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Gen 6 Simple Questions, Simple Answers (XY Ubers Edition - read before posting a thread)
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lol Fireburn is everywhere. Ubers being what it is, we're still not so open to bans as one might expect after creation of AG(not that anything appears ban-worthy atm). Imo if you think something is ban worthy(a Pokemon, a move, a strategy etc.), i think you can PM one of the Ubers staff member, provided you have satisfactory arguments to support your view.
How about no, theres not likely ever going to be a ban like this and anyone who wants to suggest one clearly doesn't know enough by ubers to need to. Ray was a one time fluke.
Well you could have been less rude aboat it
I'm a little confused as to which Arceus type does what, so I'm wondering if anyone can provide a list of which Arceus can run Offensive Calm Mind, which can run Defensive Calm Mind, which can be used for support, and which ones are good with Swords Dance. Putting one Arceus into multiple categories is okay and encouraged.
When you say offensive cm do you mean like 2 Attacks and recover, and defensive as in 1 attack with refresh?
Anyway I will try:
SD: normal, Ghost, Ground, maybe Steel, maybe Dragon (not recommended)
CM Refresh: Dark, Ghost (kind of), Fairy (kind of), Rock (kind of), Flying (lol). Dark is probably the best and the most used.
CM: Electric (not very good anymore), Ice (only very specific builds)
Support: normal, Fairy, Ghost, Grass, Water, Rock, Poison, Steel
The rest are pretty iffy, and tbh Dragon and Flying are kind of iffy as well. Poison and Steel are mostly for Xerneas I would say. Grass is bleh since Primal Groudon and Birds, Water can't really hit PDon either. Normal support is Wallceus with Recover / status / Earth Power / Ice Beam
GeoXern is probably the most threatening, but it isn't as much as it was in XY due to Primal Groudon being so good. Other effective sets are:
Xerneas @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Fairy Aura
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
- Moonblast
- Aromatherapy
- Focus Blast / Thunder
- Grass Knot / Thunder
Ability: Fairy Aura
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
- Moonblast
- Aromatherapy
- Focus Blast / Thunder
- Grass Knot / Thunder
Xerneas @ Life Orb
Ability: Fairy Aura
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Rash Nature
- Moonblast
- Aromatherapy
- Rock Slide
- Close Combat
Ability: Fairy Aura
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Rash Nature
- Moonblast
- Aromatherapy
- Rock Slide
- Close Combat
Xerneas @ Leftovers
Ability: Fairy Aura
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
- Moonblast
- Aromatherapy / Roar
- Rest
- Sleep Talk
Ability: Fairy Aura
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
- Moonblast
- Aromatherapy / Roar
- Rest
- Sleep Talk
hey is stall viable in oras ubers?
yohoE
I'm jus Here for da memes r wateva dem shits called
i edited my answer into the other post, but ill just copy paste here
and to answer your question, not very often. aegislash is somewhat used as it checks popular mons like the lati twins and xerneas. greninja is only used as a hazard setter, which is very rare. and mega luke is outclassed by other megas, and also rarely used.
I'm not as of now really a competitive player, but I raise Pokemon to be competitive. I'm planning a Mewtwo X. I was shooting for an Adamant or Jolly nature, but I just caught a neutral nature Mewtwo that has max ivs in Attack, Sp. Atk(I know Sp. Atk investment isn't really necessary for an X), Sp. Def, and Speed. I feel like that iv spread is too good to dump. What is the opinion there? Keep it for the ivs or dump it and keep trying for one of the right natures?Aquasition said:
I'd say that Nature is usually more of an affector than IVs, So I'd aim for Jolly/Naive if you decide to run Ice Beam for whatever reason. Also, if you're soft-resetting for Mewtwo in gen 6, know that all pokemon incapable of breeding(Mewtwo is in this category), and a few others, will always have 3 maximum IVs at minimum.
Yes, I am aware of the 3 ivs. I'm going for the common Attack and Speed build, that's why I'm a little torn about dumping it since it has those max ivs(plus the Sp.Def). I will probably keep going for Jolly after all. Thank you for the input and quick response. Much appreciated.
Is Primal Groudon going to be suspected in the future? Or has it been already?
I think the tier leaders/staff have said that they're not going to do any more suspect tests.
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Idk if this question has been asked but I am asking it anyway..
Is there going to be an AG forum or thread? If so where can I find it?
Is there going to be an AG forum or thread? If so where can I find it?
yohoE
I'm jus Here for da memes r wateva dem shits called
For now, we only have this thread, as far as I know.
From the Deo-A analysis:
"In terms of EVs, the recommended spread is 68 Atk / 252 SpA / 188 Spe to make Deoxys-A able to outspeed everything up to and including Choice Scarf Xerneas with a neutral nature"
Which nature is this EV spread recommended for? Naive or Rash? If it's Naive, is Deo-A capable of outspeeding ScarfXern with a Rash nature?
"In terms of EVs, the recommended spread is 68 Atk / 252 SpA / 188 Spe to make Deoxys-A able to outspeed everything up to and including Choice Scarf Xerneas with a neutral nature"
Which nature is this EV spread recommended for? Naive or Rash? If it's Naive, is Deo-A capable of outspeeding ScarfXern with a Rash nature?
Rarycaris
This would be the case for +Speed Deoxys-A (Hasty or Naive) since standard Choice Scarf Xerneas hits 280 Spe or 420 Spe with a Choice Scarf. Deoxys-A hits 399 with Rash which is slower, but hits 438 with Naive which is faster than it. It does not outspeed max Speed neutral nature Xerneas though, these hit 445 with a Choice Scarf.
This would be the case for +Speed Deoxys-A (Hasty or Naive) since standard Choice Scarf Xerneas hits 280 Spe or 420 Spe with a Choice Scarf. Deoxys-A hits 399 with Rash which is slower, but hits 438 with Naive which is faster than it. It does not outspeed max Speed neutral nature Xerneas though, these hit 445 with a Choice Scarf.
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