Rating Basics - Page 15

Remedy · Jan 29th, 2013, 1:35:24 PM

Some rates, if people want to cast a glance and leave an opinion on them, I'd be thankful :

http://www.smogon.com/forums/showpos...69&postcount=2
http://www.smogon.com/forums/showpos...43&postcount=4

Superpowerdude · Jan 29th, 2013, 7:06:57 PM

@ Remedy Nice rates!

Your first rate was quite good actually. You realised that the team was Hyper Offense and therefore didn't make any changes that will pull away the team from this theme. You also mentioned a few Pokemon to be threatening to the team, however I feel like you could of elaborated more on why Keldeo, Latios and Terrakion were threats. This is only a real minor problem but its nice to explain to the op why certain Pokemon are threats like Keldeo for instance syaing something like (Keldeo outspeeds your whole team except Heatran and in rain, can do serious damage with your only water resist being the frail Breloom, and Hidden Power [Ice] and Secret Sword providing additional coverage. Although Heatran can outspeed its moves can't do much to Keldeo since it can only hit it super effectively with Earthpower, which won't do much at +1" Similar things could of been said about Latios and Terrakion, because you should explain why they can kill a big portion of the guys team. Your Gengar suggestion was good because it helped the team out while it ultimately didn't change to much. However the amount of changes you made were the maximum you should make imo. After you change more than 2 Pokemon you could argue that a team is no longer theirs and that you have created a new one. Its good to change a Pokemon to help with threats but keep in mind smaller changes are often the best changes. Now with your second rate I didn't have to much problems with however again you suggested a lot of Pokemon changes. You should only try and change what you need to and if a team needs a complete revamp (changing a lot of Pokemon) it is probably not worth rating.

Keep it up!

Remedy · Jan 30th, 2013, 4:30:22 AM

Now that I look back at it, it's true that I should have explained why Keldeo was the threat etc. I probably did believe that it was obvious but it's not an excuse since I'm trying to explain my logic the best I can.
For the numerous changes, I totally get your point, however sometimes I can't help but give some leads to improve the team, even if it's too much. I also try my best to lower the number of changes I advise so I guess I'll focus on this point.
Thank you very much.

Mr. Green · Jan 30th, 2013, 12:49:57 PM

today, i'm rated two teams:

http://www.smogon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3478456

http://www.smogon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3478473

Trinitrotoluene · Jan 30th, 2013, 11:22:45 PM

@ Mr. Green: OK. I was looking through your first rate, and I don't exactly think that changing Toxicroak's nature to Jolly would be the best idea for him, but I do agree with everything else you said about Toxicroak. His weakness to Mamoswine could have been neutered by using more speed EVs (96 speed EVs to be exact) and a Timid nature on Tentacruel. Now, regarding Tentacruel, your suggestion of a SubToxic set over the current set being used was a great idea. However, some more explanations could be handy.

For your second rate, your suggestion of using Sludge Bomb over Sleep Powder was well-founded, but I think that you could have provided a better explanation for using it over Sleep Powder. The rest of your rate is pretty good, but again, some more explanations for your choices would be handy to have. Remember, your rate is the only way the team's creator can know what you think.

Good luck with your rating endeavors!

col49 · Feb 1st, 2013, 12:43:57 PM

Hey, just wanted to see if I could get some advice on some rate I've done recently, even if it's just on the overall approach to the rate or something along those lines. Again, sorry that it's RU, kinda the tier I feel most comfortable giving advice for :x

Thread ⎮ Rate

Thread ⎮ Rate

Thread ⎮ Rate

Thanks for your time =)

Mr. Green · Feb 1st, 2013, 2:02:41 PM

another xd

http://www.smogon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3478508

and today:

1) http://www.smogon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3478598

2) http://www.smogon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3478588

3) http://www.smogon.com/forums/showthr...=1#post4565421

Uomo Solo · Feb 3rd, 2013, 4:44:35 PM

Edited

Leftiez · Feb 11th, 2013, 5:22:16 AM

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Leftiez · Feb 14th, 2013, 4:31:19 PM

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Subject 18 · Feb 16th, 2013, 3:09:23 PM

I just did this Rate a few minutes ago. How did I do?

