Probably the right reaction to these kinds of videos isn't to start copying the strategy, it's probably better to start countering it, because about everyone and their mom is going to be copying Caleb...
Honestly, these battles are tricky and Caleb definitely is great at it to pull some wins out even against odd pokemons / counters. I don't think I'm half as good as he is but it's always fun to see him give us all these insights and trying to break the meta over n over
I really enjoy your indepth and concise commentary. As a new player to this game (only been playing 2 months) learning the matchups, movesets, counters, and so on, is really helpful.
Hey, I'm in the first battle, lol. Didn't see coming that Skull Bash, also I could throw another Dark Pulse but I was another overtap glitch victim. GG!
quick note 2nd battle (starting 2:36) at the end you were talking about waiting for them to swap Regi back in against Bast, but they couldn't. They had JUST switched the Azu in to tank the FC from Regi, so their switch clock was nowhere near up.
Its actually very refreshing to watch something other than the meta as well as zapdos in the video man, luckily its already last day of great league or else my team is gonna suffer against it
I’ve been using the same double tank team for the last week but with Meganium lead and done really well. This is very interesting and I’m glad to see the usually ignored Blastoise getting some action!
Omg I've been seeing sooooo many of these teams running around since the video came out!! Luckily I watched this video before I started battling today so I knew what to expect :)
Honestly Caleb, no matter what team you try you end up gaining massive ELO. You're an insane battler If you can pull off so many wins even with these off meta mons, you'd probably win every single game if you run straight BBML :) Another awesome video as always 👍 ✌️
He is doing really bad lol. Last vid he had 2552 points (10 days ago) now he has 2582 points. Only 30 points increase in 10 days. He lost 200 ranks on the leaderboard.
Hey Caleb 😊 I am trying to build a team for ultra league with Houndoom as a spice pick. Then I have Armored Mewtwo as a counter switch for when I face fighting or water types. Don't really know what I wanna use for my safe switch. Was thinking Giratina Altered would be nice, but I don't wanna go too meta 😅 Armored Mewtwo is one of my favorite mons though 😁 So I was wondering if you had any tips for a safe switch. Great video btw!
Thank you! Armored Mewtwo can still be a decent safe swap since it can cover Registeel pretty well too. Cressalia in the back might be good since you'll draw out their psychic counter with Mewtwo.
Not to be a debbie downer but I wonder how effective blastoise/lapras would be given that a lot of the wins were because of not shielding the skull bash. Once that surprise factor is gone is this even worth?
These are usually to catch the people off guard in the meta. Of course once he uploads these kind of videos, people will know and be prepared. Not to mention you can still run different moves to catch others off guard like Ice Beam on Blastoise instead and force a shield
Great question! Blast actually still wins the 1 shield against Azu with PR and beats Azu with HP in all even shielding scenarios with straight skull bash for both matchups. If they choose to double shield their Azu in the lead. I just bring in Regi to farm down and Regi with a shield advantage and energy is very hard to deal with. On the last day of GL, I was able to go 5-0 in a set with Blast and double steel variant of this line after the 4 out of 5 Azus shielded the SB from Blast. :)
Hi, was wondering if u have any preference on charged moves when using alolan raichu? A lot of people seem to use different moves and I’m not sure what would be best to use. Also keep up the great content 👍🏼
I think Thunder Punch is pretty necessary for baiting and also just a solid electric move without debuffing raichu. WC/GK/Psy are all solid secondary options so it'll depend on what you're looking to cover for the rest of your team.
i didnt see your video until this morning, but i ran into your comp 5 times yesterday, i actually beat it all 5 times. The games woulda been easier if i knew it was running Skullbash instead of icebeam
Great video Caleb! Another unique and awesome team. Wish I could run Blastoise, but only got a hundo with legacy move and my best pvp blastoise is at 66,4 which is too bad
I think the 66.4 Blastoise could still work well. In the lead, you don't really need the best PvP IVs since landing the skull bash first is more important in the mirror :)
I'd safe swap Regi if I'm running double steels. If they swap out, winning switch advantage would be top priority and if they stay in, I'll come in with Bast to farm down. It'll depend a lot on what they have in the back to see if it's winnable or not.
I always wonder, is it a necessity to constantly change teams? once i find a good team, after 5 good sets i get countered like 20 times in a row and lose all my gains, any tips?
