You can put a Mental Herb on the Shuckle.
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I don't think this got answered so here it is again.
how do I know if 2 Pokemon do well together on a team or 6 Pokemon thanks
how do I know if 2 Pokemon do well together on a team or 6 Pokemon thanks
Something like sableye or whimsicott would become useless ones taunted...but in most cases you're better off KOing it or just ignoring it and taking out your opponent's other three.
Zog isn't entirely wrong about Taunt not being very useful in some situations, but nobody should believe his comment about "assume your opponent is terrible", especially at a high-level tournament like Nationals or Worlds. It's best to play safe whenever you can and don't take any risks until you can asses your opponents playstyle and how they usually predict.
There's no quick, easy or definitive answer to that. It takes experience, practice, and know how to build a good team. However, learning some basic tactics and synergy would be a good place to start, so I recommend reading some articles here on Smogon, particually this one:
http://www.smogon.com/bw/articles/double_battles
thanks for the help
I have a question. What would be better for my team, a DW Blaziken and a cresselia or a breloom and a cresselia? How about a Lucario and a Cresselia? Or, would it be better to scrap that and go with togekiss and Garchomp?
Edit: I would like to clarify that it is a follow me Togekiss.
Edit: I would like to clarify that it is a follow me Togekiss.
What's the rest of the team? We can't really make a good call without it.
The rest of the team is going to be latios, Haxorus, Metagross, and my last slot is up for choice, and those aforementioned pairs are for my opening pair. Usually, the four Pokemon I will take in are the pair, Latios, and Metagross. Haxorus seems a bit frail for this. Latios' special attack can come in handy, while Haxorus could be substituted if I deem that the opposing team has no physical walls.
To everyone before: I wasn't really saying that Taunt was the best move ever, but it still is a good move against stopping supporters and stopping some setups such as Shell Smash Cloyster, and can guarantee that your opponent won't Protect-stall the next couple of turns. The Encore/Taunt strategy is also one that I think is a bit underused, and can be very deadly.
Instead of maxing out your Attack EVs on Haxorus, you should put them into HP and defenses, to boost survivability. Its base Attack is already so sky-high that adding EVs will not significantly change its damage output.
We won't have anything for VGC 13 until we know the rules. Discussion of it would go in this forum when it's announced, and a VGC 13 Analyses section will be made in C&C.
What do you guys prefer, Hitmontop or Scrafty as a fake out user?
Well it depends on the rest of your team, but from first glance hitmontop has more utility. Scrafty is outsped by many other fake outers so he could very well just get flinched himself. Hitmontop can run intimidate for support or even run a life orb and technician to just get off a good chunk of damage on an opponent. That being said, I used to run speed EVs on scrafty to outpace some common FOers in the meta.
Scrafty's main use is on trick room teams, as it has lower speed and more bulk. In general, though, Hitmontop is more popular because it has intimidate, a very powerful STAB move in Close Combat, and access to wide guard. However, Scrafty has the ability to ohko latios and do significant damage to Cresslia. Still, I would recommend Hitmontop over Scrafty for pretty much any team that isn't trickroom. If you want, you could definitely try out both Pokemon on your team and see which one works better.
Hope that helps :)
edit: yeah, and fighting weakness definitely sucks :P
I'd say Hitmontop, definitely. Although Scrafty can effectively check Latios and Cresselia, and gets STAB with its Dark-type move of choice Crunch (Top's Sucker Punch doesn't), it's very weak to Fighting, one of the most common move types in VGC. Plus, Hitmontop's abilities are, as said before, much more useful.
there is a damage calculator for Android, I usa that one and it's not bad, and it's useful too because you have it on your phone
Are there any other phone apps that are pretty useful? I have my iPhone but have not come across any reputable ones
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