Using dex-fillers to solo T3s
For fun I've been putting not-so-great Pokemon in my T3 teams
Exploud and Zangoose in my Gengar team
Grumpig and Swellow against Machamp
Masquerain and Parasect (or anything) against Sharpedo
Have you experimented with any other non-guide Pokemon for T3s?
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Well, it comes down to what you prioritize. When I go for a challenge solo I mentally commit half an hour to it knowing I might not succeed at first but it's a worthy exchange to me because it may actually make the raid fun. If I'm in a hurry obviously I'll go in with a team that demolishes the boss, preferably without dodging required, but it's dreadfully boring, just like big group raids.
I do unique challenge without legendary on T3, so i play around with some dex fillers
Some that i remember using it
Slowbro, Clefable, Dodrio, Crobat for Machamp
Sandslash for Gengar
Minun for Omastar
Vileplume, Victrebell (those 2 actually good against Vapo but few trainer try it), Roselia for Vaporeon
Scyther for Starmie
Same here, really love being able to use a lot of different mons. Some that I've used:
Granbull, Wigglytuff, Donphan, Slaking, Ursaring against Machamp (part of fairy charge move only challenge heavily carried by 1 Gardevoir). Also Mr. Mime and Crobat against Machamp some other time.
Scyther, Crobat, Fearow, Dodrio, Xatu against Breloom.
Manectric, Swampert, Feraligatr, Magneton against Aerodactyl.
Meganium, Cacturne, Sunflora, Ludicolo, Bellossom, Shiftry, Vileplume against Omastar/Kabutops/Starmie.
Sudowoodo, Arcanine, Armaldo against Scyther.
Nice ! Now i remember using grandbull against machamp
Would like to add Pinsir and Bannete against Alakazam too, but i guess they are not dex filler but good counter for unique challenge vs Alakazam..
I am not doing T3 much though nowadays, i am making a 2nd acc (yeah against TOS but i need more challenge to play) just to duo T4
Yeah, I didn't list Banette and Pinsir either because they're pretty well established as viable Alakazam counters.
I have to say I can't judge you for making a second account for that purpose, the game is lacking challenges. I hope they bring back Alakazam and the Hitmons and introduce some hard tier 3s with gen 4 as well.
If you try any unique 36/42/60 etc you invariably end up using some end of the rotation mons. I've soloed scyther using only sudowoodo and only graveler. I've even tried doing theme challenges, using 6 unique of a specific type to defeat a boss.
My scyther team for instance was: golem, sudowoodo, graveler, magcargo, geodude, and nosepass.
Unique azumaril team was a who's who of WHAT?!?!:
Lv 35 PJ/PB Roselia
Lv 35 RL/LB Bellossom
Lv 33 PJ/SLB Beedrill
Lv 35 CB/WC Manectric
Lv 30 S/WC Raichu
Lv 30 AS/SLB Crobat
Sharpedo: all blissey team, all tauros team, etc
really you are mostly limited by your imagination.
I've defeated both Machamp (with weather boost) and Breloom (no boost) using just fearow.
Another time vs Breloom:
Lv 32 AS/SA Skarmory
Lv 34 P/SA Fearow
Lv 35 AS/AA Pidgeot
Lv 32 AS/AA Xatu
Lv 35 WA/AA Swellow
Lv 29 P/DP Murkrow
Other notables:
Gengar: haunter, snorlax
Machamp: slowbro, Kadabra, pidgeot
Porygon: primape, tentacruel,
Scyther: Rapidash, ninetails
Piloswine: ursaring, donphan, machoke
