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A single pokemon doesn't need to be capable of handling the whole of OU... If you think they're going to Taunt, you can just take the free turn to bring in your Gliscor/Gyarados check. Besides, he outspeeds Bulky Gyara, so you can Stun Spore before it can Taunt you.

Substitute eases prediction and lets you SubSeed anything that lacks recovery. Since Breloom's HP isn't particularly high, Poison Heal + Leech Seed almost always recovers the 25% you lose from Substitute each turn. I guess Force Palm could be used in place of Stun Spore, but it still doesn't...

This is a set I've used and loved, but unfortunately seems as if it won't survive the transition to Black/White. But I'll post it anyways, even if nobody ever tries it out: Double Status Breloom Jolly Breloom @ Toxic Orb 44 HP / 28 Def / 252 Spe / 184 SpD Poison Heal - Spore - Stun Spore -...

http://www.smogon.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3076567&postcount=56 Pseudo... Pseudo Hazer? Deoxys-D @ Red Card Nature: Bold Ability: Pressure 252 HP / 204 Def / 52 SpD - Recycle - Recover - Taunt - Cosmic Power I've been using this with good results. You can potentially...

I don't know if it still works like this, but No Guard affected the entire field for a long time which meant you could abuse things like perfect accuracy Blizzard, Muddy Water, and Zap Cannon. Based on No Guard's description it seems like it should only affect Machamp and things that target...

I think he meant that he's surprised that it doesn't get Levitate, considering it's sprite (which would give it immunity to opponents' Earthquakes, not just teammates').

For the Calm Mind/Baton Pass set, another thing that might set him apart from Celebi is access to Magic Coat. It can bounce back Taunts (especially from the new Mischievous Heart users), Encore, Sleep, Whirlwind, Roar, etc. Could potentially use Calm Mind/Baton Pass/Magic Coat/Psychic, or even...

Why not? I said Celebi and Rankurusu have access to Recover, not Musharna...

stellar said that Daruma Mode only activates at then end of the turn, if Hihidaruma has less than 50% HP. Does the transformation happen after all HP regeneration (Leftovers, Wish, etc.) or before? After makes more sense, but it's worth checking. Also, if a transformed Hihidaruma loses it's...

An alternative that I posted a few pages ago: This set has a few advantages over the set SJCrew posted, but also disadvantages. Red Card gives it something like Roar, so you can stall the other team out with Stealth Rock/Spikes and without Toxic Spikes. (Anything immune to Toxic Spikes can...

I've been playing around with Red Card and Recycle. Red Card, as far as I can tell, activates whenever the opponent attacks the holder, forces a random switch, and is consumed after one use. Recycle should be able to restore Red Card after it's used up, acting something like a...

Switch Umbreon in, use Mean Look as your opponent inevitably switches in something with U-turn, and cry. How did Wish change? Does it heal 50% of the original user's health (and if so, only with Baton Pass or does it work whenever you switch)?

If only Umbreon had received Magic Mirror or Mischievous Heart or something. I was really hoping he would have some kind of niche in the new metagame, but unfortunately he received virtually nothing new to play with. This generation also seems to have given a sizable boost to offense, so his...

I'm not sure what you intended to say here, but I don't think you meant Rankurusu. Rankurusu is a Psychic-type with base 65 attack and Magic Guard that doesn't learn Stone Edge. Edit: Sorry, posted after not refreshing the page for a couple minutes.

It's possible that rather than being a single-use item, it has some *probability* of causing switches.

According to Serebii, Bull's Eye (Aiming Mark) allows the user to hit the target even if the target's type would otherwise prevent it. I remember someone claiming they tested it and could not hit Ghost-types with normal moves, but I think they may have been mistaken considering we have two...

Are the mechanics of transferring pokemon from an older game known yet? Do they retain their tm/move tutor moves even if they wouldn't be able to learn them in Black/White? Also, if you bring something that isn't fully leveled up, can they learn level-up moves that are exclusive to Black/White?

I think that, more importantly, you can switch in Espeon whenever you anticipate your opponent trying to set up entry hazards. Espeon might make it really difficult for layers/phazing strategies to function.

http://sync.in/black-and-white-changes According to this, Magic Coat now reflects Stealth Rock, Spikes, Toxic Spikes, Taunt, Whirlwind, and Roar. This makes it way more useful than it was before, and Musharna is the only new Pokemon that learns it. Plenty of older stuff can use it, though...

So far we've had rumors of Aiming Mark, Defog, and this screwing up entry hazards. Out of all three, I think this would be the best for stall; the other two were basically unstoppable ways of removing layers, while this only really shuts down suicide leads, and stall will still be able to lay...