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Nidoqueen taunts Zapdos
Zapdos cant use roost after the taunt
Nidoqueen used Earthquake (Zapdos is immune)
Zapdos used Discharge (Nidoqueen is immune)
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Most cursed 2 turns of a DPP game Ive ever seen >.>
The problem with TR is when people over commit to it. Its good if you approach it with the mindset that you dont always need to use it, depending on the matchup. If you lead Zong and go T1 TR -> T2 Explosion then its bad. If you keep Zong in the back for a late game sweep, its good.
The problem with this is that your opponent has the luxury of knowing if their Gyara/Dnite is Adamant or Jolly and you dont. So worst case scenario, opponent easily dispatches Magneton with EQ and is now winning on material and tempo. Best case, they know they are Adamant and retreat to...
Magnezone is better. The only immediately obvious thing Magneton does over Zone is trap Scarf Magnezone with HP Ground which if you just want to revenge kill after losing Skarm then I guess sure. There is no meaningful speed booster that Scarf Magneton outspeeds.
> Tyranitar
Ya ok.
Im sure...
B+ sounds right. Infernape is fine on HO teams and u-turn trains. Its maybe the best mixed attacker. It answers skarm/bliss very well. Latias and Starmie outspeed and resist the STABs but get punished by u-turn if you predict it. With Grass Knot and HP:Ice, Infernape can hit just about...
Honchkrow is bad. On paper it looks decent because it has unusual typing and it can pack a strong coverage mixed set of flying/fighting dark/fire.
The problem is that Honchkrow is slow, frail and weak to stealth rock. It falls to nearly any hit after chip damage. I think the ideal spot for...