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Thanks! By the way, what does "AV" stand for? I've seen that term used a lot in the chatbox, too (my showdown account is too new to ask in there what it means, though).
I have a question should I run filter Mr mime or Technician with hp fire?
I would suggest you run filter and then run focus blast > hp fire. Even with filter taken into consideration focus blast hits steels harder which is the main thing mime is trying to hit with hp fire. It also give you good coverage for rocks types while giving you that extra survivability with filter.
I see thank you for clearing that up for me
The PS chat rooms are currently not working for me (I can't even sign in), and thus I have to ask this:
What are the most common users of Taunt and/or Encore right now? (Aside from Prankster mons (Though that's really only Liepard and niche stuff like Volbeat and Murkrow))
What are the most common users of Taunt and/or Encore right now? (Aside from Prankster mons (Though that's really only Liepard and niche stuff like Volbeat and Murkrow))
Encore: Liepard, Primeape
Taunt: Archeops, Haunter, Pyroar, Misdreavus, Mismagius
Might have missed some but those are the main ones
LO pyroar can run taunt too
With Sneasel and Gallade gone CM Psychics became really threatening again because there are less Knock Offs being thrown around. Ghost and Psychic Pokemon in general are safer to run because of this, and the frequency of Colbur berries has dropped quite a bit. Of course, its an ORAS metagame, so Knock Off is still common, just not ever-present like it was during the suspect.
Klinklang became even scarier by extension because it sets up on CM Psychics easily. I've also noticed a spike in Sawk's usage now that it isn't competing with Gallade for a teamslot. Those are probably the most notable changes I've seen.
I'm hoping for some exciting drops next month, because it feels like we've regressed into a metagame state from earlier in the gen.
Malamar and cm xatu are great partners with it as psychic types like uxie are the main mons that force chicken out which cm stored power xatu sets up on and a + speed malamar is terrifying to deal with. Also i suggest running kee berry on the xatu :)
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Stop spreading cancer sets please
The two i've been seeing are special with life orb focus blast, fire blast, protect and baton pass with 252 spe 252 spa modest. The other one is offensive sd with eviolite swords dance, sky uppercut, fire punch/flare blitz and protect with 252 spe 252 atk adamant. Alternatively you can run a set solely based upon passing speed with eviolite protect, substitute, baton pass, fire punch. This would run 252hp 56spe so it can outpace modest mesprit after 1 boost and then the rest split into it's bulk.
Togetic is already RU, the drops are probably happening, dunno about the rises. If RU steals Flertchinder i will cry
So I keep hearing about Vanilluxe here and there and that it's viable. Did I miss something because I'm still in the mind-set of thinking Vanilluxe is crap, did something happen to make it good? If so what's a good set?
Vanilluxe was mostly just an undiscovered gem throughout XY and ORAS. Nothing in particular has changed that has made it any better than it theoretically was all this time, haha
Vanilluxe @ Life Orb
Ability: Weak Armor
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
- Ice Beam
- Freeze-Dry
- Hidden Power [Rock]
- Autotomize
It's averagely fast, very strong, and has great coverage because of Freeze-Dry. Weak Armor pairs nicely with its actually fairly impressive bulk, giving it a speed boost on a weak u-turn or priority move. Autotomize is, imo, is biggest niche over other Freeze-Dry Ice-types, such as Cryogonal and Aurorus. It's surprisingly hard to revenge kill at +2 if you don't have a Steel-type/Gurdurr. Other options for moveslots include Ice Shard/Explosion (because of its fair attack stat), Flash Cannon for other, bulky Ice-types, and Hidden Power Ground for Fire- and Steel-type coverage.
It has some haters, though, who I'm sure will speak up to disagree with my opinion on the mon haha
Vanilluxe is a decent wall breaker as it has stab freeze dry coming off a high special attack stat with coverage moves such as flash cannon, signal beam for malmarand obviously all the hidden powers. It also has autotomize which can sweep late game, ice shard for stab priority and explosion cause nuking stuff is fun. Weak armor can also be somewhat helpful when switching in on physical hits. I think the standard set is
Vanilluxe @ Life Orb
Ability: Weak armor
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Rash Nature
- Ice Beam
- Freeze-Dry
- Hidden Power [Ground]/Ice shard/Signal Beam/Flash Cannon/Explosion/Autotomize
- Hidden Power [Ground]/Ice shard/Signal Beam/Flash Cannon/Explosion/Autotomize
Edit: Ninjad