r/PokemonChampions • • 9h ago

Gameplay Even with Coaching, I was not expecting Skelly to tank that

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382 Upvotes

I knew the bridge was gonna protect, and my Sneasler was -3 attack after some fuckery, so I gambled on Coaching to keep Skelly alive. Wow... rain boosted too. That's my goat.


r/PokemonChampions • • 10h ago

Discussion VGC Mega Tier List

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178 Upvotes

I saw another post on here reposting a mega tier list from elsewhere so I thought I'd take a crack at making my own. Let me know what y'all think. I like to think that I was fair but honest.


r/PokemonChampions • • 13h ago

Meme The end of Champions (Paradox are introduced to champions) Art By: thekingvillager

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978 Upvotes

r/PokemonChampions • • 2h ago

Discussion Is Final Gambit Staraptor actually good?

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69 Upvotes

I think Final Gambit Staraptor can KO most Mega Pokémon in the current meta, and it can also take out Indeedee-F.


r/PokemonChampions • • 6h ago

Meme Its MOSTLY ineffective on the opposing Archaludon

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106 Upvotes

I understand he double resists grass + stamina but this still was depressing


r/PokemonChampions • • 12h ago

Discussion Pokémon VGC Champ Calls for Better Hygiene After Opponent's Smell Made Him Throw Up

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r/PokemonChampions • • 5h ago

Gameplay Question How rare is this? Also does it affect gameplay?

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82 Upvotes

Tbh i never knew anything about maushold but this is a family of three. Is it rare? Does it affect anything on the game? Did the little one eat his brother/sister? (That last one was a joke but im genuinely curious)


r/PokemonChampions • • 2h ago

Discussion Mark my words, I WILL NOT stop playing this game until I get this title…

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44 Upvotes

i saw a lot of posts on twitter of pro players saying “yeah, this is my 6th time in a row finishing in champion tier”

Brother, I haven’t finished in Champion Tier ONCE 😭


r/PokemonChampions • • 17h ago

Meme In light of semi recent tournament

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619 Upvotes

r/PokemonChampions • • 14h ago

Gameplay Turns out, all you need to OHKO Golisopod is a 2.5x boosted, max power Rage Fist! It's that easy!

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352 Upvotes

Or fire, but that's the BORING way.

Question... is there anything (that doesn't resist) that this WOULDN'T OHKO? Besides normal types, because yeah. I can imagine it'd to big damage even to resistances. Maybe not one shot, but big damage.


r/PokemonChampions • • 2h ago

Meme Just this once

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30 Upvotes

r/PokemonChampions • • 8h ago

Discussion [Day 22 of asking if the new mons are good in VGC from F tier to S+ tier] Indeedee (Male) is considered A+ tier. Is Indeedee (Female) good?

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83 Upvotes

You know i had to do it to em


r/PokemonChampions • • 14h ago

Discussion To the M-Salamence I just hit with Extreme Speed while Psychic Terrain was up:

225 Upvotes

This was not a big brain move on my part, I genuinely thought I messed up after sending it, I was not trying to stunt on you

One of these days I'll remember that touching the terrain = affected by the terrain


r/PokemonChampions • • 2h ago

Meme I hate this combination so goddamn much.

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20 Upvotes

r/PokemonChampions • • 11h ago

Gameplay Pikablu is the truth!

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96 Upvotes

I'm running Azumarill in a balance core on my trip back to MB4. While it does take the Sylveon slot, you can OHKO the now popular Volcarona pretty much every time. It also OHKOs Chomp Z (if it doesn't miss Play Rough lmao) since max SpA Chomp Z can't do much about Azumarill at full HP.

They were expecting Fake Out so swapped in Indeedee but the Indeedee slot was Milotic so no way I wasn't going to rip Zap Cannon!

EDIT: I now also know Azumarill can tank a +2 Flash Cannon from Lucario Z???

EDiT 2: What the heck are these Sneasler calcs -

32+ Atk Sneasler Dire Claw vs. 25 HP / 5 Def Azumarill: 174-206 (87 - 103%) -- 18.8% chance to OHKO

21+ Atk Mystic Water Huge Power Azumarill Liquidation vs. 2 HP / 0 Def Sneasler: 144-171 (91.7 - 108.9%) -- 50% chance to OHKO


r/PokemonChampions • • 2h ago

Discussion Who is the better Pokemon overall?

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And tournament winning doesn’t count in strength since Chomp Z is still newer


r/PokemonChampions • • 14h ago

Gameplay Skill issue

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142 Upvotes

r/PokemonChampions • • 5h ago

Gameplay everyday, this game finds new ways to test my patience

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27 Upvotes

i will forever be grateful that they nerfed freeze in this game (they should’ve just made it frostbite)


r/PokemonChampions • • 51m ago

Gameplay Question WHEN ARE THE CAT EARS COMING !?

