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[Overview]

<p>Claydol, once one of the most prominent support Pokemon around, now lies overshadowed by many of the newer faces and old rivals that it has only a few advantages over. Bronzong, with a superior defensive typing and slightly higher stats, is more popular as a supporter, and Claydol’s only advantages from a support point of view are its much higher Speed, allowing it to outpace most Scizor and to an extent Tyranitar, and access to Rapid Spin, but even in this area it is overshadowed by Pokemon such as Forretress, who also have a superior defensive typing as well as just as good a support movepool as Claydol, and the ability to strike Ghost-types hard, something Claydol could never achieve. Claydol’s many weaknesses to common types do not help its case either.</p>

<p>However, Claydol does have some positives to it still. It is the only user of Rapid Spin in the game not bothered by any of the entry hazards, which gives it a massive advantage over Pokemon such as Forretress. It also has resistances to Earthquake, Stone Edge, and Close Combat, making it a very potent physical wall. What truly sets it aside from its peers, however, is its offensive side – while Bronzong and Forretress have higher Attack stats, Claydol has a truly phenomenal offensive movepool, allowing it to take on a wide variety of different opponents depending on what you want it to do for your team, and can use both physical and special moves – and wall both physical and special assaults – with equal aptitude. It is one of the fastest walls that exist in the metagame, and its Ground-type STAB moves set it several notches above Forretress when dealing with difficult foes. Claydol could, therefore, be seen as something of a jack-of-all-trades – alas, it can be master of none.</p>

[SET]
name: OU Support
move 1: Rapid Spin
move 2: Stealth Rock
move 3: Earthquake / Earth Power
move 4: Ice Beam / Explosion
item: Leftovers
nature: Relaxed / Bold
evs: 252 HP / 144 Def / 114 SpA

[SET COMMENTS]

<p>While Claydol is usually looked down upon in standard play as a Rapid Spinner in favor of more conventional users such as Forretress, Tentacruel, and Starmie, it does have some advantages over its peers. Firstly, Claydol is the only Rapid Spinner in the game unbothered by all three types of entry hazards. Not only that, but it also has a large support movepool aside from Rapid Spin, including Stealth Rock. It also has other perks such as reasonable bulk on both sides and the ability to use both physical and special attacks well. However, while Claydol has six good resistances it also has six crippling weaknesses to common attacking types, the most damaging of which are its Ghost and Dark weaknesses. The former is the only type that can block Rapid Spin and is usually the first switch into Claydol, and Claydol is much less able to defend itself against these Pokemon than Forretress or Tentacruel. Not only this, but the Dark-type weakness means that it is easy prey for Pursuit-users such as Tyranitar and Scizor.</p>

<p>Rapid Spin is the most important move on the set, as it removes entry hazards that can be crippling for the rest of the Pokemon on your team. You can also cut the opponent’s time short with your own Stealth Rock, which deals damage that is invaluable to your sweepers. The last two slots should be devoted to attacking moves, as there are a lot of Pokemon in standard that can cause Claydol trouble, and so it needs to be adequately prepared, especially considering Claydol’s less-than-impressive offensive stats. The first of these attacking moves should be a STAB Ground-type move, as Ground is an excellent attacking type and helps Claydol greatly with the common Steel-types of OU. Claydol has two choices for this slot, Earth Power and Earthquake. Earthquake is usually the superior choice, as it has a chance to OHKO Lucario and Infernape, as well as 2HKO Tyranitar and Jirachi, which Earth Power cannot do. However, Earth Power has a number of advantages in standard – for example, Earth Power is a guaranteed 2HKO on standard Choice Band Metagross, while Earthquake will never 2HKO without Stealth Rock. It is also not affected by Intimidate, and as most of the best options for the last slot are special moves, it is desirable to run Earth Power to avoid splitting EVs. In the last slot there are a number of options, but generally it is best to avoid splitting EVs - if you run Earth Power, go for Ice Beam, and if you run Earthquake, use Stone Edge, though you can switch them round if you are willing to split EVs.</p>

[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]

<p>Determining the last slot is a complicated decision. If you have chosen Earth Power, it is advisable that you choose a second special move to avoid having to split EVs, as merely running a Ground-type move would make you extremely easy to set up on, especially in standard. Ice Beam is the most common companion on this set, as it hits the Flying- and Grass-types that resist Ground for super effective damage, creating a combination that is only resisted by Bronzong. Ice Beam is also very helpful to allow Claydol to take on the common Dragon-types in OU, who are mostly immune to Ground, such as Salamence, Flygon, and Latias. However, it lacks power when hitting for neutral damage against Claydol’s more immediate foes, such as Rotom. Another option that merits a mention is Explosion, which may seem ridiculous considering the fact that Claydol is meant to provide prolonged support, and that the first switch into Claydol is likely to be a Ghost-type, however it really is the most realistic way that Claydol will be able to cause significant damage to the opponent’s team, if that is important to you, and can cause a gap in the opponent’s team, as well as a free switch, that gives you a very good chance to attempt a sweep. If you chose Earthquake, to avoid splitting EVs you can use Stone Edge, which provides similar coverage to Earth Power + Ice Beam on the physical side; however it also comes with the considerably large price tag of low accuracy, low PP, and an inability to hit Claydol’s most notable targets of this slot to the same degree as Ice Beam, as even without factoring in Intimidate it has only a small chance to 2HKO Salamence and Gyarados with no defensive investment whatsoever. Toxic is a very interesting option, as it can cripple the bulky Water-types that will commonly switch into Claydol, such as Swampert and Vaporeon, and can also cripple other common switch-ins such as Rotom-A and Tyranitar as well. This is particularly notable as the only two types that are immune to Toxic – Poison- and Steel-types – are both hit for super effective damage by Claydol’s Ground-type STAB.</p>

<p>Claydol is difficult to EV given its multiple traits and talents, and you will very rarely find that most Claydol carry exactly the same EVs. The 252 HP EVs given here grant you maximum HP for overall defensive stability, although you also have the option of running 236 EVs in HP in order to maximize Leftovers recovery, which is particularly beneficial to Claydol as it is immune to sandstorm as well as taking minimal damage from entry hazards. It is then recommended that you concentrate on your Defense stat, as Claydol’s typing and ability grant him resistances to Fighting, Ground, and Rock-type attacks, while also bringing vicious weaknesses in Water, Ice, Ghost, and Grass-type attacks, thus making him more viable as a wall on the physical side. However, here too he is somewhat lacking, since he is unable to stop some of the more vicious and therefore popular physical attackers in OU, such as Scizor, Tyranitar, and Gyarados, all of whom have super effective STAB moves with OHKO potential. Nor can it stop other Pokemon such as Swords Dance Lucario or Dragon Dance Salamence after a boost. Thus, this set is not recommended to anyone wanting a reliable physical wall, as its talents lie better used in the area of supporting the team. Claydol can, however, act as a makeshift check to a variety of other physically inclined Pokemon in OU, such as Flygon, Metagross, Gliscor, and Electivire among others. Thus, in this example EV spread 144 EVs are allocated to Defense, ensuring that it is never 2HKOed by Jolly Life Orb Mamoswine’s Ice Shard, and also survives a Swords Dance Infernape’s Fire Punch. It is also never OHKOed by Choice Band Machamp’s Payback.</p>

<p>Alternatively, you may decide to make greater use of Claydol’s Special Defense stat, which often goes neglected with a typing so fraught with difficulties in the area of special walling. The same investment of 144 EVs to the Special Defense stat and a Calm nature will ensure that none of Modest Latias’ Surf, Timid Heatran’s Fire Blast, Modest Magnezone’s Hidden Power Ice, Timid Life Orb Zapdos’s Hidden Power Grass, and Timid Choice Specs Jolteon’s Hidden Power Grass never 2HKO with Leftovers. At the same time, Claydol has a fair chance of not being 2HKOed by Mild Life Orb Salamence’s Draco Meteor and Naïve Life Orb Infernape’s Grass Knot. Bear in mind, however, that this durability at one end of the scale will usually come at the expense of the other, and so you should choose what your individual Claydol should be best at taking on depending on your team’s own interests.</p>

<p>Although it is reasonable to invest some of the remaining EVs in defenses, it is usually better to invest in Claydol’s offensive stats. While Claydol is a poor attacking Pokemon, its movepool is one of its biggest advantages, and this should be reflected in where you choose to place your EVs. As previously mentioned, 114 EVs to Special Attack means that you are guaranteed to 2HKO 252 HP Metagross with Earth Power, and also gives Ice Beam a reasonable chance to OHKO 4 HP Salamence and Flygon even without Stealth Rock, and allows you to OHKO 4 HP Dragonite and 2HKO 4 HP Zapdos as well as OHKO 252 HP Salamence and Gliscor with Stealth Rock down. If these EVs are relocated to Attack, however, you can OHKO both Lucario and Infernape, as well as 2HKO Tyranitar and Jirachi, with Earthquake. It also ensures the Stone Edge 2HKO on Gyarados, Salamence, and Offensive Zapdos with Stealth Rock down, without Intimidate, and adds extra sting to Explosion. Leftovers is chosen as the item here for the added durability, while you have a choice of several natures depending on your move selection. If you are running a physically defensive Claydol, you will want a Defense-boosting nature to solidify its task. While Claydol’s Speed stat is not impressive, it is high enough to actually be quite threatening even without any Speed EVs – it is worth noting that Bold Claydol without any Speed EVs can outrun most Metagross as well as the standard 8 Speed Scizor and 96 Speed Tyranitar, though you must beware of Tyranitar that run more Speed as well as Scarf and Dragon Dance variants, and Scizor is a pain regardless, as Earth Power is barely a 3HKO. Therefore it can help in many situations not to cut your Speed stat short, however if you run a mixed set this is often unavoidable. If you are running a set with purely Special Attacks, you should use a Bold nature, likewise with physical attacks you should run an Impish nature. As previously mentioned, while the unadulterated Speed stat is useful, it is in your best interests to run a Relaxed nature in order to preserve your offensive stats on both sides. If you are running a specially defensive spread, replace with Calm, Careful, or Sassy nature as appropriate.</p>

<p>When choosing partners for Claydol, it is important to ensure that they are able to make the most of the support that Claydol brings to the table. Chief among these are Pokemon with large weaknesses to Stealth Rock, such as Moltres, Yanmega, and Charizard, all of whom are only rarely seen in OU play, as their Stealth Rock weakness makes them very difficult to battle with reliably in a metagame that relies so heavily on Stealth Rock to weaken teams. More notable are Pokemon with less bothersome Stealth Rock weaknesses, such as Gyarados, Salamence, and Zapdos, who while able to function well with Stealth Rock perform even better with it off the field, as they are taking much less damage each time they switch in. Almost all teams can incorporate Stealth Rock in some way or another, though the best use of it here would be when partnered with set-up sweepers such as Swords Dance Lucario, who greatly appreciate the extra damage dealt to difficult opponents when setting up for a sweep.</p>

<p>One of the most essential partners for all Rapid Spinners, and Claydol in particular, is a Pursuit-trapper to remove Ghost-types. Tyranitar is often the best choice for this role, as it can easily switch into their Ghost-type STAB moves and has the most powerful Pursuit in the game. Claydol also covers Tyranitar’s Fighting and Ground weaknesses, but they share Grass-, Water-, and Bug-type weaknesses. Bear in mind as well that Ghosts with Will-O-Wisp can burn you, rendering Tyranitar nigh on useless, and that Gengar can OHKO with Focus Blast if it carries it. Scizor and Metagross are two other notable Pursuit-users, both of whom resist all of Claydol’s weaknesses with the exception of Water and, for Metagross, Bug, by virtue of their Steel typing. However, neither are particularly adept at taking on Rotom-H at full health, who is a major threat to Claydol, as both of them fail to outrun it and both are OHKOed by Overheat. Along the same lines, you can include a Ghost-type of your own to discourage any Rapid Spin attempts by the opponent, thus keeping your precious entry hazards on the field. Wish support is also recommended, as Claydol boasts no reliable recovery of its own.</p>

<p>For almost all Pokemon, defensive synergy with the rest of the team is an important aspect, and for Claydol this is often more true than otherwise – It has six weaknesses and six resistances in total, and therefore both gives and requires a lot towards covering the team’s rear. Steel-types come to mind as good partners, such as Scizor, Heatran, and Metagross, as they resist five of Claydol’s six weaknesses, as well as the fact that Claydol resists their Fighting- and Ground-type weaknesses. This remarkable cohesion allows them to resist every type in the game, with the exception of Fire- and Water-type attacks. A bulky Water-type, therefore, is a good choice to pin down these weaknesses, as well as covering Claydol’s Ice-type weakness, while your Steel-type can take Grass-type attacks, and Claydol is immune to Electric attacks. In the case of Rotom-A or Jolteon, the former whom Claydol cannot beat regardless, and the latter who usually carries Hidden Power Grass or Hidden Power Ice for coverage, Tyranitar has already been mentioned as a potential partner, and is a good check to both of these threats. As for specific Pokemon that Claydol has trouble in dealing with, the main threats to watch out for are bulky Water-types such as Gyarados. Rotom-H is an excellent check to most of these, and as an additional benefit is one of the best checks in the game to Scizor, one of the individual Pokemon that Claydol simply cannot deal with. Vaporeon with Hidden Power Electric is another option, which is better at taking on Gyarados at the expense of losing ground against Scizor. However, Vaporeon has a massive plus in that it can heal Claydol with Wish support, allowing Claydol and the rest of the team as a result to stay healthy for longer.</p>

[Team Options]

<p>As Claydol has no reliable recovery moves of its own, it can and will be worn down very quickly in combat, and thus Wish support can be very useful in order to lengthen the space of time that Claydol has to operate in. Blissey and Vaporeon are the most notable users of Wish, and both have considerable defensive synergy with Claydol; Blissey can take almost any special attack aimed at Claydol with ease, and as the majority of its weaknesses are to types frequently associated with special moves, Blissey can be considered a very good partner for Claydol regardless of Wish. On Claydol’s part, it resists Blissey’s only weakness, to Fighting-type moves. Vaporeon on the other hand can heal itself by switching into Water-type attacks aimed at Claydol thanks to its ability, Water Absorb, while also resisting Claydol’s Ice weakness and being a good check to many of Claydol’s normal counters such as Gyarados, although they share a Grass-type weakness and Claydol cannot adequately deal with Electric-types such as Jolteon and Rotom-A who threaten Vaporeon. Also, Claydol will usually find its most useful skill is Rapid Spin, so will need help from its teammates to get rid of Ghost-types, which it cannot deal with itself. Scizor and Tyranitar both have very powerful Pursuits and when equipped with Choice Band can usually dispatch Ghosts with little problems; however, Rotom-A can be difficult to deal with as defensive variants cannot be OHKOed by any Pursuit if they do not switch out, and it can simply OHKO Scizor with Overheat or cripple both with Will-O-Wisp. Heracross can use this to its advantage, however, and can absorb Will-O-Wisp for a boost thanks to its Guts ability, and also has access to Pursuit. Dual screens can also help Claydol, especially if Claydol happens to be engaged in a supporting role, however a Pokemon that sets them up will often be weak to Dark, and can thus give your team a weakness to Tyranitar and other Dark-types, as well as the fact that Dual screens can usually be used to better purposes by sweepers and other defensively frail Pokemon.</p>

