supermarth64
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Eh, the only reason I see Rock Polish over Agility for is ease in Wifi battles, as Agility requires it to be bred on whereas Rock Polish is a TM. Agility is probably better for Shoddy Battle though.
Salamence is mentioned throughout the entire analysis, not just that set. He's better off having an analysis update (which is actually started here) because many, if not all, of Dragonite's sets are compared to Salamence.The Dragonite Cleric Dancer set mentions Salamence a lot, shouldn't that be changed now?
No, it means the item Dragon Fang, as it talks about Yache and Haban in the sentence afterwards.Salamence's "Other Options" section mentions Dragon Fang as a possible move, Despite the fact that such a move doesn't exist. I think it should be either Ice Fang or Dragon Rush (because I believe one of those two is meant).
It should only add up to 508 EVs. Do you have any links of ones where it adds up to 510?Just wandering, on most analysis for basic sets the EV spread are 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def, or whatever, however on some other ones, the spread is 252 HP / 6 Atk / 252 Def [again just random EV placement], would this require a change, even though it doesn't really mean anything?
sweping -> sweeping.The problem many players encounter when using the standard BellyZard is that two attacks is hardly enough to conquer a well-built team without running into a problematic wall that can sponge both attack choices (such as Lanturn if BellyZard chooses both Fire Punch and ThunderPunch). To combat such Pokémon, players opted to drop the comfort of a Substitute for a third attack, and with it, better type coverage. The lack of Substitute leaves Charizard open to status, priority, faster Choice Scarf users, and the off chance that the Salac Berry held by most BellyZard does not activate. These facts force players to adopt a more "suicidal" form of sweeping, thus making Double-Edge a great attack choice. Double-Edge also has the added benefit of lowering Charizard's total HP, possibly forcing it into pinch Berry range (hence the set's name, Recoil BellyZard). A bit more prediction is needed to set up the Recoil BellyZard, though if it is done correctly, very few Pokémon can stop its sweep cold.
I believe "Psycho Cut" should be "Night Slash" (Toxicroak and Heracross take super effective damage from Psycho Cut :P)Another possible moveset Gallade can use is Swords Dance, Hypnosis, Close Combat, and Night Slash. This can potentially allow Gallade to incapacitate the opponent, set up Swords Dance, and attempt to sweep the opposing team with Psycho Cut and Close Combat, two moves that provide near-perfect coverage (resisted only by Toxicroak and Heracross).
"reguard" should be "regard".Heatran makes a great partner in this reguard, being able to switch in on anything Scizor has besides Superpower, which Gallade resists.
got it thanksThe Belly Drum Analysis
There is a typo in the third paragraph under Charizard.
sweping -> sweeping.
fixed this lolMachoke's analysis has all of the headings in CAPS... it's pretty funny IMO
both corrected thanksHey guys,
http://www.smogon.com/dp/pokemon/gallade
In the third paragraph under Gallade's "Sword Dance" set:
I believe "Psycho Cut" should be "Night Slash" (Toxicroak and Heracross take super effective damage from Psycho Cut :P)
In the sixth paragraph under the "Choice" set:
"reguard" should be "regard".
245 isn't a multiple of 4. I thinkIf you choose an Adamant nature, you may drop the Speed down to 245, enough to outpace Jolly Tyranitar.
is correct.If you choose an Adamant nature, you may drop the Speed down to 244, enough to outpace Jolly Tyranitar.
There is a typo in the Emerald Battle Pyramid Wild Pokemon Guide page, located under header number 3, "Why earn points?" Peark -> Park.While battle points can be used to earn nice prizes such as a Choice Band, which you can now easily duplicate with the cloning trick, along with many other items and minerals, there are move tutors that will teach pokemon certain moves that are no longer learnable once they migrate over to Diamond & Pearl through the Pal Park feature. Don't you want to teach Blissey Seismic Toss or Charizard Fire Punch? There are many other moves that can only be available in Emerald through earning battle points.
I believe there was supposed to be a "after a second boost" or something along those lines at the end of the sentence. Right now something is missing.164 EVs boost Kingdra's Speed so that it can outspeed base 115 Pokémon after a single Dragon Dance and outspeed +1 Speed-increasing natured base 100s.
shouldn't it be 37.5% (75% (Paralysis) x 50% (Confusion))?"After a Thunder Wave and Confuse Ray, they only have a 75% chance to hit Regigigas."
Also:The main reasoning for this is that you are going to have Rare Candy, which lets you evolve direct from Basic to Stage 1, so there's no need to waste time and deck space on Stage 1 cards, unless the Stage 1 has some good PokéPower or Attack you want to use. In this case, then only three Stage 1's are necessary, since again, you'δ rather be playing and donking with your Stage 2.
It's spelled "Typhlosion".For example, you had a Psychic-typed Typlosion, a Metal-typed Raichu, a Fire/Metal-typed Kingdra, and so on (they still retain weaknesses, however, so Psychic Typhlosion would still be weak to Water).
Should be "simplest".In general, EX-on is probably the most simple metagame in the Pokémon TCG.
Should be "attacker".The latter is the fastest and most powerful attacking in the format.
Capitalization.Its main use is proBably taking out Eevee in one hit.
"safer"It is more safe and conservative than Professor Oak from the Base Set (discard your hand, then draw 7 cards), since Elm puts the leftover cards in your deck instead of the discard, and stops you from playing Trainers for the rest of your current turn.
Crobat doesn't have an attack named "Cross Poison".What makes Crobat even more annoying is its lack of retreat cost, which allows the player to play Double Gust to their heart's content. As mentioned, Crobat works well with Meganium if you can get both lines up to Stage 2, since that makes Cross Poison cost a lousy [2 grass energy].
