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This sounds pretty fun! It sounds like this has the potential to be quite a meta once all the kinks have been worked out.

Thanks for the input! I'm definitely using Volt Switch now- that makes a lot of sense. I can't stress enough how much Poison Fang has helped me so far, though. It sounds weird, but it actually does let Shed play a much more active rule in fighting the enemy team, to the point where it doesn't...

Alright, sorry to cut in here, but I recently got back into BH and I've been experimenting with some of the lesser-known options made available in Gen 6. Here's a set I've been using, and what I'd like to discuss: Shedinja @ Lum Berry Ability: Sturdy EVs: 252 Atk Adamant Nature IVs: 0 Spe -...

Is this thing still going on? I don't want to sound pushy, but it's been almost three weeks.

I've found that the 3v3 team preview mechanic really has given the old 1v1 meta a breath of fresh air, opening it up to a level of depth it could never reach before. Now, instead of risking everything on a bland and completely chance-dependent flip-o'-the-coin, I can take a slightly enlightened...

Won against Zewwok by forfeit... barely. Today I truly experienced the essence of "too much of a good thing." What happens when two stally teams with solid cores are locked in a cycle of never-ending switching, phazing, and pathetically well-taken attacks? I took out his Deoxys. On turn 52...

So, who's up for Contrary Overheat Chandelure? WITH A SCARF?!

Ah, sorry, I meant Quiet. I guess I'm just that used to Modest... OU has left me closed-minded...! Anyway, the lack of coverage for ghosts is a fine tradeoff, in my opinion, for the great utility offered by each of the set's moves. The fact that ghost types hard-wall it usually works to my...

I run Porygon-Z with Adaptability, a Silk Scarf, Max HP + SpA and a Modest Quiet nature. Its moves are Fake Out, Extremespeed, Boomburst, and Shell Smash, and while that may seem odd at first, going mixed is entirely viable off of 90/135 attack stats with Adaptability. This set lets P-Z act as...

In! It's a nice way to say goodbye to AAA as OM of the Month. That was some good stuff.

Mew's great 100/100 bulk allows it to get by with an investment in Speed as opposed to its defenses. Mew @ Leftovers Ability: Synchronize EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 Spd Jolly Nature - Roost - Taunt - Will-O-Wisp - Knock Off Anyone running stall playing OU knows how annoying it is to face an...

I still use Heatran, and I'm not ashamed of it. With Genesect gone, all stall teams might not need to fill a lava-sack shaped hole anymore, but Heatran's solid bulk and many resistances certainly do justify its use in OU. Mega Charizard X, however, does seem like an interesting alternative with...

This meta isn't TOO broken, offensively. I've been stalling it with some success. Arash Well, looks like it's time to put a Shed Shell on everything!

Technician will be beautiful. Running attack moves on stall will be beautiful. Running Encore will not be beautiful. Let's let those inexplicably gigantic gen 1 movepools shine, gentlefolk!

Yeah, I've been noticing a lot of Aerilate Dragonite flailing about with Extremespeed on the ladder lately. Good stuff. At least we don't have to deal with their Multiscale shenanigans anymore. Speaking of which, I've been noticing that it's often hard for new/really casual OMers to "detox"...