Welcome to Smogon! Take a moment to read the Introduction to Smogon for a run-down on everything Smogon, and make sure you take some time to read the global rules.
Comatose providing full status immunity feels rather heavy-handed imo, it fully eliminates non-direct damage as a form of counterplay given we're running boots the majority of the time, meaning the opponent is forced to Knock into us or expend an available Trick user. I understand that removing...
Yeah Stakeout is one of those nightmare abilities that screws with balance to an alarming degree. The damage on switches is absurd to the point that having a lower Attack is almost a necessity, but also presents the problem where our damage is certainly lacking if we don't force a switch. And if...
I think this thread has long overstayed its welcome. You cannot fully remove unwanted shifts without removing rises from the picture, end of story. We either need to reform how tiering is done or accept that our system has drawbacks like any other would. Trying to tack on policy changes to keep...
If we desire to make the most out of Beak Blast we need to be the kind of mon you get on the field with the intention of it making real progress. Wallbreaker and All-Out Attacker are two very obvious ways to get there, we have a good offensive typing and Beak Blast's unqiue mechanics make us...
Hi everyone it's shnowshner. I enjoy upsetting people in my spare time (just ask SHSP spoo Joeshh Zetalz)
Here's my submission for GROUND/FLYING. Today I will make headway in my dream to unleash Landorus-Threerian.
The most immediate thing is the offensive synergy. Ground hits all three of...
hi i meant to post this earlier but life got really hectic after my mom had knee surgery. these are all vibes based im just decent at the game and can only build teams under supervision
:revenankh: s- but it deserves s tbh
really good breaker, sweeper, revenge killer, all while being stupid...
STAB is a very simple way to give ourselves more power for Beak Blast, but power is ultimately just power. There's numerous ways we can have beak Blast threaten good damage on the opponent and actually function as a dangerous option. The benefit of STAB is that you condense that power into a...