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"Death from Above!" v.2 (Shoddy RMT)

mystery said:
not ever having a team that hasnt had a purpose im not familar with this


one thing you can do is exploit e vire

or*cough*be as cheap with skarmbliss as humanly possible

excuse me allergies acting up

where was i going with this...owell stupid allergies
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I'm sorry, I know this is an old post, but WHAT?

This doesn't make any sort of sense at all. Purpose? What in blue hell do you mean by that? Their purpose is to win. Having a single cheap gimmick like exploiting Vire isn't a "purpose". SkarmBliss is an old, tired strategy that is usually well prepared for. I hardly ever see it around.
 
Well you see...I have Donphan for a good reason, although it's becoming more void. It's an electric and rock resist, where now 1/3 is weak to both, including my physical wall. Nothing else on my team can take Electric. It also Spins when capable.
 
Most electric pokes carry an ice or grass move for grounds.. and all of them are faster than Donphan. It can't take a special hit, at least Swampert doesn't get owned by hp ice.
 
So what would be your opinion? Replace Donphan with CB Swampert? I could do that, although SR still really gives me trouble.
 
why do you think you need an electric resist? anything that can deliver an electric attack will probably deem itself a threat to a physical tank/wall anyway. there's not much you can do about it.

regardless, cb swampy is awesome. i wouldn't give it adamant tho. it will need that extra bit in defense if you want it to be able to switch in on certain hits, so i suggest impish.
 
Adamant CB Swampy has been doing me wonders lately, and I love 2HKOing certain things that "think" its safe on the switch-in. It does like to switch in against said electric attacks above and force switches, making it easier to predict if they're Choiced or something.

*facepalm* For some reason, I know this is a gym team, but EVERY challenger I face starts off and/or uses Pokemon that "counter" my team. It's just a team suited to countering this one. Ah well... I'll see what can happen.
 
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