Improve Your VGC Team After MB3 Win Streak

daringnectar-33 OP

Made it too Master ball 3 with a 11 winstreak for the first team and I tried to improve the second version

daringnectar-33 OP

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daringnectar-33 OP

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royalcloud-73

Do you have a phone?

royalcloud-73

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daringnectar-33 OP

Yeah

royalcloud-73

You can send that to your cell via SS in switch

royalcloud-73

Just take a SS go to gallery click on the photo select send to smartphone hit as batch so you can send more than one then just use the QR codes it gives you to download the pics

royalcloud-73

Makes it much easier to read and cleaner haha

daringnectar-33 OP

I will try it in the future lol

daringnectar-33 OP

Just not at home rn

royalcloud-73

No biggie just thought I'd offer that bit of assistance :)))

royalcloud-73

Now are you asking for improvement help or showcasing the team?

royalcloud-73

Mb3 is quite the accomplishment

daringnectar-33 OP

I want to improve it

royalcloud-73

What matchups are you struggling into most? Who do you normally bring? How is the team piloted?

daringnectar-33 OP

With the farig version vena is hard so is arch

royalcloud-73

Does it matter whether its mega or base vena? Scovillain overheat would take that off of your plate no?

daringnectar-33 OP

I normally bring my tr core of scovillian and farig just so I rage powder to burn my opponents mons and then I set up tr then scovillian is most of the time dead so I bring in either prim or Gambit and I helping hand boost either kowtow or hyper voice and I try to just get a small edge over my opponent then I just have to use it to win

daringnectar-33 OP

And it's zardy vena thats hard

royalcloud-73

252 Atk Sneasler Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 204+ Def Archaludon: 242-288 (63 - 75%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

daringnectar-33 OP

It's reg MA

daringnectar-33 OP

No 252 attack

royalcloud-73

The stats are the same

royalcloud-73

So is just divided by four to get sp number

royalcloud-73

252 is 32 sp

royalcloud-73

32 Atk Sneasler Close Combat vs. 32 HP / 32 Def Archaludon: 134-162 (68 - 82.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

daringnectar-33 OP

Something nice my masterball rank 1 friend taught me is that: mons don't exist in a 1vs 1 vacuum I have to consider who is archaladon partner if it's pelliper hurracine one shots me if I KO pelliper last respects adaptability adament basc Kos me

royalcloud-73

Correct. So how do you correctly position with the mons you have to get your hits off

royalcloud-73

If you know sneasler is your win-con and arch is the threat

daringnectar-33 OP

The same friend is who I built the team with so he suggested that we use Garchomp to be more reliable to counter to archaladon

royalcloud-73

That shows you the real threat is rain core. Not bridge by itself. You don't really have an answer for rain

daringnectar-33 OP

I mainly try to get rid of the rain setter and trade mons until the rain is done and then I try to use my leech seed mega scovillian as a cleaner in a 1v1 scenario

royalcloud-73

Can always put sunny day on farig 🤷 makes bridge a 2 turn and reduces the acc of hurricane

daringnectar-33 OP

Then Vena in sun is a problem

royalcloud-73

Forces pelipper to swap out

daringnectar-33 OP

I like having TR on fsrig and helping hand+ protect

daringnectar-33 OP

Twin beam is to break sash

royalcloud-73

Not really as much of a problem

royalcloud-73

You hard counter with scovillain

royalcloud-73

You won't deal with arch and venu at the same time

daringnectar-33 OP

My best way to deal with zardy vena teams is aero and sneasler and fake out venasaur and set up tailwind. Snealser goes down to airslash most of the time but then I bring in my garchomp with equaje in case they are scared of Rockslide and swap zardy out while I dual wingbeat with aero to ko vena