Thread: http://www.smogon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3479298

Rate: http://www.smogon.com/forums/showpos...16&postcount=2

Leftiez · Feb 20th, 2013, 9:10:56 PM

New badge, New rates :DDD
My problem was to detail, in this rate I have detailed to the maximum, I would like to have the opinion of a Team rater pls.

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Jukain · Feb 20th, 2013, 9:18:48 PM

okay I've started rating and noticed this thread, figuring I could get some advice. here's my rates (in like the past 5 or so days):

http://www.smogon.com/forums/showpos...77&postcount=7
http://www.smogon.com/forums/showpos...17&postcount=2
http://www.smogon.com/forums/showpos...07&postcount=4
http://www.smogon.com/forums/showpos...5&postcount=17

Leftiez · Feb 23rd, 2013, 7:38:14 PM

http://www.smogon.com/forums/showpos...03&postcount=6

Jimbon · Feb 24th, 2013, 12:44:13 PM

@ BlackRussian: This was a pretty interesting team to rate, and apparently pretty successful judging by the OP's description, so it's interesting to see how you went about rating this. Your first point talks about the Scarf Dragonite set he's running, which I'd probably agree with. I doubt the effectiveness of Scarf Dragonite when it is still relatively slow in comparison with other scarfers, and he doesn't have a Rapid Spinner or a way to prevent his opponent getting Stealth Rock up. I'd agree with this change as he'll definitely get a lot more use out of DD Dragonite, but you could recommend running Hidden Power [Fire] on Magnezone alongside this change. The OP describes one of the merits of Scarf Dragonite is being able to break through Forretress and friends much easier, so if he loses the ability to get past them easier, Hidden Power [Fire] makes up on Magnezone makes up for this.

As for your second suggestion, you wanted the OP to try out Landorus-T over Mamoswine for a Terrakion switch-in, which does have its merits but you're not really thinking about how the team functions. Looking at his team composition, you can already see his team is incredibly offensive, so adding something like Landorus-T already makes his team a lot slower than before, while it also kills his momentum. If the OP plays well, he will be able to play around Terrakion [checking with Mamoswine / Scizor, choiced sets setup bait for Magnezone / Kingdra], so I don't think adding Landorus-T just for Terrakion really helps him out. By removing Mamoswine, it also means he will not be getting Stealth Rock up immediately, which desperately hurts an offensive team such as this as he will have troubles breaking through Dragonite and other common threats. It was a good effort, but it really does fit his team's playstyle at all, while making him weaker to Keldeo / Thundurus-T even further.

In general, it was a pretty good rate, just be sure to understand how a team functions and make relevant changes that can be integrated into the team easily. Your other changes were also good and your layout is easy to navigate, so you're definitely on the right track. Good luck rating!

@ Leftiez: You picked a very good team to rate, and I think your changes do patch up some of the problems this team has to an extent. You recommend Sableye over Jellicent to help with Calm Mind Reuniclus, but I'd argue Reuniclus isn't that much of a threat to his team. On paper it might be, but Ninetales Roars it out, Jellicent stops it from setting up, and Cresselia can sit in against it all day long if it chooses to run Focus Blast over Shadow Ball. But in terms of actually fixing the problem, I do think you overcomplicated this a little with the Sableye and Venusaur changes. The only merit it really has over Jellicent is the Dark typing to avoid Psychic, but Sableye takes similar damage from Reuniclus and deals similar damage in return. If you just wanted a quick fix for Reuniclus, the easiest suggestion would be to switch over to a Specially Defensive Jellicent who not only beats Reuniclus much easier, but handles Rain much better which is going to be the biggest problem for this team. Not to mention Specially Defensive Jellicent also helps against Air Balloon Heatran and Volcarona, who become even bigger threats with windsong's own Heatran gone.

In this scenario, your changes opened up problems after you finished fixing other problems, which essentially leads you back to square one. When trying to rate a team like this that has been proven successful, just look back at the team and see what Pokemon are particularly threatening and find ways to beat these without changing any team members. That way you still retain the team's function and the OP can still easily use the team like they did before. Just something to consider, it was a very good effort. Good luck rating!

Leftiez · Feb 24th, 2013, 1:15:48 PM

I understand, I'll try, thanks Jimbon ;)

Subject 18 · Feb 25th, 2013, 1:03:00 PM

Thanks for the advice on the rate Jimbon.

