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You slashed Jolly, but all the calcs are with Adamant, and they hinge on it for that matter. You also didn't mention Jolly in your set description! Is this really a set that offers that kind of freedom with the choice in Nature? If you have any ideas for Jolly, even if they're super niche, I'd...

Hold up a sec you guys, I JUST realized the one practical application to Misty Surge's primary effect! Remember, unlike the other primary effects (giving a weather-style boost to its type), this one just grants all Pokémon under its effect a resistance to Dragon. It does not weaken the user's...

Despite the very middling speed tier, Dazzling does mean that Bruxish's Aqua Jet will always go before any other move in the game. It's an incredibly useful tool, though as many others in the thread likely realize, it's hard to justify giving up a team slot for a tool that will only come into...

The lack of both recovery AND priority is what keeps Silvally from excelling. Arceus has both and that's why all of its sets work; you don't have to worry about offensive or defensive sets not having what they need. If Silvally lacked one or the other, it'd be a different story, but both? For a...

Memories giving you the 20% boost feels like a Gen VIII implementation, with the way little things like that always change. But yes, this is definitely a Pokémon to put on hold. No breeding, no tutors, no events... You only get ONE in the game; that just baffles me. You get four Pheromosa but...

I'd say Stealth Rock support in general is Kartana's biggest boon. With low BP moves and high offense, it's forced to set up to do damage sometimes, and you know that's not always going to be feasible. However, a large majority of its checks are only just barely surviving Kartana's incredibly...

But you know the problem with Megas as counters... If you haven't already Mega Evolved during the match, you aren't a counter, and that's to say nothing of Charizard's Stealth Rock weakness (which comes into play on so many of Kartana's answers). Also, the only way Kartana would hit +1 is if...

I find it pretty funny that Kartana is the newest owner of the move Vacuum Wave, when Vacuum Wave is actually its biggest weakness. I mean... 252 SpA Life Orb Toxicroak Vacuum Wave vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Kartana: 307-367 (118.5 - 141.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO Even crazier is that if you put in 156 Def...

...Its best. Well actually, hold up a second... I'm gonna go for something a little unorthodox for the purposes of the "Guzzlord as a lure" crowd, but... Guzzlord @ Mago Berry Ability: Beast Boost EVs: 252 Atk / 252 SpA / 4 SpD Quiet Nature - Heavy Slam - Fire Blast - Sludge Wave -...

I would say Quiet makes for the best 'alternative' set if you aren't going for Modest or Timid. Unless you want to try bulky/support, in which case... I guess Calm works.

Ugh, the worst is trying to decide on a Nature for my in-game Magearna. I recently looked up options for Tapu Koko and Lunala they were pretty obvious, but Magearna... There are just too many options! I'm trying to think of some simple speed tier comparisons to weigh the options between Shift...

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Something from earlier in the thread that I don't believe got explained very well: If Freeze Dry (the Ice-type move that Water-types are weak to) is changed by Electrify, it becomes an electric type move. Since Electric-type moves are already super-effective against Water-types, Freeze-Dry's...

Unburden activates any time an item is lost. So Flinging an item will grant a Pokémon the effects of Unburden. If you're curious about the way turn order and speed is affected, turn order is decided before the turn started. For speed, you will be operating at 50% speed as long as you're holding...

Defog is only an HM in Diamond, Pearl and Platinum. If the Pokémon comes from any other game, it can come to X/Y. If you want a Pokémon to come out of Gen IV, you'll have to trade them to HeartGold or SoulSilver before they can be transferred up to a Gen V game. (Or if you want to use Whirlpool...

Switching takes priority to Mega Evolving. In fact, the only thing that takes priority over switching is Pursuit... ...So now I have to know. What happens if a Mega Evolving Pokémon uses Pursuit? Anyone used Pursuit Mega Scizor or Tyranitar?

"Oh, hey, this Pokémon has higher Special Attack than Attack. Let's see what it learns... And it's mostly physical moves. WHY, GAME FREAK?!"

For the curious: In Generation V, Quick Guard could only block moves that were naturally high priority; Pokémon with Prankster could get through with their ability. To answer your question, in this generation, Quick Guard can block moves affected by Prankster and Gale Wings.

Found out the hard way today that Grass types, along with Spore, Poison Powder, Sleep Powder, Stun Spore, Cotton Spore and Effect Spore (which I tested earlier!), are now also immune to the effects of Rage Powder. I battled a Chespin earlier with Ursaring and Amoonguss, and Chespin hit Ursaring...

This is the same effect that's been granted to Oblivious as well, right?