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[jq]Ok. Should I keep Zapdos? And what other kinds of pokemon should I have? Would you know?[/jq]
Yeah, just keep Zapdos, the other legendary birds kind of suck because you need to pack RS support to make them last. Zapdos needs something to get rid of Blissey, Tyranitar (though I usually it is a bad option as it kills off Zapdos too quickly), Machamp, Metagross, Snorlax, etc do good for the role. If you are using HP Ice, then having Celebi or Tangrowth would be great to get rid of Swampert and Rhyperior. There is tons of options to choose from. |
Alright. When you say "Tons of options", what tier are you referring to mostly?
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Ok. So is OU "better" than all tiers besides Uber? (I'm kind of new to shoddy)
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Ahh ok. Well I was asking because I'm signed up for the tourney, and I was wondering if I should get my whole team from OU or not. As Ubers are banned and that's the only team I have atm. |
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Haha yeah. I usually pick pokemon by their appearance. :P I guess I'll try to come up with a team and run it by you via PM. Is that ok?
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Alright. Thanks, I really appreciate the help. :)
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curse brickbreak earthquake rest ludicolo seismic toss / ice beam? Leech seed toxic rain dance Skarmory spike drill peck rest whirlwind dusclops will o wisp Shadow ball seismic toss / sleep talk pain split / Rest Breloom Focus punch Spore substitute hidden power ghost/rock? Manectric Thunderbolt thunderwave Crunch? Hidden power grass/ice/water? need help on what to use on moves with ? on them and do you guys think that this team will get owned by a dragon like altaria or flygon? if so should i change my cursepert to a mixpert with ice beam?or should i insert a gengar or aero somewhere? and this is only for R/S tourny's with the latest bans i think thanks in advance! |
Hey me and some friends are going retro and having RBY and GSC tourneys since we found our old carts.
How do you EV train in those games, I know it used a different system than DPP. |
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its a bit difficult to explain, but here is how you do it. |
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[jq]and do you guys think that this team will get owned by a dragon like altaria or flygon?[/jq]
No, Skarmory handles Altaria great, Fire Blast fails to OHKO (or maybe not 2HKO) Skarmory. Skarmory is a perfect wall for Flygon also, you just don't want to be out-predicted by the opponent with Fire Punch/Fire Blast. ;x |
Is Choice Scarf Raichu a viable option?
He isnt exactly bulky so I figure he needs to go first most if not all of the time. Something like this: http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/5/5c/Spr_4d_026_m.png @ http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/7/7a/Bag_Choice_Scarf_Sprite.png Hasty / Naive 252 Spe / 152 Atk / 104 SpA • Volt Tackle / Thunder Punch • Brick Break • Grass Knot • HP Ice / Signal Beam / Focus Blast (EDIT:- Oops I already have Brick Break) Not sure about the fourth move as you can see, basically I have no idea whether Raichu is even usable or not lol. Any and all help is appreciated. PS: If you refrain from using the phrase, '…beyond <adjective>…' you get a smiley face. |
Review My Lugia
Lugia, Calm, Lv.100 - HP: 378 (31/100) | Atk: 183 (19/0) | Def: 298 (8/100) | Sp.Atk: 201 (16/0) | Sp.Def: 374 (25/10) | Spd: 239 (14/0) | Hidden Power: 36, FIRE | Format: stat (IV/EP)
Item: Leftovers Moves: - Aeroblast (Not sure if i should replace with Substitute) - Calm Mind - Recover - Psychic Although the Def IV is 8 i think for the effort i put in this is a damn good Lugia, still need to max out the EP's though. Opinions?? |
Calm Mind kinda sucks... use surf or hydro pump
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Ok apart from Calm Mind what is your opinion? Calm Mind sucks in your opinion but im sure many, many people would beg to differ.
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Lugia is meant to be a special wall/attacker in Ubers so Calm Mind is a fine move for it. Aeroblast is sucky and Psychic is done better by many others in the ubers metagame. Ice Beam and Thunder (in Ubers, Kyogre is legal so this is very useful) are better choices of attacking moves. Go with Roost over Recover. Lugia is weak to rock type attacks which can easily be negated by getting rid of its flying attribute aka using Roost.