I think playing a well balanced team a lot is better since it helps you understand the matchups and win conditions for a number of scenarios. However, usually if I'm losing a bunch consistently, it probably means I need to adjust my team since it isn't well made for the general meta
If you're running the DD variant of this team, it's okay but yea, if you're running double steel variant, it's usually GGs unless you can muscle through Tox and they don't double shield or if Meganium stays in against Regi.
@@CalebPeng true enough man. Totally get it though. On your high of a lvl you dont really wanna spill the beans. I just found it amusing. Regardless, nice vids. Keep up the good work man.
Oh I'm actually having a hard time building a team for ultra. Of course I don't have Giratina or Registeel( probably why its so hard.) Any suggestions on what other mons I can pair up with Blastoise to help against the meta? I have a hundo Whishcash that I think could help with both Registeel and Giratina...but would having another water on my team be bad?
Damn caleb, you just beat me in Ultra. Honored to fight you. You were running Escavlier lead with A muk and Cresselia. I had regi lead and it was downhill from there. Username is Kentasauris. Hope my defeat is in your next vid!
Caleb Peng thanks man. Your vids have really helped me out, never thought I’d be on the leaderboard for almost all of season 2 thus far. Only started playing four months ago! GG, well played.
@@sirsmokealot705 yeah ideally. 3 star is amazing is ultra league and hundo or close to itfor masters. In ultra league it helps but doesnt make too much of a difference cause it would be bulkier anyways
Stay with Blast in the lead or draw it out with one of my steels and then take it out with Blast when it switches back in. Regi is solid as the switch to draw a shield out of whis.
Saw 13 min of this video, immediately loved it. With Blas (shiny with 😎) DD and regi i went 4-1 four times and 5-0 one time. Gained 155 points. Thanks I guess 😅 I been fooling around with triple crypto until I find a team that I like, this seems to be it, at least for the next two or three days 😂
Timestamps for Types of Matchups:
Blast, Regi, Bast:
01:00 - Azumarill (lead)
04:05 - Stunfisk (lead)
05:40 - Zweilous (lead)
07:26 - Deoxys Defense (lead)
08:42 - Medicham (lead)
10:26 - Umbreon (lead) & Shadow Zapdos
12:09 - Melmetal (lead)
14:09 - Haunter (lead)
15:35 - Meganium
17:15 - Tropius (lead)
19:02 - Blastoise (mirror lead)
Blast, Deoxys, Bast:
20:13 - Medicham (lead) - TheAsianMilkMan's team
21:48 - Whiscash (lead) & Zapdos
23:18 - Lanturn (lead)
24:34 - Mirror Team
26:11 - Gallade (lead)
Blast, Deoxys, Regi:
27:43 - Azu (lead)
29:11 - Jirachi (lead)
31:01 - Shadow Victreebel (lead) w/ Deoxys & Bast
32:22 - Shiftry (lead)
33:45 - Altaria (lead) & Meganium
35:50 - Tropius (lead)
You’re the MVP
During my sets today I saw 2 Blastoise leads and thought to myself "I wonder who made a video on this" and sure enough here we are haha
Same here
Same 😀
Right!!!
lol same here!
Probably the right reaction to these kinds of videos isn't to start copying the strategy, it's probably better to start countering it, because about everyone and their mom is going to be copying Caleb...
Honestly, these battles are tricky and Caleb definitely is great at it to pull some wins out even against odd pokemons / counters. I don't think I'm half as good as he is but it's always fun to see him give us all these insights and trying to break the meta over n over
every time i hear "a tricky situation" it translates into "a loss" in my matches
Leaving your opponent with 2 shields is so satisfying
I really enjoy your indepth and concise commentary. As a new player to this game (only been playing 2 months) learning the matchups, movesets, counters, and so on, is really helpful.
Happy to help! :)
This line-up is much more straightforward than the last one. Thanks for this last-minute tutorial and also for making the meta fresh and diverse!
Registeel is diverse, ok
Xavier Benjamin Velez Arauz well meta is meta for a reason. Sadly it is difficult to drift too far away from the core meta.
Hey, I'm in the first battle, lol.
Didn't see coming that Skull Bash, also I could throw another Dark Pulse but I was another overtap glitch victim. GG!
This is why I have seen soooooo many sb blastoise, makes sense lol you have such a influence on the meta it’s crazy
quick note 2nd battle (starting 2:36) at the end you were talking about waiting for them to swap Regi back in against Bast, but they couldn't. They had JUST switched the Azu in to tank the FC from Regi, so their switch clock was nowhere near up.
Nice one thank you! These help loads! Can’t wait to see the ultra league teams
Who's a good kitty! Yes you are! Also, nice Pokemon footage. Appreciate all your work, Caleb
Thank you! :)
The cat in the background is so adorable.
