The Dark Horse Project - Page 5

Lady Alex · Nov 10th, 2012, 8:34:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Fat Pocket

that's a hardcore dragmag team :0 It's interesting that you don't have Salamence / DDNit, though!

I decided against Salamence because I usually end up needing mamoswine to do its job early game, and didn't want to risk a speed tie with opposing Scarf moxiemences, so I used Garchomp instead. I'm generally just unimpressed with Dragonite right now. Kyurem-B, on the other hand, does a whole lot of work and gives both rain and sun hell.

Jayde · Nov 11th, 2012, 1:19:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Fat Jayde

Pokemon Showdown! Username: huehuehuehue
Dark Horse Pokemon Currently Working With: BIG LANDO-T
Hall of Fame Standing: na
Current Ladder Standing: nah

lgi

another alt change, sorry! was testing out a weird set and it didn't really work, so now testing a slightly less weird one and it's doing quite well

toshimelonhead · Nov 11th, 2012, 10:39:23 PM

Pokemon Showdown! Username: toshiistesting
Hall of Fame Standing: Bronze
Dark Horse Pokemon Currently Working With: Heracross
Current Ladder Standing on Pokemon Showdown!: brainstorming team/sets (may use 6 mons, but will for sure use Hera)

Temp V1 · Nov 12th, 2012, 2:03:33 AM

Alright, time to break the community contributor in under 100 posts :d Figure it might as well be on something fun :)

Pokemon Showdown username: Hax LGI
Standing: 1000
Hall of Fame Standing: Bronze (Landorus-T)
Dark Horse: Uxie

LGI

EDIT: Done

This run through made me sad, 2 off silver then the Hax which made me chose the alt reered its head, dropped 4 straight to crits/misses. Was a sad day. Still, finished in just over 2 hrs, my slowest yet :( Good fun as always :)

Proof of Bronze

The Set

Uxie @ Light Clay
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Spd / 4 SDef
Timid Nature
- Memento
- Stealth Rock
- Light Screen
- Reflect

Discussion

How did you choose your Dark Horse Pokemon for this project? What lead you to choose the Pokemon you did? Did you have regrets or were you happy with your selection?

Well this was my second run through this month, and I didn't really feel like using Landorus-T again so I had to pick something different. My old team for last months DHP looked appealing, although Terrakion was on the team so I couldn't use that team. However that did allow me to get thinking again on how to make a new team that could be supported by Uxie, so I did, and here we are again.

How did you go about building a team for your Dark Horse Pokemon? Which kinds of teammates did you consider? What factors contributed to the team you created?

I used a team very similar to my last DHP team, however Terrakion was obviously changed out. Thankfully he did not play that much of an integral role on the team, so the transition was quite easy. For more on that find my discussion from last month :3

Do you think it is more difficult or less difficult to ladder with a Dark Horse Pokemon? Why? Does the element of surprise play a factor in your battles? Is it easier to fight with a "highly used"" team or with Pokemon that are less common?

Again probably something that can be found in my previous discussion response. I still don't know why more people don't use Uxie, granted it my be overlooked in the fast as fuck, highly powered meta, but its still as good as any utilitymon.

(For Hall of Fame members only) How did you reach the Hall of Fame? Was it easy or difficult? Did having a Dark Horse Pokemon on your team benefit you? What advice would you give to those laddering with Dark Horse Pokemon?

Winning. My team wins, simple as that, so it didn't take all that long. Sadly it did take me over 2 hours to achieve my peak, 2:14 to be exact, but I guess I nearly made silver, rather than just mid bronze, so I have to be happy with that :d Once again, wasn't really difficult at all. Hax happens, but you just push through it and grind it out. With a team like mine that isn't too difficult.

ClubbingSealCub · Nov 12th, 2012, 3:35:05 PM

Okay so after a lot (and I mean a lot) of Sleep Powder misses by Lilligant; I decided to drop it. Not worth the loss of hair, even if Liligant is an amazing pokémon.

Started another run with SANDSLASH MAH BOI and got it to 1783 in around 2 hours, so I'll keep going on that.

