Recent content by ShadowSpeedRider89

Are these Gen IV teams or Gen V? We can't give proper rates if we don't know what generation of games (Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver or Black and White) you're basing your teams out of. Just before a mod catches you, your descriptions could use some major editing and...

@V0x: With 252 HP EVs, Volcarona would still be at an even HP stat, meaning two Stealth Rock switch-ins would still KO it. I'll try increasing it's HP. @min min: I'll try increasing Volcarona's HP so that it's got an odd number, so it can switch in to Stealth Rock three times. It's a...

Here's the one 24 hour bump I'm allowed. I do hope the team gets some rates.

Hello Smogon! ShadowSpeedRider89 here with another team. It's been two months since Team Oddballs was posted to the forums, and you guys helped make it a fierce battling team to be sure. I thought of this team and started testing it with some degree of success, but I was hoping you guys could...

The team looks solid. I have a few small pieces of advice. Take them how you will. Hippowdon: Give it one attacking move over Toxic so you're not Mischievous Heart bait. Starmie's high-speed Thunder Waves will Paralyze anything that's not immune to Electric-type moves, boosting Hex's power...

Actually, Choice Scarf Chandelure is one of it's most popular sets. You're not the only one who knows about competitive battling - many people do. Besides, competitive battling is always evolving. Some unique sets are very useful and capable of changing the competitive scene for certain...

First: The Rate. 1. You do know that Flame Charge is a PHYSICAL ATTACK, right? Your explanation makes it sound like Flame Charge is a special attack, when it isn't at all. Sure, it raises Chandlure's Speed, but it needs a powerful Fire-type STAB attack in order to serve its purpose as your...

Using Mamoswine over Krookodile will require you to change some other Pokemon around as well - you basically hand yourself another Fire Weakness without losing the Water Weakness you had from before. If you want to make Krookodile a better revenge killer while giving Moxie (Earthquake Spiral)...

Before a mod catches you... 1. Has this team been tested somehow? Like, Pokemon Online, ShoddyBattle, or some other way? 2. Your descriptions are...well, VERY lacking. I'd suggest adding more to them. I don't know if you CAN since, as you state yourself, you're not good at utilizing...

Zoroark can't learn Focus Punch. At all. The only physical fighting-type moves it learns are Counter, Rock Smash and Ankle Sweep, none of which do too much damage to anything notable without more Attack investment. The Speed Drop from Ankle Sweep can sometimes be helpful, though. Also...

Electivire actually gets more coverage if you replace Fire Punch with Cross Chop on the Expert Belt set. Electric, Ice, Fighting and Ground combined hit 13 of 17 types for super effective damage, which is more than the combination of Electric, Ice, Fire and Ground. Lapras - Special Sweeper...

Raikou isn't hit Super Effectively by Stealth Rock. Raikou can't have Aura Sphere with a Timid nature. All Aura Sphere Raikou are event Raikou, and all of these event Raikou come with a Rash Nature, which cannot be changed by normal means in-game. Two exploding Stealth Rock users? On both of...

I'm with Blajaran on the subject of taking raters' opinions. As competitive battlers, we post teams here to get critiqued and criticized, often being told "Forego X Pokemon" or "Change Y Pokemon's moveset and nature to better suit the team." If you don't want to accept the changes, Petyr...

@Guanlong & Benlisted: You both have valuable points. I side with Benlisted on this one though, only because the main reasons to run Boil Over (Scizor and Metagross) are both checked by either FireFly (Ulgamoth) or LandShark (Garchomp.) Those two usually aren't TOO problematic for me. Plus...

@Tyrant: I can see that, especially with Scizor's Bug-Type moves (Bug Bite/U-Turn) hitting Sazandora for major damage, since it's the only one on his team with a Fire-Type move to slam it with. Good point.