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Zoukeuse said:
Hello, is there any thread to discuss about the ban of Machamp in OU?
For me it's a bad idea, because since the ban, a lot of Tyranitar spam the team.
Why not just ban the combo Dynamic punch + no gard and deban Machamp?
Machamp is a good Pokemon for OU even with guts.
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Banning move Pokémon combos is against site policy.
Don't ask why. I don't know either.


Idt anyone is opposing an iron head rachi ban
 
Bohrier said:
Banning move Pokémon combos is against site policy.
Don't ask why. I don't know either.


Idt anyone is opposing an iron head rachi ban
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Depends on the metagame, old tiers like DPP tend to adopt much more specific rules compared to current generation policies. You won't see SV ban Ivy Cudgel on Ogerpon-W. By comparison, ADV banned Baton Pass on Smeargle at one point iirc.
 
I have an interesting idea for a thread that can help stimulate interesting conversation in the community:

If you could live in the Pokemon universe, what type of lifestyle would you live?

Like you can choose anything, meaning you don't have to take the traditional trainer-scouting-for-badges route, you can choose to be like a ranger, nurse, or even part of Team Rocket. Like you can choose what you want, then get detailed.

Can this thread be proposed somewhere?
 
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What is heal bell viability? Even with a team that would benefit a lot from it in the teambuilder, is it a move worth picking?
 

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I think I need clarification about Recycle. I will comment in green on the parts that confuse me from this description from Bublapedia:


Recycle cannot recover items that were knocked off by Knock Off. (In these generations, knocked-off items remain visible on the summary screen and are restored at the end of the battle.) If a Pokémon has a knocked off item and uses Recycle, it can successfully recover a consumed item (but not the knocked off item), so an item consumed by a teammate? but how this functions varies between generations.

  • In Generation IV, if a Pokémon with a knocked-off item uses Recycle, it recovers the consumed item as its current held item, but it is still listed as holding its knocked-off item on its summary screen.At the end of the battle, its knocked-off item is restored (regardless of what its held item was at the end of the battle).
    • If a Pokémon replaces its knocked-off item in this way (which way?), it can use that held item, but Trick and Switcheroo fail if used by or targeting that Pokémon, and its held item cannot be stolen by Thief or Covet (nor can it steal items by using those moves). Bug Bite, Pluck, and Fling all function normally with the recovered item, however.
Currently, if an item is knocked off in gen 4, it can not restore that item and can not use that item with recycle. I'm pretty sure trick doesn't work on a knocked off item either.
 
I want to propose a technical project where we add total OP views to the users page (like it would be Messages + Reaction Score + OP Views + Points)

OP Views as in posts made by a user and the resulting views it gets.

Where can this be proposed?
 
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Is it fine if I post a thread in the DPP forum illustrating my argument for why Mew deserves an OU Suspect test?
 
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If two Gyarados arrive on the field at the same time, which ones intimidate which?
More broadly, is there something to learn by looking at which Pokémon switches in first?
 
McComba said:
If two Gyarados arrive on the field at the same time, which ones intimidate which?
More broadly, is there something to learn by looking at which Pokémon switches in first?
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Hopefully someone more experienced can correct me if I'm wrong.

If it's turn 1, than both Gyarados' should intimidate each other with the faster Gyarados intimidating first. In the case of a speed tie, it would be random. This should also apply if both switch in after both sides have lost a mon (e.g. explosion takes out both mons).

*edit* Quick edit here. As far as I'm aware the switching in message for turn 1 or same time entry is random and has no indication of speed.

After turn 1, it's going to depend on speed stats. The faster pokemon will switch out first. The switched in pokemon (Gyarados in this case) will use its ability on the opposing mon which is then switched out (again, for another Gyarados in this case), who will activate its ability on the first switched in mon, (the first Gyarados in this case). This interaction won't tell you anything about either Gyarados' speed, but will tell you the relative speed of the previously switched out pokemon which can be very important to learn (discovering a scarfed mon in this way is valuable for example).

While not directly related to your question, if sand or hail are up, the faster mon (again, Gyarados in this example) will be damaged first.
 
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