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**TheMantyke** · Apr 12th, 2012, 10:24:53 PM

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

Apr 12th, 2012, 10:24:53 PM	#9
TheMantyke Relentless Moderator Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 4,167 Atlanta, GA	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 __________________ Last edited by mostwanted; Dec 17th, 2012 at 11:44:41 PM.