Really nice seeing this topic being touched upon a bit more in depth, great guide as always! I got a few additions though: As one person mentioned already , Swoobat being able to Super Fang makes it really great. Also, keep in mind that on the turn you are tricking the Assault Gear onto the alpha, it can go for a status move as the Assault Gear does not take effect on a status move already selected. (had that happen on the alpha mantine shown in the video, it went for Aqua Ring as I tricked Assault Gear) If the Alpha doesnt have any healing moves, you can also trick the Lagging Tail to ensure the alpha always attacks last. This way, skill swapping becomes optional as you dont have to worry about the alpha outspeeding your breloom after flipping its stats. Secondly, and this is really a game changer: Spinda learns Seismic Toss. You would be surprised how useful Seismic Toss is instead of waiting for Spinda to faint. Also, a surprising amount of Alphas have more than 200 hp, making seismic toss a real gem at weakening the alpha very quickly. I think with those additional things in mind, this is a team that can catch basically any alpha without problems and even if you later on arrive at a point of having a lot of alts, where time becomes your ressource in place of consistency, and thus a different strat being more efficient, having this team in the back will be very helpful.
@JinxedBoon
Ай бұрын
@Watcha_ thanks for the extra tips! I'll definitely be adding seismic toss to my spinda! ❤️
@lucassykim
Ай бұрын
@Watcha_ What strat would be considered adequately fast for multiple accounts?🤔
@lev3067
Ай бұрын
@@lucassykimprobably the love ball Strat but it requires you to go for pnk apricorns every 6 hrs , preferably on alts too cuz you only get 3 per acc per 6 hrs
@Watcha_
Ай бұрын
@@lev3067 correct. With the right setup, you can catch most alphas most of the time within 5-7 turns. Harvesting the apricorns yourself is definitely cheaper, though you could also just buy them. You're making slightly less profit per alpha that way, but since you only would use this strat when time is your most important ressource anyway (for example, you have 15-20 alts or even more in a region), it is still way worth it. I have been using it for Johto since I have a lot of alts in Johto, and it's very impressive how fast this is. Of course, you have the rare occasion where your attempt bricks or where theres a fixed gender/genderless, but in the first case you just try again, and in the latter one you just resort back to the usual strat
@riam7530
Ай бұрын
Finally an updated version, I had a lot of problems with alphas who heal hahaha, as always, excellent video dude ! Thanks for always keeping us up with the best strats for everything, you the goat!
@JinxedBoon
Ай бұрын
@riam7530 hope it works out well for you! I hate the healing alphas but haven't had any problems since I started using this!
@Vetimy
Ай бұрын
I'd like to note that if you're catching alphas for profit its usually ~500k/h using this team. This includes the money spent for timer/net balls and candies received. I have caught over 1100 alphas over 6 alts to test this method.
@JinxedBoon
Ай бұрын
@@Vetimy alphas are crazy good money! Alts make them so profitable too
@BettyBoJangles
Ай бұрын
500k😂
@dorianbrigot3261
Ай бұрын
I battled some alpha and its possible to get multiple indignation per battle ;)
@b3pez283
Ай бұрын
If you evolve Woobat into Swoobat it also have access to Superfang and doesn't lose Klutz to Trick the Assault Vest
@JinxedBoon
Ай бұрын
Yes this is a good option too! I usually find my golbat is more than enough super fanging so I find healing wish quicker but whatever works for you is good!
@shadow1802
Ай бұрын
If you need just Soak on smeargle why not use a golduck it has Damp ability too. (When strictly using for Soak) Love your vids man, gonna get a breloom of my own.
@JinxedBoon
Ай бұрын
@@shadow1802 definitely! Any soak mon with speed works, I just highlight the soak smeargle because it's a very standard pokemon that most people already have.
@zekmaster644
3 күн бұрын
Smeargle can also second as an additional Super Fang user
@GoddamitJmie
Ай бұрын
Great video dude 100% , small thing , ive seen alphas go indignant multiple times in a single fight many many many many times now , its not something that can only happen once so you might want a revivie for your murkrow.
@JinxedBoon
Ай бұрын
Thanks for pointing this out! I tried a few times to make it happen multiple times with no luck before the pokeball just caught them. Shouldn't be a problem, but not a bad idea to have revives on hand just in case!
@T3chn0M1k3
Ай бұрын
Amazing guide, as always! 💛
@robbanihabibie1591
Ай бұрын
Clutz lopunny actually really smart. I never thought that posibbiliity
@papitime767
Ай бұрын
Great video man keep up the good work
@Jackolantirn
Ай бұрын
"The reason I prefer Lopunny over Swoobat or Golurk, other than the obvious... 'assets.'" ... ... ... Okay.
