Unfortunately even the physical Gastrodon set is murdered by Scizor's CB u-turns, that do around 45% and if you don't run SpD evs then scarf Genesect's bug buzz will always 2hko.
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Unfortunately even the physical Gastrodon set is murdered by Scizor's CB u-turns, that do around 45% and if you don't run SpD evs then scarf Genesect's bug buzz will always 2hko.
actually not so simple of a question
but the answer's simple enough: either y/n
say your volcarona gets her flamethrower disabled in killing cursed body jellicent
ditto enters the field afterwards, transforming into volcarona
is ditto's flamethrower now disabled?
but the answer's simple enough: either y/n
say your volcarona gets her flamethrower disabled in killing cursed body jellicent
ditto enters the field afterwards, transforming into volcarona
is ditto's flamethrower now disabled?
No, Ditto only copies Stats (bar HP), Stat Boosts, Moves, and Ability. Things like status, pseudo-status, tailwind boosts (and similar things), item boosts, and anything else is not copied.
The term "double switch": does it refer to both players switching at the same time, or something that happens over multiple turns? I've never been quite clear on that.
Double Switch is when you switch twice in a row.
The main idea is that you send out a pokémon that forces out your opponent's current one and, instead of attacking, you switch out as your opponent sends out his pokémon, regaining the advantage.
A good example is sending a Scarf/Band Terrakion to lure out Slowbro, and then double-switching to Rotom-W so that both come in at the same time; or sending Celebi and switching into Scarf Tyranitar to pursuit-trap the incoming Gengar.
On smogon it says I can't have a Chansey with seismic toss and counter on the same set. I got a Chansey on leaf green version, teached it seismic toss and counter from the move tutors and then traded her over to black. It's totally legal. Anybody can help me out with this?
Nobody said it was illegal. In fact, there's a set on Smogon that uses Seismic Toss and Counter http://www.smogon.com/bw/pokemon/chansey#Counter
My only guess is that your referring to healer Chansey, which can't learn seismic toss at all. I'm actually rather interested in where you heard that from.
Why won't it let me use that set in the pokemon showdown beta?
It won't let me use that set in the pokemon showdown beta area where you can test your team.
That's a teambuilder error on Pokemon Showdown having to do with moves only accessible in a past generation. Like you said, PS is in its beta phase, so there will be some problems along the way. For questions regarding PS in the future, post here
i saw sealcub's repost and realized that i actually disagreed, so the correct answer is "both". some people will think of it as switching once, then switching again the next turn (which i think of as pivoting) and others will think of it as both players switching blind at the same time
it's semantics, really.
EDIT: question of my own. why is it a terrible idea to skip spore on non-choiced breloom? (i know it's a terrible idea but my brain keeps suggesting i run bulk up/mach punch/drain punch/seed bomb and i need to convince myself that it is not a good decision)
Sleep is just great in this metagame, and spore is almost equivalent to a KO. Especially if you pack substitute, and sub when they switch to their spore fodder. People have forgotten how to use breloom, and while offensive breloom is better than SD scizor, it's inferior to subpunch breloom imo. Tornadus doesn't do anything when you sub on the sleep fodder and take it out the next turn, then spore something your opponent really doesn't want out.
In a recent post in the suspect thread, I saw this:
What exactly is this team like? I haven't seen it on the ladder, I'm not sure what kind of sets it's running or what the general strategy is.
What exactly is this team like? I haven't seen it on the ladder, I'm not sure what kind of sets it's running or what the general strategy is.
I was told that this team was made by Taylor. I've seen the team a lot as well; it's really solid and performs excellently on the ladder. Terrakion is used as the lead; setting up SR early as well as providing you with a fast Taunt and fire power to punch some holes into the opponent's team. Then, Genesect is supposed to cause havoc by u-turning in and out to different team members- be it Choice Scarf Keldeo to revenge kill, Breloom to shut down slower pokemon, or Garchomp to set up and sweep. Landorus finishes the team off as the cleaner, setting up Rock Polish and then KO'ing eveything with its extremely powerful Sheer Force Earth Power.
Thanks! So to summarize:
-SR Terrakion
-Scarf Genesect
-Scarf Keldeo
-SD Garchomp (w/Sub?)
-Offensive Breloom of some flavor
-RP Sheer Force Landorus
Is that right?
So, just asking, since it was deleted, is there a post count needed to post in the Sand Veil testing thread? Or do I need to play games to gain legitimacy?
It's possible some people may have a prejudice based on your post count, but there is no actual requirement for posting in the thread. If you have something useful to contribute, then go ahead and say it.
edit: If it got deleted then just reposting it wouldn't be the best idea. Make sure you didn't break any rules with your post, and take as much time as you feel you need to flesh your thoughts and presentation out. If you're still unsure whether or not it's okay, messaging a mod about it can't hurt.
I don't know if it was useful or not. I had already mentioned here that I couldn't articulate my thoughts on the subject well.
I would like to know if this is a well rounded team?
Braviary: Naive - Defiant
Lv25
Superpower
Rock Slide
Crush Claw
Brave Bird
Treecko: Adamant - Overgrow
Later moves
Swords Dance
Leaf Blade
Earthquake
Rockslide
Munchlax: Brave - Pickup
Later Moves
Return
Earthquake
Pursuit
Fire Punch
Elekid: Jolly - Static
Later moves
Wild Charge
Ice Punch
Earthquake
Cross Chop
Milotic: either Bold/Calm - Marvel Scale
For Bold
Scald
Recover
Ice Beam
Toxic
For Calm
Rest
Sleeptalk
Scald
Ice Beam
Escavalier: Brave - Shell Armor
Megahorn
Iron Head
Pursuit
Return
Don't worry I'll EV train them and give them the max amount of vitamins and have them with a pokerus(poke-virus) and train with an eviolite.
So is this a good team overall?
Braviary: Naive - Defiant
Lv25
Superpower
Rock Slide
Crush Claw
Brave Bird
Treecko: Adamant - Overgrow
Later moves
Swords Dance
Leaf Blade
Earthquake
Rockslide
Munchlax: Brave - Pickup
Later Moves
Return
Earthquake
Pursuit
Fire Punch
Elekid: Jolly - Static
Later moves
Wild Charge
Ice Punch
Earthquake
Cross Chop
Milotic: either Bold/Calm - Marvel Scale
For Bold
Scald
Recover
Ice Beam
Toxic
For Calm
Rest
Sleeptalk
Scald
Ice Beam
Escavalier: Brave - Shell Armor
Megahorn
Iron Head
Pursuit
Return
Don't worry I'll EV train them and give them the max amount of vitamins and have them with a pokerus(poke-virus) and train with an eviolite.
So is this a good team overall?
erm you might want to read up on competitive play... none of those pokemon are even close to approaching a niche in OU. read around some more, but that team will not get you anywhere in the competitive scene
Your team is well-rounded but there are a few other problems. Much of your team lacks boosting moves so unless they are relying on Choice items, they might not be pulling their weight. The biggest problem with this team though is the choice of Pokémon. For instance, Sceptile and Electivire generally aren't good and better Pokémon could be chosen for those roles. Check http://smogon.com/bw/tiers/ and specific Pokémon pages like http://smogon.com/bw/pokemon/escavalier for reference regarding the general use of certain Pokémon
Its Expert Belt or Sash genesect and SD Breloom if i am not mistaken
Okay thanks
Although, if all the Pokémon aren't OU (or BL), it means that the team is legal in the lower tiers. So the original question author might want to check to see if there's a tier the team would work well in.
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