@@thomasroark7984 I had dropped down to like 2000 during OGL (I love it but suck at it) and climbed back up to 2300 with this team. I have finished the last 3 seasons at Veteran rank if that helps too
What’s disgusting is that Poliwrath actually beats Golisopod in the 1-shield if it uses Icy Wind twice and grabs a shield on one of them, then Scalds on charge move 3.
Poliwrath has Wrath in its name to show dominance. But jokes aside giving it Icy Wind was a bit overkill like the Scald buff was more than enough but to add a debuff spam move on top of it when it already has Ice Punch just went overboard. You can expect a nerf next season to Icy Wind 100% -> 50% probably.
I really hate Poliwrath. Medi gets nerfed only for Poli to take it's place and be VERY annoying with debuffs. Idk if it's as oppressive as pre nerf Medi, but it's so annoying to deal with. Giving it Icy Wind was such a questionable decision imo, especially since it has Ice Punch.
@@VGDomination Swampert is not too difficult to deal with these days, most teams usually have a good check/matchup against one due to how often it is used.
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Absolutely amazing video with triple Poliwrath counter, it never gets better than this and the fact that Cresselia isn't even running Grass Knot just makes it a bit more intense as well as if you don't even need it to win. Great video and with Poliwrath everywhere now is a good time to run double/triple counter because whats better than making a match a 3v3 into a 3v2? Also big shoutout to that trainer that used the Shadow Zapdos amazing pick for this battle.
I just played a great league version of this team with Jelli, Shadow Amph, & Clefable. I didn’t really put it together with the purpose of hard countering Poliwrath I just wanted to use some fun pokemon, but it ended up getting me some pretty good games.
One of the biggest problems in general is spammy debuff moves. It should be either debuff for your other mons or try to beat it with your strong charge attack. They shouldn’t be as spammy as they are. It should take way more to debuff at 100% especially
I've been seeing Ampharos teams every day. Haven't figured out a good team yet to beat them with. Would love to power up my hundo Gfisk but don't have the XL candies
I run into them and if they aren’t shadow I usually throw my charjabug at them. I run mandi, charjabug, and poli in that order, so yeah ampharos should win, but hasn’t yet against me
I was using a team just like this but with giratina a instead of cress, got me to veteran and slowly working my way up to expert hopefully you didn’t ruin my chances lol but watching them wreck poliwraths makes it up
I've been running that same team too this season. Lead goli, shadow amph (focus blast more useful for me) and dragon breath gira due to all the normals/darks out there. Almost expert rank!
@@XolentGaming Got matched with alot of Skeledirge and Scarmory but Poli in the back was absolute useless 😅 Girafarig, Hypno and Gallade was my Team. No Elo gain (or drop) for sure but very funny matchups. 😄
I was getting CRUSHED by poli and skamory so I made a similar team to kick some butt 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻…. In the ten matches I played with it I saw 1 of each….Woop Woop “random” match making strikes again……
I've been running a train on my opponents in UL recently, with the current meta being what it is. I'm running Trev lead, Ampharos safe swap, and Politoed in the back. Just throwing that out there in case you're looking to change your team around.
Scald might be my least favourite thing in pvp every icl, I’ve lost 4 or 5 matches so far solely because of the debuff (in fact the opponent got back to back debuffs in one of those and that was by far the only way they would’ve won) It’s so dumb
Met about 17 Poliwraths out of 25 battles tonight. If it's that so annoying popular than perhaps icy wind should be deduffed. From lowering opponent's attack 2 levels to 1 level. Sick of seeing it.
Running a team like this isn't necessarily about Poli being oppressive so much as it being on tons of teams in lead swap AND closing positions. With a team like this it doesn't matter where it is and you have high odds of at least one favorable matchup
@@ArrowtotheMead yep, I was commenting more to the people complaining about poli. It’s a little overtuned but nothing like the steelix fiasco in ultra last season
Fanservice game,the kids favorite mascotte Charizard has 230000 moves, Niantic should give to him also shadow claw. Unbalanced pvp and pathetic stats to pokemon. Fairy are too busted
Thanks so much for casting my submission! ❤ Hope everybody enjoyed the battles!
Thanks for the battle submission!
great battles! what elo were these games played at? casters never share elo for some reason.. curious if it would work in my elo range
@@thomasroark7984 I had dropped down to like 2000 during OGL (I love it but suck at it) and climbed back up to 2300 with this team. I have finished the last 3 seasons at Veteran rank if that helps too
What’s disgusting is that Poliwrath actually beats Golisopod in the 1-shield if it uses Icy Wind twice and grabs a shield on one of them, then Scalds on charge move 3.
Yah scald didn’t need both the dmg and % buffs. Just one or the other would’ve been sufficient
That is how overpowered Poliwrath is.
Poliwrath has Wrath in its name to show dominance. But jokes aside giving it Icy Wind was a bit overkill like the Scald buff was more than enough but to add a debuff spam move on top of it when it already has Ice Punch just went overboard. You can expect a nerf next season to Icy Wind 100% -> 50% probably.
Poliwrath it should never have had ice wind :(
@NepNeppy a nerf like that nukes dewgong, articuno, and any other icy wind user. They made a huge mistake smh
I really hate Poliwrath. Medi gets nerfed only for Poli to take it's place and be VERY annoying with debuffs. Idk if it's as oppressive as pre nerf Medi, but it's so annoying to deal with. Giving it Icy Wind was such a questionable decision imo, especially since it has Ice Punch.
It's become the new Steelix, pre Breaking Swipe nerf.
Swampert is much more of s problem imo
@@VGDomination Swampert is not too difficult to deal with these days, most teams usually have a good check/matchup against one due to how often it is used.