Leftiez · Feb 28th, 2013, 5:04:46 PM

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**Arcticblast** · Feb 28th, 2013, 9:24:35 PM

Hey everyone, I rated EmeraldEnchanter's "Offensive Team with a bit of sun" a bit ago, and since I'm out of practice I'd like to get some feedback on my rate. A few notes on the rate:
- His biggest problem was arguably the total lack of Speed, so I tried to tweak EVs to change that.
- I really didn't touch upon hazards much. To be quite honest, I assumed that he had a decent plan for them, considering the confidence he spoke of his Ninetales with. I also couldn't really find much of a place for a spinner or Magic Bounce user, so there's that.
- I really hope the Showdown PSA wasn't a total dick move :\

Go ahead, tear my rate apart.

Trinitrotoluene · Mar 1st, 2013, 12:11:56 AM

@ Leftiez: So, I'm reading through your rate, and it looks good, especially compared to some of your earlier rates. The team you were rating was especially successful, so I held pretty high expectations of you. You quickly identified a vulnerability to Scizor and CB Terrakion (not the user, mind you), so that's good. However, I don't agree with your solution (run Landorus-T over his current Sheer Force Landorus), which, while practical, ran counter-intuitive to his team's goal, which appeared to be securing a sweep for Landorus. His team had enough offensive pressure to send Terrakion packing, so Scizor was the only problem mon left. To deal with Scizor, I would've recommended LO Latias over his Latios, a recommendation you ended up making later on. Your last suggestion (run HP Electric over HP Ice) was good, because it was a simple, yet elegant solution to his SubDD Gyarados problem.

You met my expectations, but you didn't exceed them. I also think you should work on the length of your rate. I'll be brutally honest and say that making verbose rates is probably not a good thing for you since English isn't your first language. Despite my seemingly harsh words, good job on this rate. Good luck on your future rating endeavours!

@Arcticblast: I don't hold the same expectations for you that I did for Leftiez, thanks to the team you're rating as well as the seeming lack of experience you had in comparison to Leftiez, so I'll be ever-so-slightly more lenient in my judgement of your rate. First off, a lot of your recommendations (i.e. ScarfMoxieMence over Gyarados, Heatran over Gliscor, changes to Mamoswine) are well-founded, so I won't be focusing on those. I absolutely do not agree with the suggestion you brought forth for Ninetales (4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe Timid). Instead, I would've gone with a set like the offensive Sunny Day set on-site, since it keeps up the offensive momentum his team likes, while adding to its viability. For Venusaur, I have nearly no qualms with your recommandation for it, but I would have recommended using a Life Orb over his Miracle Seed, Giga Drain over SolarBeam, and Sludge Bomb over Sleep Powder. LO should be obvious, and Giga Drain would have enabled him to set up on and kill Chansey / Blissey with ease, reducing the need for Scizor. The hazard problem could have been dealt with easily by employing a specially defensive Forretress over his Scizor, which just seems to be death fodder under the sun for any halfway decent player armed with a Volcarona. Forretress gives him hazard control, allowing him to disperse Stealth Rock on the opponent's side while keeping SR clean off his side. Just a tip.

Dn't worry about the Showdown! PSA. I think that's good for him, since it'll allow him to test his team much faster. Also, I think you accomplished your first goal with aplomb. Overall, you did a pretty good job at rating his team. Good luck in your future rating endeavours!

Leftiez · Mar 1st, 2013, 8:18:01 AM

I see thanks you trini.

Alexander. · Mar 1st, 2013, 8:46:33 AM

Some recent rate:

One

Two

Three

Four

Five

How I am working? Thanks in advance.

Shurtugal · Mar 3rd, 2013, 5:55:42 PM

one rate

MCBarrett · Mar 3rd, 2013, 8:28:47 PM

Hey everyone, I just started rating recently and would appreciate any feedback that could help me improve. Here are a few rates I've done over the past few weeks. Thank you in advance for helping me out, hopefully I'll be doing this for awhile.

http://www.smogon.com/forums/showthr...44#post4578344

http://www.smogon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3479046

http://www.smogon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3479173

http://www.smogon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3479723

http://www.smogon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3479886

Electrolyte · Mar 3rd, 2013, 10:12:10 PM

After a long rating hiatus, I'd like to try to get back into rating. Here are two of my most recent rates:

Sand balance

Rain Stall part 1

Rain Stall follow-up (mainly just advice on a pokemon's set)

Another team

Thanks guys!

