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Is there a pokemon on your team that makes your team different?
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A whole bunch of things. Vespiquen as anti-Grass, Dark, and Psychic and just a general switch-in. Haze Blastoise. Marowak with Double Edge > Fire Punch because I personally found DE to be better for my team.
How is that working out for you? Does it make the opponent laugh so hard that they end up choking and you win by default? XD
Rofl! That just made me crack up XD *quotes in sig*
very interesting. i used a wailord in emerald until i found out its stats.
I haven't got to battle with it yet, but I currently have an interesting Rhyperior set.
He has EV's in Attack, SPEED, and minor points in defense. Why you ask? Well, I have a agility passer on my team. He does an Agility, maybe a swords dance, and passes. My Rhyperior's current speed after an Agility pass, is fast enough to outspeed base 125's by 1 point. Thus, he outspeeds Azelf, Starmie, Sceptile, Infernape, and even Weavile, who otherwise, would mostly counter this set. Add that, plus a possible swords dance, and he'd possibly be a good bulky sweeper. As a plus, he resists most attacks usually headed towards my Speed passer(A Scizor), or can survive a physical super effective hit with Solid Rock softening the blow. Nobody really expects a Rhyperior to outspeed them without Trick room being in play. He has a life orb, only cause a Choice Band would make him have to be switched out alot, thus ruining his speed boost. I might consider leftovers or shell bell though.
I also use some other interesting Pokes, such as a Special sweeping Scarfzard(Makes a lovely counter to Scarfcrosses, outspeeding jolly heracrosses by 1 point), Specstile(Specs + Overgrow + Leaf Storm... She rapes Bulky Waters.), and a Medicham(I don't seem them much, plus She could sweep well with a Speed pass, not worrying about dieing from the opponent's attack due to focus sash...)
He has EV's in Attack, SPEED, and minor points in defense. Why you ask? Well, I have a agility passer on my team. He does an Agility, maybe a swords dance, and passes. My Rhyperior's current speed after an Agility pass, is fast enough to outspeed base 125's by 1 point. Thus, he outspeeds Azelf, Starmie, Sceptile, Infernape, and even Weavile, who otherwise, would mostly counter this set. Add that, plus a possible swords dance, and he'd possibly be a good bulky sweeper. As a plus, he resists most attacks usually headed towards my Speed passer(A Scizor), or can survive a physical super effective hit with Solid Rock softening the blow. Nobody really expects a Rhyperior to outspeed them without Trick room being in play. He has a life orb, only cause a Choice Band would make him have to be switched out alot, thus ruining his speed boost. I might consider leftovers or shell bell though.
I also use some other interesting Pokes, such as a Special sweeping Scarfzard(Makes a lovely counter to Scarfcrosses, outspeeding jolly heracrosses by 1 point), Specstile(Specs + Overgrow + Leaf Storm... She rapes Bulky Waters.), and a Medicham(I don't seem them much, plus She could sweep well with a Speed pass, not worrying about dieing from the opponent's attack due to focus sash...)
Poliwag, Butterfree, Beedrill, Onix, Mawile and Gastrodon i've all found usable in OU. Not so much Poliwag (Belly Drum Salac Berry)... But the others work out well. Butterfree rapes non Blissey or Skarmory walls. Beedrill has Choice Scarf as to rape weaviles with U-Turn. Choice Band Onix can sort of hit slow things hard. Mawile can beat most physical dragons one on one with Intimidate, Shucca Berry, Ice Fang, and Sucker Punch. Gastrodon uses Counter / Mirror Coat / Recover.
Oh, and I have a Choice Scarf Tentacruel. Sets up Toxic Spikes early on, then rapes with its STAB moves / Ice Beam later on. Horray for OHKOing Garchomp!
Oh, and I have a Choice Scarf Tentacruel. Sets up Toxic Spikes early on, then rapes with its STAB moves / Ice Beam later on. Horray for OHKOing Garchomp!
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252 Modest Butterfree Bug Buzz vs Hippowdon: 36.90% - 43.33%
vs Milotic: 24.87% - 29.44%
Psychic vs Tentacruel: 28.02% - 32.69% <--- Not even a 4-hit KO with leftovers and super-effective on the average...
Why would Weaviles switch into a Beedrill when Weavile is weak to bug?
Choice Band Onix Earthquake vs Hippowdon: 22.14% - 25.95%
vs Swampert: 27.48% - 32.43%
vs Roserade: 80.46% - 95.02%
BTW: Roserade has less defenses than Weavile. So earthquake won't kill Weavile either.
Intimidated Garchomp Earthquake vs Mawile: 105.39% - 124.07%
Ice Fang Mawile vs Garchomp: 69.75% - 82.07%
With Shucca Berry, Mawile is 2-hit KOed by Garchomp. I admit sucker punch on garchomp might kill... But a choice band on Garchomp w/o intimidate means Mawile is OHKOed even with Shucca berry. W/o Intimidate: 257.26% - 302.49%. With intimidate, 172.20% - 202.49%, which gives Garchomp a chance to OHKO even after getting intimidated by Mawile.
Intimidated Salamence Earthquake vs Mawile: 79.25% - 92.95%
With a Shucca Berry or not, Mawile is 2-hit KOed by Salamence.
Intimidated Mawile Ice Fang vs Salamence: 58.31% - 68.58%
Intimidated Mawile Sucker Punch vs Salamence: 17.82% - 20.85%
Salamence always wins.
In addition, both pokemon commonly use a fire move to deal with Skarmory. Both Salamence and Garchomp OHKO Mawile with Fire Blast (for Skarm). Salamence can OHKO with Flamethrower.
So it isn't just "pure physical" dragons, but "pure physical" dragons that would have been walled by the likes of Skarmory anyway.
Defensive Luxray, still in testing stages but its been working out well.
<3 Luxray
<3 Luxray
Sandstorm, Hail, Toxic Spikes, Spikes, Stealth Rock, abundance of Fire moves for Bronzong/Skarmory ??