Pokemon Showdown! Username: ClubbingSealCub (It had a fresh rating this afternoon 'cuz I hadn't used this one in a long time)
Dark Horse Pokemon Currently Working With: EXCADRILL LITE MAH BOI
Hall of Fame Standing: na
Current Ladder Standing: 1813 ACRE / 1954 +- 100 Glicko2

TropiOUs · Nov 12th, 2012, 3:54:43 PM

Because I ran out of ideas to justify using regular Kyurem instead of Kyurem-B, starting this again.

Pokemon Showdown! Username: 343I sucks
Dark Horse Pokemon Currently Working With: Xatu and Lando-T
Hall of Fame Standing: n/a
Current Ladder Standing:

Sets used:

Xatu

Landorus-T

Speed is because I found getting killed by Tentacruel bad, so I decided to speed creep it.

Too lazy to the answer the questions so making this short: I used these guys because they looked like decent partners for Kyurem-B, taking care of his biggest fears, give it really appreciated hazard support, and the most important reason, a safe switch in.

I forgot that Landorus-T was also a Dark Horse, so I forgot to register it, but I used it every single game.

PDC · Nov 12th, 2012, 7:26:32 PM

Changing up my Dark Horse Pokemon to Umbreon.

Nick : the pdc cancel
Ranking : zero

/B/utterfree · Nov 13th, 2012, 12:16:14 AM

Pokemon Showdown! Username: /V/riska
Hall of Fame Standing: N/A
Dark Horse Pokemon Currently Working With: Dusknoir
Current Ladder Standing on Pokemon Showdown!: n/a

>implying this will be easy for someone of my lacking calibre
>implying this will not enrage PKGaming

Level 51 · Nov 13th, 2012, 12:48:03 AM

Pokemon Showdown! Username: Usage Level
Hall of Fame Standing: N/A
Dark Horse Pokemon Currently Working With: Tangrowth, Sandslash
Current Ladder Standing on Pokemon Showdown!: 1604 (Current), 1613 (Suspect)

ganj4lF · Nov 14th, 2012, 1:23:11 PM

So sad I have to give up again this project. Real life is not being kind with me, I'm very busy and build / test / ladder with a new team takes quite a bit of time, at least to me. I don't want to run my old team again just to complete this challenge, since it's already seen and won't spark new ideas; however I'd like to let a feedback on the poke I was trying to use anyway:

Togekiss @ Leftovers | Serene Grace
Calm | 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 SpD
- Body Slam
- Air Slash
- Heal Bell
- Roost

This thing, coupled with a Magic Bounce user, makes a very valuable defensive pivot that can spread paralysis at will (except on Ghosts). Tornadus-T's Life Orb Hurricane deals 45% average, and, unlike SpD Rotom-W, Togekiss resists U-Turn and has reliable recovery. Choice Scarf Genesect is unable to 2HKO it (and may even fail to 3HKO it) without a SpA boost; LO versions are indeed more dangerous, but they are completely screwed by Body Slam anyway, so they won't stay in so easily. Its Flying type, also, avoid Arena Trap, which is good since we all know how commong Torn-T + Dugtrio (or Genesect) are. In addition, it does have an usable Defense and awesome Special Attack stats, so it's harder to set up on than, say, Blissey, and can actually dish out some real damage with Air Slash, abusing its paralysis (and synergizing (does this word even exist?) with other paralysis inducers into your team) Heal Bell is just the icing on the cake, making Togekiss harder to stall and providing huge team support. Of course, without a Magic Bounce user it's a pain to play around SR, since with 25% damage almost all the 3HKOs are 2HKOs, and Togekiss's speed is not really good. However, with the proper team support, this thing can be valuable even in today's meta, infested by powerful, fast attackers; pokes like Garchomp, Sub Terrakion and things like that LOVE paralysis, since they can completely wreck a team after a turn of set up, and they can fish for it thanks to Substitute. Even CB sets, or other things that are only stopped by so-so speed, can take advantage from this set.

