Claw Sharpen is ideal for things that have bad stats, bad movepools, or no other boosting moves. Nidoking doesn't possess those qualities
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Nidoking
- Thread starter breh
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Not necessarily. Claw Sharpen is ideal for things that need an attack boost and can use a accuracy increase. For instance, Hustle users GREATLY benefit from Claw Sharpen, such as Aianto
Raticate is crying right now.
Out of the picture. I am not buying it. Even if Dynamic Punch is to be confirmed with Dream World abilities, it's highly unusable with Claw Sharpen because the boost in accuracy is quite weaker than you think. In reality, the boost for Dynamic Punch is from 50 to 66 with the Sharpen Boost according to someone on the Claw Sharpen thread. The rest of his other attacks don't need much help in the accuracy or Special Attack department.
I personally think Nidoking should be abusing his new ability with purely Special or mixed sets, not trying to gimmick Claw Sharpen when you have Blaziken (he wants Swords Dance instead) and Aianto.
Was there any problems in particular that caused your losses or the end of Nidoking's sweeps? I'm guessing the consistent problem for any sweeping Pokemon is Sandstorm and Doryuuzu, because of Doryuuzu's doubled Speed in Sandstorm, so you'll need three butterfly Dances.
Butterfly Dance Pass + Nidoking actually sounds good right about now.
It definitely copies Encourage, and even if by some miracle Nido couldn't KO a sweeper with its super effective STAB alone, Encourage ensures the kill.
But my teams are usually built well enough that a one-move counter sweep is not possible, so the occasional Ditto does not worry me.
But my teams are usually built well enough that a one-move counter sweep is not possible, so the occasional Ditto does not worry me.
With a Modest nature you can do 39.5% - 46.5% to 252/0 Blissey. Timid does 36.1% - 42.6%. I think you forgot to multiply Focus Blast by 1.3, because it has the secondary effect of lowering special defense 10% of the time so it is boosted by Encourage. That isn't horrible, giving the circumstances. Still I think it's best to switch out of Blissey to something that can threaten her. Tyranitar actually works nicely, and the sand helps Nidoking take down some walls.
not really stallbreaking to my stall team. ohhh i have 125 base SpA im gonna kill things on stall.....
Mew use light screen !!!!! mew use will-o wisp !!!!!
Nidoking fainted (take that) Also
Ice Beam get freeze hax T bolt parahax ad nauseum
Synchronize. lol
Then my second stall variants
T bolt Ftw !!!! randorusu appear
same as above....... Garchomp appear
Lesson : stall team have filler slot after all. Also prediction is essential on Nidoking
Otherwise i must agree Nidoking is very good.
Mew use light screen !!!!! mew use will-o wisp !!!!!
Nidoking fainted (take that) Also
Ice Beam get freeze hax T bolt parahax ad nauseum
Synchronize. lol
Then my second stall variants
T bolt Ftw !!!! randorusu appear
same as above....... Garchomp appear
Lesson : stall team have filler slot after all. Also prediction is essential on Nidoking
Otherwise i must agree Nidoking is very good.
Thunderbolt and Ice Beam will never paralyze or freeze, respectively, because Encourage removes their secondary effects. Still, Nidoking should switch out.
At least one of your team members should be resistant to a predictable Nidoking attack if you yourself are using Nidoking. As people said before, "Ditto be damned". Perhaps Bronzong should be used for extreme safety since Ditto WILL use Earth Power or Ice Beam on the Danced Nidoking. It will be less likely that Ditto will Ice Beam, however, so a simple Ground immunity will do.
Why would it be less likely? Players understand Flying-types and Levitate and Pokemon with Balloon are immune to Ground... nothing is immune to Ice. So you either KO the Nidoking or do a good chunk to whatever switches in. Ice Beam is the safest option.
Ah, yes. Ice Beam is what I'm afraid about in this kind of situation. I think it depends on the mentality of players of either using a super powerful STAB move or a move that doesn't have any immunities. I'd have a Steel-type or a levitating Pokemon or any combination of this in any case.
Assuming Eccentric Ditto IS released.
Yup i just remembered encourage effect a moment ago.
Something that is stallbreaking is not something that break with power. Its something that hinder their work. Thus gliscor is called stallbreaker
(Although Full Stall team play with gliscor) well also theres stall breaker we know as stall mew.
Since its about nidoking. I might try LO set with omfg refined stall mew support IN the sand with Terakion or randorusu as a partner then add someone to fill the gap.
Looks good