Thanks for the comments and sorry for the mixed speed! I think I sped up all the videos but one and that messed things up. Next time I won’t get fancy and just send them raw. For transparency: this isn’t my team, but KPine’s. It works, though worst with the current meta. The reason I use Charjabug over Annihilape as safe swap is a) I don’t run ice punch and flyers are very common and b) the only real hard punishes are not common. Steelix and Galarian Stunfisk are rare in my Elon. Yes, carbink and bastiodon are not good matches, but you can chip them and the back line both have good matches against them. The only one that walls and is common- ish is clodsire, but I am likely to lose a clodsire in the back anyway. I found that Annihilape, in general, is not really safe in my Elon and works better as a closer. Regarding the 4 vs 3 fast move optimization, in that Azumarill match I lost track of their energy and I was concerned I was overfarming. I do that quite a bit when I obsess over fast move optimization.
Hey Dan. Really like your content. Please consider adding bakground music of some sort to your videos, think it will improve the overall quality and feeling for your videos :) Cheers!
I’d rather stay at a low epo than use the same 6 or 7 Pokémon everybody else uses over and over. It gets boring at that point. The entire point of playing a game is to not be bored
Even in UL My team of mag/golispod/crobat had faced same meta and matchups Taloneflame, giratina, swampert, skeldirge, creselua, greeninja, poliwrath, Charizard, dragonite, togekiss, venasaur, silveon etc Especially this swampert, skeldirge, togekiss team
I’ve never thought of it that way. That’s interesting. I enjoy the strategy needed as you climb ELO. But you’re right, it is A LOT of the same mons. I run a little bit of a one-off team. But it’s all meta Pokémon.
@@IrishWristwatch6191 I enjoy the strategy too. I just wish they’d make it a more level playing field amongst a lot more different Pokémon. Or maybe even start a 2000 cp cup. That would be interesting
I just caught a frigibax I evolved and it was 1498 without even having to power it up. It's 1/15/14 which is absurdly lucky. Anyone have a good team comp suggestion for it?
If you have a shadow galade, run quag in the lead with aqua tail and stone edge, gligar, and the galade in the back. I am in the mid 2100’s and went 15-2 so far this morning. I copied Dans idea except replaced the galade in place of the ferrothorn, and it is working great.
Regular Gligar works, but you feel the loss of punch, especially with aerial ace. To be honest, any shadow Gligar would work regardless of Ivs. In fact, people seem to prefer high attack shadow Gligar over a bulky one like mine. So you can just power up the first one you get.
@@AgusLearnsPvP yeah, I use the shadow as well, but I imagine it will work with a regular if you don't have one... But I am guessing the elo range matters. I ran into a bunch of empoleon leads and typlosion in the back, and once I get the shield advantage close combat booms the typlosion and in many cases galarian stunkfish
3 seasons and he hit 2800 elo?!?!? Wtf am.i doing wrong!!!??? I used Altaria, Poli, Charga and went 14-6 one day then the very next day went 10-15 the very next day ... I've never been above 2200 elo 😢
Hey there! OP here. Don’t read too much on the timeline. The reason I climb is because I realized I am bad at team comp and I switched gears: I focused on getting good at fast move optimization and energy management and delegated team comp to people who know their shit. This specific team is one that KPine featured last season. That worked for me to break out the Ace limbo :)
Not quite. Mantine vs Gligar with two shields up is a baiting game. For Azu, Annihilape SS can force a close loss at the two shields. With Jellicent, you try to land a dig, and soft lose. They are all workable. Now, Gligar, Clodsire, or Talonflame in the back are big problems. Those are my biggest losses with this team.
@@AgusLearnsPvP the point is Gligar is staying in a negative matchup and that signifies a weakness in the back. Obviously Gligar is great neutrally into most Pokémon, but it’s still not favorable for the Gligar or the Annihilape.
@@MarckPoGoW If Gligar stays vs Mantine and jellicent, Annihilape likely has his hardest answer out of the field. Gligar is the lead precisely to clear the field for the ape in the back.
Thanks for the comments and sorry for the mixed speed! I think I sped up all the videos but one and that messed things up. Next time I won’t get fancy and just send them raw.
For transparency: this isn’t my team, but KPine’s. It works, though worst with the current meta.
The reason I use Charjabug over Annihilape as safe swap is a) I don’t run ice punch and flyers are very common and b) the only real hard punishes are not common. Steelix and Galarian Stunfisk are rare in my Elon. Yes, carbink and bastiodon are not good matches, but you can chip them and the back line both have good matches against them. The only one that walls and is common- ish is clodsire, but I am likely to lose a clodsire in the back anyway. I found that Annihilape, in general, is not really safe in my Elon and works better as a closer.
Regarding the 4 vs 3 fast move optimization, in that Azumarill match I lost track of their energy and I was concerned I was overfarming. I do that quite a bit when I obsess over fast move optimization.
Hey Dan. Really like your content. Please consider adding bakground music of some sort to your videos, think it will improve the overall quality and feeling for your videos :)
Cheers!
