Comments Post
Comments
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Here we go with the comments post. I'm gonna post them one at a time within the post just so people know their comments as soon as possible. I'll continue to edit them in after that. Without further ado, I present my comments:
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Skip Shot & Eos Aduro (The Scary Combo): I love the idea of a Mewtwo obsessed scientist; it reminds me of the first generation, and that's always a good thing. Mewtwo is too awesome to pass up. The first round is good; it establishes a lot about her character early. Round 2 is what I have a problem with.
Electivire is not a competitive pokemon; there is nothing good about him. He literally cannot accomplish sweeps.
You could use him until maybe Round 3, and then switch to Zapdos, Rotom-A, or Raikou, all of which are better (I know Raikou is UU, but it is unquestionably better). Also, if you use him in Round 2, evolve him to Electabuzz, and in Round 3 use Electivire (at LvL 48, I think Electivire is fair). Just to reiterate, after Round 3, I'm of the opinion that Electivire should be substituted for something else. This also makes sense considering he is redundant with Magnezone. I don't really have problems with it besides that; you two are a formidable pair.
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Gold1222: Your team has good formatting and level progression, but there are some problems I would like to address. First off, this hack is supposed to be incredibly challenging.
Mightyena is not a powerful pokemon, which is why I would recommend using
Sneasil in your first encounter over Poochyena, and then in every battle that you have a Poochyena or Mightyena, replace it with Sneasil and Weavile respectively. This of course leaves a gap in your team for encounters 6 & 7, which I would fill with a non-Dark pokemon; your team has a huge fighting weakness which could be eliminated by the removal of Mightyena and addition of a non-fighting weak pokemon. Also,
you need to fill out team strategies for the the last three encounters; how does the team win. Your team doesn't stay consistent pokemon wise; you switch from Pelipper to Kingler to Kingdra. Why not just start with
Seadra when you have Pelipper in first? Skarmory and Nidoqueen also make one round appearances, and I would prefer that you keep some consistency.
Your movesets, while interesting, are not competitively viable, and neither are some pokemon choices (I'm looking at Slaking and Gardevoir, but they can work with the right team I guess). Your submission is interesting, which is why I want to help you improve it as much as possible =]. Good luck.
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Zeta Dimentio: Your team is incredibly competitively viable and challenging; exactly what I'm looking for. From the get go, you have fully evolved pokemon and team strategies (and lovely formatting =P). On a strictly competitive basis, I have some hugely minor nitpicks. Why not use
Seed Bomb, Shaymin's signature move, which is much better than Grass Knot, and is one of the big reasons to use Shaymin over Celebi. Also, Crunch > Ice Punch, all the targets for Ice Punch are naturally faster than Lucario, especially when he is Adamant. Normally, I would have a problem with your triple weakness to Fire, but you also have three fire resists on the team, so it balances out. Story-line wise, I like your rival; an extremely powerful trainer who exists to test the strength of those around him and guide them is a cool concept, and I like the Groudon battle at the end. Amazing job as always, Zeta.
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Raekuul: Your rival has an incredible story line, and like you said, that is your main strength. I like that you use Eevee early, but I don't like that you use it late; I would have it evolved to Umbreon (I know it hurts the storyline =/) by Match 2. Due to using all Normal (except Eevee), you are limited, but I would not go so far as to say Dunsparce is your only choice for a lead. I would recommend Ambipom over Dunsparce for the sake of competitive viability. Also, in Round 2, could you evolve Porygon to Porygon2? Level wise it is appropriate, and it fulfills the same role of walling. Unless you prefer keeping it as a wall the whole time (which I don't think is a good idea, your team is already defensive, you need some powerhouses), then evolve it to Porgon-Z at encounter 3. Also, you have a Blissey problem, so I think using a Physically-based Normal type > Togekiss is beneficial to your team. Staraptor is a good fit as it doesn't screw with your synergy at all. Your movesets could use some work; they aren't exactly competitive. Use any of the links recommended and type in the pokemon's name. Great submission, Raekuul, you have already brought a lot to the Project.
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Sethmetal: Hey man, it's been a while since I've commented on one of your submissions. Anways, let me start by saying I love the story of the rival, and I think that all the progression is appropriate as well. I actually only have a few suggestions. First off, you need team strategies that say why you do things and how you would win. Second, why would you drop Kyogre? You can keep it the last two battles and run a rain team. I would put it in over Heatran (who doesn't benefit from rain). If you do that, then run Thunder on Zapdos, and maybe replace Jirachi with Manaphy? Just a thought. Competitively speaking, I would pick another Ghost over Sabeleye (any Ghost in fact). Gengar, Rotom-A, Mismagius, and Dusknoir are all good options. My last thing is that you need competitive movesets; it is a requirement. You know the sources I listed; use 'em. I love this submission, it just needs polishing competitively speaking.
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This has been a great round with fantastic entries (and a huge amount of entries). I hope to see you all in the Battle Frontier Rounds.