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[Dark Azelf]

this is my moveset

Steel wing (to handle out rock and ice)
X Sicssors (to handle out phschic)
Cross poison (Sttrong move)
Arial ace/Confuse ray/Toxic/Fly

Steel Wing and X-Scissor suck, they dont cover anything really. Cross Poisons coverage blows and AA is just weak. Toxic is an ok option, except its common switch ins are steel so it becomes a poor option. Confuse Ray relies on luck to do anything so its awful and Fly just gifts them free switch ins due to it taking 2 turns.

Crobat is a support pokemon and should be used as thus.

Crobat@Leftovers
168 HP / 88 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Brave Bird
- Taunt
- Roost
- Super Fang / U-Turn / Whirlwind

Brave Bird is your most powerful move. Taunt stops them setting up and with Crobats amazing speed it can definately use this fantastically well, infact with Taunt it beats Skarmory 1vs1. Roost lets you heal off damage and helps taking hits which Crobat can do vs things like Breloom etc and the last slot is up to you. Super Fang strips 50% of anything non ghosts health and with Taunt it really wears things down, U-Turn lets you scout and bring in a counter to what they switch against whilst Whirlwind with entry hazards up is good to abuse with Taunt and Roost.

 

[RV Shadow]

Crobat and brave bird

Hmmm i see good combation with moves brave bird and roost but what pokemon can i breed with my crobat to make a egg move bravebird

 

[polkop]

Hmmm i see good combation with moves brave bird and roost but what pokemon can i breed with my crobat to make a egg move bravebird

Breed a female Zubat/Golbat/Crobat with a Male Staraptor that have Brave Bird.

 

[El Gofre]

Pidgey, Doduo, Tailow (And their evolutions), Skarmory and Honchkrow are compatible breeding partners for Crobat's line. However each of these pokemon must first receive BB by breeding with a member of Starly's evolutionary pathway that knows it.

EDIT: What Polkop said. For some reason Serebii isn't displaying Starly as a valid breeding partner.

 

[Crazyhand]

Rain Lead

OK, this should be simple, but I've had the hardest time finding a lead for my rain dance team. I've tried many various pokemon and movesets, but none of them seem to fit.

It needs to set up rain.
It needs to hold a damp rock.
I would like it to set up SR, but it doesn't have to. As I have Bronzong for that, but if something else sets up SR I can give Bronzong another physical move rather than just explosion.
- If it sets up SR, it should be able to take a hit or two so it can also set up rain.
It needs to avoid being taunted by either killing the taunters or outspeeding them. Namely Aerodactyl and Azelf. (Mostly, I've tried outspeeding them, which isn't working so well.)
It needs to provide a means of safe-switching. (EX: U-turn or Explosion)
I could switch into my curse Earth-Edge rest Swampert if needed.
I could switch into my levitate Bronzong if needed.

Lemme know if you find a pokemon that comes close to those requirements. Thanks.

 

[aragornbird]

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Why did you create a thread for this?

Also READ THIS.

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[Crazyhand]

Should I not have 0.o, I guess not, huh.
Umm, as if I hadn't read that already? I tried each pokemon and they only supported what I needed halfway, I was hoping for something a bit more specific.

 

[Cheeky Beaver]

OK, this should be simple, but I've had the hardest time finding a lead for my rain dance team. I've tried many various pokemon and movesets, but none of them seem to fit.

It needs to set up rain.
It needs to hold a damp rock.
I would like it to set up SR, but it doesn't have to. As I have Bronzong for that, but if something else sets up SR I can give Bronzong another physical move rather than just explosion.
- If it sets up SR, it should be able to take a hit or two so it can also set up rain.
It needs to avoid being taunted by either killing the taunters or outspeeding them. Namely Aerodactyl and Azelf. (Mostly, I've tried outspeeding them, which isn't working so well.)
It needs to provide a means of safe-switching. (EX: U-turn or Explosion)
I could switch into my curse Earth-Edge rest Swampert if needed.
I could switch into my levitate Bronzong if needed.

Lemme know if you find a pokemon that comes close to those requirements. Thanks.

have you tried electrode yet?

 

[aragornbird]

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Just use Azelf. It's the absolute best Rain lead period. Rain Dance, Stealth Rock, U-Turn, Taunt, high Speed, and with 252 HP Evs, it can take a few hits.

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[Crazyhand]

have you tried electrode yet?

Yes, but he just SCREAMS rain dance team, everyone know exactly what I'm going to do immediately at the start of a battle. And his explosion is a bit on the weak side.

 

[Zeffy]

What's the best Pokémon that can utilize a viable Swords Dance set?

 

[Jake♫]

What's the best Pokémon that can utilize a viable Swords Dance set?

There isn't really a "best" Swords Dancer, but there are certainly multiple good ones. OU-wise, some of the better ones are Lucario, Scizor, and Heracross. Breloom is also a decent option.

 

[Eli]

not sure if this is the right thread, but i am going for an eeveelutions team of;

vaporeon
flareon
jolteon
espeon
umbreon
glaceon

what would be the best moves to teach each of them? or moves for them to learn naturally or via the move tutor.

 

[riotranger]

I've just spent a while IV breeding a Swampert to be a lead with stealth rock/earthquake/ice beam/roar, a relaxed nature and 252hp/216def/40sp.D ev's, and I was wondering which of these would be the best?
hp/atk/def/sp.a/sp.d/spe
31/31/20 /23 / 16 / 22
31/31/31 / 2 / 28 / 2
31/31/28 / 7 / 28 / 22

 

[RV Shadow]

umbreon moveset

this is a good moveset for umbreon

Moon light/Wish
Payback
Physhic
Toxic/Protect/Pursit (Pursit you dont have to have its just i like that move)

I would recomend Toxic but if you have wish have protect

but i have moon light and toxic

 

[Ninja Caterpie]

Yes, but he just SCREAMS rain dance team, everyone know exactly what I'm going to do immediately at the start of a battle. And his explosion is a bit on the weak side.

Well, I think using Rain Dance on anything sort of screams Rain Dance team as well, no?

 

[Crazyhand]

Well, I think using Rain Dance on anything sort of screams Rain Dance team as well, no?

Good point, but right now I'm trying out a Crobat, and he doesn't scream rain dance until about the third turn. Whereas Electrode has nothing better to do but put up RD on the first turn. And, if I'm lucky, he puts pokemon to sleep.

 

[Jerme]

is this a good dunsparce

ability: serene grace
adamant nature
headbutt
body slam
roost
rocksmash/ancient power

 

[aragornbird]

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It's only half-good. Dunsparce is too frail to use Roost and it limits its versatility. Rock Smash/Ancientpower all suck.
Use Bite and Rock Slide, both have 60% chance of Flinching with Serene Grace and provide type coverage.

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[Crazyhand]

Thunder Wave for bite, as Dunsparce is slow and can't go first and cause flinch unless the opponent is at 25% speed. The 25% full paralysis won't hurt either.
With a dunsparce, I recommend a pokemon that can handle ground switch-ins and the such.
EDIT: Err, TWave for body slam, not bite. Herp dederp derp. I used to have a Jirachi use Thunder on a rain dance team and it never gave me the hax when I needed it. EQ sub bite. For those nasty steel types.