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I just like Ice types in general. It's not that I try to handicap myself by using them, it's just that they have so many damn weaknesses and no resistences that makes them very hard to use competitevly. I need counters to Steel types and a way to keep rocks off of the field at all costs.
My team would do much better in the UU/NU enviornment though.
Yep, not too bad when I am handicaping myself with Ice pokemon and shit. I like beating people with creative teams, that's what makes the game fun for me.