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Need a training tip.
New to forums, not to the game. I do have a question, though. I'm trying to round out a competitive team. I'm currently working on training my Tyranitar. His moveset is Earthquake, Crunch, and the Substitute-Focus Punch combo. I'm currently EV training him and have a dilemma. Either way, his attack stat is going to be at LEAST 330 (without even using any vitamins), and if I EV train the hell out of him, looking towards 360+ upon reaching level 100. His nature is Brave, meaning a + in ATK and a - in Speed. My dilemma is what to do about his defense. I've been trying to compare the importance of Special Defense to regular Defense for him. I could round them evenly, but that would result in both being pretty low. It seems most physical attacks pose problems, but a lot of special attack types wreck him. I'm not sure whether to go all out on ATK and HP and not worry about defenses (doesn't seem like a good idea ATM), or should I invest what EVs I will have left after maxing ATK and HP (if I should do this) in one or the other, and if so, which one would be better? I appreciate any help. Thanks.
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I would say give T-tar more Special Defense than Defense, it would tank it to make it more resistant, Defense is already high enough, still give it some in defense
252 ATK/ 80 DEF/ 172 SP. DEF |
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*EDIT* Also a little curious about my Scizor. Not sure what to base him around (and thus what nature Scizor I should use). Attack obviously, but due to his troubles in other stat areas, I figured Speed might be the best way to go as far as his other main stat, working a little on Special Defense (I don't think normal Defense is an issue much with a steel type). Could use a bit of advice on this also. |
I personally wouldn't work on Scizor Special Defense, because even with it he can probably get killed by his Fire Weakness which is 400% to him. I'd work on his Attack, Defense and Speed. And the maximum EVs you can put in a Pokemon is 510. So... 252 Attack, 252 Speed, 6 Defense would work.
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Though this is for choice band tyranitar which I reccomend over your set, here is CBtar set: Tyranitar @ Choice Bnad Nature: Adamant Trait: Sand Stream EV's:60 HP / 252 Atk / 196 Spd -Crunch -Pursuit -Earthquake -Stone Edge Stabbed stone edge with CB hurts hard. |
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Thanks for all the help. I haven't looked it up yet, perhaps I forgot (since before D/P I took a long time off for Pokemon), but what does STAB mean? |
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Type Attack Bonus Meaning: If and Ursaring used Facade it would get boosted damage, because the move type is the same type as the Pokemon. A Blastoise using Surf would also get a STAB. I'm not 100% positive, but I'm pretty sure that STAB boosts it by 50%. So a Facade from Ursaring actually has 105 Power. And a Surf from Blastoise actually has 142.5 Power. I think... xD |
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Lemonade... thanks for boosting my memory. As I suspected, just something I forgot. Thanks for all the help once again. Now to the hard part (for me)... calculating the precise amount of EVs. Can someone perhaps refresh my memory as to how many EVs a vitamin (Carbos, etc.) gives? |
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Thanks, sims. |
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Okay, I've taken some time to train, and based on some of these suggestions, I have 2 (hopefully final) questions. First off, is it really worth it to EV train Tyranitar in speed? Even with maxing out his speed, he will end up with speed in the low 200's at best, and I doubt it's going to beat out much with that kind of speed. Wouldn't it be just better to go all Attack and HP/Def/SP Def? Second, I've seen two good examples of Scizor, and I'm in a dilemma. Attack/Speed or Attack/Defense (Swords Dancer)... which would be better? If it comes down to preference, I can surely make that decision on my own. Perhaps it depends on your team. I already have 2 walls so I might be better off with the speed version. On the other hand, I also already have 2 Pokemon based on Speed and Power, so now I'm thinking the defensive Scizor might be better. This is a tough decision. Thanks for any suggestions.
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