Good luck to everyone and to this awesome project; hopefully the next time I'll be a little less busy and can contribute better.

jaredz99 · Nov 14th, 2012, 2:09:24 PM

Pokemon Showdown! Username: ComeGetSome
Hall of Fame Standing: Got Bronze last time with Walrein.
Dark Horse Pokemon Currently Working With: Abomasnow, Walrein, Zapdos
Current Ladder Standing on Pokemon Showdown!: N/A

ScraftyIsTheBest · Nov 14th, 2012, 4:09:12 PM

Pokemon Showdown! Username: Let It Snow!
Hall of Fame Standing: N/A
Dark Horse Pokemon Currently Working With: Abomasnow, Mienshao
Current Ladder Standing on Pokemon Showdown!: 1540

MapleDoom · Nov 14th, 2012, 7:34:04 PM

Pokemon Showdown! Username: Kristen Stewart
Hall of Fame Standing: 1000
Dark Horse Pokemon Currently Working With: Smeargle
Current Ladder Standing on Pokemon Showdown!: 1000
Full Set:

Quote:

Sgyhu (Smeargle) @ Focus Sash
Trait: Own Tempo
EVs: 252 Spd / 252 HP / 4 SDef
Timid Nature
- Spore
- Shell Smash
- Tail Glow
- Baton Pass

Darth Missingno. · Nov 15th, 2012, 1:01:25 AM

I'm glad I discovered this - it'll be interesting to see where it goes. I've been using three Dark Horses on this sun team for the duration of BW2, but the new "OU Current" being distinct from OU gives me a chance to join in.

PS username: dwarfstar
Hall of Fame standing: N/A
Dark Horses: Landorus-T, Lilligant, Kingdra
Current ladder standing: 1560

SETS

Joel · Nov 15th, 2012, 3:26:26 AM

Pokemon Showdown! Username: I Won't Win
Hall of Fame Standing: Nope
Dark Horse Pokemon Currently Working With: Rotom-Fan
Current Ladder Standing: None

mudkipmanxp5 · Nov 15th, 2012, 5:27:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Fat mudkipmanxp5

Pokemon Showdown! Username: GnuGnu7
Hall of Fame Standing: None as of yet!
Dark Horse Pokemon Currently Working With: Shaymin, Cresselia
Current Ladder Standing: 1761

Been having success with these 2 pokemon lately so i shall start a new account and see how far i can get with these dark horses.

Sorry, alt change. Lost a lot of games so i changed up my team a bit and started a new alt.

MapleDoom · Nov 15th, 2012, 8:00:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fat MapleDoom

Pokemon Showdown! Username: Motherfather
Hall of Fame Standing: Soon to be Grandmaster (loljk, none)
Dark Horse Pokemon Currently Working With: Smeargle
Current Ladder Standing on Pokemon Showdown!: 1000
Full Set:

Changed name after losing a series of matches... :P

jaredz99 · Nov 15th, 2012, 2:10:00 PM

Changing the username from ComeGetSome when I realized that I cheated because I already signed up with this alt for the DoT project - new alt is KCChief, same pokes (aboma, walrein, zapdos)

gengarsnemisis · Nov 15th, 2012, 4:48:06 PM

Honestly, Medhicham just plain sucks, I thought its huge attack could make it usable in ou but...don't even bother with it is my advice! Going to edit my op shortly with a new dark horse.

The Unlucky one · Nov 15th, 2012, 11:36:50 PM

No one used Volbeat yet? Im suprised
Pokemon Showdown! Username: Volbeat>Jumpluff
Dark Horse Pokemon: Volbeat, Yanmega
Screenshot of Top 100 Ladder Ranking: None yet lol
Dark Horse Pokemon Complete Set: Its subject to change so i will not post

Darth Missingno. · Nov 16th, 2012, 2:39:42 AM

So, Kingdra seems to have the role of "kill one thing and immediately die a horrible death". I originally picked her up because of her anti-rain potential (and the thought of the look on an opponent's face when he saw a Ferrothorn go down to Kingdra, of all things), but she actually seems to die faster against rain than other team types. I'm considering dropping her, honestly - do you have suggestions for a better Dragon, or should I keep going with Kingdra a little longer? (The remaining three team members are Ninetales, Heatran, and Starmie, if that helps.)