The nature is meh since it already has a high enough sp. def. Timid or Bold would've been preferable. EVs for the set I described should be 252 HP/192 Speed/66 Def. |
Thank you i see your logic in roost over recover, ive just migrated him so i suppose i can do that now. I dont think aeroblast should be ruled out as sucky though it is a very powerfull move and high crit makes it all the better, i might replace psychic though on the basis that youre right.
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Aeroblast has low PP which, when surrounded by a whole bunch of Pokemon that have Pressure ability, amounts to nothing. It's not really Super Effective on anything either. Thunder + Ice Beam give the legendary Bolt-Beam combo which is resisted by almost nothing.
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I would do hp ice, as you already have brick break. Umm... I think that raichu could be a pretty effective revenge killer, but for a standard special sweeper I think there are much better options like electivire. I think maybe a special attack revenge killer would be nice for raichu. (Change your EV spread to 252 s.atk/speed 4/def and then change brick break to focus blast, volt tackle to thunderbolt, and use hp ice as the fourth slot. IDK just my opinion. I haven't officially started wifi battling (still building my team) so take this with a grain of salt. I've watched a TON of youtube battle videos though.
ANYWAYS I HAVE A QUESTION AS WELL. Is chansey just as useable in OU as blissey? It seems that people look down on blissey users, and I've seen Uutton use chansey very very well against OU pokes. I was thinking of adding chansey to my team. So.. chansey or blissey? |
Blissey lol. They do the same thing, except Blissey has higher base stats. Its better =P
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Looks to be a good, reliable build. I don't see anything wrong with it.
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I'm planning on making a Wobbuffet with EVs for HP, DEF and SPD, but I have two wynauts to do it with, and I don't know which one will be better by Lvl 100.
Here they are: (They are both Level 1) Wynaut 1 Serious Nature Capable of taking hits HP: 13 ATK: 5 DEF: 6 SP.ATK: 5 SP.DEF: 6 SPD: 5 Wynaut 2 Bold Nature Proud of its power HP: 13 ATK: 4 DEF: 6 SP.ATK: 5 SP.DEF: 6 SPD: 5 Yeah, so one has a better nature, and one has better stats... Can you guys help me decide which one to use? I also have another Wynaut, but its stats and nature are pretty horrible.... Thanks in advance Edit: The Bold one may seem like the obvious one, but the other Wynaut might have alot better IVs.... I dunno. But then again... the other crappy Wynaut I have might have awesome IVs... |
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Okay, here are the stats after the IV Battle:
Wynaut 1 HP: 314 ATK: 63 DEF: 132 SP.ATK: 57 SP.DEF: 114 SPD: 69 Wynaut 2 HP: 311 ATK: 59 DEF: 125 SP.ATK: 62 SP.DEF: 114 SPD: 57 I'm no expert on IVs (or anything else for that matter....), and I have no idea if Wynaut 2 is decent or not. So... Do you think it's good enough to be worth training to 100? |
Hey I'm working on making a solid team with shinies. I want to start with my shiny Huntail (Male, Careful, Swift Swim). It was hatched with the moves Clamp, Water Gun, Whirlpool, and Iron Defense. What's the recommendation on an eventual move set and the direction I should try to EV?
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Okay then, I guess I'll keep rebreeding until I get a Bold Wynaut with good EVs... Dam that's going to take ages... Any way to speed things up?
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Does Gengar absorb Toxic Spikes?
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I got a question about Scizor using Pursuit , its base power is 40 and with technician is 60 , so when it hits the running pokemon , does that 60 doubles to 120 ? or it will return to 40 and hit with 80 ? Quote:
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@Chaostorm : I'm pretty sure it's 80 power since Technician won't activate because it doubles first then it's 80 power and doesn't get the boost but I may be wrong =x |
Ok, so i'm looking for a set for Medicham.