@YoungCabbage
Ай бұрын
This is an amazing video! Ill for sure start building some of these mons for personal use! Common Jinxed W
@JinxedBoon
Ай бұрын
Thanks Cabbage! Hope they make your alpha catches easier ❤️
@brucemarshall5681
Ай бұрын
Great vid. Super helpful
@marcoshernandez862
Ай бұрын
lopunny could also bring lagging tail instead of assault gear when there's no annoying status moves
@DJRex-
Ай бұрын
Btw you could run seismic toss on spinda it helps me get some dmg before dying And focus band for extra rng
@JinxedBoon
Ай бұрын
@DJRex- good call on seismic toss! I don't think the focus sash is necessary though and would just waste money imo since the spinda will even outspeed an alpha jolteon with 31 speed and +speed nature (240 speed vs 235 speed vs a level 72 jolteon which is highest wild level)
@DJRex-
Ай бұрын
@@JinxedBoon its not the focus sash it's the focus band it's a diff item
@JinxedBoon
Ай бұрын
@DJRex- ohh right that's not bad then. Just a little rng on if it works but still not necessary imo but whatever works for you!
@Linnets
Ай бұрын
I trick lagging tail with spinda if he doesnt get ohko, so i dont just die when alpha goes +max speed/attack. Allows you to keep spore/sub with breloom until pp out
@JinxedBoon
Ай бұрын
@@Linnets that's not a bad strat but doesn't address healing alphas. The assault vest/haze strat addresses both and removes the rng of it getting ohko
@oBradda
Ай бұрын
Just a note on Indignant, it isn't a one and done thing, I've had it happen twice on multiple occasions.
@JinxedBoon
Ай бұрын
Thanks for this! I tried to make them go indignant multiple times in a bunch of tests but never got it to work so I assumed it was a one and done. Thanks for clarifying!
@oBradda
Ай бұрын
@@JinxedBoon I think it's a random chance after they're at -3, hence sometimes immediately changing and others you getting to -6 and it still not going Indignant. I think I've had it happen 3 times, but could be misremembering.
@kurteado
Ай бұрын
Good video, i didnt play lately, but my strat was this simple: 2 Nidoqueens/kings level 70-100 whit Superfang, when the alfa life is low, Brelom to falseSwipe and Spore, use dreamballs if is sleeping, if not, Turnball, and if the pokemon is Plant tipe, i go whit another whit Sing or Hypnosis. i use to catch very alfas in the 1º ball.
@JinxedBoon
Ай бұрын
@kurteado thanks! Yeah that's similar to my old strat but there are so many with healing and suddenly it takes forever to try to catch those!
@Jake_of_Hearts
Ай бұрын
Just coming by to say I just purchased a Lopunny after watching this video... Turns out... It was your Lopunny lol. p.s. Thanks for EV training it!
@JinxedBoon
Ай бұрын
Let's goo! Yeah I figured I'd throw some up since there isn't any others! Glad it could help
@_PabloJuan
Ай бұрын
You're the men!
@indubitably01
Ай бұрын
I've gone to so many swarms and still haven't found an alpha, any tips on finding them? I try to step on every tile in the area in case it is like a visual glitch but there is only ever the regular pokemon.
@JinxedBoon
Ай бұрын
@indubitably01 there are regular swarms and alpha swarms but they are separate things. You need to find one that says alpha swarm if you want to find an alpha!
@indubitably01
Ай бұрын
@@JinxedBoon ahhh thanks so much, I've been searching everywhere online, didn't realize there was a distinction
@robbanihabibie1591
Ай бұрын
Unawe pokemon + Haze pokemon also did great
@JinxedBoon
Ай бұрын
Yes! Quagmire is a great option but I just found it wasn't as consistent since he is a little slower. Great use for a shiny one if you have one though!
@johnd6980
Ай бұрын
I like to use swagger after the skill swap on spinda just to get the easy -2att for a switch if the alpha is physical
@JinxedBoon
Ай бұрын
@@johnd6980 interesting, have you ever found the confusion caused it to ko itself?
@johnd6980
Ай бұрын
@@JinxedBoon no, the confusion damage is very little because of the lowered attack
@JinxedBoon
Ай бұрын
@johnd6980 good idea! I heard seismic toss as a suggestion too so I'll give both a try!
