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Paulie March 6th, 2009 6:34 PM

Pokemon Video Game Showdown!
 
http://www.pokecommunity.com/images/images/icons/post-new.png Pokemon Video Game Showdown, Platinum!
The Pokemon Platinum Version Video Game is coming to the nintendo DS on March 22nd, and this spring, pokemon trainers from around the globe will battle for a chance to win it all at the 2009 Pokemon Video Game Championships!

For Pokemon trainers it cannot get more exciting than this. Pokemon Regional Tournaments will be held across the United States this spring and the competition is guaranteed to be intense!

Trainers tough enough to qualify will earn an invitation and travel award to the Pokemon Video Game national championships in St. Louis Missouri June 27th and 28th.

Pokemon trainers who have the skill to compete in the national level will earn an invitation to san diego to participate in the world championships Aug-15-16th


Updated:

New Japanese Site Tornument

http://www.pokemon.co.jp/special/wcs0809/battle/game

The Prizes will be grand, the competetion will be hard, and the battles will be intense!

The tornument will be 2v2 double cup no pokemon higher than level 50

Here is the current metaggame/most commonly used pokemon
It is very different from the wi fi standard metagame. Remember it is 4v4 double cup 50 and under

Metagrosshttp://www.pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/dpiconani/dpiconani376.gif
Dusknoirhttp://www.pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/dpiconani/dpiconani477.gif
Smearglehttp://www.pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/dpiconani/dpiconani235.gif
Bronzonghttp://www.pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/dpiconani/dpiconani437.gif
Togekisshttp://www.pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/dpiconani/dpiconani468.gif
[email protected]http://www.pokemonelite20...iconani381.gif
Zapdoshttp://www.pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/dpiconani/dpiconani145.gif
Heatranhttp://www.pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/dpiconani/dpiconani485.gif
Salamencehttp://www.pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/dpiconani/dpiconani373.gif
Arcaninehttp://www.pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/dpiconani/dpiconani059.gif
Gyradoshttp://www.pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/dpiconani/dpiconani130.gif
Uxie/Mesprit/Azelfhttp://www.pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/dpiconani/dpiconani480.gifhttp://www.pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/dpiconani/dpiconani481.gifhttp://www.pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/dpiconani/dpiconani482.gif
Cresseliahttp://www.pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/dpiconani/dpiconani488.gif
Hippodonhttp://www.pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/dpiconani/dpiconani450.gif


The Most common team consists of

Dusknoir,Metagross,Snorlax,Bronzong

This team is hard to beat without an infernape/weavile. And it appears everywhere. The metagame has gotten REALLY centralized amongsts these pokemon. However, this means your opponent is predictable.

Lightey March 6th, 2009 7:06 PM

Pfft. I live in MA, so bad chances for me.

Paulie March 6th, 2009 7:11 PM

Where's MA? Lol sorry don't know state/country initials well

Zebra Thunderhead March 6th, 2009 7:23 PM

Massachusetts, United States. No where near St. Louis.

Paulie March 6th, 2009 7:27 PM

He might be able to make it to the New York showdown, it is across the U.S btw. PS the finals are in ST. Louis which is payed

Zebra Thunderhead March 6th, 2009 7:28 PM

NY is still a bit of a haul for MA. Even though it's right next to us, it's still a good drive.

Paulie March 6th, 2009 7:31 PM

Well, at least your in the U.S, I am currently out of the country, but I'm from N.J and it won't be any problem for me if Im there for the spring.

Also, the metagame for this tornument will be posted.

GeminiNoise March 7th, 2009 2:36 AM

Well... I live in Germany so I can totally forget it XD

Paulie March 7th, 2009 7:06 AM

It's going on in Europe :D

Cynic Kaka March 7th, 2009 7:53 AM

>_> June and August aren't spring months. They're summer months.

Paulie March 7th, 2009 9:55 AM

Can you PLEASE read it before commenting.

THE FINALS, Repeat FINALS. Are in June/August, The QUALIFIERS are in Spring!

Zebra Thunderhead March 7th, 2009 10:02 AM

You can't blame him for not understanding, your wording is pretty vague.

Paulie March 7th, 2009 10:05 AM

Haha, so your insulting pokemon.com, because I copy pasted all of the information right above the word "Updated" from the site. But Ill try to make it more clear

Zebra Thunderhead March 7th, 2009 10:09 AM

I actually wasn't insulting anything, I was just pointing something out.

bearsfan092 March 7th, 2009 12:54 PM

I was a monster at 4v4 doubles in ADV. There were a lot of changes since then in DP, and I'd have to brush up to get up to speed with today's double metagame, especially considering Shoddy doesn't support it (Yes, I know about Netbattle supremacy). However, I don't have the will power to cross more than one state border to go to a pokemon tourney, no matter how official it is.

Paulie March 7th, 2009 1:53 PM

Hey well hope it goes to your state I guess. I found a YTber who uploads videos of the tornument that's going on in Japan right now

youtube.com/user/SeadraDS

check him out

bearsfan092 March 7th, 2009 5:17 PM

Just thinking out loud here, but how well would this duo work?

Zapdos @ Bold or something like that
Leftovers
HP Ice (people on Smogon have this)
Discharge
Substitute
Roost
(Questionable moveset off the top of my head)

and

Electivire @ Mild
Life Orb
Thunderbolt
Ice Punch
Earthquake
(Fourth move I haven't figured out, perhaps Flamethrower?)

This combo could work surprisingly well in theory, but we all know theory doesn't necessarily translate to paper. The idea is to start out Zapdos and something like Garchomp, Gliscor, or Swampert (sturdy EQ user). Hammer away with Discharge and paralyze whatever the opponent has on the field while the EQ user is immune to the effects. If something comes in that can damage the EQ user, use Discharge and switch to Electivire on the same turn. Discharge will put a hole in the enemies and possibly paralyze them, while Electivire Motor Drive is activated, he can outspeed and hit everything hard, allowing him to sweep away. I suppose the last team slot would go to some wallbreaker.

I do like that idea, I must say. However, with the prevalence of Trick Room in doubles, it could go awry. Probably best to have a Relaxed Mixpert (probably would work best if he had Protect) and something like Machamp in the wings so you can keep attacking without always going last.

Paulie March 8th, 2009 11:27 AM

This combo, I considered using it once. Not good, gets screwed over by ground types even with ice punch. No hope againts swampert, and Dugtrio owns your electivire in a snap(even though its not that common) I don't suggest using this TBH

bearsfan092 March 8th, 2009 11:40 AM

Dugtrio isn't used in doubles pretty much at all. I find that statement rather uninformed. Considering the only way for Dugtrio to cause huge amounts of damage is Earthquake, and its way too fragile and screwed over by TR, Trio usage would be pretty freaking low. It's theorymon (sort of), and flawed theorymon at that.

Hippowdon does exist though, and he probably does wall E-vire. The idea isn't to start with Zapdos and E-vire, but something like Zapdos and Swampert, and switch Swampert while Discharging at the same turn when the time is right.

Paulie March 8th, 2009 11:51 AM

Well that strategy can work if you can actually get your hands on a legit level 50 or under HP Ice 70 Zapdos.

bearsfan092 March 8th, 2009 3:41 PM

Which is a very doable thing. There are like 3 of them floating around on Smogon, and it doesn't need to be HP Ice 70, it 65+ or even 60+ would work well enough.


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