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Alright, anybody on our shoddy server lately knows I've been breeding Staryus and I finally got a pretty good one:

Timid #120 Staryu: 28 / 10 - 19 / 28 - 29 / 24 - 26 / 20, 22 / 31

It has Natural Cure too (which is like half the battle lol). I was wondering if this is good enough for the battle frontier in Emerald. Its special stats are a little disappointing, but I still think they're pretty good.

Opinions?
 
Anti Pop Culture Warrior said:
Alright, anybody on our shoddy server lately knows I've been breeding Staryus and I finally got a pretty good one:

Timid #120 Staryu: 28 / 10 - 19 / 28 - 29 / 24 - 26 / 20, 22 / 31

It has Natural Cure too (which is like half the battle lol). I was wondering if this is good enough for the battle frontier in Emerald. Its special stats are a little disappointing, but I still think they're pretty good.

Opinions?
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I think it's actually good. If it has 28 / 19 / 29 / 26 / 22 / 31, it's stats at Level 50 (assuming this is the standard for the Battle Tower) with Max SpA/Max Speed/6 HP are this: 134 HP / 80 Att / 104 Def / 146 Spe / 106 SpA / 105 SpD.
 
Vance said:
I think it's actually good. If it has 28 / 19 / 29 / 26 / 22 / 31, it's stats at Level 50 (assuming this is the standard for the Battle Tower) with Max SpA/Max Speed/6 HP are this: 134 HP / 80 Att / 104 Def / 146 Spe / 106 SpA / 105 SpD.
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Are...you sure? Because I'm EVing in SAtk which is a hgiher base than both defenses for both Staryu and Starmie, and it's only 1 point higher? That doesn't make sense ._. Neither does SDef being higher than Def despite having a lower IV =p

Don't worry about it though, all I needed to know was if those IVs were good enough and they are, so I can EV it up and train it to ~lv.. 75 and kick some ass with it =D
 
Anti Pop Culture Warrior said:
Are...you sure? Because I'm EVing in SAtk which is a hgiher base than both defenses for both Staryu and Starmie, and it's only 1 point higher? That doesn't make sense ._. Neither does SDef being higher than Def despite having a lower IV =p

Don't worry about it though, all I needed to know was if those IVs were good enough and they are, so I can EV it up and train it to ~lv.. 75 and kick some ass with it =D
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I think Vance just did the math wrong. Assuming 252 EVs I get ~149 SpA at level 50. His other calculations might be right depending on your EV spread.
 
Anti Pop Culture Warrior said:
Are...you sure? Because I'm EVing in SAtk which is a hgiher base than both defenses for both Staryu and Starmie, and it's only 1 point higher? That doesn't make sense ._. Neither does SDef being higher than Def despite having a lower IV =p

Don't worry about it though, all I needed to know was if those IVs were good enough and they are, so I can EV it up and train it to ~lv.. 75 and kick some ass with it =D
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I don't know what order the stats you put them in, so if you could list the names then maybe I could give you a revised list.
 
Shuckle POWERTRICKZ

I see a buncha trainers using Shuckle for their one move Power Trick. In most of them the Shuckles have died before even getting a chance to to atk after power trick.

So it leads me to a few questions

"How often do people use Shuckle for POwer Trick?"

and if its alot and people keep bringing their Shuckles out just to die

"Why do it in the first place?" ' '
 
Power Trick is a pretty useless move because Shuckle can't take a hit very well. But Shuckle can be used effectively in the UU tier as a staller using Toxic as it can damage Pokemon indirectly, and it's high defenses means it can take a few hits, if HP is maximised.
 
lazysensei said:
I see a buncha trainers using Shuckle for their one move Power Trick. In most of them the Shuckles have died before even getting a chance to to atk after power trick.

So it leads me to a few questions

"How often do people use Shuckle for POwer Trick?"

and if its alot and people keep bringing their Shuckles out just to die

"Why do it in the first place?" ' '
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I don't know how often they do it, but I can tell you why. Basically, they are hoping that by switching Shuckle's monsterous defence stat into attack they'll be able to kill anything. The mistake they make is forgeting thatwhile his attack becomes rediculous, his defence now sucks. And since Shuckle's speed practically doesn't exist, it can be wiped out by anything with a half decent attack and physical move.
 
Nasty Plot Slowking lolol

I must ask, after being trolled by Dark Azelf, and heckled by the phailure Beach/Vance...

how is Steelix in OU? I don't want to hear just his faults, I want to hear both the good and the bad. What can he do good, and what can he do bad, even though the bad may outweigh the good.

