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Derpinator · Nov 28th, 2012, 10:35:08 PM

Thanks for the rates everyone! Sorry that I haven't responded to the earlier rates, but I had 2 finals today so I was studying. Now to get to the rates...

I was initially going to turn down the Life Orb Latios suggestion by Superpowerdude for one main reason: Venusaur. Latios was the only thing that I had fast enough to outspend Chlorophyll Venusaur, OHKOing it with Psyshock. So, I wasn't planning on taking that request and, instead, I was going to take the Expert Belt Genesect suggestion to de-Scarf somebody on the team. But, dragonuser then came and gave his suggestion for Heatran, which was previously suggested but I declined it seeing that I didn't need it then. Now, however, it fits better allowing me to de-Scarf Latios since I would now have a new Venusaur counter, Heatran. Also, the trapping capabilities of this set also appealed to me, allowing me to trap and kill specific Pokemon. So, I plan on putting Life Orb and Surf on Latios and replacing Rotom-Heat with Heatran, ONLY if, after a bit of testing, I find that the loss of Choice Scarf and Trick on Latios and Rotom-Heat's burning and Volt Switch capabilities don't hurt the team too much.

Also, thank you to Furai for the Luvdisc!

Nov 28th, 2012, 10:35:08 PM	#19
Derpinator Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 66	Thanks for the rates everyone! Sorry that I haven't responded to the earlier rates, but I had 2 finals today so I was studying. Now to get to the rates... I was initially going to turn down the Life Orb Latios suggestion by Superpowerdude for one main reason: Venusaur. Latios was the only thing that I had fast enough to outspend Chlorophyll Venusaur, OHKOing it with Psyshock. So, I wasn't planning on taking that request and, instead, I was going to take the Expert Belt Genesect suggestion to de-Scarf somebody on the team. But, dragonuser then came and gave his suggestion for Heatran, which was previously suggested but I declined it seeing that I didn't need it then. Now, however, it fits better allowing me to de-Scarf Latios since I would now have a new Venusaur counter, Heatran. Also, the trapping capabilities of this set also appealed to me, allowing me to trap and kill specific Pokemon. So, I plan on putting Life Orb and Surf on Latios and replacing Rotom-Heat with Heatran, ONLY if, after a bit of testing, I find that the loss of Choice Scarf and Trick on Latios and Rotom-Heat's burning and Volt Switch capabilities don't hurt the team too much. Also, thank you to Furai for the Luvdisc! __________________ Come check out my new RMT, The Latios Brigade.