Recent content by MarshallLeRoy

Glad to see a Mawile thread pop up! I used Mawile to terrific use back when Cincinno reigned supreme over the NU tier. Her Swords Dance set combined with intimidate caused all kinds of problems and switches. Had she not been complete setup bait for the also common Emboar at the time, she...

Honestly Chikorita is a fine starter for Soulsilver. She'll save you against Whitney and Clair for sure. For the first few gyms just hope for a Geodude or grab Rocky if you snag a Bellsprout early.

Have you tested Flame Body on Lampent? Obviously the 30% burn rate requires some luck so it may not always be dependable, but given the lack of powerful fire type attacks seen commonly in the tier (much less fire type Pokemon), the ability for Lampent to cripple a Primeape U-turning out or a...

Looks like a really cool set, and may have to try this bad boy out! It suffers 4 MSS really badly though. Not having Close Combat on Sawk seems like a complete waste to me.

This is a pretty standard set for Sawk and one I've used to great success for several rounds of NU: Sawk (M) @ Choice Scarf Trait: Mold Breaker EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spd / 4 HP Adamant Nature - Close Combat - Earthquake - Ice Punch - Stone Edge Sawk in general is the #1 NU Pokemon for a reason...

I've been really interested in trying Butterfree out and this thread may just be the impetus I needed to do so. When looking at the top threats in the tier, Butterfree seems very anti-meta at the moment. Obviously Butterfree needs a spinner, and Rapid Spinning has never felt less...

I think Scolipede will be a useful mon in the metagame and not overpowering, in the same way Golurk was though to be a tierbreaker but fits very nicely. The only thing that may cause problems is this tier's complete lack of high end fire types right now, unless you want to call Torkoal one but...

Some really interesting stats this month. Really excited to see some of the potential drops from RU. Would love to give Rhydon a chance in this tier. Also, how about cincinno being top 10 in RU? Incredible. Liepard usage going up isn't surprising. This thing is incredibly annoying, and...

I've been experimenting Punchshroom with a Moxie Mightyena set, and find that Howl is actually a really great option. My set is Crunch/SP/Howl/Return, using Mightyena as a hard stop to most Psychics (barring a ballsy Focus Blast). Grabbing a Howl as their Psychic switches out can suddenly put...

Golurk had a lot of hype around it when it dropped to the depths of NU. While it's usage has constantly been at the top end of the tier, it's proven to be a valuable and enjoyable Pokemon in the metagame rather than a centralizing or overpowering force. Skuntank is often talked about as a...

That was hilarious to watch. Nice to see you at least pushed through it. A shuckle and a transformed Mew almost trolled you into oblivion. The clear downside is that Shuckle's only offensive presence is through Toxic in that strategy.

Speaking of other terrific doubles abuse tactics, I was pondering other strategies that might be effective and looked back through Pokemon Colosseum to see what was popular in 3rd gen. Then Earthquake dawned on me. Obviously earthquake has been nerfed by the number of levitate users that...

Quoting an old post but I wanted to give Smogon Doubles a try, and used this team as the first one posted in the thread. And honestly it works great. Skymin just absolutely wrecks things, while Kingdra+Mew, and Landorus-T+Hitmontop are amazing partners. Rain is definitely not the...

Pokemon Name: Glalie Glalie @ Focus Sash Trait: Inner Focus EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SDef Adamant Nature - Spikes - Taunt - Ice Shard - Explosion Lead Type: Hazard Lead What it does: Sets up Spikes. Glalie's Base 80 speed makes it a surprisingly fast Pokemon against many leads. Also, due...

Ludicolo is a staple on all of my NU teams because he can fill so many roles and can set up his own weather easily. I always seem to find time to setup Rain Dance and even if the opponent poisons him there's still 5 turns of complete demolition, where 3 KOs are a regular occurrence. The...