Recent content by Lauke

Exactly

I agree fully with your first paragraph. The problem with your nature +EV/IV spread however is that everyone will be using that particular spread, leaving it to luck which ditto comes out on top.

In the case of switching to Suicune, it's pretty obvious the ditto user will switch immediately to his suicune counter after having scouted the moveset (and ability), no player would leave ditto in until the opposing suicune gets 6 CMs in.. (btw knowing if it's ice beam or sleeptalk can be a big...

You are forgetting the value of scouting.

We already discussed the switching to another pokemon, and in the end, the one switching will be at disadvantage. I refer to my earlier posts and the replies on them.

If Bulbapedia is correct (I highly doubt they already tested stuff like that in the actual b/w nds games), this means everyone will be running a ditto with a speed boosting nature (it's the only instance where it's nature actually matters anyway) and 252 speed EVS, making it a speed tie, so you...

I really hope that's true. Although it isn't stated on the smogon move page: Transform: Transforms into the target, copying its stats (except HP), moves (at 5 PP each), type, weight, and ability. The stats are copied exactly, without regard to EVs, IVs, and level. IVs of the target are copied...

So let's sketch how the situation would look like in that particular instance: Player1: Switches to Skarmory Player2: Uses Transform (transforms into Skarmory) Player1: Switches to Magnezone Player2: (having scouted the moveset and ability) Switches to pokemon X Okay let's see who is at an...

You got a very good point there, but there are 2 important differences between 2 trickscarfers meeting eachother and 2 ditto leads (or 2 ditto getting switch in against eachother after both player's pokemon were KO'd on the same turn) 1)The event of 2 trickscarfers facing eachother is much less...

Using Transform isn't always the worse option. e.g. one player uses Transform, the other one switches to let's say Blissey. The player choosing Transform gets to scout Blisseys entire moveset, which can prove to be pivotal (does it carry seismic toss or ice beam or maybe even another damaging...

I'm probably one of the people most excited about a possible Ditto viability in standard competitive play, but I can't see it happen because of one thing (I know it has been mentioned by one person before, but it seems like it didn't catch a lot of attention) What if both players lead with...