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In terms of wallbreakers I'm a massive fan of SD Garchomp, it's just nice to use. Good neutral coverage, Z-Nuke if you need to, just is consistently good. Specs Lele is always nice to use, it just slams everything. And so is Sub Mega Mawile
Alright, voting is now closed. Thanks everyone for your votes :D (and apologies for being one day late on this, I'm very bad at timekeeping LOL)
Congratulations to Heatranator for both this week's check and counter, winning with Tapu Bulu and Buzzwole! I'll add your sets to the Hall of Fame...
Alright, voting is now closed. Thanks everyone for the submissions!
Checks:
:swampert-mega: Mega Swampert by trainer_j0nathan
:tapu-bulu: Tapu Bulu by Heatranator
:greninja: Choice Scarf Greninja by clematis
:garchomp: Dragonium Z Garchomp by HydreigonTheChild
Counters:
:buzzwole: Defensive...
Nominating Skarmory as a counter
Skarmory @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
- Roost
- Spikes
- Whirlwind
- Counter
Simple stuff. Hard walls Landorus with Roost and Counter spam while stacking up Rocky Helmet damage to punish its pivots...
FlingScadrill (use in Sand Only!!)
Excadrill @ Hard Stone
Ability: Sand Rush
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Iron Head
- Rock Slide
- Fling
A much less good but oh so funny version of Sand Rush Excadrill, this set trades Swords Dance and Rapid Span for access to a...
Hi everyone! Been really late keeping on track of this, which I apologise for. Anyway.
Congratulations to trainer_j0nathan for Magearna winning this week's check and to AcneAutist for Mega Scizor winning this week's counter! I'll add your sets to the Hall of Fame shortly.
Week 12: Choice Scarf...
Alright, submissions are now closed. One day late again, I do apologise lol. Voting will be a little longer this time as I'm away a majority of the week with no ability to update this; so ;-;
Checks:
:greninja-ash: Ash-Greninja by clematis
:magearna: Assault Vest Magearna by trainer_j0nathan...
Nominating Gastrodon as a counter.
Gastrodon @ Leftovers
Ability: Storm Drain
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Def / 252 SpD
Sassy Nature
- Scald
- Earthquake
- Toxic
- Recover
Gastrodon is a very good counter to Diancie owing to its solid resistance to Diamond Storm, ominously large bulk, access to...
Okay, voting is now closed. Congratulations to Captain Funk for the clean sweep! I'll add your sets to the Hall of Fame shortly.
Week 11: Mega Diancie
Diancie @ Diancite
Ability: Clear Body
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Moonblast
- Diamond Storm
- Earth Power...
Alright, submissions are now closed. Think I might start putting out a warning 24h beforehand to remind everyone to finish reservations :D
Checks:
:magnezone: Choice Scarf Magnezone by Captain Funk
:landorus-therian: Figy Berry Landorus-Therian by Cdijk16
Counters:
:zapdos: Rocky Helmet...
callout post /j
I will be extending the deadline by one day to allow for any extra submissions, and so Captain Funk can finish writing up Magnezone and Zapdos. >:)
Okay, submissions are now closed. Thanks for filling in that reservation, Captain Funk :D
Checks:
:skarmory: Skarmory by DaRotomMachine
:latias-mega: Mega Latias by clematis
:tapu-lele: Choice Scarf Tapu Lele by trainer_j0nathon
:diancie-mega: Mega Diancie by Captain Funk
Counters...
Assault Vest Icy Wind Defensive Pivot General Annoyance Tornadus-T
Tornadus-Therian (M) @ Assault Vest
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 60 HP / 196 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Hurricane
- Icy Wind
- Knock Off
- U-turn
Assault Vest Tornadus-T is a fun option for certain offensive teams that...