In that scenario you don't crashDoes Hi Jump Kick crash if your opponent faints before you can use the move? (For example, Mega Lopunny tries to HJK Tyranitar, but it switches into a <50% Talonflame in SR)
In that scenario you don't crashDoes Hi Jump Kick crash if your opponent faints before you can use the move? (For example, Mega Lopunny tries to HJK Tyranitar, but it switches into a <50% Talonflame in SR)
People get bored and use stupid stuff. There's your answer.Can someone explain me why there is suddenly much discussion about crap pokemon like Pachirisu, Gogoat and Tauros while nobody is talking about good pokemon that are still unranked such as Honchkrow and Forretress?
You're not really swords dancing directly versus sableye, the idea is to force something out and set up an sd and then you can 2hko mega Sableye afterwards, as this somewhat prevents sableye from blocking your stealth rock. This obviously doesn't work in your favor if your opponent leads with sableye, as you described.How is SD Lum Garchomp played against Mega Sableye? I understand that the idea is to SD as Sableye Will-O-Wisps, but Garchomp can't OHKO at +2 and then Sableye can just Wisp again, right? So how does it win that matchup?
Certain hazard removers kill momentum, a problem on all forms of offense. Also take into consideration the majority of these teams that don't run hazard removal are building to mitigate their hazard weakness, so think non SR weak mons, spike immune mons, Toxic Spike absorbers, along with utilizing their own hazards to maintain the momentum and loss of hazard removal. Can't exactly speak for each person who builds on this idea but personally that's my idea of when building a team with no hazard removal.Was looking through the SPL thread and I noticed some people choosing not to run hazard removal on teams that don't look like hyper offense. Just curious what the thought process is behind deciding whether or not your team needs hazard removal.
Life Orb takes one tenth of your HP away. However, math in Pokemon works such that all part numbers round down. So, to minimize Life Orb damage, an HP stat that's one less than an interval of ten will allow you an extra hit. Bisharp, for example, has 269 HP with 29 HP IVs, so it'll lose 26 HP per round of Life Orb rather than 27.I'm confused on how "Leftovers number" and "Life Orb number" work in terms of HP. What adjustments on my Pokemon's HP do I need to make in order to maximize Leftovers recovery / minimize Life Orb damage? I was wondering as some Pokemon like Latios run 29 HP IVs as to minimize damage Life Orb recoil.
Agility + 3 Attacks is probably the best set.What is currently the most competitive/effective set for Thundurus-T in OU?
What about the scarf set?Agility + 3 Attacks is probably the best set.
Thundurus-Therian (M) @ Life Orb
Ability: Volt Absorb
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
- Agility
- Thunderbolt
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Focus Blast
Depends on what in particular you need it to do.I need an OU pure Ground type that's nice and bulky for my team. Any suggestions?
When people are referencing power creep and speed creep, are they referring to the general increase of the power and speed of the metagame over time as new generations and 'mons are introduced?
Exactly what SomePumpkinPie said, although it also references running minimal amounts of speed on Pokemon that don't need speed, but it is useful to break the speed tie with the same Pokemon.When people are referencing power creep and speed creep, are they referring to the general increase of the power and speed of the metagame over time as new generations and 'mons are introduced?
Some of them are and some aren't, so your best bet is checking the OU analyses or the Preliminary Pokedex for up-to-date sets (though make sure to double-check the OP's date when looking at sets to make sure they're recent, especially for stuff from the Preliminary Dex.Are the sets on the Strategy Pokédex (http://www.smogon.com/dex/) updated to the somewhat newest forum activities (like some stuff post ORAS) or I have to browse the threads after the current top sets?