Recent content by Pokelatent5

Since I can't really edit and reply to someone else in proper, I never said I used those situations as a reason to NOT use Starmie. Where in those posts of mine did I ever say that? Don't apply reality to a video game, the former has cases where things can be predicted with ease and if one...

Ok, outside of me giving pointless moves to a Pokemon here are the damage specs of the 'strongest' Psychic-Types obtained in Alola without Poke Bank running against Toxapex with the following stats: Outside a positive Special Attack nature Lele, you're not going to get an easy OHKO on a 252 HP /...

I didn't say that as a reason to not use Starmie. I said that it better hope that there are no entry hazards on the field as a mere crit from Payback has a 50% chance to OHKO it if SR and one layer of Spikes are somehow still up on the field, I take some caution when online since entry hazards...

I'm giving 'possible' scenarios, these aren't likely to be seen at all so you don't need to think that I'm actually saying that I use them as I don't run offensive stats on Pokemon whose Attack/Special Attack doesn't even reach or pass the the respective base stats by 80 (either/both 80 Base...

Never really used M-Blaz since I ran around with Life Orb most of the time if I used vanilla Blazikan (I commonly found myself dealing with Ground, Ghost, Poison and Fairy-Type opponents in online battles so Blazikan wasn't looking too great). Used to enjoy M-Lucario until I really struggled...

Talonflame is a nice Pokemon despite Gale Wings being moved from best skill it can have to best skill to get a strong hit in first. Just did the damage specs in case this ever happens: 0 Atk Toxapex Smack Down vs. 4 HP / 0 Def Talonflame: 72 - 88 (46.7 - 57.1%) -- 78.1% chance to 2HKO. Not...

You get walled directly or very close to being rendered useless if you lack U-Turn if Alolan Dugtrio comes in with Arena Trap as you can't really fight that thing off and it OHKOs with EQ unless that thing didn't invest in Attack and you ran 252 HP / 252+ Defense just to avoid being run over...

Who would 'send' a Talonflame into a Toxapex? Celesteela is a Legendary, I don't really place Legendaries into the equation as much unless the Pokemon being discussed on the topic is a Legendary itself. Then again there are other items and Pokemon that work better than Skarmory when dealing...

Bulu could also enjoy some Ice Removers and Steel Removers, Flying-Types still are a pain. Poison-Types are worse, Sludge Bomb from the Special Attackers hits it so hard that it might not even last for another turn unless it's trying to run 252 HP / 252+ Sp.Def AV. 70/115/95 bulk is pretty...

I know. I just said that because Skarmory can either run Assault Vest for an attacking set (won't do much since Toxapex is very bulky outside of that HP) or just Spikes/Stealth Rock then possibly Whirlwind it out if it carries that move (if Skarmory isn't running AV). The only thing about...

This thing could be deadly on those rare Trick Room teams as Base Speed of 40 is actually low enough to threaten anything that doesn't wall it. Still the move pool is decent enough, it learns Brick Break to deal with Steel-Types, Poison Jab for Fairy-Types, Rock Slide for Flying-Types and...

Bows to the new Ghost 'Ruler' of Pokemon. It's around this time I really wonder if that Steel-Type nerf was useful as otherwise Bronzong and Metagross would look really good around now if that nerf didn't happen...

I can somehow see Assault Vest Skarmory coming in just to set up Stealth Rock and/or Spikes since it can't be poisoned and it would be able to take a few hits from Scald before threatening Toxapex with Whirlwind if it ever carries that move anymore. Metagross is a possible answer to this thing...

The damage form Burns is lowered but the Burn Debuff halves the victim's Atk stat, Paralysis as you mentioned isn't that big of a deal thanks to SN. You could also say trying to 'fake-out' the opponent by spamming one move in particular making them think that you are running a C-Scarf if the...

Possible Gengar (Base Speed of 110) but that's just one of the possible Taunt'ers, resists Play Rough but gets killed by an unboosted Shadow Claw. I said Taunt because if Mimikyu gets hit by a stray Will-O-Wisp or T-Wave from a very bulky wall, you lose that Lum Berry and if you have it carry...