Recent content by peasantstatus

Hi, thank you so much for taking time to rate. You mention Lum Dragons, Gyarados, etc and Quagsire being potentially weaker than Gastrodon, but Quagsire with its Unaware ability really handles those Dragons just fine, provided they don't run Outrage. With the onset of Fairies, Outrage is less...

I would argue that Forretress is a decent switch in as it resists grass 4x, and takes only neutral to fighting and rock. It's got high enough physical bulk to handle that. With Overcoat it becomes immune to Spore. Rock Tomb strengthens its Gyro Ball, and Volt Switch lets it escape leech seed...

I believe the consensus at the OU Analysis for AV Conks is 4/252+/252 HP/Atk/SpDef. It has high enough base bulk to take most special hits, even super effective ones, and the max attack ensures KOs and max Drain Punch recovery.

Going to use my bump here, made some adjustments to Zapdos and Conkeldurr EV spreads in light of the discussion at OU Analyses for them. I'm also considering swapping Chandelure from Timid to Modest. With Pokebank coming up, I'd really love some feedback on the team as it is now, and I'd...

I thought about running a similar move (Bulldoze I think) but remember that Unaware sort of negates the speed drop anyway, so it's not really useful. Quagsire can tank a non-banded Brave Bird anyway so Scald would serve you better, as would its high burn proc even on things that resist it...

I made this team around two of my favorite Pokemon, Zapdos and Quagsire as my initial defensive core. I stopped playing Pokemon after Gen 2 (who remembers GSBot on IRC?) so I made half the team old pokes I like and the other half new interesting ones I wanted to try. The rest were added on to...

I had been using a Forretress with Sturdy+Red Card SR/spikes set too but I think it's too inconsistent to use, especially if he is your only form of hazard control. I posted an alternative set earlier in the thread proposing a defensive pivot using Overcoat and leftovers. In my experience...

I wrote a lengthy analysis on Overcoat Forretress as a defensive pivot in OU with general strategy and some damage calcs, along with what it checks/counters: Forretress @ Leftovers Ability: Overcoat EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def Relaxed Nature IVs: 0 Spd Stealth Rock Gyro Ball Rapid Spin Volt...