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Looking for HA Snom family. Don't have much to offer, but I do have: Gigantimax Corviknight (has HA), 2 Magic Guard Clefable, Shield exclusives, random Drakloaks (willing to a breed Dreepy)

Been lurking in this thread for some time, and I'd like to share my experiences and reflect some universal sentiments. Oricorio: I was not planning on having this on my team for so long, but it carries its weight in gold for the first two islands. Outspeeding Totem Lurantis after its +2 boost...

I actually second this. As some other users have said, Conkeldurr was able to run AV well because it had priority and Guts, which prevented it from being shut down by residual damage. Assault Vest in general tends to be very overrated on most Pokemon, but that's a topic for another day...

You guys know Klefki IS available pre-bank, right? Abandoned Megamart? http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/707.shtml And sure, it can switch into Pheremosa if it ISN'T HJK, but considering that's Pheramosa's best move, it's going to be risky. Also, what can Klefki do to it back? You have to run...

The ideal Dragon to use in hail is Kyurem-B - significantly higher Atk, solid mixed coverage, faster, fatter (save for its typing), has Roost, and can use Blizzard if you wanted to. The only reason that I can think of that you'd use Kommo-O over Kyurem-B is for fighting STAB (like you REALLY...

Fair enough. Celesteela is another answer to Landorus-I that we have in Gen 7. However, as Colonel M said above this post, Landorus-I is to be feared when using an offensive team. Generally, you're not running Celesteela on offense - its more useful on balanced teams. Landorus-I presents the...

Another threat people have mentioned loosely but haven't talked too much about is Landorus-I. The amount of switch-ins this thing has remains minuscule, even with the new defensive threats. 252 SpA Life Orb Sheer Force Landorus Earth Power vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Toxapex: 257-304 (84.5 - 100%) --...

I think a bunch of us have all suggested the same set at least 3-4 times in this thread now... Anyway, after some playtesting, Salazzle's speed tier actually allows it to Toxic stall pretty decently - presuming you predict correctly. I combined her with Tapu Bulu (surprisingly solid type...

I'm beginning to understand the arguments for why Tapu Koko is so damn strong. Yes, he has a few brutal hard counters like Lightning Rod Alola-Marowak and general tanky/wall Pokemon (Mega-Venusaur, unless the Koko is carrying Brave Bird). But a fast pivot move, either Volt Switch or U-Turn...

Curse never has really ever been viable in competitive play, but I suppose there is some merit using it against stall teams. Otherwise yes, you are sacrificing 1/2 HP of a decent defensive Pokemon just to get off passive damage against a team that might take more for just a direct hit...

I'm really, really disappointed with how Salazzle turned out - Salandit was by far my favorite new Pokemon that was revealed, and here we can see that its only standout traits are its solid speed tier and ability, which is arguably decent at best. Corrosion is best suited of a defensive...

What is the interaction between Spirit Shackle and Baton Pass? Does it work like Mean Look/Spider Web passing (the trap continues with the bp)?

A little surprised that I have yet to find any mention of Araquanid or Golisopod in this thread; both resist Pherosoma's STAB as well as Ice Beam, and are quite bulky to boot. Even Araquanid can take her down no problem with a Water Bubble Liquidize. What concerns me the most about Pheromosa is...

Serperior @ Life Orb Ability: Contrary EVs: 252 SpA / 6 SpD / 252 Spe Timid Nature - Leaf Storm - Hidden Power [Fire] / Hidden Power [Ground] - Giga Drain / Taunt / Glare - Dragon Pulse Roles: Special sweeper, Wallbreaker, Late-game Cleaner What It Does: Serperior is easily the...

I've always wanted to contribute to these! Reserving Serperior.

Thank you everyone again for the continued replies --- I haven't put this much thought into a team since DPPt. I'm enjoying the journey! I have updated the OP again to include the following changes: Tank Garchomp, M-Gallade --> Mega Scizor. Mega-Scizor is already proving to be much more...

This team seems really threatening so far, and a lot of thought has been put into it! Like you said, Talonflame poses a threat to your team, but that's before you figure out what set it runs. If it's stall-breaker (WoW/Roost with only Brave Bird as its attack), it beats Skarmory, but NOT...

Alright, sorry for the late reply --- I've been out of town for the weekend. Thank you for your suggestions, they have been quite helpful. Issues I've addressed: - Gengar's set is now stall-breaker with WoW/Hex/Taunt - Skill Swap Gallade - Black Glasses Bisharp Issues to look into more: -...

Hello! I've been playing around with a lot of offense cores, and found that hyper offense is definitely my style. It hasn't been the same as the old Deoxys-Bisharp-Aegislash core days, and I feel that bird-spam requires more set up than it lets on. So, I have combined several cores into one - a...

Alright, so I've searched all over and still couldn't find a full answer to this: Scrafty is S-rank and I'm curious as to what's the meta set for him? Is it Dragon Dance? What's generally used the most on Scrafty, and what are the common checks/counters to it?