Jan 29th, 2013, 1:35:24 PM	#351
Remedy Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 496 I tell you I'm a Tensai	Some rates, if people want to cast a glance and leave an opinion on them, I'd be thankful : http://www.smogon.com/forums/showpos...69&postcount=2 http://www.smogon.com/forums/showpos...43&postcount=4 __________________ We must not let daylight in upon the magic. *VM me for a rate in BW2 OU, my advices are free for now* Check my last RMT -Friend's Prophecy- ! And give me your opinion ! http://www.smogon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3482863*

Jan 29th, 2013, 7:06:57 PM	#352
Superpowerdude #Noivern Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 945 Australia Mentor	@ Remedy Nice rates! Your first rate was quite good actually. You realised that the team was Hyper Offense and therefore didn't make any changes that will pull away the team from this theme. You also mentioned a few Pokemon to be threatening to the team, however I feel like you could of elaborated more on why Keldeo, Latios and Terrakion were threats. This is only a real minor problem but its nice to explain to the op why certain Pokemon are threats like Keldeo for instance syaing something like (Keldeo outspeeds your whole team except Heatran and in rain, can do serious damage with your only water resist being the frail Breloom, and Hidden Power [Ice] and Secret Sword providing additional coverage. Although Heatran can outspeed its moves can't do much to Keldeo since it can only hit it super effectively with Earthpower, which won't do much at +1" Similar things could of been said about Latios and Terrakion, because you should explain why they can kill a big portion of the guys team. Your Gengar suggestion was good because it helped the team out while it ultimately didn't change to much. However the amount of changes you made were the maximum you should make imo. After you change more than 2 Pokemon you could argue that a team is no longer theirs and that you have created a new one. Its good to change a Pokemon to help with threats but keep in mind smaller changes are often the best changes. Now with your second rate I didn't have to much problems with however again you suggested a lot of Pokemon changes. You should only try and change what you need to and if a team needs a complete revamp (changing a lot of Pokemon) it is probably not worth rating. Keep it up! __________________ #ratemyteam \| Smog Work\| Rater Of the Week \| RMT \| Dogbirds Join #dogbirds on irc!!!

Jan 30th, 2013, 4:30:22 AM	#353
Remedy Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 496 I tell you I'm a Tensai	Now that I look back at it, it's true that I should have explained why Keldeo was the threat etc. I probably did believe that it was obvious but it's not an excuse since I'm trying to explain my logic the best I can. For the numerous changes, I totally get your point, however sometimes I can't help but give some leads to improve the team, even if it's too much. I also try my best to lower the number of changes I advise so I guess I'll focus on this point. Thank you very much. __________________ We must not let daylight in upon the magic. *VM me for a rate in BW2 OU, my advices are free for now* Check my last RMT -Friend's Prophecy- ! And give me your opinion ! http://www.smogon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3482863*

Jan 30th, 2013, 11:22:45 PM	#355
Trinitrotoluene bring no surprise Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 751 np: Armin Van Buuren - Love You More (Instrumental Mix) Mentor	@ Mr. Green: OK. I was looking through your first rate, and I don't exactly think that changing Toxicroak's nature to Jolly would be the best idea for him, but I do agree with everything else you said about Toxicroak. His weakness to Mamoswine could have been neutered by using more speed EVs (96 speed EVs to be exact) and a Timid nature on Tentacruel. Now, regarding Tentacruel, your suggestion of a SubToxic set over the current set being used was a great idea. However, some more explanations could be handy. For your second rate, your suggestion of using Sludge Bomb over Sleep Powder was well-founded, but I think that you could have provided a better explanation for using it over Sleep Powder. The rest of your rate is pretty good, but again, some more explanations for your choices would be handy to have. Remember, your rate is the only way the team's creator can know what you think. Good luck with your rating endeavors! __________________

Feb 1st, 2013, 12:43:57 PM	#356
col49 it was always a long shot Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 788 planet fickle	Hey, just wanted to see if I could get some advice on some rate I've done recently, even if it's just on the overall approach to the rate or something along those lines. Again, sorry that it's RU, kinda the tier I feel most comfortable giving advice for :x Thread ⎮ Rate Thread ⎮ Rate Thread ⎮ Rate Thanks for your time =) __________________ Tehy: like i get the feeling you're pro or something Tehy: but Tehy: on this ladder Tehy: it's so fucking hard to tell

Jan 30th, 2013, 12:49:57 PM	#354
Mr. Green Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 142 Italy	today, i'm rated two teams: http://www.smogon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3478456 http://www.smogon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3478473

Feb 1st, 2013, 2:02:41 PM	#357
Mr. Green Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 142 Italy	another xd http://www.smogon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3478508 and today: 1) http://www.smogon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3478598 2) http://www.smogon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3478588 3) http://www.smogon.com/forums/showthr...=1#post4565421 Last edited by Mr. Green; Feb 2nd, 2013 at 2:44:24 PM.