**Pocket** · Nov 16th, 2012, 2:53:10 AM

The biggest problem for Kingdra is being Ferrothorn bait. Make sure your team has a safe switch-in for Ferro lest you want to suffer a slow spiky death D:

I guess you can give Kingdra HP Fire to effectively lure and kill Ferro, but it's not even a guaranteed 3HKO in the rain.

Outside of Ferrothorn, it's a solid mon. I've been using a slightly gimmicky set with DD - Outrage - Hydro Pump - Draco Meteor @ Dragon Fang with decent results. Max SpA, enough Speed to be faster than Jolly Breloom, rest in Attack; Mild / Rash Nature. Lure in physical walls that tries to stop DD Kingdra, only to punish them with Hydro Pump & Draco Meteor. People think that Kingdra is forced to switch out after the special drop from Draco Meteor, only to meet with a DD-boosted Outrage >:D. You can try Surf @ LO for a more accurate Water STAB and for a bit more bite on its Outrage and Draco Meteor than DFang's 20% boost.

Other than the above set, you can't go wrong with Max SpA / Max Spe Timid LO Special Rain Dance Kingdra - Rain Dance / Hydro Pump / Ice Beam / Draco Meteor. You should have no problem being revenge-killed thanks to Swift Swim :)

Darth Missingno. · Nov 16th, 2012, 3:09:10 AM

My Kingdra actually does have HP-Fire lol. She's EV'd to outspeed max Speed Timid Jolteon at +1 and OHKO Dragonite through Multiscale with Outrage unboosted (with Life Orb factored in), with the rest put in SpA to give Hidden Power a little more bite. I'm wary of switching to an all-special set because the only other physical attacker on my team is Landorus-T, and if he and Starmie are dead, then Blissey is a colossal pain (my Sleep Powders usually miss, and when they do hit, the opponent wakes up the turn after I switch in the next Pokemon). Ferrothorn isn't much of a problem as long as the weather isn't rain, since Ninetales and Heatran can both OHKO with Fire Blast even in neutral weather.
I like that weird Dragon Dance set of yours - in general, I like weird sets - but the other one is a complete non-starter for me, since this is a sun team.
Thanks for the feedback!

The Unlucky one · Nov 16th, 2012, 7:54:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fat The Unlucky one

No one used Volbeat yet? Im suprised
Pokemon Showdown! Username: Volbeat>Jumpluff
Dark Horse Pokemon: Volbeat, Yanmega
Screenshot of Top 100 Ladder Ranking: None yet lol
Dark Horse Pokemon Complete Set: Its subject to change so i will not post

Restarted as i joined 4 matches in a row where i lost since my internet DC'd and i lost to inactivity. Ill try again sooner or later once i get a better connection.

MrCookie · Nov 16th, 2012, 5:56:14 PM

Pokemon Showdown! Username: Theburgerking100
Hall of Fame Standing: none
Dark Horse Pokemon Currently Working With: PorygonZ
Current Ladder Standing: None

Nov 11th, 2012, 10:39:23 PM	#103
toshimelonhead Raising Whitney's Miltank Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 886 Snowpoint City	Pokemon Showdown! Username: toshiistesting Hall of Fame Standing: Bronze Dark Horse Pokemon Currently Working With: Heracross Current Ladder Standing on Pokemon Showdown!: brainstorming team/sets (may use 6 mons, but will for sure use Hera) __________________ 01[21:11] <@toshimelonhead> nova you are one lucky son of a gun [21:11] <@Novaray> hahahahaha [21:11] <@durrr> whys he lucky [21:12] <@Colchonero> maybe he got a date with jason's cousin [21:12] <@Novaray> LOL 01[21:12] <@toshimelonhead> rofl [21:13] <@durrr> HAHAHAHHA gtfo shes mine

