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Topic: Is ANY one else sick of seeing STARMIE on every PBS team?

10,000Lb.Snorlax
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posted 09-19-2000 09:43 PM $Profile for 10,000Lb.Snorlax$ $Author's Homepage$ $Send New Private Message$ $Edit/Delete Post$ $Reply With Quote$

It disgusts me to see Zapdos/Starmie/Kazam/Rhydon or Sandslash on every freaking team on PBS! Here I go for a nice battle with Wiggly, Porygon, and the three other normal pokémon on my team, just to be bombarded with +300 stat pokémon. Is it really that fun to beat someone's Porygons ass with a Starmie? Why don't people use Seadra at least? It's not like it would be any harder! Comon! Use some creativity! Why don't people formulate teams AND CHALLENGE THEMSELVES in coming up with teams not exclusively based on clichéd pokémon and movesets? Is formulaic winning still fun? After two and a half years?? It bugs the hell out of me to get Thunderwaved by four members of someone's team. Not because I'm angry that it leads to my death... But that I'd rather be double-edged to death, or even have someone try and use toxic against me (Yeah yeah... that is soooooo three tournaments ago. Spare me) I hate PBS

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Snorlax
Muk
Dewgong
Flareon
Lickitung
Porygon

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10,000Lb.Snorlax
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posted 09-19-2000 09:45 PM $Profile for 10,000Lb.Snorlax$ $Author's Homepage$ $Send New Private Message$ $Edit/Delete Post$ $Reply With Quote$

P.s.-- I consider my Sucky Team to be my main team. No one else does. Afraid of losing??? :P
Gimme a break

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Pokémon I have as pals:
Snorlax
Muk
Dewgong
Flareon
Lickitung
Porygon

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Biffster
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posted 09-19-2000 09:56 PM $Profile for Biffster$ $Send New Private Message$ $Edit/Delete Post$ $Reply With Quote$

Hey, 10K where have you been???

Yeah, diversity is great. The sucky cup was created for it, IMO. StarCaliber and I wanted to see more diverse team so we said that certain pokemon could not be used.

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starCaliber
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posted 09-19-2000 10:10 PM $Profile for starCaliber$ $Email starCaliber$ $Send New Private Message$ $Edit/Delete Post$ $Reply With Quote$

Heya 10K! Biffster's story about Sucky Cup is true. You need to tell people you want a Sucky Cup battle, because flat-out playing like it's your last battle on earth every time gets way dull way fast.

Spring forth, metallics! And save us!

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Huor
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posted 09-19-2000 10:15 PM $Profile for Huor$ $Send New Private Message$ $Edit/Delete Post$ $Reply With Quote$

Hey, he's back from the dead! WB.

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GolemKong
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posted 09-19-2000 10:16 PM $Profile for GolemKong$ $Author's Homepage$ $Email GolemKong$ $Send New Private Message$ $Edit/Delete Post$ $Reply With Quote$

quote:
Originally posted by Biffster:
Hey, 10K where have you been???
Yeah, diversity is great. The sucky cup was created for it, IMO. StarCaliber and I wanted to see more diverse team so we said that certain pokemon could not be used.

Which was a great idea at the time.. BUT.. it's become just like regular pokemon battling now... with best of those at the top and frequently used (Persian, Dodrio, Golem, etc), and the bad, still neglected (Farfetch'd, Magmar, etc)..

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starCaliber
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posted 09-19-2000 10:27 PM $Profile for starCaliber$ $Email starCaliber$ $Send New Private Message$ $Edit/Delete Post$ $Reply With Quote$

Uh oh. Cutting time!

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10,000Lb.Snorlax
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posted 09-19-2000 10:37 PM $Profile for 10,000Lb.Snorlax$ $Author's Homepage$ $Send New Private Message$ $Edit/Delete Post$ $Reply With Quote$

Here's a great matchup-- Wiggly versus Mew

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Muk
Dewgong
Flareon
Lickitung
Porygon

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starCaliber
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posted 09-19-2000 10:53 PM $Profile for starCaliber$ $Email starCaliber$ $Send New Private Message$ $Edit/Delete Post$ $Reply With Quote$

Damn, that is a good matchup.

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Mr. K
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posted 09-20-2000 01:20 AM $Profile for Mr. K$ $Author's Homepage$ $Email Mr. K$ $Send New Private Message$ $Edit/Delete Post$ $Reply With Quote$

I guess you can't really blame people for trying to win...I mean, they all have Starmies because all the other guys have Starmies...you know, for the same reason we have all those nukes.

Personally, I play the game like you do...I choose the Pokemon I love...

