Recent content by alwaysrinse

OK thanks for the clarification! I didn't how how Smogon VR worked in general (that it was by median and not mean), and now I know. I know how a Condorcet paradox works, I was just saying that if the VR Council is some body whose opinions are derived from the majority opinion of its members...

To clarify, if a majority vote that pokemon X is Y rank, you immediately move the pokemon to Y rank? So if 3 people vote A and 2 vote C you still put it at A? That's a "clear majority". I am not sure if this is how the VR tends to work as a matter of principle? 2/5 people rated Ray above...

I am a bit confused why Arc-Ground got to S if 3 people voted S, one voted S-, and one voted A+. Ray didn't jump to S even though 2 people voted S and 3 voted S-. The average of S and A+ is somehow higher than S-? S,S, and A+ average to something closer to S than to S-? If anything I'd...

There's still a sketch clause in the teambuilder. Is this intended?

Thanks! It's not implemented on ladder (I swept several teams with Goth), and the ban wasn't there in the post until just now (unless I missed it), so I wasn't sure. Anyway just a reminder that it needs to be implemented on the ladder. Stored Power mono-attacker (with Reuniclus, say, and with...

Wait you can just use this right? It traps a bunch of defensive mons (and some offensive ones) and then just sets up and sweeps. Gothitelle @ Leftovers Ability: Shadow Tag EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD Impish Nature - Cosmic Power - Rest - Stored Power - Nasty Plot / Sleep Talk / Taunt Shadow...

To piggyback on the above post the Dauntless Shield Max Def Body Press is only marginally stronger than Max Atk CC and +3 Body Press is only a bit stronger than +1 Close Combat, though again irrelevant. I have not participated in the suspect test with an OUTK account but I have laddered and...

252+ Atk Conkeldurr Facade (140 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Weezing-Galar: 113-133 (33.8 - 39.8%) -- 31.3% chance to 3HKO after Black Sludge recovery

How does Conk 2HKO Weezing-Galar?

I ran https://pokepast.es/d84448ab81e84cdf and topped the ladder with (and #3 is my alt). I used to run Dracozolt over the Weezing (see https://pokepast.es/751415b1ab7c8400 for the team like that). Pink Blob (Clefable) Stored Power and Green Blob (Reuniclus) Stored Power defensive sweepers for...

Right, but if Clef is Cosmic Power (or just a PhysDef support set) the Flash is doing more. Also, a lot of Heatran run Specs... Point taken though, a lot of Heatran are running Heavy Slam to get the 2HKO on the CM set.

Hey, that's the Clef set I use! I put the last 4 in SpD rather than SpA but whatever. I thought that's the normal CP Clef. It can set up on a lot of physical threats compared to CM Clef. Also worth noting 0 SpA Clefable Stored Power (260 BP) vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Clefable: 194-229 (49.2 -...

I also find Galarian-Weezing and Marowak-Alola to be really threatening. Marowak-Alola is a great Zam check as well, with its high Defense and resistance to Zam's moves. I don't think Clef is very centralizing, I've found Zam-C to be a very slappable and useful check. The same for Dracozolt...

I love Clef. Magic Guard and Unaware are the primary draws but Cute Charm is also great, especially since you are taking a lot of physical hits. It has some nice checks though, like Zamazenta-Crowned and Magnezone, who are both fantastic in their own right. Magearna I guess was also a check...

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