Recent content by Diarago

Just a comment, but Hidden Power Fire isn't needed at all. STAB Water attacks in the rain do more than enough to the prominent Steel types in OU. If anything, HP Electric or Ice Beam might help more on Milotic to help deal with a Gyarados that may abuse the rain.

That's why the general strategy with CB Scizor is to spam U-Turn until the late game when Magnezone is defeated or the entirety of the opposing team is known.

Not a real rate - just glancing -, but Zapdos' EV spread is causing him to lose out on a point in a stat. Neither 130 nor 126 is divisible by 4, so by taking 2 EVs out of one (either Special Attack or HP), you can add a whole point to the other. I'm not sure if Zapdos should be aiming for any...

I noticed that Forretress has Leftovers. Even if it does prolong his life quite a bit, his position as a lead makes him more prone to being trapped by Magnezone, and more so by the fact that he lacks Earthquake. Since he's your only Rapid Spinner (and thus your only defense against Toxic Spikes...

The problem with having Starmie killing Swampert is that Swampert can just switch out because it knows its rocks will get spun away. The difference is that Swampert is a Pokemon designed for longevity, whereas your particular Starmie is not. Moreover, against an Aerodactyl lead, the opponent can...

I'd say you give Magnezone HP Grass instead of Fire because even if you do manage to trap a Steel type (usually Scizor on Bullet Punch), HP Fire is only useful on Scarf Magnezone because that one doesn't have a Substitute to hide behind, nor can it OHKO Scizor with Thunderbolt. The Substitute...

I'm not exactly in the position to give an in-depth rate, but pertaining to your SD Lucario weakness, you can give Tyranitar a Choice Scarf and change the EVs to 252 Attack, 252 Speed, 4 HP and put Earthquake/Superpower over Aqua Tail. If you like the idea, I'd suggest you go with Superpower...

The Scarf Tyranitar is actually a change I recently made on my own. I noticed a lot of Speed issues, and even if Tyranitar does get burned eventually, he usually gets a damn good hit on Rotom before just waiting out his death. So, Abutorn, being that you suggested it, I'm kind of taking a liking...

Sooo, I made a team today. Relatively successful on Shoddy, but you should also consider the fact that my lack of any activity on there has dropped me into the 1200s rank-wise. Just as an overview, you should know that I'm aware of the fact that I have 4 Ground weaknesses and not much to...