Have February's stats been posted?
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Not yet. Last month's data was posted Feb. 1, so it's likely they'll be posted soon.
252atk/252spd/4hp is pretty standard. Cinccino absolutely can't take hits anyway so it should be focused on outspeeding and damaging whenever it can.
Alright, i have a question about the way speed is calculated. Small example of my question:
Torkoal has 20 base speed and Blaziken has 80 base speed. I used shell smash on my torkoal, and i was able to outspeed my brother's Blaziken. (Both Torkoal and Blaziken have a +speed nature, 31 IV in speed and max ev in speed).
For as far as i know shell smash doubles my speed, which gives me a base stat of 40 speed. Nothing changed about Blaziken's speed, still 80.
So why does a Torkoal with 40 base speed outspeed a Blaziken with 80 base speed? (while they are both equally trained in the stat)
The only answer i can think of is that a double base stat doesn't mean that the stat itself doubled.
But i'm really not sure about this :p
I hope someone can help me out, thanks! :)
Torkoal has 20 base speed and Blaziken has 80 base speed. I used shell smash on my torkoal, and i was able to outspeed my brother's Blaziken. (Both Torkoal and Blaziken have a +speed nature, 31 IV in speed and max ev in speed).
For as far as i know shell smash doubles my speed, which gives me a base stat of 40 speed. Nothing changed about Blaziken's speed, still 80.
So why does a Torkoal with 40 base speed outspeed a Blaziken with 80 base speed? (while they are both equally trained in the stat)
The only answer i can think of is that a double base stat doesn't mean that the stat itself doubled.
But i'm really not sure about this :p
I hope someone can help me out, thanks! :)
It doesn't double the BS, it doubles the actual stat. At max speed, Torkoal has 152 speed, and that doubled is 304. Blaziken, without any speedboosts, only has a maximum 284 speed. So, +2 Torkoal always outspeeds +0 Blaziken, assuming the same investment.
* Offensive pressure is when you try to make pokemon attack you. Using substitute puts offensive pressure on the opponent, as once you have it up they'll focus on breaking it and not setting up or healing their team. It makes the use of Sucker Punch more reliable, as you know they'll be focused on attacking.
* A Tank needs to be very bulky in at least one stat, at least one good attacking stat, and bad speed. Mega Aggron, Sylveon, and Tyrannitar are all good tanks.
* A Pivot needs to be a Pokemon that gains something from switching in or out. The most common pivots are VoltTurn ones. They do damage to the opponent and gain momentum for the user's team by being able to scout what pokemon will come in. The pokemon are usually slow, but some like Mega Manectric are fast. Another kind of pivot is Intimidating pivots, who gain defense (well, not literally, but basically), whenever they switch in, and often force the opponent to switch out. The third kind of pivot is a regenerator pivot, who switches in, easily takes a hit, forces the other pokemon out, hits the incoming pokemon hard, and then switches out and gains most of the HP lost in doing so. Assault Vest Tangrowth is a great example.
* A Wall Breaker needs to, well, break walls. And so, it needs a huge offensive stat, but doesn't really care that much about defense or speed as it typically will just be breaking pokemon like Blissey, with no offensive power or speed. Good wall breakers also enjoy the ability Mold Breaker that allows them to hammer big walls like M-Venusaur and Rotom-W hard. Good wall breakers are Kyurem-B, Garchomp-M, and Charizard-MY.
Hope this helped!
It helped a lot :) thanks! This will help me more with teambuilding^^
Where can I find information pertaining Smogon's current rules and clauses for sixth gen? I tried googling but I keep getting B/W articles and combing the forums myself, I'm having trouble finding it.
To save you the trouble, I believe every Clause implemented in Gen 5 remains in Gen 6, including the newly-added Endless Battle Clause, which you can read more of in this thread.
Greninja'd.
Thank you both very much for your time, I have bookmarked both those threads.
It goes from around 1/8000 to around 1/2000 which may still sound bad its actually a huge increase
It goes from around 1/8000 to around 1/2000 which may still sound bad its actually a huge increase
It goes from around 1/8000 to around 1/2000 which may still sound bad its actually a huge increase
It goes from around 1/8000 to around 1/2000 which may still sound bad its actually a huge increase
It goes from around 1/8000 to around 1/2000 which may still sound bad its actually a huge increase
It goes from around 1/8000 to around 1/2000
It goes from around 1/8000 to around 1/2000
It goes from around 1/8000 to around 1/2000
It goes from around 1/8000 to around 1/2000
It's usually up to personal preference. It's not that one is better than the other, it's just that if you feel like you need to hit Normal-types instead of Ghost-types, you use S-toss and vice versa.
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