Feb 3rd, 2013, 4:44:35 PM	#358
Uomo Solo Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 145 Naples, Italy	Edited __________________ VM or PM me for an OU Team Rate! Check Out my last team Envincibile Armada [Peaked 1#] Last edited by Uomo Solo; Feb 4th, 2013 at 12:06:59 PM.

Feb 11th, 2013, 5:22:16 AM	#359
Leftiez An official Yuki-Chan fan Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 683 Si tu veux savoir, pourquoi viendrais-tu pas chez moi ?! Puis ce n'est pas loin.	... http://www.smogon.com/forums/showpos...94&postcount=4 ... http://www.smogon.com/forums/showpos...00&postcount=5 ... http://www.smogon.com/forums/showpos...88&postcount=9 ... http://www.smogon.com/forums/showpos...9&postcount=14 ... http://www.smogon.com/forums/showpos...33&postcount=2 __________________

Feb 14th, 2013, 4:31:19 PM	#360
Leftiez An official Yuki-Chan fan Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 683 Si tu veux savoir, pourquoi viendrais-tu pas chez moi ?! Puis ce n'est pas loin.	... http://www.smogon.com/forums/showpos...73&postcount=6 __________________

Feb 16th, 2013, 3:09:23 PM	#361
Subject 18 Emma <3 Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 230	I just did this Rate a few minutes ago. How did I do? Thread: http://www.smogon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3479298 Rate: http://www.smogon.com/forums/showpos...16&postcount=2 __________________

Feb 20th, 2013, 9:10:56 PM	#362
Leftiez An official Yuki-Chan fan Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 683 Si tu veux savoir, pourquoi viendrais-tu pas chez moi ?! Puis ce n'est pas loin.	New badge, New rates :DDD My problem was to detail, in this rate I have detailed to the maximum, I would like to have the opinion of a Team rater pls. ... http://www.smogon.com/forums/showpos...1&postcount=13 __________________

Feb 20th, 2013, 9:18:48 PM	#363
Jukain rip numeros Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 1,791 somewhere could be anywhere Mentor	okay I've started rating and noticed this thread, figuring I could get some advice. here's my rates (in like the past 5 or so days): http://www.smogon.com/forums/showpos...77&postcount=7 http://www.smogon.com/forums/showpos...17&postcount=2 http://www.smogon.com/forums/showpos...07&postcount=4 http://www.smogon.com/forums/showpos...5&postcount=17 __________________ C&C Work \| 1k RMT \| Contribute! \| VM for an OU Rate! \| gp member: vm/pm for a check \| previously pokemon0078 / aka jew-cane

Feb 23rd, 2013, 7:38:14 PM	#364
Leftiez An official Yuki-Chan fan Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 683 Si tu veux savoir, pourquoi viendrais-tu pas chez moi ?! Puis ce n'est pas loin.	http://www.smogon.com/forums/showpos...03&postcount=6 __________________

