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"I'm having trouble finding a Pokemon for my standard sandstorm team. I want a Pokemon that resists Ice attacks and not weak to fighting or ground (preferably resists one). I've been using Empoleon but keep getting CC'd or EQ'd."


Overlooked sweepers would include:
Omanyte, Kabutops, Armaldo <--- so rad

Wallish/Utilities:
Solrock, Lunatone, Cradily(weak to ice, but pretty thick with some stockpiles)
 
Every single pokemon you mentioned is weak to fighting, and with Tyranitar and Gliscor on my team, Mixape just has to lay back until sandstorm and LO recoil takes him down.
 
Mm sorry, musta had a brain fart. I still think Armaldo might work for you, he's got nice def, nice SpDef in sand and can EQ Mix to hell and back.

1) Do the Lustrous and Adamant orbs only work for Palkia and Dialga, or do they boost water/steel and dragon moves for every poke?

2) Also, if a poke learns something with a TM, then forgets it, can it relearn the TM move with a heart scale?

3) What Breeding Chain gets Omanyte Spikes and Knock Off? It's said to be legal in the Analysis(which surprised me), but I'm stumped as to how to breed it on there.
 
Hey. I'm new to the forums, but I've researched Smogon for a long time. I just made my first shot at EV training tonight, on my Garchomp, and want to know if I'm doing it right. Jolly nature.

At level 77, these were his stats:
HP 271
ATK 236
DEF 192
SATK 143
SDEF 170
SPD 218

77-78
Power Anklet
12 Raticate
19 Fearow
(on level up) +19 SPD

78-79
Power Bracer
19 Machoke
1 Weepinbell
14 Ariados
(on level up) +33 ATK

Then I went to put 4 EVs into HP, but I didn't think to put on the right item for boosting HP, so this is what happened:
79-80
Power Bracer
4 Gastrodon
8 Raticate
6 Fearow
4 Machoke
2 Primape
(on level up) +3 HP / +4 ATK / +3 SPD

After the Gastrodons I just went wild on ATK and SPD boosting pokemon until level up.

These are his stats at level 80:
HP 266
ATK 288
DEF 180
SATK 141
SDEF 162
SPD 243

I can't give him any vitamins. I can't tell if he's maxed out EVs because he had an Effort Ribbon prior to training and all the Sunnyshore girl says is that it looks good on him.

So...I basically have very little idea as to what I've done, can you guys tell me?

(not a simple question, I know, but despite reading a lot of rules I'm not sure where else to put this, so I apologise in advance if I'm doing this wrong!)
 
Let's say I battle a Roselia, which gives 2 EV points on Special atk. If I equip Macho Brace and the Pokerus to a Pokemon and have it battle Roselia, will I have a total of 6 or 8 EV stats boosted for Special attack?
 
Straydogshowl @
72 + 114 = 186 for Speed EV,
114 + 6 + 84 = 204 Atk EV,
8 HP + 32 ATK + 16 SPE + 12 SPE + 24 ATK + 24 ATK + 12 ATK =
8 HP, 92 ATK, 28 Spe.

So you have 8 HP, 296 ATK, and 214 SPE. Since 255 is max, you have
8 HP, 255 ATK , 214 SPE. You have 33 EV points remaining. Just take the 8 HP off and dump it into Speed.

Droideka88 @
2 x 2 x 2 = 8 Sp.Atk EV's for one Roselia
 
Mm sorry, musta had a brain fart. I still think Armaldo might work for you, he's got nice def, nice SpDef in sand and can EQ Mix to hell and back.

1) Do the Lustrous and Adamant orbs only work for Palkia and Dialga, or do they boost water/steel and dragon moves for every poke?

2) Also, if a poke learns something with a TM, then forgets it, can it relearn the TM move with a heart scale?

3) What Breeding Chain gets Omanyte Spikes and Knock Off? It's said to be legal in the Analysis(which surprised me), but I'm stumped as to how to breed it on there.

1) Only palkia/dialga
2) No, you have to use another TM. Same for bred moves.
3) I don't think you can. The only possible spiker is Cloyster, who can't get knock off.
 
