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Glitter Stain October 29th, 2008 3:35 PM

Another NU Team -- Don't ignore this one D:
 
http://www.arkeis.com/images/pokemonfactory/ariados.png
Ariados @ Life Orb
Adamant Nature // 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
~Agility
~Bug Bite
~Sucker Punch/Pursuit
~Poison Jab

Lead bug. Agilification is quite welcome for this slow bug, and it makes it outrun some things in NU. Bug Bite for those who have leaves growing out of their... um... well, ones that aren't hit harder by Poison Jab. Pursuit would be if anything tried to set up, but I'm considering Sucker Punch incase I get an attacker on me.

http://www.arkeis.com/images/pokemonfactory/bibarel.png
Bibarel @ Leftovers
Impish Nature // 252 HP / 200 Def / 56 SpD
~Defense Curl
~Toxic
~Super Fang
~Amnesia

What don't you like more than +4 SpD boost with a single move? With Simple, Bibarel is a beastly mixed wall in NU. Toxic and Super Fang work like a lob and drill. Just keep your health up with Leftovers and proceed to toxify and eat the opponent. After proper set-up, only a Roar or Haze can stop this monster. Pretty much covers all of the bugs in NU, and anything that relies on Defense doesn't like it either.

http://www.arkeis.com/images/pokemonfactory/plusle.png
Plusle @ Life Orb
Timid Nature // 6 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
~Nasty Plot
~HP Ice
~Thunderbolt
~Grass Knot

NP, duh. I figured with prediction I could send in Plusle without having to worry about surviving. HP Ice hurts fliers like Pidgeot, as does Thunderbolt. (Although I'm using HP Ice for things like Parasect). Grass Knot's kind of suckish in NU, but it hurts Dewgong.

http://www.arkeis.com/images/pokemonfactory/mightyena.png
Mightyena @ Toxic Orb
Adamant Nature // 6 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
~Howl
~Crunch
~Fire Fang
~Facade

Kind of like NU's version of Swellow, who is UU's version of Ursaring. (Only this set is different). Not much of a movepool, but Crunch, Fire Fang, and Facade leave almost everything in UU with something to bleed about. Quick Feet makes Mightyena better, for sure.

http://www.arkeis.com/images/pokemonfactory/magcargo.png
Magcargo @ Leftovers
Bold Nature // 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
~Will-O-Wisp
~Flamethrower
~Recover
~Stealth Rock

Cripples physical sweepers, particularly buggy ones. Will-O-Wisp is spectacular, and Flamethrower is quite nice, too. Recover makes Magcargo get fatter (good thing), and Stealth Rock is awesome with Beautifly, Ledian, and Butterfree running all over.

http://www.arkeis.com/images/pokemonfactory/sunflora.png
Sunflora @ Heat Rock
Timid Nature // 6 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
~Sunny Day
~HP Fire
~Sludge Bomb
~Solarbeam

Sunnybeaming in NU. Classic? Anyway, keeps Dewgong from being fat and hits that very elephant with a Solarbeam. Sludge Bomb explodes in the faces of those who resist HP Fire and Solarbeam. HP Fire, charged up by the sun, is powerful.

. November 1st, 2008 10:06 AM

I don't know about NU much at all, but I do know that Armaldo was considered in the "NU tier" so that automatically gives you trouble:

Armaldo @ Life Orb
Adamant
252 Att/252 Spe/6 HP
Rock Polish
Stone Edge
X-Scissor
Earthquake

This takes out your entire team basically, with or without Stealth Rock support. The only ones not hit for super effective are Bibarel and Mightyena, both are whom aren't exactly gonna pose a huge problem to Armaldo with +2 Speed.