Dark Asself or Samson may be better suited to answer, they tend to have more of an open mind.
 
sims796 said:
Nasty Plot Slowking lolol

I must ask, after being trolled by Dark Azelf, and heckled by the phailure Beach/Vance...

how is Steelix in OU? I don't want to hear just his faults, I want to hear both the good and the bad. What can he do good, and what can he do bad, even though the bad may outweigh the good.

Dark Asself or Samson may be better suited to answer, they tend to have more of an open mind.
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Don't you mean UU?

Simply put: Things hit too hard. His Defense doesn't mean as much as it did in ADV, as resistances and immunities play a bigger role in tanking now (see Gliscor and Skarmory). Even though he does have the highest physical Defense in the game besides Shuckle, common weaknesses to things like Fighting, Water, Ground, and Fire are a real thorn in its side.

Still, I think Steelix is pretty underrated. It walls the crap out of things like Raikou, Jirachi, and even common CBers such as Azelf, Tauros, etc...It also is immune to Toxic/Thunder Wave, and being resistant to Rock 4x, Bug, Steel, Dragon, and many other things can help it switch in much easier.
 
Thanks, Vance!

Just what I needed to hear. So, rather than a straight up wall, he should be played for exact resistances, and specific walling-like a support wall, am I correct?
 
Precisely, Steelix is a very durable guy, and if he comes in on a resist, he's gonna take it. Hell, a +6 LO Rayquaza can't OHKO Steelix with Outrage lol.
 
sims796 said:
Thanks, Vance!

Just what I needed to hear. So, rather than a straight up wall, he should be played for exact resistances, and specific walling-like a support wall, am I correct?
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Yep pretty much. You might want ice fang for dragons or something since the dude is THE best outrage resist in the game.

Dark Asself or Samson may be better suited to answer, they tend to have more of an open mind.
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>=/ newb lol


Troll weak
 
Aha, he might have a good spot on meh teem.

One more question for the night. Does he pair well in OU with Leafeon for walling?
 
They don't cover each other's weaknesses well. He does seem to pair well with Weezing/Claydol, as most of their weaknesses/resistances go hand in hand (and cheek to cheek!)
 
Zetta-Chan said:
I need a decent OU set for Weezing, any here?
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Weezing (M) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 172 HP/84 Spd/252 SAtk
Modest nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
- Fire Blast
- Hidden Power [Fighting/Ground] / Explosion
- Thunderbolt
- Sludge Bomb

This thing is crazy and pretty good too. 84 speed outpaces standard min speed skarmory and most tyranitar too.

If you use explosion, move all the speed to attack and use Quiet.

Specs Weezing Hidden Power Ground vs. Scarftran: 100% min
Specs Weezing Hidden Power Fighting vs. Max HP Tyranitar: 62-72%
Specs Weezing Sludge Bomb vs. Max HP Zapdos: 51-61%
Specs Weezing Sludge Bomb vs. 188 HP Vaporeon: 43-50%
Specs Weezing Sludge Bomb vs. Max HP Celebi: 89-100% (OHKO with SR)
Specs Weezing Thunderbolt vs. 188 HP Vaporeon: 59-70%
Specs Weezing Fire Blast vs. Max HP Jirachi 80.69%-95.05% (Chance of a OHKO with SR)
Specs Weezing Fire Blast vs. Max HP Metagross: 97-100% (OHKO with SR)
Specs Weezing Fire Blast vs. 4HP Heracross: 100% min
Specs Weezing Sludge Bomb vs. 4HP Heracross: 63-75%
Specs Weezing Sludge Bomb vs. 216 HP Salamence 57.40% - 67.79%
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D_A's Random damage calcs ftw lol



Or you can use wall

Weezing@Leftovers
196 hp / 252 def / 60 sp.att
Bold Nature
- Pain Split
- Thunderbolt
- Will-o-Wisp / Haze / Hidden Power Ice
- Fire Blast / Flamethrower

196 hp grants 320 hp for max leftovers recovery. Its up to you what you use in the third slot W-O-W to cripple stuff, Haze for erasing stat boosts and HP ice for the dragons.




Use "Request a Team / Individual Move Set Thread" next time though ;)
 
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Ok, while still revising my teem for when I rebeat the game for a third time, I wantedto know from another open minded person, how is Torterra nowadays? Again, good and bad, I don't mind if i t happens to be outclassed.
 
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