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What do you guys think about a Boltbeaming Dragonite?

Dragonite@Life Orb/Lum Berry
Mild
Inner Focus
EVs: 252 Sp. Atk, 129 Atk, 129 Speed (only on outrage set)
-Substitute
-Thunderbolt
-Ice Beam
-Roost/Outrage/Draco Meteor

Obviously no attack if the last move isn't Outrage. What do you guys think?
I desperately need a Boltbeamer not named Lapras, Starmie, or Porygon-Z.
 
Lee said:
Miami, as long as it is a male or genderless breeding with an everstone holding Ditto, then there is definately a 50% chance of the Ditto's nature being passed down.

Female Mamoswine breeding with Adamant Everstone Ditto = Random natured Swinub.

In a nutshell...

No. The other Pokemon doesn't matter. If Ditto has an Everstone, it has a 50% chance of passing the nature.
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Metalgross said:
Blissey is switched in
Heatran used Magma Storm
Blissey is trapped
Blissey is hurt by vortex
(turn 1 of vortex)

Heatran is withdrawn

There's the problem. If Heatran switches out, the effect is lost.
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poke-chan said:
Honestly, it really depends on what you're scared of more: Skarm and other fliers, or Swampert and other Ground/Waters. If it were me, I would go for HP Electric.

No no no. STAB Surf is stronger on Skarmory and other Fliers than Hidden Power Electric. You need to have a 4x effectiveness difference (for instance, Surf is 1/2 effective against Waters, and HP Electric is 2x effective, so that's a 4x effective difference) for HP Electric to be stronger than STAB Surf. HP Electric is for Waters in general, and specifically Gyarados. Hidden Power Grass is for Waters in general also, and specifically Swampert, Quagsire, and Lanturn. Because Gorebyss is likely to be UU, it will thus encounter many more Quagsire (who have Water Absorb) and Lanturn (who has Volt Absorb) than Gyarados. You would, for instance, use Surf on Articuno, not HP Electric, despite HP Electric being super-effective and Surf being "only" neutral. This is because STAB makes Surf roughly equivalent to a 142.5 power attack, whereas a super effective Hidden Power is like a 140 power attack.
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striker64 said:
Does Ground-type Natural Gift hit Levitaters?

No.
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TheMantyke said:
of I use revenge with my technision hitmontop, will the total power (going last and factoring in stab) be 180 or 270?

Technician will not boost Revenge if you are hit. "Going last" is irrelevant, really, as you can do a 60 power attack and still go last (if they use Focus Punch, for instance). Revenge has a -1 priority modifier, so it will usually go last. Factoring in STAB, if you are hit, that's 180.
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aurochs said:
if an opponent's pokemon uses rest and you put another one to sleep afterword, does this violate sleep clause?

No.
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R2-D2 Rules! said:
I just encountered a Shiny Clefairy on the slot machine, is that even possible?

If you just encountered it, how would it not be possible?
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No_Chocolate said:
What do you guys think about a Boltbeaming Dragonite?

Dragonite@Life Orb/Lum Berry
Mild
Inner Focus
EVs: 252 Sp. Atk, 129 Atk, 129 Speed (only on outrage set)
-Substitute
-Thunderbolt
-Ice Beam
-Roost/Outrage/Draco Meteor

I think Substitute is a waste of a moveslot. It's not going to stay up against just about anything. I don't even like it on a Focus Punch Dragonite set (which is better). I'd rather use Focus Punch and 2-3 special attacks--for instance, Flamethrower / Fire Blast, Draco Meteor, Earthquake. If you don't want Draco Meteor, you can use Thunderbolt + Ice Beam there (Super Effective Ice Beam / Thunderbolt has slightly less power than STAB Draco Meteor, but those moves are 100% accurate, so when you factor in Accuracy, Thunderbolt and Ice Beam will do slightly more (a negligible difference) in the long run. Thunderbolt and Ice Beam also have more PP.

Obviously no attack if the last move isn't Outrage. What do you guys think?
I desperately need a Boltbeamer not named Lapras, Starmie, or Porygon-Z.

Why do you specifically need a "boltbeamer". As I said earlier in this thread, I never think "I need more Pokemon that know Ice Beam". I do, however, think "I need a Salamence counter." or "I need a way to not be walled by Gliscor." Think about what Pokemon you are trying to counter, and what Pokemon you want to stop from walling your set, and use the appropriate moves; never think "I need this kind of attack!".
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This might be more of a fact then question but on pbr random wifi battle my ambipom used fakeout on a ninetails. next turn i used return and it held on with its focus sash. I didn't know fake out doesn't affect the focusash.
 
once I get the first slot machine explosion TM, can I get another one later or is it just a one time deal?

In a few guides I've seen, it says you can't get it a second time, but I want to know for sure.
 
qwerty777 said:
Are cresselia's and mesprits nature and IV's determined as soon as they are released in the wild, or do they change?
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As soon as you talk to them their nature and IV's are set. You'll have to save before you talk to them, and then SR accordingly.
 
On tangrowth, if you had to put Stun Spore over Knock off, Sleep Powder or Leech see, which would it be? Paralysis helps my team out a lot, and I'd like to be able to get ground times (Such as Garchomp)
 
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