<p>Claydol is unlikely to be a direct offensive complement to any Pokemon in OU, but can still help its teammates in a number of different ways, the most notable being the way it can influence the entry hazards during the game. By setting up Stealth Rock, passive damage to the opponent’s Pokemon will build up over time, so you should make sure that you include Pokemon that benefit most from this sort of support, usually in the form of set-up sweepers such as Swords Dance Lucario and Dragon Dance Salamence. These Pokemon can also benefit from Dual screens should Claydol be carrying them. At the same time, Claydol can remove entry hazards thanks to Rapid Spin, which is enormously beneficial especially to Pokemon weak to Stealth Rock that will be switching in and out often, such as Salamence and Gyarados. A Rapid Spinner is almost a necessity should you be using a Pokemon that is doubly weak to Rock, such as Yanmega or Moltres, and Claydol is an able candidate for the job. Claydol also has other forms of support, such as Trick Room and Gravity, and the sweepers on these teams should be customized to fit the form of support required; for Trick Room, ideally the sweepers should be as slow as possible, bulky enough to take hits, and able to hit hard from the word go, such as Marowak and Rhyperior. For Gravity, the sweepers should take the utmost advantage of all the effects that Gravity provides – all immunities to Ground-type moves are eliminated, so a powerful user of Earthquake such as Marowak or Mamoswine is ideal, and the accuracy of all moves is raised, so Pokemon with access to high-power but low-accuracy moves such as Starmie or Rhyperior can also be useful.</p>

<p>Defensively, Claydol will need good partners to cover up its many weaknesses. Steel-types are perhaps the very best defensive complements, and they have very good defensive synergy together – Steel-types resist five of Claydol’s six weaknesses (Dark, Ghost, Grass, Ice, and Bug), while Claydol resists Fighting and Ground attacks, two of Steel’s three weaknesses, and can also deal with most Fire-types in OU to an extent, Steel’s third weakness. For a Pokemon such as Heatran this is no problem, as it is immune to Fire-type attacks regardless, but both it and Claydol are then weak to Water-type attacks. Thus, there are some weak links in the partnership, with the problem attacks of Fire and Water being the biggest of the bunch. There are two types that resist both Fire- and Water-type attacks – Dragons and Water-types themselves. In the case of Water-types, bulky Pokemon such as Vaporeon and Suicune make excellent partners, as not only do they resist Fire and Water, but they also reinforce Claydol’s Ice weakness, and Vaporeon in particular can aid Claydol with Wish support. To compensate, Steel-types resist their Grass-type weaknesses and Claydol itself resists its Electric-type weakness. Gyarados is an interesting case as Claydol resists both of its weaknesses, while it can take on many of Claydol’s biggest adversaries to a reasonable extent, such as Scizor and to an extent Tyranitar. In the case of Dragons, Salamence and Dragonite both resist Claydol’s Water-, Grass-, and Bug-type weaknesses, while reinforcing Steel’s Fire-, Fighting-, and Ground-type weaknesses. Furthermore, your Steel-type can take Ice-, Rock-, and Dragon-type attacks aimed at your Dragon-type with ease – or if your Steel-type is Scizor, Skarmory, or Heatran, and hence does not resist Rock-type attacks, Claydol can take Rock-type attacks well itself. In the case of Tyranitar, a bulky Water-type, as already described, can usually fend off its assaults. Tyranitar itself can be very helpful as a partner, as not only does it have some defensive synergy with Claydol, but it can also prove very useful in disposing of Rotom-A and Jolteon, who you may struggle against otherwise. However, it does increase a weakness to Scizor, which if your Steel-type is not Skarmory, Heatran, or Magnezone, should be addressed with a Pokemon such as Zapdos or Rotom-A, who can take anything Scizor throws at it and OHKO back. When playing a Trick Room or Gravity team, it is also recommended that set-up partners are also chosen for their defensive cohesion with Claydol, so as to provide overall team durability – with Trick Room this is difficult, as almost every Pokemon with access to Trick Room also has both a Dark and a Ghost-type weakness. Porygon2 is the main exception, and as Claydol resists its Fighting-type weakness makes a good partner. Ghost-types such as Dusknoir help to cover the large Bug-type weakness as well. With Gravity teams this selection is improved somewhat – Blissey, Clefable and Magnezone all have good defensive synergy with Claydol and are all very reliable at setting up Gravity. Dusknoir is notable here as well.</p>

<p>Claydol is in an unfortunate situation as regards his counters’ common partners, as many of them, especially in offensive teams, have the habit of congregating around one another, as many of them are the most popular Pokemon to be found anywhere. For example, common partners to Gyarados would be Scizor, Tyranitar, and Heatran, the latter being little trouble to Claydol at full health, but the former two being nigh on impassable. To deal with them, a Pokemon with access to moves that hit both of them hard, such as Infernape or Jirachi, works best. Scizor and Tyranitar are also popular partners for Rotom-A – the methods mentioned above work here as well. Latias is a popular partner for Scizor, Rotom-A, and Tyranitar, and can threaten Claydol with Choice Specs Surf or Grass Knot; The same Scizor or Tyranitar can partner up well with Claydol and can both defeat Latias with their STAB moves – Tyranitar in particular can use Choice Scarf to outrun and OHKO Latias with Crunch.</p>

[Optional Changes]

<p>Claydol can be specialized for different teams, as it has a whole host of other support options that are useful for many different teams and styles of play, which can easily be slotted in instead of Rapid Spin or Stealth Rock should it be required. Chief among these are Reflect and Light Screen, which have great merit on offensive teams that rely heavily on set-up sweepers, especially considering that Claydol also learns Stealth Rock. Once Claydol has set them up, it is much easier for a sweeper to set up, as all damage dealt to it is halved. Claydol can also mimic pure support Uxie in this way, using Stealth Rock alongside Dual screens and Explosion in place of Memento, allowing it to not only set up the ideal conditions for a sweep to take place, but also guaranteeing a free, albeit blind, switch in for the boosting sweeper while also removing one other obstacle in its way. Reflect and Light Screen take up both of your predefined support slots, meaning that it is advisable to maximize their effect, and therefore Light Clay is recommended as the item over Leftovers. Gravity is another field effect that Claydol can set up, and can easily slot into the standard moveset over Rapid Spin, as for offensive Gravity teams time is crucial, and Rapid Spin is less valuable. Although slightly overshadowed by Bronzong or Forretress in this role, it is the only Pokemon capable of setting up Gravity that has STAB on Earthquake and Earth Power, one of the most deadly moves under Gravity conditions, as well as access to Stone Edge, which gains perfect accuracy, and unlike Bronzong, does not gain a Ground-type weakness under Gravity either. Other field conditions also have merit over Rapid Spin for their specific teams - Trick Room in particular is an area where Claydol shines. Claydol can be extremely useful to Trick Room teams, as it has resistances to Ground-, Rock-, and Fighting-type moves, which can be crucial to the team's success, although it does not help the Water-, Ice-, Grass-, Ghost-, and Dark-type weaknesses prevalent in these teams. As with Gravity, an offensive physical set is recommended, and Explosion is also a good choice as it allows a free switch for a frail Trick Room sweeper such as Clamperl or Exeggutor. Remember to run a 0 IV in Speed and a Relaxed nature so as to minimise your Speed stat here. Claydol can also set up Rain Dance or Sunny Day, but is usually outclassed by Bronzong here.</p>

<p>Shadow Ball is another decent option, allowing you to hit Ghost-types as they switch in to block Rapid Spin, which is particularly important as two of the three OU Ghosts, Rotom-A and Gengar, are immune to Earth Power by virtue of their Levitate ability. Even so, Gengar is only 2HKOed by Shadow Ball with Stealth Rock up, and Rotom-A is not even guaranteed to be 3HKOed. Lastly, Psychic is Claydol’s other STAB choice, though it has a reputation as a poor attacking type in OU. Nevertheless, it can be useful as it has a chance to OHKO Gengar after Stealth Rock damage, and makes Claydol much more adequate at taking on Fighting-types, which makes it more valuable to Pokemon such as Tyranitar; however it will never 3HKO Rotom-a, unlike Shadow Ball. Bulky Water-types are one of Claydol’s biggest worries, and it has a couple of options if these Pokemon are particularly troubling to you. Grass Knot, with the standard EV spread, is guaranteed to 2HKO 252 HP Swampert through Leftovers, but will do less than a pittance to Suicune and Vaporeon. Rest and Sleep Talk can be useful to provide Claydol with some form of recovery, if you want it to last longer throughout the battle. Trick can be used alongside a Choice item to hopefully cripple a wall switching in, although it is no obstacle for Pokemon such as Scizor or Tyranitar, who can then proceed to happily Pursuit you into oblivion. Magic Coat can be used to block status attacks if you fear Claydol being inflicted with Poison. Lastly, Hidden Power is worth a look in if you have a particular fear of Gyarados, Scizor, or Tyranitar – Hidden Power Electric is guaranteed to 2HKO Gyarados with Stealth Rock damage, Hidden Power Fire 2HKOs all Scizor, and Hidden Power Fighting has a chance to 2HKO most Tyranitar with Stealth Rock damage – though admittedly STAB Earthquake can usually do the same thing with greater overall coverage.</p>

<p>252 HP EVs are almost a necessity on Claydol, but the rest of the EVs are more than customizable to fit your specific interests. Most notable here is the exchange of defensive EVs in order to beat threats of a certain nature, but you are not advised to try to split EVs between the two defensive stats, as this will compromise either your defensive or offensive ability to a great extent. The same is greatly true of your offensive stats. Claydol can also be customized in order to be more defensive or offensive according to your wishes.</p>

[Counters]

<p>Bulky Water-types are perhaps the best counters to Claydol, as most of them have enough bulk to take whatever Claydol throws at them and retaliate with their STAB moves. Gyarados is probably the best choice, as it is immune to Earthquake by virtue of its Flying-type and takes little from Ice Beam, and can easily rack up Dragon Dances against Claydol, or use Taunt in order to stop Claydol trying any support tactics. The most Claydol can muster against it is Stone Edge, which does little to bulky variants thanks to Intimidate, and Toxic, which can be troublesome, but Gyarados can always run a Rest + Sleep Talk set in order to avoid this. The same is more or less true of Suicune and Vaporeon, who both dislike Toxic but have strong Water-type STAB moves that will make Claydol tremble. Starmie has no such problem, thanks to its Natural Cure ability healing it of Poison, and it also has access to Recover to offset any damage that Claydol can do with its STAB moves. Swampert does less well, as it is 2HKOed by the rare Grass Knot and dislikes Toxic, but the principle is much the same.</p>

<p>Bulky Ghost-types are the next-biggest worry – Gengar and Rotom-A are both extremely common and are both immune to Earthquake by virtue of their Levitate abilities, and can both defeat Claydol with their STAB moves, although Gengar cannot switch twice into Shadow Ball and defensive Rotom-A dislikes Toxic. Further down the barrel, Dusknoir acts on the same principle but does not have any strong Ghost-type STAB moves, yet is still an impassable fortress to Claydol.</p>

<p>Bug-types and Dark-types present a particular problem for Claydol as the common users of these types are more offensive and, in particular, have access to the move Pursuit, which can chase down and defeat a fleeing Claydol. Scizor is pretty much unafraid of anything Claydol can throw its way, and can Pursuit if Claydol tries to flee, or else use U-turn, which will kill Claydol if it stays in and allow Scizor to escape from your Scizor check if Claydol runs. Tyranitar is much the same, but has a more powerful STAB Pursuit and can also use STAB Crunch against a Claydol that tries to stay in, however it is crippled by Toxic and can be 2HKOed by physical Claydol’s Earthquake after Stealth Rock damage. Weavile also has access to STAB Pursuit, and can also scout with Fake Out, but is not strong enough to deal with a full-health Claydol, as not even Choice Band Night Slash can OHKO 252 HP Claydol, and it is 2HKOed by Earthquake after Stealth Rock damage. Heracross is also worth noting, as it has a powerful STAB Megahorn and can absorb Toxic for a Guts boost, and also has access to Pursuit. It is also the only one of the above that resists Earth Power, but this comes at a price of a weakness to Psychic.</p>

<p>Grass-types can sometimes be a problem for Claydol as well. The biggest problem in this bunch is Celebi, who resists both of Claydol’s STAB moves and has the necessary defensive stats to overcome weaknesses to Ice Beam and Shadow Ball, and can hit Claydol hard with Grass Knot. Breloom does well also, despite weaknesses to Psychic and Ice Beam, and can use Spore or defeat Claydol with Seed Bomb. Roserade lacks the Earthquake resistance of its peers and also has weaknesses to Ice Beam and Psychic, but has a high Special Defense stat and also has access to Grass Knot and Leaf Storm. While most Dragon-types cannot take Claydol’s Ice Beam, Kingdra is neutral to Ice and can take almost anything Claydol throws at it, and can destroy Claydol with its Water-type STAB moves. Latias is weak to Ice Beam and Shadow Ball, but is immune to Earthquake and has enough Special Defense to take a few hits, while able to hit back at Claydol with Surf or Grass Knot, or simply its Dragon-type STAB moves.</p>

<p>Lastly, Bronzong and Skarmory can take just about anything from Claydol, but cannot immediately pose a threat; Bronzong has to have Grass Knot to cause any real damage, and can only really hurt it by putting it to sleep with Hypnosis. Skarmory can whittle it down with Brave Bird, but must be wary of being caught by Earth Power when it uses Roost if Claydol is slower. Blissey can take any special hit at all and is not terribly bothered by most physical attacks from Claydol, and can try to Toxic-stall Claydol to death, while being immune to Toxic itself thanks to Natural Cure, and mitigating damage taken with Softboiled, however if Claydol uses an unexpected Explosion, Blissey is pretty much out of the game, which can be crippling to teams that rely on her.</p>
 
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[Overview]

<p>Claydol, once one of the most prominent support Pokemon around, now lies overshadowed by many of the newer faces and old rivals that it has only a few advantages over. Bronzong, with a superior defensive typing and slightly higher stats, is more popular as a supporter, and Claydol’s only advantages from a support point of view are its much higher Speed, allowing it to outpace most Scizor and to an extent Tyranitar, and access to Rapid Spin, but even in this area it is overshadowed by Pokemon such as Forretress, who also have a superior defensive typing as well as just as good a support movepool as Claydol, and the ability to strike Ghost-types hard, something Claydol could never achieve. Claydol’s many weaknesses to common types do not help its case either.</p>

<p>However, Claydol does have some positives to it still. It is the only user of Rapid Spin in the game not bothered by any of the entry hazards, which gives it a massive advantage over Pokemon such as Forretress. It also has resistances to Earthquake, Stone Edge, and Close Combat, making it a very potent physical wall. What truly sets it aside from its peers, however, is its offensive side – while Bronzong and Forretress have higher Attack stats, Claydol has a truly phenomenal offensive movepool, allowing it to take on a wide variety of different opponents depending on what you want it to do for your team, and can use both physical and special moves – and wall both physical and special assaults – with equal aptitude. It is one of the fastest walls that exist in the metagame, and its Ground-type STAB moves set it several notches above Forretress when dealing with difficult foes. Claydol could, therefore, be seen as something of a jack-of-all-trades – alas, it can be master of none.</p>