royalcloud-73

Just checked. Scovillain overheat into full bulk mega venu is a garunteed 2hko

royalcloud-73

So the odds of a normally ev'ed venu being ohko is high

daringnectar-33 OP

They nearly always run sash and max speed and in TW mega aero outspeeds the only thing I don't have for certain is dusk wingbeat connecting

daringnectar-33 OP

Dual

royalcloud-73

But you do have answers

royalcloud-73

If it's sash just double

royalcloud-73

It cannot ohko you back

daringnectar-33 OP

The problem is having my mons being fast enough that I dont have to risk a sleep powder

royalcloud-73

Sleep powder isn't a threat into scov

royalcloud-73

He is a grass type and immune

silvercactus-53

He can't redirect btw

silvercactus-53

So he just puts asleep the rest while the passive ass scovillain is alive

royalcloud-73

Overheat doesn't make for passive if he is clicking sleep powder it's most of the time a garunteed ohko and a very bad chance for powder to hit Mon next to him

daringnectar-33 OP

I have played the team for an hour and got to masterball the problem is that I am trying to have my mons having the most answers to the most teams

royalcloud-73

So still better odds for you to double than him to land that single sleep powder

silvercactus-53

I mean Venu plus yard lead fucks this

daringnectar-33 OP

Sun is more and more common in high ladder and its frustrating to deal with . I have to mega aero to be fast enough to outdspeed vena

royalcloud-73

How

royalcloud-73

When the pairing is scov +aero

silvercactus-53

What are you leading

daringnectar-33 OP

I can't megs both

royalcloud-73

Yard will be hiding from rock slide ohko

silvercactus-53

Scov+aero huh

royalcloud-73

Plus it breaks sash venu

royalcloud-73

Scov overheat finishes venu

royalcloud-73

Yard will run or protect

silvercactus-53

I sleep powder aero and mega heat wave/weather ball scov

daringnectar-33 OP

Nah use air slash

daringnectar-33 OP

It's super effective

royalcloud-73

Rock slide gets off first

silvercactus-53

Chloro Venu is faster than aero

royalcloud-73

Scov survives heat wave

@silvercactus-53 Chloro Venu is faster than aero
royalcloud-73

But missed

daringnectar-33 OP

Not airslash though

royalcloud-73

Like it near always does

silvercactus-53

Hopemons

silvercactus-53

Hahahahahah

silvercactus-53

Yeah you are winning 25% of your games

silvercactus-53

Have fun

daringnectar-33 OP

The best lead Vs sun is Snealser aero

royalcloud-73

75% acc move and you're calling this hopemons?

silvercactus-53

Yes

daringnectar-33 OP

Snealser fakes out vena and I set up TW

silvercactus-53

3/4 games you lose

daringnectar-33 OP

Anyone thinks of a better lead?

royalcloud-73

If only it landed 3/4 times 💔

@daringnectar-33 The best lead Vs sun is Snealser aero
silvercactus-53

Yeah

silvercactus-53

That probably is the case

royalcloud-73

But it doesnt

royalcloud-73

Because it isn't garunteed

silvercactus-53

Unless he reads and attacks sneas with yard

royalcloud-73

Which is why most of the time it doesn't land

royalcloud-73

Basic math gentleman

daringnectar-33 OP

Fake out TW and mega is the only way to outdspeed it

silvercactus-53

Yeah

silvercactus-53

Aero mega is indeed a good mu

daringnectar-33 OP

Fake out breaks sash or they protect

silvercactus-53

Idk what even they are running on sun nowadays

silvercactus-53

I'd assume t2 they always lose a mon

silvercactus-53

To aweo

royalcloud-73

Welp have at it gents

daringnectar-33 OP

It's mainly zardy vena and basc for fwg

silvercactus-53

And gambit floette I assume

daringnectar-33 OP

Then sylvion Gambit and Garchomp

silvercactus-53

Oh yeah

silvercactus-53

Sylveon took over

silvercactus-53

I forgot

silvercactus-53

I've not played since then

silvercactus-53

Lol

daringnectar-33 OP

Some run aero instead of basc

silvercactus-53

Nah it should always be sash basc

daringnectar-33 OP

Yeah last respects as revenge killer

silvercactus-53

Mirror is already good enough unless it's wide guard aero

daringnectar-33 OP

Where did Kane go?

