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Thanks! And another question, does the usage of trickroom cause the game to reverte to normal (fastest goes first) an exemple would be if my Dielga uesd trck room and my oppants Bronzong uses it, does bronzong,s degate my Dielga, or would it juust fail?
If Trick Room is used twice, the field will turn back to normal.
http://www.smogon.com/dp/moves/trick_room (last sentence)
In your opinion, what are the two best pokemon to lead with to make it a 2v2 game? Is Explosion the best way to go, or would you reccommend a different combination?
Explosion does work, but it's a high risk/reward. And, of course, if your opponent's lead has a ghost-type, then it's somewhat useless. I mean, Xerograde won with his Rayquaza/SplosionGross lead and that worked, so who knows.
It's really personal preference, as there are a ton of viable leads in this metagame, but some leads go with obvious choices like Kyogre, Hitmontop, Palkia, Abomasnow, etc.
It's really personal preference, as there are a ton of viable leads in this metagame, but some leads go with obvious choices like Kyogre, Hitmontop, Palkia, Abomasnow, etc.
why is hitmontop used over hitmonlee??? lee has the higher attack and faster base speed.......
Hitmontop gets Intimidate which helps him switch in, and Technician to boost his strength. Hitmonlee only gets Limber, which makes for a free switch in to thunderwave I think, and Reckless, which only supports a few of his moves... none of which are particularly good. 'top's usual use is a revenge killer, which is he can do thanks to superior defenses to Lee, or as a spinner, which is again helped by his bulkierness.
tl;dr His abilities and his defenses.
You're thinking of Singles. In VGC, Hitmontop is used for Technician boosted Mach Punch, Fake Out, and Sucker Punch along with the obligatory Detect. All of those are priority moves which let it move first in or out of trick room and do massive damage to many common Pokemon. He's a great lead.
yes, you can use a new team sheet for nats
Hey everyone! My family is planning a trip to nationals and we were wondering how late the nationals actually go for on Sunday. Does anyone have an idea when it ends? Perhaps someone from last year could tell me how late that one lasted? We're trying to determine if we need to stay an extra night or not at the hotel.
Here is a post about what they do with these lists after the event. This post is pertaining to the TCG, but it applys to the VGC as well. Just replace the word "Decklist" with "Team Sheet"
Honestly you don't need to be there Sunday unless you are in the finals.
If you're up against a Fake Out lead and have no way of outspeeding/disabling it, is a double Protect always the best option? Any reason that wouldn't be a wise move?
Does Sucker Punch work against the first turn of Shadow Force? I assume it doesn't work against the second (or to be more precise, would simply always miss).
Does Sucker Punch work against the first turn of Shadow Force? I assume it doesn't work against the second (or to be more precise, would simply always miss).
If you can, I'd try to predict who the opponent will hit. Double Protect can work but if any of these situations arise, you really don't want to give them a free turn if:
- The Fake Out user is being used to set up something else with the other Pokemon (substitute, stat up moves, and trick room are common ones)
- There is an exploder on the field who can explode next turn when both of your Protects are at 50%
Yeah we already know this and we're actually planning to stick around Sunday in case one of us make it to finals. It's an eight hour drive for us, so it'll be nice to know ahead of time if we know if the finals end approximately at like noon or if they end later.
The finals normally end late afternoon, around 2-3PM. If you make finals, there will be photos, interviews, and paperwork to fill out - you will get out no later than 5PM.
2 questions
1- when dealing with bulk in pokemon is it better to invest in thier hp or defences. if it depends can you please give me some examples :)[excluding blissy]
2-what are some great bulky pokemon that have an awsome heal move not dependent, example blissy with softboil.
i really appreciate the answers
1- when dealing with bulk in pokemon is it better to invest in thier hp or defences. if it depends can you please give me some examples :)[excluding blissy]
2-what are some great bulky pokemon that have an awsome heal move not dependent, example blissy with softboil.
i really appreciate the answers
1. It depends on what you are going for. If you need the Pokemon to survive a specific attack (ex. Kyogre Water Spout), then it is better to invest in the appropriate defense (sp. def in this case). If you are simply looking for the Pokemon to be able to take hits of any kind, investing in HP is more effective. Usually you will want to use some combination of the two.
2. Blissey, Lugia, Cresselia, and Giratina-A are probably your best bets for bulky pokemon in this metagame. There might be another Pokemon that could work well (I could see Regice being very useful), but these are the 4 that have seen the most success.
This depends basically on 2 things: which kind of attacks you're concerned about the most (physical/special) and the difference between the base defensive stats. A Pokemon with very high base HP but low Def/SpDef would benefit the most from Def/SpDef EVs. A Pokemon with low HP but high defenses would benefit the most from HP EVs.
Even though you mentioned Blissey, it still serves as a good example. Assuming Bold nature and all 31s at level 100:
no EVs -> max EVs
HP: 651 -> 714 (10% increase)
Def: 61 -> 130 (113% increase)
SpDef: 306 -> 369 (21% increase)
Because its base defense is so low, maxing out Def EVs makes a huge difference for that stat, while maxing out HP is just a drop in the bucket and barely makes a difference at all.
Most examples aren't so obvious. Just run some damage calculations on common attacks you expect to be taking and see if you can lower key attacks from a 2HKO to a 3HKO and whatnot, if possible.
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