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- Thread starter Seven Deadly Sins
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Doug has been absolutely working his ass off for us, just be thankful for that!
He'll get around it eventually, so just play unrated or without them in the mean time.
No it is not.
2 questions...
What is LCF?
Is any arbitrary 252/252 spread possible in ADV generation too? (I'm guessing no, since there are only a few low-level pokemon around to EV train on.)
LCF is the Little Cup Forum that we used before Smogon officially recognized Little Cup as a metagame.
As for your second question, I don't think that anyone has looked into it at all. The lack of Power items in ADV really hurts, though, so it might not be possible for some Pokemon. For most, however, it should be possible.
As for your second question, I don't think that anyone has looked into it at all. The lack of Power items in ADV really hurts, though, so it might not be possible for some Pokemon. For most, however, it should be possible.
I have a number of questions.
1) Is Eevee with Adaptability legal on here?
2) If so, is Strength allowed on it?
1) Is Eevee with Adaptability legal on here?
2) If so, is Strength allowed on it?
Yes, they are both allowed. However, Return as a move outclasses Strength, as they have the same accuracy, but Return has a higher Base Power.
Eevee, even with STAB and Adaptability, has trouble getting the OHKOs and 2HKOs that it really needs to be effective, so it isn't quite as fantastic as it seems on paper.
No because Phione couldn't evolved after hatching from an egg, so imo it isn't allowed in Little Cup.
It isn't your opinion ^_^, it is in the rules that Phione isn't allowed.
Personally I find Houndour probably the best Misdreavus check there is. Scarf Dour can outspeed it and OHKO with Dark Pulse, while MixDour can easily OHKO with Sucker Punch on the Hidden Power Fighting. Not to mention that Dour can come in on Shadow Balls which can be lured by Gligar and other Ghost-types rather easily. I find that the Sub WoW set is the hardest to counter as really Stunky needs to predict when to sucker punch or you're out a pokemon. Misdreavus is really hard to have a specific "counter" so I say Scarf Houndour just as a general check.
Hey, I'm new to LC, so this might be a stupid question.
I was battling in LC, and my Staryu used Recover. My opponent said Recover was banned. Is this true, and if so, is there a list of all banned moves besides SonicBoom and Dragon Rage?
I was battling in LC, and my Staryu used Recover. My opponent said Recover was banned. Is this true, and if so, is there a list of all banned moves besides SonicBoom and Dragon Rage?
Well, the most Azelf-ian lead in LC is probably Diglett, who hits 20 speed, outspeeding basically everything, can set up SR, hits hard, and is pretty good late-game.mtr12 said:
Well, because Staryu is genderless, it can only breed with Ditto, so it cannot legally have any level-up moves that it gets after level 5, since no two parents can legally learn it. So, to answer your question, Recover is not banned, it is just banned on Staryu, since Staryu cannot get Recover at level 5.Wombat Sky Forme said:
There is also a list of moves and move combinations which are banned on certain pokemon here: http://s1.zetaboards.com/The_Little_Cup_Forum/single/?p=50147&t=728496
Offensive Gligar is the fastest unboosted Stealth Rock user, but I can't honestly think of it as being that similar to Azelf - it's far too bulky.
Personally I would say that Anorith was the closest counterpart to Azelf/Aerodactyl in Little Cup, but others may have a different opinion on this matter.
Anorith is also acceptable- 95 Attack and 75 Speed with great offensive dual STAB is pretty top-notch, and it can Rapid Spin if you want.
There are a couple of trade threads in wi fi with some LC Pokemon available, and I have seen some battles on youtube, but don't know of anyone with a team ready to play.
LC Pokemon are a huge, huge pain in the ass to breed sometimes, and even worse to EV for, so it's rare to see LC played or bred/traded for. However, it's extremely simple to make teams for and play LC on Shoddy, so that's where it happens for the most part.
If you breed with a male Wobbuffet which has those moves, then the baby will have them too I'm pretty sure.