[SET]
name: OU Support
move 1: Rapid Spin
move 2: Stealth Rock
move 3: Earthquake / Earth Power
move 4: Ice Beam / Explosion
item: Leftovers
nature: Relaxed / Bold
evs: 252 HP / 144 Def / 114 SpA

[SET COMMENTS]

<p>While Claydol is usually looked down upon in standard play as a Rapid Spinner in favor of more conventional users such as Forretress, Tentacruel, and Starmie, it does have some advantages over its peers. Firstly, Claydol is the only Rapid Spinner in the game unbothered by all three types of entry hazards. Not only that, but it also has a large support movepool aside from Rapid Spin, including Stealth Rock. It also has other perks such as reasonable bulk on both sides and the ability to use both physical and special attacks well. However, while Claydol has six good resistances it also has six crippling weaknesses to common attacking types, the most damaging of which are its Ghost and Dark weaknesses. The former is the only type that can block Rapid Spin and is usually the first switch into Claydol, and Claydol is much less able to defend itself against these Pokemon than Forretress or Tentacruel. Not only this, but the Dark-type weakness means that it is easy prey for Pursuit-users such as Tyranitar and Scizor.</p>

<p>Rapid Spin is the most important move on the set, as it removes entry hazards that can be crippling for the rest of the Pokemon on your team. You can also cut the opponent’s time short with your own Stealth Rock, which deals damage that is invaluable to your sweepers. The last two slots should be devoted to attacking moves, as there are a lot of Pokemon in standard that can cause Claydol trouble, and so it needs to be adequately prepared, especially considering Claydol’s less-than-impressive offensive stats. The first of these attacking moves should be a STAB Ground-type move, as Ground is an excellent attacking type and helps Claydol greatly with the common Steel-types of OU. Claydol has two choices for this slot, Earth Power and Earthquake. Earthquake is usually the superior choice, as it has a chance to OHKO Lucario and Infernape, as well as 2HKO Tyranitar and Jirachi, which Earth Power cannot do. However, Earth Power has a number of advantages in standard – for example, Earth Power is a guaranteed 2HKO on standard Choice Band Metagross, while Earthquake will never 2HKO without Stealth Rock. It is also not affected by Intimidate, and as most of the best options for the last slot are special moves, it is desirable to run Earth Power to avoid splitting EVs. In the last slot there are a number of options, but generally it is best to avoid splitting EVs - if you run Earth Power, go for Ice Beam, and if you run Earthquake, use Stone Edge, though you can switch them round if you are willing to split EVs.</p>

[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]

<p>Determining the last slot is a complicated decision. If you have chosen Earth Power, it is advisable that you choose a second special move to avoid having to split EVs, as merely running a Ground-type move would make you extremely easy to set up on, especially in standard. Ice Beam is the most common companion on this set, as it hits the Flying- and Grass-types that resist Ground for super effective damage, creating a combination that is only resisted by Bronzong. Ice Beam is also very helpful to allow Claydol to take on the common Dragon-types in OU, who are mostly immune to Ground, such as Salamence, Flygon, and Latias. However, it lacks power when hitting for neutral damage against Claydol’s more immediate foes, such as Rotom. Another option that merits a mention is Explosion, which may seem ridiculous considering the fact that Claydol is meant to provide prolonged support, and that the first switch into Claydol is likely to be a Ghost-type, however it really is the most realistic way that Claydol will be able to cause significant damage to the opponent’s team, if that is important to you, and can cause a gap in the opponent’s team, as well as a free switch, that gives you a very good chance to attempt a sweep. If you chose Earthquake, to avoid splitting EVs you can use Stone Edge, which provides similar coverage to Earth Power + Ice Beam on the physical side; however it also comes with the considerably large price tag of low accuracy, low PP, and an inability to hit Claydol’s most notable targets of this slot to the same degree as Ice Beam, as even without factoring in Intimidate it has only a small chance to 2HKO Salamence and Gyarados with no defensive investment whatsoever. Toxic is a very interesting option, as it can cripple the bulky Water-types that will commonly switch into Claydol, such as Swampert and Vaporeon, and can also cripple other common switch-ins such as Rotom-A and Tyranitar as well. This is particularly notable as the only two types that are immune to Toxic – Poison- and Steel-types – are both hit for super effective damage by Claydol’s Ground-type STAB.</p>

<p>Claydol is difficult to EV given its multiple traits and talents, and you will very rarely find that most Claydol carry exactly the same EVs. The 252 HP EVs given here grant you maximum HP for overall defensive stability, although you also have the option of running 236 EVs in HP in order to maximize Leftovers recovery, which is particularly beneficial to Claydol as it is immune to sandstorm as well as taking minimal damage from entry hazards. It is then recommended that you concentrate on your Defense stat, as Claydol’s typing and ability grant him resistances to Fighting, Ground, and Rock-type attacks, while also bringing vicious weaknesses in Water, Ice, Ghost, and Grass-type attacks, thus making him more viable as a wall on the physical side. However, here too he is somewhat lacking, since he is unable to stop some of the more vicious and therefore popular physical attackers in OU, such as Scizor, Tyranitar, and Gyarados, all of whom have super effective STAB moves with OHKO potential. Nor can it stop other Pokemon such as Swords Dance Lucario or Dragon Dance Salamence after a boost. Thus, this set is not recommended to anyone wanting a reliable physical wall, as its talents lie better used in the area of supporting the team. Claydol can, however, act as a makeshift check to a variety of other physically inclined Pokemon in OU, such as Flygon, Metagross, Gliscor, and Electivire among others. Thus, in this example EV spread 144 EVs are allocated to Defense, ensuring that it is never 2HKOed by Jolly Life Orb Mamoswine’s Ice Shard, and also survives a Swords Dance Infernape’s Fire Punch. It is also never OHKOed by Choice Band Machamp’s Payback.</p>

<p>Alternatively, you may decide to make greater use of Claydol’s Special Defense stat, which often goes neglected with a typing so fraught with difficulties in the area of special walling. The same investment of 144 EVs to the Special Defense stat and a Calm nature will ensure that none of Modest Latias’ Surf, Timid Heatran’s Fire Blast, Modest Magnezone’s Hidden Power Ice, Timid Life Orb Zapdos’s Hidden Power Grass, and Timid Choice Specs Jolteon’s Hidden Power Grass never 2HKO with Leftovers. At the same time, Claydol has a fair chance of not being 2HKOed by Mild Life Orb Salamence’s Draco Meteor and Naïve Life Orb Infernape’s Grass Knot. Bear in mind, however, that this durability at one end of the scale will usually come at the expense of the other, and so you should choose what your individual Claydol should be best at taking on depending on your team’s own interests.</p>

<p>Although it is reasonable to invest some of the remaining EVs in defenses, it is usually better to invest in Claydol’s offensive stats. While Claydol is a poor attacking Pokemon, its movepool is one of its biggest advantages, and this should be reflected in where you choose to place your EVs. As previously mentioned, 114 EVs to Special Attack means that you are guaranteed to 2HKO 252 HP Metagross with Earth Power, and also gives Ice Beam a reasonable chance to OHKO 4 HP Salamence and Flygon even without Stealth Rock, and allows you to OHKO 4 HP Dragonite and 2HKO 4 HP Zapdos as well as OHKO 252 HP Salamence and Gliscor with Stealth Rock down. If these EVs are relocated to Attack, however, you can OHKO both Lucario and Infernape, as well as 2HKO Tyranitar and Jirachi, with Earthquake. It also ensures the Stone Edge 2HKO on Gyarados, Salamence, and Offensive Zapdos with Stealth Rock down, without Intimidate, and adds extra sting to Explosion. Leftovers is chosen as the item here for the added durability, while you have a choice of several natures depending on your move selection. If you are running a physically defensive Claydol, you will want a Defense-boosting nature to solidify its task. While Claydol’s Speed stat is not impressive, it is high enough to actually be quite threatening even without any Speed EVs – it is worth noting that Bold Claydol without any Speed EVs can outrun most Metagross as well as the standard 8 Speed Scizor and 96 Speed Tyranitar, though you must beware of Tyranitar that run more Speed as well as Scarf and Dragon Dance variants, and Scizor is a pain regardless, as Earth Power is barely a 3HKO. Therefore it can help in many situations not to cut your Speed stat short, however if you run a mixed set this is often unavoidable. If you are running a set with purely Special Attacks, you should use a Bold nature, likewise with physical attacks you should run an Impish nature. As previously mentioned, while the unadulterated Speed stat is useful, it is in your best interests to run a Relaxed nature in order to preserve your offensive stats on both sides. If you are running a specially defensive spread, replace with Calm, Careful, or Sassy nature as appropriate.</p>

<p>When choosing partners for Claydol, it is important to ensure that they are able to make the most of the support that Claydol brings to the table. Chief among these are Pokemon with large weaknesses to Stealth Rock, such as Moltres, Yanmega, and Charizard, all of whom are only rarely seen in OU play, as their Stealth Rock weakness makes them very difficult to battle with reliably in a metagame that relies so heavily on Stealth Rock to weaken teams. More notable are Pokemon with less bothersome Stealth Rock weaknesses, such as Gyarados, Salamence, and Zapdos, who while able to function well with Stealth Rock perform even better with it off the field, as they are taking much less damage each time they switch in. Almost all teams can incorporate Stealth Rock in some way or another, though the best use of it here would be when partnered with set-up sweepers such as Swords Dance Lucario, who greatly appreciate the extra damage dealt to difficult opponents when setting up for a sweep.</p>

<p>One of the most essential partners for all Rapid Spinners, and Claydol in particular, is a Pursuit-trapper to remove Ghost-types. Tyranitar is often the best choice for this role, as it can easily switch into their Ghost-type STAB moves and has the most powerful Pursuit in the game. Claydol also covers Tyranitar’s Fighting and Ground weaknesses, but they share Grass-, Water-, and Bug-type weaknesses. Bear in mind as well that Ghosts with Will-O-Wisp can burn you, rendering Tyranitar nigh on useless, and that Gengar can OHKO with Focus Blast if it carries it. Scizor and Metagross are two other notable Pursuit-users, both of whom resist all of Claydol’s weaknesses with the exception of Water and, for Metagross, Bug, by virtue of their Steel typing. However, neither are particularly adept at taking on Rotom-H at full health, who is a major threat to Claydol, as both of them fail to outrun it and both are OHKOed by Overheat. Along the same lines, you can include a Ghost-type of your own to discourage any Rapid Spin attempts by the opponent, thus keeping your precious entry hazards on the field. Wish support is also recommended, as Claydol boasts no reliable recovery of its own.</p>

<p>For almost all Pokemon, defensive synergy with the rest of the team is an important aspect, and for Claydol this is often more true than otherwise – It has six weaknesses and six resistances in total, and therefore both gives and requires a lot towards covering the team’s rear. Steel-types come to mind as good partners, such as Scizor, Heatran, and Metagross, as they resist five of Claydol’s six weaknesses, as well as the fact that Claydol resists their Fighting- and Ground-type weaknesses. This remarkable cohesion allows them to resist every type in the game, with the exception of Fire- and Water-type attacks. A bulky Water-type, therefore, is a good choice to pin down these weaknesses, as well as covering Claydol’s Ice-type weakness, while your Steel-type can take Grass-type attacks, and Claydol is immune to Electric attacks. In the case of Rotom-A or Jolteon, the former whom Claydol cannot beat regardless, and the latter who usually carries Hidden Power Grass or Hidden Power Ice for coverage, Tyranitar has already been mentioned as a potential partner, and is a good check to both of these threats. As for specific Pokemon that Claydol has trouble in dealing with, the main threats to watch out for are bulky Water-types such as Gyarados. Rotom-H is an excellent check to most of these, and as an additional benefit is one of the best checks in the game to Scizor, one of the individual Pokemon that Claydol simply cannot deal with. Vaporeon with Hidden Power Electric is another option, which is better at taking on Gyarados at the expense of losing ground against Scizor. However, Vaporeon has a massive plus in that it can heal Claydol with Wish support, allowing Claydol and the rest of the team as a result to stay healthy for longer.</p>

[Team Options]

<p>As Claydol has no reliable recovery moves of its own, it can and will be worn down very quickly in combat, and thus Wish support can be very useful in order to lengthen the space of time that Claydol has to operate in. Blissey and Vaporeon are the most notable users of Wish, and both have considerable defensive synergy with Claydol; Blissey can take almost any special attack aimed at Claydol with ease, and as the majority of its weaknesses are to types frequently associated with special moves, Blissey can be considered a very good partner for Claydol regardless of Wish. On Claydol’s part, it resists Blissey’s only weakness, to Fighting-type moves. Vaporeon on the other hand can heal itself by switching into Water-type attacks aimed at Claydol thanks to its ability, Water Absorb, while also resisting Claydol’s Ice weakness and being a good check to many of Claydol’s normal counters such as Gyarados, although they share a Grass-type weakness and Claydol cannot adequately deal with Electric-types such as Jolteon and Rotom-A who threaten Vaporeon. Also, Claydol will usually find its most useful skill is Rapid Spin, so will need help from its teammates to get rid of Ghost-types, which it cannot deal with itself. Scizor and Tyranitar both have very powerful Pursuits and when equipped with Choice Band can usually dispatch Ghosts with little problems; however, Rotom-A can be difficult to deal with as defensive variants cannot be OHKOed by any Pursuit if they do not switch out, and it can simply OHKO Scizor with Overheat or cripple both with Will-O-Wisp. Heracross can use this to its advantage, however, and can absorb Will-O-Wisp for a boost thanks to its Guts ability, and also has access to Pursuit. Dual screens can also help Claydol, especially if Claydol happens to be engaged in a supporting role, however a Pokemon that sets them up will often be weak to Dark, and can thus give your team a weakness to Tyranitar and other Dark-types, as well as the fact that Dual screens can usually be used to better purposes by sweepers and other defensively frail Pokemon.</p>

<p>Claydol is unlikely to be a direct offensive complement to any Pokemon in OU, but can still help its teammates in a number of different ways, the most notable being the way it can influence the entry hazards during the game. By setting up Stealth Rock, passive damage to the opponent’s Pokemon will build up over time, so you should make sure that you include Pokemon that benefit most from this sort of support, usually in the form of set-up sweepers such as Swords Dance Lucario and Dragon Dance Salamence. These Pokemon can also benefit from Dual screens should Claydol be carrying them. At the same time, Claydol can remove entry hazards thanks to Rapid Spin, which is enormously beneficial especially to Pokemon weak to Stealth Rock that will be switching in and out often, such as Salamence and Gyarados. A Rapid Spinner is almost a necessity should you be using a Pokemon that is doubly weak to Rock, such as Yanmega or Moltres, and Claydol is an able candidate for the job. Claydol also has other forms of support, such as Trick Room and Gravity, and the sweepers on these teams should be customized to fit the form of support required; for Trick Room, ideally the sweepers should be as slow as possible, bulky enough to take hits, and able to hit hard from the word go, such as Marowak and Rhyperior. For Gravity, the sweepers should take the utmost advantage of all the effects that Gravity provides – all immunities to Ground-type moves are eliminated, so a powerful user of Earthquake such as Marowak or Mamoswine is ideal, and the accuracy of all moves is raised, so Pokemon with access to high-power but low-accuracy moves such as Starmie or Rhyperior can also be useful.</p>

