I need a Rapid Spinner for a Sun team. What are the best options?
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Starmie, tentacruel, and kabutops would work well. Just be aware that their STAB moves won't be doing as much damage. Don't use foretress or excadrill, as the sun will bring their doom if your opponent has ANY kind of fire attack.
Yes, the NPCs will still mess with your frame if they are off screen. And no, turning in place does not count as a step.
I was considering Hasty. How important is maximum possible speed on Zekrom?
Does Twistedspoon reverse the affect of finding like natured pokemon?
For example: Bold Natured Syncronize Alakazam holding a Twistedspoon will increase the chance to find Lonely natured pokemon by 50%?
For example: Bold Natured Syncronize Alakazam holding a Twistedspoon will increase the chance to find Lonely natured pokemon by 50%?
Kojondo, Swampert, and Machamp could all work quite well for an offensive team, especially when taking your members into perspective.
Thank you, any particular set you would recomend with any of those?
Hey guys, I just bred a batch of Jolly Scraggys with the Dragon Dance/Drain Punch moveset. I have both a Moxie one and a Shed Skin one. Which would you recommend for Random Wifi (Flat Battle), and why? Thanks for any suggestions!
Kojondo @ Life Orb
Regenerator
Jolly~4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
~Hi Jump Kick
~U-Turn
~Fake Out
~Stone Edge
Swamoert @ Leftovers
Torrent
Relaxed ~ 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
~Earthquake
~Ice Beam
~Stealth Rock
~Roar
Machamp @ Lum Berry
No Guard
Adamant 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Spe
~Dynamic Punch
~Ice Punch
~Payback
~Bullet Punch / Earthquake / Stone Edge
Have fun! :p
I would personally run Moxie on Pokemon Online or Wi-Fi where there is 6v6, but since Random Wi-Fi only has 3v3, your not gonna get too many boosts from Moxie and better off with Shed Skin to protect you from Burn or Paralysis, both of which can hinder your sweep (completely end it if your burned).
So Shed Skin because your not gonna get too many boosts from Moxie with each of you only having 3 Pokemon and because in 6v6 someone can help protect you from status, where as in 3v3 you can't afford to waste an extra slot and it would be better for Scrafty to protect himself.
I disagree; since he's running drain punch, he'll need some of the extra power from Moxie.
Unless he decides to run HJK; Then I'd go with Shed Skin.
The extra power would help, but it's not necessary. Even if it was, that wouldn't matter much because those boosts can't be expected in the first place, especially if you aren't hitting hard enough already to earn one.
You don't get a Moxie boost unless you can KO something. If you don't have the power to get at least one KO, Moxie won't help with any more of them, so it's a moot point.
Scrafty's bulky, so as long as you don't switch it in on Conkeldurr or Thundurus (always has Focus Blast because of small move pool) you should be able to get a few DDs off, especially if the enemy wastes time burning or paralyzing, then Shed Skin just gave you an opportunity to set up even more DDs.
Da Gold Sun, if you can't decide on which to run, then test them both out. You said you have one of each, so just EV them both and use them both and keep the one you prefer. If you need help EVing, then just PM me and I can do it in an hour if I'm not busy.
Not necessarily. If you have shed skin and get burned, what happens if it takes 3+ turns to activate? I personally run moxie because I don't have a problem with status, but I figured eventually shed skin would screw me over. (I run max speed+Attack, so not THAT much bulk).
EDIT: Yeah, just try them both. Much better to experience it yourself.
Did you test this in 3v3 or 6v6? Because as I said, 3v3 has less Pokemon to support Scrafty and less Pokemon to get boosts from. And even if it does take a good three turns, Scrafty is really bulky.
At this point, I think the Origional Poster should just look over both of our arguments and decide, with the rest of his team in mind, which of our ideas he prefers. If Da Golden Sun can't decide, he can train them both and test them both and choose the one he prefers. This is the SQSA Thread, and this thread is not the best place to begin a heated argument.
Pokerus questions
Ok, so I have never got the Pokerus before but just got one last night. I have read Bulapedia's, Psypoke's, and Serebii's description of this virus and I have been left with a few questions.
1. It says it doubles the EV value gained for the pokemon. Does this double the EV gained for power items as well? For example if my Zorua was holding a Power Lens, and battling Bascalins, would it get +4 speed and +8 special attack?
2. Just for clarification, if I leave a pokemon with the pokerus in my computer it will stay on the pokemon? And I can't remember but also do the effects stay on the pokemon even if the pokemon is cured?
3. If it does double the EV of held items, how does Macho Brace work? Would you get +8 from doubling it twice or just +6 (2 +2 from Macho Brace and +2 from Pokerus)?
Ok, so I have never got the Pokerus before but just got one last night. I have read Bulapedia's, Psypoke's, and Serebii's description of this virus and I have been left with a few questions.
1. It says it doubles the EV value gained for the pokemon. Does this double the EV gained for power items as well? For example if my Zorua was holding a Power Lens, and battling Bascalins, would it get +4 speed and +8 special attack?
2. Just for clarification, if I leave a pokemon with the pokerus in my computer it will stay on the pokemon? And I can't remember but also do the effects stay on the pokemon even if the pokemon is cured?
3. If it does double the EV of held items, how does Macho Brace work? Would you get +8 from doubling it twice or just +6 (2 +2 from Macho Brace and +2 from Pokerus)?
Yes, I only play 3v3 and use Scrafty fairly often. It can't take hits THAT well without any investment. It takes them well enough, but not excellently.
EDIT: lol every time I quote you, you edit your post... But yeah, it's really a matter of opinion, and I don't see either of ours changing soon.
Sorry, I just type slow an I think my keyboard is starting to wear down, so I type a few sentences, post them, and edit on the rest of my idea afterwards so I don't make anyone wait for my post. The problem is, both abilities have situations where one is more useful then the other, and where not arguing which is useful, but which we think will become useful more often. Ultimately, it's which sounds more appealing to the original poster and which suits his team more.
lol, I think both of us should stop posting on the subject as we gave him the answers he was looking for and there are other people waiting to ask their questions, too.
And, Da Golden Sun, you can choose based on our arguments or train both of your Scrafty (if you need help with that, PM me) and test out for yourself which you prefer.
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