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Floatzel
- Thread starter M BLADE
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Crucially, Focus Blast deals significant damage to Ferrothorn, which is incredibly useful since Floatzel lures him in so easily. Plus, a super-effective Hidden Power only hits pure Water types for 17% more damage than a neutral Focus Blast, so super-effectiveness is moot.
Plus it deals with Empoleon in UU, and Ferroseed and such in RU.
Plus it deals with Empoleon in UU, and Ferroseed and such in RU.
tehy,
Damp Rock boosts Rain Dance, and Rain Dance boosts Surf for 8 turns. I think everyone knew that by now.
Damp Rock boosts Rain Dance, and Rain Dance boosts Surf for 8 turns. I think everyone knew that by now.
This looks like a rather neat set, but its basically a 1-time Will-o-Wisp though. Better than nothing and better than Psycho Shift Sigilyph in that the opponent doesn't even know there's a Flame Orb.
Also, Floatzel still sucks anyway with or without Politoed, given the better options like Kingdra, and it doesn't really mind SwSw's nerf as it already has rather overkill speed.
EV spreads of 255/255 waste 4 EV's, which are better than nothing when placed in another stat such as HP. I thought everyone knew that by now (especially you, because someone else and I have already replied to your sets with "Oh, but you're wasting 4 EV's with that spread").
Also, you worded it incorrectly - you said "Damp Rock boosts Surf further" which implies that you thought Damp Rock acted as a Splash Plate.
As for Floatzel, I've unfortunately not tried him as of yet. I only have a Swift Swimmer, with the Bulk-Up Baton Pass set. It worked quite well last generation in NU/UU, and the only things I can imagine that will hurt its effectiveness in this generation's to-be NU will be the fact that Huntail will likely be allowed in that tier, and although Huntail has lower Speed, he does have nearly the same coverage as Floaty while having higher Defense, not to mention that I'd much rather pass a Shell Smash than a Bulk Up.
I affectionately call Focus Blast "Focus Miss" in my head. However in reality, it is a pretty good move, especially on threats like Sheer Force Nidoking.
20 CREME FILLED DONUTS!
And that's the song of 20!
If you want, the chef can fall down the stairs at the end of the song if you know what I'm referencing.
Seriously, the only way to increase the accuracy of Focus Blast without having to resort to Lens items is Minimize, Acupressure, and I think one more.
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Team Rocket four seconds later!
:)
And that's the song of 20!
If you want, the chef can fall down the stairs at the end of the song if you know what I'm referencing.
Seriously, the only way to increase the accuracy of Focus Blast without having to resort to Lens items is Minimize, Acupressure, and I think one more.
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Team Rocket four seconds later!
:)
Now all we need is a Pokemon that can learn those moves and use Focus Blast at the same time!
By the way, the thing about donuts was from Sesame Street. Seriously.
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Team Rocket evil incorp-
By the way, the thing about donuts was from Sesame Street. Seriously.
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Yes, exactly.
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Hmm.... We don't know what it is or what it does, so let's hit it with a hammer!!!
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Hmm.... We don't know what it is or what it does, so let's hit it with a hammer!!!
Hone Claws + Focuz Blast is pretty dam good