Recent content by Manic Martini

Another option is to search for other countries every other time. Since most people search US and Japan it seems, those interested in the Magnemite craze in Australia, Canada, and Mexico as examples are often easy guaranteed trades. And there's usually a greater chance of newer faces when you...

I think I was too hard on Zubat initially largely because even when it could have been pulling weight, I had other stuff that did so better. For a lot of things that aren’t clearly awesome or terrible, when you use them with things that are, or when you use things that overlap in purpose...

Sandslash being outclassed by Krook and Exca is absolutely true. No one is challenging that. But if Sandslash itself is able to do some of the things those that outclass it also do, shouldn't it still get credit for that itself? And Marshall/Grimsley make up half of the E4. And Iris does not...

Magmortar’s offenses are NOT on the same level as Darmanitan, ability to go mixed or no. 140 Attack further boosted by Sheer Force a lot of the time makes Darmanitan useful even when it shouldn’t be. Magmar’s offenses flat-out don’t even compare. Is Darmy frail? Yes (although not overly – 110...

Bug/Fighting is also pretty sweet for taking on Caitlin and Grimsley, on top of its typing resisting Marshal and having Shadow Claw for Shauntal if you wanted. Not to mention the Plasma Dark types and Corless. It also has access to Rockslide for Fighting/Rock coverage. Also, even before it...

I took the route of Magmar with Eviolite, so perhaps Magmortar is in another category, but I definitely thought Magmar was solidly Mid Tier. It's definitely no Darmanitan. Magby is stuck with Ember/Fire Spin for STAB until level 22 (about 10 levels; not awful, but certainly annoying) and it's...

After seeing more and more people make posts about various pokemon, I realize I was definitely being too harsh on Zubat. It's not Low, it's Mid.

Actually, that's true. Krokorok is pretty frail physically, too. Crobat could handle himself pretty well against that. The Sandslash has more bulk than Crobat so I'm not sure about that one, though. But when I say Clay has rock type coverage moves, I referring to the gym in general. Every...

I named mine after a drag queen. And I love Crobat also - favorite Flying type ever. Finished the game this morning, also; still think it's Low Tier, personally, but Mid might be possible. Credit where it's due: to be certain it rocks against Burgh as Golbat (especially with Eviolite). That's...

Lucario's Steel typing makes setting up Swords Dance perfectly viable in all sorts of situations including Major Battles. And since when were set-up moves bad in-game? Set-up moves can make many of the most important battles much easier and have been the reason many pokemon get placed where...

Zubat: - Low Tier Availability: Available rather early, before the third gym in the Sewers. Golbat can also be caught later on in various caves. Stats: Super-awesome speed, but it's Attack just doesn't cut it. Typing: Poison/Flying is actually not as useful as you'd expect it to be, defensively...

Lucario does have poor STAB until quite late, but that hardly holds it back. Just upon evolution, it'll have a very strong Return to work with in addition to Force Palm. Which is in and of itself enough to take on Burgh if you have nothing better. -Access to both Dig and Rock Tomb for...

Riolu - High Tier Availability: virtually immediate availability, but a 5% encounter rate makes hunting it something of a chore. Stats: Great offenses, more than acceptable speed, mediocre defenses. Typing: Steel typing upon evolution gives it a plethora of resistances to take advantage of, even...