Feb 24th, 2013, 12:44:13 PM	#365
Jimbon already over Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 487	@ BlackRussian: This was a pretty interesting team to rate, and apparently pretty successful judging by the OP's description, so it's interesting to see how you went about rating this. Your first point talks about the Scarf Dragonite set he's running, which I'd probably agree with. I doubt the effectiveness of Scarf Dragonite when it is still relatively slow in comparison with other scarfers, and he doesn't have a Rapid Spinner or a way to prevent his opponent getting Stealth Rock up. I'd agree with this change as he'll definitely get a lot more use out of DD Dragonite, but you could recommend running Hidden Power [Fire] on Magnezone alongside this change. The OP describes one of the merits of Scarf Dragonite is being able to break through Forretress and friends much easier, so if he loses the ability to get past them easier, Hidden Power [Fire] makes up on Magnezone makes up for this. As for your second suggestion, you wanted the OP to try out Landorus-T over Mamoswine for a Terrakion switch-in, which does have its merits but you're not really thinking about how the team functions. Looking at his team composition, you can already see his team is incredibly offensive, so adding something like Landorus-T already makes his team a lot slower than before, while it also kills his momentum. If the OP plays well, he will be able to play around Terrakion [checking with Mamoswine / Scizor, choiced sets setup bait for Magnezone / Kingdra], so I don't think adding Landorus-T just for Terrakion really helps him out. By removing Mamoswine, it also means he will not be getting Stealth Rock up immediately, which desperately hurts an offensive team such as this as he will have troubles breaking through Dragonite and other common threats. It was a good effort, but it really does fit his team's playstyle at all, while making him weaker to Keldeo / Thundurus-T even further. In general, it was a pretty good rate, just be sure to understand how a team functions and make relevant changes that can be integrated into the team easily. Your other changes were also good and your layout is easy to navigate, so you're definitely on the right track. Good luck rating! @ Leftiez: You picked a very good team to rate, and I think your changes do patch up some of the problems this team has to an extent. You recommend Sableye over Jellicent to help with Calm Mind Reuniclus, but I'd argue Reuniclus isn't that much of a threat to his team. On paper it might be, but Ninetales Roars it out, Jellicent stops it from setting up, and Cresselia can sit in against it all day long if it chooses to run Focus Blast over Shadow Ball. But in terms of actually fixing the problem, I do think you overcomplicated this a little with the Sableye and Venusaur changes. The only merit it really has over Jellicent is the Dark typing to avoid Psychic, but Sableye takes similar damage from Reuniclus and deals similar damage in return. If you just wanted a quick fix for Reuniclus, the easiest suggestion would be to switch over to a Specially Defensive Jellicent who not only beats Reuniclus much easier, but handles Rain much better which is going to be the biggest problem for this team. Not to mention Specially Defensive Jellicent also helps against Air Balloon Heatran and Volcarona, who become even bigger threats with windsong's own Heatran gone. In this scenario, your changes opened up problems after you finished fixing other problems, which essentially leads you back to square one. When trying to rate a team like this that has been proven successful, just look back at the team and see what Pokemon are particularly threatening and find ways to beat these without changing any team members. That way you still retain the team's function and the OP can still easily use the team like they did before. Just something to consider, it was a very good effort. Good luck rating!

Feb 24th, 2013, 1:15:48 PM	#366
Leftiez An official Yuki-Chan fan Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 683 Si tu veux savoir, pourquoi viendrais-tu pas chez moi ?! Puis ce n'est pas loin.	I understand, I'll try, thanks Jimbon ;) __________________

Feb 25th, 2013, 1:03:00 PM	#367
Subject 18 Emma <3 Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 230	Thanks for the advice on the rate Jimbon. __________________

Feb 28th, 2013, 5:04:46 PM	#368
Leftiez An official Yuki-Chan fan Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 683 Si tu veux savoir, pourquoi viendrais-tu pas chez moi ?! Puis ce n'est pas loin.	... http://www.smogon.com/forums/showpos...3&postcount=10 __________________

Feb 28th, 2013, 9:24:35 PM	#369
Arcticblast ~ Moderator Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 3,004 #serperiors Mentor	Hey everyone, I rated EmeraldEnchanter's "Offensive Team with a bit of sun" a bit ago, and since I'm out of practice I'd like to get some feedback on my rate. A few notes on the rate: - His biggest problem was arguably the total lack of Speed, so I tried to tweak EVs to change that. - I really didn't touch upon hazards much. To be quite honest, I assumed that he had a decent plan for them, considering the confidence he spoke of his Ninetales with. I also couldn't really find much of a place for a spinner or Magic Bounce user, so there's that. - I really hope the Showdown PSA wasn't a total dick move :\ Go ahead, tear my rate apart. __________________ New to Smogon? Afraid to jump into discussion? Introduce yourself! ------------------- Fail Cup \| Scramble! \| RMTs: Night Stall (OU) \| ARcTicblast \| Demon Spawn \| signature art by Zracknel additional credit to Pocket and AccidentalGreed

