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Old April 22nd, 2005 (4:26 AM).
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I want the grass/dark type in my Ruby team, but I am unsure of which one to choose. Here are my thoughts:

Shiftry, Bold, either ability
Giga Drain
Shadow Ball
Faint attack
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Cacturne, Rash, Sand Veil
Needle Arm
Faint Attack
Sandstorm
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Thoughts, suggestions and ideas would be very helpful
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Old April 22nd, 2005 (4:33 AM).
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I prefer Cacturne better myself, so that is what I say. But the choice is yours if you want o.o
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Old April 22nd, 2005 (7:59 AM).
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Shiftry,man.Cacturne is a good poke,but it is too slow,IMO.Heracross will walk all over
it.Shiftry is fast enough to use AA to take out Hera.
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Old April 22nd, 2005 (10:19 PM).
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Cacturne is a must on a Sandstorm team/one with Tyranitar because of its type+ability, but if you're not using Sandstorms, Shiftry can be pretty cool, and can learn Explosion (without a tutor) XD!
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Old April 23rd, 2005 (1:10 PM).
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shrifty is by far better.Has a much better move pool to work from.
Cacturne is only good on a sandstorm team...
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Old April 23rd, 2005 (1:16 PM).
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shirfty..it looks cooler
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Old April 23rd, 2005 (3:23 PM).
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explosion and a white scarf are pretty much a staple in-game
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Old April 23rd, 2005 (7:41 PM).
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You mean Silk Scarf,right?
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Old April 23rd, 2005 (8:57 PM).
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Shiftry, because... it's got pretty good move sets.
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Old April 23rd, 2005 (9:22 PM).
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Id prefer Shiftry. I just like the moves it learns.
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Old April 24th, 2005 (1:09 AM).
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I like Cacturne more but in this case...
Shiftry' moves are definately better but the bad thing about him is...
Bad nature! Cause I hate it, lol and cause its atk goes up slower than a normal 1, and this is bad only for the move Shadow Ball.

But still... Ill just go with Shiftry...
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Old April 24th, 2005 (1:14 AM).
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Shrifty because its move sets are better...
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Old April 24th, 2005 (2:35 AM).
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Yep,Shiftry is better than Cacturne.I have Cacturne in my GBA team and it´s not quite good :)
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