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A single pokemon doesn't need to be capable of handling the whole of OU... If you think they're going to Taunt, you can just take the free turn to bring in your Gliscor/Gyarados check. Besides, he outspeeds Bulky Gyara, so you can Stun Spore before it can Taunt you.

Substitute eases prediction and lets you SubSeed anything that lacks recovery. Since Breloom's HP isn't particularly high, Poison Heal + Leech Seed almost always recovers the 25% you lose from Substitute each turn. I guess Force Palm could be used in place of Stun Spore, but it still doesn't...

This is a set I've used and loved, but unfortunately seems as if it won't survive the transition to Black/White. But I'll post it anyways, even if nobody ever tries it out: Double Status Breloom Jolly Breloom @ Toxic Orb 44 HP / 28 Def / 252 Spe / 184 SpD Poison Heal - Spore - Stun Spore -...

http://www.smogon.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3076567&postcount=56 Pseudo... Pseudo Hazer? Deoxys-D @ Red Card Nature: Bold Ability: Pressure 252 HP / 204 Def / 52 SpD - Recycle - Recover - Taunt - Cosmic Power I've been using this with good results. You can potentially...

I don't know if it still works like this, but No Guard affected the entire field for a long time which meant you could abuse things like perfect accuracy Blizzard, Muddy Water, and Zap Cannon. Based on No Guard's description it seems like it should only affect Machamp and things that target...

I think he meant that he's surprised that it doesn't get Levitate, considering it's sprite (which would give it immunity to opponents' Earthquakes, not just teammates').

For the Calm Mind/Baton Pass set, another thing that might set him apart from Celebi is access to Magic Coat. It can bounce back Taunts (especially from the new Mischievous Heart users), Encore, Sleep, Whirlwind, Roar, etc. Could potentially use Calm Mind/Baton Pass/Magic Coat/Psychic, or even...

Why not? I said Celebi and Rankurusu have access to Recover, not Musharna...

stellar said that Daruma Mode only activates at then end of the turn, if Hihidaruma has less than 50% HP. Does the transformation happen after all HP regeneration (Leftovers, Wish, etc.) or before? After makes more sense, but it's worth checking. Also, if a transformed Hihidaruma loses it's...

An alternative that I posted a few pages ago: This set has a few advantages over the set SJCrew posted, but also disadvantages. Red Card gives it something like Roar, so you can stall the other team out with Stealth Rock/Spikes and without Toxic Spikes. (Anything immune to Toxic Spikes can...

I've been playing around with Red Card and Recycle. Red Card, as far as I can tell, activates whenever the opponent attacks the holder, forces a random switch, and is consumed after one use. Recycle should be able to restore Red Card after it's used up, acting something like a...

Switch Umbreon in, use Mean Look as your opponent inevitably switches in something with U-turn, and cry. How did Wish change? Does it heal 50% of the original user's health (and if so, only with Baton Pass or does it work whenever you switch)?

If only Umbreon had received Magic Mirror or Mischievous Heart or something. I was really hoping he would have some kind of niche in the new metagame, but unfortunately he received virtually nothing new to play with. This generation also seems to have given a sizable boost to offense, so his...

I'm not sure what you intended to say here, but I don't think you meant Rankurusu. Rankurusu is a Psychic-type with base 65 attack and Magic Guard that doesn't learn Stone Edge. Edit: Sorry, posted after not refreshing the page for a couple minutes.

It's possible that rather than being a single-use item, it has some *probability* of causing switches.