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If I may be so bold, I think the problem he's having (alongside others new to Pokemon) is how to structure a proper team at all. Let's just take a look at Hyper Offense, for example. How is the inexperienced going to know how to pick an effective lead for the team, who will be the hazard...

You don't have to change this, but keep in mind that, besides Charizard X, you're gonna have a hard time with Chesnaught thanks to its Bulletproof ability. Just keep in mind that Gengar has a lot of trouble if it runs Sludge Bomb instead of Sludge Wave, because Bulletproof blocks Shadow Ball...

Blissey was just an example I was using, it didn't matter what kind of special wall I used. Anyway, the reason why you'd want to use Raichu? That's simple, you use it if it covers the weaknesses of a team you build. Let's say you build a team with the SkarmBliss Kiss of death, with Mamoswine...

As the one who posted the Raichu set, I can understand why people are disregarding it upon first inspection. I also neglected to read the part about only posting "common threats", and so I acknowledge that this is a post I should have made a much later point down the road. I'm even willing to...

It's as if that battle was the Jesus of all hax sins, and brought all hax upon itself, and overcame. Wow.

Here's something that will raise eyebrows, but believe it or not, I've been using it to surprising success in competent battles with other opponents. And before you dismiss it, keep in mind that there is nothing that outclasses its niche in OU, and therefore has a definite place in the metagame...

No, no, better yet: Rotom-Fan with Air Balloon. Truly, the best way to fly. Anyway, I once faced a team with random levels for some odd reason. It had such move sets as Dragon Rage Gyrados and Metal Claw Lucario. Good grief.

Thank you very much, man. I really appreciate the re-write and especially the speed in which you did it. Sorry for any inconvenience, but it really does improve the quality overall in my eyes.

I'm going to pipe up about the overview: giving Arceus the ridiculous thematic overview like last gen is something I hoped wouldn't happen again. For people new to competitive battling, or even people trying to get into Ubers and use Arceus, this overview is not helpful in the slightest, unlike...

To be fair, what Ambipom lost in Low Kick, he gained in Power-Up Punch. The Technician boost to it may make him somewhat viable again, even though he can't stay in to use the boost that often. But back to Raichu, he has an advantage over the mentioned Pokemon in that he's fast and can actually...

What's kept my interest as I've waited for an official UU tier to happen was the amount of Pokemon that got stat modifications. And, oddly enough, Raichu's speed increase has piqued my interest enough for me to build a set for him. And it's pretty weird, but it's done wonders for me so far...

Sorry about that. However, to be fair, the analyses aren't overly saturated with Gen 6 content; only the text after the actual sets suggests things about 6th Gen. Would it help if I edited the text to remove the undesirable text?

There wasn't anything that explicitly suggested this was strictly 5th Gen. The presence of recent 6th Gen posts around this particular sub-forum also served to say something different. At least its not completely saturated with 6th Gen stuff.

I am floored by the lack of Nidoking after 7 pages. Also, I like using Mew like a Ditto for the increased health and overall versatility to combat offensive, defensive, and Megas alike. Nidoking @ Life Orb / Choice Scarf Ability: Sheer Force EVs: 252 Spd / 4 SpD / 252 SAtk Timid/Modest Nature...

True, but most Gengar run what I mentioned at this point, and until they run DG commonly, Chesnaught is still a solid answer.

CQC Not to detract from your argument, but Keen Eye was changed this generation to also ignore evasion boosts entirely. Easy to see how that can be overlooked, but it's still worth noting. Additionally, this might not be correct, but paraflinching and evasion-boosting are two totally different...

Ironically, Chesnaught is probably one of the most effective counters to Gengar, and you wouldn't tell by looking at type lists. Thanks to that ability of his, it is straight immune to Shadow Ball, Focus Blast, and Sludge Bomb, and resists Thunderbolt. It also serves as a nice physically...

This is almost identical to one of the sets I was about to post, except with Damp Rock slashed instead of Expert Belt and investment in SpD instead of SpAtk. Still, it's a variant I didn't think of, thank you.

Infestation is considered an attack, so yes, wearing an assault vest would not prevent you from using infestation.

I think it's worth mentioning somewhere that Kingdra can be hit by the move Freeze Dry for 4x damage, so anyone that makes good use of that is a good check. Lapras seems to be the best user at the moment, since it can absorb his water moves, resists his Ice Beam 4x, and has enough bulk to take...