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I ran some calcs and here are the general results: Nattorie - Ape OHKO - Blaze OHKO Burungeru - Ape 95% - Blaze OHKO Skarmory - Ape OHKO - Blaze OHKO Hippowdon - Ape OHKO - Blaze OHKO Gliscor - Ape OHKO - Blaze OHKO Blissey - Ape OHKO - Blaze OHKO Rankurusu - Ape OHKO - Blaze 95% This is...

Infernape and Blaziken have completely different roles. Ape is an excellent lead because of it's high speed and access to Stealth Rock. Ape is one of the best wallbreakers in the game. After a Nasty Plot, which Blaziken lacks, it can OHKO most of the common OU walls. Blaziken can't because it...

I've done a good bit of investigating on the issue of Blissey v. Chancey. Overall, Pre-Evo Stone Chancey is better than Blissey. However, there are exceptions and there is a story behind this. For my examples I am assuming a Bold 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD spread for both Pokemon. Chancey takes...

I'm quite interested in writing for the Smog. I'd be happy to work on any articles that need writing. If I have any bright ideas I'll post them here, but I don't have any right now.

No, not rude at all. What you said about Terra beating Scarfers is good to note. It made me realize that Ono gets outsped by quite a few Pokes.

Terrakion is very good, yes. However, I think that double dance Ono deserves some consideration. Terrakion has six weaknesses compared to Ono's two. As mentioned above, Terrakion also suffers from a Mach Punch liability since it is such a common move right now. SD Ono is powerful. He can make...

My thoughts exactly. Skarm rains on your parade, but a +2 Outrage can still make a pretty decent dent. Oh... well it was a pretty good joke. I'm seriously considering trying this kind of set.

I don't know about the no Attack EVs aspect, but otherwise this looks like a viable set. Considering that Dragon Claw/Outrage and Earthquake are Ono's only decent attacking options it makes sense to have both SD and DD. Definitely something worth trying.

At this point (5th gen), most Pokemon have more than one ability. Sometimes, one of those abilities is the only reason it has Uber status. If Smogon is really in favor of making as few bans as possible then abilities have to be considered. So yes, agreed.

I find Shadow Tag Shandera to be a total annoying bitch. Essentially any Pokemon that is weak to fire or ghost can't do anything without the constant threat of being trapped and killed. Pokemon that aren't weak to Shandera's STABs also need to worry since Overheat is such a kick-ass move. With...

I'm able to access Dream World on both my game (Black) and on the GL website. However, when I try to enter a Random Battle I am brought into WiFi and then told that I can't battle because my game has not been registered on the GL website. Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong (I know it's not a...

I have carefully considered the option of HP Fire on defensive Zapdos. It ends up being horribly underpowered. A neutral Thunderbolt does more than 2x HP Fire. To me, this is unacceptable. In 4th gen a Zapdos without Heat Wave could fly, but not now. I just hope that Zapdos gets Heat Wave as a...

From my experience Sazandora is always OHKOed by Life Orb TechniLoom with or without SR. In fact, I believe that LO TechniLoom OHKOs Nattorie with Mach Punch after a Swords Dance. This guy puts a real downer on any sweeper that's weak to fighting, like Sazandora.

If this is true, then wouldn't it be possible to test the legitimacy of DW Pokemon by attempting to enter them into a random battle? Would this also test the legality of certain move combinations? EDIT: I quickly tested the theory. It appears that random battle allows illegal moves (I tested a...

Not many Pokemon use Explosion anymore. Suicide leads are somewhat of an exception, so I guess that LeadPert could utilize Damp. Otherwise, Stormdrain is definitely better (immunity to one move < one type). However, Swampert has enormously better stats than Gastrodon.

So if Eccentric Ditto @ Choice Scarf switches in on Pokemon X @ Choice Scarf will there be a speed tie? EDIT: Nevermind, I checked the research thread and Eccentric does not copy Choice item boosts. So yes, there would be a speed tie.

Not entirely. It has a good movepool and ability, Unaware. Unaware differentiates it from all of the other bulky waters. Plus, it's an extremely useful ability.

This team seems oddly familiar... Oh wait! These are the exact same Pokemon that Marriland used some two years ago. Try coming up with your own team.

Is it likely that Latias or Latios will be banned when suspect testing begins?

That's online simulators for you. I only play on the DS with random people from chat rooms and forums for that reason. There is much greater diversity when you play the real game.