<p>Defensively, Claydol will need good partners to cover up its many weaknesses. Steel-types are perhaps the very best defensive complements, and they have very good defensive synergy together – Steel-types resist five of Claydol’s six weaknesses (Dark, Ghost, Grass, Ice, and Bug), while Claydol resists Fighting and Ground attacks, two of Steel’s three weaknesses, and can also deal with most Fire-types in OU to an extent, Steel’s third weakness. For a Pokemon such as Heatran this is no problem, as it is immune to Fire-type attacks regardless, but both it and Claydol are then weak to Water-type attacks. Thus, there are some weak links in the partnership, with the problem attacks of Fire and Water being the biggest of the bunch. There are two types that resist both Fire- and Water-type attacks – Dragons and Water-types themselves. In the case of Water-types, bulky Pokemon such as Vaporeon and Suicune make excellent partners, as not only do they resist Fire and Water, but they also reinforce Claydol’s Ice weakness, and Vaporeon in particular can aid Claydol with Wish support. To compensate, Steel-types resist their Grass-type weaknesses and Claydol itself resists its Electric-type weakness. Gyarados is an interesting case as Claydol resists both of its weaknesses, while it can take on many of Claydol’s biggest adversaries to a reasonable extent, such as Scizor and to an extent Tyranitar. In the case of Dragons, Salamence and Dragonite both resist Claydol’s Water-, Grass-, and Bug-type weaknesses, while reinforcing Steel’s Fire-, Fighting-, and Ground-type weaknesses. Furthermore, your Steel-type can take Ice-, Rock-, and Dragon-type attacks aimed at your Dragon-type with ease – or if your Steel-type is Scizor, Skarmory, or Heatran, and hence does not resist Rock-type attacks, Claydol can take Rock-type attacks well itself. In the case of Tyranitar, a bulky Water-type, as already described, can usually fend off its assaults. Tyranitar itself can be very helpful as a partner, as not only does it have some defensive synergy with Claydol, but it can also prove very useful in disposing of Rotom-A and Jolteon, who you may struggle against otherwise. However, it does increase a weakness to Scizor, which if your Steel-type is not Skarmory, Heatran, or Magnezone, should be addressed with a Pokemon such as Zapdos or Rotom-A, who can take anything Scizor throws at it and OHKO back. When playing a Trick Room or Gravity team, it is also recommended that set-up partners are also chosen for their defensive cohesion with Claydol, so as to provide overall team durability – with Trick Room this is difficult, as almost every Pokemon with access to Trick Room also has both a Dark and a Ghost-type weakness. Porygon2 is the main exception, and as Claydol resists its Fighting-type weakness makes a good partner. Ghost-types such as Dusknoir help to cover the large Bug-type weakness as well. With Gravity teams this selection is improved somewhat – Blissey, Clefable and Magnezone all have good defensive synergy with Claydol and are all very reliable at setting up Gravity. Dusknoir is notable here as well.</p>

<p>Claydol is in an unfortunate situation as regards his counters’ common partners, as many of them, especially in offensive teams, have the habit of congregating around one another, as many of them are the most popular Pokemon to be found anywhere. For example, common partners to Gyarados would be Scizor, Tyranitar, and Heatran, the latter being little trouble to Claydol at full health, but the former two being nigh on impassable. To deal with them, a Pokemon with access to moves that hit both of them hard, such as Infernape or Jirachi, works best. Scizor and Tyranitar are also popular partners for Rotom-A – the methods mentioned above work here as well. Latias is a popular partner for Scizor, Rotom-A, and Tyranitar, and can threaten Claydol with Choice Specs Surf or Grass Knot; The same Scizor or Tyranitar can partner up well with Claydol and can both defeat Latias with their STAB moves – Tyranitar in particular can use Choice Scarf to outrun and OHKO Latias with Crunch.</p>

[Optional Changes]

<p>Claydol can be specialized for different teams, as it has a whole host of other support options that are useful for many different teams and styles of play, which can easily be slotted in instead of Rapid Spin or Stealth Rock should it be required. Chief among these are Reflect and Light Screen, which have great merit on offensive teams that rely heavily on set-up sweepers, especially considering that Claydol also learns Stealth Rock. Once Claydol has set them up, it is much easier for a sweeper to set up, as all damage dealt to it is halved. Claydol can also mimic pure support Uxie in this way, using Stealth Rock alongside Dual screens and Explosion in place of Memento, allowing it to not only set up the ideal conditions for a sweep to take place, but also guaranteeing a free, albeit blind, switch in for the boosting sweeper while also removing one other obstacle in its way. Reflect and Light Screen take up both of your predefined support slots, meaning that it is advisable to maximize their effect, and therefore Light Clay is recommended as the item over Leftovers. Gravity is another field effect that Claydol can set up, and can easily slot into the standard moveset over Rapid Spin, as for offensive Gravity teams time is crucial, and Rapid Spin is less valuable. Although slightly overshadowed by Bronzong or Forretress in this role, it is the only Pokemon capable of setting up Gravity that has STAB on Earthquake and Earth Power, one of the most deadly moves under Gravity conditions, as well as access to Stone Edge, which gains perfect accuracy, and unlike Bronzong, does not gain a Ground-type weakness under Gravity either. Other field conditions also have merit over Rapid Spin for their specific teams - Trick Room in particular is an area where Claydol shines. Claydol can be extremely useful to Trick Room teams, as it has resistances to Ground-, Rock-, and Fighting-type moves, which can be crucial to the team's success, although it does not help the Water-, Ice-, Grass-, Ghost-, and Dark-type weaknesses prevalent in these teams. As with Gravity, an offensive physical set is recommended, and Explosion is also a good choice as it allows a free switch for a frail Trick Room sweeper such as Clamperl or Exeggutor. Remember to run a 0 IV in Speed and a Relaxed nature so as to minimise your Speed stat here. Claydol can also set up Rain Dance or Sunny Day, but is usually outclassed by Bronzong here.</p>

<p>Shadow Ball is another decent option, allowing you to hit Ghost-types as they switch in to block Rapid Spin, which is particularly important as two of the three OU Ghosts, Rotom-A and Gengar, are immune to Earth Power by virtue of their Levitate ability. Even so, Gengar is only 2HKOed by Shadow Ball with Stealth Rock up, and Rotom-A is not even guaranteed to be 3HKOed. Lastly, Psychic is Claydol’s other STAB choice, though it has a reputation as a poor attacking type in OU. Nevertheless, it can be useful as it has a chance to OHKO Gengar after Stealth Rock damage, and makes Claydol much more adequate at taking on Fighting-types, which makes it more valuable to Pokemon such as Tyranitar; however it will never 3HKO Rotom-a, unlike Shadow Ball. Bulky Water-types are one of Claydol’s biggest worries, and it has a couple of options if these Pokemon are particularly troubling to you. Grass Knot, with the standard EV spread, is guaranteed to 2HKO 252 HP Swampert through Leftovers, but will do less than a pittance to Suicune and Vaporeon. Rest and Sleep Talk can be useful to provide Claydol with some form of recovery, if you want it to last longer throughout the battle. Trick can be used alongside a Choice item to hopefully cripple a wall switching in, although it is no obstacle for Pokemon such as Scizor or Tyranitar, who can then proceed to happily Pursuit you into oblivion. Magic Coat can be used to block status attacks if you fear Claydol being inflicted with Poison. Lastly, Hidden Power is worth a look in if you have a particular fear of Gyarados, Scizor, or Tyranitar – Hidden Power Electric is guaranteed to 2HKO Gyarados with Stealth Rock damage, Hidden Power Fire 2HKOs all Scizor, and Hidden Power Fighting has a chance to 2HKO most Tyranitar with Stealth Rock damage – though admittedly STAB Earthquake can usually do the same thing with greater overall coverage.</p>

<p>252 HP EVs are almost a necessity on Claydol, but the rest of the EVs are more than customizable to fit your specific interests. Most notable here is the exchange of defensive EVs in order to beat threats of a certain nature, but you are not advised to try to split EVs between the two defensive stats, as this will compromise either your defensive or offensive ability to a great extent. The same is greatly true of your offensive stats. Claydol can also be customized in order to be more defensive or offensive according to your wishes.</p>

[Counters]

<p>Bulky Water-types are perhaps the best counters to Claydol, as most of them have enough bulk to take whatever Claydol throws at them and retaliate with their STAB moves. Gyarados is probably the best choice, as it is immune to Earthquake by virtue of its Flying-type and takes little from Ice Beam, and can easily rack up Dragon Dances against Claydol, or use Taunt in order to stop Claydol trying any support tactics. The most Claydol can muster against it is Stone Edge, which does little to bulky variants thanks to Intimidate, and Toxic, which can be troublesome, but Gyarados can always run a Rest + Sleep Talk set in order to avoid this. The same is more or less true of Suicune and Vaporeon, who both dislike Toxic but have strong Water-type STAB moves that will make Claydol tremble. Starmie has no such problem, thanks to its Natural Cure ability healing it of Poison, and it also has access to Recover to offset any damage that Claydol can do with its STAB moves. Swampert does less well, as it is 2HKOed by the rare Grass Knot and dislikes Toxic, but the principle is much the same.</p>

<p>Bulky Ghost-types are the next-biggest worry – Gengar and Rotom-A are both extremely common and are both immune to Earthquake by virtue of their Levitate abilities, and can both defeat Claydol with their STAB moves, although Gengar cannot switch twice into Shadow Ball and defensive Rotom-A dislikes Toxic. Further down the barrel, Dusknoir acts on the same principle but does not have any strong Ghost-type STAB moves, yet is still an impassable fortress to Claydol.</p>

<p>Bug-types and Dark-types present a particular problem for Claydol as the common users of these types are more offensive and, in particular, have access to the move Pursuit, which can chase down and defeat a fleeing Claydol. Scizor is pretty much unafraid of anything Claydol can throw its way, and can Pursuit if Claydol tries to flee, or else use U-turn, which will kill Claydol if it stays in and allow Scizor to escape from your Scizor check if Claydol runs. Tyranitar is much the same, but has a more powerful STAB Pursuit and can also use STAB Crunch against a Claydol that tries to stay in, however it is crippled by Toxic and can be 2HKOed by physical Claydol’s Earthquake after Stealth Rock damage. Weavile also has access to STAB Pursuit, and can also scout with Fake Out, but is not strong enough to deal with a full-health Claydol, as not even Choice Band Night Slash can OHKO 252 HP Claydol, and it is 2HKOed by Earthquake after Stealth Rock damage. Heracross is also worth noting, as it has a powerful STAB Megahorn and can absorb Toxic for a Guts boost, and also has access to Pursuit. It is also the only one of the above that resists Earth Power, but this comes at a price of a weakness to Psychic.</p>

<p>Grass-types can sometimes be a problem for Claydol as well. The biggest problem in this bunch is Celebi, who resists both of Claydol’s STAB moves and has the necessary defensive stats to overcome weaknesses to Ice Beam and Shadow Ball, and can hit Claydol hard with Grass Knot. Breloom does well also, despite weaknesses to Psychic and Ice Beam, and can use Spore or defeat Claydol with Seed Bomb. Roserade lacks the Earthquake resistance of its peers and also has weaknesses to Ice Beam and Psychic, but has a high Special Defense stat and also has access to Grass Knot and Leaf Storm. While most Dragon-types cannot take Claydol’s Ice Beam, Kingdra is neutral to Ice and can take almost anything Claydol throws at it, and can destroy Claydol with its Water-type STAB moves. Latias is weak to Ice Beam and Shadow Ball, but is immune to Earthquake and has enough Special Defense to take a few hits, while able to hit back at Claydol with Surf or Grass Knot, or simply its Dragon-type STAB moves.</p>

<p>Lastly, Bronzong and Skarmory can take just about anything from Claydol, but cannot immediately pose a threat; Bronzong has to have Grass Knot to cause any real damage, and can only really hurt it by putting it to sleep with Hypnosis. Skarmory can whittle it down with Brave Bird, but must be wary of being caught by Earth Power when it uses Roost if Claydol is slower. Blissey can take any special hit at all and is not terribly bothered by most physical attacks from Claydol, and can try to Toxic-stall Claydol to death, while being immune to Toxic itself thanks to Natural Cure, and mitigating damage taken with Softboiled, however if Claydol uses an unexpected Explosion, Blissey is pretty much out of the game, which can be crippling to teams that rely on her.</p>
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So, there's a man crawling through the desert.

He'd decided to try his SUV in a little bit of cross-country travel, had great fun zooming over the badlands and through the sand, got lost, hit a big rock, and then he couldn't get it started again. There were no cell phone towers anywhere near, so his cell phone was useless. He had no family, his parents had died a few years before in an auto accident, and his few friends had no idea he was out here.

He stayed with the car for a day or so, but his one bottle of water ran out
and he was getting thirsty. He thought maybe he knew the direction back, now that he'd paid attention to the sun and thought he'd figured out which way was north, so he decided to start walking. He figured he only had to go about 30 miles or so and he'd be back to the small town he'd gotten gas in last.

He thinks about walking at night to avoid the heat and sun, but based upon
how dark it actually was the night before, and given that he has no flashlight, he's afraid that he'll break a leg or step on a rattlesnake. So,
he puts on some sun block, puts the rest in his pocket for reapplication
later, brings an umbrella he'd had in the back of the SUV with him to give
him a little shade, pours the windshield wiper fluid into his water bottle
in case he gets that desperate, brings his pocket knife in case he finds a cactus that looks like it might have water in it, and heads out in the
direction he thinks is right.

He walks for the entire day. By the end of the day he's really thirsty. He's
been sweating all day, and his lips are starting to crack. He's reapplied the sunblock twice, and tried to stay under the umbrella, but he still feels sunburned. The windshield wiper fluid sloshing in the bottle in his pocket is really getting tempting now. He knows that it's mainly water and some ethanol and coloring, but he also knows that they add some kind of poison to it to keep people from drinking it. He wonders what the poison is, and
whether the poison would be worse than dying of thirst.

He pushes on, trying to get to that small town before dark.

By the end of the day he starts getting worried. He figures he's been walking at least 3 miles an hour, according to his watch for over 10 hours. That means that if his estimate was right that he should be close to the
town. But he doesn't recognize any of this. He had to cross a dry creek bed a mile or two back, and he doesn't remember coming through it in the SUV. He figures that maybe he got his direction off just a little and that the dry creek bed was just off to one side of his path. He tells himself that he's close, and that after dark he'll start seeing the town lights over one of these hills, and that'll be all he needs.

As it gets dim enough that he starts stumbling over small rocks and things,
he finds a spot and sits down to wait for full dark and the town lights.

Full dark comes before he knows it. He must have dozed off. He stands back
up and turns all the way around. He sees nothing but stars.

He wakes up the next morning feeling absolutely lousy. His eyes are gummy and his mouth and nose feel like they're full of sand. He so thirsty that he can't even swallow. He barely got any sleep because it was so cold. He'd forgotten how cold it got at night in the desert and hadn't noticed it the night before because he'd been in his car.

He knows the Rule of Threes - three minutes without air, three days without water, three weeks without food - then you die. Some people can make it a little longer, in the best situations. But the desert heat and having to walk and sweat isn't the best situation to be without water. He figures, unless he finds water, this is his last day.

He rinses his mouth out with a little of the windshield wiper fluid. He waits a while after spitting that little bit out, to see if his mouth goes numb, or he feels dizzy or something. Has his mouth gone numb? Is it just in
his mind? He's not sure. He'll go a little farther, and if he still doesn't
find water, he'll try drinking some of the fluid.

