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Koji · Nov 19th, 2012, 2:30:17 AM

Dual Screener.
Latias or Espeon?
Latias has better stats and has an access to Healing Wish that can be pretty useful sometimes, but Espeon has an amazing ability that can't be taunt, reflecting hazards and some other things.
Please help me decide :))
Give a set if you're willing. Thanks

alkinesthetase · Nov 19th, 2012, 2:34:54 AM

be more specific, but in general espeon is the right choice... if it's even the right choice to use a dual screener at all.

generally espeon is better for hyper offense teams because as a magic bouncer it beats one of the standard HO leads (deoxys) but honestly most HO teams benefit more from deoxys's hazards than they do from any dual screener

latias is not really a very good dual screener right now because you waste the only reason to use it (its quality as an anti-weather pivot), not to mention it loses hard to most standard leads.

frankly if you want a hyper offense lead you should be using hazards deoxys-D, and if you aren't running hyper offense you should almost never have a dual screener, so there is almost no good reason to even want to run one right now

Zacchaeus · Nov 25th, 2012, 1:37:32 PM

Repost: If you had a team of Plus Plusle, Minus Klinklang, and Minus Minun in a triple battle, would each of them get a 2.25x boost to Special Attack?

Regarding Poison Touch, how does it stack with attacks with a chance to poison such as Poison Jab and how do the checks work with an attack with a chance for a different status such as Fire Punch?

SMERBECK · Nov 26th, 2012, 5:19:27 PM

Quick question, I do a lot of wifi battles so I can only use one of each item. In smogon battles on simulators I can use how many of one item?

Sorry for such a silly, stupid question but I am stuck at work without any access to a public channel full of people eager to help me.

Zacchaeus · Nov 26th, 2012, 5:22:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fat SMERBECK

Quick question, I do a lot of wifi battles so I can only use one of each item. In smogon battles on simulators I can use how many of one item?

Item clause is not present in standard competitive tiers, only WiFi and VGC. So you could use 6 of the same item when there is no Item clause

OVERGRO · Nov 28th, 2012, 8:36:14 PM

I have a simple question and seek a simple answer.

When Imposter Ditto switches in and transforms, does it copy:

1) Speed boosts from Choice Scarf
2) Attack halving from Burns
3) Attack increases from abilities such as Guts

Coronis · Nov 28th, 2012, 8:43:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fat OVERGRO

I have a simple question and seek a simple answer.

When Imposter Ditto switches in and transforms, does it copy:

1) Speed boosts from Choice Scarf
2) Attack halving from Burns
3) Attack increases from abilities such as Guts

Imposter copies all stat changes on the target originating from moves and Abilities, but not from items. i.e The boost from Choice Scarf won't be copied.

I'm not sure whether it would copy the attack halving from a burn, but I don't believe it would. But it would copy the boost from Guts.

OVERGRO · Nov 28th, 2012, 8:48:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fat Coronis

Imposter copies all stat changes on the target originating from moves and Abilities, but not from items. i.e The boost from Choice Scarf won't be copied.

I'm not sure whether it would copy the attack halving from a burn, but I don't believe it would. But it would copy the boost from Guts.

Clarification or 100% sureness would be nice from anyone who can tell about the burn attack halving copying by Imposter. :) Thank you Coronis.

Matezoide · Nov 29th, 2012, 12:40:58 AM

It wouldnt copy any of these things.

Mephisto · Nov 30th, 2012, 5:46:17 AM

I don't play competitively since 2009, or whenever the Pt moves came out. And at that time I came back briefly, just for a couple of months, so my IV Gen experience is quite... limited, and all my experience/memories comes from GSC and III Gen.

Question is, is OU the right tier to start getting used to competitive play again? Or should I start over from, say, RU? Thanks in advance.

PS: In case OU is the right place to start, should I wait till Genesect status is decided?

Zacchaeus · Nov 30th, 2012, 12:01:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fat Mephisto

I don't play competitively since 2009, or whenever the Pt moves came out. And at that time I came back briefly, just for a couple of months, so my IV Gen experience is quite... limited, and all my experience/memories comes from GSC and III Gen.

Question is, is OU the right tier to start getting used to competitive play again? Or should I start over from, say, RU? Thanks in advance.

PS: In case OU is the right place to start, should I wait till Genesect status is decided?

OU is the easiest to catch on to, it's quite flexible, and it should give you a good idea of the status of the 5th generation metagame in general, so I would say yes to starting in OU. Genesect is now banned

Mephisto · Nov 30th, 2012, 11:59:15 PM

Good to know, and thanks for the answer! Now to see how fast I can adapt to this pacey metagame.

