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Originally Posted by King Tyranitar
Okay, first off. Never use Stealth Rock on Aerodactyl. Ever. Focus Sash can work, but I prefer CB or Life Orb set if the locked on move isn't that suitable.
Aerodactyl @ Life Orb/Choice Band
Jolly Nature
252 Att, 252 Spe, 6 HP
Ice Fang/Fire Fang
Crunch
Stone Edge
Earthquake
Makes a great lead as it outspeeds nearly all leads excluding those rare Deoxys-e leads.
Infernape with Earthquake? No no no. Use Stone Edge to give you an extra boost against Dragons. I used this and it did a great job.
Infernape @ Life Orb/Expert Belt
Jolly Nature
252 Att, 252 Spe, 6 HP
Stone Edge
Thunderpunch/Swords Dance
Close Combat
Flare Blitz
I strongly reccomend Swords Dance over Tpunch. Close Combat does more than Thunderpunch against bulky waters besides Gyarados, which Stone Edge completely murders with Expert Belt.
You can keep Froslass, but I really think NP Azelf would do. Smogon has the set if you want it.
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Oh dang forgot about Azelf and how its floating around now, gotta get me one...*n00b moment*
The infernape set makes ALOT of sense, and i acutally never considered infernape with SD lol swords dance+expert belt+ STAB'd close combat= HURT. Ill deffinately do that set thanks.
Now about Aerodactyl, ive tried him out so far and the strategy i made up with for the sash+stealth rock HAS worked, but agianst SOME weavile and arcanine leads sometimes use extreme speed/ice shard to kill it before it goes it, in my own opinion, it's THAT predictable isnt?? I might go with Anti's advice and drop it altogether for another wall. More on that in his response...
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Originally Posted by Anti Pop Culture Warrior
KT, I'm just going to extend on that and say just to not use Aerodactyl. Honestly, a lot of choice scarfers hit harder than its banded version (Heracross, heck even Garchomp).
And with Crobat, the idea is to U-Turn out if the risk of Explosion missing is too costly ._. Crobat is one of the best leads I have ever used in my experiences.
Anyways, keep it as resttalk Snorlax. Curselax lacks/lax [/horrible joke] the ability to take special hits well when it is too worried about boosted its physical stats, not to mention that it still gets owned by a lot of physical attackers even after one or tow Curses.
Honestly I'd take out Froslass, who Gengar totally outclasses at special sweeping. Gengar has a ground immunity and ghost/fighting sports even better coverage than boltbeam, not to mention it hits standard special walls for at least some amount of damage. Gengar >>> Froslass, even though Gengar is putperformed too, but that's a whole other argument.
Honestly though, Bronzong, Swampert, and Hippowdon are WAY better SR laying leads, and they help you a lot more than Aerodactyl. Tangrowth doesn't really cut it as a physical wall when it lacks any other real support, losing to common sweepers like Metagross, Lucario, Heracross, and Salamence. With Earthquake it is better against Meta and Luke, but not all that reliable (especially with how common SR and SS are, and Starmie won't always have time to spin things away).
To help with this, I would get a physical wall to put over Aerodactyl to help out Tangrowth. Hippowdon is IMO the best physical wall DP has to offer and it makes an awesome SR setter, but the SS damage would hurt your team. I would probably put in Weezing. It does well against the fighters you have trouble with, and unlike Gliscor, it makes a decent solution to Weavile. Starmie and Froslass as your only fighting resists isn't going to cut it.
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Anti, anti, anti. I've known you since last year, and out of ALL the raters ive come to on this forum...you've helped me out the most. For that, i gotta thank you for your hard work in these ratings, i appreciate you so much you're in my sig even lol...i really appreciate it alot...anyway...
I'm not so sure about hippowden. I have considered it because ever since it saw it in action in PBR wifi i was AMAZED with what it could do. It's greatest downfall however...is...as you mention...it's sandstorm ability. I have to say, it's awesome in SS teams, but this is no SS team lol. My opponents sandstorm has even won me
*MATCHES* it's unbeleivable the stories i can say about sandstorm. And that is why i have to say no. If it wasn't for the ability...I'd GLADY put it in...but it just wont cut it.
Hows about Donphan?? Same type, partial dragon coverage and the thing i think takes physical hits as good as Hipowden does. I don't think it has slack off like Hippowden does (or does it??) but i think it's more offensive on the trade-in.
Haven't had too much trouble with Luke and Heracross(scarfed even) tbh, beleve it or not *shrug* i actually have more trouble with pokes like
GENGAR *pikngfvikndbv oipnbv dn EXTREME HATE* and Garchomp. Salamence bugs me alot too if it's the specs version, but with Snorlax im covered. I usually predict a switch after about 2 draco meteors so i usually switch(after resting the first meteor) to someone who i know has good coverage with my knowledge of their team so it pretty much works out from there...i also have trouble with Mixape *sometimes*..but mixape will be mixape huh??(ESPECIALLY if their good and predict EXACTLY the right time to NP..hate that so much...)
About frosslass, you feel i should take it out for Gengar?? Well, i would, it's just i kind of hate it in my wn way, so im guna have to say no. I may seem like a n00blet for saying this, but REALLY DO hate gengar as much as i'm saying i am. Though i think there are other pokes with same base speed/sp. atk as him. Espeon? *shrug* I might jus listen to KT and go with Azelf.
and thanks guys for the GREAT comments...its starting to boost my confidence a bit more...