I don't know whether to go physical or special. I haven't caught it yet, so nature is whatever's best |
Thanks for the advice on Huntail. How does a relaxed nature work on the shiny Magnemite, and bold on Krabby?
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im new :P and yea i guess i now get wat to do :P
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Medicham @ Choice Band / Choice Scarf Jolly / Adamant 4 HP / 252 Attack / 252 Speed Hi Jump Kick / Brick Break Psycho Cut Ice Punch Thunder Punch You need great prediction to use Medicham effectively, and that's partially why it's been dropped to the NU tier. But this is your basic Band/Scarf set. Quote:
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i have two questions
1. should i use grass knot or ice beam on a sub petaya empoleon 2. what is a good counter for a zapdos running hp grass? |
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2. Any decent special wall like Blissey or Snorlax generally handles Zapdos well, and pokemon with a resistance to Electric attacks can come in on Zapdos as well. Latias resists both Thunderbolt and HP Grass, and Tyranitar can take HP Grass relatively easily with its high special defense. There are plenty of others, just make sure you predict correctly and know what you're switching in to. |
@ Chaos and Pokedra: I was thinking that too, but I wasn't for sure if grounded Poison-types, counted Abilities. :x
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If you plan on double battling, would using Gastro Acid on your own Slaking be a good idea?
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I have one question.
What would be a good lead for a stall team? |
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I'll look into Nidoqueen and Roserade. |
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A sandstorm summoner usually works well in a lead position, like Hippowdon. I'd focus more on setting up SR rocks then spikes. For instance, lead Roserade helps you set up T-spikes but has to sacrifice itself to do it, and suicide leads on stall it not a good idea. Personally I'd go with a sturdy user of SR, of which there are many :D
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What do you guys think of this set on Dusknoir.
Dusknoir @Leftovers Careful 252hp,252spD,4def - Night Shade - Protect/Brick Break - Will-o-Wisp - Pain Split I got this from somewhere cant remeber really. I tried it out and it seems to work very good. It not entirly walled by normal types as you can burn and then stall them out with protect and pain split. I guess brick break is for hitting normal types if you want. I really dont know what do do for the evs and nature though. Since Will-o-Wisp lowers attack being more SpD bulky would be better. |
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LOL Roserade on OU stall. 4 mixape. Infact lol any suicide lead on stall, yay lets sacrifice a team slot. :/ Sure on hyper offense they are great, otherwise lolno. Swampert, Hippowdon etc all work and are prolly your best bets. Id aim to get up SR early in the match because sr auto nerfs powerful wall breakers like Mence and other junk like Gyarados too aswell as hitting everything. Then as the match progresses you should then stack your other layers of spikes depending on what sort of team they are and how many T-Spikes/Spikes immunities they have. |
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BTW D_A your new theme is full of win. EDIT: Any set suggestions for lead Swampert? |
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Mixpert works well as a lead. Swampert @ leftovers Relaxed 240hp,216def,52spA -EQ -Ice beam -Surf/Hydro Pump -SR This should work. |
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So, it's better if you use 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Speed if you are not using Hydro Pump. |
Why 4 Speed EV on Swampert , to outspeed other Swamperts ?
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TTar is lol to my team , as long as I packed myself with many Fighting type moves XP
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Ok, so now that I have my lead. I need some more help. Thanks for helping me earlier by the way.
I have a Swampert lead for my stall team, and want to add Rotom-H to the mix. I was thinking a set like this: Rotom-H @ Leftovers 252 HP / 168 Def / 88 Spe Bold Nature - Discharge - Shadow Ball - Overheat - Will-O-Wisp I want to use him because he is a great counter to Metagross and Scizor. He is a Pursuit weak, however. |
Hey I'm doing a Psychic mono to participate in TeamUber's mono tourneys and need a 6th team mate.
