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Fully special sets with encourage are incredible. Max SAtk timid with any item will hit like a truck and function as probably the best rohpushin counter in the game with Psychic, Earth Power, Slime Wave and Focus Blast. Encourage gives everything on that moveset stab and lets him check an insane...

lol also toxic spikes has 2 layers max

Again, I have made a terrible mistake. I was under the impression hammer arm had a chance to reduce the enemy's speed, not a reduction of the user's. That's just shameful.

Right, move tutor. Gonna go clear that up

Not sure why you're sad about this. Encourage (now apparently called brute force according to bulbapedia) also removes life orb damage, boosting rock polish sets by quite a bit. Rampardos @ Life Orb Adamant, Encourage EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spd ~ Rock Polish ~ Rock Slide/Head Smash ~...

From the testing I've done so far: Sableye @ Leftovers Careful Nature EVs: 252 HP / 120 Def / 136 SDef ~ Recover ~ Will-O-Wisp ~ Knock-Off ~ Taunt shuts down a ton of stuff. It's also a great spikes blocker. I highly recommend trying it. It doesn't have to rely on trick and can just mash knock...

I really love that metagross picture, please do more like that. It looks really original

But it has arena trap, making it the only physical revenge killer that will guarantee a shot at hitting or at least effecting your desired target, as opposed to others that will only guarantee you get off an attack on their switch-in. Memento also gives it the option of turning the game around...

I'm surprised dugtrio isn't getting more recognition here. Pursuit appears to be less popular than it was in gen 4 since tyranitar and warubiaru are the only potentially common pursuit users without a fire weakness, almost every wall breaker is weak to ground, and it is arguably the most...