Nov 12th, 2012, 2:03:33 AM	#104
Temp V1 Movin' at the speed of life and I can't slow down Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 113 Australia	Alright, time to break the community contributor in under 100 posts :d Figure it might as well be on something fun :) Pokemon Showdown username: Hax LGI Standing: 1000 Hall of Fame Standing: Bronze (Landorus-T) Dark Horse: Uxie LGI EDIT: Done This run through made me sad, 2 off silver then the Hax which made me chose the alt reered its head, dropped 4 straight to crits/misses. Was a sad day. Still, finished in just over 2 hrs, my slowest yet :( Good fun as always :) Proof of Bronze The Set Uxie @ Light Clay Trait: Levitate EVs: 252 HP / 252 Spd / 4 SDef Timid Nature - Memento - Stealth Rock - Light Screen - Reflect Discussion How did you choose your Dark Horse Pokemon for this project? What lead you to choose the Pokemon you did? Did you have regrets or were you happy with your selection? Well this was my second run through this month, and I didn't really feel like using Landorus-T again so I had to pick something different. My old team for last months DHP looked appealing, although Terrakion was on the team so I couldn't use that team. However that did allow me to get thinking again on how to make a new team that could be supported by Uxie, so I did, and here we are again. How did you go about building a team for your Dark Horse Pokemon? Which kinds of teammates did you consider? What factors contributed to the team you created? I used a team very similar to my last DHP team, however Terrakion was obviously changed out. Thankfully he did not play that much of an integral role on the team, so the transition was quite easy. For more on that find my discussion from last month :3 Do you think it is more difficult or less difficult to ladder with a Dark Horse Pokemon? Why? Does the element of surprise play a factor in your battles? Is it easier to fight with a "highly used"" team or with Pokemon that are less common? Again probably something that can be found in my previous discussion response. I still don't know why more people don't use Uxie, granted it my be overlooked in the fast as fuck, highly powered meta, but its still as good as any utilitymon. (For Hall of Fame members only) How did you reach the Hall of Fame? Was it easy or difficult? Did having a Dark Horse Pokemon on your team benefit you? What advice would you give to those laddering with Dark Horse Pokemon? Winning. My team wins, simple as that, so it didn't take all that long. Sadly it did take me over 2 hours to achieve my peak, 2:14 to be exact, but I guess I nearly made silver, rather than just mid bronze, so I have to be happy with that :d Once again, wasn't really difficult at all. Hax happens, but you just push through it and grind it out. With a team like mine that isn't too difficult. Last edited by Temp V1; Nov 12th, 2012 at 8:00:07 PM.

Nov 12th, 2012, 3:35:05 PM	#105
ClubbingSealCub Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 388 Spheal @ Thick Club	Okay so after a lot (and I mean a lot) of Sleep Powder misses by Lilligant; I decided to drop it. Not worth the loss of hair, even if Liligant is an amazing pokémon. Started another run with SANDSLASH MAH BOI and got it to 1783 in around 2 hours, so I'll keep going on that. Pokemon Showdown! Username: ClubbingSealCub (It had a fresh rating this afternoon 'cuz I hadn't used this one in a long time) Dark Horse Pokemon Currently Working With: EXCADRILL LITE MAH BOI Hall of Fame Standing: na Current Ladder Standing: 1813 ACRE / 1954 +- 100 Glicko2 __________________ RMT: Dune Walkers - Featuring Sandslash Tobes: Infernape is still #22 in standard OU. You all sicken me. Last edited by ClubbingSealCub; Nov 12th, 2012 at 5:37:21 PM.

Nov 12th, 2012, 3:54:43 PM	#106
TropiOUs Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 432 North Korea	Because I ran out of ideas to justify using regular Kyurem instead of Kyurem-B, starting this again. Pokemon Showdown! Username: 343I sucks Dark Horse Pokemon Currently Working With: Xatu and Lando-T Hall of Fame Standing: n/a Current Ladder Standing: Sets used: Xatu Boss from Mexico (Xatu) (M) @ Rocky Helmet Trait: Magic Bounce EVs: 252 HP / 64 Spd / 192 Def Bold Nature - U-turn - Heat Wave - Roost - Thunder Wave Landorus-T Landorus-Therian (M) @ Leftovers Trait: Intimidate EVs: 64 Atk / 200 HP / 144 Def / 100 Spd Adamant Nature - Earthquake - U-turn - Stealth Rock - Stone Edge Speed is because I found getting killed by Tentacruel bad, so I decided to speed creep it. Too lazy to the answer the questions so making this short: I used these guys because they looked like decent partners for Kyurem-B, taking care of his biggest fears, give it really appreciated hazard support, and the most important reason, a safe switch in. I forgot that Landorus-T was also a Dark Horse, so I forgot to register it, but I used it every single game. __________________ 16:46 <TLCNU> Esca literally is 2HKO'd by Stoutland Fire Fang Last edited by TropiOUs; Nov 13th, 2012 at 1:00:53 AM.

