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Does anyone know what happens when you use Destiny Bond against a Mimikyu while its Disguise is still up? Will Destiny Bond break the disguise, or will it KO Mimikyu? (Or will it somehow fail completely?)

Vikavolt doesn't get U-Turn. It would be great if it did, but it unfortunately does not.

Does anyone know if there's anything important for Vikavolt to outspeed with 0 investment? I'm trying a Vikavolt set out, and I'm considering running absolute minimum speed (0 IVs, 0 EVs, hindering nature) so that I can use Vikavolt to respond to Trick Room teams. At level 100: With 31 IVs/0...

Scizor and Azumarill possess priority moves as well as more bulk (Note: not necessarily on stats alone, but also due to better defensive typing). Tyranitar isn't fast, but he's far from slow, and his typing, stats, and Sandstorm ability allow him to apply more offensive pressure while not being...

Does anyone know how Pyukumuku's Innards Out interacts with an opponent's substitute? Will the substitute take damage on behalf of the target, or will the damage go straight to the target (while leaving the substitute in tact)?

I see. I must have mistakenly remembered it being banned since I don't really recall ever seeing Sand Veil Garchomp on Smogon (though I did see a few on cartridge Battle Spot). Thanks for the clarification!

Not sure if this is the right place to ask this, but was Sand Veil supposed to be unbanned? I just played against someone using it on Garchomp (with the Z-Sandstorm set), and I didn't realize it was allowed on Showdown until now. If it's been unbanned, then I can accept that. I was just under...

Hey guys, I'm in the middle of getting my COIL up on the suspect test ladder, but I'm not quite sure how the mechanics work. I read something about, "If your GXE isn't high enough, it's impossible to meet the reqs." Does anyone know what the threshold is to make it possible to hit 2700? Also, I...