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Sometimes the best offense is a good defense. Assault vest Duraludon possesses impressive bulk on all sides and due to his typing he has only two x2 weaknesses, and 120 SpAtt isn't really anything sleep on when built Modest. I'll concede that his usage thus far seems mindless and uncoordinated...

Aside from bulk and typing to reduce vulnerabilities and increase longevity, what are things that separate good Tailwind-ers from bad? For example, Zapdos is seen as an excellent Tailwind-er. Great typing, good bulk. Braviary seems great as well due to Defiant being a great surprise counter to...

Im a little curious why Lando T wouldnt remain/be S given its near unanimous presence. Every Mon has counters even the historically s ranked Mons of the past, and I wouldn't really say its debatable that he is currently an omnipresent threat. Great typing keeps him favorable for so many popular...

Hidden Power Ice or Grass would also be Manectrics only possible answer to ground types which are assuredly going to show their face given he's on the field. Manectric has the Speed and SpAtt to ensure a OHKO using HP especially after a LR boost. Volt Switch seems to be an incredibly powerful...

All three of which have been somewhat addressed in certain changes brought in to effect in X and Y... There was a weather nerf, gems are gone (for now), and we have a slew of new interesting abilities that are just as interesting as Prankster is un-interestingly OP.

I would say that I'm a "new" player to competitive Pokemon but I am definitely not new to playing Pokemon with a competitive edge (if that makes sense). For me it's about as simple as the fact that VGC prefers doubles, and if I ever wanted to go poke-celeb status with my uber skills then I'd...

Ah okay. I have no idea how I got under the impression that they changed, maybe reading rumors about the addition of the Fairy type? Who knows. I'll go to my corner. But wait, wouldn't you still need to be at 236 EVs to outspeed max speed Chomp? 232 puts you at 169 which just nets you a tie. If...

I guess I need more clarification on the new HP IV requirements, because I was now under the impression Speed was required to be an even number for HP Ice, no questions asked. For some reason I am not "qualified" to look at the Hidden Power uncharted territory thread and googling "X and Y...

Not sure your EV calcs are correct. Since a different IV is now required for HP Ice (sad face), 236 Speed EVs would be necessary on a Volt Switch Manectric to get the jump on max Speed chomp, and given you play on Pokemon Showdown or are god-given blessed with a perfect 30 IV in speed on your...

Everyone forgetting the new guy in town, Sylveon? Sylveon can run dual screens and has an especially effective (see : neutral to almost everything that isn't weak to it barring steel and poison) spread move. She's got a monster Special Defense stat and you can supplement her somewhat lacking HP...

So I made sure to read the thread before making a post on this since I didn't want to "miss the point" but I think you're slightly off base in saying that Dragonite is the wrong Pokemon for this item full-stop. In singles your point is pretty solid given hazards and all of the variety of ways...

Whenever I see a chomp at the preview, I am pretty much going to prepare and run the match until it comes out as if it's a standard Garchomp. I actually breath a small sigh of relief when I see it go mega because the chances are higher that I will get a kill on it with the many ice moves I have...

How does a dragon move get you coverage on fairy when they are immune?

I've been using Weakness Policy Dragonite for a little while in doubles and there's a few things I feel are worth mentioning in terms of its use... - If Multiscale gets jipped (Fake out or Weather) you're gonna have a bad time, since it brings in to question if you'll even survive the hit to...

Speaking in terms of doubles, I think Bold Sylveon works really well as a dual screen supporter. I've been running this lately online to some moderately fun success... Bold Leftovers/Sitrus Berry 252 HP/252 Def/4 SpD - Reflect - Light Screen - Helping Hand - Dazzling Gleam (preferred) /...

Unfortunately most Talonflames are going to be running Gale Wings, for easy Tailwind and spamming Life Orb'd Brave Bird so MM's speed will rarely be a factor in his ability to take out Talonflame, but Thunderbolt will OHKO easily, and especially after intimidate, surviving BB should be pretty...

I'm going to be illustrating my points in "doubles speak" because I pretty much have locked myself away to playing doubles in order to better practice for future VGC tournaments. This is also my first post, hi. I think it'd be a bit frivolous to dismiss a modest MM, and I'll explain why (like I...

I actually love the idea of Kingdra and a way to get on Rain teams nerves. I could easily swap Hydra for Kingdra, I'd happily make that switch if it will blotch out my rain team weakness. Great advice :) What do you think of running a Gyarados over Arcanine as a bonus?

I went with a cheesy topic title. Basically when I started Pokemon back in Blue I always loved Dragonite and onward was always a big fan of dragon pokes. I've always tried to wrap my team around at least a Dragon or two. This is going to be my first outing at VGC. I'm reading a lot but I still...

Yea it seems like the universe is telling me not to use Haxorus. :( Problem is I have no access to the dream world versions (I don't have the available time to spend nor the time alotted until winter regionals to access enough points required to befriend them, or maybe I don't understand...