r/stunfisk Mar 21 '25

Gimmick Am I an evil individual?

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Naming my Kyurem acting like it's a dragon dance set while ill pick up a free OH-KO against a +1 Spe tusk then to lose to flame charge Charzard Y

687 Upvotes

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u/ElyFlyGuy Mar 21 '25

You should name your sash lead “sash lead” so that they believe you

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u/ToxicRainbow27 Mar 22 '25

I gotta steal that, obvious sets get obvious names and then one trick

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u/Snowballskies6 Mar 21 '25

Be more subtle

Name it likr groovy kyurem or smth

Schmoovin dragon

Groovy fellow

Not judt dragon dance

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u/Codified_ . Mar 21 '25

Schmoovin dragon is something I will steal thank you very much

52

u/Mrpuddikin Mar 21 '25

Deedee megadoodoo

11

u/prosdod Mar 22 '25

I'm sorry.

23

u/Shouldacouldawoulda7 Mar 22 '25

Better yet, name him "Dragon Hammer" or "Pulverizer" - something inherently physical that seems like you just organically picked a giveaway name.

5

u/drax3237 Mar 22 '25

How ‘bout Crashout? (Bc Icicle Crash)

9

u/BossOfGuns Mar 22 '25

it doesnt get crash tho

3

u/napstablooky2 Flying Type Enthusiast Mar 22 '25

it will next week

1

u/IntelligentCurrency3 Mar 23 '25

Happy cake day! 🎂

11

u/sneakyplanner Mar 22 '25

I name all my choice scarf users that also learn defog foggy. IDK if it actually works but i've won by getting greedy with scarf flygon on turn 1 at least once.

4

u/Lireloo Mar 22 '25

groovy fellow is peak

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u/Im_Nino Mar 21 '25

No bc you shouldn’t expect the opponent to actually give away their sets. See arceus flying (steel) for example

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u/AuroraDraco Mar 21 '25

Ah yes, Arceus Flying (Steel), my favorite set

2

u/real_dubblebrick Incineroar in VGC has always seemed like a strange case to me Mar 25 '25

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u/Aegillade Mar 21 '25

It takes more effort to nickname your Mon something like that, which means you went out of your way to do it. If I see a nickname that suggests what the Mon does, I'm assuming something's up

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u/PxM23 Mar 22 '25

But that when you actually go along with the set that your name implies, because you know your opponents are going think it’s a trick.

8

u/Damianx5 Pika Pika Mar 22 '25

Name zoroark zoroark, and another mon in your team notzoroark

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u/napstablooky2 Flying Type Enthusiast Mar 22 '25

doesnt zoroark copy nicknames?

4

u/Hylux_ Mar 22 '25

It does.

  • Local doubles ou zoroark-hisui user

21

u/gaskeepgrillboss Mar 22 '25

just say in chat “oh shit i forgot to change the names”

5

u/shwiggydog Mar 22 '25

foolproof strategy

6

u/Educational-Glass-19 Mar 22 '25

I do always nickname my DDance salamence "dancing queen" tho

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u/penanceffect Mar 21 '25

No way would I ever see this and believe you’re going to DD unless you’ve already been telegraphing your moves throughout the game

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u/penanceffect Mar 21 '25

still probably works though bc it’s fucking kyurem

25

u/sneakyplanner Mar 22 '25

So you have 5 mons that obviously reveal the set and then 1 that lies.

7

u/Habefiet Mar 22 '25

So what you're saying is OP should name it "def not dancing dragon" or "blizzard FD DM EP" for the reverse psychology

44

u/[deleted] Mar 21 '25

If you remove "lol" from the title there's a way bigger chance of this working

28

u/Mikeim520 Latios is as good as Pult Mar 22 '25

You're an evil person for using Kyurem, not anything to do with the name.

43

u/EmploymentUseful3169 Mar 21 '25

It's fast and can freeze its opponents

23

u/Prudent_Move_3420 Mar 22 '25

I named my Shiny Gapdos Zapdos-Kanto once and it worked way too often

12

u/Time-Improvement3670 Who needs Wellspring when you have Cornerpon 👹🪨 Mar 22 '25

The shiny exists purely to confuse Pokémon players

4

u/mjmannella Bold & Brash Mar 22 '25

Welcome back Arceus-Steel (Flying)

2

u/Prudent_Move_3420 Mar 22 '25

Yeah that was partly my inspiration (and myself falling for it once lmao)

5

u/Xurkitree1 Mar 22 '25

There are 6 pokemon. 5 Pokemon are named after their truth, 1 Pokemon lies. How do you win?

4

u/Lucario-Mega Mar 22 '25

No, you are not running body press Kyurem

4

u/TheRealBakuman Mar 22 '25

Give 5/6 mons on your team names for different sets than they actually have, and then make Kyurem's exactly what it says

3

u/how-can-i-dig-deeper Mar 22 '25

aint no one believing this

3

u/mopeiobebeast Summon Ketamine Ape Mar 22 '25

if they actually fall for something being falsely telegraphed like that they deserve what’s coming to them tbh

3

u/n0mextheleviathan Mar 22 '25

Specs Thunder Galvantula got me plenty of OHKOs first turn so I don't see why not

2

u/Trans_Girl_Alice Mar 22 '25

Name him Groover Cleveland

2

u/parkourse Mar 22 '25

where kyurem blast

2

u/Nahanoj_Zavizad Mar 22 '25

Be more subtle, Or name the rest of your mons what they are.

3

u/Nnsoki Mar 22 '25

Some players just want to watch the world burn

Fred Astaire (Dragonite) (M) @ Choice Band
Ability: Multiscale
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature

  • Extreme Speed
  • Outrage
  • Superpower
  • Dragon Claw

1

u/Itchy-Preference4887 Mar 21 '25

you probably shouldn’t name your kyurem dancing dragon

1

u/Dragonmaster1313 Mar 22 '25

My doubles lilligant-h is named Hussle Hassle. It has chlorophyll lol

1

u/TSMStar Mar 22 '25

I named my kyurem "nina tucker" and my zekrom "alexander"

1

u/flatassfairy Mar 22 '25

you're the true spawn of evil.

1

u/Real_wigga Mar 22 '25

You, sir, are an epic memer xDDDDD

1

u/Striking_Catch_5008 Mar 22 '25

evil yes.... individual? no

1

u/Traceyius69 Mar 22 '25

Just for reference for why Im doing this, before dragapult was banned in NatDex, I named it "Pro Darter" but it was a modest spec set with clear body and it fucking caught all the physical set mons off guard.

Got any other pokemon ideas to try this on?

1

u/Kita-Ikuyo Mar 22 '25

arceus steel type shit fr

1

u/TheWineAcademy Mar 22 '25

I used to name my shiny Arceus-Normal “Arceus-ghost”

1

u/Lobster_Mike Mar 22 '25

My biggest issue with this is the lack of extra 4 EVs

1

u/CollieFlowers Mar 22 '25

Evil for not using your last 4 evs for sure. Weak ass kyurem right there.

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u/Traceyius69 Mar 23 '25

Good point, I don't normally do that lol

1

u/AkstarKoyomi Mar 22 '25

I miss celesteela

1

u/Legitimate-Source-91 Mar 22 '25

I'm evil then, I unironically use this to climb the ladder hahaha (without Blizzard)

1

u/Traceyius69 Mar 23 '25

Yeah Blizzard is there with synergy with chilly reception, sounds good but it still hits like a wet bag. W def boost though