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I still cannot figure out a consistent set for Hoopa Unbound. The positioning issue can be mitigated through practice, though never truly fixed, but the appropriate moveset and EVs are a dilemma for me. What are people using? Confined form seems much simpler and more consistent, unless I'm just...

I certainly hope so with respect to the new Megas having more signature moves or effects. Something GameFreak has been getting right in the last two generations is making more Pokemon with both flavorful and competitively relevant signature abilities or moves. Things like Purifying Salt / Salt...

I don't understand the complaints about Xerneas. Winning in this game is much more about spacing, timing, and the player's awareness of the battlefield than any individual Pokemon. Sure, if this were OU, Xerneas would be silly, but this game plays so differently that it's really not much of a...

Mega Heatran is so hot, it makes Magcargo look like Regice. I can't wait to see headcannon battles turn it into the ultimate weapon, exceeding even the godly powers of Dusclops and Gardevoir.:totodiLUL:

A 200 power Nihil Light wouldn't be an unthinkable level of power in restricted legendary rulesets. For example, at level 50: (268 [252 SpA Mega Zygarde] * 200 [Nihil Light]) / (187 [252 SpA Miraidon] * 100 [Electro Drift] * 5461/4096 [Hadron Engine] * 5325/4096 [Electric Terrain] * 1.5 [Choice...

It is by far the easiest Battle Tower in any game, as restricted legendary Pokemon like Zacian are not banned, and only a small number of opponents use Dynamax. The same special Trainer, Leon, also appears with the same pool of Pokemon every tenth battle in Master Ball tier. The pitifully low...

I was so disappointed in S/V not having a battle facility that I decided to invent sets for a hypothetical one. It took a few months to finish, but it was enjoyable and taught me a lot about the move pools and potential of many Pokemon. https://pastebin.com/sXXKkjZ4 While I did use plenty of...

Congratulations on the BDSP streaks. It's nice to see another Day 1 Smogoner still having fun with the games all these years later!

The Nerd of Now calc mistakenly gives Incineroar a 0 Attack IV on its standard set. After correcting that: 4+ Atk Sword of Ruin Incineroar Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 188 HP / 4 Def Dragonite: 94-112 (49.4 - 58.9%) -- 99.6% chance to 2HKO 44 Atk Sword of Ruin Incineroar Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 188...

Alolan Golem does not learn High Horsepower by TM, despite Alolan Geodude, Graveler, and the entire Kantonian line learning it.

I think this is an old behavior of NPC/AI controlled Pokemon going back multiple generations. It is most noticeable in battle facilities. Whenever opposing Pokemon are slower, but know a move that lowers speed like Icy Wind or Electroweb, they usually just spam it until they are faster. I'm...

Yes, this is something increasingly relevant for GBA SP players as the years go by. I think that GBA SP is the greatest gaming system ever made, but the degrading battery has become a problem for me, too. I recently lost a good Metroid Fusion speed-run because of it, so I feel your pain. If you...

My ultimate copium is telling myself that the Battle Tower will return with gen 3-to-7 style rules, replacing the old 100 and 200-win streak prizes of Lansat and Starf Berry, which are currently available by other means, with rewards of 100 and 200 Tera Shards of each type. I suspect that I'll...

What exact set would you use? I've been trying to find a way to make Lokix work, but the best results I've had for now just seem to be from a simple set like this: Lokix @ Silver Powder / Clear Amulet / Focus Sash Ability: Tinted Lens Level: 50 Tera Type: Bug EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe...

I thought that two-to-five hit moves had probabilities of one-third for two hits, one-third for three hits, one-sixth for four hits, and one-sixth for five hits. Did this change?