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  1. Gods and Followers

    Speaking from experience Giratina-A stall is doable but perhaps not ideal. Giratina-A, Mega-Sableye, Shedinja for some key special attackers, Hydreigon for a token dark resist, Tank Chomp for hazards and residual damage, and unfortunately either doublade as your only possible steel, or gengar...
  2. Gods and Followers

    Rayquaza vs Mega-Mence surely just comes down to preference? The above post demonstrates that mega-mence and LO rayquaza essentially hit equally hard with their flying STAB. I think the main niche rayquaza has over salamence is it's SpAtk stat. Rayquaza doesn't just use flying spam. It also...
  3. Gods and Followers

    With mewtwo forms you have to go mono-psychic, with primal groudon you have to use mono-ground team, etc. The base form's typing determines your team.
  4. Gods and Followers

    What is your process for revenge killing electrics such as zekrom, thundurus, rotom, and zapdos? They seem annoying to deal with, which is obvious given the water typing of the team, and they can show up on several teams due to their dual typing. You mentioned swampert as an option over ttar...
  5. Gods and Followers

    On the notion of giving ranks to non-uber gods in the god slot, where to even start? I've come up with creative teams before but in this case it seems like giving up a potential uber just for a pokemon with useful typing might hardly ever be a viable trade off. Obviously there are definitely...
  6. Gods and Followers

    Oh believe me I'm aware of the weaknesses to kyogre and groudon. Against a kyogre + keldeo team, specs keldeo was getting a kill nearly every time it came in until jirachi killed it. In the end I had to healing wish ferrothorn who beat last mon kyogre despite being cursed. As for pdon, he took...
  7. Gods and Followers

    I wanted to use an uber with reliable recovery so that I could more comfortably use it in the early/mid battle. I also wanted one that wasn't too hurt by hazards, so again it'd be easier to have it switch in at any time. I settled on arceus-steel and I must say that mono steel really takes on...
  8. Resource ORAS Creative and Underrated Sets V2 (Replays required!!!)

    I present to you the amazing cro-gross. Metagross @ Metagrossite Ability: Clear Body EVs: 128 HP / 128 Atk / 252 Spe Jolly Nature - Meteor Mash - Power-Up Punch - Rest - Sleep Talk Metagross has amazingly useful typing for the meta and quite a strong STAB to spam. I wanted to use a bulky-ish...
  9. Resource ORAS OU Metagame Discussion

    I think the idea of double ghost is only appropriate for sablenite teams because at that point it's clear that your entire strategy revolves around hazard control. Sableye is also basically the only ghost that doesn't immediately die to dark spam. The archetype truly is viable. Sab+Jelly...
  10. Resource ORAS OU Metagame Discussion

    How do people feel about spin blocking nowadays? I posted a RMT team a while back that had two ghosts on the team as well as a toxic spiker. It actually seemed to have been really effective for me personally. A LOT of hyper offense teams rely on LO starmie or on excadrill to either git the spin...
  11. Project Break This Team (Week 42)

    I didn't post a core because i think that it doesn't matter. You could use a team of PU mons with zapdos and still win easily. I liked the idea of finding a single pokemon that can pretty much sweep the team with arbitrary teammates so as to leave as much flexibility as possible. I didn't want...
  12. Project Break This Team (Week 42)

    Why post a whole core when there's pokemon that solo's? I spent some time looking through the dex trying to find a single pokemon that hits a few bullet points: 2hkos phys defensive sableye and isn't too hurt by burn hits shedinja somehow is not trapped by dugtrio and is also not ohko'd by...
  13. ORAS OU BIOHAZARD: Mega-Sableye + T-Spikes (Reached Top Ten Today)

    Your comments on the fairies are accurate Dark G, but each of them actually has a specific strategy. Taking down a fairy like this definitely isn't as easy as simply switching in a scizor or a jirachi, but it still usually works. Clefable: Gyarados or Celebi can T-Wave it, Gyarados can roar it...
  14. ORAS OU BIOHAZARD: Mega-Sableye + T-Spikes (Reached Top Ten Today)

    Hi everyone, Sableye is not my favorite pokemon (Gyarados is, always buy the magikarp outside Mt. Moon!) but the little demon still is my favorite mega pokemon to use in ORAS OU because hazards are a pain when you rely on lots of switches to keep your team alive. CORE CONCEPTS: 1. Build around...
  15. Resource ORAS OU Viability Ranking Thread V4

    I agree with Azumarill to S for the aforementioned reasons (offensive options) as well as one more. I won't write too much about the offensive sets except just to say that there is absolutely no way to differentiate whether azu is banded or BD at team preview and so called scouting is extremely...
  16. np: ORAS OU Suspect Process, Round 5 - Run The Jewels

    I don't understand how shadow tag suddenly becomes balanced if sablenite is gone. Defense will switch to slowbro or bulky zard, maybe bulky altaria, and can still use goth to take out opposing kyurems, manaphy, twave gardevoir, etc. Opponents can use a gothitelle to remove stall's only answer to...
  17. np: ORAS OU Suspect Process, Round 5 - Run The Jewels

    OU's tiering policy framework applied to Sablenite: I) Skill A. Team Building Skill - This definitely applies. It takes knowledge to protect sableye from common threats like manaphy and gardevoir and to prepare for opposing sableyes. Boosting moves and fairy types are the best of course but...
  18. np: ORAS OU Suspect Process, Round 5 - Run The Jewels

    I'm definitely biased for sableye. One time when showdown was down I went to check out pokemononline and saw that sableye was banned there. I just didn't play pokemon that day :/ Not being able to get up hazards against sableye unless you use fire, fairy, boosting, or mold breaker setters just...
  19. Project Counter That Pokemon 2! (Round 12 - Submissions) [Closed?]

    Dugtrio @ Focus Sash Ability: Arena Trap EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe Jolly Nature - Earthquake - Stone Edge - Reversal - Stealth Rock Outside of Clef or Sylveon to counter that kyurem set there isn't much out there that easily switches in. Instead here is a more offensive one-time counter...
  20. Resource Creative and Underrated Sets: ORAS Edition (NO SHITTY GIMMICKS, Read Post #419)

    Rotom-W is a huge pain for certain types of teams and wierd pokemon like gastrodon sometimes come into OU when you want to have no fear switching in to that pokemon. You can't predict right every time if you're trying to block volt switches with a lando or a garchomp. But if they have a...
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