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Actually, I'd say it's typing helps more than hurts. Apart from everyone and their grandmother carrying Knock off, Bug/Ghost/Dark moves aren't common, since they are rarely run aside from STABs. And those who carry them are often physical attackers who are simply outsped and WoW-ed. Don't wanna...

Somebody read the latest chapter of One Piece.

Throwing out fake stick sounds or buttons is called Dummying which is a generally accepted ploy of nearly any game, competitive or not. In Pokemon this could be making a double switch, or running a lure etc. That's completely different to what is being discussed here. The movement of your...

Afaik the best use for ditto is scarfing it and coming in after your opponent has setup with one of their sweepers, you come in and can usually do some damage, or best case scenario completely reverse their sweep. It's pretty situational and there's a lot of mons who can do the same sort of...

I've heard it has an extremely small niche on rain teams as a Volt absorber but otherwise it's outclassed in every way by Thundy-I. Prankster is just amazing, it lets Thundy-I act as a reliable stop to sweepers. Thundy-T has a bit more power but it's nowhere near worth using over its origin form...

I think the final nail in Stoutland's coffin is the limited sand turns you get, since you won't want to waste them on anything other than Excadrill.

Remember this thread? http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/the-next-best-thing-v2-latios.3482679/ I've always thought it was a good idea, and with Mega evo's being an important limit on teambuilding, it's actually a great thing to discuss. None of the really viable mega evos can truly be...

It is a good check, but that's what it is: a check and certainly not a counter by any means. You can't switch it in on banded brave birds, etc. However given a free switch in, it can revenge kill/force out all the common birds of birdspam. It stops you from being swept by Talonflame, Staraptor...

On that note I'd say it's worth mentioning that Manectric beats/forces out a lot of defoggers and spinners like Skarm, Scizor, Mandibuzz, Starmie and Excadrill (outside of sand). The Lati's get dented by HP Ice, but will KO you.

I agree, there's a lot of competition for a Mega-slot, and when you look at a mon like Raikou who can do a lot of what M-Manectric does without the mega slot, it makes it difficult to warrant. So I'll quickly outline what would make it worth using over Raikou. - Enough speed to revenge/force...

Just wanted to second this, I've been using M-Manectric for a week or two and it's much more useful than I thought. It's great against offense, being hard to switch into, and Volt-switch is great at gaining momentum. Thunder/Fire/Ice coverage is really nice and even though it lacks a bit of...

Take out Mawile too, being able to revenge +2 M-Mawile was one of the major reasons you'd use Hydreigon, imo. I think you should definitely mention that Hydreigon comfortably beats Venutran, a common stallcore. It's speed is both a blessing and a curse, meaning you get revengekilled by every...

In a traditional tournament setting (Both players physically present) when you know there's no distractions or anything, then I think this has some merit, but only when the person takes an uncharacteristic amount of time to make a move. And even then, it's easy for a player to dummy you with a...

What not to use: Hydreigon @ Choice Scarf Ability: Levitate EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe Hasty Nature - Draco Meteor - Dark Pulse - U-turn - Superpower/Flash Cannon/Fire Blast/Earth Power Role: Revenge Killer/Pivot What It Does: Hydreigon is a terrible scarfer, with a myriad of problems...

What not to use: Hydreigon @ Choice Scarf Ability: Levitate EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe Hasty Nature - Draco Meteor - Dark Pulse - U-turn - Superpower/Flash Cannon/Fire Blast/Earth Power Role: Revenge Killer/Pivot What It Does: Hydreigon is a terrible scarfer, with a myriad of problems...

Goodra: C ---> C+ Pretty much stating the obvious at this point, but yes, Goodra is a nice, underrated mon who can answer a lot of threats. Sap sipper is a nice ability if you want to switch into spores, leech seeds and the like. I think some people here are overselling it a bit though, gooey...

Staraptor for B+, With Aegislash gone, theres only a small handful of mons that can safely switch in and avoid a 2HKO. Skarm is the only reliable switch in in A ranks to BB/CC/Edge. It will kill itself with recoil but thats irrelevant when Staraptor has KO'd two of your mons and opened the way...

Hello, somewhat regular showdown user here. The "Watch a Battle" is a really great feature on Showdown. It's great to just be able to sit back and surf through battles. However, it does have a bit of a flaw: 95% of the games you end up spectating are 1000 - 1100 elo trash tier games. Bad...

I agree that it should rise, but I don't agree with everything you said. It's not comparable to Victini or Weavile at all, and I wouldn't say its as good as M-Medicham. So anyway, Hydreigon. The scarf set is shit and the specs set is outclassed by Keldeo. The only good set imo is Modest LO 3...

Stone Edge isn't that great of a choice on M-Maw, since you'd have to give up either Fire Fang or Focus Punch for it. Scizor + Skarm can safely roost out the PP and if you miss, Scizor gets a free boost. Heatran takes nice damage but remains a solid check since you are still forced out by...