Nov 12th, 2012, 7:26:32 PM	#107
PDC A coward dies a thousand deaths, a soldier dies but one Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 618	Changing up my Dark Horse Pokemon to Umbreon. Nick : the pdc cancel Ranking : zero __________________ Leave me a visitor message if you want me to rate your team! Last edited by PDC; Nov 12th, 2012 at 10:37:05 PM.

Nov 13th, 2012, 12:16:14 AM	#108
/B/utterfree Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 464	Pokemon Showdown! Username: /V/riska Hall of Fame Standing: N/A Dark Horse Pokemon Currently Working With: Dusknoir Current Ladder Standing on Pokemon Showdown!: n/a >implying this will be easy for someone of my lacking calibre >implying this will not enrage PKGaming Last edited by /B/utterfree; Nov 13th, 2012 at 12:36:56 AM.

Nov 13th, 2012, 12:48:03 AM	#109
Level 51 Now available in GMT+1! Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 778 Location: Singapore ^.^	Pokemon Showdown! Username: Usage Level Hall of Fame Standing: N/A Dark Horse Pokemon Currently Working With: Tangrowth, Sandslash Current Ladder Standing on Pokemon Showdown!: 1604 (Current), 1613 (Suspect) __________________ Ice 9: an RU RMT !kiddmewtwo: your still a bitch and this whole server is ass without blue gastrodon [15:59] <&@chaos\|away> i hence forth make it official: im better than arcticblast [15:59] <&@chaos\|away> spread the word Last edited by Level 51; Nov 13th, 2012 at 9:02:54 AM.

Nov 14th, 2012, 1:23:11 PM	#110
ganj4lF Nobody is safe from the power of science! Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 710 Italy	So sad I have to give up again this project. Real life is not being kind with me, I'm very busy and build / test / ladder with a new team takes quite a bit of time, at least to me. I don't want to run my old team again just to complete this challenge, since it's already seen and won't spark new ideas; however I'd like to let a feedback on the poke I was trying to use anyway: Togekiss @ Leftovers \| Serene Grace Calm \| 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 SpD - Body Slam - Air Slash - Heal Bell - Roost This thing, coupled with a Magic Bounce user, makes a very valuable defensive pivot that can spread paralysis at will (except on Ghosts). Tornadus-T's Life Orb Hurricane deals 45% average, and, unlike SpD Rotom-W, Togekiss resists U-Turn and has reliable recovery. Choice Scarf Genesect is unable to 2HKO it (and may even fail to 3HKO it) without a SpA boost; LO versions are indeed more dangerous, but they are completely screwed by Body Slam anyway, so they won't stay in so easily. Its Flying type, also, avoid Arena Trap, which is good since we all know how commong Torn-T + Dugtrio (or Genesect) are. In addition, it does have an usable Defense and awesome Special Attack stats, so it's harder to set up on than, say, Blissey, and can actually dish out some real damage with Air Slash, abusing its paralysis (and synergizing (does this word even exist?) with other paralysis inducers into your team) Heal Bell is just the icing on the cake, making Togekiss harder to stall and providing huge team support. Of course, without a Magic Bounce user it's a pain to play around SR, since with 25% damage almost all the 3HKOs are 2HKOs, and Togekiss's speed is not really good. However, with the proper team support, this thing can be valuable even in today's meta, infested by powerful, fast attackers; pokes like Garchomp, Sub Terrakion and things like that LOVE paralysis, since they can completely wreck a team after a turn of set up, and they can fish for it thanks to Substitute. Even CB sets, or other things that are only stopped by so-so speed, can take advantage from this set. Good luck to everyone and to this awesome project; hopefully the next time I'll be a little less busy and can contribute better. __________________ Counter that Pokemon project: Mk III & Warstory \| Mk IV RMTs: The HOutsiders (also the other ones if anyone likes lurking my old posts) Take a look at this before starting an argument Not accepting rating requests anymore. Sorry!

