Pokeventurer

The Idea and an Ambition: My initial ideas for whenever I teambuild is to pinpoint an idea or a Pokémon I deem overlooked or secretly the strongest. I usually don’t conform to the usage statistics but look at the most common archetypes or Pokémon being used in the format and look for what answers them best. Starting off with that intent I wanted to really try out Gallade. Gallade to me is extremely powerful as it is the only Pokémon that can use a STAB sacred sword boosted with sharpness. This is worthy to look into as Archaludon with its setup through stamina ability and both Blood moon Ursaluna are the biggest players of this format. Moreover if we are to consider the coverage options gallade gets, having access to coverage like night slash allows it to get rid of Indeedee and gholdengo and leaf blade allowing it to take out Basculegion, Primarina and Palafin are useful tacts. Gallade has been a part of the psyspam archetype, however I didn’t initially plan to use it as a trick...

 Hi everyone! I am Talha. I go by the name Pokeventurer. Before you might ask ‘Talha, Pokeventurer is a strange alt’ I will tell you that it was the best my 13 year old self could come up with while using 2% of the brains I had. This is my take on providing you all with a detailed guide as an amateur VGC player. Even though I had become interested in VGC upon watching the legendary 2014 Worlds Finals, where Sejun Park beat the competition with his Pachirisu; I wouldn’t and couldn't truthfully describe myself as an overnight success.  Infact the first time I tried playing the VGC format on Pokémon showdown I entered the Doubles OU ladder with a team consisting of a Watchog with thunder-wave and super fang… only upon inquiring I found out how to actually select the VGC ladder on showdown. (To waive of responsibility, this too is something I attribute to being a 13 year old thing) A lot of my concepts were and still are abhorrently bad, like some unspeakable horrors that better...