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Pokedra

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Posted August 19th, 2016
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I need an EV spread for a Jolly Growlithe and an Adamant Crobat. I checked on Smogon but they don't have spreads for either natures and I seem to be unable to calculate my own spreads :D

How viable is an Adamant Crobat in wifi battling anyways? It's kinda...frail.
For Jolly Growlithe, the only sets are Howl or CBArcanine.

[email protected] Choice Band
EV : 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Nature : Jolly
~ Flare Blitz
~ ExtremeSpeed
~ Thunder Fang
~ Iron Head / Overheat

[email protected] Life Orb / Leftovers
EV : 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Nature : Jolly
~ Howl
~ ExtremeSpeed
~ Flare Blitz
~ Thunder Fang / Iron Head

Adamant Crobat is inferior to Jolly because it can't outrun certain things that can when Jolly. I suppose CBbat could work but it generally is inferior to the lead/special sweeper set and has crap type-coverage.

[email protected] Choice Band
EV : 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Nature : Adamant
~ Brave Bird
~ Cross Poison
~ Pursuit
~ U-turn

Hope I hoped...somewhat :P

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Lickikly with Explosion? Good idea?
CBLickilicky and SD Lickilicky both usually carry Explosion so it's a pretty good idea.

Lickilicky @ Leftovers
Nature : Adamant
EV : 88 HP / 252 Atk / 168 Spe
~ Swords Dance
~ Return
~ Aqua Tail / Earthquake
~ Explosion

Lickilicky @ Choice Band
Nature : Adamant
EV : 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def
~ Return
~ Earthquake
~ Aqua Tail / Fire Punch
~ Explosion

There are both movesets incase you're curious.

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what is a good ev setup for a quiet glaceon?
There really isn't one :P The best natures for an Espeon are Timid and Modest (Although you can pass Curse along with a Calm nature, but that is bordering on gimmicky).
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There really isn't one :P The best natures for an Espeon are Timid and Modest (Although you can pass Curse along with a Calm nature, but that is bordering on gimmicky).
glaceon not espeon
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glaceon not espeon
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Your first post says Glaceon o.o Either way, Timid is its best choice. Quiet does nothing for it, as the speed drop will just hinder it (And it NEEDS its speed).

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What is generally more beneficial to a team in a UU battle between Raichu or Pikachu(with LO naturally)?

vs

Also if possible can someone outline a strong moveset for either a modest or mild one.
Thanks
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If you are using a Life Orb, Raichu is definitely the best candidate. If you do have access to a Light Ball, however, go Pikachu. But with your specifications, go Raichu

[email protected] Orb
Static
Modest Nature
252 SpA/252 Spe/4 HP
  • Nasty Plot
  • Thunderbolt
  • HP Ice
  • Encore/Grass Knot
Standard NP Sweeper. Pseudo-BoltBeam provides excellent coverage. Encore can be used to set up easier, Grass Knot to hit Lanturn (Who resists TBolt and HP Ice).

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If you are using a Life Orb, Raichu is definitely the best candidate. If you do have access to a Light Ball, however, go Pikachu. But with your specifications, go Raichu

[email protected] Orb
Static
Modest Nature
252 SpA/252 Spe/4 HP
  • Nasty Plot
  • Thunderbolt
  • HP Ice
  • Encore/Grass Knot
Standard NP Sweeper. Pseudo-BoltBeam provides excellent coverage. Encore can be used to set up easier, Grass Knot to hit Lanturn (Who resists TBolt and HP Ice).
Hah my mistake sorry, i meant Light ball but accidently put LO :p.
There is no specification on held items i just assumed Pikachu would be useless w/o Light ball.
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Can anyone help me get the most out of this blastoise for competitive play?

Blastiose (shiny)
Timid
Hidden Power fire 68
30ivs in speed and Defence

Thanks in advance
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Can anyone help me get the most out of this blastoise for competitive play?

Blastiose (shiny)
Timid
Hidden Power fire 68
30ivs in speed and Defence

Thanks in advance
I'd honestly run him as Specs or perhaps Utility but Specs is better because you have Timid.

Blastoise @ Choice Specs
Nature : Timid
EV : 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
-Hydro Pump / Surf
-Ice Beam
-Focus Blast
-Earthquake / Toxic

Doesn't pack much of a punch but if you ran Utility, the Timid nature goes to waste. EQ is for Lanturn or Toxicroak and he doesn't have many other options. You could run Toxic I guess =/

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I'd honestly run him as Specs or perhaps Utility but Specs is better because you have Timid.

Blastoise @ Choice Specs
Nature : Timid
EV : 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
-Hydro Pump / Surf
-Ice Beam
-Focus Blast
-Earthquake / Toxic

Doesn't pack much of a punch but if you ran Utility, the Timid nature goes to waste. EQ is for Lanturn or Toxicroak and he doesn't have many other options. You could run Toxic I guess =/
This set is really really terrible. It gets walled by EVERYTHING, and that's assuming you predict perfectly. Even with a Timid nature, a defensive set is much much better. 78 base Speed with a timid nature makes Blastoise fairly fast, which can be an advantage at times. But yeah, when you have to run unSTABed Earthquake off of 202 Attack (and that's assuming a 31 IV), you know you're a terrible Specs user.
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I'd honestly run him as Specs or perhaps Utility but Specs is better because you have Timid.

Blastoise @ Choice Specs
Nature : Timid
EV : 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
-Hydro Pump / Surf
-Ice Beam
-Focus Blast
-Earthquake / Toxic
Lol... Octillery does a much better job at that... and that's sad.

