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  1. ParanoidDrone

    Max Raid Discussion Thread

    Related to this, joining a raid via Y-Comm counts, and each completed raid done in this manner will clear one red beam (at random, as far as I can tell). It will not, however, clear a purple beam if one exists in your game (again, as far as I can tell), so you still have to hunt that one down...
  2. ParanoidDrone

    SPOILERS! Sword and Shield in-game team discussion thread

    Inteleon: My starter, and it pulled its weight throughout the game. Shallow movepool -- it basically used nothing but Water STAB until I gave it Ice Beam and Shadow Ball via TR -- but its SpA was high enough to blow holes in anything that didn't resist it anyway. Toxtricity: My surprise hit of...
  3. ParanoidDrone

    Metagame SS OU Metagame Discussion v2 [Usage Stats in post #581]

    Unless Bulbapedia and Serebii are both wrong, Noivern doesn't get Thunder, so IDK why you have it slashed in next to Shadow Ball. Regarding Dhelmise, would it be worthwhile to gear it specifically for anti-Trick Room purposes with an Iron Ball to help it underspeed stuff like Hatterene? Or is...
  4. ParanoidDrone

    OHKO and Accuracy, lets discuss.

    Skarmory has Sturdy as one of its ability choices. Just saying. <_< Except for Pokemon that are walled by something with Sturdy, OHKOs throw a monkey wrench into the idea of prediction. Instead of trying to predict what will come in to take your hit, you can just throw out a OHKO move and...
  5. ParanoidDrone

    Pokemon Platinum's Release Date Confirmed

    Charon: Perfectly fine name, keeps the astronomical theme. I like. Looker: ...really? Even with the whole "Handsome's a looker" pun they may have been going for...really? Distortion World: I don't like how it's <noun> World as opposed to <adjective> World. Distorted would have been better...
  6. ParanoidDrone

    Discussion Thread -- MANAPHY

    The Rain Dance/Tail Glow/Rest/Surf set is completely walled by anything with Water Absorb or Dry Skin. This is a fact. However, there isn't much else that can stand up to it -- Hydration makes it immune to status and HydroRest makes it effectively immune to anything less than a 2HKO. (I say...
  7. ParanoidDrone

    CAP 6 CAP 6 - Concept Submissions

    Weather Starter Description: A Pokemon that can easily set up any weather condition. Weather teams are fun, but except for Sand and sometimes Hail they're hardly ever seen. (Kingdra's new and improved Platinum version has brought out a few new Rain teams, but they're still not that common.)...
  8. ParanoidDrone

    Smogon Shoddy Server Statistics - September 2008

    I just thought of something: Starting whenever Species Clause is properly implemented, Rotom Appliances will count as 1 Pokemon iirc. However, would it be possible to provide some sort of spread indicating how often the different forms were used? Just something like 35% Toaster, 25% Wash, 15%...
  9. ParanoidDrone

    What was the hardest part of the metagame for you to understand?

    The hardest obstacle I've encountered so far is keeping up with metagame changes. It just takes me a while to start preparing for new threats.
  10. ParanoidDrone

    "What can it do that SDLuke can't?"

    This. Last time I used SpecsLuke, it did a fantastic job of taking out physical walls that like to switch in on it, but it really can't sweep teams by itself. Nab a surprise kill or two per game, yes, but it can't end the game on its own like SDCario can. I think that a lure is the best thing...
  11. ParanoidDrone

    New OU List (October 2008)

    How were the bolded numbers derived? They seem random, but I'm sure they were figured mathematically based on some ideal model. Still would be curious as to their origin. Oh, and good work as usual. ^_^
  12. ParanoidDrone

    Smogon Shoddy Server Statistics - September 2008

    *watches moment of glory fade away* jk, jk. :P What about Bronzong? <_<;
  13. ParanoidDrone

    Smogon Shoddy Server Statistics - September 2008

    I must have battled a lot more than I thought I did last month. Electrode's #1 item is Damp Rock and Bronzong used Rain Dance enough for it to be separate from "Other." Ditto with Washing Machine Rotom. ...why am I proud of this? <_<
  14. ParanoidDrone

    Rate My Raindance!

    Definitely squeeze Bronzong somewhere on here. It's an especially good wall for a Rain Dance team because the weather cancels out the Fire weakness. Levitating Bronzong + Rain = no weak ftw? And then you can Gyro Ball Tyranitar or something. <_< Wash Form Rotom can add more defensive bulk...
  15. ParanoidDrone

    Ask a simple question, get a simple answer - mark 14

    Yes, but not until after the sixth gym, and you catch Gible at a pathetically low level for that point in the game. Whether or not it's worth the hassle is up to you.
  16. ParanoidDrone

    DP Porygon-Z

    I've actually seen a few Blissey lately, so I thought I'd mention that 128 Sp. Def. EVs enables the Sub to always survive Ice Beams from Blissey and Cresselia.
  17. ParanoidDrone

    Apprentice Program - Round Thirty Two

    Shoddy Battle nick: ParanoidDrone Age: 19 Time zone: Central US Regular Online Hours (Eastern only!): 3-5, 6-11 PM weekdays, any time weekends. Do you want to play in the tournament: yes or no? No Experience level: I've been playing Shoddy for a while now and have a number of teams that I...
  18. ParanoidDrone

    The Art of Lorak's Oasis

    Just wanted to say that I had a difficult time restraining my laughter when thinking of your CAP 4 salvage attempt earlier today. (I think the ninja zebra was a large factor in this.) This is a good thing. Nice art, btw. ^_^
  19. ParanoidDrone

    Skymin Discussion Thread

    On Wifi maybe, but I heard that in a direct link battle Skymin works just fine. (Disclaimer: The above is hearsay.)
  20. ParanoidDrone

    Representing a Team's SR Weakness as a Number

    I think it's because before, the best we had to go by was the number of SR weak Pokemon per team, which could be "fooled" by things such as SR resistant Pokemon being walls that switch in a lot and SR weak Pokemon that either lead or aren't meant to survive long anyway. IMO the number of...
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