Recent content by ChopperDave

Right, and Hurricane hits x2 against Bug as well. If you really need that coverage that it may be worth taking, but Flamethrower already hits for super-effective against Grass and Bug, and I don't think that there are a lot of fighting types that would survive a Boomburst or Draco Meteor. The...

You're missing the point. All I'm saying is that over time, Boomburst's higher accuracy (and higher base BP) gives it higher damage output. Sure, there may be battles where it never misses. It's also pretty likely that there will be battles where it misses two or three times in a row...

I dunno. Ghosts' immunity to Boomburst is annoying and the confusion chance is helpful but unreliable. I still don't think that's enough to edge out Hurricane over Boomburst. Against a neutral target, Boomburst will do more damage over time (on average) than Hurricane. Theoretically, if you...

I've been running the Infiltrator Choice Specs set, and after some trial and error I think Boomburst is almost certainly a better move than Hurricane. The math shows that it's not even a contest. A little theorymon: Hurricane - 110 (BP) * 1.5 (STAB) * 0.7 (Accuracy) = 115.5 Expected Value...

Yeah. The benefit of Overheat is that it is still viable even after the White Herb goes off, so you can swap Fire Blast with something that betters Delphox's coverage. I just wish she got a slightly more extensive move pool. A fairy move like Dazzling Gleam or Moonblast would make sense...

Ack. Scratch that idea, then. Solar Beam is still an option but a lot less powerful :/

I know that the Power Herb/Magician trick is old hat at this point, but I ran into a Delphox today on wifi with Power Herb + Blast Burn and thought it was pretty nifty. Sure, you have a wasted move slot after that first use, but a 252EV STAB 150-power attach is definitely not fun to switch into...

If my pokemon is holding a red card, will it trigger if it is hit during Protect? Will it trigger if it is hit behind a substitute?

Has anyone tried Switcheroo on this guy? Something like: Klefki @ Choice Scarf Ability: Prankster EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SDef Bold Nature - Foul Play / Drain Kiss - Switcheroo - Thunderwave - Spikes It's a simple idea: Switcheroo a scarf on to something that really doesn't like it...

Good to know. I wouldn't have thought hypnosis was a "special" psychic move that got past the dark immunity.

So this just happened: I switched in a Gyarados on a Mega Gengar. I evolved my Gyarados to Mega Gyarados, predicting my opponent would use Hypnosis. My opponent did indeed use Hynosis, and it, uh, worked. Mega Gyarados went to sleep despite his dark typing. What happened here? Shouldn't Mega...

I bet a Kee berry would be good for getting a Classic Curselax into play. If you think about it, it's sort of like an intimidate that triggers after you get hit. Snorlax @ Kee Berry Thick Fat Careful Defensive EVs -Curse -Bodyslam -Crunch -Rest CurseLax doesn't really NEED leftovers to be...

The benefit of Natural Cure is that if you run up against a stall set that Paralyzes/Poisons you during set up, you can switch out and come back in good as new after a teammate had taken out the stall. Obviously, the benefit of Natural Cure becomes counterproductive after Weakness Policy procs...

Does Sucker Punch hit on multi-turn attacks like Fly, Bounce, and Dig? If so, when does it hit: on the first part of the move (when the opponent disappears), or the second part of the move (when the opponent reappears and hits)? Or does it hit on both parts of the move?

I've been trying to brainstorm a core that takes advantage of Drifblim's new capacity as a Weakness Policy Baton Passer. Here's what I've come up with: Lucario @ Lucarionite Trait: Justified EVs: 252 HP / 130 Atk / 126 SpA Naive Nature (+Spd, -SpD) -Close Combat -Crunch -Vacuum Wave -Flash...