Recent content by blueman164

So this is almost entirely a niche subject, and I'm not sure how much relevancy this has to the discussion of a sleep ban since this is not even close to an OU-tier mon I'm gonna be referencing, but on the basis that this could affect the entirety of showdown, I'm going to speak up anyways. If...

Anyone have any good balance cores to try out? Since the sample teams aren't out yet I wanna see what people are going with in this early meta.

Who do you all think would be the best users of Psychic Noise? It's a move that's really captured my interest and I would love to give it a shot on a team.

So I've made some changes to my team, and I'd like some more advice. Changes will be in bold: Pelipper @ Damp Rock Ability: Drizzle Tera Type: Steel EVs: 248 HP / 8 Def / 252 SpD Sassy Nature IVs: 0 Spe - Hurricane - Surf - U-turn - Roost This has been a great change so far...

Treads is not only a fairy/dragon resistance, but it's also my hazard removal. I don't think there's much better that hits both of those. EDIT: Treads is also my Electric switch-in, since I have so many electric-weak pokemon otherwise.

I like a lot of your reasonings. I definitely think I'll try Pelipper, first of all, flipping the Defense and Special Defense EVs and going with Sassy over Relaxed. Basculegion would be much weaker with Jolly over Adamant, wouldn't it? I'm not sure how I feel about that. Then again, Valiant is...

So, back in the days of XYORAS, Manaphy Rain was one of my favorite team archetypes. I loved the small goofy tech of running Rest so Hydration would instantly wake up Manaphy after the full heal, and who doesn't love getting 3 special attack boosts in one turn with Tail Glow? Unfortunately, I...

What specially defensive options are there right now? It seems like most bulky pokemon want to run a physically defensive set because of the abundance of physical threats. Right?

Zapdos is neutral to Rock thanks to its Fighting type.

How's Regieleki looking? 200 speed is absolutely ridiculous tier but it also has...literally 0 coverage.

I'm finding that while I'm fairly new to this metagame, the biggest problem I've had playing this tier is Kyurem. There's literally 1 switch-in to Specs Kyurem and that's TTar, and while I'm all for giving the guy more use, needing one pokemon to counter another is how you get a Dracovish and...

Alright, what's a good partner to Scarf Gardevoir in this meta now that Cinder's out? Trace is a fun ability and I don't want to completely adhere to the meta, I want to make a team that's got a bit of a unique flair to it.

Psychic Terrain Spam with some Trace Garde for extra tech https://pokepast.es/3d0081fc795f7eb4

Bumping this thread, still want to hear other suggestions for this team, because it feels...somewhat weak in the 1400's, and I'm not sure if it's the team or my playing.

Hey, thank you for the rate! I like these suggestions a lot, but one thing I'm a bit nervous about is my team is still awfully weak to Ice types with the loss of Jirachi. Excadrill can definitely outspeed almost every ice type in the tier under sand and kill them with Iron Head, but with these...