It takes three Dragon Dances to outspeed Excadrill. Take that as you will.
and @Star Power. Yes.
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and @Star Power. Yes.
Yes.
Why don't you look at the analysis yourself?
Naive is the first slash a.k.a. the preferred nature. Naughty is the second slash meaning it's good too but it's the less preferred nature. It depends on what your team need. Naive=more speed, Naughty=more power.
Flash fire's description: "It powers up Fire-type moves if it's hit by one."
Flame orb isn't a move so it does not activate flash fire.
They would trap each other. Neither can escape
This is not true, Forecast can be skill swapped and Castform will revert to its original form. Also, I believe Wonder Guard and Multitype are the only two unaffected by Skill Swap.
What would be a good item for my bulky gyarados? I EV'd him so that he has 290~ of both defenses (factoring in intimidate's essential +1). Dragon dance set. I don't want to use life orb because it defeats the purpose of having bulk.
is RNG considered cheating
I consider it to be cheating, but the general consensus is that it's completely fine.
I'd give none... Make it all HP and Def...
But my opinion is quite lacking.
For bulky gyarados, would leftovers or shell bell be better on him? I have 2 pokemon already with lefties so I'm not sure if I should do a third.
Use leftovers, never use Shell Bell. For Shell Bell to be worthwhile you have to be dealing half your hp or more in damage every turn. Shell bell would than restore 1/8 of half your hp, equal to the 1/16 restored automatically by leftovers. Leftovers is just more consistent and impossible to block without neutralizing the item itself.
Could a Gem possibly work on him?
Elemental Gems are usually only good in Flat Battles, as they usually end quickly - like in VGC 2011 matches, Leftovers/Life Orb apparently aren't as good as in 6v6 Singles because battles are usually around 4-7 turns, therefore promoting the larger power boost that the Gems provide.
Munna.
You have 2 options: Munna in dreamyard, where it shows you if it has forewarn automatically (and if not it has synch),
or Elgyem in the upper floors of celestial tower, which you can check for synchronize by statusing it, and it has a higher encounter rate than Munna.
I asked this in the Usage Stat threads, but I never got an answer, so I thought I'd try here: since there will be no usage stats for July, does that mean tiers won't update till the August Stats are released?
Edit: Thank you for the answer spweasel. Whether there had been an announcement on the subject from someone who would know was basically what I was asking.
Edit: Thank you for the answer spweasel. Whether there had been an announcement on the subject from someone who would know was basically what I was asking.
We aren't psychic, so we won't know for sure until someone who does know tells us. That being said, the normal formula for determining the tiers is based on 3 months of data, so it's unlikely that we'll tier based on only two.
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