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Finally!!!! T3 Solo Success: Machamp with Dynamic Punch

On my lunch break today; I knew I had time for only 1 or 2 attempts (I only get 30 minutes and the gym is 5 minutes away). Somehow, it worked... the first time! My winning team:

Espeon - 2807 - 37 - C/FS
Espeon - 2694 - 36 - C/FS
Alakazam - 2643 - 35 - PC/FS
D'nites: Draco - 3422 - 39 - DT/H
Makara - 3117 - 33.5 - DT/H
Drakkina - 3184 - 33 - DT/H

This was my first Machamp attempt since Sept 30... just no opportunity. But since then, I have leveled up to 38 and had enough dust to power up my top counters past their breakpoints... and it made all the difference.

I had only 174 seconds, and my phone (Galaxy S5) is an older, slower one. Rejoining is therefore not an option and I had to make sure my last fighter made it; therefore, I dodged the CM (DP) 2 or 3 times when I was down to my second to last D'nite. Still, it came down to the wire... and the last few seconds.

But what a glorious feeling! I got 9 golden razz and 2 rare candy, nice rewards. And it was really fun.

My advice, if you have the same goal: Don't give up. I thought I didn't have a chance, although others made it sound so easy. Just keep trying, power up your counters, walk a good eevee for an(other) espeon, catch or evolve another 'Zam, and keep trying.

Good luck!

Asked by DeLana_997 years 5 months ago
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Congrats!!!

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Super congrats! And it's def more difficult without using a Lugia so I'm so pleased for you. Machamp solo for some reason most satisfying, maybe cause it took me a few attempts. :)

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by plick 7 years 6 months ago

jeeezus. you made me think the new gen came out or some kind of new evolution. Makara - 3117 - 33.5 - DT/H
Drakkina - 3184 - 33 - DT/H
nice. thank you for making my heart stop.

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Sorry for the confusion, those are my D'nite nicknames (they mean "dragon" in different languages ;)

Note: Screenshot added to make it clear.

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Congratulations! Your next t3 success will come faster. Omastar is pretty straightforward if you have powered up grass mons. Gengar can be tricky, but is very doable, and you shouldn't have any trouble with Scyther or Porygon. Keep up the good work!

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by aSp 7 years 6 months ago

Awesome! Congratulations!
I know how long you have been aiming for it.
It put a smile on my face reading it, so I can only imagine how you felt.

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by blchg 7 years 6 months ago

Congrats! Gengar next?

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Congratz. Winning tier 3s is just cool.
But I think your team is massively over powered for the task, it should still have worked if they had been lower level.

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You are right if a better phone is used. As you can see the battle started 6s late, which means a good portion of the battle time is wasted due to lag.

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Exactly. Sometimes I get only 170-172 seconds and wasn't sure if this was even possible with my older/slower phone. Now that I know, I can try lower level/different counters.

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Congrats, DP is the hardest moveset.

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With your team it is. DP is doing more damage than HS even against Mons that resist it and it is also harder to dodge. For teams that use gengars or lugia that triple or double resist DP obviously HS is harder.

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Congratulation, this was a long time coming. I knew you could do it.

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by SvEn 7 years 5 months ago

Nice, well done! I use the S5 mini myself, so I know exactly what you mean with older and slower... It took me a long time and a lot of stardust to solo machamp as well. My current team is very similar to yours, and I can solo any machamp moveset with it, so I think you should be able to manage the other movesets as well!

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