He’s just hovering over him like “Where is my food human?” 😂
I ran into someone using the first line. I was running Lucario with Power-Up Punch. Never had a match end so fast before :)
You make it sound so easy, 20% having the pokemon - 80% knowing the tactics; the second half we all lack in
Quality content per usual, Caleb. You are awesome!
Its actually very refreshing to watch something other than the meta as well as zapdos in the video man, luckily its already last day of great league or else my team is gonna suffer against it
Why am I watching the cat? 😂
1:12 how do you go from that to talking about the water gun speed due to increased video speed?
Caleb: **makes a new team and shows it**
Everyone: *you son of a b+tch, im in*
Hahahah
Will give this a try, got Deoxys and Registeel ready and have a few CD blastoise to use (with aviators ofc)
Winning in style is the best way to win :)
Can you imagine being a cat and watching your roommate talk to a light up screen for 40 minutes? They probably think we're so crazy.
hahah most definitely!
So, should I run Breloom now?
I’ve been using the same double tank team for the last week but with Meganium lead and done really well. This is very interesting and I’m glad to see the usually ignored Blastoise getting some action!
24:10 boiii he double shield that altaria. lol
Omg I've been seeing sooooo many of these teams running around since the video came out!! Luckily I watched this video before I started battling today so I knew what to expect :)
Caleb Peng is a man who loves him a double type in the back
Just fought him with obstagoon and Zangoose in the back 🙄 my registeel was not pleased
2 skull bashes doesn't rage defense by 4 stages btw. "Defense rose" is different from "defense rose sharply"
UnderATallTree Thank you for the correction! For some reason I remembered it to be +2 instead of +1 😅
31:01 incredible battle
Impressive display of the OG water type
Your cat spying on you is the best part of the video :)
Agreed! :D
Honestly Caleb, no matter what team you try you end up gaining massive ELO.
You're an insane battler
If you can pull off so many wins even with these off meta mons, you'd probably win every single game if you run straight BBML :)
Another awesome video as always 👍 ✌️
Exactly
He is doing really bad lol. Last vid he had 2552 points (10 days ago) now he has 2582 points. Only 30 points increase in 10 days. He lost 200 ranks on the leaderboard.
@@cruseder2 that's more than decent though. Over 10 days
Hey Caleb 😊 I am trying to build a team for ultra league with Houndoom as a spice pick. Then I have Armored Mewtwo as a counter switch for when I face fighting or water types. Don't really know what I wanna use for my safe switch. Was thinking Giratina Altered would be nice, but I don't wanna go too meta 😅 Armored Mewtwo is one of my favorite mons though 😁 So I was wondering if you had any tips for a safe switch.
Great video btw!
Thank you! Armored Mewtwo can still be a decent safe swap since it can cover Registeel pretty well too. Cressalia in the back might be good since you'll draw out their psychic counter with Mewtwo.
Not to be a debbie downer but I wonder how effective blastoise/lapras would be given that a lot of the wins were because of not shielding the skull bash. Once that surprise factor is gone is this even worth?
These are usually to catch the people off guard in the meta. Of course once he uploads these kind of videos, people will know and be prepared. Not to mention you can still run different moves to catch others off guard like Ice Beam on Blastoise instead and force a shield
Now his lead switches to skarmory tomorrow
Great question! Blast actually still wins the 1 shield against Azu with PR and beats Azu with HP in all even shielding scenarios with straight skull bash for both matchups. If they choose to double shield their Azu in the lead. I just bring in Regi to farm down and Regi with a shield advantage and energy is very hard to deal with.
On the last day of GL, I was able to go 5-0 in a set with Blast and double steel variant of this line after the 4 out of 5 Azus shielded the SB from Blast. :)
I just came here to see the 🐈
The patreon 'ricekooker' appears 2 times LOL haha amazing vídeo crack keep it up!!
Came for PvP, stayed for the cat content 🐈
Hi, was wondering if u have any preference on charged moves when using alolan raichu? A lot of people seem to use different moves and I’m not sure what would be best to use. Also keep up the great content 👍🏼
Volt switch for sure
Wild charge and grass knot
I think Thunder Punch is pretty necessary for baiting and also just a solid electric move without debuffing raichu. WC/GK/Psy are all solid secondary options so it'll depend on what you're looking to cover for the rest of your team.