I’d rather stay at a low epo than use the same 6 or 7 Pokémon everybody else uses over and over. It gets boring at that point. The entire point of playing a game is to not be bored
Even in UL
My team of mag/golispod/crobat had faced same meta and matchups
Taloneflame, giratina, swampert, skeldirge, creselua, greeninja, poliwrath, Charizard, dragonite, togekiss, venasaur, silveon etc
Especially this swampert, skeldirge, togekiss team
I’ve never thought of it that way. That’s interesting. I enjoy the strategy needed as you climb ELO. But you’re right, it is A LOT of the same mons. I run a little bit of a one-off team. But it’s all meta Pokémon.
@@IrishWristwatch6191 I enjoy the strategy too. I just wish they’d make it a more level playing field amongst a lot more different Pokémon. Or maybe even start a 2000 cp cup. That would be interesting
The entire point is to win lmao
@@eeZyy_ it’s literally a game. Not a sporting event.
Very fun. Used this team and immediately ran into 4 fighter leads in a row. Thank you, Dan!
I just caught a frigibax I evolved and it was 1498 without even having to power it up. It's 1/15/14 which is absurdly lucky. Anyone have a good team comp suggestion for it?
how does one submit videos? im not really sure how to record them
I have the 1/15/15 annihilape but my other Pokémon’s Iv aren’t the best would I make a huge difference?
No it doesn't. IV don't play a major role until you got close to legend. Or go for tournament purpose.
No difference. Im not grinding anymore in pvp but was legend the previous 5 seasons and usually played bad iv pokemon.
Shadow Golbat, Lanturn, Vigoroth is putting in work for me the last two days
I have a number 1 GL Charjabug, Decidueye and UL Mamoswine and I hate that I have to wait til December to not waste Elite TMs
charjabug has been giving me headaches, running swampert lead, skarmory switch. and umbreon closer but charjabug just walls...
Nice team comp
I've been wanting to try this team, but unfortunately, i don't have shadow gligar. I'll give it shot with the just regular gligar.
Same boat
I have one but it’s like 12-14-15 or something
If you have a shadow galade, run quag in the lead with aqua tail and stone edge, gligar, and the galade in the back. I am in the mid 2100’s and went 15-2 so far this morning. I copied Dans idea except replaced the galade in place of the ferrothorn, and it is working great.
Ima run it I have all three shiny haha
Regular Gligar works, but you feel the loss of punch, especially with aerial ace. To be honest, any shadow Gligar would work regardless of Ivs. In fact, people seem to prefer high attack shadow Gligar over a bulky one like mine. So you can just power up the first one you get.
@@AgusLearnsPvP yeah, I use the shadow as well, but I imagine it will work with a regular if you don't have one... But I am guessing the elo range matters. I ran into a bunch of empoleon leads and typlosion in the back, and once I get the shield advantage close combat booms the typlosion and in many cases galarian stunkfish
Can Azu learn Charm ?
3 seasons and he hit 2800 elo?!?!? Wtf am.i doing wrong!!!???
I used Altaria, Poli, Charga and went 14-6 one day then the very next day went 10-15 the very next day ... I've never been above 2200 elo 😢
Hey there! OP here. Don’t read too much on the timeline. The reason I climb is because I realized I am bad at team comp and I switched gears: I focused on getting good at fast move optimization and energy management and delegated team comp to people who know their shit. This specific team is one that KPine featured last season.
That worked for me to break out the Ace limbo :)
Nice viddy bro
No ones watches on the weekend, me watching it on Monday 😅
wish I had a shadow gligar
Same 😢
Has nobody noticed the commentary is sped up too lolol
It's good though. I often stop halfway through his videos. Too much pausing and talking incredibly slow.
i anyway watch his videos at 1.5x lol
Wing attack needs to have its energy nerfed
Why? So counter can become even more OP? Just nerf dig. Gligar is one of the few pokemon that need it.
Whatever it takes to get rid of gligar.
I’m just noticing, a lot of the battles you have been shout casting are mostly around the 2200 elo range. Just an observation.
Probably the elo range someone would “feel good enough” to submit a battle, for example I’m around that range too and I might submit a battle
Weekend video enjoyer here. Don't love this team comp tho because its easily corebroken by Mantine/Jellicent/Azu leads
Not quite. Mantine vs Gligar with two shields up is a baiting game. For Azu, Annihilape SS can force a close loss at the two shields. With Jellicent, you try to land a dig, and soft lose. They are all workable.
Now, Gligar, Clodsire, or Talonflame in the back are big problems. Those are my biggest losses with this team.
@@AgusLearnsPvP the point is Gligar is staying in a negative matchup and that signifies a weakness in the back. Obviously Gligar is great neutrally into most Pokémon, but it’s still not favorable for the Gligar or the Annihilape.
@@MarckPoGoW If Gligar stays vs Mantine and jellicent, Annihilape likely has his hardest answer out of the field. Gligar is the lead precisely to clear the field for the ape in the back.
@@AgusLearnsPvP ape down shields is definitely an interesting strategy