Recent content by Jorgen

Suicune's been on the downswing for a few years now. See this BKC video for prominent evidence of the sentiment from almost three years ago. I think the main issue with Suicune is that it just has way too much competition for what it does. It already doesn't bring *that* much to the table...

Snorlax is a huge check to most things. Without it, Nidoking, Zapdos, Raikou, and Jynx require a much more intentional defense. Things you wouldn't think of as offensive threats because Lax covers them so well, like vanilla Starmie, also start to require mental bandwidth to handle in the builder...

lol. well, maybe "hurt you" is better put as "can make you regret your hubris if you fail to prepare for it". idk. Cune walls so many things that don't run Rest, it still seems easy to build a team that simply gets outlasted by one if Zapdos ever goes down.

Decided to put all the Pokemon in a tier list, enjoy roasting my nuts ;) No attempt was made to sort the Pokemon within tiers, for the record.

Yep, that's why I figure Growth Pass is where Entei has the most potential: to shore up those bad Fire Blast calcs and really let it shine with its combination of coverage, speed, and tankiness. All while not being offensively redundant w.r.t. Jolteon / Vap / Espeon.

Yeah, Dnite doesn't really get much play, mostly because it relies so much on Dpunch, Zapdos eats it alive, and it's actually kinda hard to bring in. As for the Roarin' Normals, it's less about what structures they work well on and more about what they punish. And the answer is basically: stall...

No need for explicit permission, you could just make a PR in the showdown repo: https://github.com/smogon/pokemon-showdown

Nah. Berserk gene is cool and fun RNG. And also, frankly (and perhaps relatedly), not that good, in part because it's a consumable item, so you don't get to re-up on every switch-in. I see it like an extreme version of Thunder: extra damage, but way more unreliable. It's also worth noting that...

I know you asked for Conflict's take but imo: Hazenite is butt. Suffice to say, any supposed "Snorlax counter" that doesn't resist Normal is going to be at least a little shaky. Hardly an "ultimate" counter, and it doesn't really accomplish anything else in its teamslot. Better role is almost...

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 &...