Recent content by Jorgen

No, goin' off gut. But Boomlix usually just aims to blow up on the flying-type that's walling it, and in that capacity it does actually contribute to the team, but importantly quite at the expense of its sweeping capabilities. RS Lix, on the other hand, is the one that had genuinely taken over...

Steelix #5 certainly feels quite provocative, especially since, nuances in how they function aside, it tends to compete against (not to mention, lose to) Golem for the same normal-resist teamslot. I do agree with the fact that Steelix is capable of running away with a game. But it can also sit...

Nice idea! If not for the adjustment this would just be win count, right? How's this chart differ from using plain ol' usage rate? Seems to me like the two should and, indeed, do mirror each other quite closely. Also, what's the rationale behind the usage rate adjustment? Mostly to increase the...

I'd say to keep DE on Lax. You will definitely miss the power if you use BS instead.

Honestly, not bad! Gengar + Egg have natural synergy, mixed ttar with plenty of para support is actually pretty scary, plus you're targeting Zapdos with your paralyzers which is good per se. You've also got something for the Spikes game, Monolax holds everything together defensively, and it has...

Clefable: use Chansey instead. Ice Beam / Thunderbolt / Thunder Wave / Softboiled. Some may disagree on the exact set (Tbolt? what is this 2011?) but this is leagues better than Clefable and actually does what you want (special wall). Gengar: Tbolt / Night Shade / Hypnosis / Explosion. Sleep &...

They absolutely do not get over that - capping at 999 is the last step in the stat calculation. In essence, there's a good deal of hairy logic that prevents stat stages *per se* from bringing your stat total over the limit. However, when applying the boost from thick club or reflect/light...

Lead Ttar is a cool idea! Overall, you're pretty shaky against Curselax yourself. Your only Normal resist (Tyranitar) doesn't Phaze and thus doesn't actually function all that well as a Curselax check. Yeah, Donphan's got good Defense, but you really want a resist. You're also kinda shaky...

One other minor advantage of hidden power, too: the extra pp. Less relevant nowadays, but it does mean you match Fire Blast Snorlax's effective PP with a standard Roar set. Granted, you might rather just be able to flinch and kill it, but it's part of the equation I guess.

It's a marginal difference, I'll grant y'all that, but idk. Something about using Hidden Power when you have a perfectly usable Rock Slide just feels wrong. For instance, Rock Slide keeps open the (small) chance that you're running hp bug for egg. fFinches are also no small resource to have...

Curse and Roar are probably the most replaceable parts of Rhydon's standard kit atm since non-Curse Lax is pretty common nowadays. You really want both STABs on this guy. Hitting Zapdos is super duper important, even if you're not hitting Zapdos with it per se, you're keeping it out by...

2+ months old and the existing answer is already really good (short answer: no). That said, it's viable on something like Substitute+Reversal Hitmonlee to let you go for a KO on, say, a Zapdos that's in Reversal KO range and will probably just go for Rest itself expecting you to switch out...

I feel like Ttar as the sole Phazer made a lot more sense in the pre-Golem era where Monolax was a lot more viable. I'd almost always pair Ttar with Rest + Cursetalk or even LK CurseLax, which importantly have the edge in the ditto vs. a Snorlax that opts for EQ coverage, and thus can function...

I feel like Rhydon has always been one of those things where you remind yourself "oh yeah I should probably be able to handle that" but, at the same time, is awfully shaky to be piloting yourself. In this era where you're probably already running EQ or even Surf on Lax to punish Golem, though...

I'd say the way to think of it is more: You have your big 3 normals: Tauros, Snorlax, Chansey. It's kinda weird to think of them as a combo. Each one, in isolation, is nearly auto-include on its own merits. Meanwhile, combos like Cloydonbro are how you'd try to fill out the rest of your...