Recent content by CarnivorouSwarm

In what scenario is sand going to be up when you're up against MegaCharY though? I guess it'll only ever happen if Char has already mega evolved and you switch TTar in, getting sand up, and taking the focus blast? But then what's the point, even if you live, he outspeeds TTar and uses a more...

Been absent from the thread for a while, and I apologize for not lurking a bit more, but I was wondering if anyone had managed to make TTar a sufficient check/counter to MegaCharY. I've been struggling to deal with MegaY and I'm trying to adjust my TTar to fulfill that role. Here are some sets...

Hi! Looking for a friend safari with Chansey in it. Can anybody help me out?

I'm a bit disappointed that Utility MegaZor hasn't been discussed more fully. Seems like there's agreement on this set so far in the few comments that have mentioned him: Utility Defogger Scizor: Technician @Scizorite Impish (+Def -SpAt) 1. Bullet Punch 2. U-Turn / Pursuit 3. Roost 4. Defog...

I'd agree that this is a problem. I've been running this: Tyranitar: Sand Stream @ Weakness Policy Jolly (+Spd -SpAt) EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spd / 4 Def 1. Dragon Dance 2. Crunch 3. Stone Edge 4. Fire Blast (Ignoring the nature and fire blast problem) It does seem consistently like Weakness Policy...

I apologize ahead of time, because with how long this thread is, I'd imagine this has already been mentioned, but I noticed early on discussion of the merits of volt switch/U-turn to get out of the Perish Song + Shadow Tag problem and wanted to point out an issue with this. While this will...

I don't have calcs for you, but I've been running a Jolly nature with Fire Blast (lulwut, I know). It works just fine against Forretress that's lost sturdy, but I can't be sure about the other two. I'd bet, at least with a negative nature, Ferrothorn would not get 0HKO, but I'm not sure about...

Problem one: You made a physical set, when everyone has pretty much agreed a physical set is inferior to a special set Problem two: You made a physical set without U-Turn? And included Shadow Sneak? Why? Defensive games with Greninja are not worth it. Problem three: No calcs on PUP vs Lucario...

In regard to Tyrantrum Rock Head sets, is it worth passing up Rock Polish/DD for Hone Claws, knowing Tyrantrum's going to be slow, and knowing spamming Rock Head leaves you with a harder hitting Stone Miss? Or is the speed boost too important?

In regard to Tyrantrum's OU viability, I'd just like to point out that Strong Jaw pseudo-boltbeam sets won't make it. StrongJaw EleFang Tyrantrum is essentially a physical SheerForce LO Nidoking... with lower speed. SheerForce LO Nidoking can't hack it in OU, believe me, I've tried, because...

What's the fastest way to level up pokemon in XY? With Lucky Egg getting nerfed, and the level scaling removed from EXP Share, moving through the Elite Four with EXP share on gets a lvl 1 pokemon to 25-35, instead of 40-50 like it did in BW. I also tried high level hoard killing, but it's...

I have to say, as a previous SandStall OU player, I'm really annoyed with the nerf. I understand nerfing Drizzle and Drought, as offensive Sun and Rain teams were fucking EVERYWHERE, but hitting Hail and Sand seems like kicking a build while it's down. Sand had some viability, and I was...

Damn, yeah I think you're right about Poison/Steel getting bumped up and thereby eliminating toxics usefulness puts a huge hole in this. I disagree with just about everything else you said (Cradily fucked everything SpAt in gen5 OU, pokes that it didn't could easily be dealt with by other team...

Drain Punch sounds like it would be awesome on a physical set... But I guess you couldn't afford PUP and Drain Punch on the same set, and the +1 from PUP seems more important than giving health to a pokemon that can't really take a hit anyway. I think flUddOS has a good point, I'd like to see...

Yeah I think you're right there, the movepool does seem to be the crippling factor. I'm just wondering if the benefits of not having to deal with special walls will counter balance that. Probs not. I guess only time will tell.