Pokemon Battle Revolution - Sep 9 11

Hit or Miss...

My opponent looks awfully familiar! If I'm correct then that is You Tube user "LordTomBond" who also specialises in uploading Pokemon Battle Revolution videos. You can find their channel following the link below:

http://www.youtube.com/user/LordTomBond

To be fair to them, I had a rough idea of what to expect. That's not to say I wasn't prepared, because I was. The only Pokemon that pretty much looked troublesome was Salamence. Taking that into account, I brought along Castform who is more than capable of holding it's own and fending off such menacing threats.

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Speaking of Castform, I posted a bulletin a couple of days back about Castform missing a Sandstorm transformation and how odd it seemed as it can adapt to Hail, Rain and Sun! Another idea that was brought to my attention was Castform also acquiring a "Fog" ability making it a Ghost type. I seriously think Nintendo need to bring some abilities up to speed, giving them more natural effects. If they manage to accomplish that in the next series of Pokemon battle wii game, then I feel that might bring the audience closer to the actual battling experience.
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I was very surprised to see Metagross, but I understood why it had been selected the moment it was able to attack. Life orb is just incredibly monstrous on Metagross, especially when using a priority Bullet Punch and Meteor Mash which just about hits anything non resistant destructively.

Unfortunately for my opponent, I brought along two trump cards, which are notorious for causing a few upsets. Ninetales with it's wickedly unexpected move "Disable" continues to catch even the best offensive users off guard. Coupled with Solrock who is now a choice scarf user, pretty much makes my team hard to predict in some areas.

The most frustrating moment in this battle was missing with Rock Slide! The amount of times it missed when I really needed it the most, gave me the assumption that I was going to walk away empty handed. Will my persistence sway the outcome?

Random double battle: Crystal Colosseum
Opponent used: Salamence, Metagross, Moltress and Groudon
I chose: Castform, Shiftry, Ninetales and Solrock

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• pokemon
• ポケモン
• battle
• revolution
• バトレボ
• wii
• Solrock
• ソルロック
• Shiftry
• ダーテング
• Castform
• ポワルン
• Ninetales
• キュウコン
• Groudon
• グラードン
• Salamence
• ボーマンダ
• Metagross
• メタグロス
• Moltress
• ファイヤー

[dreadcooler]

Underestimate a Castform at your own risk, a good example why stat-boosting isn't a good thing at the very 1st turn, if they don't know what to expect. Castform did excellent here and it deserves more attention. Lacking a Sandstorm form is indeed disappointing to say the least.

If a Pokemon can do something well, it doesn't matter too much what stats it has. Anyway, good game to both. :)

[atreecko]

@dreadcooler - So true. Many people make the mistake of underestimating Pokemon they rarely see, which in turn allows for me to set up and surprise opponent's like I did in this match. Castform is an incredible Pokemon with a lot of potential and deserves an upgrade i.e. a sand storm form!

[ARodYankFan]

Wow...perfect time to relax that Moltres doesn't have its Dream World ability yet huh? lol.

As for your opponent...it is a bit sad when teams like these are predictable. Not much you can do except wing it. lol.

Also, Castform would work out for Sandstorm...wonder why they never gave it that...rock type with Ice, Electric, and fire moves? Sounds threatening already.

Great job dude. Might I say irony to Solrock coming out in the sunlight? Almost makes one laugh. lol.

[atreecko]

@ARodYankFan - Is Rock Slide normally affected by Flame Body? I've used it plenty of times and not once have been burned. Unless the 5th generation move effects have been changed, I'll be sticking by it.

As for Castform, the move acquired through 5th gen *Hydro Pump* in either a ground or rock form sounds very cool. What I don't get is that Sand Storm is classed as a weather effect and yet Castform does not have a transformation?

[TonyFlygon]

Gotta love those long description, great game Tyler! And fog forme seems kinda iffy to me, I'd love to see a Sandstorm forme though! =D

[atreecko]

@TonyFlygon - Yeah sorry about that, at least I know some people actually take their time to read the description. Makes for an interesting topic and conversation. After all, it is regarding Pokemon ;-P

[atreecko]

@PokeWorldDP - Agreed, but why does Castform's Weatherball attack become a Rock type in a Sandstorm? Ultimately, it's a Pokemon that should be able to adapts to all conditions surrounding weather.

[TheObservantGamer]

I thought the first time rock slide missed that you were history! Groudon is amazingly bulky, had you lost Ninetales you would have lost the battle. As for Castform I too think it needs a sand storm transformation. Makes no sense why it's attack is a rock type, but the actual form is not?

[Thunder865]

Wow, lol. You took apart that Groudon, bit by bit.

Just goes to show you what happens if you take a team of OUs with no synergy against someone with a carefully defined strategy. Well done!

[ARodYankFan]

@atreecko Sorry...didn't explain and I guess I thought Moltres had Flash Fire as a Dream World move when you used Heat wave to finish it. My bad. It was late at night when I posted it. lol.

[atreecko]

@19Arkonx96 - I think the sp.defence buff only applies to Pokemon who are of the rock type. If Castform ever receives a rock form then yes it would apply.

[Tank2484]

salamence got OWNED XD

[darkbird305]

@atreecko You know I thought at first that Groudon was Choice Banded because it was only using Earthquake. So fire punch surprised me. I did however REALLY like seeing Moltres. Who uses that thing anymore right?

Great battle none the less atreeko I hope you continue these as your teams are very creative and interesting to watch.