hustawn interview

[B]Sup, could you tell us who you are by giving a small introduction about yourself?[/B]
My name is Huston, I am from a small town in Alabama and am 17 years old. I have been playing Doubles OU for close to a year now, and do decent I guess haha

[B]Where does your username come from, and why did you stick with it?[/B]
It is my real first name. I made the account when I was 15 and really wasn't thinking, I just haven't bothered changing it yet.

[B]When did you start playing competitive Pokémon, when did you start playing competitive Doubles, and why did you stick around?[/B]
I started playing competitive Pokémon in 2014 in OU and VGC, doubles followed in the middle of last year. I was drawn to the format by the creativity I could use in it, and that it was similar to VGC which I was somewhat good at although I could not attend events.

[B]What is your favourite Pokémon to use competitively and why? What is your favourite Pokémon overall and why?[/B]
Milotic, it takes a bit of work to position but I have used it many times as a win condition and I also think it is the most beautiful Pokémon. It is my favorite overall for pretty much the same reason.

[B]What do you think is the strongest playstyle or Pokemon in this metagame right now, and why?[/B]
Right now I would say rain or trick room would be better, because I see many teams on ladder and in testing with friends that it just stomps on. Rain is easy to use against weaker players, but is kind of a more matchup based archetype than I prefer to use.
[B]
Do you think there's a Pokemon or set that is currently underrated in the meta?[/B]
I think Jellicent and Milotic are both extremely underrated right now, as they can 1v1 some common things, and Jellicent walls Mega Kangahskan, Diancie, Jirachi and Heatran and also can beat Cresselia so it is a good asset if you can fit it on a team

[B]Do you think there is anything that should be suspected right now? Considering you're on the council now, are there any direct plans for the metagame? [/B]
Not really anything that should be suspected honestly, if anything I would be interested in an Azumarill suspect but we will have to see what Sun and Moon bring to the competitive doubles scene before I would really push for that to happen.

[B]What are your thoughts on Swagger?[/B]
I say it isn't balanced, but I wouldn't vote to ban it if a suspect were to occur because I think it has its place in the metagame.

[B]Could you give us a team that resembles your playing and building style and give a little explanation about it?[/B]
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Heatran @ Life Orb
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 30 Def
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Heat Wave
- Earth Power
- Protect

Kangaskhan @ Kangaskhanite
Ability: Inner Focus
EVs: 4 HP / 244 Atk / 4 Def / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Substitute
- Return
- Sucker Punch
- Power-Up Punch

Amoonguss @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 180 Def / 76 SpD
Sassy Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 0 Spe
- Giga Drain
- Rage Powder
- Protect
- Spore

Landorus-Therian @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- U-turn
- Superpower
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide

Milotic @ Sitrus Berry
Ability: Competitive
EVs: 252 HP / 188 Def / 24 SpA / 44 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Icy Wind
- Protect
- Scald
- Recover

Thundurus @ Life Orb
Ability: Prankster
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 30 Def
- Protect
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Thunder Wave
- Thunderbolt[/hide]

This team is a team I built based off of Wolfe Glick's VGC 2015 US Nationals team, but I put some twists on it and it has done quite well in the few times I have opted to use it. Pretty standard sets and setup, but I will explain more regarding the sub Kang set. This was kind of a change based on my meta experience, and was kind of questionable in the eyes of most experienced players I tested it with but it was by the logic that people often double protect in front of a potential fake out, so why not sub to punish this Same way with will o wisp, and if I manage to get a PUP up, a +2 Mega Kangahskan behind a sub really causes havoc for most of the metagame.
[B]
What do you think of the VGC 2016 format?[/B]
I like the format ok, but the RNG is more important now than ever. Anyone can win it seems, though old school players have typically dominated the format.
[B]
Who do you think is most likely to win this seasonal?[/B]
I would say either Bopper or Stax, honestly

[B]Who do you think is most likely to win this Doubles Open, apart from yourself?[/B]
@Stax is my top pick, assuming @Dawgie gets eliminated :)

[B]Would you like to face @Kreme again in another best of 3? What do you think of Kreme?[/B]
Absolutely, I would like to see who truly is better as that set didn't give a true picture if I am being fair. He is new to the metagame, but he caught me off guard and brought a team with an excellent matchup and played to it and I applaud him for that. He deserved to win the set, but hax happens.

[B]Is there anybody you look up to as a player?[/B]
Stax, @Level 51 and @kamikaze17.

[B]Who are in your top 3 players, and if you're not in it, where do you rank yourself?[/B]
Stax, Kamikaze, @mrbopper. I would say I may be top 20 or 30, realistically.

[B]Is there any other metagame you play outside of Doubles and VGC?[/B]
LC and occasionally PU

[B]Are you excited for Pokemon Sun/Moon? What do you want to see next generation?[/B]
More nervous of the changes than anything. Pretty much all I want to see has been confirmed, but I would LIKE to see Megas be out of the game, though I highly doubt that happens.

[B]What are your hobbies outside of playing Pokemon? What are you interested in?[/B]
I do karate, and I play Overwatch a lot and also do music. I am a huge emo fan when it comes to music, so I am kind of a geek I guess you could say

[B]Who is your waifu, and why?[/B]
I don't watch anime, sadly. I wouldn't know haha

[I](After further investigation he told me his waifu would be):[/I]
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Zelda
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[B]What is the best anime, and why?[/B]
Don't watch it. May get into it, check for an answer in about a year's time :)
[B]
Is there anything else you would like to say or speak about?[/B]
That's all. Thanks for the interview