>Browse /vp/ regularly, see Maison Hax complaining almost daily
>Think nothing of it, surely exaggerated
>Finally getting around to going for the trophies
>Bring in WP Dragonite, M-Pinsir, Swampert and Gengar
>Having absolutely no issues
>Run into a perfectly balanced and incredibly well played Trick Room team, almost lose
>Shit, I'll have to be more careful
>Couple more matches, playing cautiously, everything's fine
>Almost every battle is handled by Dragonite and Pinsir
>Suddenly
>"Enemy Aerodactyl used Rock Slide!"
>"A critical hit!"
>"M-Pinsir fainted!"
>"Dragonite's Weakness Policy activated!"
>"Dragonite flinched!"
>"Enemy Weavile used Ice Punch!"
>Barely survive
>Send out Gengar
>"Enemy Aerodactyl somehow outspeeds a Timid perfect Speed IV/EV Gengar and uses Rock Slide!"
>"A critical hit!"
>"Dragonite fainted!"
>"Gengar fainted!"
>"Enemy Weavile used Ice Punch!"
>"But there was no target!"
>mfw it's turn 3, I have yet to use an attack and all I have left is a Swampert

Fucking hell, you guys weren't kidding. How the fuck do you prepare for this shit? Counter with obnoxious hax of your own? Or is it just perserverance?

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