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Choice Scarf/speed-boosting mons. He doesn't gain much from a 10% boost in other stats anyway.
a good example of this would be a pokemon with speed boost ability, lets use DW sharpedo in this example, at first its speed couldnt hold a torch to accelgors speed, but a few turns passed without switching and itll be faster than your entire team, that is, if it can survive that long, seeing sharpedo is frail as hell
how do I battle here?
so no more in game plays?
Oh, you meant battling using an actual DS over WiFi? My bad. I'm not overly familiar with this part of the forum, but this thread seems as good a place to start as any.
Thank you.
Kingdra/other Swift Swimmer might work if you can spare the moveslot, so they can keep up the momentum if the rain dies in the middle of a sweep.
why does it say communication error when i try to battle
Other than swift swimmers(like voodoo mentioned) u may want to look into things like Damp Rock Azelf/Jolteon. Both are extremely fast(nearly guaranteeing rain) and Jolteon can also greatly benefit from the 100% thunders. Scizor with a Damp Rock also makes a really interesting Rain Dance setter since it will catch your opponent completely off guard(bluffs choice), and helps Scizor with his Fire-Type weakness. But yea these are just a few of the many options.
Even though its base speed is rather low the sheer unexpectedness of a choice scarf allows Metagross to function as a surprisingly effective revenge killer. Read here to learn more about the set itself from our onsite analysis.
OK, can someone help me out with this? I have an adamant Luxray with guts. I was wondering if one of the status inducing orbs would be a better choice for my luxray, over a cell battery. I've been using it in DB with a discharge using partner to activate the cell battery, but it only raises Luxray's attack once. I was also wondering if paralysis activates the "guts" ability? What is the better option?
To be honest, Cell Battery is extremely gimmicky even in Doubles. Hitting him with Discharge still causes damage even with the item, and you run the risk of paralyzing him, which isn't always ideal. If I had to pick between the two items, I'd go with Flame Orb for the reliable added power. As for the second part of your question, Paralysis does activate Guts.
Yes, paralysis does activate Guts. In general a status orb is the better item to boost Attack, at least in single battles. Cell Battery obviously has the issue of being usable once, and requiring a partner. The status orbs are more consistent but come at a cost of HP (this assumes you use Flame Orb, which most users do when trying to activate Guts).
This might be the dumbest question ever, but how does Psyshock interact with Light Screen? It attacks physical defense, so you might think that it effectively bypasses Light Screen. However, Light Screen is listed as affecting special moves, which Psyshock is, so that might be a case to say Light Screen affects Psyshock. Which case is right?
Xinefere: Scroll down from the main forum page down to where it says "Wifi" There are a lot of trade threads there.
Xinefere: Scroll down from the main forum page down to where it says "Wifi" There are a lot of trade threads there.
light screen raises special defense
psyshock's damage is calculated using physical defense
therefore, no, psyshock is not affected by light screen
I've since discovered that Light Screen DOES affect Psyshock. People in general, please be well informed before giving out answers. No offense Rory.
from the B/W research thread said:
please check your information before posting something like this.
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