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I think that with it getting Knock Off back, Bisharp is going to become much stronger. Dark is spammable as hell this generation, and with nothing being immune to it Knock Off does work no matter how many resists you have. I doubt it's sets or it's meta role are going to change much, but it's...

After seeing a ton of Hyper Offense on ladder and hype for it on here, I'm interested in giving the style a shot- but have no idea where to start. Does anybody have a HO team they'd be willing to share? I checked the sample teams thread, but it hasn't been updated since early december, and I'd...

What's a good EV spread for Rotom-Heat being used on a Volt-Turn team?

Wasn't expecting the quickban, but now that it's here, we're going to need to look into alternative fast U-Turn mons. Hydreigon or Dragapult are cool, but have super weak U-Turns. What do people think of Scarf Braviary? Braviary @ Choice Scarf Ability: Defiant EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252...

One of the chief objectives of a competitive ruleset is to reduce the effects of RNG. Moody runs directly counter to that philosophy. While it's true that there are other aspects of RNG that Smogon hasn't addressed, the big difference there lies in the practicality of doing so. Innacurate moves...

Just FYI, the calculator doesn't properly account for Gorilla Tactics just yet. The actual calc is: 252 Atk Hustle Darmanitan-Galar Icicle Crash vs. 252 HP / 4 Def Eviolite Corsola-Galar: 147-174 (45.3 - 53.7%) -- 38.7% chance to 2HKO 252 Atk Hustle Darmanitan-Galar Icicle Crash vs. 252 HP /...

I'm aware of what Night Shade and Strength Sap do. My post was addressing the suggestion of using defense-boosting moves like Amnesia or Iron Defence along with Night Shade. Trying to boost defences and stay in with Corsola for longer, just so you can use Night Shade more, is a waste of time. No...

I highly doubt you're going to encounter any of those aside from maybe Obstagoon or Indeedee anywhere outside of low ladder. However, trying to get a Night Shade "sweep" is in general not going to be very effective. Pretty much any other wall in the game will win that battle because Strength...

I'm a big fan of this mon so far, as I'd hoped I would be. I've been using a specially oriented LO set as a late game cleaner in a bulky offense team with Aegislash and lots of hazards to weaken ghost resists/special walls. This thing's speed tier and typing makes cleaning/revenge killing a...

Ah damn, you're right. I misread the pastebin. That's unfortunate, as it also removes the possibility of Hail + Blizzard. Ah well, it should still check Gyarados- doesn't matter how little damage you do when you're effectively invulnerable to physical damage when under Hail.

It also appears to get Freeze-Dry, which will allow it to better serve as a Gyarados check. I'm thinking something like Hail/Aurora Veil/Freeze-Dry, Icicle Crash, or Blizzard/Coverage. Amnesia or Belly Drum should also make for some entertaining meme sets at the very least.

By how much does G-Max increase moves' Base Power by, and is that boost applied flatly, as a factor of the move's own BP, or some combination wherein? I.E. Would, for example, it be +20 to any move, a 1.2x multiplier, or some combination ala Z-Moves? Also, is there a maximum or minimum BP a...

You have to use the import function to add them for now. Example from a team I'm building: Dracozolt @ Life Orb Ability: Sand Rush EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe Adamant Nature - Bolt Beak - Dragon Claw - Fire Punch - Earthquake Simply copy and paste this into the import box, and...

Having good calcs is a promising start, but honestly it's impossible to determine the strength of a 'mon before release. I remember when Gen V was being datamined, people were calling for bans for Haxorus because 147 attack, Outrage + DD. A week later nobody remembered it. Conversely, during...

+2 252 SpA Mismagius Stored Power (140 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Toxapex: 352-416 (115.7 - 136.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO +2 252 SpA Mismagius Hidden Power Fire vs. 252 HP / 232+ SpD Ferrothorn: 356-420 (101.1 - 119.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO +2 252 SpA Mismagius Hidden Power Fire vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD...