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Actually Kaz, I've been having the same problem lately too for some reason. I'm not quite sure. I've only tried Beta Server with it, but I still get the same error as Shadow.
EDIT: I actually just got onto the Mysidia! server just fine. I think we just need to use a server other than Beta for the time being. Last edited by Ditto616; August 17, 2010 at 07:52:20 PM. |
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Dude, anything that sets up can sweep you. >_> However, Latias lacks the more obvious counters that her fellow Dragons do. Dragon Dance Dragonite is severely countered by Mamoswine and Weavile, since the two pack a nice Ice Shard. Kingdra's only decent stats means that bulky waters (of which there are many) will easily wall the guy, and Latias was banned because of how few reliable counters she possesses, her amazing movepool, and her fantastic stats.
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If she doesn't set up, then it's even easier to kill, with any physical move, especially ice and dragon moves, outrage will own it, and many others carry moves that can easily win. Latias isn't that much of a threat. Even if it isn't 4X weak, it is still walled by any special wall, and crushed by anything non-special attack oriented. Also- Dragonite can use extremespeed to wipe out weavile, if ice shard doesn't KO, or if weavile has ice punch/night slash instead. Last edited by Serenade; August 18, 2010 at 12:14:23 AM. |
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If you have further complaints, please tell Smogon because we're not the ones who decide the metagame tiers. Last edited by Shadow; August 18, 2010 at 02:33:28 AM. |
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In my opinion, Kingdra is only good if you can get some D-Dances up due to it's highest base stat only being 95. And dragonite can easily be countered thanks to it's fairly low speed. With Latias, you don't even have to set-up to tear teams apart. An unboosted dragon pulse from Latias can KO Dragonite after Stealth Rock. (66% - 77%) But asking me why Latias is uber is like asking why Salamence and Garchomp are Uber. Mainly because of high attack and fairly high speed. Last edited by Quadcentruo; August 18, 2010 at 05:49:31 AM. |
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Technically you can, but it won't count as an official Gym Battle unless the Gym Leader says that it is. This is mostly due to the fact that many teams that are designed for Single Battles do not function marvelously in Double Battle form.
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My philosophy is that we should battle accordingly to our rules that we decide through discussion, rather than just accepting that another site is correct. We are all entitled to our own opinion, just as smogon has its own opinions. In truth, if there is a source of set rules we should follow it should be the national pokemon ones used in official Nintendo oriented tournaments, as those are the ones that make the most sense given that our battling is the most official. You would certainly never hear of smogon following some other sites clauses and rules, would you? And in regards to a certain spirit of time- Please do not delete my comment, flame me, or pull out the banhammer, ok? Simply because you have authority doesn't mean you are right, and I really would like to see members have more say in discussions on rules and such. Last edited by Serenade; September 6, 2010 at 09:44:56 PM. |
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I certainly understand your idea of deciding our own rules, but remember, Smogon is a competitive university. The people of Smogon are experts in competitive metagame and are more experienced than anyone of us. Not only that, but they just don't decide it by themselves. They make a poll and a lot of experiments before announcing the result. Now, we do follow Smogon in the matter of tiers, but we don't follow every single thing. An example to that is that every gym leader decides what clauses he want to choose. Some leaders put nonstandard clauses as their rules, and some don't. We did gave freedom of choice. Now if you can elaborate about the rules you want to enforce, change or create then please list them so that we can discuss them. However, I would like you not to argue about the tiers because we just follow Smogon in the matter of tiers. |
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In spite of that, we'd all appreciate if you were more precise about the 'changes' you're talking about, especially if they're minor ones (because this gives a bigger possibility to do them). Maybe then we can provide a more detailed answer and hopefully resolve this argument. Last edited by Shadow; September 7, 2010 at 02:34:05 AM. |
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Question about registration: Do I have to have an in-game team ready, or can I use Shoddy or Pokémon (DISALLOWED) until then? I'd really like to be a gym leader, but I don't have enough competitive Pokémon to make a single-type team.
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You can use Shoddy Battle or Pokémon (DISALLOWED) initially, but you have to get your in-game team ready later on. You'll probably be given a time limit to get it done, such as one or two months. Until then, you can rely on simulators for hosting gym battles.
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Should somebody update the Gym Leaders Social Group because Pikavlu1 is no longer the Ice Leader.
I can't download PO and SB so can I still be a leader? I want this job pretty bad. I was wanting this for a while now. It ok if Nin win I can wait a while for another opening. Last edited by Aquablast; September 8, 2010 at 03:34:11 PM. |
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OBJECTION HOTBLAST AND NIN! I wanted that position ever since I knew it existed. I just figured it out when you told me. I'm afraid I can't let you have it that easy.
All kidding aside...I'd like the job too, ya know...but if you don't wanna give up the position, I guess I can wait. :/ |
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Shadow said the winner will be based on the team so I don't think I will win but anyway it fun trying. Last edited by Aquablast; September 11, 2010 at 03:57:49 AM. |
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We are discussing this in PMs, and I don't think waiting for the tournament is a good idea. We already have the teams and we are seeing and comparing them to find the strongest. It is mostly settled, and the announcement will be there in no time.
