0:00 – Vs. Siebold, setup edition: EX-R SC Barry / EX SC Ingo / EX SC Steven
1:28 – Vs. Siebold, sync acceleration edition: EX-R SC Barry / EX Red / EX-R Paulo
3:15 – Vs. Lucy: EX-R SC Barry / EX SS N / EX SS Cynthia
8:27 – Vs. Argenta: EX-R SC Barry / EX-R NC Silver / EX-R NC Blue
Why am I not surprised that after many of his fellow rivals got dapper-looking suits, Barry comes in with a goofy af costume lmao
SC Barry follows the pattern of several of this year’s rivals in being primarily damage-focused. If it wasn’t obvious from his absurd buddy move, his sync acceleration, and his two +100% sync multipliers coupled with the Tech Cake, Barry is very much a Champion Stadium unit. But he does come in as a damage-heavy unit for a type that’s lacking for damage-heavy options – I personally found Bug one of if not the hardest to build for in weekly CS content.
That said, he does have some merit in longer content. His AOE B Move being just as strong as a sync move that he can use every other turn is pretty funny, which is why I brought him to the ultimate battles here. As of the time I’m writing this, he also has five Legendary Arena solos, thanks to a combination of flinches and Defense debuffs from his grid.
All these clears used 3-star Bug Gear and no extra energy on Barry’s grid. Here’s how each battle went and the sync grids used:
Vs. Siebold: EX-R SC Barry / EX SC Ingo / EX SC Steven – https://ng-pomatools.web.app/team?v0=009003050801&s0=1&l0=140&r0=6&p0=0&a0=21010101&t0=44444&g0=AAECAwQFBgcICQoMERITFRobHB0jJCUmJyg&v1=009901021400&s1=3&l1=150&r1=6&p1=0&a1=13010602&t1=44444&x1=true&g1=AAECAwQFCREUFRYXGRooKy0uLw&v2=010801061700&s2=2&l2=140&r2=6&p2=0&a2=13010602&t2=44444&g2=AAECAwQFBgcICQoREhMVFhocHR8jJCUmKCo
Because Heracross mega evolves, Barry’s sync has a low base power, which is probably why DeNA gave him both Haymaker and Speedster’s Sync 9 to bump it up. Ingo provided Bug Wish while Steven provided a bunch of stuff to boost Barry’s damage. Fun that all three of them are special costume units.
Vs. Siebold: EX-R SC Barry / EX Red / EX-R Paulo – https://ng-pomatools.web.app/team?v0=000000014300&s0=4&l0=140&r0=6&p0=0&a0=15010101&t0=44444&g0=AAECAwQFBgcICQwPERMUFRcaHB4gIyUmJw&v1=009901021400&s1=3&l1=150&r1=6&p1=0&a1=15010101&t1=44444&x1=true&g1=AAECAwQFDA8QHCgrLC0u&v2=006400074502&s2=3&l2=150&r2=6&p2=0&a2=15010101&t2=444&x2=true&g2=AAECAwQFDBUWFxgeHyAhJCcoKSosLTA
Barry has -1 sync countdown on his Trainer Move as well as Head Start 1 on his grid, which means he can have Head Start 1 as a lucky skill to shave off an entire turn in CS. I take advantage of that here by syncing twice in three turns. Paulo provides PMUN and the support EX boost while Red provides SEUN and Defense debuffs.
Vs. Lucy: EX-R SC Barry / EX SS N / EX SS Cynthia – https://ng-pomatools.web.app/team?v0=008903064602&s0=5&l0=150&r0=6&p0=0&a0=17010101&t0=44444&g0=AAECAwQFCwwOERMWIyY0NQ&v1=009901021400&s1=3&l1=150&r1=6&p1=0&a1=17010101&t1=44444&x1=true&g1=AAECAwQFBgcJCgsMDxAREhUWFycoKw&v2=009103044800&s2=3&l2=150&r2=6&p2=0&a2=18097902&t2=11111&g2=AAECAwQFBggLDg8QGhscHR4gIyUm
Barry has Tripping Strike 1 on his grid, which means he does answer Lucy’s main gimmick of Speed buffs. Unfortunately, this isn’t consistent enough to be the only source of speed debuffs for the entire stage, but he can augment other sources. SS N in particular appreciates it since he can only debuff speed every other turn, and in return he lets Barry have free reign on gauge. SSA Cynthia rounded out the team with her tankiness and heals, and her master passive makes up for Barry not being able to max out his speed for Ramming Speed.
Vs. Argenta: EX-R SC Barry / EX-R NC Silver / EX-R NC Blue – https://ng-pomatools.web.app/team?v0=013303024802&s0=3&l0=150&r0=6&p0=0&a0=21010101&t0=44444&x0=true&g0=AAECAwQFBgcICg0QERIVGBkb&v1=009901021400&s1=3&l1=150&r1=6&p1=0&a1=21010101&t1=44444&x1=true&g1=AAECAwQFDA8QJygrLC0u&v2=002103014500&s2=3&l2=150&r2=6&p2=0&a2=24010301&t2=44444&x2=true&g2=AAECAwQFBgcICw4QERITFBobHB8iJSY
Triple rivals yay. NC Blue + NC Silver is a tried and tested core for this stage (and for many other UBs) so Barry technically doesn’t add much to the team. But he does have Defense debuffs and a funny B Move that’s boosted by two master passives so it’s good enough for me.
(Shout out to two of Barry’s syncs getting Rafa’d on all three opponents.)
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3 Comments
something about pin missile and spiral megahorn's sfx hitting multiple times sounds so satisfying, worth pulling sc barry for that alone
i don't often see ss n get used cuz of many turns he takes up so his damage in the lucy ub caught me off guard lol
Goofy aah goggles aside, I like the angle they took with Barry here, and they did Heracross justice (pun intended) with his kit.
Speedster's Sync 9 is 1.9x, btw. Not that big a difference from 2x, but I can't stop thinking that if he was a base Sprint instead, he really would've had up to two 2x (Haymaker+w/e the innate would've been), one 1.9x (Speedster's), and two 1.5x (SEUN+EX-R Tech) multipliers on his Sync. That would've been one of the Syncs of all time for sure. I'm thinking his hypothetical Sprint innate could've been Relentless b/c of his Punishing Strike 2.
Although I kinda would've preferred EX-R Support for him b/c w/o any external help, he can't even max his Haymaker until after his first Sync, and he caps himself at +4 Spe (for Ramming Speed) w/o Speedy Entry 1 or 2 as his LS (idk if that's worth, prob not). If you're Syncing w/ him just to complete his own setup, then EX-R Support would've maybe made him feel along the same lines as SS Lus or SS Serena.
In any case, I hate that his No Quarter is locked behind his Sync. Guaranteed Triple is so annoying. I always try to use Pin Missile twice before his tm, but whenever I get 5 hits on the first Pin Missile, I keep getting the urge to click either his tm or his B move way too early instead of just the 2nd Pin Missile, lol. That would definitely work if I had 1 more countdown tick, though. Actually, maybe D.Gloria is a good teammate for him, then.
Anyway, you did him way more justice than I could. My best idea was giving him Supreme Entry so I could give him SEUN on both his Sync (from tm: Super Prep) and his post-sync B move… and the first Pin Missile, but that's not relevant, lol.