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I've been using a very special Togekiss that has been able to completely obliterate everything it's faced against. It took out a Snorlax, who is notoriously bulky to begin with, when that particular Snorlax had stockpiled to +3 in both defenses, used belly drum, and chesto-rested off the damage...

Choice band doesn't seem popular on talonflame, but it won't help if you have screens up. While they are up, barbaracle needs to worry most about status

Talonflame is excellent set-up bait. That is why having something weak to flying on your team is a good idea. Breloom, Heracross, and Chesnaught are excellent teammates, acting as bait for talonflame while also covering Barbaracle's ground and grass weakness and, in the case of heracross, his...

Infernape is a problem, without a doubt. Iron fist STAB mach punch kills Barbaracle if his defenses are at -1. Although he CAN sweep OU teams, he can't take priority without screen support, but he sure does a "smashing" job with screens. The one thing he really hates is status, most notably...

I'm not sure what my safari has, but I want togekiss for my team (sick of OP'd dragon types, mach punchers, and sucker punchers effortlessly taking out my team despite my dual screen support). I'd appreciate it if you added me. Sent the friend request. If it's no trouble, could you also tell me...

I've found Adamant to be a little better than jolly because the extra power you get from adamant is doubled and grants you quite a few more OHKO's. The extra speed won't be helpful against powerful scarfers like terrakion, so you may just have to predict their action with a well-placed switch (a...

I'm not so sure these numbers are accurate. If tough claws boosts BP by 33%, it would effectively be a 1/3rd boost to BP, making 60 BP moves 80, 75 BP moves 100, and so on. Razor shell is 75x1.5x1.33 = 149.62

In all honesty, the set I have had the most success with is Edge-quake with X-scissor for coverage. A shell smash-boosted X-scissor hits extremely hard on neutral hits with a tough claws boost. The things that resist it are fighting types, steel types, poison types, flying types, and fairy...

That would work with screen and burn support, but I don't see you getting a RP and HC off otherwise without getting set up on or KO'd. Barbaracle just isn't bulky enough to take it without significant investment in bulk, which reduces your speed or power, and you may get OHKO'd by a grass switch...

There have been a lot of numbers thrown around. 20%, 33%, and 50% were the guesses by most people, but I believe it is 20% or, like you say, 33%. Given that, X-scissor/poison jab will likely be the most used coverage move besides perhaps Cross chop. He does, however, have major accuracy issues...

I agree, TC provides a reliable boost to important coverage moves like poison jab and X-scissor. Sniper was simply an option. I thought about another very effective set as well. With rock slide/stone edge, Earthquake, X-scissor, and shell smash, you not only hit 482 pokemon super-effectively...

tough claws is arguably better if you have more than one contact move, but if you run a set with only one or even 0 contact moves, sniper may be the better option. With multiple bulk ups, you're looking at a long, slow sweep where you have multiple opportunities for a sniper boost. Either...

Another interesting set I've thought about using: Role: Bulk-up sweeper Barbaracle Tough claws/Sniper Adamant or Careful Held item: Leftovers EV's: 252hp, 8def, 248spdef or 248hp, 8atk, 252spdef Bulk up - Boost your attack and defense Razor Shell - STAB, chance to lower your opponent's...

I just wanted to restate what I've said before: unless you run EQ, aerial ace, shadow claw, or return, you will get walled by toxicroak. Night slash is inferior coverage compared to shadow claw because it is resisted by fighting types that can get a justified attack boost or simply wall you...

I just wanted to bring up the topic. Probably redundant in some way, but it's something I encountered in a moveset I had for gen V that is no longer valid in gen 6. With the change in nature power from being earthquake in wifi battles to tri-attack, it seems many pokemon, such as sawsbuck, will...

A sniper set with chop and edge would be easily pp stalled and unlikely to be a wall-breaker without attack boosts from shell smash/bulk up/hone claws. That said, shell smash>bulk up>hone claws in terms of sweeping potential. Sniper sets are rather gimmicky since they rely on luck and will only...

I say UU for a few reasons, starting with why cloyster can survive in OU where barbaracle will struggle. Cloyster has: 1. higher speed 2. the defense to take multiple supereffective physical hits 3. a fantastic ability that makes it an effective sub-breaker with high base power 4. 0 contact...

Of course you're gonna get ohko'd/2hko'd by priority moves at -2. With a white herb or lefties/shell bell, you run either neutral defenses or at -1, where you stand the chance of surviving an additional hit and ohko. Also, this guy will probably be UU at best, so he normally won't have to deal...

Hone claws would be nice if it helped your speed, but barbaracle is really slow without rock polish or shell smash. It wouldn't stand a chance against anything with a grass move. You can, however, make him extremely bulky if you give him bulk up and put him in the sand with lefties (252 ev's in...