Jean mi · Dec 1st, 2012, 4:21:42 PM

Hi, I'm kinda new to competitive battling and I have a question about sleep clause. When you put a pokemon that normally has natural cure asleep, are you allowed to put another one asleep when it switches out ?

KnivesInAToaster · Dec 1st, 2012, 5:35:10 PM

I'm new to the forums. Really new. And I'm new to trying to competitive battle outside of the simulators so... my question is where do I start? And how do I start?

This may not be the right place to ask this, so... my apologies in advance.

KnivesInAToaster · Dec 1st, 2012, 6:02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fat Jean mi

Hi, I'm kinda new to competitive battling and I have a question about sleep clause. When you put a pokemon that normally has natural cure asleep, are you allowed to put another one asleep when it switches out ?

I believe so because the sleep is lifted when the Pokemon switches out.

teekay · Dec 2nd, 2012, 5:49:10 PM

Coming out of lurkmode to ask this, and I apologize if it's well-covered territory; I tried a search and didn't come up with anything.

Pokemon with drizzle and swift swim are banned on the same team in OU. I'm wondering why this same approach isn't taken to allow Excadrill in the tier and keep it in check. Why not just ban pokemon with sand stream and sand rush (/force if necessary) on the same team?

***Haunter***** · Dec 2nd, 2012, 5:52:10 PM

Because Exacdrill is the only Pokemon with that ability that resulted to be broken in OU. Stoutland and Sandlash are barely usable despite sharing the sand rush ability with Excadrill.

CDB-Man · Dec 2nd, 2012, 11:33:22 PM

The banlist page on the main page:

http://www.smogon.com/bw/banlist/

Will it be updated (eventually) with the ban of Sand Veil/Snow Cloak in OU and lower?

Coldblooded · Dec 6th, 2012, 2:29:05 PM

Got 2 RNG questions. I've been trying to start RNGing pokemon in GenIV such as Heatran with HP Ice with spd 31, but RNG reporter says it's an impossibility for anything like that to be found in the wild, only from breeding. Am I using the program wrong?

My second is how would you RNG a Roamer(Like Tornados), I didn't see anything on roaming Pokemon mentioned.

***Oglemi**** · Dec 6th, 2012, 4:32:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fat CDB-Man

The banlist page on the main page:

http://www.smogon.com/bw/banlist/

Will it be updated (eventually) with the ban of Sand Veil/Snow Cloak in OU and lower?

Yes, I've done this.

Kingsaber · Dec 6th, 2012, 4:36:58 PM

So I am new to the competitive aspect of pokemon, I mean I know about EV training, and all that good stuff, but I was just curious about something. If you are battling in the OU tier, could you use pokemon that were in the tiers below it?

Onicon · Dec 6th, 2012, 4:45:27 PM

Sure you can, you are free to use any Pokemon of the tier you are playing at and below.

Dusk Eclipse · Dec 12th, 2012, 2:00:47 PM

Does Sheer Force prevents switching via U-turn?

~~blitzlefan~~ · Dec 12th, 2012, 7:02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fat Dusk Eclipse

Does Sheer Force prevents switching via U-turn?

Nope.it doesn't prevent the U-Turn switch. Example: Darmanitan with Sheer Force doesn't run U-Turn for coverage purposes, it does it to switch. XD

BdB4445 · Dec 21st, 2012, 1:54:23 AM

I have a question regarding all tiers (except maybe OU):

Can someone tell me from experience if Teams are competitively viable without the use rapid spin (such as the abundance of rock-resist or levitate)?

I ask this because I stress trying not to build teams with the same pokemon, but fail for the sake of keeping hazards away. Like in NU, Armaldo or Torkoal feels mandatory (while I don't like Wartortle). In upper tiers, I'd opt for a magic bounce user, but I'm pretty bad when it comes to predicting incoming hazards at the moment. Maybe I could practice with that.

Thanks in advance.

Nov 19th, 2012, 2:34:54 AM	#52
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Nov 28th, 2012, 8:36:14 PM	#56
OVERGRO Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 300 Attack, Deoxys! ATTACK!	I have a simple question and seek a simple answer. When Imposter Ditto switches in and transforms, does it copy: 1) Speed boosts from Choice Scarf 2) Attack halving from Burns 3) Attack increases from abilities such as Guts __________________ ♫-♪-♫ Smogon's Current Hot [#] List Humanitas.

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Matezoide Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 2,788 Brazil	It wouldnt copy any of these things. __________________ Nobody is going to die on my watch .....And ASB team Out for an unknown amount of the time (Probably just a few days)....not like anyone gives a shit anyway. If i am reffing you, feel free to get a sub-ref. If i am battling you, wait until i am like 1 or 2 days over DQ.

