Game is rigged bullshit. I tried a Cradily lead and first mf'ing time I did, Toxicroak lead. Had not seen a single one until I ran Cradily. It's predetermined as fuck
The best rated teams might have the most consistent overall performance, but sims don’t factor in counter teams or core-breakers. The higher up you go, you tend to see a mix of highly rated teams AND counter teams specifically designed to beat said meta teams. I actually find it more optimal to run the super meta teams earlier on for consistent wins, then you switch it up to meta core breakers after reaching a certain point. I’ve been having some pretty good success with Galvantula this season, because Lunge is super annoying to deal with and Electric/Bug matches up pretty well against the top meta. Charjabug exists but I’ve found the debuffing + higher power of Galv to be much more clutch in this meta. Energy Ball decimating mud boys and Lantern is also hilarious. Talon is still annoying but at least Volt Switch still applies a lot of fast move pressure if you’re switch locked.
I have no clue how you managed to climb with this team. You’re like an anomaly because I get nothing but Lanturn or other water types whenever I run dirge on the lead. I change my lead to better match whatever it is that I’m seeing in my matches and suddenly the game changes alongside my team. I try to counter the Lanturn with a mudboi and suddenly I’m seeing nothing but grasshole... put Sableye on the lead and I get nothing but charmers. Put Skarmory on the team and suddenly I start getting skeledirge and talonflame... put Lanturn or Poli on my lead and suddenly I get ground types or grass types or flying types. There’s literally no escape from being RPSed
I have a similar team that I went 8-2 across 2 sets. I don't have a Cradily up to snuff, so I went with Serperior. I even shocked myself with my sudden win percentage. Also, my Poli is my opener with Counter instead of MS, but I do have one; maybe I should switch it up?
I may be wrong but I believe it’s based on scrims people run on the website itself. Not based on real life data from the game so you can usually take anything stat related from PvPoke with a small grain of salt but it’s still an amazing breadth of knowledge and very helpful nontheless
I'm doing Creadly, S Hypno and Lanturn and it is pretty good. Even when i get this rank 1 team, but i'm still on low 2000's and maybe it doesn't work on higher ranks
I’d like to see a video on Greninja in this meta, it seems worse because of the rise of bulky waters and dragons. But I JUST got mine built and I wanted to try it out : (
run it with a dragon lead, had great success walling other dragons with guzzlord lead, clod or poliwrath safe swap and greninja with shields closer or vig with poliwrath.
guzzlord lead walls so many pokemon (lanturn, talon, quagsire to name a few) and beats out I think every other dragon in great league. clod walls metals that swap in or majority other pokemon. double steel has been my main issue (bastiodon, skarmory) havent ran into it many times.
Try running Gren on the back and lead with something that loses to a fire type. This will encourage a fire swap in, and that's when you build up with Gren
Lower elos are a slugfest but higjer elos are a choreographed dance. I prefer the slugfest lol i play too many weird teams to ever stay up high for long anyway
@@KushDaddySenpai We're talking about numbers here, ergo Incinerate is the best fast move in the game currently. No wonder Skeledirge and Talonflame are in a bunch of teams at the moment.
This video was only uploaded 1 hour ago, and my first 2 battles of the day have been against this exact team. My Pelliper, G-Stunfisk, and Tentacruel want to thank those sheeple for the free wins.
Merry Christmas to you and your family bro. Always enjoy your videos and look forward everyday for them. Would love if u could do 2 daily tbh 😊. A Merry Christmas to everyone here and their families as well. Peace and love to all.
@@Madara_Zoldyck Mud Shot Poliwrath wins in the 0s and just loses close in the 1s. Skelidirge wins in both 1s and 0s and also wins in the 2s if you call the bait. Don't act like you know everything.
@@DerLinoDino 😂 you expect everyone to play with Rank 1 poli ?? Keep your opinion with yourself. And don't try to judge other's opinion. Doing that won't make you cool.
This has definitely been the dryest, most boring meta I have ever played in the great league. It's just the same teams, repeated, over and over again with the smallest amount of variety I've ever seen in any Pokemon game
Hi ZyoniK! Merry Christmas and much love from the USA.
I love cradily , I try it this season , and it really suprises me , I suggest cradily , azumaril and charjabug , very solid team
I played this team at 2175. Went 1-4 and then 0-5. Tanked all the way to 1980+ and now it's just lanturn/tflame and I can't take it any more.
Im 2055 and same. This season is unbearable.
