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gimmepie, Sep 2021: What's this about Nitro being over?
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Putting together a solid team

MoxieInfinite, Jun 2014: I disagree about forre being bad last gen. It had some nice use on sandstall if you cant afford starmie (cuz you should NOT use donphan, ever) and while it might be worthless vs offense, it does relatively well vs opposing stall (which you see a bit...
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Competitive Suggestions

HoneClaw, Jun 2014: Nerf Scald and nerf Knock Off. Neither moves have good switch-ins, outside of Storm Drain / Water Absorb and physically defensive megas, respectively. Scald's 30% chance is ridiculous. The first part of the equation though is that it's a highly...
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Started by Proteun

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Dey see me shucklin, they hatin

srinator, Jun 2014: I would change shuckie but that would kinda defeat the purpose of the team and title even. Anyway the main I made this team was to test sticky web shuckie this gen, I got around 1.7k on the ladder and considering I am not that active was pretty...
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Tips, Advice, Suggestions... Anything.

champagnepapi, Jun 2014: Platinumdude covered a lot, Rotom-W should be changed to the "Standard defensive set", and SR can definitely help the team. I think your best options right now would be a heatran or landorus-t, which serve the dual purpose of beating Charizard-X,...
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Team Assistance

srinator, Jun 2014: landorus: gliscor is not that common now and with your current ev distribution you need all the power you can get, edgequake also gives you a type of coverage so i think you should change that hp ice to stone edge. fun fact: hp has been nerfed this...
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Competitive Pokemon Team

srinator, Jun 2014: yes people do lol, not many tho. adv lc was tbh one of the most fun tiers till date, and gen 3 ou is amazing you should try it. also this looks like help for in game team, take it to ingame section. anyway this should help you in deciding...
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Seeking Advice on Bulky-Attacker Team Build

PlatinumDude, Jun 2014: Ferrothorn counters nearly every Water Pokemon well enough. It doesn't need Toxic, as Leech Seed already provides residual damage. Milotic is irrelevant in OU because it's outclassed by other bulky Waters there. As I mentioned earlier, get rid...
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Started by jokerslayer

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movesets for my team?

PlatinumDude, Jun 2014: Scizor must always use Technician as its ability, as it powers up its main move, Bullet Punch: -Swords Dance -Bullet Punch -Knock Off/X-Scissor/Bug Bite -Roost Nature: Adamant EVs: 248 HP/44 Atk/116 Def/100 SDef Item: Scizorite/Leftovers...
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Slowbro or Slowking?

Hoenn_Waters, Jun 2014: Ok, should I replace the scarf with Medicham? Or another physical psychic?
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Why don't more people use Yanmega?

anchpop, Jul 2014: Weak to 2 types wut lol: yep I was totally wrong, realized that after I posted it, edited. Jeez man, like I said, I have come to agree with you, Yanmega isn't competitive.
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Started by anchpop

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Worry Seed OP?

srinator, Jul 2014: Woah that's a nice idea for doubles :D
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How to Make a Competitive Team?

champagnepapi, Jul 2014: These 2 guides should help a lot in getting competitive quality pokemon http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/breeding-perfect-pokemon-in-pokemon-x-y.3490432/ http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/a-guide-to-ev-training-with-hordes.3490052/ It is...
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SwagPlay might get banned from the Uber tier

MoxieInfinite, Jul 2014: Didnt c05ta bring swagplay to spl?
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Team Help

Paskalso, Jul 2014: ok, thanks for the help, I'll try that out and let you know how it goes
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It's still amazing.

BadPokemon, Jul 2014: Weavile (BL) Item: Focus Sash Ability: Pressure Moves: Ice Punch, Ice Shard, Knock Off, Swords Dance He has won me many games on Pokemon Showdown and is always reliable. I was once losing 5-2. I spun away the stealth rocks and swept at +4. ...
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The stall is strong in this one.

champagnepapi, Jul 2014: I didnt have a quag team so i just cpd it from an rmt that had haze over eq and changed it. Thanks for catching this, you're right that the OP shouldnt run 0.
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Trapped!

Nah, Jul 2014: Offensively, Latias and Latios run basically the same sets. You can use Dragon Pulse in place of Draco Meteor if you want if you really hate DM's Sp.Attack drop.
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100 wins!

