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Trinitrotoluene · Nov 4th, 2012, 6:18:40 PM

Hey. Got your request. It always makes me smile when I see a VoltTurning team being posted on the forum, so thanks for that. I also love the vocabulary you've used in your RMT; it's not every day that the word "imbroglio" appears in a piece of literature, much less an RMT. Now, onto the substance of my rate. As many of my fellow raters have stated, offensive variants of Volcarona appear to be a problem for your team to face, since they threaten with powerful neutral coverage and don't exactly care about Genesect, which appears to be your main Scarfer. To alleviate that problem, I'd recommend going with Superpowerdude's suggestion of Scarf Landorus over your current set. Making this change allows you to revenge kill Volcarona, Salamence, Gyarados, Therian Tornadus, and Dragonite, all of which can pose incredible problems for the rest of your team. Also, you posed the question of replacing Tyranitar as a Stealth Rock inducer in the comments above my rate. While Normal Gem Mew and Deoxys-D are very cool, I'd ultimately go with the Lead Aerodactyl proposed by Shurtugal, sans Fire Blast, which a Hasty or Timid Genesect has an 87.5% chance of living through outside of the rain.

Now, to examine and make some minor nitpicks. If you do choose to run Scarf Landorus, I'd recommend trying out Expert Belt Genesect, which really benefits from the paralysis support your Rotom-W offers to the rest of your team. Alternatively, if you are looking for a late-game sweeper, then go with the Rock Polish Genesect suggested by many other raters before me. Also, I'd encourage you to keep Thunder Wave over Will-O-Wisp on Rotom-W. Paralysis helps your team immensely, and you're not as vulnerable to physical attackers as some may think. A summarized list of changes can be found below.

Sets:
Mixed

---->

Expert Belt ----> Choice Scarf

Choice Scarf ----> Life Orb (if going with RP) or Expert Belt (if going with Mixed)

I don't have much else to say, so good luck with your team! Also, before I forget...*clicks Luvdisc*

Nov 4th, 2012, 6:18:40 PM	#11
Trinitrotoluene And we will never be alone again / 'cause it doesn't happen everyday / kinda counted on you being a friend / kinda given up on giving away... Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 721 np: Daft Punk - Instant Crush (feat. Julian Casablancas) Mentor	Hey. Got your request. It always makes me smile when I see a VoltTurning team being posted on the forum, so thanks for that. I also love the vocabulary you've used in your RMT; it's not every day that the word "imbroglio" appears in a piece of literature, much less an RMT. Now, onto the substance of my rate. As many of my fellow raters have stated, offensive variants of Volcarona appear to be a problem for your team to face, since they threaten with powerful neutral coverage and don't exactly care about Genesect, which appears to be your main Scarfer. To alleviate that problem, I'd recommend going with Superpowerdude's suggestion of Scarf Landorus over your current set. Making this change allows you to revenge kill Volcarona, Salamence, Gyarados, Therian Tornadus, and Dragonite, all of which can pose incredible problems for the rest of your team. Also, you posed the question of replacing Tyranitar as a Stealth Rock inducer in the comments above my rate. While Normal Gem Mew and Deoxys-D are very cool, I'd ultimately go with the Lead Aerodactyl proposed by Shurtugal, sans Fire Blast, which a Hasty or Timid Genesect has an 87.5% chance of living through outside of the rain. Now, to examine and make some minor nitpicks. If you do choose to run Scarf Landorus, I'd recommend trying out Expert Belt Genesect, which really benefits from the paralysis support your Rotom-W offers to the rest of your team. Alternatively, if you are looking for a late-game sweeper, then go with the Rock Polish Genesect suggested by many other raters before me. Also, I'd encourage you to keep Thunder Wave over Will-O-Wisp on Rotom-W. Paralysis helps your team immensely, and you're not as vulnerable to physical attackers as some may think. A summarized list of changes can be found below. Sets: Mixed Genesect @ Expert Belt \| Download Hasty \| 112 Atk / 144 SpA / 252 Spe U-turn \| Thunderbolt \| Ice Beam \| Flamethrower Rock Polish Genesect @ Life Orb \| Download Timid \| 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe \| 0 Atk Rock Polish \| Giga Drain \| Ice Beam \| Bug Buzz Aerodactyl @ Focus Sash \| Pressure Jolly \| 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe Stealth Rock \| Taunt \| Rock Slide \| Earthquake Nitpicks: *---->* *Expert Belt ----> Choice Scarf* *Choice Scarf ----> Life Orb (if going with RP) or Expert Belt (if going with Mixed)* I don't have much else to say, so good luck with your team! Also, before I forget...clicks Luvdisc __________________