Same shit happened to me today. Boutta run meta counters
Game is rigged bullshit. I tried a Cradily lead and first mf'ing time I did, Toxicroak lead. Had not seen a single one until I ran Cradily. It's predetermined as fuck
its not rigged come on now
The best rated teams might have the most consistent overall performance, but sims don’t factor in counter teams or core-breakers. The higher up you go, you tend to see a mix of highly rated teams AND counter teams specifically designed to beat said meta teams. I actually find it more optimal to run the super meta teams earlier on for consistent wins, then you switch it up to meta core breakers after reaching a certain point. I’ve been having some pretty good success with Galvantula this season, because Lunge is super annoying to deal with and Electric/Bug matches up pretty well against the top meta. Charjabug exists but I’ve found the debuffing + higher power of Galv to be much more clutch in this meta. Energy Ball decimating mud boys and Lantern is also hilarious. Talon is still annoying but at least Volt Switch still applies a lot of fast move pressure if you’re switch locked.
Been havinv great success with toxapex, gligar, and dynamic punch medicham
Mud Shot Poliwrath throws me off bc I’m so used to Counter Poliwrath 😂
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Happy Holidays Zy! Thank you for another year of great videos! Cheers to the New Year!
I was wondering why I kept suddenly seeing cradilly all day yesterday, and poliwrath actually. Saw more Talonflame over the croc though.
I am sick of this meta already. OGL in the 2100s is so RPS now you either basically get lucky with leads or don't climb.
Yes whining like a baby will help you with climbing 😂😂😂
@@小新-s5f Definitely a bastiodon/vic/medi player 😂😂😂
@XTheFall3nX your up against cheaters, weak connection and the algorithm bro..
Yea the whole meta in great league is just RPS sunshine cup. It’s fuckin god awful. Coin flip every game
Facts. I'm stuck at 2100 ELO, 2100! 😂
GG zyonik! I was the guy who led Skeledirge. Swapping my ferrothorn into your skele was definitely a mis-click! 😅
I have no clue how you managed to climb with this team. You’re like an anomaly because I get nothing but Lanturn or other water types whenever I run dirge on the lead. I change my lead to better match whatever it is that I’m seeing in my matches and suddenly the game changes alongside my team. I try to counter the Lanturn with a mudboi and suddenly I’m seeing nothing but grasshole... put Sableye on the lead and I get nothing but charmers. Put Skarmory on the team and suddenly I start getting skeledirge and talonflame... put Lanturn or Poli on my lead and suddenly I get ground types or grass types or flying types. There’s literally no escape from being RPSed
Merry Christmas bro! 😎🎄🚀
What’s an alternative for lilpeep? Don’t currently have one at 1500 sadly
Happy Holidays Zyonik!!
Merry Christmas everyone. Thx Zyonik for daily content.
I stopped playing exactly one year ago. I need to catch up with the meta. How has it changed?
I have a similar team that I went 8-2 across 2 sets. I don't have a Cradily up to snuff, so I went with Serperior. I even shocked myself with my sudden win percentage. Also, my Poli is my opener with Counter instead of MS, but I do have one; maybe I should switch it up?
counter it's way better than mud shot, I suggest you to change this moveset to a total fighter Poliwrath. Happy Holidays! thanks for all the videos!
Merry christmas....also can i run crocoroc instead of skeli cus i dont hv a skeli but i hv a cororoc
Out of curiosity, how does pvpoke update the rankings? What is it based on?
I may be wrong but I believe it’s based on scrims people run on the website itself. Not based on real life data from the game so you can usually take anything stat related from PvPoke with a small grain of salt but it’s still an amazing breadth of knowledge and very helpful nontheless
Automated matches
I don’t have a great league Skeledirge. Can Talonflame be a decent replacement?
The RPS league! Yay
Im keeping it old school and using lanturn, charjabug and talonflame, all positive sets. Will try this team once i get a cradilly
ive been walling that with guzzlord, clod or poliwrath and greninja or vig. Hehehe
need literally all the pokemon you named though, so gotta make do!
Happy Christmas Zyonik and everyone!!
I'm doing Creadly, S Hypno and Lanturn and it is pretty good. Even when i get this rank 1 team, but i'm still on low 2000's and maybe it doesn't work on higher ranks
I’d like to see a video on Greninja in this meta, it seems worse because of the rise of bulky waters and dragons. But I JUST got mine built and I wanted to try it out : (
me too bro. i have a rank one greninja i just built during com day, and first set of trying it i ran into a poliwrath and THREE dragonairs. :(
run it with a dragon lead, had great success walling other dragons with guzzlord lead, clod or poliwrath safe swap and greninja with shields closer or vig with poliwrath.
guzzlord lead walls so many pokemon (lanturn, talon, quagsire to name a few) and beats out I think every other dragon in great league. clod walls metals that swap in or majority other pokemon. double steel has been my main issue (bastiodon, skarmory) havent ran into it many times.
@@ethankulbisky5236 I don’t have a guzzlord traded into great league yet, would altaria work?
