Don't forget if they don't know you have Flash fire they might not even try to switch out. I mean if I send Magnezone in on your Skarmory would you even bother checking to see if it has magnet pull?
If Shandera can come in on something that can't do anything to it, it definitely looks like shadow tag shandera will net a kill and could be banned, but we can't yet know how well shandera will be able to switch in in practice. For one thing, it has to worry about all the entry hazards, and it has to switch in on an attack that won't do a lot to it. Choiced fighting and normal attacks could very well drop in usage to avoid such a scenario. Furthermore, other non-choiced pokemon that shandera could easily set up on could start carrying shed shell, or u-turn/electric u-turn, baton pass, etc. Whether these could balance out shadow tag is anyone's guess, but there's at least a possibility of shadow tag not being broken.Many of Shanderaa's counters are really unexpected, actually. Honchkrow, Tyranitar, Houndoom, Ditto, Scarfchomp, or Rain Dance abusers. Shanderaa is mildly easy to revenge, imho, but I still can't deny it's a guaranteed kill with Shadow Tag.
Without Flas Fire, I can see Shanderaa becoming a Heatran with less bulk and more offensive capabilities. I know I will be using Flash Fire, so people won't ragequit or call it broken in Wi Fi. :3
Or, luckily, a shadow tag clause me appear. They banned Soul Dew for a time, and some moves (OHKO and double team) are already banned, so, why not this? Flash Fire would be somewhat decent in OU, and Shadow Tag would be fun in ubers.If Shandera can come in on something that can't do anything to it, it definitely looks like shadow tag shandera will net a kill and could be banned, but we can't yet know how well shandera will be able to switch in in practice. For one thing, it has to worry about all the entry hazards, and it has to switch in on an attack that won't do a lot to it. Choiced fighting and normal attacks could very well drop in usage to avoid such a scenario. Furthermore, other non-choiced pokemon that shandera could easily set up on could start carrying shed shell, or u-turn/electric u-turn, baton pass, etc. Whether these could balance out shadow tag is anyone's guess, but there's at least a possibility of shadow tag not being broken.
Nonetheless, if shadow tag shandera were banned, it still might be fun to use in Ubers, so these analyses aren't all useless, and hopefully it would be shadow tag that's banned and not shandera, so the flash fire variety could still be used in OU or lower, depending on where it lands in the tiers.
Oh yeah I forgot. fml.You are now aware Curse deals 50% damage to Shanderaa and forces the foes to lose 25% HP each turn. Curse works different for ghosts.
The only think I don't like about Scarf Shandy is that after the kill, a pursuit user that resists your move (Tyranitar coming in when Shandy's locked in Shadow Ball, for example) will come and murder you. >_>Scarf Shanderra is the new ScarfTran. :D
It can trap and Kill a lot of things, making a lot more sweepers viable.
I just don't know what to say. That was both fun and sad to see, plus that funky What Is Love remix going on? Dude, my brain is full of fuck.Here's an amusing video where the user uses a Shandera to trap an exeggutor and try to set up, except he doesn't get to. The exeggutor sleeps Shandera, sets up trick room, and explodes to prevent the setup and switch something in. Marowak comes in and ruins shandera.
http://www.youtube.com/user/SuperArcanist#p/u/3/57tBFn5EhfA
There's an easier way now.... BLAZIKEN!!!!!!!!! Since Blaziken gets speed boost and baton pass.I was pondering a way to make Shanderaa faster, when I thought of something.
What about having a SubBoost Ninjask pass to them?
What about Agility Scizor? Shanderaa can come in on Fire or Fighting attacks that are often aimed at Scizor, while it won't like taking Ground or Water attacks that would be aimed at Blaziken.There's an easier way now.... BLAZIKEN!!!!!!!!! Since Blaziken gets speed boost and baton pass.
PROTIP: Use Sub before trying to lolCM.Here's an amusing video where the user uses a Shandera to trap an exeggutor and try to set up, except he doesn't get to. The exeggutor sleeps Shandera, sets up trick room, and explodes to prevent the setup and switch something in. Marowak comes in and ruins shandera.
http://www.youtube.com/user/SuperArcanist#p/u/3/57tBFn5EhfA
So he was facing a moron trying to use CM Shanderaa and utterly failing by not using Sub first?Here's an amusing video where the user uses a Shandera to trap an exeggutor and try to set up, except he doesn't get to. The exeggutor sleeps Shandera, sets up trick room, and explodes to prevent the setup and switch something in. Marowak comes in and ruins shandera.
http://www.youtube.com/user/SuperArcanist#p/u/3/57tBFn5EhfA
If you use sub, you lose coverage.PROTIP: Use Sub before trying to lolCM.