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Double-Edge is a must on Staraptor, as despite getting almost the same neutral coverage as Close Combat, Double-Edge is boosted by STAB and Reckless, making it a lot more powerful against those who resist Brave Bird and take neutral from CC and Double-Edge, such as Rotom-W. 252+ Atk Choice Band...

Thanks a lot for the help, I'll try the team out.

Any thoughts or suggestions? Seriously, anything.

THE HOLLOW Team at a Glance Welcome to my fourth RMT on these forums, and my first XY team I've decided to share. After reading a joke thread on Weakness Policy Shedinja (which turned out to be hilariously gimmicky with Endure), I was inspired to make a team built around Shedinja's unique...

Any thoughts or suggestions?

Red Hello fellow Smogonites! Rainy days inside a hotel, and the Showdown server is down - what better time to sit down and make a team? After watching a few people utilize Sand and master it to a strong extent, I felt inspired to make an offensive Sand team of my own. It's a typical...

Wow, how could I forget about Scarf Keldeo? That would be a great addition to the team and would solve so many problems. Also, I use Explosion on Magnezone as a free switch-in ticket after all of the opposing Steels (minus Heatran) are out, so Dragonite's Multiscale isn't broken. I also need a...

Thanks for the suggestions! I made some changes to the team, they're updated in the OP. Tell me how they are, and if I can still further improve them! Hydreigon -> Infernape (for SR and check to Mamoswine/Weavile) Latias -> Scarf Latios (for more offensive potential as a better check to...

SnapDragon Hi guys, this is my second RMT on these forums. Now, I'm not very experienced in competitive battling, most of my battles have been taking place in the 1300-1400 rating area, and with other competitive players I know from school or other. I wanted to make a fun, yet...

Wow, thank you for all of the very in-depth responses to my thread. It's much appreciated. Anyway, after taking in all of the suggestions, I've come out with this team: Lucario (M) @ Life Orb Trait: Justified EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spe / 4 HP Adamant Nature (+Atk / -SpAtk) - Close Combat -...

Hey there. I've just picked up competitive Pokémon, and I'm still a fledgling looking to improve with the help of the Smogon community. I'm aware this team isn't great, so I'm posting here for suggestions and what I should change on my team. Thanks. So, this team is a Baton Pass-oriented team...