Here's the current 5 members Bronzong, Cresselia, Girafarig, Alakazam, Gallade I'm seriously leaning towards Starmie, but suggestions are welcome. P.S. I know I asked this before but I'm still locked in the Modest vs. Timid debate for a nature for my Alakazam. 405 Special Attack with Modest can really Sweep after the boost from Life Orb or Choice Specs. I ran a few google searches on the subject and someone said the only thing that Modest Zam doesn't even fear Gengar, since Timid ones are rare. What non-Scarfed Pokemon can outspeed Modest Alakazam with 252 Speed EVs? |
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I'm sick of everyone hating on my Cress, for one pokemon that it's set-up fodder for, there's two more that it completely shuts down. Reflect + Thunderwave is alot more effective than people make it out to be. She's not as bad as everyone says >:
Anyway, besides that comment, Alakazam almost always needs timid so it can max speed Infernape and other pokes with 110 base speed who run speed boosting natures. If he doesn't take advantage of his speed, Gengar and friends will may him pay =( EDIT: Yeah, look at that list Wolflare posted, some of those pokes absolutely have to be outspeeded in order for Zam to be effective. |
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You may be wanting to say Garchomp is Uber so don't worry about him, but this mono team was actually originally a Suspect team, which is shown in the trainer card in my sig. We allowed one slot not of the mono type to test a certain Suspect and I chose Manaphy. Since I want this team to cross over into OU, Manaphy needs to be replaced. Starmie? That's who I'm considering the most. |
Hey I was wondering instead of leading with a cliche set-up or TrickRachi how bout I go with an Anti-Lead?
Any suggestions for one? |
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Starmie @ Life Orb Timid Nature 6 HP / 252 SpAtk / 252 Spe -Hydro Pump -Ice Beam -Grass Knot -Rapid Spin |
I have a question.
Is there any way to get more leftovers or choice items in Platinum other than by boring yourself to death on battle frontier to buy them??? I've already got the first lefties. |
I'm assuming the "first lefties" is on Victory Road. The only methods I know for getting Leftovers, other than Battle Frontier, are all heavily luck-based:
-Wild Munchlax can hold them -Pokemon above lvl 81 with the ability Pickup have a 1% chance of picking it up A backwards way would be Pal Park, of course. You can just ask for one in a trade, I guess. |
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manectric will be a special sweeper with max EVs on spe and spA another question will this team be owned by a flying or a spiker like skarm or aero? |
What would be a good move set
for dragonite or a slowbro
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how do you counter baton pass teams ?
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Gastro Acid negates the ability, Worry Seed makes it Insomnia. Either is fine for Slaking. I think you'll find that Regigigas' stats are not restored by removing its ability.
To counter baton pass teams, make sure to have a sturdy Roar or Whirlwind user, as they bypass Substitutes and force opponents out. Taunt only works before a sub is up, otherwise they block taunt and set up in your face. |
The stuff mentioned above, Encore, Perish Song, Explosion (watch out for Substitute users), and even strong priority can beat Baton Pass teams, or at least cripple them.
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I have a bronzong right now and I'm trying to decide whether explosion or gyro ball works better for it. I can definitely see a pro to gyro ball because Bronzong is slow and will get multiple uses of a fairly strong move. However, explosion is a great way to take out a pokemon that might be giving me probelms. The downside of course, is that I won't have a bronzong anymore.
The main thing bugging me is that I don't want to be in a situation that could possibly be a win, but only have bronzong left and end up losing because the only attacking move is explosion. Sorry, here's the moveset: Stealth Rock Light screen Reflect Explosion/Gyro Ball |
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You should be able to find another SR user for your team, but dual screen Zong should really concentrate on screening anyway. |
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Anyone have a suggestion for a UU tank?
If possible a mixed UU tank. |
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manectric than can take on pokemon such as golem with hidden power grass or water,please include the IVs,EV spread and nature manectric than can take on pokemon such as altaria and flygon with hidden power ice,please include the IVs,EV spread and nature same for a jolteon thanks in advance |
Stolen From Smogon, But the Sets will do.
