Recent content by Zephyr Delta

Sleep Talk does not let you skip the recharge on any attacks.

Avalanche doesn't get 2x damage if a Sub is hit. Disappointing.

There's really not much of a reason to use him over Cresselia besides U-Turn. Natures outside of a moveset really don't mean much. -Attack, +Something Else, but until you actually have a moveset, it's hard to come up with the right Something Else.

Driftblim avoided Rock Slide! I'd say that confirms it. Attacks that hit both opponents in 2v2 will have a "Pokemon avoided the attack!" message in 1v1 rather than the normal "The attack missed!" message. Also, WTF at the U-Turn thing. It shouldn't come up much, but it's weird.

1v1 battle: Mukkuhawk used Double Team! Mukkuhawk's evasion rose! Ponyta used Tail Whip! Mukkuhawk avoided the attack! The theory that it says "[Pokemon] avoided the attack!" in 1v1 if the move hits both opponents in 2v2 seems possible, but it's still kind of weird.

Interesting tidbit: There is no possible combination of 2 types that can resist Fighting/Ghost. There might be some other combinations like this, but I'm not aware of any.

Turn 1: Darkrai used Dark Void! Elekible fell asleep! Elekible is fast asleep! Turn 2: Elekible is fast asleep! Turn 3: Elekible woke up! What we're looking for is evidence that Elekible can wake up on Turn 2. SirSpanky just reported that possibility, so in all likeliness, there hasn't been a...

TRE confirmed that Sandstorm gives a 1.5x boost. I believe CGStarmie can OHKO with Surf, but it can't really switch in. So yeah, with Sandstorm up, I can't think of any truly reliable counter.

It's been a while since I last played Diamond, but I don't think I've EVER seen the first situation TRE posted.

Looking at the answer I got in the moves research thread, my original claim is kind of short-sighted. Here's the thing: With Stealth Rock and Sandstorm/Hail up, Salamence loses 37.5% per appearance (switches in, takes 25%, plus 6.125% from Sandstorm, shits on whatever the opponent brings out...

That's awesome, Mekkah. PP shouldn't be much of a concern when Stealth Rock and Sandstorm are knocking away 37.5% of your HP every appearance you make.

I know it's off-topic, but that just made my day.

Assigned to Basics Netbattle nick: Zephyr Delta Age: 14 Time zone: East Coast USA (EST) Regular Online Hours: 3-5 p.m. EST. Occaisonally on at night, from around 7-9 p.m. My hours are somewhat flexible. Experience level: About 3 weeks on Netbattle. I've already read up on Pokemon game...

Wait....Sand Veil increases Evasion EVERY turn? Is it a Double Team quality evasion increase, or something less? Glion and Kaburaisu in D/P both get Sand Veil. Combined with Kabarudon as a starter (Sandstream and Stealth Rock), TSS could come back in D/P. Or at least not be as suckish.