@PSTLV
Ай бұрын
Spinda strat is no longer relevant in catching alpha,, 100% for me. If you worrying about having indignant alpha that can outspeed your breloom, simply use hidden ability sableye (prankster) holding lagging tail and the move trick. With lagging tail in the alpha, even if they're on the +6 speed; they'll go last. Uh oh, I already use trick assault gear, they can't hold 2 items right??? Simply use sableye with the ability stall holding focus sash and move skill swap. Your sableye will not be knocked out since you hold focus sash and will successfully swap the ability stall to the alpha. Now the alpha will always move last with the ability stall. These mon doesn't need to be ev trained and/or on 100 level. So it pretty cheap. =)
@JinxedBoon
Ай бұрын
@PSTLV but what happens when you run into a healing alpha with a low catch rate? This was my issue that this strat addressed. Like I mentioned in the video, I ended up in an almost 30 min battle with a milotic because of the healing. If there is a simple solution to both healing and indignant, why not use it?
@PSTLV
Ай бұрын
@@JinxedBoon yeah you can use assault gear trick, which mean still no need to use spinda. You can skill swap stall sableye if the alpha already tricked with assault gear and you don't need to use haze mon since their boosting stat is now irrelevant. The remaining slot can be used for better utility for example grudge to drain pp' to zero (for example multi hit move, drain punch). Anyway I have 33 alt character to catch alpha :>
@JinxedBoon
Ай бұрын
@PSTLV oh I see what you are saying with the stall skill swap! Yeah that is a great option also that I hadn't thought of! Good find
@dragontamer561
Ай бұрын
FYI, I have once faced an alpha Dragonite that went indignant thrice in the same battle
@JinxedBoon
Ай бұрын
@@dragontamer561 that's insane! I purposely tried to force a second indignant all month while making this video and couldn't get it on any alpha, even spamming regular pokeballs. Good to know though!
@honeyaulakh1
Ай бұрын
How do you handle Alphas with health draining move like drain punch / multi hit move / sound based move which bypasses sub ?
@JinxedBoon
Ай бұрын
Drain punch could be a problem but I haven't seen it yet personally. Multi hit moves haven't done enough damage for it to matter in my experience since luckily, cloyster's don't have icicle spear! Sound based moves are annoying as well but again, haven't wiped me yet but it could lead to an issue. Unfortunately, I don't think there is a 100% solution to all of these however this strat will cover the vast majority of cases!
@leemurrison9869
Ай бұрын
I use a Sealeo with Yawn Rest Super fang and Encore for my eviolite tank. I eats damage all day then rests it off
@JinxedBoon
Ай бұрын
Sealeo is an amazing choice! I was considering shunting one to replace golbat! Only issue is I would need a defog ocarina
@baumgard0869
Ай бұрын
As soon as I got done watching this I booted up pokemmo searched the gtl and bought YOUR lopunny for 130k. Lmao.
@JinxedBoon
Ай бұрын
@@baumgard0869 haha I figured I would make a few for some people! Hope it works well for you!
@raybigcat5898
Ай бұрын
its funny youi mention surf and waterfall, they arent neccesary if you have ocarina, but i use those moves on masquerain as well as soak and ice bean for leading into alphas with intimidate
@JinxedBoon
Ай бұрын
Yeah I specifically said "if you don't have the ocarina". Masquerain is a great option too! Really, any soak pokemon works. I think most people just already have a soak smeargle which is why I suggested that one
@detectiveconan2840
Ай бұрын
Jinxed !
@robbanihabibie1591
Ай бұрын
Morkrow can use focus sash to make use use Haze on hard swap
@JinxedBoon
Ай бұрын
Tru, good call! I usually just save the money and sack swap but I'm cheap 😂
@BiggusD89
Ай бұрын
❤
@toxicrabbitgamer6223
Ай бұрын
Can anyone tell me what is the best ability for litwick please
@JinxedBoon
Ай бұрын
What is it for?
@toxicrabbitgamer6223
Ай бұрын
It is for completing shinno
@ayoodannie
Ай бұрын
will crobat work instead of globat?
@JinxedBoon
Ай бұрын
@@ayoodannie yup! It will just go down quicker! Any super fang user works though
@ayoodannie
Ай бұрын
@@JinxedBoon thanks man! at the time i didn't know if it mattered so i bought one off the gtl that had great IVs now im thinking i should just breed it w ditto to get globat instead lol
@shintatsukobayashi4636
Ай бұрын
I use Swoobat because it's fast and superfang
@JinxedBoon
Ай бұрын
@shintatsukobayashi4636 yeah swoobat is a great option! I find I never need more super fangs than my goldbat can do but whatever works for you is good!
@kentjervinnabbud5086
Ай бұрын
swoobat can usually put in 2-4 superfangs at most really good
@aare6463
9 күн бұрын
Nah, this team is bad
@JinxedBoon
9 күн бұрын
Why?
@shutup5555
Ай бұрын
Love ball strat >
@JinxedBoon
Ай бұрын
Love balls are great! Just expensive imo. I usually have better luck with timer balls
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