Recent content by iamdanielcruces

I've been going around a question for some time now: Would Mega Gengar have the same kind of dominance in OU, that Politoed, Ferrothorn and Scizor had during the last generation? Of those three, only Politoed was ever considered for Uber, as it defined a playstyle almost singlehandedly. In...

While Zracknel's post makes a most elegant argument, I would like to add a few words. The previous quickbans were implemented because both Blaziken and Deoxys-N functioned almost exactly as they did before. Now, I do consider Mega Gengar to be overpowered, or rather, to have all the necessary...

That's what I said about Celebi, six 2x weaknesses, one 4x. I missed the others because I needed to add Fairy to the spreadsheet. Of course, the number of weaknesses just indicates windows of opportunity; Grass/Dark pokes will probably not survive a SE hit, while Celebi, Terrakion and Ttar are...

I was checking the number of weaknesses by type combinations, and there are two that called my attention: Grass/Psychic (6 weaknesses, one 4x), and Fighting/Rock (6 weaknesses). Of course, the two mons that I'm thinking of, Celebi and Terrakion, are still unreleased, but both have the bulk to...

So in RBY they give away free turns. Good to know. I'm actually enjoying this suspect test. Sleep is not more infuriating than regular hax (i.e. Dragon Tail missing 3 times in a row). It's also not the luckfest some people seem to think. I use one Sleep Talker and Lum Extremekiller, and that's...

Final Submission Malaconda, the Curiosity Pokemon Black: A highly specialized predator, it usually hunts by luring the smartest and most curious Pokemon. White: It has coexisted with humans for millennia, appearing as a trickster in many folk tales and legends. BW2: Some theories relate it...

WIP: Malaconda, the Curiosity Pokemon Black: A highly specialized predator, it usually hunts by luring the smartest and most curious Pokemon. White: It has coexisted with humans for millennia, appearing as a trickster in many folk tales and legends. BW2: Some theories relate it to other...

Lavos Spawn Revenging Scarf Keldeo/Terrakion/whatever? Screwing up walls? Count me in. This is a more unorthodox, and potentially hilarious way of dealing with Celebi/Jirachi (other than ScarfRachi, duh).

OK, I'm gonna go against myself here for a bit. Shadow Ball has only two distinct advantages over Signal Beam: Base Power and super-effective coverage. -After quite a bit of calcs, I've found that the 5BP difference amounts to 2-3% damage on neutral hits, or around 5-6% on super effective ones...

I read that paragraph carefully, and I even saw the relation to your comments about SBZam being a good teammate to Landorus / Keldeo. Now, the thing about Celebi is that Shadow Ball does 42.1%-50% to standard 252/236+ Celebi. Add hazards, and the onion is almost (and yes, almost is not 100% of...

Gimmick sets are not useful by themselves. Rather, I see them as starting points from which more experienced battlers can develop viable sets and strategies. Concerning the Signal Beam Zam, I'd like to refer to the last paragraph of the OP: Yes, Signal Beam allows Alakazam to beat a...

Even if it's only for the lols... Alakazam (M) @ Life Orb / Leftovers Trait: Magic Guard EVs: 252 SAtk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk) - Psychic - Charge Beam - Substitute - Disable Move over, Gengar! SubDisable Zam works more or less like SubDisable Gar, but faster, and fares...