How do you use the GTS for evolving pokemons that would normally evolve through trading?

No, the GTS can't evolve any pokemon for you, unless someone takes your pokemon (which has to evolve by trading, like Machoke, Kadabra, and Haunter, etc. into their fully evolved stages Machamp, Gengar, Alakazam, etc.).
 
No, the GTS can't evolve any pokemon for you, unless someone takes your pokemon (which has to evolve by trading, like Machoke, Kadabra, and Haunter, etc. into their fully evolved stages Machamp, Gengar, Alakazam, etc.).
Your wrong muhahaha
How do you use the GTS for evolving pokemons that would normally evolve through trading?
There is a glitch in the GTS where you...

1. put up your haunter, per se
2.Ask for a level 9 Dialga or some other impossibility
3.Go and trade something on the GTS. It doesn't matter, I would clone a random palkia, go look for bidoofs, trade for a bidoof.
4. I'm not sure as I don't remember, but after trading you have to either get off and get back in or, just skip this step. I don't remember
5.Get your haunter back
6.It evolves
 
Straydogshowl @
72 + 114 = 186 for Speed EV,
114 + 6 + 84 = 204 Atk EV,
8 HP + 32 ATK + 16 SPE + 12 SPE + 24 ATK + 24 ATK + 12 ATK =
8 HP, 92 ATK, 28 Spe.

So you have 8 HP, 296 ATK, and 214 SPE. Since 255 is max, you have
8 HP, 255 ATK , 214 SPE. You have 33 EV points remaining. Just take the 8 HP off and dump it into Speed.

So, I have 33 EVs left, 4 EV = 1 Stat Point, right? Which gives me well above enough to max out SPD...what afterwards? And I don't know what you're mathing up top. And to take off the 8 HP, will one stat-reducing berry suffice, or berries until it says it won't have any effect?

Thanks for answering!
 
4. I'm not sure as I don't remember, but after trading you have to either get off and get back in or, just skip this step. I don't remember

You don't have to do anything special after you make a trade. As soon as the trade completes you take your guy back and you're set. So, to be clear:
  1. Put the Pokémon up for trade in return for something absurd.
  2. Make a trade elsewhere on the GTS.
  3. Take your Pokémon back.
It's sensible to scout out a trade ahead of time. I recommend feel-good trades like Chimchar for Turtwig.
 
That sounds totally reliable lol

I did it before to test it. I only did it once, that was while I was at my cousins house. He had wifi and a second DS, but I had left my Diamond at home. So I used it to evolve a haunter.

Thankfully I have two ds's and don't have to worry about it.
 
I just caught the Regice in Emerald, and it has IVs of 5 - 7 / 23 - 24 / 18 - 19 / 25 - 27 / 30 - 31 / 25 - 27 for HP/Atk/Def/Sp Atk/Sp Def/Spe. It also has a Bashful nature. Should I SR some more or is this decent enough for competitive DP OU?
 
What speed number should I aim for an adamant anti gengar/deoxys metagross (with bullet punch/pursuit/explosion and EQ)

I can't seem to find why other trainers put X speed EVs on it.
 
I was digging underground yesterday and noticed a yellow/golden sparkle on the wall in addition to the usual white ones. Does anyone know what is different about this?

I was able to dig up everything from that site, but it was just 2 spheres.

Any explanation?
 
3) What Breeding Chain gets Omanyte Spikes and Knock Off? It's said to be legal in the Analysis(which surprised me), but I'm stumped as to how to breed it on there.
If you can get Deoxys-D or Smeargle to breed with Omanyte...
Well, Drapion gets Toxic Spikes and Knock Off, so that could work? Other than that, it's illegal.
 
i can't build team with a blissey who can use wish but i saw people use wish blissey many times . Why ?

Is there something wrong with my shoddybattle ?????
 
i can't build team with a blissey who can use wish but i saw people use wish blissey many times . Why ?

Is there something wrong with my shoddybattle ?????
Elaborate. Also, which server is this on?
EDIT:
You can only use WishBliss on Smogon Server, so when you're building a team make sure you build it with the Smogon University team builder.
 
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