[email protected] Life Orb 6 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe - Thunderbolt - Flamethrower - Hidden Power Grass/Ice - Substitute/Charge Beam Jolteon @ Petaya Berry 6 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe - Thunderbolt - Shadow Ball - Hidden Power Grass/Ice - Substitute Ice would be Odd/Odd/Odd/Odd/Odd/Even Grass would be Even/Odd/Odd/Even/Odd/Odd I still need a UU tank. Possibly a mixed one ;3 |
are those IVs generate a 70 power?
any advice for a UU tank? and added request milk tank cleric |
I am having a mighty hard time doing a UU team, so far I have made about 5 and won hardly any matches on Shoddy. The plan eventually would be to make a team on WiFi, but I am testing on Shoddy for now.
So far I am torn between leads, I know what lead I want to use, but its BL so I cant lol. I can see the benefits of several leads, Roserade, Yanmega, Nidoqueen, Omastar and Moltres all seem to have different qualities as leads. I think a Steelix with SR and Roar is a good idea in theory but I cant pull it off, the same with the Elemental Weezing; that seems like it should definitely work but it doesnt seem to for me. I already mentioned Nidoqueen, she seems like she should be able to set up Spikes and such and then Roar her way to victory but that doesnt seem to help. Pory2 is working excellently for me in OU but Im not sure how it would fit in on a UU team, with no Gyara, Salamence or Scarftran to counter. I am really stuck and would appreciate any general UU advice. Thanks :) |
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right thanks! do you guys know any guide where i can find all the HP types with 70 power? and is it possible those high IVs?
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dont change Grass Knot to HP Grass , you need Grass Knot to Hit those heavy leads , and Azelf is loled by Hydro Pump already |
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Here's a quick glance at my Psychic mono team any constructive criticism would be helpful, as you can see I decided to go with Timid Alakazam, I just ended up not bieng able to afford being outsped by Gengar and with LO boost a STAB Psychic is still more than enough to OHKO it.
Lead! Bronzong @ Iron Ball Ability: Heatproof Brave nature EVs: 252 HP/8 Atk/124 Def/124 SpD Moves: -Stealth Rock -Eartquake -Gyro Ball -Hypnosis (considering replacing with Trick Room or Skill Swap) Cresselia @ Leftovers Ability: Levitate Modest nature EVs: 252 HP/124 Def/8 SpA/124 SpD Moves: -Psychic -Energy Ball -Moonlight -Lunar Dance Girafarig @ Life Orb Ability: Early Bird Adamant nature EVs: 4 HP/252 Atk/252 Spe Moves: -Zen Headbutt -Return -Wish -Sucker Punch Alakazam @ Life Orb Ability: Synchronize Timid nature EVs: 4 HP/252 SpA/252 Spe Moves: -Psychic -Charge Beam -Shadow Ball -Focus Blast Starmie @ Lum Berry Ability: Natural Cure Modest nature EVs: 4 HP/252 SpA/252 Spe Moves: -Surf -Rapid Spin -Ice Beam -Recover Gallade @ Expert Belt Ability: Steadfast Adamant nature EVs: 4 HP/252 Atk/252 Spe Moves: -Psycho Cut -Drain Punch -Night Slash -Fire Punch I already know I'm kind of Scizor weak. |
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I suggest you bookmark the guide that Pokedra linked you to. It will come in handy when dealing with non-egg pokemon, as they can't get every IV combo. |
I know, I was just posting the one with the least stat loss, but you do end up losing a point of speed, which could be key depending on your team. But yeah, use the link Pokedra provided along with the on PsyPoke. There's a Hidden Power calculator there.
Also, I still need a UU tank guys. How does Spiritomb sound? |
Spiritomb is a nice tank , good Attack and Special Attack , Access To Sucker Punch ( good for its low Speed ) , and Paint Split to aid its low Base 50 HP , I use this set as it helps me to cripple Physical sweepers and Walls :
Spiritomb @ Leftovers Nature : Careful Trait : Pressure EVs : 252 HP / 140 Atk / 116 SpD -Sucker Punch / Taunt -Pursuit / Taunt -Will-O-Whisp -Pain Split more Spiritomb sets can be found Here. what is a good EV Spread for LO Gengar w/ Explosion ? |
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