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Motagua · Apr 8th, 2012, 5:18:54 PM

Hey there, you got a really solid team there but Toxic Spikes severly hinders half of your team. With Toxic Spikes up, Porygon2 and Slowbro´s walling abilities gets severely hindered as their recovery is being damaged by poison. You should also know that in order for a bulky Dragonite to suceed and sweep, removing SR should be mandatory and priority. With 3 pokemons weak to Toxic Spikes and Dragonite being affected by SR, you seriously need a Rapid Spinner. It is really hard to find a decent replacement on your team, but a Sp.Defensive Forretress fulfills this job perfectly instead of Jirachi. Although Sp.Defensive Forry has lost some usage because it is inferior to Ferrothorn, Forretress has the ability to still take Draco Meteors like a boss, set-up hazards and even Rapid Spin. I dont think you shouldn´t worry about the loss on the physical side because Forretress´s Defense is still high and you got great physical walls in Slowbro and Porygon2. Additionally, you might want to replace Stealth Rock on Infernape and use another coverage move like Stone Edge or even some priority like Mach Punch. I hope I helped and good luck.

Sp.Defensive Forretress

Apr 8th, 2012, 5:18:54 PM	#16
Motagua El Ciclón Azul Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 190 Honduras	Hey there, you got a really solid team there but Toxic Spikes severly hinders half of your team. With Toxic Spikes up, Porygon2 and Slowbro´s walling abilities gets severely hindered as their recovery is being damaged by poison. You should also know that in order for a bulky Dragonite to suceed and sweep, removing SR should be mandatory and priority. With 3 pokemons weak to Toxic Spikes and Dragonite being affected by SR, you seriously need a Rapid Spinner. It is really hard to find a decent replacement on your team, but a Sp.Defensive Forretress fulfills this job perfectly instead of Jirachi. Although Sp.Defensive Forry has lost some usage because it is inferior to Ferrothorn, Forretress has the ability to still take Draco Meteors like a boss, set-up hazards and even Rapid Spin. I dont think you shouldn´t worry about the loss on the physical side because Forretress´s Defense is still high and you got great physical walls in Slowbro and Porygon2. Additionally, you might want to replace Stealth Rock on Infernape and use another coverage move like Stone Edge or even some priority like Mach Punch. I hope I helped and good luck. Sp.Defensive Forretress Forretress (F) @ Leftovers Trait: Sturdy EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SDef Careful Nature (+SDef, -SAtk) - Stealth Rock / Spikes [If you still want to keep SR on Infernape] - Gyro Ball - Rapid Spin - Volt Switch