Then he has to face his next, harder question - which way does he go from here? Does he keep walking the same way he was yesterday (assuming that he still knows which way that is), or does he try a new direction? He has no idea what to do.

Looking at the hills and dunes around him, he thinks he knows the direction he was heading before. Just going by a feeling, he points himself somewhat to the left of that, and starts walking.

As he walks, the day starts heating up. The desert, too cold just a couple of hours before, soon becomes an oven again. He sweats a little at first, and then stops. He starts getting worried at that - when you stop sweating he knows that means you're in trouble - usually right before heat stroke.

He decides that it's time to try the windshield wiper fluid. He can't wait
any longer - if he passes out, he's dead. He stops in the shade of a large
rock, takes the bottle out, opens it, and takes a mouthful. He slowly
swallows it, making it last as long as he can. It feels so good in his dry
and cracked throat that he doesn't even care about the nasty taste. He takes
another mouthful, and makes it last too. Slowly, he drinks half the bottle.
He figures that since he's drinking it, he might as well drink enough to
make some difference and keep himself from passing out.

He's quit worrying about the denaturing of the wiper fluid. If it kills him,
it kills him - if he didn't drink it, he'd die anyway. Besides, he's pretty
sure that whatever substance they denature the fluid with is just designed to make you sick - their way of keeping winos from buying cheap wiper fluid for the ethanol content. He can handle throwing up, if it comes to that.

He walks. He walks in the hot, dry, windless desert. Sand, rocks, hills,
dunes, the occasional scrawny cactus or dried bush. No sign of water.
Sometimes he'll see a little movement to one side or the other, but whatever moved is usually gone before he can focus his eyes on it. Probably birds, lizards, or mice. Maybe snakes, though they usually move more at night. He's careful to stay away from the movements.

After a while, he begins to stagger. He's not sure if it's fatigue, heat
stroke finally catching him, or maybe he was wrong and the denaturing of the wiper fluid was worse than he thought. He tries to steady himself, and keep going.

After more walking, he comes to a large stretch of sand. This is good! He
knows he passed over a stretch of sand in the SUV - he remembers doing
donuts in it. Or at least he thinks he remembers it - he's getting woozy
enough and tired enough that he's not sure what he remembers any more or if
he's hallucinating. But he thinks he remembers it. So he heads off into it,
trying to get to the other side, hoping that it gets him closer to the town.

He was heading for a town, wasn't he? He thinks he was. He isn't sure any more. He's not even sure how long he's been walking any more. Is it still morning? Or has it moved into afternoon and the sun is going down again? It must be afternoon - it seems like it's been too long since he started out.

He walks through the sand.

After a while, he comes to a big dune in the sand. This is bad. He doesn't
remember any dunes when driving over the sand in his SUV. Or at least he
doesn't think he remembers any. This is bad.

But, he has no other direction to go. Too late to turn back now. He figures
that he'll get to the top of the dune and see if he can see anything from
there that helps him find the town. He keeps going up the dune.

Halfway up, he slips in the bad footing of the sand for the second or third
time, and falls to his knees. He doesn't feel like getting back up - he'll
just fall down again. So, he keeps going up the dune on his hand and knees.

While crawling, if his throat weren't so dry, he'd laugh. He's finally
gotten to the hackneyed image of a man lost in the desert - crawling through
the sand on his hands and knees. If would be the perfect image, he imagines, if only his clothes were more ragged. The people crawling through the desert
in the cartoons always had ragged clothes. But his have lasted without any
rips so far. Somebody will probably find his dessicated corpse half buried in the sand years from now, and his clothes will still be in fine shape -
shake the sand out, and a good wash, and they'd be wearable again. He wishes his throat were wet enough to laugh. He coughs a little instead, and it hurts.

He finally makes it to the top of the sand dune. Now that he's at the top,
he struggles a little, but manages to stand up and look around. All he sees
is sand. Sand, and more sand. Behind him, about a mile away, he thinks he
sees the rocky ground he left to head into this sand. Ahead of him, more
dunes, more sand. This isn't where he drove his SUV. This is Hell. Or close enough.

Again, he doesn't know what to do. He decides to drink the rest of the wiper
fluid while figuring it out. He takes out the bottle, and is removing the
cap, when he glances to the side and sees something. Something in the sand. At the bottom of the dune, off to the side, he sees something strange. It's a flat area, in the sand. He stops taking the cap of the bottle off, and tries to look closer. The area seems to be circular. And it's dark - darker than the sand. And, there seems to be something in the middle of it, but he can't tell what it is. He looks as hard as he can, and still can tell from
here. He's going to have to go down there and look.

He puts the bottle back in his pocket, and starts to stumble down the dune.
After a few steps, he realizes that he's in trouble - he's not going to be able to keep his balance. After a couple of more sliding, tottering steps, he falls and starts to roll down the dune. The sand it so hot when his body hits it that for a minute he thinks he's caught fire on the way down - like a movie car wreck flashing into flames as it goes over the cliff, before it ever even hits the ground. He closes his eyes and mouth, covers his face with his hands, and waits to stop rolling.

He stops, at the bottom of the dune. After a minute or two, he finds enough
energy to try to sit up and get the sand out of his face and clothes. When
he clears his eyes enough, he looks around to make sure that the dark spot
in the sand it still there and he hadn't just imagined it.

So, seeing the large, flat, dark spot on the sand is still there, he begins
to crawl towards it. He'd get up and walk towards it, but he doesn't seem to
have the energy to get up and walk right now. He must be in the final stages
of dehydration he figures, as he crawls. If this place in the sand doesn't
have water, he'll likely never make it anywhere else. This is his last
chance.

He gets closer and closer, but still can't see what's in the middle of the
dark area. His eyes won't quite focus any more for some reason. And lifting
his head up to look takes so much effort that he gives up trying. He just
keeps crawling.

Finally, he reaches the area he'd seen from the dune. It takes him a minute of crawling on it before he realizes that he's no longer on sand - he's now crawling on some kind of dark stone. Stone with some kind of marking on it - a pattern cut into the stone. He's too tired to stand up and try to see what the pattern is - so he just keeps crawling. He crawls towards the center,
where his blurry eyes still see something in the middle of the dark stone
area.

His mind, detached in a strange way, notes that either his hands and knees are so burnt by the sand that they no longer feel pain, or that this dark
stone, in the middle of a burning desert with a pounding, punishing sun
overhead, doesn't seem to be hot. It almost feels cool. He considers lying
down on the nice cool surface.

Cool, dark stone. Not a good sign. He must be hallucinating this. He's
probably in the middle of a patch of sand, already lying face down and
dying, and just imagining this whole thing. A desert mirage. Soon the
beautiful women carrying pitchers of water will come up and start giving him
a drink. Then he'll know he's gone.

He decides against laying down on the cool stone. If he's going to die here
in the middle of this hallucination, he at least wants to see what's in the
center before he goes. He keeps crawling.

It's the third time that he hears the voice before he realizes what he's
hearing. He would swear that someone just said, "Greetings, traveler. You do
not look well. Do you hear me?"

He stops crawling. He tries to look up from where he is on his hands and
knees, but it's too much effort to lift his head. So he tries something
different - he leans back and tries to sit up on the stone. After a few
seconds, he catches his balance, avoids falling on his face, sits up, and
tries to focus his eyes. Blurry. He rubs his eyes with the back of his hands
and tries again. Better this time.

Yep. He can see. He's sitting in the middle of a large, flat, dark expanse
of stone. Directly next to him, about three feet away, is a white post or
pole about two inches in diameter and sticking up about four or five feet
out of the stone, at an angle.

And wrapped around this white rod, tail with rattle on it hovering and
seeming to be ready to start rattling, is what must be a fifteen foot long
desert diamondback rattlesnake, looking directly at him.

He stares at the snake in shock. He doesn't have the energy to get up and
run away. He doesn't even have the energy to crawl away. This is it, his
final resting place. No matter what happens, he's not going to be able to
move from this spot.

Well, at least dying of a bite from this monster should be quicker than
dying of thirst. He'll face his end like a man. He struggles to sit up a
little straighter. The snake keeps watching him. He lifts one hand and waves
it in the snake's direction, feebly. The snake watches the hand for a
moment, then goes back to watching the man, looking into his eyes.

Hmmm. Maybe the snake had no interest in biting him? It hadn't rattled yet -
that was a good sign. Maybe he wasn't going to die of snake bite after all.

He then remembers that he'd looked up when he'd reached the center here
because he thought he'd heard a voice. He was still very woozy - he was
likely to pass out soon, the sun still beat down on him even though he was
now on cool stone. He still didn't have anything to drink. But maybe he had
actually heard a voice. This stone didn't look natural. Nor did that white
post sticking up out of the stone. Someone had to have built this. Maybe
they were still nearby. Maybe that was who talked to him. Maybe this snake
was even their pet, and that's why it wasn't biting.

He tries to clear his throat to say, "Hello," but his throat is too dry. All
that comes out is a coughing or wheezing sound. There is no way he's going
to be able to talk without something to drink. He feels his pocket, and the
bottle with the wiper fluid is still there. He shakily pulls the bottle out,
almost losing his balance and falling on his back in the process. This isn't
good. He doesn't have much time left, by his reckoning, before he passes
out.

He gets the lid off of the bottle, manages to get the bottle to his lips,
and pours some of the fluid into his mouth. He sloshes it around, and then
swallows it. He coughs a little. His throat feels better. Maybe he can talk
now.

He tries again. Ignoring the snake, he turns to look around him, hoping to
spot the owner of this place, and croaks out, "Hello? Is there anyone here?"

He hears, from his side, "Greetings. What is it that you want?"

He turns his head, back towards the snake. That's where the sound had seemed
to come from. The only thing he can think of is that there must be a
speaker, hidden under the snake, or maybe built into that post. He decides
to try asking for help.

"Please," he croaks again, suddenly feeling dizzy, "I'd love to not be
thirsty any more. I've been a long time without water. Can you help me?"

Looking in the direction of the snake, hoping to see where the voice was
coming from this time, he is shocked to see the snake rear back, open its
mouth, and speak. He hears it say, as the dizziness overtakes him and he
falls forward, face first on the stone, "Very well. Coming up."

A piercing pain shoots through his shoulder. Suddenly he is awake. He sits
up and grabs his shoulder, wincing at the throbbing pain. He's momentarily
disoriented as he looks around, and then he remembers - the crawl across the
sand, the dark area of stone, the snake. He sees the snake, still wrapped
around the tilted white post, still looking at him.

He reaches up and feels his shoulder, where it hurts. It feels slightly wet.
He pulls his fingers away and looks at them - blood. He feels his shoulder
again - his shirt has what feels like two holes in it - two puncture holes -
they match up with the two aching spots of pain on his shoulder. He had been
bitten. By the snake.

"It'll feel better in a minute." He looks up - it's the snake talking. He
hadn't dreamed it. Suddenly he notices - he's not dizzy any more. And more
importantly, he's not thirsty any more - at all!

"Have I died? Is this the afterlife? Why are you biting me in the
afterlife?"

"Sorry about that, but I had to bite you," says the snake. "That's the way I
work. It all comes through the bite. Think of it as natural medicine."

"You bit me to help me? Why aren't I thirsty any more? Did you give me a
drink before you bit me? How did I drink enough while unconscious to not be
thirsty any more? I haven't had a drink for over two days. Well, except for
the windshield wiper fluid... hold it, how in the world does a snake talk?
Are you real? Are you some sort of Disney animation?"

"No," says the snake, "I'm real. As real as you or anyone is, anyway. I
didn't give you a drink. I bit you. That's how it works - it's what I do. I
bite. I don't have hands to give you a drink, even if I had water just
sitting around here."

The man sat stunned for a minute. Here he was, sitting in the middle of the
desert on some strange stone that should be hot but wasn't, talking to a
snake that could talk back and had just bitten him. And he felt better. Not
great - he was still starving and exhausted, but much better - he was no
longer thirsty. He had started to sweat again, but only slightly. He felt
hot, in this sun, but it was starting to get lower in the sky, and the cool
stone beneath him was a relief he could notice now that he was no longer
dying of thirst.

"I might suggest that we take care of that methanol you now have in your
system with the next request," continued the snake. "I can guess why you
drank it, but I'm not sure how much you drank, or how much methanol was left
in the wiper fluid. That stuff is nasty. It'll make you go blind in a day or
two, if you drank enough of it."

"Ummm, n-next request?" said the man. He put his hand back on his hurting
shoulder and backed away from the snake a little.

"That's the way it works. If you like, that is," explained the snake. "You
get three requests. Call them wishes, if you wish." The snake grinned at his
own joke, and the man drew back a little further from the show of fangs.

"But there are rules," the snake continued. "The first request is free. The
second requires an agreement of secrecy. The third requires the binding of
responsibility." The snake looks at the man seriously.

"By the way," the snake says suddenly, "my name is Nathan. Old Nathan,
Samuel used to call me. He gave me the name. Before that, most of the Bound
used to just call me 'Snake'. But that got old, and Samuel wouldn't stand
for it. He said that anything that could talk needed a name. He was big into
names. You can call me Nate, if you wish." Again, the snake grinned. "Sorry
if I don't offer to shake, but I think you can understand - my shake sounds
somewhat threatening." The snake give his rattle a little shake.

"Umm, my name is Jack," said the man, trying to absorb all of this. "Jack
Samson.

"Can I ask you a question?" Jack says suddenly. "What happened to the
poison...umm, in your bite. Why aren't I dying now? How did you do that?
What do you mean by that's how you work?"

"That's more than one question," grins Nate. "But I'll still try to answer
all of them. First, yes, you can ask me a question." The snake's grin gets
wider. "Second, the poison is in you. It changed you. You now no longer need
to drink. That's what you asked for. Or, well, technically, you asked to not
be thirsty any more - but 'any more' is such a vague term. I decided to make
it permanent - now, as long as you live, you shouldn't need to drink much at
all. Your body will conserve water very efficiently. You should be able to
get enough just from the food you eat - much like a creature of the desert.
You've been changed.

"For the third question," Nate continues, "you are still dying. Besides the
effects of that methanol in your system, you're a man - and men are mortal.
In your current state, I give you no more than about another 50 years.
Assuming you get out of this desert, alive, that is." Nate seemed vastly
amused at his own humor, and continued his wide grin.

"As for the fourth question," Nate said, looking more serious as far as Jack
could tell, as Jack was just now working on his ability to read
talking-snake emotions from snake facial features, "first you have to agree
to make a second request and become bound by the secrecy, or I can't tell
you."

"Wait," joked Jack, "isn't this where you say you could tell me, but you'd
have to kill me?"

"I thought that was implied." Nate continued to look serious.

"Ummm...yeah." Jack leaned back a little as he remembered again that he was
talking to a fifteen foot poisonous reptile with a reputation for having a
nasty temper. "So, what is this 'Bound by Secrecy' stuff, and can you really
stop the effects of the methanol?" Jack thought for a second. "And, what do
you mean methanol, anyway? I thought these days they use ethanol in wiper
fluid, and just denature it?"

"They may, I don't really know," said Nate. "I haven't gotten out in a
while. Maybe they do. All I know is that I smell methanol on your breath and
on that bottle in your pocket. And the blue color of the liquid when you
pulled it out to drink some let me guess that it was wiper fluid. I assume
that they still color wiper fluid blue?"