Glitter Stain November 1st, 2008 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vance (Post 4086069)
I don't know about NU much at all, but I do know that Armaldo was considered in the "NU tier" so that automatically gives you trouble:

Armaldo @ Life Orb
Adamant
252 Att/252 Spe/6 HP
Rock Polish
Stone Edge
X-Scissor
Earthquake

This takes out your entire team basically, with or without Stealth Rock support. The only ones not hit for super effective are Bibarel and Mightyena, both are whom aren't exactly gonna pose a huge problem to Armaldo with +2 Speed.

Armaldo was never NU. In fact, it used to be BL even in DP. I'd worry about Armaldo if it were NU, but it's not.

. November 1st, 2008 10:29 AM

Perhaps if you actually directed us to a link of NU, more people could help you.

Glitter Stain November 1st, 2008 10:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vance (Post 4086122)
Perhaps if you actually directed us to a link of NU, more people could help you.

Lol, I'm so foolish. ;-;

This was the NU tier list before it taken down:
Ariados
Beautifly
Beedrill
Bibarel
Castform
Chatot
Chimecho
Corsola
Delcatty
Delibird
Ditto
Dustox
Exploud
Farfetch'd
Furret
Glalie
Huntail
Illumise
Kricketune
Ledian
Luvdisc
Magcargo
Masquerain
Mawile
Mightyena
Minun
Mothim
Noctowl
Pachirisu
Parasect
Pelipper
Phione
Pidgeot
Plusle
Seaking
Spinda
Sudowoodo
Sunflora
Torkoal
Tropius
Unown
Venomoth
Volbeat

genesis42 November 1st, 2008 3:09 PM

Just to make sure, the NU tier no longer exists, am I right?

Supreme Dirt November 1st, 2008 3:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by genesis42 (Post 4087052)
Just to make sure, the NU tier no longer exists, am I right?

Correct. Mostly because there's noone to figure out what is weak enough for it, or too strong.

Dukey November 1st, 2008 3:24 PM

Yer so Umm, Good Luck finding someone to battle, unless you plan on entering it in UU

Supreme Dirt November 1st, 2008 3:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dukey (Post 4087099)
Yer so Umm, Good Luck finding someone to battle, unless you plan on entering it in UU

Hey, I play NU, don't be hating. :D

Anyways, I should probably rate, shouldn't I?

I have no qualms about this team, though I havn't battled in NU in a long time. I have no real changes to make.

Samson November 1st, 2008 5:16 PM

geez learn 2 NU.

never run a ariados set that does not pass agility. you could be passing that agility to a CB intimidate mightyena, who is more effective as a sweeper than that status whore you got going there, or a NP plusle, who, btw, does more damage to dewgong with STAB tbolt than grass knot ._. you may as well drop grass knot for baton pass so you can actually give magcargo/sunflora the ability to sweep.

have you not heard of curse bibarel? o.O stab waterfall + return is amazing after a couple of curses. as the last slot, you could have quick attack or twave and you have one boss bibarel.

sunflora is just the suck, but w/e. give it choice specs plz. will do some CRAZY damage. modest, 252 SP ATK/208 HP/48 SP DEF @ choice specs is where it's at.

Glitter Stain November 1st, 2008 5:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Samson (Post 4087477)
geez learn 2 NU.

never run a ariados set that does not pass agility. you could be passing that agility to a CB intimidate mightyena, who is more effective as a sweeper than that status whore you got going there, or a NP plusle, who, btw, does more damage to dewgong with STAB tbolt than grass knot ._. you may as well drop grass knot for baton pass so you can actually give magcargo/sunflora the ability to sweep.

have you not heard of curse bibarel? o.O stab waterfall + return is amazing after a couple of curses. as the last slot, you could have quick attack or twave and you have one boss bibarel.

sunflora is just the suck, but w/e. give it choice specs plz. will do some CRAZY damage. modest, 252 SP ATK/208 HP/48 SP DEF @ choice specs is where it's at.

Huh, I'm considering getting rid of Ariados altogether. Thanks for the feedback on it anyway.

And I didn't know Bibarel even had Curse... I'll revise its set later.


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