Have you tried "Sucky Cup" play? Snorlax probably wouldn't be allowed, but the rest of your team might be.

I'm sure my whole team is allowed, except for Snorlax, I guess.

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posted 09-20-2000 06:21 AM $Profile for White Cat$ $Author's Homepage$ $Send New Private Message$ $Edit/Delete Post$ $Reply With Quote$

I use Starmie because I like it, not just because it's strong and versatile (although I've alternated preferences with Cloyster and Lapras as well).

Common PBS Pokemon I don't like: Slowbro, Chansey. I'll frequently kamikaze in order to get rid of them.

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posted 09-20-2000 10:12 AM $Profile for Kabutops$ $Send New Private Message$ $Edit/Delete Post$ $Reply With Quote$

I'm tired of seeing so many friggin evaders! dammit there are so many of them on pokemon who can have better movesets. evading is the cheap way out and doesnt require skill and ruins what pokemon is all about which i dont know right now, i just know that its not getting lucky doubleteam/minimize resting! but basically all teams are the same on pbs anyway...
start- tauros/alakazam/jolteon
ground- sandslash/rhydon
water- starmie
grass- exeggutor
psychic- alakazam
other- snorlax/zapdos

its sooo boring...

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TeeJay
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posted 09-20-2000 06:03 PM $Profile for TeeJay$ $Send New Private Message$ $Edit/Delete Post$ $Reply With Quote$

I see where you guys are coming from. And you guys are talking about cutting more of the Sucky Cup. Yeah, I'm seeing an abundance of certain Pokemon, but no matter how much you limit it, a certain group will always be better than the other. It's just the way Pokemon is. I see limiting as something pointless.

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starCaliber
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posted 09-21-2000 01:33 AM $Profile for starCaliber$ $Email starCaliber$ $Send New Private Message$ $Edit/Delete Post$ $Reply With Quote$

Well, we could make Sucky Sucky Cup!

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branners
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posted 09-21-2000 02:17 PM $Profile for branners$ $Author's Homepage$ $Email branners$ $Send New Private Message$ $Edit/Delete Post$ $Reply With Quote$

I find it funny that using Mewtwo on PBS is original.

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Cesar
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posted 09-21-2000 08:57 PM $Profile for Cesar$ $Email Cesar$ $Send New Private Message$ $Edit/Delete Post$ $Reply With Quote$

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I'm tired of seeing so many friggin evaders! dammit there are so many of them on pokemon who can have better movesets. evading is the cheap way out and doesnt require skill and ruins what pokemon is all about...

I agree, totally. Evaders just piss me off, on PBS their (for some reason) harder to hit then on RBY. Now-a-days you can't face a team without it having a swift dancer or a hazer. Because of this I had to raise a new vaporeon just so I have a chance with them. Evaders just ruin the entire game

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starCaliber
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posted 09-22-2000 12:17 AM $Profile for starCaliber$ $Email starCaliber$ $Send New Private Message$ $Edit/Delete Post$ $Reply With Quote$

quote:
Originally posted by Cesar:
Now-a-days you can't face a team without it having a swift dancer or a hazer.

"Now-a-days everybody's tryin' to attack, cuz they see somethin' to hit. But nothing gets struck when they throw a punch. They get eatin' for lunch. Then you yell 'what the fuck is that' cuz you forgot about DT."

That was lame. Sorry.

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White Cat
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posted 09-22-2000 05:38 AM $Profile for White Cat$ $Author's Homepage$ $Send New Private Message$ $Edit/Delete Post$ $Reply With Quote$

Evaders just piss me off, on PBS their (for some reason) harder to hit then on RBY.

I highly doubt that. Please do some controlled research (not just "it seems like...") before claiming stuff like this.

I decided that for ethical reasons, I won't use the Double Team TM, so the only evaders I use are those who learn DT/Minimize naturally.

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posted 09-24-2000 04:19 PM $Profile for Caos2$ $Email Caos2$ $Send New Private Message$ $Edit/Delete Post$ $Reply With Quote$

...........
*loos at CaosTeam.txt

3 Last teams have underused pokes
Tourney Team = full of overused
Then 2 with Underused
Then the all Normal Team.... [GOOD old times]
*recreates All Normal Team

Caos2

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Deranged
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posted 09-28-2000 11:09 PM $Profile for Deranged$ $Email Deranged$ $Send New Private Message$ $Edit/Delete Post$ $Reply With Quote$

Well, that's why I use my "Nubian" and "Nubian's Revenge" team more than my others.

Nubian's Revenge actually has a 2:1 record against normal teams. =P

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