[Dragontamer]

Attack tiers are not designed for 1 v 1 KO calculations. They are designed to replace MASS damage calculations.

For example, I calculate Specsmence's Attack Tier. 60.49 + 51.85 + 4.25 + 4.25 - 2.65 + 1 == 118.19. So every pokemon with Sp. Def. Tier 118.19 and below is OHKOed by Specsmence's Draco Meteor.

(60.49 is Salamence's base Atk. Tier, 51.85 is Draco Meteor's power, 4.25 is Stab and specs, 2.65 is the guarenteed OHKO, and 1 is for the +nature)

But wait... Lets say I'd like to see what Life Orb would do instead, and I'd like to see who is OHKOed by Specs that Life Orb doesn't OHKO.

All I have to do is subtract 4.25 (specs) and add life orb (2.75) and volia. New Attack tier is 116.69. And all pokemon between 116.69 and 118.19 on this list is OHKOed by Specsmence, but not by Life-Orb salamence.

This is a system for Mass damage calculations. Not one at a time calculations. Anyway, it takes about the same amount of time to run a attack tier calculation as a single calculation on Metakid's (remember, control-f is your friend). Just there is so much information... EVs, which pokemon, which attack, +nature, -nature, etc. etc.

And I can modify this over and over very quickly. I can subtract 1 to see what Timid Specsmence can do, I can add 1.4 to see where Stealth Rocks / Layer 1 of spikes puts me. I can add 7.27 to see how it is if I manage to baton pass nasty plot to Salamence, etc. etc.

Memorize the modifiers, like 4.25 for 1.5x bonuses, 1 for nature changes, 7.27 for 2x bonuses, and 2.75 for life orb. If you got those down, a single attack tier will tell you a hell of a lot about a pokemon's relative attack power and you can best decide for yourself what kind of pokemon you want.

Might want to add an entry for Hidden Power in the attacks. Just keep it to 70 BP to keep it simple, no sense messing around with other strengths.

Thanks, I can't believe I forgot them.