Nov 14th, 2012, 2:09:24 PM	#111
jaredz99 Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 59	Pokemon Showdown! Username: ComeGetSome Hall of Fame Standing: Got Bronze last time with Walrein. Dark Horse Pokemon Currently Working With: Abomasnow, Walrein, Zapdos Current Ladder Standing on Pokemon Showdown!: N/A

Nov 14th, 2012, 4:09:12 PM	#112
ScraftyIsTheBest Floatin' Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 618 Lake Verity	Pokemon Showdown! Username: Let It Snow! Hall of Fame Standing: N/A Dark Horse Pokemon Currently Working With: Abomasnow, Mienshao Current Ladder Standing on Pokemon Showdown!: 1540 __________________ <TLCNU> Esca literally is 2HKO'd by Stoutland Fire Fang Sandslash and Dusknoir for NU! Work Compendium VM or PM me for a UU / RU rate! Last edited by ScraftyIsTheBest; Nov 24th, 2012 at 9:07:37 PM.

Nov 15th, 2012, 1:01:25 AM	#114
Darth Missingno. Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 159 a reliable team of monkeys	I'm glad I discovered this - it'll be interesting to see where it goes. I've been using three Dark Horses on this sun team for the duration of BW2, but the new "OU Current" being distinct from OU gives me a chance to join in. PS username: dwarfstar Hall of Fame standing: N/A Dark Horses: Landorus-T, Lilligant, Kingdra Current ladder standing: 1560 SETS Zeke (Landorus-T) @ Choice Scarf Trait: Intimidate EVs: 252 Atk, 252 Spe, 4 SpA Naive Nature IVs: 30 Spe, 31 others -Earthquake -Stone Edge -U-turn -Hidden Power [Ice] Sekot (Lilligant) @ Life Orb Trait: Chlorophyll EVs: 60 Def, 196 Spe, 252 SpA Modest Nature IVs:31 HP, 31 Atk, 30 Def, 30 Spe, 31 SpA, 30 SpD -Leaf Storm -Healing Wish -Sleep Powder -Hidden Power [Rock] Krisse (Kingdra) @ Life Orb (might change to Lum Berry) Trait: Swift Swim EVs: 116 Atk, 232 Spe, 160 SpA Lonely Nature IVs: 31 HP, 31 Atk, 30 Def, 30 Spe, 30 SpA, 31 SpD -Dragon Dance -Outrage -Waterfall -Hidden Power [Fire] __________________ No one is free until all are free. Will you keep living on your knees?

Nov 15th, 2012, 3:26:26 AM	#115
Joel Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1,206	Pokemon Showdown! Username: I Won't Win Hall of Fame Standing: Nope Dark Horse Pokemon Currently Working With: Rotom-Fan Current Ladder Standing: None __________________ Pokemon Showdown Name: "Joel" (Peaked at: 1745 / OU Standard) Pokemon Online Name: "James Bondage" (Peaked at: 1351 / WiFi OU Tier) I also occasionally do wifi battles. Last edited by Joel; Nov 15th, 2012 at 4:30:58 AM.