royalcloud-73

Oh I won't argue with him. It'll just end bad

daringnectar-33 OP

I didn't get what you meant thiugh

daringnectar-33 OP

Double mega lead?

royalcloud-73

Aero and scov both preform as base and mega

royalcloud-73

That's why it's such a great duo. You can choose and still get utility out of the other in base

@daringnectar-33 Where did Kane go?
silvercactus-53

It's either kane leaves or I leave we both know that lol

daringnectar-33 OP

Who is mega?

daringnectar-33 OP

Aero or villian

royalcloud-73

Whichever fits the role better for the situation

royalcloud-73

But you can still bring both

silvercactus-53

~~You never bring em both ~~

silvercactus-53

No you can't

silvercactus-53

Base scov is ass

silvercactus-53

And non sash aero is uh

silvercactus-53

Not

silvercactus-53

The best

daringnectar-33 OP

Moody is a nice ability

silvercactus-53

Still it's base scov

royalcloud-73

Second bit of misinformation you've given in this post

daringnectar-33 OP

I am confused 😕

silvercactus-53

Kane what is your rank peak

royalcloud-73

Please remember it isn't opinions you are giving here gamer

royalcloud-73

Mb2

royalcloud-73

For champions specifically

daringnectar-33 OP

Who is lying and who is saying the truth 😭

daringnectar-33 OP

I am confused

royalcloud-73

Apologies

@daringnectar-33 Who is lying and who is saying the truth 😭
silvercactus-53

That's on you to figure out

silvercactus-53

I cannot convince you, I can give you practical advice you can choose whether to take or not

royalcloud-73

You are giving opinions

daringnectar-33 OP

Who here is the highest rank

daringnectar-33 OP

That is a good way to figure out most things

@daringnectar-33 Who here is the highest rank
silvercactus-53

I've not touched ladder yet this season, last season I peaked mball 1 2050

royalcloud-73

Oh I won't deny gamer is a great player and consistently high on ladder in both showdown and champ

silvercactus-53

I am probably still top 40 on showdown

royalcloud-73

But saying 75% of games you will lose by sleep powder proc is just basic math proven wrong. As well as saying base scov is ass haha

daringnectar-33 OP

My friend I built it with was top 400 last I checked

silvercactus-53

Idk I haven't touched it since new season

@daringnectar-33 My friend I built it with was top 400 last I checked
silvercactus-53

In showdown?

daringnectar-33 OP

Yeah

daringnectar-33 OP

I am trying to hit champions

silvercactus-53

I've peaked at like 10

royalcloud-73

Did you ask how he deals with yard+venu?

daringnectar-33 OP

I ask or he asks me

daringnectar-33 OP

?

royalcloud-73

Did you ask your friend

royalcloud-73

Who has piloted this team to top 400

daringnectar-33 OP

He used aero and sneasler

silvercactus-53

It should be Sneas plus aero

silvercactus-53

Yeah

daringnectar-33 OP

I recommend it to him

daringnectar-33 OP

Somehow he didn't notice one until he hit 17000

royalcloud-73

If that is working then where is the problem into the matchup?

daringnectar-33 OP

In masterball people have enough braincells to counter it

silvercactus-53

Dawg I don't even remember my peaks

silvercactus-53

Mb I'm spreading misinformation

silvercactus-53

I was top 40 last season on showdown

royalcloud-73

And?

daringnectar-33 OP

So I guess Kane is telling the truth

silvercactus-53

I said 20 or something

royalcloud-73

Did you graduate high school

@royalcloud-73 Did you graduate high school
daringnectar-33 OP

Bruh I am in school

daringnectar-33 OP

Rn

royalcloud-73

Do you know how basic statistics work?