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Woah, woah, woah, I would very much have liked to apply for said gym position, and though I must accept that Nin got it, I'd like there at least to be some kind of notification via mass PM to everyone possible, so that there is an equal chance for everyone to submit an application! The first time we did the gyms, I was like, 3 days late, and immediately liked it, making it a priority to try to get a place. However, Ala had my type (Flying), even before I had a chance to read about it! Could be nice to have a bit of a chance here! Just because I'm late doesn't mean I'm that worthless at battling!
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It was rather more of a comment rather than a reply. Shadow has replied quite well, but I wanted to tell you that it is your job to come and check now and then. I hope you understood what I mean in order not to continue with this already replied-to question.
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I've been having a lot of problems with users braking my gym's obvious rules and I think we should have stronger consequences for rule brakers. (as in possible warnings or infractions)
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A quick question
I'm new and just wondering what all these threads to do with "gym badges" are for. I'm thinking your organizing events for online pokemon battles over these forums or is it something different.
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Here at Victory Road we have our own Gym League, made up of ten of the best battlers here. If someone defeats a gym leader in a Pokémon battle, they receive the badge for that gym. You can check someone's badges in the community tab in their user profile. The badges don't really do anything other than prove that you've defeated that gym, but it's fun to collect them!
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Yeah, that's how it works. Beat all of the gym leaders then you can kick one out and make your own gym in his/her place.
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Okay, there's not going to be any "special events", so let's try to avoid bizarre and unreasonable speculation for now. If anything involving extra Gym Spots should come up, then everyone will be notified by the Gym League staff.
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Really, we have things settled. We don't need extra help or input since the system already works. Last edited by Alakazamaster; November 23, 2010 at 01:05:34 PM. |
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This isn`t anything necessary, but more of just an idea for an added bonus to Gym Battles. Pokemon (DISALLOWED) has a feature that allows the usage of Mp3s as a background tracks. I was thinking we could ask a Youtube user such as http://www.youtube.com/user/SuperiorLarxene to compose a Gym Leader battle theme for Victory Road that could be played during battles, with different variants based on the Gym Leader in question, similar to the remixes of the same theme used for Raikou, Entei, and Suicune in HGSS (again, nothing huge or crucial, I just think it`d be kind of cool.)
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Your question would have been more appropriate if we didn't have this for you to look at. :\
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EDIT: Got ninja'd by Spirit, but I won't delete my post because it contains a more helpful response.
You couldn't have asked another question which has a more explicit answer than this one. The Victory Road Gym League forum clearly shows that we have 8 gyms, so obviously we have 8 gym leaders. Here they are in order: Water - Shadow Flying - Alakazamaster Dark - Blues Normal - Sunny Grass - [TRDRS]PokeTrader Steel - The Spirit of Time Psychic - LiteTheIronMan Fight - Ditto616 Last edited by Shadow; January 3, 2011 at 04:18:48 AM. |
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Blues has left due to a personal reason, and is yet to come back. Until then, his gym will remain closed.
EDIT: Actually, it seems that he just returned back yesterday. I have asked him whether he wants me to open his gym again, and now I'm waiting for his reply. Last edited by Shadow; January 22, 2011 at 04:41:08 AM. |
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I got a good question (My guess the wrong place to ask, but it does concern the 5th gen.) For the Gyms here on VR are the 5th gen. pokemon even allowed to be used when these games comes out or Pokemon (DISALLOWED), or will the gym system be changed? Like i said sorry for asking this here but it did concern this Gen.
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Anyway, AquaBlast, "*******" is a program which allows people to essentially "hack" their Pokemon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum save files to alter various attributes of the Pokemon in the game(s). It is not a virus your Pokemon can get, or anything of the sort. On the other hand, if you mean "Pokérus", that is a virus your Pokemon can get, though it's pretty rare. However, it's actually a good thing, since it doubles the amount of EVs a Pokemon receives from a battle. To clear things up, since it is native to the Pokemon games and not illegal in any way, but more of a training "accessory", the Gym League rules probably permit it (I'm not one of the GL staff, but as a competitive battler I see nothing legitimately wrong with using Pokérus-infected Pokemon). The icon you mentioned (a "smiley face") doesn't mean they have it, actually. It means they used to have the virus, though the positive effects will still remain. So I suppose the answer your looking for is "Yes, that is Pokérus", and "Yes, you probably are allowed to use those Pokemon in the Gym League." Last edited by AuraKshatriya; March 14, 2011 at 12:34:54 AM. |
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Yes, the battle rules on Wi-Fi are astonishingly bad. There are only two options: Flat Battle and No Restricions. As the name implies, No Restricions means that all Pokémon remain unchanged, their levels, items, species, it's an everything-goes battle. Flat Battle, on the other hand, forces you to only use three Pokémon, which are all levelled to level 50. Certain species are banned, so some OU Pokémon like Jirachi, Mew and Celebi can't be used, either. We're truly in a bit of a pickle here. If only the infra-red battle options were available on Wi-Fi...
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Ubers are still going to be banned obviously, but every gym's going to have to reformat their rules for Black and White and most people are going to prefer PO or other battle sims now.
Every gym leader could just have 2 3v3 battles, rotating their Pokemon. B/W's online mode follows VGC rules for the most part in Flat Battle, with the exception of 4 Pokemon on one team and no event Ubers are allowed at all, so, yeah. ...or EVERYONE COULD JUST GRIND THEIR COMPETITIVE TEAM TO LV. 100 (which is probably what I'm going to do just cuz) |
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Thanks for the suggestion. Last edited by Shadow; March 16, 2011 at 04:07:17 AM. |