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T4lel said:
I was just wondering the following, am I able to re-learn TM's at move relearners because I noticed in pokémon black they removed stealth rock as a TM and I want my Metagross to acces it when I want it to so I just wanted to know if it's possible to re-learn TM's on a pokémon or only the attacks that he learns during lvling. :toast:
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No. They can only relearn moves which the pokemon would learn levelling up in the game that it is in. So TMs and egg moves cannot be relearned.
 
hi just want to ask if swampert with curse is useful in battle in a OU team and can i get any suggestion on pokemon that wil be a go pair with swampert thank you
 
Hello, Trick Room noob question:

How viable is a TR Sandstorm team? I was thinking a team with 'Zong, Slowking (TR set up, King for SpDef wall) and Hippowdon (Def wall), along with Scizor/TTar as a TR Sweeper. I'm not sure if this would limit my options too much, or whether it would be necessary to go with all Steel/SS immune pokes. Also, would having TTar and Hippo on the same team be a waste? I'm also stuck on what else to put on such a team, assuming such a team would even work.
 
Treadshot A1 said:
Hello, Trick Room noob question:

How viable is a TR Sandstorm team? I was thinking a team with 'Zong, Slowking (TR set up, King for SpDef wall) and Hippowdon (Def wall), along with Scizor/TTar as a TR Sweeper. I'm not sure if this would limit my options too much, or whether it would be necessary to go with all Steel/SS immune pokes. Also, would having TTar and Hippo on the same team be a waste? I'm also stuck on what else to put on such a team, assuming such a team would even work.
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how about Magnezone as strong special sweeper? he is slow and resists SS. he is also very useful to trap skarmory and other steel types.
 
Hmm, good call there Ascobol. I will take that into consideration, thanks.

Also, can someone who has played with TR before tell me if this concept would have any chance at all? I'mnot familiar with Trick Room teams so i don't know.
 
Treadshot A1 said:
Hmm, good call there Ascobol. I will take that into consideration, thanks.

Also, can someone who has played with TR before tell me if this concept would have any chance at all? I'mnot familiar with Trick Room teams so i don't know.
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Well, I use a Trick Room Hail team which fares pretty well. Sandstorm seems like a good match for Trick Room; Bronzong is immune, Hippowdon and Tyranitar get Sandstream, and slow rock Pokémon like Rhyperior would appreciate the Sp. Def boost.
 
I'm wondering, how exactly does one calculate the bulk of a pokemon? For example, one of the analyses says that Hippowdon has 10% more physical bulk than Skarmory, so I'm wondering the formula to calculate that?
 
xzero105 said:
hi just want to ask if swampert with curse is useful in battle in a OU team and can i get any suggestion on pokemon that wil be a go pair with swampert thank you
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Curse Swampert is pretty mediocre, namely because he has a 4x weakness that he can't cover up while Cursing. If you did want to use him, you'll want to pair him with another Bulky Water to lure grass attacks, and possibly Tyranitar to remove Celebi should the opponent have one.

Meru said:
I'm wondering, how exactly does one calculate the bulk of a pokemon? For example, one of the analyses says that Hippowdon has 10% more physical bulk than Skarmory, so I'm wondering the formula to calculate that?
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Defense stat x HP stat. Simple as that.
 
Treadshot A1 said:
Hmm, good call there Ascobol. I will take that into consideration, thanks.

Also, can someone who has played with TR before tell me if this concept would have any chance at all? I'mnot familiar with Trick Room teams so i don't know.
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If I were you I'd check these:
http://www.smogon.com/dp/articles/trick_room_guide
http://www.smogon.com/dp/articles/sandstorm_teams

I thought they were really helpful. Some main things you notice, though, are that you need more Trick Room users and some pokemon can definitely be vulnerable to SS. I also don't know how you forgot Rhyperior, who is often the main reason start to think about SS or Trick Room teams.
 
Hi,

Posted this in the wrong place originally. I'm new here. I joined Smogon because I just got into competitive battling and am eager to learn more about it, particularly EV training which is clearly essential but blags my head at the moment.

I took a look around several other forums, but settled on this one because it seems the most "professional" (for want of a better term), well-organised and efficent. You guys run a nice place here.

I want to replace the Ninetales on my team. It's just not up to scratch. Obviously you guys will know its weaknesses and shortcomings already. Its stats are well-rounded but in the competitive battling scene I really would rather more clearly defined strengths and weaknesses. It's just kin of average really. Compared to my Milotic, Togekiss and Roserade it's just fail.

What replacement would you guys recommed to this n00b? Thanks in advance.
 