Missing a close bracket at the end.Entei @ Choice Band
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant nature (+Atk, -SpA
The lead Pokemon analysis (http://www.smogon.com/smog/issue10/leads)Tyranitar @ LeftoversTyranitar @ Leftovers
Ability: Sand Stream
EVs: 252 HP / 52 Atk / 176 Atk / 28 Spe
Quiet nature (+SpA, -Spe)
I think what's meant is a full stop.Offensive teams, on the other hand, may rely on a lead for entry hazard support, Overall, it's very rare indeed to select a lead before the second half of a given battler's team building process, as you need to know what your team expects out of the lead role before selecting it.
Inconsistency there - it's either your lead or my lead, not both.First thing is to determine some stuff about your lead. Does it need to complete a task, like laying out Stealth Rock? How mandatory is it that this task be completed? If my lead fails, will my team be able to recover from the deficit?
Since 3 Pokemon are mentioned, it should be "any" instead of "either".Pokémon such as Dragon Dance Salamence, Agility Metagross, and Dragon Dance Gyarados give this core a considerable amount of trouble if either one of them manage to set-up.
"plausable" should be "plausible".The infamous Celebi + Heatran (CeleTran) combination was still at large, Weavile was a plausable sweeper, Bronzong was a beast, and Choice Scarf Gengar was the ideal revenge killer.
"former" should be "formerly".But then, Bullet Punch Scizor rose in usage and many Pokémon were never to be seen again and the former overshadowed Salamence gained what it had always longed for: Outrage.
"non-existant" should be "non-existent".Way back when stall was one of the most threatening assets of the game, semi-stall was virtually non-existant, and Toxic Spikes was actually useful, the metagame was still experiencing new revigoration and diversity.
"more stale" should be "staler".TAY's "Pride & Prejudice" was the first major and publicized indicator of change to a new, more stale, and certainly less diverse metagame where Ice-, Fire-, and Grass-types were to suffer: the dawn of the "three Dragon, three Steel" metagame.
The first highlighted portion is quite awkward. If anything, it should read "a limited number of ways..." or "few ways...". However, "and that was to..." implies that "to pack as many Steel-types" is the only or most effective way to deal with such a draconian situation. Therefore, the sentence should read either "At the time, there appeared to be only one way to deal with such a draconian situation, and that was to pack..." or "At the time, there appeared to be few ways to deal with such a draconian situation, the most effective of which was to pack...".At the time, there appeared to be a limited amount to how one could deal with such a draconian situation, and that was to pack as many Steel-types onto teams to sheild themselves from Draco Meteors, Outrages, etcetera.
"The intensity...was an indicator...", not "The intensity...were indicators...".The intensity of the discussions held in Stark Mountain and IRC chats in #stark were indicators of the sudden shift in opinions.
"hault" should be "halt" and "it's" should be "its".Finally, stall will see a short surge in usage again before all the hype revolving around it is swiftly brought to an abrupt hault. Latias posed a particular threat to stall, being able to incapacitate it's #1 enemy, Blissey, leaving it prone to death by Pursuit from either Scizor or Tyranitar.
That last bit sounds a bit awkward to me. I think it'd sound better if it read "...in favor of degrading its tiering(or tiering placement, or something like that)".On the 31st of January, 2009, after a month of suspect ladder testing, debate, and deliberation, Latias was declared OU by an overwhelming majority with 80% of the vote in favor of its tiering degrading.
Inappropriate punctuation.This is decent enough for Sableye alone, but its true strength would be in doubles, where Trick Room would possess the highest priority and Fake Out would be slower than standard attacks (nevermind Protect, which drops to the bottom.).
When I first read this I wondered why on earth would anyone switch Registeel into Torterra ... ? And then I realized that what is meant by "gives" is that Torterra gives Jabba, not his opponent, the chance to switch in. I think the word's misleading; I'd suggest replacing it with "makes".Torterra gives an easy switch into slower defensive Pokémon like Registeel, allowing Torterra a free turn to Stealth Rock while generally forcing Registeel out with the threat of Earthquake.
I think this needs a few more words; it sounds awkward right now. I'd say change to "what is potentially".It also holds the notable distinction of being one of the few Rapid Spin users that can threaten Rotom-A effectively, as nothing likes switching into potentially a Life Orb-boosted STAB Hydro Pump.
Gorebyss has 114 SpA, Omastar 115 - it's one point lower, not 10.Gorebyss can run an identical set, and while its base Special Attack is ten points lower than Omastar's, it can run a mixed set with Aqua Tail to 2HKO Chansey, the bane of all special rain sweepers.
Missing a space in the first case and a comma in the second.It can take special hits very well(with base 125 HP / 76 SpD) possesses an invaluable resistance to the "Bolt Beam" combination, and has access to STAB Thunderbolt with which to hit opposing Water-types.
Taking the section after the colon by itself, it reads as "When paired with Rayquaza, Salamence and Rayquaza can form...". It's saying that Rayquaza is being paired with Salamence and Rayquaza, which isn't the case. I recommend removing the "when paired with Rayquaza" bit.Salamence has one big selling point in the Ubers metagame: when paired with Rayquaza, Salamence and Rayquaza can form an effective offensive partnership that is almost impossible to counter!
well it was technically okay but kinda awkward and redundant so i reworded it.From Salamence's overview:
Taking the section after the colon by itself, it reads as "When paired with Rayquaza, Salamence and Rayquaza can form...". It's saying that Rayquaza is being paired with Salamence and Rayquaza, which isn't the case. I recommend removing the "when paired with Rayquaza" bit.
A punctuation fault there.Roost is a vital move for this set, as it allows Lugia to set up multiple Calm Minds against specially offensive foes ,such as Palkia and Dialga.