@daringnectar-33 Bruh I am in school
royalcloud-73

Gamer not you

daringnectar-33 OP

Oh

daringnectar-33 OP

😔

royalcloud-73

It's the first thing they teach you about stats. It's a chance not garunteed lmao you have to have an enormous sample size to begin to even out

silvercactus-53

Man I just do not like gambling and putting all my chances on a miss

silvercactus-53

Again

silvercactus-53

You are better on a guarantee

silvercactus-53

Which is a change

silvercactus-53

A chance lower for you

royalcloud-73

Ofc you are.

silvercactus-53

WHY WOULD YOUUUU

royalcloud-73

But claiming he will lose a quarter of the games he plays to sleep powder proc of all things is just sad

royalcloud-73

And fundamentally wrong haha

royalcloud-73

He would have to play near a thousand games for that avg to even out

silvercactus-53

I mean the in game chance it hits is 75% according to the game itself

royalcloud-73

Yes

royalcloud-73

Chance is the word you are missing

royalcloud-73

In your interpretation

royalcloud-73

A 75% chance is not good odds

royalcloud-73

Which is why they moved to compound eyes viv for sleep spam

silvercactus-53

A 25% is even worse

silvercactus-53

Which will lead to him losing more than winning boss

royalcloud-73

25% chance it misses is actually insanely high

silvercactus-53

Oh my gof

royalcloud-73

Do you not know your basic math bro

silvercactus-53

I'd block you but I already have you blocked

royalcloud-73

This is MATH it isn't some random dude

royalcloud-73

Math

silvercactus-53

Kane what is higher

silvercactus-53

25% or 75%

royalcloud-73

You are lacking a fundamental understanding of basic probability and chances

royalcloud-73

Bro the number being higher doesn't mean it's gonna land more often than not it just means it has a CHANCE to land more often than not

royalcloud-73

90 acc moves are a gamble in this game

royalcloud-73

And miss consistently

royalcloud-73

That should tell you a 75% chance is even worse

royalcloud-73

Without the basic math knowledge alone

silvercactus-53

What you are currently saying is that you would not trust to hit a move with a 90% odds of hitting and you would trust a 25% chance of not getting hit by a sleep powder

royalcloud-73

No I would gamble on the 90

royalcloud-73

The 75 is begging for a whitf

silvercactus-53

YOU ARE THE 25% ON THIS CASE, NOT THE 75

royalcloud-73

Oh yeah I'm comfortable playing into sleep powder

royalcloud-73

I do it all the time

royalcloud-73

It misses all the damn time

royalcloud-73

Anyone who plays into sleep powder respects but isn't scared of it

silvercactus-53

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royalcloud-73

Here's a question for you, why aren't you running ohko moves if it's so high a chance it lands

silvercactus-53

What

silvercactus-53

How does

silvercactus-53

That even

silvercactus-53

That's a 30%

silvercactus-53

You are the one that should be running that if you are trusting yourself to dodge sleep powder

royalcloud-73

How often do you get hit with sleep powder on venusaur

silvercactus-53

Really often

royalcloud-73

Then you have shit luck

silvercactus-53

Ah yes

silvercactus-53

I'm getting hit at least 7/10 times on a move with 75 chance

royalcloud-73

There are entire threads on multiple sites of people complaining about how it always misses haha

silvercactus-53

And it's shit luck

silvercactus-53

Basic math

royalcloud-73

Well when you have only a couple turns most of the time to land it

royalcloud-73

Which is the bit of math you are struggling with,

royalcloud-73

The odds of the first one whiffing are high

silvercactus-53

First one is hitting 1/4 of the time

silvercactus-53

Second one if the first one hits is 1/16

silvercactus-53

Missing

silvercactus-53

And you go on and on

royalcloud-73

Go grab a deck of cards

royalcloud-73

Shuffle it

royalcloud-73

And see how often you pull a heart the first time

royalcloud-73

Just because you have a 75% chance to pull a heart

silvercactus-53

25%

silvercactus-53

So again you are making a point against yourself

royalcloud-73

Doesn't mean you will the first time. In fact more often than not, thanks to the sample size, you will pull anything but a heart