Try running Gren on the back and lead with something that loses to a fire type. This will encourage a fire swap in, and that's when you build up with Gren
I am running the 3rd line up. Toxipex is really a tough tank clutching with 1 hp
Merry Christmas!
Lower elos are a slugfest but higjer elos are a choreographed dance. I prefer the slugfest lol i play too many weird teams to ever stay up high for long anyway
Why do I always lose?
Haven’t seen this team at all in the 2300s… being ABA weak to Lanturn is rough…
@@Mr_Cheng That’s completely false. ::
@bees6491 just checked pvpoke, and you're absolutely right, my bad. Deleted my nonsense comment 😅
@@Mr_Cheng Nah it’s okay! With an energy advantage Skele can put in work against it, typically you need like one or two incinerates in
can you try a Carbink, Licki, Charjabug team?
ooo crazily has rockslide now
Merry christmas everyone!!!
A starter pre comday at number 1 :o
I really appreciate your videos but I think I can speak for a lot of players when I say the Skelle fatigue has set in
happy early christmas to everyone here may y’all be safe !
Cradily slander will NOT be tolerated 😤 that's my baby boy right there
My man loves the word dicey 😂
First
I had been waiting for your upload so bad. 😌
Ya got it today!
I think i have a R15 Shiny Cradily
Three names, Greninja, Gligar, Trevenant.
I’m glad I wax this team
Please make everyone play this!
I'm sure you do lol
my only 2 lileeps evolve 1 lvl higher than 1500cp :/
Try Serperior instead if you have it, you don't have Rock Slide so it's much weaker against Talonflame but it's bulky and quick to its moves!
I ran into this team a lot today. Tentacruel wrecks it pretty hard.
Which is better for energy gaining for poliwrath Mudshot or Counter?
If you want energy gain use mud shot
This team did not work for me. Skele is so good against me but I can’t make him work
wish i had a cradilly
Double hard countered + a wall) poor bastion
For real though this is the season of the debuffers in GL and UL and it's really annoying
Skeledirge is top croc
Mud Shot enjoyer over Counter, finally someone who also loves the spam 🫡
It’s not about spam… it’s about counter being the best fast move in the game
Politoed with weather Ball is the champ when it comes to being a good spammer
@@BadBoy-oh7ccCounter is no longer the best fast move in the game. Incinerate is. 😊
@@xx6edytdwp9xx nope very much still a mud shot counter wing attack meta
@@KushDaddySenpai We're talking about numbers here, ergo Incinerate is the best fast move in the game currently. No wonder Skeledirge and Talonflame are in a bunch of teams at the moment.
You’re in the UK it’s Jumper mate not sweater 😂😂
Can’t take the American out of me 😝
@@ZyoniK 🤣🤣
This video was only uploaded 1 hour ago, and my first 2 battles of the day have been against this exact team.
My Pelliper, G-Stunfisk, and Tentacruel want to thank those sheeple for the free wins.
Anyone have a solid counter to this team? Saw this team way too often, already sick of it.
The team i use since season 15.. shadow dragonair, azulmarill, toxapex.. im on 2600, last season reached leaderboard (top500)
Pelipper, registeel, shadow quagsire or whiscash
Sableye Bastidon Azu got me good in this video.
@@diogocosta132how do you deal with lanturns or chatjabugs in the back?
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One poorly aligned Lanturn or any combination of Pelipper/Lanturn/Tentacruel and this team is ASHES💀🥴
Merry Christmas to you and your family bro. Always enjoy your videos and look forward everyday for them. Would love if u could do 2 daily tbh 😊.
A Merry Christmas to everyone here and their families as well. Peace and love to all.
I try this team I drop lol 😂
Scrafty can shred this team i guess
Skelidirge and Poli win lol
@@DerLinoDino fyi. he's using mud shot Poli. Don't think you are the only one who knows everything.
@@Madara_Zoldyck Mud Shot Poliwrath wins in the 0s and just loses close in the 1s. Skelidirge wins in both 1s and 0s and also wins in the 2s if you call the bait. Don't act like you know everything.
@@DerLinoDino 😂 you expect everyone to play with Rank 1 poli ?? Keep your opinion with yourself. And don't try to judge other's opinion. Doing that won't make you cool.
@@Madara_Zoldyck
1. Even rank 130 Poli wins
2. I don't try to be cool lol
They need to debuff Icy Wind and do like they did breaking swipe.
This has definitely been the dryest, most boring meta I have ever played in the great league. It's just the same teams, repeated, over and over again with the smallest amount of variety I've ever seen in any Pokemon game
Not first today
Merry Chrysler
@@MattH-p9m who's that?
Bro meta sucks cant ever win wish everyone would use what they want not whats meta
First?
3 seconds late, 2nd place!
second?
5th 🫡
Cheaters and algorithm.
definitely gonna try mud shot poli 🫡