Mar 1st, 2013, 12:11:56 AM	#370
Trinitrotoluene bring no surprise Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 751 np: Armin Van Buuren - Love You More (Instrumental Mix) Mentor	@ Leftiez: So, I'm reading through your rate, and it looks good, especially compared to some of your earlier rates. The team you were rating was especially successful, so I held pretty high expectations of you. You quickly identified a vulnerability to Scizor and CB Terrakion (not the user, mind you), so that's good. However, I don't agree with your solution (run Landorus-T over his current Sheer Force Landorus), which, while practical, ran counter-intuitive to his team's goal, which appeared to be securing a sweep for Landorus. His team had enough offensive pressure to send Terrakion packing, so Scizor was the only problem mon left. To deal with Scizor, I would've recommended LO Latias over his Latios, a recommendation you ended up making later on. Your last suggestion (run HP Electric over HP Ice) was good, because it was a simple, yet elegant solution to his SubDD Gyarados problem. You met my expectations, but you didn't exceed them. I also think you should work on the length of your rate. I'll be brutally honest and say that making verbose rates is probably not a good thing for you since English isn't your first language. Despite my seemingly harsh words, good job on this rate. Good luck on your future rating endeavours! @Arcticblast: I don't hold the same expectations for you that I did for Leftiez, thanks to the team you're rating as well as the seeming lack of experience you had in comparison to Leftiez, so I'll be ever-so-slightly more lenient in my judgement of your rate. First off, a lot of your recommendations (i.e. ScarfMoxieMence over Gyarados, Heatran over Gliscor, changes to Mamoswine) are well-founded, so I won't be focusing on those. I absolutely do not agree with the suggestion you brought forth for Ninetales (4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe Timid). Instead, I would've gone with a set like the offensive Sunny Day set on-site, since it keeps up the offensive momentum his team likes, while adding to its viability. For Venusaur, I have nearly no qualms with your recommandation for it, but I would have recommended using a Life Orb over his Miracle Seed, Giga Drain over SolarBeam, and Sludge Bomb over Sleep Powder. LO should be obvious, and Giga Drain would have enabled him to set up on and kill Chansey / Blissey with ease, reducing the need for Scizor. The hazard problem could have been dealt with easily by employing a specially defensive Forretress over his Scizor, which just seems to be death fodder under the sun for any halfway decent player armed with a Volcarona. Forretress gives him hazard control, allowing him to disperse Stealth Rock on the opponent's side while keeping SR clean off his side. Just a tip. Dn't worry about the Showdown! PSA. I think that's good for him, since it'll allow him to test his team much faster. Also, I think you accomplished your first goal with aplomb. Overall, you did a pretty good job at rating his team. Good luck in your future rating endeavours! __________________

Mar 1st, 2013, 8:18:01 AM	#371
Leftiez An official Yuki-Chan fan Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 683 Si tu veux savoir, pourquoi viendrais-tu pas chez moi ?! Puis ce n'est pas loin.	I see thanks you trini. __________________

Mar 1st, 2013, 8:46:33 AM	#372
Alexander. Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 1,189	Some recent rate: One Two Three Four Five How I am working? Thanks in advance.

Mar 3rd, 2013, 5:55:42 PM	#373
Shurtugal Pro-OU! Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 853 Florida	one rate __________________ If you want your team rated; feel free to PM or VM me for your own, personalized rate! If you want to learn how to battle and win; check out my guide! Feel free to check out my team in OU that peaked #1!

Mar 3rd, 2013, 8:28:47 PM	#374
MCBarrett Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 204	Hey everyone, I just started rating recently and would appreciate any feedback that could help me improve. Here are a few rates I've done over the past few weeks. Thank you in advance for helping me out, hopefully I'll be doing this for awhile. http://www.smogon.com/forums/showthr...44#post4578344 http://www.smogon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3479046 http://www.smogon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3479173 http://www.smogon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3479723 http://www.smogon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3479886

Mar 3rd, 2013, 10:12:10 PM	#375
Electrolyte Welcome to the new age Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 1,141 I'm radioactive, radioactive Mentor	After a long rating hiatus, I'd like to try to get back into rating. Here are two of my most recent rates: Sand balance Rain Stall part 1 Rain Stall follow-up (mainly just advice on a pokemon's set) Another team Thanks guys! __________________ Member of the LC QC Team! VM me for an approval! OU / LC team rater- VM me for a rate! My C&C Work Last edited by Electrolyte; Mar 4th, 2013 at 7:51:37 PM.