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  1. Pokemon Black & White, aka Gen 5. Coming to Japan in Fall 2010.

    Poison-type Pokes are direly in need of higher-powered moves, with better poison rates, so there's an actual incentive to use those particular STAB moves. Then again, status is annoying enough as it is, so... YMMV. On-topic? I've got my fingers crossed for Smugleaf to evolve into a...
  2. Pokemon Black & White, aka Gen 5. Coming to Japan in Fall 2010.

    God only knows if she can pull it off, but there ARE some uses for Magic Room: Taking the bite out of band/specs/scarf Pokemon Neutering LO sweepers, and preventing a sweep Getting rid of resist berries, to deter that Rindo 'Pert from sticking around Taking away Leftovers recovery...
  3. Pokemon Black & White, aka Gen 5. Coming to Japan in Fall 2010.

    The problem with that is nailing the perfect stat spread for evolution; it always sounded like a crap shoot one step away from Wurmple. Personally, I've had an idea for Pokemon who evolve based on their nature, or what stat is boosted/hindered; it'll limit their competitive uses, but the flavor...
  4. Ask a simple question, get a simple answer - mark 24 (READ THE OP)

    Drill Peck and a Rash/Mild nature, or Hidden Power Rock are as close as you're gonna get.
  5. Pokemon Black & White, aka Gen 5. Coming to Japan in Fall 2010.

    Incredible, and incredible earthquake-bait. The only possibly savior would be if EQ's base power is further slashed, thanks to being spread over three Pokemon.
  6. Pokemon Black & White, aka Gen 5. Coming to Japan in Fall 2010.

    Miltank, duh. It even has the 8 utters and the horns!
  7. Pokemon Black & White, aka Gen 5. Coming to Japan in Fall 2010.

    Yea, I'm willing to sign off on that one right now, and maybe the Caterpillar of Doom. I think the green thing is... some kind of ectoplasmic monstrosity? It looks cute behind the gak. The rest really need some official artwork to justify their existences.
  8. New and 'creative' moveset/EV spread thread Mk. 5

    I mentioned this in another thread, but here I can really show off the glory of... SubTress @ Life Orb Impish/Relaxed, 252Atk, 252HP, 4SpD Substitute Explosion Earthquake Payback/Gyro Ball This thing looks bad at first, and shouldn't see use on most teams, but it fits nicely on my...
  9. Prevailing attitudes regarding OU as being the "Best"

    Agreed, so hard. While there are obvious outliers in terms of power (any dragon besides Altaria and Flygon), most overused Pokemon are overused because of the number of roles they can fill in different. If a Pokemon can fill many different roles in many different teams - from offensive to...
  10. Ask a simple question, get a simple answer - mark 23 (READ THE OP)

    I can't think of a use for it; if you want to take something down with it, Explosion is usually better for that kind of thing.
  11. Pokemon Black & White, aka Gen 5. Coming to Japan in Fall 2010.

    Agreed. While they're both miles ahead of Penishead Palkia, I can't get past Reshiram's bizarre claw-wings and weird feet. So, Zekrom for me! :pimp: As far as abilities, I hope it's something other than Pressure, the copout legendary ability. These dudes deserve something unique and...
  12. The age of the substitute

    While substitute is a fabulous move, no, it's not for every Pokemon; it has to have a specific reason to be on the moveset. For example... Forretress @ Life Orb Impish/Relaxed, 252Atk, 252HP, 4SpD Substitute Explosion Earthquake Payback/Gyro Ball This was made for an explosion team...
  13. In Game Tiers, Platinum Edition!!

    Damage discrepancy isn't as big of a deal in-game as it is competitively, even on frail Staraptor. Modest nature would REALLY hurt, but a few lost IVs is forgiveable when everything in-game is easy to beat. On the topic of Staraptor, maybe it was just my play style, but when I used Staraptor...
  14. In Game Tiers, Platinum Edition!!

    Since Grass Knot is brought up... not that Kadabra/Alakazam won't rape anything in its path ANYWAY, but I don't think it's a good idea to use once-gotten, competitively-useful TMs like Grass Knot and Charge Beam on an in-game run Pokemon; also, Calm Mind isn't available until post-elite 4...
  15. In Game Tiers, Platinum Edition!!

    I have to agree that Houndour is a B or higher, especially if one's starter isn't Chimchar; even though it's frail, caught mid-game, and requires the Flamethrower/FireBlast TM (and PP Ups with FB), it combines two mostly-unrelated STAB types (Fire and Dark), which can be really useful in hitting...
  16. Apprentice Program - Round Fourty Two

    Shoddy Battle nick: mgbguy Age: 22 Time zone: EST Regular Online Hours (Eastern only!): 5pm till 2am Do you want to play in the tournament: yes or no? no Experience level: decent OU experience Tiers I need help in (in order of preference): OU, UU A little about myself: College student...
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