"Yeah, they do," said Jack.

"I figured," replied Nate. "As for being bound by secrecy - with the
fulfillment of your next request, you will be bound to say nothing about me,
this place, or any of the information I will tell you after that, when you
decide to go back out to your kind. You won't be allowed to talk about me,
write about me, use sign language, charades, or even act in a way that will
lead someone to guess correctly about me. You'll be bound to secrecy. Of
course, I'll also ask you to promise not to give me away, and as I'm
guessing that you're a man of your word, you'll never test the binding
anyway, so you won't notice." Nate said the last part with utter confidence.

Jack, who had always prided himself on being a man of his word, felt a
little nervous at this. "Ummm, hey, Nate, who are you? How did you know
that? Are you, umm, omniscient, or something?"

Well, Jack," said Nate sadly, "I can't tell you that, unless you make the
second request." Nate looked away for a minute, then looked back.

"Umm, well, ok," said Jack, "what is this about a second request? What can I
ask for? Are you allowed to tell me that?"

"Sure!" said Nate, brightening. "You're allowed to ask for changes. Changes
to yourself. They're like wishes, but they can only affect you. Oh, and
before you ask, I can't give you immortality. Or omniscience. Or
omnipresence, for that matter. Though I might be able to make you gaseous
and yet remain alive, and then you could spread through the atmosphere and
sort of be omnipresent. But what good would that be - you still wouldn't be
omniscient and thus still could only focus on one thing at a time. Not very
useful, at least in my opinion." Nate stopped when he realized that Jack was
staring at him.

"Well, anyway," continued Nate, "I'd probably suggest giving you permanent
good health. It would negate the methanol now in your system, you'd be
immune to most poisons and diseases, and you'd tend to live a very long
time, barring accident, of course. And you'll even have a tendency to
recover from accidents well. It always seemed like a good choice for a
request to me."

"Cure the methanol poisoning, huh?" said Jack. "And keep me healthy for a
long time? Hmmm. It doesn't sound bad at that. And it has to be a request
about a change to me? I can't ask to be rich, right? Because that's not
really a change to me?"

"Right," nodded Nate.

"Could I ask to be a genius and permanently healthy?" Jack asked, hopefully.

"That takes two requests, Jack."

"Yeah, I figured so," said Jack. "But I could ask to be a genius? I could
become the smartest scientist in the world? Or the best athlete?"

"Well, I could make you very smart," admitted Nate, "but that wouldn't
necessarily make you the best scientist in the world. Or, I could make you
very athletic, but it wouldn't necessarily make you the best athlete either.
You've heard the saying that 99% of genius is hard work? Well, there's some
truth to that. I can give you the talent, but I can't make you work hard. It
all depends on what you decide to do with it."

"Hmmm," said Jack. "Ok, I think I understand. And I get a third request,
after this one?"

"Maybe," said Nate, "it depends on what you decide then. There are more
rules for the third request that I can only tell you about after the second
request. You know how it goes." Nate looked like he'd shrug, if he had
shoulders.

"Ok, well, since I'd rather not be blind in a day or two, and permanent
health doesn't sound bad, then consider that my second request. Officially.
Do I need to sign in blood or something?"

"No," said Nate. "Just hold out your hand. Or heel." Nate grinned. "Or
whatever part you want me to bite. I have to bite you again. Like I said,
that's how it works - the poison, you know," Nate said apologetically.

Jack winced a little and felt his shoulder, where the last bite was. Hey, it
didn't hurt any more. Just like Nate had said. That made Jack feel better
about the biting business. But still, standing still while a fifteen foot
snake sunk it's fangs into you. Jack stood up. Ignoring how good it felt to
be able to stand again, and the hunger starting to gnaw at his stomach, Jack
tried to decide where he wanted to get bitten. Despite knowing that it
wouldn't hurt for long, Jack knew that this wasn't going to be easy.

"Hey, Jack," Nate suddenly said, looking past Jack towards the dunes behind
him, "is that someone else coming up over there?"

Jack spun around and looked. Who else could be out here in the middle of
nowhere? And did they bring food?

Wait a minute, there was nobody over there. What was Nate...

Jack let out a bellow as he felt two fangs sink into his rear end, through
his jeans...

Jack sat down carefully, favoring his more tender buttock. "I would have
decided, eventually, Nate. I was just thinking about it. You didn't have to
hoodwink me like that."

"I've been doing this a long time, Jack," said Nate, confidently. "You
humans have a hard time sitting still and letting a snake bite you -
especially one my size. And besides, admit it - it's only been a couple of
minutes and it already doesn't hurt any more, does it? That's because of the
health benefit with this one. I told you that you'd heal quickly now."

"Yeah, well, still," said Jack, "it's the principle of the thing. And nobody
likes being bitten in the butt! Couldn't you have gotten my calf or
something instead?"

"More meat in the typical human butt," replied Nate. "And less chance you
accidentally kick me or move at the last second."

"Yeah, right. So, tell me all of these wonderful secrets that I now qualify
to hear," answered Jack.

"Ok," said Nate. "Do you want to ask questions first, or do you want me to
just start talking?"

"Just talk," said Jack. "I'll sit here and try to not think about food."

"We could go try to rustle up some food for you first, if you like,"
answered Nate.

"Hey! You didn't tell me you had food around here, Nate!" Jack jumped up.
"What do we have? Am I in walking distance to town? Or can you magically
whip up food along with your other powers?" Jack was almost shouting with
excitement. His stomach had been growling for hours.

"I was thinking more like I could flush something out of its hole and bite
it for you, and you could skin it and eat it. Assuming you have a knife,
that is," replied Nate, with the grin that Jack was starting to get used to.

"Ugh," said Jack, sitting back down. "I think I'll pass. I can last a little
longer before I get desperate enough to eat desert rat, or whatever else it
is you find out here. And there's nothing to burn - I'd have to eat it raw.
No thanks. Just talk."

"Ok," replied Nate, still grinning. "But I'd better hurry, before you start
looking at me as food.

Nate reared back a little, looked around for a second, and then continued.
"You, Jack, are sitting in the middle of the Garden of Eden."

Jack looked around at the sand and dunes and then looked back at Nate
sceptically.

"Well, that's the best I can figure it, anyway, Jack," said Nate. "Stand up
and look at the symbol on the rock here." Nate gestured around the dark
stone they were both sitting on with his nose.

Jack stood up and looked. Carved into the stone in a bas-relief was a
representation of a large tree. The angled-pole that Nate was wrapped around
was coming out of the trunk of the tree, right below where the main branches
left the truck to reach out across the stone. It was very well done - it
looked more like a tree had been reduced to almost two dimensions and
embedded in the stone than it did like a carving.

Jack walked around and looked at the details in the fading light of the
setting sun. He wished he'd looked at it while the sun was higher in the
sky.

Wait! The sun was setting! That meant he was going to have to spend another
night out here! Arrrgh!

Jack looked out across the desert for a little bit, and then came back and
stood next to Nate. "In all the excitement, I almost forgot, Nate," said
Jack. "Which way is it back to town? And how far? I'm eventually going to
have to head back - I'm not sure I'll be able to survive by eating raw
desert critters for long. And even if I can, I'm not sure I'll want to."

"It's about 30 miles that way." Nate pointed, with the rattle on his tail
this time. As far as Jack could tell, it was a direction at right angles to
the way he'd been going when he was crawling here. "But that's 30 miles by
the way the crow flies. It's about 40 by the way a man walks. You should be
able to do it in about half a day with your improved endurance, if you head
out early tomorrow, Jack."

Jack looked out the way the snake had pointed for a few seconds more, and
then sat back down. It was getting dark. Not much he could do about heading
out right now. And besides, Nate was just about to get to the interesting
stuff. "Garden of Eden? As best as you can figure it?"

"Well, yeah, as best as I and Samuel could figure it anyway," said Nate. "He
figured that the story just got a little mixed up. You know, snake, in a
'tree', offering 'temptations', making bargains. That kind stuff. But he
could never quite figure out how the Hebrews found out about this spot from
across the ocean. He worried about that for a while."

"Garden of Eden, hunh?" said Jack. "How long have you been here, Nate?"

"No idea, really," replied Nate. "A long time. It never occurred to me to
count years, until recently, and by then, of course, it was too late. But I
do remember when this whole place was green, so I figure it's been thousands
of years, at least."

"So, are you the snake that tempted Eve?" said Jack.

"Beats me," said Nate. "Maybe. I can't remember if the first one of your
kind that I talked to was female or not, and I never got a name, but it
could have been. And I suppose she could have considered my offer to grant
requests a 'temptation', though I've rarely had refusals."

"Well, umm, how did you get here then? And why is that white pole stuck out
of the stone there?" asked Jack.

"Dad left me here. Or, I assume it was my dad. It was another snake - much
bigger than I was back then. I remember talking to him, but I don't remember
if it was in a language, or just kind of understanding what he wanted. But
one day, he brought me to this stone, told me about it, and asked me to do
something for him. I talked it over with him for a while, then agreed. I've
been here ever since.

"What is this place?" said Jack. "And what did he ask you to do?"

"Well, you see this pole here, sticking out of the stone?" Nate loosened his
coils around the tilted white pole and showed Jack where it descended into
the stone. The pole was tilted at about a 45 degree angle and seemed to
enter the stone in an eighteen inch slot cut into the stone. Jack leaned
over and looked. The slot was dark and the pole went down into it as far as
Jack could see in the dim light. Jack reached out to touch the pole, but
Nate was suddenly there in the way.

"You can't touch that yet, Jack," said Nate.

"Why not?" asked Jack.

"I haven't explained it to you yet," replied Nate.

"Well, it kinda looks like a lever or something," said Jack. "You'd push it
that way, and it would move in the slot."

"Yep, that's what it is," replied Nate.

"What does it do?" asked Jack. "End the world?"

"Oh, no," said Nate. "Nothing that drastic. It just ends humanity. I call it
'The Lever of Doom'." For the last few words Nate had used a deeper, ringing
voice. He tried to look serious for a few seconds, and then gave up and
grinned.

Jack was initially startled by Nate's pronouncement, but when Nate grinned
Jack laughed. "Ha! You almost had me fooled for a second there. What does it
really do?"

"Oh, it really ends humanity, like I said," smirked Nate. "I just thought
the voice I used was funny, didn't you?"

Nate continued to grin.

"A lever to end humanity?" asked Jack. "What in the world is that for? Why
would anyone need to end humanity?"

"Well," replied Nate, "I get the idea that maybe humanity was an experiment.
Or maybe the Big Guy just thought, that if humanity started going really
bad, there should be a way to end it. I'm not really sure. All I know are
the rules, and the guesses that Samuel and I had about why it's here. I
didn't think to ask back when I started here."

"Rules? What rules?" asked Jack.

"The rules are that I can't tell anybody about it or let them touch it
unless they agree to be bound to secrecy by a bite. And that only one human
can be bound in that way at a time. That's it." explained Nate.

Jack looked somewhat shocked. "You mean that I could pull the lever now?
You'd let me end humanity?"

"Yep," replied Nate, "if you want to." Nate looked at Jack carefully. "Do
you want to, Jack?"

"Umm, no." said Jack, stepping a little further back from the lever. "Why in
the world would anyone want to end humanity? It'd take a psychotic to want
that! Or worse, a suicidal psychotic, because it would kill him too,
wouldn't it?"

"Yep," replied Nate, "being as he'd be human too."

"Has anyone ever seriously considered it?" asked Nate. "Any of those bound
to secrecy, that is?"

"Well, of course, I think they've all seriously considered it at one time or
another. Being given that kind of responsibility makes you sit down and
think, or so I'm told. Samuel considered it several times. He'd often get
disgusted with humanity, come out here, and just hold the lever for a while.
But he never pulled it. Or you wouldn't be here." Nate grinned some more.

Jack sat down, well back from the lever. He looked thoughtful and puzzled at
the same time. After a bit, he said, "So this makes me the Judge of
humanity? I get to decide whether they keep going or just end? Me?"

"That seems to be it," agreed Nate.

"What kind of criteria do I use to decide?" said Jack. "How do I make this
decision? Am I supposed to decide if they're good? Or too many of them are
bad? Or that they're going the wrong way? Is there a set of rules for that?"

"Nope," replied Nate. "You pretty much just have to decide on your own. It's
up to you, however you want to decide it. I guess that you're just supposed
to know."

"But what if I get mad at someone? Or some girl dumps me and I feel
horrible? Couldn't I make a mistake? How do I know that I won't screw up?"
protested Jack.

Nate gave his kind of snake-like shrug again. "You don't. You just have to
try your best, Jack."

Jack sat there for a while, staring off into the desert that was rapidly
getting dark, chewing on a fingernail.

Suddenly, Jack turned around and looked at the snake. "Nate, was Samuel the
one bound to this before me?"

"Yep," replied Nate. "He was a good guy. Talked to me a lot. Taught me to
read and brought me books. I think I still have a good pile of them buried
in the sand around here somewhere. I still miss him. He died a few months
ago."

"Sounds like a good guy," agreed Jack. "How did he handle this, when you
first told him. What did he do?"

"Well," said Nate, "he sat down for a while, thought about it for a bit, and
then asked me some questions, much like you're doing."

"What did he ask you, if you're allowed to tell me?" asked Jack.

"He asked me about the third request," replied Nate.

"Aha!" It was Jack's turn to grin. "And what did you tell him?"

"I told him the rules for the third request. That to get the third request
you have to agree to this whole thing. That if it ever comes to the point
that you really think that humanity should be ended, that you'll come here
and end it. You won't avoid it, and you won't wimp out." Nate looked serious
again. "And you'll be bound to do it too, Jack."

"Hmmm." Jack looked back out into the darkness for a while.

Nate watched him, waiting.

"Nate," continued Jack, quietly, eventually. "What did Samuel ask for with
his third request?"

Nate sounded like he was grinning again as he replied, also quietly,
"Wisdom, Jack. He asked for wisdom. As much as I could give him."

"Ok," said Jack, suddenly, standing up and facing away from Nate, "give it
to me.

Nate looked at Jack's backside. "Give you what, Jack?"

"Give me that wisdom. The same stuff that Samuel asked for. If it helped
him, maybe it'll help me too." Jack turned his head to look back over his
shoulder at Nate. "It did help him, right?"

"He said it did," replied Nate. "But he seemed a little quieter afterward.
Like he had a lot to think about."

"Well, yeah, I can see that," said Jack. "So, give it to me." Jack turned to
face away from Nate again, bent over slightly and tensed up.

Nate watched Jack tense up with a little exasperation. If he bit Jack now,
Jack would likely jump out of his skin and maybe hurt them both.

"You remember that you'll be bound to destroy humanity if it ever looks like
it needs it, right Jack?" asked Nate, shifting position.

"Yeah, yeah, I got that," replied Jack, eyes squeezed tightly shut and body
tense, not noticing the change in direction of Nate's voice.

"And," continued Nate, from his new position, "do you remember that you'll
turn bright purple, and grow big horns and extra eyes?"

"Yeah, yeah...Hey, wait a minute!" said Jack, opening his eyes,
straightening up and turning around. "Purple?!" He didn't see Nate there.
With the moonlight Jack could see that the lever extended up from its slot
in the rock without the snake wrapped around it.

