Recent content by 1withthebutterfly

It has been a long while since the prime of my competitive pokemon battling, which was admittedly just inconsistent laddering during Gen V. But, with the release of Sword and Shield the itch to play Pokemon has struck me just in time for the massive metagame shake-up brought to us by Pokemon...

The Musketeers all resist Knock Off and have Justified to boost their attack. Mega Aggron can take Knock Off for days with its titanic Defenses. Chesnaught is bulky and has native recovery to offset the loss of its Leftovers.

Aww, thanks man. And the set is super simple. Like, so simple that I got Showdown to do it for me. Milotic @ Leftovers Ability: Competitive EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def Relaxed Nature - Ice Beam - Recover - Scald - Dragon Tail Milotic's bulk has proven to be super real, and Competitive...

Oh, gotcha. Here I thought that SD / Seed Bomb / Zen Headbutt / Sucker Punch Celebi was some new, amazing meta call. Baton Pass makes tons of sense, thanks.

I keep hearing that Swords Dance Celebi is extremely threatening, and I recently faced one on the ladder. Maybe I'm just a dumbass, but can someone explain to me why this particular Celebi has become so useful?

I've done a decent chunk of testing with Mega-Banette recently, and I've gotta disagree on some points. M-Banette definitely does not need Protect to safely Mega Evolve, just smart prediction on the user's part. I will readily admit that he's dead weight before you manage to Mega Evolve him, but...

40 Games logged so far with Milotic and Mega-Banette, with a rating of 1447 as of this post. Basically just confirming my original thoughts on the matter; Mega-Banette is amazing once it gets going, providing a ridiculously versatile tool in (I'd assume) any team's Arsenal. Taunt / Will-o-Wisp...

Yeah, I know its only been a few hours, but after fifteen games I've decided that its time for me to turn in for the night. Might as well post my thoughts before I go. The pair of Milotic and Mega-Banette drew me towards a stall team, for different reasons. Milotic is an exceptionally bulky...

Seems like fun, and I've got some time to ladder a little. Alt: 2withthebutterfly Pokemon: Mega-Banette and Milotic Mega-Banette has some merit as a stall/defensive Mega, preying on offensive teams with its Priority Will-o-Wisp and Destiny Bond. No idea if that will work or not, looking...

Thanks Liquidocelot, I really appreciate it; I put a lot of effort into both laddering and RMT formatting, and I am quite pleased with that 3.7 :P Genesect is indeed a problem, but one that I have done my best to try and address. Goodra can beat Genesect if the bug gets greedy or stupid and...

I'm going to be honest with you, Smogon Forums; OU has never been my favourite format. Ever since getting involved in competitive Pokemon towards the tail end of Gen IV, I've always felt more at home in UU. But currently, the UU tier doesn't formally exist. This doesn't mean I've stopped...

I've been having a fair bit of continued success with a defensive core of Amoonguss and Rotom-H (although I'd hesitate to call it "new", as I've been using this pair since midway through Gen V UU). The real workhorse of the team is Amoonguss, who can happily wall a lot of the physical offensive...

Hmm...I can see what you're saying; for precisely the reason you described, I've been hardly using SR at all, relying on Spikes for my Entry Hazarding needs. Letting Speed Boosters come in and ruin everything is definitely not on my to do list. Bronzong is certainly a good answer to my...

Hello Smogon Forums, long time no see. How've you been? Today I bring you the UU team that I've been working on recently, designed around the terrific Mixed Sweeper that is Meloetta. Her Aria form bosts tremendous Special Stats, and with Relic Song allowing her to trade that in for breakneck...

Well, thanks for the Calcs. Although, honestly, I have no idea what the Damage formula for pokemon is. When you get down to the nuts and bolts of it all, I know nothing about how the game mechanics work. Anything that I know, I know through trial and error, and competitive Pokemon has never been...