better & tankier Supporting Sturdy Pokémon Like Carbink Get’s Trick room maybe Helping Hand?? & other support moves that help the strat.
Quick summary = …
: Remove Peliper : Remove Flotzel : Add Scraf Fini (Misty terrain & Soak)
: Give Togedemaru Lightning Rod : Add better Sturdy support Like Carbink
I have Used Shedinja Before & Love Using it on my VGC teams but I never Commit this hard, I Rather Use it as Switch-in or with Soak or as a Win Con / I might add it to a team But not build a team around it. Still I know how to build a team around Shedinja better than the opponent in the video.
I Hope You Enjoyed My Shedinja Expertise & Suggestions for Team Improvements & feel Free to ask More Questions about Shedinja
If you wanna know more, Id be happy to Answer Those Questions.
So the strategy the shedinja user was probably using was to entrainment sturdy onto shedinja which is infact possible. (You can search up sturdy shedinja I was the first to really start it) IGN: snoop dogg
Are you running 0 speed IV on Scrafty? If not, why not
Just got home. Finished my first college final today. Sitting here with some deep dish pizza, watching some great vgc content. Life is good
?♀️?? WHAT.
I think you might confusing the move Roleplay with Skill Swap. When the user uses Roleplay, it just copies the ability from the target. What I think what the opponent wanted to do is to copy sturdy while having some speed stats from the Z-Roleplay and while surviving from one hit. Also in the case with Shedinja, you can not Skill Swap with Shedinja is because it has Wonder Guard, and Wonder Guard is one the many other abilities that you can not Skill Swap (Multitype, Illusion, Stance Change, Schooling, Comatose, Shields Down, Disguise, RKS System, Battle Bond and Power Construct). It just down right fails if you do.
Hi James
i think the game music can turn a little bit louder
I really love all that music, make the battles more exciting
you can try it out !~
and thanks for the content, i do learn a lot
Keep Going ~ ???
I couldn’t stop laughing when you skipped that game, keep doing you James.
Man seeing every single team with a landrous and the dieties are so boring, your teams are refreshing to see!
Entrainment will pass Sturdy
I thought I was the only one to say Obamasnow. Glad to see its a common illness
I really like your content, thank you for keeping to post a video every day.
uhm.. that third guy had a meme-team?
Why a Lonely Stakataka ? Why not an Adamant one ?
that last opponent was playing like a robot. had the game all in his head and just clicked the things that get Shedinja sturdy without looking at what the opponent was doing
Loving the thumbnails and titles :]
Love this team ?