Jack heard, from behind him, Nate's "Just Kidding!" right before he felt the
now familiar piercing pain, this time in the other buttock.

Jack sat on the edge of the dark stone in the rapidly cooling air, his feet
extending out into the sand. He stared out into the darkness, listening to
the wind stir the sand, occasionally rubbing his butt where he'd been
recently bitten.

Nate had left for a little while, had come back with a desert-rodent-shaped
bulge somewhere in his middle, and was now wrapped back around the lever,
his tongue flicking out into the desert night's air the only sign that he
was still awake.

Occasionally Jack, with his toes absentmindedly digging in the sand while he
thought, would ask Nate a question without turning around.

"Nate, do accidents count?"

Nate lifted his head a little bit. "What do you mean, Jack?"

Jack tilted his head back like he was looking at the stars. "You know,
accidents. If I accidentally fall on the lever, without meaning to, does
that still wipe out humanity?"

"Yeah, I'm pretty sure it does, Jack. I'd suggest you be careful about that
if you start feeling wobbly," said Nate with some amusement.

A little later - "Does it have to be me that pulls the lever?" asked Jack.

"That's the rule, Jack. Nobody else can pull it," answered Nate.

"No," Jack shook his head, "I meant does it have to be my hand? Could I pull
the lever with a rope tied around it? Or push it with a stick? Or throw a
rock?"

"Yes, those should work," replied Nate. "Though I'm not sure how complicated
you could get. Samuel thought about trying to build some kind of remote
control for it once, but gave it up. Everything he'd build would be gone by
the next sunrise, if it was touching the stone, or over it. I told him that
in the past others that had been bound had tried to bury the lever so they
wouldn't be tempted to pull it, but every time the stones or sand or
whatever had disappeared."

"Wow," said Jack, "Cool." Jack leaned back until only his elbows kept him
off of the stone and looked up into the sky.

"Nate, how long did Samuel live? One of his wishes was for health too,
right?" asked Jack.

"Yes," replied Nate, "it was. He lived 167 years, Jack."

"Wow, 167 years. That's almost 140 more years I'll live if I live as long.
Do you know what he died of, Nate?"

"He died of getting tired of living, Jack," Nate said, sounding somewhat
sad.

Jack turned his head to look at Nate in the starlight.

Nate looked back. "Samuel knew he wasn't going to be able to stay in
society. He figured that they'd eventually see him still alive and start
questioning it, so he decided that he'd have to disappear after a while. He
faked his death once, but changed his mind - he decided it was too early and
he could stay for a little longer. He wasn't very fond of mankind, but he
liked the attention. Most of the time, anyway.

"His daughter and then his wife dying almost did him in though. He didn't
stay in society much longer after that. He eventually came out here to spend
time talking to me and thinking about pulling the lever. A few months ago he
told me he'd had enough. It was his time."

"And then he just died?" asked Jack.

Nate shook his head a little. "He made his forth request, Jack. There's only
one thing you can ask for the fourth request. The last bite.

After a bit Nate continued, "He told me that he was tired, that it was his
time. He reassured me that someone new would show up soon, like they always
had.

After another pause, Nate finished, "Samuel's body disappeared off the stone
with the sunrise."

Jack lay back down and looked at the sky, leaving Nate alone with his
memories. It was a long time until Jack's breathing evened out into sleep.

Jack woke with the sunrise the next morning. He was a little chilled with
the morning desert air, but overall was feeling pretty good. Well, except
that his stomach was grumbling and he wasn't willing to eat raw desert rat.

So, after getting directions to town from Nate, making sure he knew how to
get back, and reassuring Nate that he'd be back soon, Jack started the long
walk back to town. With his new health and Nate's good directions, he made
it back easily.

Jack caught a bus back to the city, and showed up for work the next day,
little worse for the wear and with a story about getting lost in the desert
and walking back out. Within a couple of days Jack had talked a friend with
a tow truck into going back out into the desert with him to fetch the SUV.
They found it after a couple of hours of searching and towed it back without
incident. Jack was careful not to even look in the direction of Nate's
lever, though their path back didn't come within sight of it.

Before the next weekend, Jack had gone to a couple of stores, including a
book store, and had gotten his SUV back from the mechanic, with a warning to
avoid any more joyriding in the desert. On Saturday, Jack headed back to see
Nate.

Jack parked a little way out of the small town near Nate, loaded up his new
backpack with camping gear and the things he was bringing for Nate, and then
started walking. He figured that walking would leave the least trail, and he
knew that while not many people camped in the desert, it wasn't unheard of,
and shouldn't really raise suspicions.

Jack had brought more books for Nate - recent books, magazines, newspapers.
Some things that would catch Nate up with what was happening in the world,
others that were just good books to read. He spent the weekend with Nate,
and then headed out again, telling Nate that he'd be back again soon, but
that he had things to do first.

Over four months later Jack was back to see Nate again. This time he brought
a laptop with him - a specially modified laptop. It had a solar recharger,
special filters and seals to keep out the sand, a satellite link-up, and a
special keyboard and joystick that Jack hoped that a fifteen-foot
rattlesnake would be able to use. And, it had been hacked to not give out
its location to the satellite.

After that Jack could e-mail Nate to keep in touch, but still visited him
fairly regularly - at least once or twice a year.

After the first year, Jack quit his job. For some reason, with the wisdom he
'd been given, and the knowledge that he could live for over 150 years,
working in a nine to five job for someone else didn't seem that worthwhile
any more. Jack went back to school.

Eventually, Jack started writing. Perhaps because of the wisdom, or perhaps
because of his new perspective, he wrote well. People liked what he wrote,
and he became well known for it. After a time, Jack bought an RV and started
traveling around the country for book signings and readings.

But, he still remembered to drop by and visit Nate occasionally.

On one of the visits Nate seemed quieter than usual. Not that Nate had been
a fountain of joy lately. Jack's best guess was that Nate was still missing
Samuel, and though Jack had tried, he still hadn't been able to replace
Samuel in Nate's eyes. Nate had been getting quieter each visit. But on this
visit Nate didn't even speak when Jack walked up to the lever. He nodded at
Jack, and then went back to staring into the desert. Jack, respecting Nate's
silence, sat down and waited.

After a few minutes, Nate spoke. "Jack, I have someone to introduce you to."

Jack looked surprised. "Someone to introduce me to?" Jack looked around, and then looked carefully back at Nate. "This something to do with the Big Guy?

"No, no," replied Nate. "This is more personal. I want you to meet my son."
Nate looked over at the nearest sand dune. "Sammy!"

Jack watched as a four foot long desert rattlesnake crawled from behind the
dune and up to the stone base of the lever.

"Yo, Jack," said the new, much smaller snake.

"Yo, Sammy" replied Jack. Jack looked at Nate. "Named after Samuel, I
assume?"

Nate nodded. "Jack, I've got a favor to ask you. Could you show Sammy around
for me?" Nate unwrapped himself from the lever and slithered over to the
edge of the stone and looked across the sands. "When Samuel first told me
about the world, and brought me books and pictures, I wished that I could go see it. I wanted to see the great forests, the canyons, the cities, even the
other deserts, to see if they felt and smelled the same. I want my son to
have that chance - to see the world. Before he becomes bound here like I have been.

"He's seen it in pictures, over the computer that you brought me. But I hear that it's not the same. That being there is different. I want him to have
that. Think you can do that for me, Jack?"

Jack nodded. This was obviously very important to Nate, so Jack didn't even
joke about taking a talking rattlesnake out to see the world. "Yeah, I can
do that for you, Nate. Is that all you need?" Jack could sense that was
something more.

Nate looked at Sammy. Sammy looked back at Nate for a second and then said,
"Oh, yeah. Ummm, I've gotta go pack. Back in a little bit Jack. Nice to meet
ya!" Sammy slithered back over the dune and out of sight.

Nate watched Sammy disappear and then looked back at Jack. "Jack, this is my
first son. My first offspring through all the years. You don't even want to
know what it took for me to find a mate." Nate grinned to himself. "But
anyway, I had a son for a reason. I'm tired. I'm ready for it to be over. I
needed a replacement."

Jack considered this for a minute. "So, you're ready to come see the world,
and you wanted him to watch the lever while you were gone?"

Nate shook his head. "No, Jack - you're a better guesser than that. You've
already figured out - I'm bound here - there's only one way for me to leave
here. And I'm ready. It's my time to die."

Jack looked more closely at Nate. He could tell Nate had thought about
this - probably for quite a while. Jack had trouble imagining what it would
be like to be as old as Nate, but Jack could already tell that in another
hundred or two hundred years, he might be getting tired of life himself.
Jack could understand Samuel's decision, and now Nate's. So, all Jack said
was, "What do you want me to do?"

Nate nodded. "Thanks, Jack. I only want two things. One - show Sammy around
the world - let him get his fill of it, until he's ready to come back here
and take over. Two - give me the fourth request.

"I can't just decide to die, not any more than you can. I won't even die of
old age like you eventually will, even though it'll be a long time from now.
I need to be killed. Once Sammy is back here, ready to take over, I'll be
able to die. And I need you to kill me.

"I've even thought about how. Poisons and other drugs won't work on me. And
I've seen pictures of snakes that were shot - some of them live for days, so
that's out too. So, I want you to bring back a sword.

Nate turned away to look back to the dune that Sammy had gone behind. "I'd
say an axe, but that's somewhat undignified - putting my head on the ground
or a chopping block like that. No, I like a sword. A time-honored way of
going out. A dignified way to die. And, most importantly, it should work,
even on me.

"You willing to do that for me, Jack?" Nate turned back to look at Jack.

"Yeah, Nate," replied Jack solemnly, "I think I can handle that."

Nate nodded. "Good!" He turned back toward the dune and shouted, "Sammy!
Jack's about ready to leave!" Then quietly, "Thanks, Jack."

Jack didn't have anything to say to that, so he waited for Sammy to make it
back to the lever, nodded to him, nodded a final time to Nate, and then
headed into the desert with Sammy following.
Over the next several years Sammy and Jack kept in touch with Nate through
e-mail as they went about their adventures. They made a goal of visiting
every country in the world, and did a respectable job of it. Sammy had a
natural gift for languages, as Jack expected he would, and even ended up
acting as a translator for Jack in a few of the countries. Jack managed to
keep the talking rattlesnake hidden, even so, and by the time they were
nearing the end of their tour of countries, Sammy had only been spotted a
few times. While there were several people that had seen enough to startle
them greatly, nobody had enough evidence to prove anything, and while a few
wild rumors and storied followed Jack and Sammy around, nothing ever hit the
newspapers or the public in general.

When they finished the tour of countries, Jack suggested that they try some
undersea diving. They did. And spelunking. They did that too. Sammy finally
drew the line at visiting Antarctica. He'd come to realize that Jack was
stalling. After talking to his Dad about it over e-mail, he figured out that
Jack probably didn't want to have to kill Nate. Nate told Sammy that humans
could be squeamish about killing friends and acquaintances.

So, Sammy eventually put his tail down (as he didn't have a foot) and told
Jack that it was time - he was ready to go back and take up his duties from
his dad. Jack, delayed it a little more by insisting that they go back to
Japan and buy an appropriate sword. He even stretched it a little more by
getting lessons in how to use the sword. But, eventually, he'd learned as
much as he was likely to without dedicating his life to it, and was
definitely competent enough to take the head off of a snake. It was time to
head back and see Nate.

When they got back to the US, Jack got the old RV out of storage where he
and Sammy had left it after their tour of the fifty states, he loaded up
Sammy and the sword, and they headed for the desert.

When they got to the small town that Jack had been trying to find those
years ago when he'd met Nate, Jack was in a funk. He didn't really feel like
walking all of the way out there. Not only that, but he'd forgotten to
figure the travel time correctly, and it was late afternoon. They'd either
have to spend the night in town and walk out tomorrow, or walk in the dark.

As Jack was afraid that if he waited one more night he might lose his
resolve, he decided that he'd go ahead and drive the RV out there. It was
only going to be this once, and Jack would go back and cover the tracks
afterward. They ought to be able to make it out there by nightfall if they
drove, and then they could get it over tonight.

Jack told Sammy to e-mail Nate that they were coming as he drove out of
sight of the town on the road. They then pulled off the road and headed out
into the desert.

Everything went well, until they got to the sand dunes. Jack had been
nursing the RV along the whole time, over the rocks, through the creek beds,
revving the engine the few times they almost got stuck. When they came to
the dunes, Jack didn't really think about it, he just downshifted and headed
up the first one. By the third dune, Jack started to regret that he'd
decided to try driving on the sand. The RV was fishtailling and losing
traction. Jack was having to work it up each dune slowly and was trying to
keep from losing control each time they came over the top and slid down the
other side. Sammy had come up to sit in the passenger seat, coiled up and
laughing at Jack's driving.

As they came over the top of the fourth dune, the biggest one yet, Jack saw
that this was the final dune - the stone, the lever, and somewhere Nate,
waited below. Jack put on the brakes, but he'd gone a little too far. The RV
started slipping down the other side.

Jack tried turning the wheel, but he didn't have enough traction. He pumped
the brakes - no response. They started sliding down the hill, faster and
faster.

Jack felt a shock go through him as he suddenly realized that they were
heading for the lever. He looked down - the RV was directly on course for
it. If Jack didn't do something, the RV would hit it. He was about to end
humanity.

Jack steered more frantically, trying to get traction. It still wasn't
working. The dune was too steep, and the sand too loose. In a split second,
Jack realized that his only chance would be once he hit the stone around the
lever - he should have traction on the stone for just a second before he hit
the lever - he wouldn't have time to stop, but he should be able to steer
away.

Jack took a better grip on the steering wheel and tried to turn the RV a
little bit - every little bit would help. He'd have to time his turn just
right.

The RV got to the bottom of the dune, sliding at an amazing speed in the
sand. Just before they reached the stone Jack looked across it to check that
they were still heading for the lever. They were. But Jack noticed something
else that he hadn't seen from the top of the dune. Nate wasn't wrapped
around the lever. He was off to the side of the lever, but still on the
stone, waiting for them. The problem was, he was waiting on the same side of
the lever that Jack had picked to steer towards to avoid the lever. The RV
was already starting to drift that way a little in its mad rush across the
sand and there was no way that Jack was going to be able to go around the
lever to the other side.

Jack had an instant of realization. He was either going to have to hit the
lever, or run over Nate. He glanced over at Sammy and saw that Sammy
realized the same thing.

Jack took a firmer grip on the steering wheel as the RV ran up on the stone.
Shouting to Sammy as he pulled the steering wheel, "BETTER NATE THAN LEVER," he ran over the snake.
 
