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  1. Goodra

    Seeing as this line learns Absorb, I would have to assume Goodra can learn Giga Drain via breeding, which would be a pretty good addition to a lot of offensive, defensive, and tanky sets. Only problem is, nothing it can mate with currently can learn Giga Drain. Seems like Goodra would be much...
  2. Masquerain

    Actually that's a pretty huge nitpick. How could I have missed that? *headsmack* I was probably confusing Clefable for Wigglytuff again. Oh well, that just means I'll have to bring Masquerain into RU, I guess. I'll edit the original post.
  3. Masquerain

    I'm amazed nobody has mentioned Stored Power yet. It's a pretty high risk, high reward team setup. If the pokemon using Stored Power doesn't receive a baton pass, SP is next to useless. This is a pretty common risk considering Masquerain's typing and stats. However, receiving a single Quiver...
  4. Riolu be Shufflin' Another NU warstory

    How is Copycat+Prankster+Roar Riolu not banned yet? :T I was locked into the same situation in a battle I had just about won, the guy knocked me down to 2 pokes from 6, and Riolu was his second to last. The only damaging priority I was carrying, like a lot of teams, was Sucker Punch, which...
  5. Stoutland

    Here's my favorite set on him so far: Stoutland @Leftovers Ability: Intimidate Roar Facade/Return Rest Sleep Talk Nature: [/b]Impish[/b] 252 HP 4 Atk 252 Def With full defensive investment and Intimidate, we know Stoutland is quite bulky. Outmatched by Lickilicky and Miltank for sure, but...
  6. Klang Discussion

    I've been using Klang for a while now, with mixed success, usually dependent on miss hax from Gear Grind or the occasional Static hax. Imagine my surprise when I take a break from Pokemon for a while, and then come back to find my hidden gem on the front page of NU with everyone saying it's a...
  7. NU Teambuilding

    I keep seeing Psycho Cut Absol mentioned. Am I the only one who has almost never seen an Absol use Psycho Cut?
  8. Project Neverused: Revival

    I honestly think we're going to see a huge rise in Swoobat usage thanks to Simple being released. His bulk and attacking stats are a huge letdown, but his speed allows him to throw up a critical 2x Calm Mind before he can take a hit. In my experience with a similar set without substitute (used...
  9. Golurk Discussion

    Spikes, yes. Toxic Spikes, definitely. But keep in mind he has a resistance to SR and is often carrying Lefties to recover the tiny damage he takes from it. Sucker Punch users are great checks to non-SubPunch Golurk, especially if it's not always obvious the poke is carrying it. Cacturne also...
  10. Project Neverused: Revival

    Every day I'm shufflin'. But yeah, I REALLY do not want to deal with Eviolite+Marvel Scale+Rest Dragonair. He was already difficult enough to break down with just Eviolite+Rest+Shed Skin. But DTC has a point, Dragon Dance is half-wasted on a negative priority move. It's funny you mention this...
  11. Project Neverused: Revival

    Glaceon @Choice Scarf Ice Body Timid 4 HP 252 SpA 252 Spe Ice Beam HP Ground/HP Fighting/HP Electric Shadow Ball Hyper Voice/Signal Beam/Wish This is a twist on the standard Choice Specs set. The main attraction here is how surprisingly fast it is with a scarf. Trick your...
  12. Golurk Discussion

    Played around with DPunch Golurk a bit. Ran No Guard - Jolly - Life Orb - Rock Polish/DynamicPunch/Stone Edge/Earthquake. It doesn't have the raw power of Iron Fist, plus it gives Golurk trouble against opposing ghost types, especially opposing Golurk, since my Golurk didn't carry any Ghost...
  13. Ask a Simple Question, Get a Simple Answer - NU Edition

    Are BW2 move tutor moves legal in BW now that it has released in Japan? I'm guessing this is dependent on whether or not you can trade pokemon back and forth between BW/BW2, and I don't know the answer to that question.
  14. Metagame Gen V PU - NU in NU

    This just in: Zangoose just broke PU. Zangoose @Toxic Orb Toxic Boost Jolly 4 HP 252 Atk 252 Spe Facade Close Combat Quick Attack Night Slash/Swords Dance Toxic Boost is just ridiculous on this guy. To be fair I've only seen him in one game so far and I was using an idiotic concept team...
  15. Metagame Gen V PU - NU in NU

    EDIT: Someone on one of my videos has pointed out to me that Spikes+Disable is an illegal combination D: Snorunt gets them both as egg moves from incompatible parents. I'm leaving it as-is right now because I haven't had the opportunity to test alternative moves to Disable, but my most...
  16. Metagame Gen V PU - NU in NU

    You want to talk hazard setting? I haven't had as much time to test this set as I'd like, but it's worked wonders for me so far: EDIT! Spikes+Disable is illegal on Glalie, see the post below. SubSpikeDisable Glalie @Leftovers Substitute Spikes Disable Torment/Taunt/Protect Ice Beam/Toxic...
  17. Ask a Simple Question, Get a Simple Answer - NU Edition

    Fantastic! Thank you!
  18. Ask a Simple Question, Get a Simple Answer - NU Edition

    Does a subforum or thread exist on smogon where I can go to discuss PU specifically? (I know it's not an official or supported tier, but damn is it fun) I did try to google it and turned up nothing but old usage stat threads, and you can't actually search smogon itself for "PU" because it's...
  19. Research Week #8 -Tauros, Pinsir, Floatzel, and Sneasel

    I'm surprised to see people in this thread saying they don't see Tauros too often. Tauros hunts me to the end of the earth. Every game I'm in, there's a Tauros. I haven't had a Tauros-free WiFi battle in something like a 7-game streak now. He haunts my dreams. I went to RU for a game....Tauros...
  20. 'NU' and Creative Movesets / EV Spreads

    1) The bulbapedia article needs to be updated. Smogon's definition of Guts says bulbapedia is wrong, the damage calculator says bulbapedia is wrong, and I tested it in-game to make sure that bulbapedia is wrong. This Ursaring build vs. Marshal's Breloom (level 71), Rock Smash dealt ~50% while...
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