Juxapose, Jul 2014: I am aware that 100 wins is not a lot, but for me it is. I only have enough time to play the game to have up to 3-5 matches each day. So think about that: -If I win all the matches perfectly, it would take me 20 days to complete that. Also...
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my sun team

dacreature, Jul 2014: thx i liked the help i made some changes but i kept chandular :)
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effective double-battle teams?

uoneko, Jul 2014: all of these tips are really helpful! i'll be sure to look into them as i continue forth with my double battling. thank you guys so much!
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Community Day XVI (on July 5th)

acatfrommars, Jul 2014: Beat littlebrother earlier in a fun match. ^^ Wish I had saved the reply. -_-
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The Uber ladder sucks (Featuring Infernape, peaked at #35)

KorpiklaaniVodka, Jul 2014: Mega Scizor: Roost > Knock Off. Ho-oh: Will definitely replace Whirlwind, currently I'm testing a 208 HP / 252 Atk / 48 Spe spread with Sub and a Sharp Beak. Tyranitar: Honestly, that thing is pretty rare from my experience (I've battled a sand...
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Community Day XVI Participants List

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Pepperton, Jul 2014: I was in there as Pepperton on and off the entire day, due to terrible connection. D:
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need help with my team, thoughts and advice

Anti, Jul 2014: For the record, Electivire has always been mediocre, even in DPP. Too weak. Long live Electabuzz! Anyway, this seems to be an in-game team looking to become competitive? I'd practice on a sim some with your ideal team (perfect IVs etc.) before...
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Started by Mainprince

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Please Help Me Rate & Improve My Pokemon X Team

Nah, Jul 2014: An alternative Gliscor set: -Gliscor w/Toxic Orb Nature: Impish Ability: Poison Heal EVs: 248 HP, 244 Defense, 16 Speed Moves: Earthquake, Knock Off, Toxic, Roost/Protect You could also run with Sableye for Mega-Kangaskhan:
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Pokemon Blog

LakeOfLotad, Jul 2014: Hey everyone, I'm not sure if this is the best place to put this, so if it isn't let me know. I have decided to do a Pokemon blog where basically each day i post a pokemon, my thoughts on it, advantages and disadvantages of it, and a starting...
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Trying to build a decent competitive team?

KatTayle, Jul 2014: I still think I'll keep mega gardevoir, it looks awesome and . Hyper voice would be really awesome though, I wish you could get it in XY... EDIT: Remembered that someone traded me their hacked shiny gardevoir today. It has Trace, Timid, 5IVs and...
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Eevee Friendly Team

PlatinumDude, Jul 2014: Pixilate Sylveon is still allowed in the Eevee Friendly, but only if it's Kalos-born. Only Kalos-born Eeveelutions are allowed in this Friendly. Eevee transferred from Gen V aren't allowed. Hyper Voice is a B2/W2 tutor move and you need Poke...
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Need help on my team.

PlatinumDude, Jul 2014: 85% accuracy is still acceptable. If you want a Fire move, a Mega Venusaur check/counter and a revenge killer all in one, use Talonflame: -Swords Dance -Flare Blitz -Brave Bird -Roost Nature: Adamant EVs: 252 Atk/4 Def/252 Spe Item: Life...
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All Things Wolf Tournament

Dark Shadow 6, Jul 2014: well this event is ended on 30 june..
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Favorite teammates

DarkIllumination, Jul 2014: Good points and I haven't run into priority users much and I mostly see bulky water types anf faeries and even two venasuars who leech seed protect giga drain, and I don't have pokebank yet so im stuck with certain moves and Most the battlers...
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Are Trappers Anti-Competitive?

Dark Azelf, Jul 2014: I can see why it was broken/noncompetitive dont get me wrong, just that it never did much against me and i got a "free" turn whilst it mega'd to send in a check to give me a heads up. It also didnt Trick a Choice item onto me. :( This was also when...
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Started by Anti

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Seeking advice on new OU Team

Major Logan, Jul 2014: So Skarmory is who I really need... Time to get back to breeding... UPDATE: I just got a new Skarmory and this is what I got: Name: Smoke (Male Skarmory) Ability: Sturdy Nature: Impish IVs: 31/31/31/x/31/31 Moves Born With: Peck, Brave...
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Started by Major Logan

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I just keep making these (OU) teams.....