Specs Blastoise doesn't do nearly enough damage to make up for being locked into a move. just asking for Mismagius to come in on a Focus Blast and setup sub or CM or whatever the hell they're using nowadays.

Utility is actually much better because even though it still gets walled it can still do something other than sit on its fat, scaly ass.

Blastoise @ Leftovers
Bold Nature
252 HP / 252 Def / 6 SpA
Torrent
~ Surf
~ Rapid Spin
~ Toxic / Yawn
~ Ice Beam / Protect

Obviously if you're using Toxic you'll probably want protect. Yawn helps get rid of things that Ice Beam x Surf can't and Toxistall with Protect is just evil.

EDIT: I know this set isn't Timid but the nature is much less important than Utility v. Specs.
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Is this a good moveset for my Aggron? I thought it was pretty good, but I want to know what the people think.

Aggron @ Leftovers
EV's-252 Attack, 252 Defence, 6 Hp ( I think that adds up)
Moveset-Metal Burst
Stealth Rock
Roar
Rock Polish

I was going to put him at the front of my party, so he could use Stealth Rock right away and then Rock Polish to make sure Roar goes first every time. Metal Burst because I didn't know what else to put there.

Please give me your thoughts, and thnx in advance.
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I'm certinly not new to pokemon or anything, but all the threads in this section are talking about sweepers, and Stallers, and all this other stuff, so can anyone explain to me what all of these terms mean?

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Posted July 28th, 2016
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So I am actually starting to EV Train all the Starter Pokemon I have...
and I'm starting with Empoleon.

Empoleon
Torrent
Modest

So, it would be cool if you guys suggested what moves, EVs, and Hold Item.
Thanks!
I must say, this set is an amazing late game sweeper and arguebly the best set for him.

Item: Petaya Berry
Nature: Modest
EV's: 12 HP, 12 Def, 252 Sp Atk, 232 Spd
Moveset:
Agility
Substitute
Surf
Ice Beam/Grass Knot

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Is Pikachu good? It has great speed and sp. attack... only thing it lacks is hp, defense and sp. defense.... As long as you can protect Pika, can it be a wrecking force or is Raichu it's only hope for survival?

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Is this a good moveset for my Aggron? I thought it was pretty good, but I want to know what the people think.

Aggron @ Leftovers
EV's-252 Attack, 252 Defence, 6 Hp ( I think that adds up)
Moveset-Metal Burst
Stealth Rock
Roar
Rock Polish

I was going to put him at the front of my party, so he could use Stealth Rock right away and then Rock Polish to make sure Roar goes first every time. Metal Burst because I didn't know what else to put there.

Please give me your thoughts, and thnx in advance.
Aggron @ Leftovers
252 HP / 252 Attack / 6 Speed
Adamant
Stone Edge / Iron Head
Stealth Rock
Earthquake
Toxic / Roar

I wouldn't lead with it, so you can come in on weak physical attackers choiced into one move. From there, you can set up your rocks and hit stuff hard with whatever attacks you choose.

Aggron doesn't need any defense EV investment, HP will actually let him take hits much better. Max attack for obvious reasons...I wouldn't use this outside of UU as it's outclassed by many other physical walls that don't have a horrible 4x weakness to ground and fighting, two incredibly common attacking types.

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I finnaly got Platinum and its the first game i will be EV training on. Im going to do a quick play and blow through the game with 1-3 pokemon so i can beat the E4. After i beat them i will start breeding and EV training my team, problem is i cant choose my starter who i will breed a new one of later for my EV trained team.

So I want to pick either Piplup or Chimchar. Can you guys give me some opinions on who you like and why? Also advice on how to use them in a competitive team

Thanks
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Posted October 19th, 2010
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I finnaly got Platinum and its the first game i will be EV training on. Im going to do a quick play and blow through the game with 1-3 pokemon so i can beat the E4. After i beat them i will start breeding and EV training my team, problem is i cant choose my starter who i will breed a new one of later for my EV trained team.

So I want to pick either Piplup or Chimchar. Can you guys give me some opinions on who you like and why? Also advice on how to use them in a competitive team

Thanks
I'd pick Piplup since it has a great Defenses and Sp.Attack while speed being far from "awesome" (+ it has easier time in gyms not named Gardenia), but if you llike a fast glass cannon (great attack and crap defenses), Chimchar would be for you (but it's going to be dying much more than Piplup would)

both are great overall imo, so choose what you prefer - but if you want to sweep through without dying so quickly, you should choose Piplup
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Is Pikachu good? It has great speed and sp. attack... only thing it lacks is hp, defense and sp. defense.... As long as you can protect Pika, can it be a wrecking force or is Raichu it's only hope for survival?

pika doesnt have great sp atk or speed but pika come out with a surprise sweep at times, heres a good set

[email protected] ball
hasty or naive
152 Atk / 104 SpA / 252 Spe
thunder bolt/volt tackle (i like volt tackle dew to the extra kick)
brick break
grassknot
sub

this is my own personal set

[email protected] ball
hasty or naive
152 Atk / 104 SpA / 252 Spe
volt tackle
grass knot
sub
focuspunch

and

[email protected] salac berry
hasty or naive
152 hp / 52 def/ 52 sp def / 252 spe
knock off
wish
endure
protect/charm

i like this set as its good for destroying none swords dance physical sweepers garchomp and ttar or heracross knock off is for getting rid of focus sash from infernape and wish is good for restoring skarmory (as you can switch in safely against physical sweepers as they are likely to power up.
hope that helps

i think that pika wouldnt defeat raichu in battle (i think) but pika is much more flexible and because of light orb he can be a more deadly force than its r
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