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Steamroll · May 16th, 2012, 9:32:20 PM

Alright I have had almost 35 battles today with Rampardos. I've had a mix of everything after losing more than 100 points early to Teambuilder trolling. Starting from there I went on a 25 game tilt winning about 20 of the 25. Right now as I stand Rampardos has been suprisingly effective at late game sweeping when I manage to get a RP in. As I stand I'm at 1108 (I started at like fucking 880 so cut me slack).

Here's my Ramp set:

Rampardos (M) @ Expert Belt
Trait: Mold Breaker
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Rock Polish
- Stone Edge
- Earthquake
- Ice Beam

"Why the fuck isn't Steam running Life Orb?" Simple, recoil kills this guy. Bluffing choice items is also a bonus, as most of the time I'm Earthquaking shit. Ice Beam is for Torterra and Tangela, who both can shut Rampy down without it (Stone Edge fails to 2hko while Ice Beam doesn't give a fuck about either). When it comes time to blow the bluff I can Rock Polish or just simply change my move on the expected switch, which really puts the momentum in my favor and can definitely end the game early.

May 16th, 2012, 9:32:20 PM	#23
Steamroll Woof Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,763 (*・_・)ノ⌒┻━┻ Mentor	Alright I have had almost 35 battles today with Rampardos. I've had a mix of everything after losing more than 100 points early to Teambuilder trolling. Starting from there I went on a 25 game tilt winning about 20 of the 25. Right now as I stand Rampardos has been suprisingly effective at late game sweeping when I manage to get a RP in. As I stand I'm at 1108 (I started at like fucking 880 so cut me slack). Here's my Ramp set: Rampardos (M) @ Expert Belt Trait: Mold Breaker EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spd Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk) - Rock Polish - Stone Edge - Earthquake - Ice Beam "Why the fuck isn't Steam running Life Orb?" Simple, recoil kills this guy. Bluffing choice items is also a bonus, as most of the time I'm Earthquaking shit. Ice Beam is for Torterra and Tangela, who both can shut Rampy down without it (Stone Edge fails to 2hko while Ice Beam doesn't give a fuck about either). When it comes time to blow the bluff I can Rock Polish or just simply change my move on the expected switch, which really puts the momentum in my favor and can definitely end the game early. __________________ *Pokemon Showdown!* \| *#pokemon!* \| *teambats!* *emoticons!* \| *chat logs!* \| *Gen VI!* \| *roller coaster!* \| *Henry!* Last edited by Steamroll; May 16th, 2012 at 10:36:15 PM.