Recent content by silenthill

1. Rarely, since capitalism inherently creates social classes. You can bullshit about none of the Fortune 500 CEOs came from the aristocratic class, but the fact is that they came from the upper-middle class at worst. Don’t try to justify how Paris Hilton and the rest of them deserve the wealth...

Free markets rarely work, because although on paper it is the 'voluntary exchange of goods and services', in reality this is utter bullshit considering the only voluntary choice is between starvation and meagre wages. Railing against tax cuts for the rich is a completely legitimate demand...

BulkyMence also walls certain things for me; however, I will test the standard DDMence. Considering replacing Celebi with Rotom-H, since Rotom stops Metagross, Gyarados and Rapid Spin much better, but then I wouldn't have space for Stealth Rock. Comments?

After testing with a bunch of teams, I picked up my Advance team and modified it. Surprisingly, it's working wonders. Rhyperior @ Choice Band --- SWORDSTEALER Ability: Solid Rock EVs: 192 HP / 252 Atk / 64 Spe Adamant nature (+Atk, -SpA) - Stone Edge - Earthquake - Megahorn - Fire Punch...

I agree that for most of China's history between 1949 to present, "Maoist" policies such as the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution generally resulted in economic crises. However, that is not an argument against socialism. During 1950 - 1958, it is widely recognized that China managed...

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I implemented most of the suggestions except for the Regice change.. Specs-Z isn't that much of an omnipresent threat and Lucario can just set up on it. Infernape + Pursuiter is a major pain for this team, i'll admit it baris... so I'll have to switch-in, switch-out my Starmie more.

SILENTHILL'S DESTROYERS After testing out a lot of teams on ShoddyBattle under the alias of 'silenthill', I finally derived my current team. Now it doesn't have such an offensive central theme like husk's team, but it balances both offense and defense quite well. They are called...

Another team to rip apart and that will probably need reconstruction before going to the battlefield to become an instant classic. (changes in bold) Summary of the Team: Tauros @ Choice Band Ability: Intimidate EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd Jolly nature (+Spd, -SpA) - Return -...

Rate ahead and rip it apart please. (changes in bold) Salamence @ Choice Band Ability: Intimidate EVs: 4 HP/ 252 Atk / 252 Spd Adamant nature (+Atk, -SpA) - Dragon Claw - Earthquake - Flamethrower - Rock Slide A powerhouse starter with Intimidate, a lot of resists help it switch in later to...

I think there should be a D/P McGar set, because Blissey and to a lesser extent Snorlax walls most of Gengar's attacks unless Gengar has Choice Specs and unless Gengar's Focus Blast actually hits. Addition to Analysis: http://www.smogon.com/dp/pokemon/gengar [SET] name: DP McGar move 1...

I'd like to join as wretchedhalo. Thanks.

As presented by numerous skeptics of this theory, I sincerely hope subsequent parts (part 3 and maybe a part 4) will more than satisfy their criticisms. As a general review to those that did not quite understand my intentions, minimax application DOES NOT require one to use complex...

I did not have time to clarify the usage of minimax last night and decided to do it for later. Of course, no theory can be applied to pokemon exactly. There are always exceptions when it comes such a complex game. I will try to shortly address all the concerns listed. 1. you can pertain to the...

Several times in McGraw's forum of game theory, I believe, minimax and payoff matrices were mentioned as better forms of 'theorizing' competitive battling. This thread will hopefully elucidate on Minimax applications in general and in battling. Application in Real Life Before delving into...