Simple Q&A Thread

[devilicious]

If I ever used a Tyranitar [god forbid please forgive me for ever thinking of this], and wanted to lead with it, I'd certainly go with Boah.

 

[Aquilae]

CBTar makes an awesome lead. Stone Edge basically massacares Salamence and especially Gyarados leaders. Bronzong who use SR get 2HKO'd by Crunch

I guess CBTar is a better lead. Thanks Archer.

While they switch out to <insert wall here> or in Mence's case, outspeed and OHKO. Tar also gets hit by Intimidate. Bronzong leads most likely Hypnosis/Gyro Ball meaning Tyranitar would be either hurting or crippled.

 

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If I ever used a Tyranitar [god forbid please forgive me for ever thinking of this], and wanted to lead with it, I'd certainly go with Boah.

Boah is slow as a molassas, meaning too many things can outspeed and KO it.

@Aquilae

From my uses, Salamence's Intimidate doesn't stop it from being either OHKO'd or KO'd (depending on what set they use) Gyarados gets massacred no question.

 

[devilicious]

Boah is slow as a molassas, meaning too many things can outspeed and KO it.

No one leads with hard hitting stuff nowadays. And no one expects a lead Boah either, meaning you can get your Sub up (remember you're still faster than Zong). In theory, it should work okay. :3

 

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No one leads with hard hitting stuff nowadays. And no one expects a lead Boah either, meaning you can get your Sub up (remember you're still faster than Zong). In theory, it should work okay. :3

This actually makes sense...With a sub up, it's guaranteed to KO something.

 

[Archer]

This actually makes sense...With a sub up, it's guaranteed to KO something.

Thing is, Boah was designed as a wall breaker. having it weakened in the first turn and hurting a supporter/sweeper, means it will have less of a chance to do its job.

As for no-one running strong leads, What about Specs Mence?

 

[devilicious]

As for no-one running strong leads, What about Specs Mence?

Does Specsence Hydro Pump OHKO Tyranitar in Sandstorm?
And not many Salamence like to take a Stone Edge or Ice Beam from Tar.

 

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I don't think so. Tar has base 150 SpD in SS.

 

[Aquilae]

Tar doesn't have base 150 SpD in Sandstorm. Mixmence will OHKO regardless and Tyranitar is quite frankly, easily walled during the earlygame, even moreso if it is Intimidated.

SpecsMence certainly would not OHKO Tyranitar, assuming it stays in Tar is crippled for the rest of the battle. I would switch out of Tyranitar.

 

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Tar doesn't have base 150 SpD in Sandstorm. Mixmence will OHKO regardless and Tyranitar is quite frankly, easily walled during the earlygame, even moreso if it is Intimidated.

SpecsMence certainly would not OHKO Tyranitar, assuming it stays in Tar is crippled for the rest of the battle. I would switch out of Tyranitar.

Tyranitar has Base 100 SpD, and in the Sandstorm, he gains a 50% boost.

 

[kohei]

Sorry to butt in, but I've left (English) Pokemon battling for sometime, and finally came back.
Tyraniboah is intriguing, and I've looked up on what the build is like.

So is it safe for me to assume that it's a Sub-Punch T-Tar that has special attack moves to break walls which it usually cannot?

 

[devilicious]

Tyranitar has Base 100 SpD, and in the Sandstorm, he gains a 50% boost.

It's actually a 50% to the stat, not to the Base Stat.
So you'd have 448 Sp. Def points with a Neutral nature and 0 EVs. You can't really address it to a base stat, because the boost is variable.

Anyway, I see Tyranitar vs Salamence as a prediction match. If Mence is Specs, you win with Ice Beam. If it's Mixed, you lose.

edit;
@kohei: That's basically it.

 

[Aquilae]

Tyranitar has Base 100 SpD, and in the Sandstorm, he gains a 50% boost.

It is not the same. Base stats do not increase. Stats do.

@kohei

Boah is basically what you said. SubPunch is to remove Bliss while the other moves down walls and stuff.

I would like to know more about the Japanese metagame. I heard Lanturn is high OU there, which is surprising =.=

 

[kohei]

I would like to know more about the Japanese metagame. I heard Lanturn is high OU there, which is surprising =.=

@Deviruchi and Aquilae
Thanks, now I know!

I was surprised at Lanturn being used a lot here too. However it's a great Special Water/Ice/Electric wall.
Bliss is hated (with a passion) amongst most players here, and many people decide against using it (「自重する」).
So I guess alternative spec. walls start becoming popular.

 

[devilicious]

自重するｗｗｗｗ

I wish we English players had that kind of hatred towards Blissey too. Even though we all hate it, most of us use it anyway. [I don't, though ♥]

Is Garchomp the over-overused Pokémon over there, too?

 

[kohei]

自重するｗｗｗｗ

Also KY, "tatemae"/"honne", "wa o midasu" etc.
It's all rooted deep within our society and culture, so it may seem strange to foreign people.

Is Garchomp the over-overused Pokémon over there, too?

Yep.
As far as I know, it is less popular then back in 2006, but is still considered a 厨ポケ ("chuu-Poke", a degrading term used to point out "EZ-to-use Pokemanz for kidz").

 

[Archer]

The Japanese Metagame sounds interesting. Guys I only brought up Specsmence in support of using High-Offense Leads.

 

[4gotten kazama]

Deoxys Nature

Jus wondering whats the preferred nature of Deoxys? I want to kno Before I recieve mine? Can anybody help? Thanx

 

[Horyo]

I don't think you can choose...

I got a careful nature Deoxys.

 

[4gotten kazama]

You can choose just reset the game without saving once u have recieved it, If Its not the nature u want and try again...