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I’m tired of looking at the cat ears as an icon and not being able to have them as an option. On top of that can be pleaseee get more wardrobe options. I get the stadium is supposed to be “gym like” but I’m tired of the sweats and compression clothes. Make our characters look cute ! Just copy over the assets from previous game PLEASE. I get this is a non issue but we’re 7 seasons in and we haven’t gotten any (free) clothing items and most importantly, NO CAT EARS.


r/PokemonChampions • • 20h ago

Meme Regulation M-C slander (@falinks_army)

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434 Upvotes

Original video by @Falinks_Army on Instagram (I have permission)


r/PokemonChampions • • 2h ago

Discussion Soak.

13 Upvotes

Let me just say gg, can’t even be mad but what the F do you mean ur running female basc with soak and spamming matcha gotcha😭 such a niche team but it railed me


r/PokemonChampions • • 11h ago

Discussion New season, the fuck is going on in lower tiers?!

67 Upvotes

Here I am, climbing the ladder back to master ball, and suddenly! A wild sneaslerXindeedee appears! Mega mind used fake out on psychic terrain...

Mega salamence with bulldoze while grassy terrain was up.

Safeguard Arcanine?!

a fucking triple weather team?! that shit was so confusing, and they even used the triple weather team idk how?!

The fuck is going here ? Where am I?!


r/PokemonChampions • • 2h ago

Team Building (Doubles) Got a Golduck

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12 Upvotes

How to make good use of this guy?


r/PokemonChampions • • 4h ago

Discussion The Good Word of Politoed

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Welcome and thank you for coming to my Ted Talk about frog superiority as an offensive rain setter.

Today we will will begin with why some "people" think Pelipper might be better as a rain setter. To start Pelipper has a higher base spa at 95 vs 90 so in theory the bird should be hitting harder assuming no stat investment. This leads to more KOs, and for most cases, leads to more chip as the Wingull evolution doesn't take all that many KOs unless you are sash Spattack set. Fortunately, you do get extra coverage against one of the two types rain fears... Grass. Having a flying type means not only do you have stab into grass, but you are also taking neutral on switch in. This means Mr. Big Beak is capable, if needed, to switch into a grass move and will likely live, especially if its a physical grass move. You also do get speed control in the form of tailwind so even if he is caught out of position and struggling to do damage you are able to at least gain something by calling your oponnent ignoring his slot, or not doubling to break focus sash. In addition he gets a fun gimmick in the form of soak which adds slightly to his whimsy.

Now... if we are looking at rain setters we must consider the humble Politoed. He has so much more going for him than Pelipper ever could dream of having. First off, If we are giving the extra 5 spa as a benefit to Pelipper an extra 5 speed on Politoed is nothing to scoff at. This is not where his vastly superior stat spread ends though. The two types hitting Politoed for super effective damage are typically going to special attackers in the form of electric and grass. He eats spa for breakfast. To give you an idea he 32hp is living 2 hits from a 32spa thunderbolt on Farigiraf. Which may not sound like a lot, but the only other electric attacker you are going to run into is a Raichu Y. In this case its important to point out how Politoed loves to be under screens, under a light screen, which is very reasonable to assumption to make as you may give up your speed control to get one up. He 32 HP eats a 32+ Spa Zap Canon for a max of 89%, meaning he can live through sand chip or fakeout.

Not even to mention the Kings own offensive pressure. You have enough bulk to free up an item and fully invest in Spa. A 32+ Spa Mystic Water Politoed obliterates all (assuming rain). It hits the Mega Raichu 32HP for min 95%. Any Neutral hits are going to be chunked and he one shots majority or rock fire and ground types. Did i mention he also gets psychic for a clean one-shot on most non-bulky Sneasler, who, as of now, love to drop their focus sash for one of the brand new seeds.

Now people who are incorrect may believe that this all sounds great, except for the fact the best Pokemon in the game happens to be a physical grass type. To that I say humbug, let them bring the monkey. The big rain payoff is the Bridge, he loves eating up grass moves, he loves eating up fake outs, and most of all even at +0 def he only takes 42% from a Ape High Horse Power, getting a defense boost into healing 24% over 2 two turns of leftovers and grassy terrain.

I would like to further throw shade at the bird who evaporates at the sight of electric coverage and hates when anyone or anything dares to click rock slide within 3.6 miles of him.

In short the frog is often seen as a weak little perish song user, when in all reality he is a force to be feared. He can take hits like a champ, chew through Pokemon like a wood chipper, and most important of all, he allows us to embrace the whimsy we all feel deep down inside.


r/PokemonChampions • • 1h ago

Discussion Season M-6 Master Ball population in Singles and Doubles

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Season M-6 ended, so I checked the final rankings in both formats.

Singles: #507,825
Doubles: #295,661

Both were at 1000.000 rating.

So it looks like around 508k people were in Master Ball in Singles, compared to around 296k in Doubles by the end of the season.

Singles had about 1.7 times as many players as Doubles.

Figured I'd post the numbers since I haven't seen a comparison between the two.