Dec 1st, 2012, 5:35:10 PM	#64
KnivesInAToaster Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 14	I'm new to the forums. Really new. And I'm new to trying to competitive battle outside of the simulators so... my question is where do I start? And how do I start? This may not be the right place to ask this, so... my apologies in advance. __________________ THE FIGHT IS ON! YOU'RE NOT READY YET!

Dec 2nd, 2012, 11:33:22 PM	#68
CDB-Man Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 17 My IP never stops changing.	The banlist page on the main page: http://www.smogon.com/bw/banlist/ Will it be updated (eventually) with the ban of Sand Veil/Snow Cloak in OU and lower? __________________ Friend Codes: Heart Gold: 2021 2751 0090

Nov 19th, 2012, 2:30:17 AM	#51
Koji Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 12 Philippines	Dual Screener. Latias or Espeon? Latias has better stats and has an access to Healing Wish that can be pretty useful sometimes, but Espeon has an amazing ability that can't be taunt, reflecting hazards and some other things. Please help me decide :)) Give a set if you're willing. Thanks

Nov 25th, 2012, 1:37:32 PM	#53
Zacchaeus Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 3,268	Repost: If you had a team of Plus Plusle, Minus Klinklang, and Minus Minun in a triple battle, would each of them get a 2.25x boost to Special Attack? Regarding Poison Touch, how does it stack with attacks with a chance to poison such as Poison Jab and how do the checks work with an attack with a chance for a different status such as Fire Punch?

Nov 26th, 2012, 5:19:27 PM	#54
SMERBECK Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 10 State College, PA	Quick question, I do a lot of wifi battles so I can only use one of each item. In smogon battles on simulators I can use how many of one item? Sorry for such a silly, stupid question but I am stuck at work without any access to a public channel full of people eager to help me.

Nov 30th, 2012, 5:46:17 AM	#60
Mephisto Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 6	I don't play competitively since 2009, or whenever the Pt moves came out. And at that time I came back briefly, just for a couple of months, so my IV Gen experience is quite... limited, and all my experience/memories comes from GSC and III Gen. Question is, is OU the right tier to start getting used to competitive play again? Or should I start over from, say, RU? Thanks in advance. PS: In case OU is the right place to start, should I wait till Genesect status is decided?

Nov 30th, 2012, 11:59:15 PM	#62
Mephisto Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 6	Good to know, and thanks for the answer! Now to see how fast I can adapt to this pacey metagame.

Dec 1st, 2012, 4:21:42 PM	#63
Jean mi Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 128 France, land of X&Y	Hi, I'm kinda new to competitive battling and I have a question about sleep clause. When you put a pokemon that normally has natural cure asleep, are you allowed to put another one asleep when it switches out ?

Dec 2nd, 2012, 5:49:10 PM	#66
teekay Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 267	Coming out of lurkmode to ask this, and I apologize if it's well-covered territory; I tried a search and didn't come up with anything. Pokemon with drizzle and swift swim are banned on the same team in OU. I'm wondering why this same approach isn't taken to allow Excadrill in the tier and keep it in check. Why not just ban pokemon with sand stream and sand rush (/force if necessary) on the same team?

Dec 6th, 2012, 2:29:05 PM	#69
Coldblooded Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 1	Got 2 RNG questions. I've been trying to start RNGing pokemon in GenIV such as Heatran with HP Ice with spd 31, but RNG reporter says it's an impossibility for anything like that to be found in the wild, only from breeding. Am I using the program wrong? My second is how would you RNG a Roamer(Like Tornados), I didn't see anything on roaming Pokemon mentioned.

Dec 6th, 2012, 4:36:58 PM	#71
Kingsaber Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1 Torrington, Wyoming	So I am new to the competitive aspect of pokemon, I mean I know about EV training, and all that good stuff, but I was just curious about something. If you are battling in the OU tier, could you use pokemon that were in the tiers below it?

Dec 6th, 2012, 4:45:27 PM	#72
Onicon Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 696	Sure you can, you are free to use any Pokemon of the tier you are playing at and below.

Dec 12th, 2012, 2:00:47 PM	#73
Dusk Eclipse Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1	Does Sheer Force prevents switching via U-turn?

Dec 21st, 2012, 1:54:23 AM	#75
BdB4445 Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 52	I have a question regarding all tiers (except maybe OU): Can someone tell me from experience if Teams are competitively viable without the use rapid spin (such as the abundance of rock-resist or levitate)? I ask this because I stress trying not to build teams with the same pokemon, but fail for the sake of keeping hazards away. Like in NU, Armaldo or Torkoal feels mandatory (while I don't like Wartortle). In upper tiers, I'd opt for a magic bounce user, but I'm pretty bad when it comes to predicting incoming hazards at the moment. Maybe I could practice with that. Thanks in advance.