Recent content by Arthy

So I went to Smogon's Good Cores thread and decided to build around the Slowbro + Amoonguss + Tornadus-Therian core. Great core. Handles a variety of threats and pivots all day long with Regenerator. The components themselves won't get much description from me, as I can't...

How much mileage does Tyranitar get out of those speed EVs? Tyranitar's pretty slow to begin with, so I don't know how much important stuff you'll be outspeeding outside of Aegislash. I recommend switching those EVs from speed to HP, as this would let you switch in more and take more hits. You...

Change Toxic to Will-o-Wisp on Jellicent. Your team isn't exactly looking for a long game with all its offensive presence, so the damage of WoW vs Toxic is negligible. It would also help your physical wall, whether it be Togekiss or Landorus, take hits more easily. WoW also hits those pesky...

I tried the Skarmory, and it doesn't work. I didn't realize it, but Ferrothorn went a long way towards keeping Mega Venusaur in check -- they both wall each other while Ferrothorn takes the opportunity to set up spikes. While scaring off AV Conk is nice, Skarmory just doesn't pull his weight...

Skormory would be a solid choice. It has, if anything, even better type synergy because Gliscor is immune to its electric weakness while retaining the fire neutrality. I have two electric resistances and three fire resistances, so I'll have to give it a go. I'd like to try a spikes set but could...

You know, I hear Bump is the best way to gain momentum in this metagame.

I usually just make whatever team I think would be fun, but this time I decided to try my hand at a truly competitive team. As it says on the tin, it's a stall team that's capable of changing match momentum, either by wearing down the big threats on the other team or by creating subtle but...