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Old Apr 12th, 2012, 10:24:53 PM   #9
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VGC Threats


Major Threats
These Pokemon are useful in many regards and see high usage. Make sure your team is not overly vulnerable to any of these Pokemon

Abomasnow
  • Focus Sash Attacker
  • Choice Scarf

Chandelure
  • Special Attacker
  • Choice Scarf
  • Imprison

Cresselia
  • Speed Control
  • Offensive
  • Trick Room Support

Gastrodon
  • Offensive
  • Defensive

Garchomp
  • Physical Attacker
  • Choice Band
  • Choice Scarf

Gyarados
  • Intimidate + Speed Control

Heatran
  • Substitute Attacker

Hitmontop
  • Intimidate + Fake Out Support
  • Technitop

Hydreigon
  • Special Attacker
  • Choice Scarf

Infernape
  • Mixed Attacker

Kingdra
  • Rain Attacker

Landorus-I
  • Sheer Force Attacker
  • Physical Attacker

Landorus-T
  • Physical Attacker
  • Choice Scarf

Latios
  • Special Attacker

Ludicolo
  • Rain Attacker
  • (Anti) Rain Tank

Mamoswine
  • Physical Attacker

Metagross
  • Physical Attacker
  • Swagger Recipient
  • Choice Scarf

Ninetails
  • Sun Support
  • Slow Sun Support

Politoed
  • Special Attaker
  • Dedicated rain support
  • Choice Specs
  • Choice Scarf

Rotom-W
  • Special Tank
  • Choice Specs

Sableye
  • Prankster

Salamence
  • Special Attacker
  • Choice Specs

Scizor
  • Physical Attacker
  • Swords Dance

Scrafty
  • Intimidate + Fake Out Support

Terrakion
  • Physical Attacker
  • Choice Scarf

Thundurus-I
  • Bulky Prankster
  • Offensive

Thundurus-T
  • Special Attacker
  • Choice Specs

Tornadus-I
  • Prankster Support + Acrobatics
  • Defiant Acrobatis
  • Rain

Tyranitar
  • Physical Attacker
  • Choice Scarf

Venusaur
  • Chlorophyll Attacker

Volcarona
  • Quiver Dance
  • Special Attacker
  • Rage Powder

Weavile
  • Physical Attacker

Zapdos
  • Offensive
  • Defensive

Minor Threats
These Pokemon have a few niches that make them useful, but they have glaring weaknesses and are much rarer. Have a plan for these Pokemon, but don't be overly paranoid about them team building.

Alakazam
  • Special Attacker

Amoonguss
  • Slow Support
  • Speedy Support

Archeops
  • Acrobatics

Aron
  • Endeavor

Bisharp
  • Defiant Attacker

Blaziken
  • Speed Boosting Attacker

Blissey
  • Minimize

Breloom
  • Physical Attacker
  • Choice Scarf

Bronzong
  • Trick Room

Chansey
  • Minimize

Cloyster
  • Choice Scarf

Cofagrigus
  • Trick Room

Conkeldurr
  • Guts Attacker

Crobat
  • Acrobat

Crawdaunt
  • Trick Room Attacker

Darmanitan
  • Physical Attacker
  • Choice Scarf

Dragonite
  • Physical Attacker
  • Tailwind support

Dusclops
  • Trick Room Support

Empoleon
  • Tank

Excadrill
  • Sand Rush Attacker
  • Mold Breaker Attacker

Ferrothorn
  • Tank

Gengar
  • Special Attacker

Gliscor
  • Hyper Cutter Acrobatics

Gothitelle
  • Shadow Tag Support

Hariyama
  • Trick Room Attacker

Haxorus
  • Physical attacker

Heracross
  • Choice Scarf
  • Physcial Attacker

Honchkrow
  • Physical Attacker

Kangaskhan
  • Scrappy Attacker

Krookodile
  • Physical Attacker

Latias
  • Special Attacker

Machamp
  • Physcial Attacker

Marowak
  • Lightning Rod Support

Murkrow
  • Prankster

Musharna
  • (Trick Room) Support

Porygon2
  • Trick Room Support
  • Tank

Reuniclus
  • Trick Room

Rhyperior
  • (Anti) Trick Room Attacker

Rotom-C
  • Special Attacker

Rotom-H
  • Special Attacker

Rotom-F
  • Special Attacker
  • Choice Scarf


Shuckle
  • Power / Guard Split

Slowking
  • Trick Room Support

Snorlax
  • Trick Room Tank

Starmie
  • Special Attacker

Suicune
  • Tank
  • Calm Mind

Swampert
  • Physical Attacker + Wide Guard

Tentacruel
  • Rain Attacker

Togekiss
  • Follow Me Support

Tornadus-T
  • Speedy Acrobatics
  • Rain

Toxicroak
  • Rain Attacker

Vaporeon
  • Anti Rain Attacker

Virizion
  • Anti rain attacker

Whimsicott
  • Prankster
  • Endeavor

Yanmega
  • Speed Booster
  • Tinted Lens
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Last edited by mostwanted; Dec 17th, 2012 at 11:44:41 PM.
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