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Re. Synthesis => I've actually been using Protect > Synthesis, and it's been working out really well. Using a physically defensive tank set of Giga Drain/ Leech Seed/ Toxic/ Protect, you generally get all the healing you need (via leech/ protect), and allows you to stall out leech seed/ toxic...

A couple of points about SwagKey: It does not automatically come in to battle with Swagger + Twave conveniently set up for it. Turn One: Klefki uses Swagger. The opponent has a 50/50 chance of outright KOing Klefki, and it will have accomplished nothing. Turn Two: Klefki uses Twave. The...

^ Well yes and no. Solarbeam is certainly a reasonable move on a pokemon that has drought, but you can't ignore it's detrimental side-effects. If Charizard-Y Solarbeams on a Tyranitar switch, for example, that's a dead Charizard. You can play the prediction game and say 'but Focus Blast!', but...

I wouldn't go so far as to say that Latios won't be OU; it was top 10 last gen, and I'm certainly not convinced that a 110 spe/ 130 Sp. At. mon with decent bulk (for an offensive poke) is falling off the map any time soon. The only new offensive ghost type Latios cares about is Aegislash (Trick...

Last gen, unless you were running Sun, Thunder was a no-brainer for obvious reasons. (Kyogre> All) This gen, I think Thunder will still be the superior option most of the time, but because of the weather and base power changes, it's no longer *quite* as clear-cut. Because infinite rain is no...

Yeah, I'm really interested to see how the deoxys formes do this gen. Obviously Deo-D has been pretty badly nerfed by Defog; it's best job was always getting hazards up as a suicide lead, but Defog really screws up that strategy. Deo-S, of course, did the same thing and that set will probably be...

No, I think escarlata meant that Aegislash wants to run- King's Shield Sacred Sword Shadow Sneak (or Shadow Ball?) Iron Head Rock Slide 5 moves - in other words, something's gotta give. I think in the end, you have to give up Rock Slide, primarily because Ho-Oh outspeeds and frequently carries...

The best way to counter Defog (IMO) is much like the best way to counter Rapid Spin in Gen 5: simple, blunt offensive pressure. I actually don't think that Taunt is a particularly good way to stop Defog, as you have to be able to either: Taunt the Defog user, predicting the switch-in; The Defog...

But this isn't what the topic is about - it's about upping the quality of posting on the forum. I mean, sure, if you want to remove the 'join date' thing then that's a valid argument - but it's a different argument. The focus of this thread (in my interpretation) is solely about being a little...

OK, let me rephrase why I have a problem with '____________'. You're talking about how powerful Xerneas is, how the Geomancy set has few/ if any counters etc - so you clearly have an opinion. But when you refuse to state your opinion by saying "I think we should ___________ Geomancy or rather...

^ Except only opposing stall teams (and maybe balance) ever run Heal Bell or Aromatherapy, because of the inherently defensive nature of those moves :/ if you use those moves on an offensive/ HO team, then you'll lose a ton of momentum (which those team archetypes live and die on). Also, because...

@ Jimmy: But obviously _______________ can't just be anything, because you just said "Smogon already have complex ____________", which can literally only refer to the word ban. I mean, that can't exactly mean "Smogon already have complex do-not bans" now, can it? Just because you don't directly...

Yes, and this is why (I think) kd was posing questions to people about their opinions in some posts, instead of outright deleting them. It's OK (I think?) to not know everything, but we should be making an effort to make quality posts. Also, people who do know what they're on about should be...

^+6 Adamant Life Orb Azumarill does 207.44-244.16% to standard 252HP/ 248 +Def Jellicent. However, Jellicent does have a higher base speed stat than Azumarill (50<60), so if Azu is Belly Drumming on the switch, then it'll need to run some Speed EVs in order to make sure it outspeeds and kills...

Just a quick note about defog - it's not nearly so bad for stall as many people seem to be implying. In order to understand why this is, you have to realise that, as a playstyle, there is no other team archetype that does more switching than Stall. This is important, because while Defog will...

^In gen 5, I would've said that if you're running drought, then you might as well get the most out of it by stacking some sun abusers in there (aka Chlorophyll Venusaur). However, now that Drought has been nerfed (and because Charizard-Y can't hold a Heat Rock to prolong Drought to 8 turns), I...

Yeah, defog really shakes things up a bit. The only thing with Defog though is that it removes hazards on both sides of the field (I believe that's right?) So while you can keep Stealth Rock/ Spikes off your side of the field, you're also sacrificing getting any hazards on your opponents' side...

^ Just briefly in reference to the above; While Breloom does get buffed Rock Tomb and Fury Cutter (very niche), it also wants to run Mach Punch, Bullet Seed (manadatory), Spore and Swords Dance. I'm just pointing out that, no matter what way you slice it, Breloom is going to end up being...

Is it just me, or does this kind of remind people of Gen 4 Flygon? Because that's the kind of role I can see this guy filling. They're about equal in terms of power, though Noivern has that great speed to nab revenge kills, high BP attacks including DM, Boomburst and Hurricane, as well as...

^Yeah, but the problem with Dragalgae is that it's low HP stat also comprimises it's ability to take hits in the first place. While 123 Sp.Def is great, 65 HP really isn't. Also, 90 base Defence is passable, but when compounded with that HP stat again, it's actually pretty frail on the physical...