Showsni said:
Well, I use a Trick Room Hail team which fares pretty well. Sandstorm seems like a good match for Trick Room; Bronzong is immune, Hippowdon and Tyranitar get Sandstream, and slow rock Pokémon like Rhyperior would appreciate the Sp. Def boost.
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Why thanks for replying. Good to know weather and TR can go together. :)

Athenodoros said:
If I were you I'd check these:
http://www.smogon.com/dp/articles/trick_room_guide
http://www.smogon.com/dp/articles/sandstorm_teams

I thought they were really helpful. Some main things you notice, though, are that you need more Trick Room users and some pokemon can definitely be vulnerable to SS. I also don't know how you forgot Rhyperior, who is often the main reason start to think about SS or Trick Room teams.
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Read both already, but they never mentioned anything about incorporating both together...

As for TR users, I have Zong, who is arguably the most sturdy TR user. Also, i have a Slowking to back it up (Special wall, because Hippo is my def wall), which also runs TR. Hippo can be my SR'er, as well as Sand Stream unit 1. Probably also throw in Slowbro as well, as Hippo can be spared as a lead, which means the only thing it hates is Explosion from Azelf and the like. That leaves TTar as Mixed Sweeper, and a Scizor as Priority/go to poke when TR is not in use.

And it's not that i forgot about Rhyperior, it's just that i never really liked the pokemon. It's just not for me, i guess. I will try it should there be something else falling short, though.
 
EDIT: Uhmm better question - IIRC, Sub numbers like to round down right? So if my HP when divided by 4 is 100.75, that would mean my Subs would have 100 HP and not 101, correct?

If you didn't understand that - Is 401 HP enough for me to create 101 HP Subs? Or what number should I be aiming for?
 
404 is good for making 101 HP subs, if you're using a Pinch berry, say like on SubPetaya Empoleon or something.

405 HP works if you're not using Pinch berries (they won't activate after the third Sub if you run 405 HP), because it allows you to sub up 4 times instead of 3 like 404 HP does.
 
It means a number when life orb recoil is at a minimum. It is mainly relevant to the Little Cup, where you want a Hp. stat of 19, rather than 20, so that LO recoil is 1 not 2. It means a lot less in level 100 battling because the change in LO is minimal, compared to the 100% change.

And Treadshot, how can you not like Rhyperior? It's awesome!
 
This one is kind of obscure: When exactly will a pinch berry (Salac, Petaya, etc) activate on a cartridge?

http://upokecenter.com/games/dp/guides/holditems.php states: "If an item's description includes "when", it triggers at the end of a Pokémon's turn, after an attack is used (before fainting if any, but not Pursuit as an opponent is about to switch), at the end of every round, and whenever a Pokemon, including the holder, becomes active (including when a battle begins)."

However, I'm not sure if the berries are supposed to activate due to hazard damage (Does a pokemon "become active" before or after hazards?), or if they're supposed to activate due to Sand or Toxic/Burn damage (When during the End of round sequence does their step go off?).
 
doephtic said:
What is meant by "Life Orb number" in reference to HP effort values?
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Be careful, though.

It's mainly for LC play, but be warned: 21 HP, if possible, can also be beneficial. It takes 2 LO recoils to break even with 19 HP (after which you'd both be on 17 HP), and only on the third strike does 21 HP become worse off, at 15 rather than 16.

Given the relatively fast paced nature of LC, it might be a good idea to consider 21 HP if your pokemon can achieve it.

@Lapras: I don't like anything that shoots Geodudes out of its forearms. That just cruel. Pokemon projectiles...
 
Ollie said:
Hi,

Posted this in the wrong place originally. I'm new here. I joined Smogon because I just got into competitive battling and am eager to learn more about it, particularly EV training which is clearly essential but blags my head at the moment.

I took a look around several other forums, but settled on this one because it seems the most "professional" (for want of a better term), well-organised and efficent. You guys run a nice place here.

I want to replace the Ninetales on my team. It's just not up to scratch. Obviously you guys will know its weaknesses and shortcomings already. Its stats are well-rounded but in the competitive battling scene I really would rather more clearly defined strengths and weaknesses. It's just kin of average really. Compared to my Milotic, Togekiss and Roserade it's just fail.

What replacement would you guys recommed to this n00b? Thanks in advance.
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heatran tends to be the best fire type on OU (infernape is too frail imo). However, if you can keep stealth rock off the field, then Moltres becomes very viable. You may notice that all the fire type in OU have a secondary type which lets them be nuetral to stealth rock, so unless you have a spinner on your team, heatran or infernape is the way to go.
 
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