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I'm looking at the August 2010 statistics for 4th Gen and I'm wondering what drugs you're on to view Infernape (#7 in usage) and Swampert (#14 in usage) as overcentralizing. I'm also wondering what kind of point you're trying to make with Cursepert (Curse was seen on 11% of all Swampert sets...

I don't see how anything that isn't Poison would "not mind" a Black Sludge. On the first Trick, it's lost 1/8 of its life, and if it chooses to Stealth Rock, it's already down to 75% life. Even if it comes in later on revenge (if it switched in, two/three turns of Black Sludge life loss combined...

Use Black Sludge over Leftovers for obvious reasons. Even a Modest max SAtk Hydro Pump cannot reach OHKO range against an Azelf (81.2% - 95.5%), and certainly not within range to 2HKO with a Rapid Spin.

Wind didn't make any particularly impressive plays, nor did any of his sets look very interesting. I saw pretty much basic-level prediction and entirely safe or obvious plays on both sides. I can only assume that his Lucario wasted all the PP of the only attack that could hit Dusknoir on your...

I don't think Ninjask would quite work here. My objective is to outpace the generally offensive metagame, which at best typically run some form of priority to shut down the Swords Dance, and at worst give me only a +1 speed boost due to being a Taunt lead. I agree with needing something to...

Reserved for threat list, from Azelf to Zapdos.

Hi, this is my second RMT. It's a bit of a gimmick, the gimmick being that I want to go first a lot. It most likely loses to stall due to the overall lack of power as a result. So, first, at a glance, we have: Azelf @ Focus Sash Trait: Levitate EVs: 4 HP / 252 Spd / 252 SAtk Naive...

If you're running Babiri Berry on Tyranitar, the fourth slot is typically reserved for Fire Punch, because Tyranitar cannot otherwise OHKO Scizor. If you want to run Earthquake for the coverage instead, then I recommend you simply give Tyranitar Leftovers or Life Orb, because not switching out...

Since Aqua Tail and Crunch both hit neutral but Crunch is STAB'd, yes, a BP 120 attack will hit harder than a BP 90 attack. And Metagross deals 86% minimum to Salamence with Meteor Mash, unless it's a physically bulky build, in which case it's a 2HKO, but that build of Salamence can only EQ...

Actually, since Metagross is using Life Orb, it's a guaranteed OHKO after Stealth Rock. Salamence is a risky switch-in to tempt the 85% accuracy move, and the Intimidate is wasted due to Clear Body.

Blissey is faster than you, so unless she's running Flamethrower instead of Seismic Toss and inexplicably staying in against a Shuckle, you're in trouble. Keep in mind that, unlike Wobbuffet, Shuckle can't force Pokémon to stay in the moment he comes in. Blissey without a solution will simply...

Bump. I'd like some more comments about this team. I've made a few changes throughout, but am otherwise pretty happy with it. Charge Beam on Cresselia happens to work well enough to beat most Gyarados.

Just so you know, Azelf cannot take a hit from Machamp, as it will simply Payback for the OHKO. You have the option of either Tricking it the Scarf and locking its power, or setting Stealth Rock and dying... You also have the somewhat okay option of trading Jirachi in order to stop its Lum Berry...

How do you deal with another stall team? 2/3 of your team is just as vulnerable to Toxic as your opponent is. Vaporeon can come in to take a hit from Gyarados, but with your only damaging attack on it being Surf, you're in trouble if the Gyarados uses Taunt. Even though Jirachi is base 100...

Brave Bird only removes the SubPunchBomb set, while it strictly loses to the SubPunchSeed set, which is why I specifically EV'd Cresselia to have speed. I'm pretty sure Charge Beam would allow her to wall and counter Gyarados, as well. If I absolutely had to remove a Pokémon for Swampert, I...

I do need a solution to Tyranitar, but taking Cresselia out for Swampert means I'll no longer have a solution to Breloom, which is a ridiculously annoying Pokémon to deal with otherwise. Are there any alternatives? I didn't have much trouble with Gyarados through Taunt to stop its DDing and...

Hi, I'm somewhat new to this game (I pretty much started around the beginning of May) and I've been playing a bunch of different teams on Smogon's ladder. Here's my latest one, which is pretty much a Toxic stall team.... with a Lucario. Kirtar (Skarmory) (M) @ Leftovers Ability: Keen...