blitzlefan
shake it off!
Cyredax
Which is still better than one single Surf in the face.In fact, raikou will not die to a recoil after 10 turn, it will die to hp/secret sword + bullet punch + 2 lo recoil. And I don't even consider entry hazard.
You could switch to rotom-w, who take pitiful damage from surf. And then volt switch, and Infernape come back on the fieldWhich is still better than one single Surf in the face.
Being both a frequent Slowbro and Gengar user I usually have this thing pinned to the wall. Max Def Golurk deserves special mention for resistance to both moves and access to a 100 percent accurate Dynamic Punch.
Terrakion @ Rock Gem
252 Atk / 252 Spe / 4 Hp
- Close Combat
- Stone Edge
- Swords Dance
- Substitute
One of OU's most powerful mons, SubSD Rock Gem Terrakion. Few things can switch into this beast and not get demolished. Sub eases prediction and prevents Terrakion from being easily revenged by Mach punch or Bullet Punch. Close Combat + Ston Edge give fantastic coverage together. Swords Dance and Rock Gem allow Terrakion to smash its counters such. The oh-so-bulky Slowbro, for example has a 75% chance to be OHKOed after SR at +2. This 'mon is a great first pick - it's fast, powerful and has few counters; factors that immediately force team 2 to pick more defensively.
Yeah I was referring exactly to this. I had the clear impression that all those guys who voted for Scizor didn't really care about the project and just came to vote for it (someone told them to do so on IRC / PS? that was my first though to be honest). As someone already pointed out, that seemed a sub par choice for Team 2, and it kinda upsets me that was done bandwagoning on a suggestion instead of thinking about it. No offense to Novaray, obviously, but I guess you got my point.I think all of us who participated in the selection of team two's fifth mon (Scizor) were really disappointed with the results. I find it weird that a whole bunch of people came up out of no where and voted for Scizor without participating in the submission phase. After that, they just disappeared and couldn't be found on this thread again (possibly after reading our opinion on Scizor. Lol).
This was proposed to me by someone via PM (I don't really remember who, and it seems I can't find out the original message...); to be honest I dismissed it as tedious since I trusted the community to avoid such things. It seems I was too much optimistic, and I (or who will host the next CtP) have to think about a solution or a new rule regarding this.I guess to avoid people voting for what the majority (the defination of bandwagoning if I am not wrong), I think that voters can PM/VM their votes to the leader. However, this is a little tedious. :(