Nah, Jul 2014: Mach Punch is tempting, but I need Infernape to go mixed on this team. I want this team to be able to handle more defensive teams, and so I need the wallbreaking power of Mixape for that. Not saying your set is bad, because its not, its just that...
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UU Team

Breeder Mac, Jul 2014: Thanks for all the information I will definitely implement your suggestions. Thanks again.
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My good team

Poog, Jul 2014: Aegislash Item: Leftovers Ability: Stance Change EVs: 244 HP / 12 Def / 252 SpA Quiet Nature - Shadow Ball - Shadow Sneak - King's Shield - Pursuit / Sacred Sword
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EV training: When is a base stat unsalvageable?

Anti, Jul 2014: Well, Chansey has base 5 Defense and still gets a Bold nature and max investment, so I guess we're looking at base 1 as too low to EV train? Anyway it's more about if any stats are so low that it makes a poke as a whole unusable, along with...
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OU Team Help

PlatinumDude, Jul 2014: Pixilate is useless without a Normal move, as it doesn't affect moves that are already Fairy. If you're not using a Normal move on Gardevoir, there's no reason to use its Mega Evolution. In that case, Mega Gardevoir's Normal STAB should be Hyper...
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Gym Leaders and Elite 4 needed! Come join us!

wolf, Jul 2014: Assuming the only purpose this thread has is advertisement, I don't see the point in it. If you feel the need to spread the word about your league, perhaps you could post in the Battle DCC or politely ask around on the battle server. If you intend...
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Best EV set-up 252/252/6, 252/129/129, or...?

PlatinumDude, Jul 2014: 4/252/252 is generally the best spread as a general rule of thumb to take advantage of two of the Pokemon's best stats. However, people have opted for spreads outside of that in order to outspeed certain Pokemon, achieve certain KOs or avoid KOs. ...
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Why is Mandibuzz so popular?

PlatinumDude, Jul 2014: Foul Play and Roost are mandatory on Mandibuzz. Defog, Knock Off and Whirlwind are possible options.
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Any interest in OU tourney?

antemortem, Jul 2014: I'm game if I get badged for it.
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Deoxys Ban: Should it stay?

Dr. Silver, Jul 2014: I was always surprised that Deoxys-D wasn't in the Uber tier to begin with as it seemed to have all the makings of a broken defensive Pokemon. Then again, I don't really follow Smogon that much so as an outsider I can only speculate.
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Started by antemortem

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UU Team

SuperEspeon, Jul 2014: This is actually gen V that Im playing in ^.^ As for Nidoqueen -- thanks for the tip! Ill be sure to change that around.
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Eevee Friendly

Stokesma, Jul 2014: If you didn't know, during this weekend, an online competition was held called the Eevee Friendly. It was a competition in which only Eevee and its evolutions could be used. All Pokemon's levels were set to level 30 and it was set as a rotation...
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Started by Stokesma

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share your favorite competitive battling team?

champagnepapi, Jul 2014: Tentacruel (M) @ Leftovers Trait: Rain Dish EVs: 252 HP / 212 Def / 44 Spd Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk) - Scald - Protect - Rapid Spin - Toxic Spikes Politoed (M) @ Leftovers
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Started by uoneko

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Rate my team!

dontstay96, Jul 2014: I'll have those in mind, but I don't want to change that much the roles that each poke has in the team, here I'll leave some videos (If it's allowed) for everyone to see how has the team been doing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AbGEfYUIis...
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Started by dontstay96

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complete overhaul

Anti, Jul 2014: Probably too broad for a thread but I'll answer your question anyway. Mega Tyranitar is a little overrated in my opinion. It's a good but not great Pokemon, something that can struggle with stall but has numerous offensive checks and a...
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Started by Mainprince

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Free Sheer Cold! - Suspect Moves

Anti, Jul 2014: I want to post about Stealth Rock in depth. As I more or less stated in the OP, Stealth Rock is very obviously broken. You are at a disadvantage if you don't use it. If you wish to dispute this point, I would say that a common argument against a...
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Started by Anti

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Silly things you've seen on the OU/Ubers ladder

KorpiklaaniVodka, Jul 2014: Guess I'm gonna bring this thread here. Basically, post the things that you've seen on the ladder that are absolutely terrible, whether it's a Choice Specs Machamp, someone who Tricked you an Armor Fossil, or maybe an Eviolite Kakuna. Whatever...
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