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  1. mcdanger

    Project Victim of the Week

    Counter Gengar @ Black Sludge Ability: Levitate EVs: 24 HP / 148 SpA / 84 SpD / 252 Spe Timid Nature - Substitute - Shadow Ball - Will-O-Wisp - Taunt Gliscor can do nothing to Gengar aside from Taunt it when it first switches in and just throw away pp after that while Gengar can outpace...
  2. mcdanger

    Project Victim of the Week

    Check Thundurus (M) @ Life Orb Ability: Prankster EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe Timid Nature IVs: 2 Atk / 30 Def - Thunder Wave - Thunderbolt - Focus Blast - Hidden Power [Ice] Thundurus can come into +0 Return as well as +2 Quick Attack and OHKO it back with Thunderbolt. Close Combat hits...
  3. mcdanger

    Other Aegislash Post-Ban Discussion Thread

    I'm more concerned about Mega Gardevoir because, as Halcyon pointed out, there is no go to steel for offensive teams for fairies. Mega Gardevoir can also just burn whatever steel comes into it and make it significantly less useful, aside from Heatran who doesn't want to stomach Focus Blast. As...
  4. mcdanger

    Project Victim of the Week

    Check Nidoking (M) @ Life Orb Ability: Sheer Force EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe Modest Nature - Fire Blast - Ice Beam - Thunderbolt - Sludge Wave Nidoking can come into anything Heracross throws, taking at most 70% and guaranties a OHKO with Fire Blast, but it needs modest to do that...
  5. mcdanger

    Other OU Teambuilding

    What to use Raikou @ Assault Vest Ability: Pressure EVs: 252 SpA / 32 SpD / 224 Spe Timid Nature - Volt Switch - Extrasensory - Thunderbolt - Hidden Power [Ice] Role: Pivot What it does: Raikou functions similar to Mega Manectric, coming into electric attacks as well as flying and...
  6. mcdanger

    Other XY OU Viability Ranking Thread (V2) (Last update on post #5189)

    I agree with koista. Gothitelle's stats are rather sub par compared to other pokemon in OU not having enough speed to outpace the stuff it traps without a choice scarf on most situations, as well as lacks the power to OHKO stuff it checks without a set of choice specs. Finally, it often needs to...
  7. mcdanger

    Other Rain In OU

    Yeah could have worded that better, meant as an inducer as well as a good sweeper/wallbreaker with an assault vest
  8. mcdanger

    Smogon Frontier VIII

    • IRC Username: mcdanger • Age: 20 • Gender: male • Location: New York • Time Zone: GMT -4 • Favorite Pokemon: Volcarona
  9. mcdanger

    Pokémon Scizor

    If you're going to make use of a 40 base power dark move, use Pursuit. Far more usable than Thief as not much wants to stay in on Mega Scizor aside from fires, as well as can pick off weakened pokemon or psychics such as Latios, Latias, and Mega Gardevoir that don't want to take Bullet Punch and...
  10. mcdanger

    Other Rain In OU

    With at most 8 turns of rain its best not to boost. Raikou also falls short because it runs into the same problem pokemon as Kingdra and Kabutops making it a bit harder to muscle through them to actually sweep. I feel Tornadus Therian may be a more reliable manual inducer with its high speed...
  11. mcdanger

    Project Victim of the Week

    Check Aggron @ Aggronite Ability: Sturdy EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD Careful Nature - Heavy Slam - Rest - Sleep Talk - Dragon Tail Mega Aggron is a decent check being able to only be 2hkoed by double focus blasts from full health if there are no hazards on the field while OHKOing back...
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    Other XY OU Viability Ranking Thread (V2) (Last update on post #5189)

    Nominating Cresselia for C+ rank. While its still a bit underwhelming, Cresselia is a solid pokemon on stall teams as it can shut down CM Landorus and sponge attacks from other powerful threats such as Kyurem Black, Mega Gardevoir, Mega Medicham, Excadrill, Mega Garchomp, and Mega Charizard X...
  13. mcdanger

    Pokémon Garchomp

    I don't think there is a set for defensive Mega Garchomp, tho I don't see it being overly fantastic on stall cause it lacks a form of recovery being dependent on wish passes, which is very unreliable and easily predictable. It would also face competition with Mega Charizard X who has arguable...
  14. mcdanger

    Pokémon Lucario

    Mega Garchomp seems to be a solid partner with Lucario, bringing in bulky grounds and KO/weakening them to the point Lucario can beat them. Garchomp also brings in dragons like Latios and ice attackers like Keldeo so it can sac itself to create a boosting chance for Lucario late game if said...
  15. mcdanger

    Pokémon Tyranitar

    That spread wasn't made to break with Excadrill, it would be geared differently if it was/ Plus Tyranitar is a rather poor bait option with Excadrill as, while they share the same answers, Excadrill can't gain instant momentum at its death if the killer is a fighting like Conk or Keldeo. It's a...
  16. mcdanger

    Pokémon Tyranitar

    My set can but in practice its not wise as it will break the sash. It can be used to bait out Charizard Y, but if you want something specifically for that, physically defensive Tyranitar is more what you want. While it can't take on Charizard Y, it can take on Charizard X but needs to be wary of...
  17. mcdanger

    Other Good Cores (V2)

    Why not try AV Raikou, allows your core to better handle Thundurus as well as Mega Manectic as well as removes the double choice allowing you to get around protect users in exchange for power. You could also run Hidden Power Fire to catch steels off guard,especially Ferrothorn or Aura Sphere...
  18. mcdanger

    Other Lower Tier Threats

    Gastrodon @ Leftovers Ability: Storm Drain / Sticky Hold EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA Bold Nature - Earth Power - Scald - Recover - Toxic Physically defensive Gastrodon maintains more of a niche roll then its specially defensive partner for a handful of reasons, the main being its ability to...
  19. mcdanger

    Pokémon Tyranitar

    Has anyone played around with sashed lead / bait Tyranitar this generation Tyranitar @ Focus Sash / Smooth Rock Ability: Sand Stream EVs: 136 Spd / 172 SAtk / 160 Atk / 40 HP Lonely Nature - Crunch - Stone Edge / Stealth Rocks - Ice Beam - Earthquake / Fire Blast Older evs but same basic...
  20. mcdanger

    Pokémon Pinsir

    There's also defensive Clefable with Calm Mind and Softboiled. Another reason why people are using Feint > Quick Attack is it bypasses Thundurus's Thunder Wave. +2 252 Atk Aerilate Mega Pinsir Feint vs. 4 HP / 0 Def Thundurus: 97-115 (32.3 - 38.3%) While its not a lot of damage, as long as...
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