Recent content by AMSP1

2 quick things I think should be clarified: Stat increase/decrease moves - would moves like Shadow Ball, Psychic, Energy Ball etc.. be treated in the same way as 10% status inducing moves? Serene Grace - If a serene grace user, Blissey for example, uses Flamethrower, would the same rule apply?

I have been using a CB Banette for a while now in response to all the Hypnosis leads. I was actually going to start a thread about how each Insomnia Pokemon could work as a lead in the OU metagame but it was too much work. Anyways Banette @ Choice Band Ability: Insomia Nature: Adamant EVs: 252...

I apologize if this has been answered before, but will the Smogon server be releasing usage statistics? If so I will be very interested in seeing the differences in usage between Smogons servers and the Official Shoddy server. In the short time the server has been up it almost seems like a...

So....Heatran, Starmie, and Zapdos. Maybe I am missing something but aren't these just 3 OU pokemon that cover each others weaknesses? You can do this with an endless number of pokemon. I don't really see anything unique or interesting about the combination of these 3 together.

I don't mean to sound arrogant or anything but I think I'm pretty much responsible for skuntank being that high on the list. http://www.smogon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40425 I used this team and various versions of this team, all with skuntank, for a while and did pretty well with it. I...

If you are going to use Roserade as your lead then switch Weavile's item or add a spinner. I usually find SR to be set up very early in the match. I would give him a Choice Band. Actually, as much as I like Roserade as a lead (I use one myself) I don't really see it benefiting your team. Laying...

Currently listening to: The Walkmen - Bows and Arrows The Raveonettes - Lust Lust Lust Yo La Tengo - Electr-O-Pura I always make sure to mix in some My Bloody Valentine and Sonic Youth since they are my 2 favorite bands, and I have also been listening to some Blondie (Union City Blue, Sunday...

General Trends: Toxic Spikes seems more common then it was, but at the same time usage of TS immune pkmn is also very high. I don't know if their usage increased as a result of TS but it seems like many teams these days have only 1 or 2 pkmn on a team affected by TS. Biggest Gainers: Celebi...

I am all for trying out UU's in the OU environment. But a whole UU team in OU will always be at a disadvantage since in many ways they are outclassed by OU counterparts even if they offer something slightly different. If you are adamant about keeping this entirely UU disregard my suggestions but...

So this is my second team I've posted here. I made this team to really just test out a few things I have never used before, and, as with most of my teams, experiment with a lesser used poke (Skuntank) to see how capable it is in OU. Roserade (M) @ Focus Sash Ability: Natural Cure EVs: 4...

SO I've been testing the following changes and overall I am very happy with the revised team. Changes in BOLD. Gyarados (M) @ Leftovers Ability: Intimidate EVs: 212 HP/56 Atk/136 Def/104 Spd Adamant nature (+Atk, -SAtk) - Thunder Wave - Waterfall - Ice Fang - Dragon Dance He really needed...

I know, thats why I think I'm gonna keep it. I'm finding I have a big problem with Tyranitar. Perhaps Electrive could be dropped for Swampert?

Thanks for the input guys. How does this sound for proposed changes. Instead of Golduck: Togekiss (M) @ Leftovers Ability: Serene Grace EVs: 252 HP/192 Spd/64 SDef Calm nature (+SDef, -Atk) - Wish/Roost - Body Slam - Air Slash - Protect/Aura Sphere/Batonpass Not really sure what can be put in...

EDIT: Forgot to mention this is for use on Shoddy in OU 1vs1 with standard clauses So this is my first RMT, and my 2nd post on the forums after over a year of lurking. This team has been working pretty well for me since I started using it. But I definitely need people to look at it because like...

I would say drop HP Dragon on Ninetails for Energy Ball or Dark Pulse. A neutral base 70 powered unstabbed attack will actually do roughly the same amount of damage to something with a 2x resist to fire. For example Flamethrower vs 252hp/0Spdef Blastoise after 1 NP - 39.23% - 46.13% Hp dragon...