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He does have whirlwind on Skarmory to end a pass chain, what more could he need?

I was playing in a tournament when the game was still new and switched my Mega Kangaskhan into my oppenent's Aegislash. Mega Khan was the only thing my team had left that could deal with him, and I used Fake Out. He then killed me with Sacred Sword and proceeded to sweep my team.

I don't know about that.... On certain teams, it is still worth the compromise. If you have other team members to deal with Alakazam then it's definitely worth it. Tornadus, Sceptile, and Hawlucha are pretty much non-existent in the OU meta. You don't want him going against other Greninja on a...

Some useful EV info since so many people here like to run a Special set with U-Turn. Greninja @ Life Orb Hasty/Naive 56 Atk / 252 SAtk / 200 Spd This spread allows him to outspeed all base 115 pokemon, where most of the notable pokemon he outspeeds reside. Sacrificing defenses with his nature...

I only nickname my pokemon once they're ready for competitive play, I see it as kind of an "inauguration" to my squad of competitive pokemon ;P Plus it gives me time to think up an appropriate name for them, I'm terrible with coming up with names from scratch. If I didn't have time to...

Definitely just a commuting activity for me... I have a 2 hour train ride most days of the week, so I just put on some music on my phone and breed the whole ride.

Here's a new aegislash build I just stumbled upon in the "Don't Use That, Use This" discussion, could give him some great potency on your team. Aegislash @ Weakness Policy Ability: Stance Change EVs: 252 HP (Or 252 Atk) / 252 SpA / 4 SpD Quiet Nature - Shadow Ball - Shadow Sneak - Sacred Sword...

Latias fits the role very nicely, thanks for the tip! Doesn't put on as much offensive pressure as Rotom-W unfortunately... but takes hits incredibly well. I may still run this team with Rotom on my 3DS, but if anyone has a non-legendary recommendation I'm definitely still open to ideas!

Tyrantrum is a nope, he's just not strong enough to work in this meta. Carbink is a maybe, but I feel like getting rid of hazards is more important than setting them up for this team. Ice type is normally terrible (especially in this meta) but you might try an Avalugg like this and see what...

Please read the RMT rules before posting. Or look at the "Best of RMT" to see examples of what these should look like (at the very least have importable code). This will probably get modded but I'll give you a quick analysis with the information you've provided. Playtesting is also actively...

Hello all! This would be my second RMT in Gen VI. My last team was attempting something similar, relying on bulk to take hits and then KO in return (sometimes with Trick Room support). I realized the more I played with variations on that team that not going first is just crippling in too many...

I second this. Analytic is a great ability for him in UU when being used as a Trick Room sweeper on a half-and-half team, but Trace is just as good if not better even in that situation. In OU, Analytic just doesn't work on him. Porygon2 cannot be used as a sweeper with the amount of Steel in the...

This is a team I've been finetuning for a while now as I familiarize myself with competitive Pokemon. This generation is my first official try at the competitive scene, but I've been doing a ton of research to build something that can pose a serious threat to most teams and catch some people by...

People keep citing his fairy weakness as a huge problem in the new meta but I'm not really getting it. Fairy has scared a lot of dragons out of the meta, and the two most common fairy types (Mega Mawile and Klefki) are both weak to his fire blast, and neither of them would willingly switch into...

Username: BeardlyBeano Age: 22 Pokemon Online/Pokemon Showdown/Shoddy Username: BeardlyBeano Your timezone and usual hours of availability: GMT -8 Mon-Fri 4 PM-12 AM What tier do you want to learn?: XY OU Tell us a little about yourself: I played Gen I, II, and III back in the day and enjoyed...