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Bro, I just saw you announcing in the tournament. You are perfect for that job. So happy for you man
Thanks!:)
Amazed it took so long to for them to choose you! We’ve been blessed to watch your videos! Even videos from a couple years back you had a ton of energy compared to other commentators. Now you’re just gigachad at commentating 💪
Poliwrath has been my favourite pokemon since I was a kid, I'm just glad there's a meta in the franchise where I can use it 😅
Same 😂✌🏼
Absolutely amazing video with triple Poliwrath counter, it never gets better than this and the fact that Cresselia isn't even running Grass Knot just makes it a bit more intense as well as if you don't even need it to win. Great video and with Poliwrath everywhere now is a good time to run double/triple counter because whats better than making a match a 3v3 into a 3v2?
Also big shoutout to that trainer that used the Shadow Zapdos amazing pick for this battle.
Rare moonblast attack drop? An opponent cresselia got 2 moonblast debuffs in a row on my zard
I just played a great league version of this team with Jelli, Shadow Amph, & Clefable. I didn’t really put it together with the purpose of hard countering Poliwrath I just wanted to use some fun pokemon, but it ended up getting me some pretty good games.
So glad seeing Poliwrath get destroyed. Counter + Icy Wind combo is too OP.
Ver Surprised not to see a single Giratina,Cobaliion or Verizon in the open Ultra League
Those were some great battles by the trainer 👏🏽
Is it more energy efficient to throw moonblast agains poly or future sight with STAB?
One of the biggest problems in general is spammy debuff moves. It should be either debuff for your other mons or try to beat it with your strong charge attack. They shouldn’t be as spammy as they are. It should take way more to debuff at 100% especially
That's funny, I've also been getting the moonblast debuff😂
Found out the hard way that Poli can actually simultaneously KO shadow A9 on the swap if you no shield the scald and they get the debuff
I've been seeing Ampharos teams every day. Haven't figured out a good team yet to beat them with. Would love to power up my hundo Gfisk but don't have the XL candies
Excadrill does very well into Ampharos, you hit hard and you can always take one hit by them and you also outpace them with fast charge speed.
I run into them and if they aren’t shadow I usually throw my charjabug at them. I run mandi, charjabug, and poli in that order, so yeah ampharos should win, but hasn’t yet against me
Is this team good for climbing mby?😮
I built an UL Vikavolt earlier today. It has access to fly, so I can’t wait to see some Poliwraths tomorrow 😂
I swear Moonblast had to have had its debuff rate upped, my Cres is getting them way too often recently
I was using a team just like this but with giratina a instead of cress, got me to veteran and slowly working my way up to expert hopefully you didn’t ruin my chances lol but watching them wreck poliwraths makes it up
I've been running that same team too this season. Lead goli, shadow amph (focus blast more useful for me) and dragon breath gira due to all the normals/darks out there. Almost expert rank!
@@animosterity omg yea same I’m running dragon breath too, really helps out in those situations you just said
Triple shadow confusion was also a fun time. 😵💫😂
If I ran triple confusion team I would be faced with obstagoon and mandibuzz on the same team
@@XolentGaming Got matched with alot of Skeledirge and Scarmory but Poli in the back was absolute useless 😅
Girafarig, Hypno and Gallade was my Team. No Elo gain (or drop) for sure but very funny matchups. 😄
Evil Karma
Time to use Alakazam with Counter on its fast move!
That way you wont get hard countered by Obstagoon and Madibuzz.
So happy to see this. I really need to get a Cress for GL.
I was getting CRUSHED by poli and skamory so I made a similar team to kick some butt 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻…. In the ten matches I played with it I saw 1 of each….Woop Woop “random” match making strikes again……
I've been running a train on my opponents in UL recently, with the current meta being what it is. I'm running Trev lead, Ampharos safe swap, and Politoed in the back. Just throwing that out there in case you're looking to change your team around.
Who else remembers hsh nd Shrady battling h2h when new mons came out
Scald might be my least favourite thing in pvp every icl, I’ve lost 4 or 5 matches so far solely because of the debuff (in fact the opponent got back to back debuffs in one of those and that was by far the only way they would’ve won)
It’s so dumb
More wins for me in UL switching out Moonblast for Future Sight
Pretty sure the debuff chance for Moonblast is... 10%!?
hope you dont see any registeel
I'm getting sick of seeing Pollywrath as well, using Jellicent though and that walls Polly so well
I'm using triple confusion shadow lol
Only in this video this team works well... I tried it and i never met 1 poliwrath
Met about 17 Poliwraths out of 25 battles tonight. If it's that so annoying popular than perhaps icy wind should be deduffed. From lowering opponent's attack 2 levels to 1 level. Sick of seeing it.
You know icy wind already lowers attack stat by 1 right?
@@MatthewJrP My bad, it’s 1, not 2, just checked. It feels like 2 though.
Now go triple weak to poliwrath
Snorlax has my poli back. Glicor for the win
Waiting to hunt poliwrath
I don’t find poliwrath all that oppressive in ultra. Light years more fun than the steelix meta
Running a team like this isn't necessarily about Poli being oppressive so much as it being on tons of teams in lead swap AND closing positions. With a team like this it doesn't matter where it is and you have high odds of at least one favorable matchup
@@ArrowtotheMead yep, I was commenting more to the people complaining about poli. It’s a little overtuned but nothing like the steelix fiasco in ultra last season
Yeah I’m on your side lol. Steelix was like fighting the final boss of a video game. Super annoying if you didn’t have a hard check for it
hi
1 min ago and very early also 2nd comment, 14th like
Matchmaking sucks. Im starting to play less
2nd view
Fanservice game,the kids favorite mascotte Charizard has 230000 moves, Niantic should give to him also shadow claw. Unbalanced pvp and pathetic stats to pokemon. Fairy are too busted