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Rotom-h @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 56 HP/202 Spd/252 SAtk
Timid nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Shadow Ball
- Substitute
- Hidden Power [Fighting]
- Charge Beam
I know its rotom-h, but the same set works in UU
Heatran is Fire/Steel, so just not Fire.Great typing, great defenses, great movepool, Heatran is an excellent revenge killer in the metagame and can also be used defensively surprisingly well.
There just aren't many good Fire-Types out there, and the Fire-Type is an awful defensive typing, particularly since Fire-Type pokemon to begin with aren't really bulky anyways. Add being Stealth Rock weak, the prevalence of the bulky waters, and no immunity to sandstorm, the fact that Fire is a predominantly Special typing (which means you've got a Blissey problem)and you've got a problem.
Heatran is part Steel, so it goes a long way towards nullifying the defensive problems of Fire Types, as he's neutral towards SR and not affected by Sandstorm or Toxic Spikes. Coupled with an excellent ability, decent bulk, and the ability to raise his average speed with Choice Scarf, and he's very useful either as a Scarfer or in helping to set up Stealth Rock. He is stopped by cold by Blissey but can explode on her, which makes things easier
Also. Iv'e decided to use Aqua Ring on StallRain (<333333), Should I replace Substitute and go Protect/Aqua Ring/Blizzard/Surf?
IMO, go sub/protect/super fang/blizzard, surf or aqua ring
Which of these Milotics is more competitively useful in OU?
Milotic
@ Leftovers
Calm Nature
EVs: 252 HP/ 240 Defense/ 16 Special Defense
Surf
Toxic
Rest
Sleep Talk
Milotic
@ Life Orb
Modest Nature:
EVs: 152 HP / 80 Defense / 220 Special Attack / 56 Speed
Hydro Pump
Ice Beam
Hidden Power Electric
Recover
Milotic
@ Leftovers
Calm Nature
EVs: 252 HP/ 240 Defense/ 16 Special Defense
Surf
Toxic
Rest
Sleep Talk
Milotic
@ Life Orb
Modest Nature:
EVs: 152 HP / 80 Defense / 220 Special Attack / 56 Speed
Hydro Pump
Ice Beam
Hidden Power Electric
Recover
yes it is for the stallreign combo. Set up a sub, protect, then you have full health again, make another sub etc, until they die from hail damage.
Can it 2hko blissey? Vaporeon?
Can it 2hko blissey? Vaporeon?
no problem :)
How many Rain Dancers do you think I should use on a doubles team?
Can someone direct me to an explanation of what a "life orb number" is? I know that if you're planning on using a life Orb, then you should have your HP be a certain type of number (odd, even, ends with 9 or something?!), but I just don't know what it is.
I want to EV train my RNG'd 0spd-nature Regirock in HP anyway for a TR SS team paired with a TR Hippodown (doubles), and plan on him using an Orb, but don't know what a good HP for him is. I guess I'll chuck the rest in SDef, but with SS that doesn't seem necissary.
Oh, Buster....
Only use one. If you anticipate having any trouble getting RD off, you're better off just going without it. Trust me. And make sure you're team is set up incase you can't get it off. It will be blocked at some point and you must be able to handle that. For a real life example, I faced several RD teams at Worlds and not one used RD because I had a Timid Crobat with Taunt as a Lead. They just rolled without it and did just fine. :/ I just found out that Starmie is great on RD, because it's a speedy sweeper regardless of the rain, but still gets STAB+RD boost for it's surf. Base 115 spd rawks!
I want to EV train my RNG'd 0spd-nature Regirock in HP anyway for a TR SS team paired with a TR Hippodown (doubles), and plan on him using an Orb, but don't know what a good HP for him is. I guess I'll chuck the rest in SDef, but with SS that doesn't seem necissary.
Oh, Buster....
Only use one. If you anticipate having any trouble getting RD off, you're better off just going without it. Trust me. And make sure you're team is set up incase you can't get it off. It will be blocked at some point and you must be able to handle that. For a real life example, I faced several RD teams at Worlds and not one used RD because I had a Timid Crobat with Taunt as a Lead. They just rolled without it and did just fine. :/ I just found out that Starmie is great on RD, because it's a speedy sweeper regardless of the rain, but still gets STAB+RD boost for it's surf. Base 115 spd rawks!
I believe that a "Life Orb number" is one that ends in 9. If your Regirock has 330 HP, it will take 33 damage due to Life Orb recoil, but if it has 329 HP, it will take 32 damage due to Life Orb recoil (since the damage taken is 10% rounded down).
A Life Orb number, at least as far as I understand it, is really just making sure that a Pokemon's HP isn't a multiple of 10, so that it can use Life Orb 11 times (assuming it takes no other damage), instead of 10 times (due to the amount of HP it takes being rounded down, as explained). However, since it's unlikely that you actually will be able to use Life Orb 10 times in a row without having taken any sort of damage, it's not something that's overly important.
Or should he have Fake Out instead? Weavile might not be able to accomplish a Swords Dance in Battle Tower without the Sash.(Battle Tower Lead Weavile stuff)
@Life Orb
252Atk/6SpD/252Spe
Jolly nature
~Swords Dance
~Night Slash
~Ice Shard/Ice Punch
~Brick Break
Nope; nothing's changed to make that legal (neither are move-tutor moves, and nothing that Azumarill can get one of the moves from seems to have gained the other), at least nothing that I can see.
Who else would be good for this team?
Lead Swampert
SpecsJolt
ClericDragonite
SubCune.
I need 1 physical and 1 special.
Lead Swampert
SpecsJolt
ClericDragonite
SubCune.
I need 1 physical and 1 special.
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