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Outside of Rapid Spin and Volt Switch, as well as Toxic Spikes, what are the benefits of using Forretress over Skarmory?
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Veekun's advanced search has an option to do that. However, it doesn't work perfectly as it doesn't factor in pre-evos. So for example it will tell you that nothing learns SmashPass at all, because Clamperl learns Shell Smash while Gorebyss and Huntail learn Baton Pass (and Smeargle, of course, naturally only learns sketch).
http://kalashnikov.pokecenter.ru/selector/
This website in general, not just the Pokeselector, is a pretty great and handy website in my opinion - it also has damage calcs and stat calcs.
Rapid Spin and TSpikes are really the only reasons to use Forretress over Skarmory (or Ferrothorn for that matter). Forretress does have slightly higher physical bulk and can hit Magnezone and Heatran with Earthquake, though.
Gyro ball hit's hard. Skarmory is also weak to electric, so can be a problem if your teams weak to rain.
But generally you've listed the MAIN differences, although they generally have slightly different roles as Skarmory learns whirlwind.
What are some of the best Pokemon to pair up with Lucario, as in they help lure and eliminate his counters, etc.?
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That one doesn't seem to have been updated for BW2 tutors, though.
It depends on what set your Lucario is running. In general, getting past Gliscor is Lucario's biggest problem, so anything that can lure him in and smack it with a surprise HP Ice is a good lure. This also helps against Dragonite, who can survive anything from Lucario but an Ice Punch and KO back. A Pursuit trapper helps with killing Gengar is you aren't running double priority.
I'm planning on running a standard swords dance set of SD, CC, ESpeed, and Crunch
Then a Pursuit trapper and a lure with HP Ice/Ice Punch should fit your needs well. Paralysis support would be nice, too.
You can re download PO 1, the only problem with that is everyone has pretty much moved on to PO 2 so theres only around 100 people on the PO 1 server where as there are around 1,000 on the PO 2 server. I still use PO 1 just because I like their teambuilder a little better in some cases, although now I just use Showdown's anyways. Sorry I rambled, heres where you can get PO 1 again: www.pokemon-online.eu/download It's at the very bottom under Legacy Version
Well an really nice and easy type of team to do is an offensive Rain team since they tend to be fairly formulaic and easy to play. As for individual Pokemon, just use common stuff that doesn't require a lot of prediction like Choice Specs Tornadus-T, rather than worrying about all sorts of niche sets.
Don't worry to much about it though, just throw a team together and start playing. You'll learn the ropes better through practice than anything else. Also, you'd do well to read the various articles on the site.
Another idea if you're more confused by teambuilding than anything else, you can steal someone else's team from the RMT forums and use them until you learn the ropes. Just reading around the RMT forums itself can give you some ideas as well, without having to directly copy and paste anything.
This is kind of stupid and vague but is DD T-Tar viable anymore? I never see him, but I always loved running it during the beginning of Black and White. Obviously it depends on your team and how you support it, but is it outclassed by other sweepers?
I don't necessarily feel that it's not viable, it's always been viable and thats why an analysis for it is on the site. I feel like you don't see it enough because Tyranitar pretty much always has something better to be doing. In sand T-Tar can become an amazing special wall and is also great as a pursuit trapper with or without choice band. So to answer your question properly I would say: no he isn't outclassed by other sweepers necessarily, he just has a bigger and better job to do for the teams he's on.
While I'm hesitant to say he's not viable at all, there are very definite issues:
-His lack of good resists means that it can be hard to bring him in.
-His low speed means that nearly all Scarfers outspeed him even after 1 DD.
-He's also easily revenged due to being weak to pretty much every priority move commonly used. (Bullet Punch and Mach Punch being the two most relevant)
-He has some 4MSS, wanting both Fire Punch/EQ to deal with Steel types an Aqua Tail/Ice Punch for bulky ground types.
Combine that with the demand for using Ttar in other roles, as Kiyo pointed out, and having to compete with very powerful, potent sweepers, and DDTar just isn't going to be used very much.
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85/80/80 bulk is too low to really count as reasonable, he's SR weak, and a Fighting resist doesn't outweigh his numerous weaknesses. So no, that's not really viable.
I haven't used defensive or support Crobat in BW but it worked just fine when I used it in DPP, and I can only assume it still works to some extent. Relevant moves: Haze, Taunt, Confuse Ray, Whirlwind, Super Fang, Tailwind, Roost, U-Turn, Torment. You could consider Honchkrow for the same role minus a few moves, namely Super Fang
You can if you really want, It's outclassed by skarmory and gliscor for sure though as a defensive wall. And Crobats 85 / 80 / 80 Defenses are nothing to brag about. Its real niche is as a stall breaker, with access to taunt and base 130 speed not to mention toxic and super fang coupled with roost. The standard set in this case is definitely the superior set.
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I have a specific question regarding my user account, but I don't know where or whom to ask. I know this isn't the place for it, my apologies, but the FAQ just doesn't cover it. Whelp.
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I am trying to build a team around the status spreading capacity of double status Ammonguss. (spore + stun spore + clear smog + giga drain). In general, I want to build a weatherless heavy offense team. So, what do you guys think would be good team-mates to ammoonguss?
Another thing, I used a sun team in B/w1 which got me to 1300 on the PO server. It was specially def foretress, sunny day + sbeam tales, cb terrakion, chlorosaur, bulky volcarona and support Lilligant. Unfortunately this team gets ripped apart in the new metagame. It is hard to defeat rain teams especially with scarf politoed everywhere. Dugtrio and tornadus-T are also big pains. I have no switch-in into the latter and am forced to gamble by sending in ninetales, who takes a chunk from hurricane if it hits. And these mons and rain are so common that I have been dropping points like hell. So, what changes should I make to my team, so that I can take on these threats?
Another thing, I used a sun team in B/w1 which got me to 1300 on the PO server. It was specially def foretress, sunny day + sbeam tales, cb terrakion, chlorosaur, bulky volcarona and support Lilligant. Unfortunately this team gets ripped apart in the new metagame. It is hard to defeat rain teams especially with scarf politoed everywhere. Dugtrio and tornadus-T are also big pains. I have no switch-in into the latter and am forced to gamble by sending in ninetales, who takes a chunk from hurricane if it hits. And these mons and rain are so common that I have been dropping points like hell. So, what changes should I make to my team, so that I can take on these threats?
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