A Singles Team???

smartinbox-23 OP

Yes, singles team: https://pokepast.es/111f51b253e323f2

I don't really know what's going in Singles for many many years now, so I'm open for suggestions. Even good resources links that could be helpful.

smartinbox-23 OP

can you believe I'm trying Singles?

sunnyquiver-34

Alright, your main problem is that this looks like a doubles team

sunnyquiver-34

but jokes aside, its not good into a singles meta

sunnyquiver-34

you have no defog or rapid spins for hazard control, you get pretty walled by stall, and steel wing raises your defense (lowers your defense with contrary)

sunnyquiver-34

also you haave no extreemly bulky mon to stop sweepers

smartinbox-23 OP

Oh shit lol

smartinbox-23 OP

Ok yeah, I was wondering about stuff like Stealth Rock

smartinbox-23 OP

And I remember always bulky stuff in my teams like Eviolite Chansey

sunnyquiver-34

yeah something like toxepex or umbreon might fit well on this team

sunnyquiver-34

also dont feel safe against raichu y, they now run disarming voice for chomp

smartinbox-23 OP

Thank you! Will do some tweaks

smartinbox-23 OP

lmk your thoughts

smartinbox-23 OP

Pretend Sash is Blazikinite btw

smartinbox-23 OP

I'm wondering if screens are really worth it in Singles. I'm pokeball 1 now so it has been feeling useful so far lol not sure in higher ranks tho

@smartinbox-23 I'm wondering if screens are really worth it in Singles. I'm pokeball 1 now so it has been feeling…
sunnyquiver-34

screens can be usefull, but usually when you want a more frail pokemon to get a setup turn

sunnyquiver-34

a good example were the ultra beasts

@smartinbox-23 lmk your thoughts
sunnyquiver-34

ill run this on showdown for a bit and tell you, because i havent played much singles either lol

sunnyquiver-34

looks better than the first draft tho

smartinbox-23 OP

Will keep on testing too

smartinbox-23 OP

Thank you so much btw

sunnyquiver-34

Have been using it a bit and i find myself bringing toxepex a lot

sunnyquiver-34

blaze kick just isnt doing much damage on staraptor

sunnyquiver-34

and if your opponent gives you a chance, blaziken gets out of control after a swords dance

@sunnyquiver-34 Have been using it a bit and i find myself bringing toxepex a lot
smartinbox-23 OP

Toxapex just got me into Ultra Ball

smartinbox-23 OP

Singles is way more easy than Doubles lol

smartinbox-23 OP

I mean, let's see when I get to like Ultra Ball 1

smartinbox-23 OP

But Doubles is so much to think

@smartinbox-23 But Doubles is so much to think
sunnyquiver-34

high ladder singles also gets harder, you need theres a lot more switching and you almost never want to press the move you actually want to

sunnyquiver-34

but the mind games are a part of what makes it fun

sunnyquiver-34

actually thats pokemon in general

coralquiver-12

No offense, but this is a VGC server

coralquiver-12

Please make sure to stay on that topic to avoid cluttering threads with unrelated topic

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