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i'll have to test him out, but he seems like a dragons+Magnezone team candidate to me. CB Outrages from him and Haxorus with a ScarfMence to clean up? as a team's only dragon, i'm having a hard time seeing why i'd pick him.

I've done some suspect (rating of 1660) and Garchomp without SV is "potent but not broken" to face. his speed just isn't what it used to be. use Scarfchomp and you lose a ton of power (he's weak by the standards of a game with Moxiemence) and STILL get outsped by multiple semi-common Scarfers...

well i guess i'll have an excuse to try 5th gen UU soon. <_< i'm stunned we didn't see a big rain-boost this month - literally EVERYONE new is either made for rain or at least gets some benefit from it (fire weakness for Genesect, Serene Grace Thunder for Meloetta)

I think Thunder deserves a slash or mention on the Relic Physical for rain teams - she's been in mine since she came out and I've never considered swapping it for a third physical move. it lets you play her more like the standard toggle mix-Relic on her first turn in (and Serene Grace is...

haven't really played much Ubers this gen, but I'm curious - since the only Hera justification over Terra/Genesect is the Darkrai countering, would Sleep Talk/Megahorn/Close Combat with no 4th move be worth considering, to guarantee Sleep Talk picks STAB? i don't think I'd want to be locked in...

Since it seems that Meloetta gets the elemental punches through move tutor in BW2, I did the damage calcs for a Jolly Pirouette Meloetta with LO and CC/Icepunch/Thunderpunch against the top 50 in OU's May stats. The only pokemon that aren't 2HKO'd flat-out for sure are Physically Defensive...

Pirouette Meloetta will appreciate the elemental punches when she gets here - Relic Song/CC/Icepunch/Thunderpunch with her base 128 Attack/Speed and Life Orb seems like the obvious choice now, with Shadow Claw and Stone Edge being secondary choices. Volcarona is just spectacular now. I'm really...

I like Searing Shot for Scarf lead in PO's Dream World UU, a lot of Sash leads who die instantly if you burn them, and if they switch to Suicune/Feraligatr/Slowbro and you get the burn it's a handy present to leave before you switch. (Final Gambit being the main move on the set, of course.)...

The answer to 'where the hell is Excadrill' is 'on the same team.' the only way to justify Sandslash (other then some sort of defensive spread+Sand Rush+Rapid Spin) in standard is to use both of them in Gen 4 Ubers Double Dragon Style. this is what my main team is based around and it works very...

and I'd use Scyther over Scizor in no-SR-land because of Eviolite. =) it'd be worse at most of Scizor's jobs, but a better SD+Roost sweeper.

I personally think SR should have been banned in gen #4 - it was clearly more over-centralizing then any of the individual pokes banned (Chomp excepted...maybe) and you pretty much had to use it on any serious team (where as no pokemon could ever be considered a must.) ...but it's nowhere near...

more then one Pokemon. for example, if Sand Veil+Sandstream was enough to break Garchomp this gen, that wouldn't be sufficient cause. but if Garchomp+Gliscor+Cacturne were all broken with it, that would be enough to propose the idea even if Sandslash and Donphan were not.

Overheat wouldn't be broken imo, but being able to get the boost with Grass or Fire + use a different HP would be exceptional.

I can vouch for Unaware Clefable. max HP/Def + Unaware + T-Wave + Screens + Light Clay (as an 'everything that boosts check' on everyone-else-is-Heavy-Offense or balanced.) it's not as 'easy' as Ditto, but it's incredibly satisfying to come out on a Dragon Dancer, paralyze it, and shove screens...

Meloetta needs to see more use in Dream World. She has very good coverage and an exceptional SpDef stat that can tank a ton of hits and strike back. Serene Grace (a good friend to Shadow Ball,) the threat of transforming (or even Close Combat from untransformed Meloetta for a certain pink blob...

this Mence sounds incredibly promising. Intimidate and Fighting resistance = drool. I used a slow Sazandora on a team for a while and didn't find myself missing the extra speed, so going from a Fighting weakness to a Fighting resist...

...I hadn't even thought of screens. guess i didn't see them on his movelist. *headdesk* why not Light Clay as the item?

Interesting. Copycat isn't something I've put any thought into. I've been using an Unaware Clefable on a lot of my teams too, with max HP/Def + double screens (Light Clay) + T-Wave + Healing Wish. it works wonderfully on heavy offense teams - if the opponent manages to squeeze a DD they'll...

This is my problem with it. The idea is intriguing, but if the opponent doesn't have a sleeper, the speed is useless (unless you want to sweep with Choice Scarf...Fly...) and you miss having your excellent coverage. in any battle with no enemy sleeper, the traditional Mence sets are much much...

Garchomp is at a perfect level of power with the Latis allowed down here, and I'm going to be incredibly depressed if any of them get banned later on.