silvercactus-53

Because it's rather improbable I pull one with one pull

royalcloud-73

It's a very high chance to NOT pull a heart. 1/4 is very good odds for a miss

silvercactus-53

Yes hearts are 1/4 of the deck if I'm not mistaken

silvercactus-53

So 25% you pull em

silvercactus-53

As much as sleep powder missing

royalcloud-73

Mhm. I gave you a sample size that will garuntee 25% if you pull them all

royalcloud-73

52 times you will hit hearts

royalcloud-73

Now go get a deck of cards and see how hard it is to lead with pulling a heart.

royalcloud-73

You are mistaking sample size for chance

silvercactus-53

THAT IS THE POINT I'M MAKING FOR YOU

royalcloud-73

You are not garunteed 3/4

silvercactus-53

HEART IS 15

silvercactus-53

25

silvercactus-53

NOT 75

royalcloud-73

Okay I'll try to explain this in simpler terms

silvercactus-53

I'm out don't

royalcloud-73

1/4 every time you roll, means the one chance to miss is very high, and thanks to probability we can actually calculate that first second and even third chance

royalcloud-73

Sample. Size. Is what gives the probability an evening out to match the chance to hit.

royalcloud-73

Ten matches first turn attempt into sleep powder it is very common to miss it 5-7 times out of ten.

silvercactus-53

Kane

silvercactus-53

Nice calculations and all

silvercactus-53

But it's 3/4 times you roll

royalcloud-73

I'm playing it rn

Improve Your VGC Team After MB3 Win Streak

royalcloud-73

Over and over yard venu lead mega protect then sleep powder.

royalcloud-73

I have hit twice turn one out of seven so far

royalcloud-73

3/8 now

royalcloud-73

3/9

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4/10

royalcloud-73

Man that doesn't look like even close to 75% to me

royalcloud-73

So am I gonna gamble on that missing if I face it? Yeah I think I will haha

@silvercactus-53 Yes hearts are 1/4 of the deck if I'm not mistaken
daringnectar-33 OP

Si at

daringnectar-33 OP

I still get what means. The more consistent way I have to beat something = the better MU I have Vs it

@daringnectar-33 I still get what means. The more consistent way I have to beat something = the better MU I have Vs…
silvercactus-53

Yeah I do not personally wanna rely on luck to beat teams

silvercactus-53

If I can hit benchmarks on EVs to beat it reliably or prep enough, change items or moves I will

silvercactus-53

If that is to minimise hax potential

daringnectar-33 OP

That's why I ran galrian wheezing in reg H

daringnectar-33 OP

With misty surge

daringnectar-33 OP
cleverinbox-49

Can I have a brief summery, bcause I aint reading all of this

silvercactus-53

Yeah it's unneeded yap anyway

@cleverinbox-49 Can I have a brief summery, bcause I aint reading all of this
silvercactus-53

Just look at the top message that's the team

cleverinbox-49

I mean the teams seems okay to me

cleverinbox-49

There isn't rly anything wrong with it

cleverinbox-49

Ok well I do feel like farig could use another attacking move like hyper voice but aside from that it seems completely fine

daringnectar-33 OP

Do I need Garchomp or nah?

daringnectar-33 OP

My friend think it's great to have chomp since it's a better counter to archaladon but losing TR doesn't click with me right

daringnectar-33 OP
@daringnectar-33 ![image](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1508713507619868792/1508713707306487919/17797757720…
silvercactus-53

Team's not functioning all that well in tr anyway so idt it's that big of a loss

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