Caleb Peng Great thanks! I went with thunderpunch and GK in the end
Even i used Skull bash blastoise, it really is a good option against GL meta
I was using blastoise in the back last season. It was great.
i didnt see your video until this morning, but i ran into your comp 5 times yesterday, i actually beat it all 5 times. The games woulda been easier if i knew it was running Skullbash instead of icebeam
I'd already come across one of your hardcore fans in the league... Blastoise in the running, dirty lol
Never knew blastoise can perform in gbl,thanks for the video,will try this.
This would be meta for coming season for sure. Also in Premier Cup
I've been using Blastoise with the exact same MS since s2 started for my baby account at rank 7. Can confirm, Azu never shields a Skull Bash.
Dope team! Btw, skull bash is +1 defense each time not +2. If you throw 2 skull bashes, 1 acid spray would take you back to net 0 buffs ^_^
Ah yes! Good catch. Idk why I thought SB raises Defense by 2 stages :D
Lol, and I don't know why people like your cat more than your amazing content!
#MysteriesOfLife 🙀😂
For UL I want to use hydreigon and meganium. I'm thinking of using charizard but not to sure. Any advise on a third?
Charizard could be good to help you cover registeel. Hydreigon lead would be good here
So many people are gonna use this team now lol. It would have been interesting to see you go up against Alolan raichu
Caleb: Regi & Wall Face in the back
Toxicroak: Let's destroy this man's life
Great video Caleb! Another unique and awesome team. Wish I could run Blastoise, but only got a hundo with legacy move and my best pvp blastoise is at 66,4 which is too bad
I think the 66.4 Blastoise could still work well. In the lead, you don't really need the best PvP IVs since landing the skull bash first is more important in the mirror :)
im still using ur bastiodon, banette, meganium team
Nice. Been using skull bash raichu
can you put the team near the cat? i cant see the teams with the cat in there
:D
21:48 cool name
I wonder how this team handle Alolachu / Zapdos as a lead
Probably commit the shield on the Blastoise to win switch
Zapdos easy.. Alolan raichu *insert spongebob naked meme*
I'd safe swap Regi if I'm running double steels. If they swap out, winning switch advantage would be top priority and if they stay in, I'll come in with Bast to farm down. It'll depend a lot on what they have in the back to see if it's winnable or not.
Ran into 4thebattles running this same team a few days ago
haha yeah I ran into her early on when using this team and she's adopted it and played really well with it ever since :)
OMG , I'm on UA-cam hahahah. Thanks Caleb!
Kaleb do you think it’s worth using elite charged TM on blastoise?
Nah. I would check with locals to see if they have any extras to trade you. Usually there's people willing to trade them
Caleb Peng alright thanks!
blastoise+bastiodon=blastiodon
Hi dude, I want to create a lineup with my double legacy Dewgang ... Do you have any suggestions for me ? thanks :)
TheAsianMilkMan is top ranked player who uses Dewgong, Medicham, and Munchlax to really great success. Feel free to give that a try :)
I always wonder, is it a necessity to constantly change teams? once i find a good team, after 5 good sets i get countered like 20 times in a row and lose all my gains, any tips?
I think playing a well balanced team a lot is better since it helps you understand the matchups and win conditions for a number of scenarios. However, usually if I'm losing a bunch consistently, it probably means I need to adjust my team since it isn't well made for the general meta
@@CalebPeng thanks for the response! I made a change in my UL team today and it made me win some matches id otherwise would lose by an inch
I've been running skull bash Raichu and it beats down the mudboys every time :P
If I see Caleb in PVP ima just drop the match in respect for your content
Do you think the bastiodon version could overcome my scrafty, regi, meganium line?
Haha definitely not
Damn, I definitely need to try new mons in season 3.
If somenone runs a grass in the lead and toxicroak in the back, wouldn't it destroy this team?
If you're running the DD variant of this team, it's okay but yea, if you're running double steel variant, it's usually GGs unless you can muscle through Tox and they don't double shield or if Meganium stays in against Regi.
The kitty in the back 😍
Best PvP player ever
This is why I have couple of Blastoise lead today
Is Blastoise relevant when i dont have hydro cannon on him?
What’s a good substitute for deoxys?
Vigoroth, it's a safe switch like Deoxys and can pressure with Counters too.
I love how he drops the video after great league is over. So its basicaly none exist. Nobody will see this team again. 😆 smart dude
Trey Bern I mean people still use the Skarmory double grass line and it’s been over 2 months since I posted that video 🤷🏻♂️
@@CalebPeng true enough man. Totally get it though. On your high of a lvl you dont really wanna spill the beans. I just found it amusing. Regardless, nice vids. Keep up the good work man.