Nov 15th, 2012, 2:10:00 PM	#118
jaredz99 Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 59	Changing the username from ComeGetSome when I realized that I cheated because I already signed up with this alt for the DoT project - new alt is KCChief, same pokes (aboma, walrein, zapdos)

Nov 15th, 2012, 4:48:06 PM	#119
gengarsnemisis Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 127	Honestly, Medhicham just plain sucks, I thought its huge attack could make it usable in ou but...don't even bother with it is my advice! Going to edit my op shortly with a new dark horse. __________________ PS name- uberscape

Nov 15th, 2012, 11:36:50 PM	#120
The Unlucky one Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 560 Philippines	No one used Volbeat yet? Im suprised Pokemon Showdown! Username: Volbeat>Jumpluff Dark Horse Pokemon: Volbeat, Yanmega Screenshot of Top 100 Ladder Ranking: None yet lol Dark Horse Pokemon Complete Set: Its subject to change so i will not post __________________ 252+ SpA Choice Specs Magikarp Hydro Pump vs. 248 HP / 84 SpD Ho-Oh in rain: 228-270 (54.93 - 65.06%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Stealth Rock you may know me as "superwii64cube" too Last edited by The Unlucky one; Nov 20th, 2012 at 7:12:38 AM. Reason: Typo, lol

Nov 16th, 2012, 2:39:42 AM	#121
Darth Missingno. Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 159 a reliable team of monkeys	So, Kingdra seems to have the role of "kill one thing and immediately die a horrible death". I originally picked her up because of her anti-rain potential (and the thought of the look on an opponent's face when he saw a Ferrothorn go down to Kingdra, of all things), but she actually seems to die faster against rain than other team types. I'm considering dropping her, honestly - do you have suggestions for a better Dragon, or should I keep going with Kingdra a little longer? (The remaining three team members are Ninetales, Heatran, and Starmie, if that helps.) __________________ No one is free until all are free. Will you keep living on your knees?

Nov 16th, 2012, 2:53:10 AM	#122
Pocket Talonflame :D Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 7,296 Bergenfield	The biggest problem for Kingdra is being Ferrothorn bait. Make sure your team has a safe switch-in for Ferro lest you want to suffer a slow spiky death D: I guess you can give Kingdra HP Fire to effectively lure and kill Ferro, but it's not even a guaranteed 3HKO in the rain. Outside of Ferrothorn, it's a solid mon. I've been using a slightly gimmicky set with DD - Outrage - Hydro Pump - Draco Meteor @ Dragon Fang with decent results. Max SpA, enough Speed to be faster than Jolly Breloom, rest in Attack; Mild / Rash Nature. Lure in physical walls that tries to stop DD Kingdra, only to punish them with Hydro Pump & Draco Meteor. People think that Kingdra is forced to switch out after the special drop from Draco Meteor, only to meet with a DD-boosted Outrage >:D. You can try Surf @ LO for a more accurate Water STAB and for a bit more bite on its Outrage and Draco Meteor than DFang's 20% boost. Other than the above set, you can't go wrong with Max SpA / Max Spe Timid LO Special Rain Dance Kingdra - Rain Dance / Hydro Pump / Ice Beam / Draco Meteor. You should have no problem being revenge-killed thanks to Swift Swim :) __________________ Dark Horse Project: Conquer the Ladder! \| Word of Wisdom for Trainers \| Smogon Doubles: Let's Make It Official!

Nov 16th, 2012, 3:09:10 AM	#123
Darth Missingno. Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 159 a reliable team of monkeys	My Kingdra actually does have HP-Fire lol. She's EV'd to outspeed max Speed Timid Jolteon at +1 and OHKO Dragonite through Multiscale with Outrage unboosted (with Life Orb factored in), with the rest put in SpA to give Hidden Power a little more bite. I'm wary of switching to an all-special set because the only other physical attacker on my team is Landorus-T, and if he and Starmie are dead, then Blissey is a colossal pain (my Sleep Powders usually miss, and when they do hit, the opponent wakes up the turn after I switch in the next Pokemon). Ferrothorn isn't much of a problem as long as the weather isn't rain, since Ninetales and Heatran can both OHKO with Fire Blast even in neutral weather. I like that weird Dragon Dance set of yours - in general, I like weird sets - but the other one is a complete non-starter for me, since this is a sun team. Thanks for the feedback! __________________ No one is free until all are free. Will you keep living on your knees?

Nov 16th, 2012, 5:56:14 PM	#125
MrCookie Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 30	Pokemon Showdown! Username: Theburgerking100 Hall of Fame Standing: none Dark Horse Pokemon Currently Working With: PorygonZ Current Ladder Standing: None