Do you have an alternative for registeel if you don't have it ?
Yup! Try running the Blast/DD/Bast variant. Melmetal could be an okay replacement too
That's cat in the back so cute
Do you think Blastoise would work with skull bash or ice beam in Ultra?
Definitely. IB is solid for coverage but in the lead, HC/SB is pretty solid to help you win against all the waters and steels.
Thanks, Brother!!! Love your videos!
Oh I'm actually having a hard time building a team for ultra. Of course I don't have Giratina or Registeel( probably why its so hard.) Any suggestions on what other mons I can pair up with Blastoise to help against the meta?
I have a hundo Whishcash that I think could help with both Registeel and Giratina...but would having another water on my team be bad?
#WaterGang semi back 🙌
how do get two attacks to choose from?
You can unlock it for most pokemon at a cost. It helps provide additional coverage
@@CalebPeng tnx a lot, it helped👌
Damn caleb, you just beat me in Ultra. Honored to fight you. You were running Escavlier lead with A muk and Cresselia. I had regi lead and it was downhill from there. Username is Kentasauris. Hope my defeat is in your next vid!
GGs! :)
Caleb Peng thanks man. Your vids have really helped me out, never thought I’d be on the leaderboard for almost all of season 2 thus far. Only started playing four months ago!
GG, well played.
@@kentb8621 That's awesome!!! Keep up that grind to rank 10! Looking forward to the next battle with you :)
Meanwhile I'm still struggling to get to rank 8 lol. I did climb slightly today but its ultra league soon so i need some cheap team idea's...
Togekiss (double move as togepi) leafblade sceptile and hydro cannon swampert
Andy Outram do you have to trade togekiss to get PvP cp?
@@sirsmokealot705 yeah ideally. 3 star is amazing is ultra league and hundo or close to itfor masters. In ultra league it helps but doesnt make too much of a difference cause it would be bulkier anyways
Andy Outram ah okay gotcha cus all the togepi I hatch and evolve always end up being above 1500 so makes sense
You think Blastoise will be good in ultra with this build?
I think Blast in the lead could be good with HC/SB. Checks the waters and steels. I'd just pair it with 2 dragon counters in the back for coverage.
Sorry Caleb mind doing the video again without the cat? I couldn’t take my eyes off him .
I just run this team and got 200 points insane team btw always got altaria in the back, lucky algorithm
Nice one I went 103 points in 1 day soo happy with that
Awesome run!!! :)
Ohhh nooo you went meta!!
A little anti-meta with meta is a good mixture imo :)
why are grass type moves neutral to bastiodon?
Bastiodon is Rock/Steel type. Grass is Super Effective against Rock but neutralized by the resistance to Steel.
@@Vyrnuhrd I never knew grass was super effective against rock
I literally ran into someone using skull bash blastoise and I don’t think that was a coincidence 😂
Caleb “an dennn” pang
Creator of the skarm + double grass team (comments opposing team): What does he do against a fire lead...
Loses to it. But thankfully for him fire leads were (are) non-existent.
Actually not that good
My ninetails dont really do much against 3 pokemons
Its gonna be exhausted in the vs with skarmory
What do u do against whishcash?
Stay with Blast in the lead or draw it out with one of my steels and then take it out with Blast when it switches back in. Regi is solid as the switch to draw a shield out of whis.
Amazing team. I reach to rank 9 with the first line
Before watching this I've never thought blastoise can be that viable in open great league... you just make anything happens
YOU ABSOLUTE MADMAN!! Sheesh. Well at least this is a pokemon I have and I can try if I want :)
Oh man, my secret is now out.
Great team. Lets hope ppl starts to use this team bc my new team is really good against this one. I was able to gain more than 120 points in 2 days.
Saw 13 min of this video, immediately loved it.
With Blas (shiny with 😎) DD and regi i went 4-1 four times and 5-0 one time.
Gained 155 points.
Thanks I guess 😅
I been fooling around with triple crypto until I find a team that I like, this seems to be it, at least for the next two or three days 😂
What an amazing run! :)
I faced a guy used this strategy but with ice beam blastoise. Once blastoise was down, my Lucario... 🤣
Is bastiodon ur favorite GBL thicc boi
Hahah it definitely is up there :D
Thanks for helping out with gbl.
But we also want to see your silph arena contents.
Your cat is sooo cute man i was paying more attention to it
Anyone else finding rank 8 complete garbage? Bbml or skarmory in the back every single game? Not fun anymore 😂