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<p>the beautiful queen of night, fair damsel and bright star, emerges from her resting-chamber with the grace of the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet fluid corpse. The ebon black of her skirt dappled with pale starlight, her arms swaying in the light breeze, she trickles with an air of disillusionment from her place of rest, the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet lone tear trickling down the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet face that has never seen the sun. All the third person present of be serene, all the third person present of be peaceful. But suddenly, something skitters between the dead trees. Awakening, she stands erect, her arms absolutely still. Then all at once, the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet cracking sound – her body splits in two, and then explodes. The creature within the trees raises the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet puzzled eyebrow, and leaves very quickly.</p>

<p>yes, this the third person present of be necturna, the adorable little flower with the ability to smash its own nonexistent shell. Currently oppose the idea, action or other type of noun at some point in the idea that uses numbers to keep track of events or activities let her pretty looks fool the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you – this clairvoyant cutie the third person present of be one of ou's very deadliest pokemon. How should this be so, the homosapien that wrote or spoke about this current line of text you read hear the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you cry? well, necturna has one party piece that no other pokemon with her level of stats has – the ability to use sketch once, and only once, to obtain any one move that she could not learn otherwise. Shell smash? sacred fire? necturna can do it all, and as such the third person present of be one of the most feared pokemon currently in existence. Coupled with the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet base 120 attack stat, which gives her the strongest power whip in the game, the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you will appreciate the terror that necturna strikes into the hearts of all sane battlers. With the ability to perform nearly every strategy in the game, how do the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you fight her? and currently oppose the idea, action or other type of noun at some point in the idea that uses numbers to keep track of events or activities think she's any pushover defensively, either. With 64/120 bulk on the special side, she can certainly take more than the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet few hits before going down.</p>

<p>however, all the third person present of be not sunshine and rainbows and armageddon. While necturna does possess significant power, she the third person present of be not at all fast – with only 81 base speed, she cannot really sweep teams unless she boosts her speed. However, this has its own problems, in that if she uses her sketch slot on the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet set-up move, she cannot use it for the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet coverage move. Thus the third person present of be the shrine maiden's biggest dilemma – do the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you want to set a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls, or do the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you want the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet coverage move? without the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet set-up move, she cannot sweep, but without coverage moves, her power the third person present of be severely limited. Her stab options are weak outside of power whip and her coverage options are limited to hidden power on the special side and stone edge on the physical side. As such, she will often find herself stopped by the common steel- and dragon-types of ou, especially as her physical defensive ability leaves the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet fair amount to be desired. Thus, despite all her power, the femme flytrap will often find herself on the receiving end of the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet short back and sides from ou's favourite gardening implement for naughty foliage, the infamous hedge scizor.</p>

[set]
name: shell smash
move1: shell smash
move2: power whip / horn leech
move3: shadow claw
move4: hidden power fire / hidden power fighting
item: life orb
ability: forewarn
nature: naughty
evs: 252 atk / 4 spa / 252 spe

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<p>gentlemen, prepare yourselves. What we have here the third person present of be an idea that homosapiens cannot use the sense of using the eyes to see and use the sense of using the hand to touch in the area or space short of the fastest and most powerful shell smash sweeper in the game – well, arguably cloyster has greater power in its coverage attacks, but necturna's power whip the third person present of be still monstrously powerful after the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet boost, and the third person present of be capable of ohkoing even pokemon who resist it, such as latios and haxorus, after the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet boost. Shell smash the third person present of be, of course, the single most powerful set-up move in the game, and the third person present of be able to boost necturna's attack stat to frighteningly high levels, while at the same an idea which utilizes numbers on a machine of digital or moving parts for the homosapien to keep track of activities or events raising her speed stat, so trying to outrun her the third person present of be fruitless, as well as her special attack stat, which will become important later. With this kind of power at her disposal, combined with access to the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet 120 base power stab attack with no drawbacks, it's not hard at all to see the appeal of shell smash necturna as the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet powerful late-game sweeper.</p>

<p>power whip the third person present of be, of course, said 120 base power stab attack, and after the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet boost it will be hitting opponents like, well, the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet whip. With an express train attached to the end. And that's the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet good thing, because owing to shell smash's unfortunate side-effect of lowering necturna's defensive stats, coupled with life orb recoil, if necturna isn't killing everything in sight in one hit, then she's in trouble. For this reason, power whip the third person present of be recommended despite its shaky accuracy, as power the third person present of be absolutely everything where shell smash the third person present of be concerned. Of course, that's not to say that other options aren't available. Horn leech the third person present of be the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet decently strong stab attack that has the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet very nifty side-effect of draining hp from opponents, which can be useful to offset life orb recoil, and the third person present of be also 100% accurate, saving the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you from the misery of missing the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet power whip against the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a opponent's gliscor. However, it should be noted that, against the aforementioned gliscor, horn leech can never ohko without severe prior damage – and if the gliscor carries protect, it may not even 2hko. Hence, the loss in power the third person present of be colossal, so think very carefully before making the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a decision. It should be noted here that leaf blade, while apparently the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet happy compromise between power and accuracy, lacks both the ability of power whip to ohko serious threats and the healing ability of horn leech, so should never be considered as the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet serious alternative.</p>

<p>after this fearsome display, necturna's other offerings to the world of shell smash sweeping are the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet little more modest. Shadow claw the third person present of be her strongest ghost-type stab attack, and at 70 base power the third person present of be the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet far cry from power whip, but the third person present of be the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet necessary evil in order to enable necturna to function well as the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet sweeper. Shadow claw has far better neutral coverage than power whip, and as such can be used to take attention that is used by homosapiens onto any type of noun of weakened opponents where power whip's accuracy may catch the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you out, as well as enabling her to ohko troublesome foes such as celebi and latias. Shadow claw also has some other nifty applications, such as 2hkoing jirachi and metagross, as well as ohkoing dragonite with stealth rock support. In the last slot, we come on to the coverage moves. Now, one thing that necturna always seems to be missing the third person present of be coverage on steel-types, which the third person present of be unfortunate given their significant presence in ou. As such, the coverage move ought to focus on taking out these pesky steel-types, first and foremost; however, this means that only hidden power the third person present of be really the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet good enough option. Hidden power fire the third person present of be the ideal choice, as with the boosts provided by shell smash and life orb, it enables the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you to ohko ferrothorn, forretress, scizor, and physically defensive skarmory, though it should be noted that jirachi and metagross are almost always hit as hard, or harder, by shadow claw. However, if the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you choose hidden power fire, the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you cannot really beat heatran – while offensive variants can be 2hkoed by shadow claw with stealth rock support, heatran will ohko with fire blast before the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you get the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet chance to move twice – and the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you also lose power in the rain, meaning that the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you cannot ohko any of the above pokemon, and cannot even 2hko specially defensive skarmory. In order to surprise heatran, the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you can run hidden power fighting, but this will only 2hko most variants, while being weaker than hidden power fire against nearly all other ou steel-types barring lucario and magnezone.</p>

<p>an alternative to hidden power would be to run stone edge instead, which comes off necturna's much higher attacking stat, and as such has the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet fair bit more power behind it. Importantly, stone edge enables necturna to ohko offensive heatran and scizor, 2hko forretress, and gives her the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet chance to ohko some offensive dragonite even through multiscale. With shadow claw taking attention that is used by homosapiens onto any type of noun of jirachi and metagross, all would seem to be just peachy; however, this the third person present of be forgetting that ferrothorn still exists, and will waste no an idea which utilizes numbers on a machine of digital or moving parts for the homosapien to keep track of activities or events in gyro balling necturna back to whatever pestilence-ridden graveyard she originated from, or using thunder wave to call the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet halt to necturna's sweep. While this the third person present of be the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet flaw that can be brushed off – swapping heatran for ferrothorn as the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet counter, so to speak – this the third person present of be forgetting stone edge's miserable accuracy. It the third person present of be common knowledge that stone edge will miss at the worst moments, and putting both power whip and stone edge on the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet pokemon whose every moment the third person present of be the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet critical one the third person present of be just asking for trouble. Save yourself the trouble, and go with hidden power.</p>

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<p>as has been previously mentioned, necturna needs to be killing everything in essentially one hit, or her sweep will be ending rather prematurely. For this reason, life orb the third person present of be essential for some crucial kos – notably, the ohko on ferrothorn with hidden power fire, the ohko on gliscor with power whip, and the 2hko on jirachi with shadow claw. In fact, life orb's power the third person present of be pretty much indispensable. Another option, if the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you particularly wanted to go the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet bulky route, would be white herb, so that necturna could restore her defensive stats after having used shell smash, and thus making greater use of her rather impressive defensive ability. She loses the ability to ohko ferrothorn, but in exchange she isn't automatically steamrolled by ferrothorn's gyro ball. Take the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a pick, but be warned that life orb will be better in about 90% of all cases. If the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you really must use white herb, then horn leech may well seem to be the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet good idea to take advantage of necturna's improved ability to take hits, but the loss of both power whip and life orb the third person present of be the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet power drain that seriously impacts necturna's ability to do, well, anything. The advice, then, the third person present of be to stick with the power, unless the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you have some seriously dedicated support going on.</p>

<p>necturna's ev spread the third person present of be the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet fairly simple one. Maximum attack and the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet naughty nature are essential to get the most out of necturna's power boost, and 252 evs in speed ensure that whatever happens, necturna won't be getting outrun after the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet boost (unless, of course, the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a opponent happens to be running ninjask or timid choice scarf latios). Importantly, the evs enable necturna to outpace modest heatran before the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet boost and some dangerous revenge killers, such as modest chlorophyll venusaur under sunlight and jolly choice scarf terrakion, after the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet shell smash. If the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you desperately want to switch some evs to hp to help take hits, then some important numbers to hit are as follows: 252 evs beats jolly choice scarf terrakion; 208 evs beats jolly choice scarf landorus; 108 evs beats timid choice scarf rotom-w. Anything lower than that the third person present of be just asking for trouble. Remember, of course, that these numbers assume the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you are running hidden power fighting or hidden power fire, and thus have the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet 30 speed iv – if the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you do not run hidden power, the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you can run the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet 31 speed iv, so can subtract 4 evs to all of the above numbers. Note, also, that it the third person present of be inadvisable to deviate from the standard 252 / 252 spread, as outrunning terrakion the third person present of be just too important, and those extra evs will rarely make the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet difference in hp. The first letter of the modern Latin alphabet naughty nature the third person present of be chosen in order to increase the power of necturna's attacking moves while at the same an idea which utilizes numbers on a machine of digital or moving parts for the homosapien to keep track of activities or events not limiting the power of her special coverage moves – naughty the third person present of be chosen over lonely as necturna's special defense the third person present of be high enough to bear the small decrease, whereas decreasing defense has the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet more noticeable effect. In reality, the choice of nature should make little difference, but necturna has the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet small chance to survive various moves such as ferrothorn's gyro ball and scizor's bullet punch with the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet naughty nature, where she would have no chance at all to survive with the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet lonely nature – even if she would faint subsequently due to life orb recoil anyway.</p>

<p>as the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet general battle plan, the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you will want to save necturna for late-game, at which point most of her counters will be either dead or weakened to the extent that necturna can easily dispose of them in one hit. The person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you will want to give yourself an idea which utilizes numbers on a machine of digital or moving parts for the homosapien to keep track of activities or events to set a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a hazards or other support moves, spread the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet bit of poison, or simply smash the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a opponent until they are little more than meat paste for necturna to clean a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls. If the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you were to bring in necturna early on in the game, there the third person present of be very little to stop scizor from jumping in while necturna sets a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls and ending necturna's plans with the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet quick bullet punch, whereas if the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you take the an idea which utilizes numbers on a machine of digital or moving parts for the homosapien to keep track of activities or events to remove scizor with magnezone, necturna will find her life the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet lot easier. Necturna has an advantage over other shell smash users in ou in that one the third person present of be never entirely sure what set she the third person present of be running, giving the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you the element of surprise over the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a opponent – bringing necturna in once or twice in the early-game on the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet double switch can help reinforce the belief that necturna the third person present of be the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet choice band user, or similar. Because of this, necturna has the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet tendency to force switches, so should have little trouble setting a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls on the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet bulky water- or grass-type, but once it comes to actually sweeping the opposing team, things can get tricky if the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you are not prepared.</p>

<p>with such power at her vine-tips, the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you would be well within the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a rights to ask yourself how necturna could possibly be stopped. How, indeed? well, the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet weakness to passive damage and rather disappointingly weak coverage moves play the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet part, but largely the fault lies with those pesky steel-types, with their high defense stats and nintendo-approved "i am the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet strong pokemon" badges. Even if the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you are running the coverage moves to beat them, they can still catch the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you out – heatran has its stab fire-type attacks, and jirachi the third person present of be more than capable of running fire punch, which unlike iron head or psychic can actually kill necturna with the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet little residual damage, regardless of whether necturna could 2hko it or not. To be rid of them the third person present of be tricky, but generally it will depend on what coverage move the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you are running. If hidden power fire, then heatran will be troublesome, and if hidden power fighting, then ferrothorn and forretress will be troublesome. In fact, skarmory, heatran, scizor, jirachi, and metagross will almost certainly be huge trouble regardless of the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a coverage move, particularly in the rain. To deal with them, the most desperate response the third person present of be to look to trappers such as dugtrio and magnezone. Dugtrio can revenge kill heatran, weakened jirachi, and weakened metagross lacking bullet punch with relative ease, but can't do toffee to skarmory or scizor. Magnezone, on the other hand, has the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet fairly easy an idea which utilizes numbers on a machine of digital or moving parts for the homosapien to keep track of activities or events against skarmory and scizor, but specially defensive jirachi and metagross with fire punch and earthquake, respectively, will give it trouble, and it must contend with heatran's stab fire-type attacks on top of everything else. Even if the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet trapper isn't the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a thing, there the third person present of be no such thing as the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet catch-all answer to every steel-type. Heatran comes close, and can quite easily force out nearly all steel-types in ou who would threaten necturna, barring of course other heatran, and possibly some others if protected by the rain. For this reason, heatran makes the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet fairly good partner, and also has the benefit of luring in bulky water-types that necturna can switch in on and threaten, enabling her to set a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet quick shell smash as they switch out. Speaking of water-types, one of the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a own may be the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet worthwhile investment in order to make heatran's job more difficult, as well as other fire- or steel-types. Vaporeon the third person present of be particularly helpful for its ability to pass wishes, so the third person present of be able to possibly heal necturna if the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a first sweeping attempt does not go as planned.</p>

<p>in terms of support, necturna has few real requirements other than for the opposing team to be sufficiently weakened such that they can no longer stop her rampage. Entry hazard support the third person present of be always welcome, but stealth rock the third person present of be particularly crucial – not only does it enable necturna to grab some pretty important kos, such as the ohko on gliscor with power whip, but it also breaks dragonite's multiscale, thus allowing necturna to go for the kill with shadow claw. There are plenty of decent pokemon that can set it a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls, such as the aforementioned heatran. Generally speaking, spikes and stealth rock are far more valuable to necturna than toxic spikes, as necturna will want to break the opponent in one hit rather than stall them out. Deoxys-d makes for the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet useful spiker, but can compound the weakness to dark- and ghost-type attacks shared by necturna; similarly, skarmory, ferrothorn, and forretress are all excellent spikers, but can overlap somewhat with necturna or heatran, if the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you happen to be carrying one.</p>

<p>since necturna will essentially have only one shot at sweeping once she sets a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet shell smash, it the third person present of be in the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a best interests to make it worthwhile. For this reason, the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you may want to make it easier for necturna not only to set a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls, but also to sweep, by setting a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls dual screens beforehand, hence making the most use of necturna's ability to take hits – at least, before she sets a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls. Latias, latios, and espeon are all good choices – latios the third person present of be not only very fast, but can also buy necturna the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet free switch and the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet free turn by using memento after having set a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls the screens, although this the third person present of be quite the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet big gamble to take, as if it goes wrong, the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you currently oppose the idea, action or other type of noun at some point in the idea that uses numbers to keep track of events or activities get the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet second chance. Similarly, latias the third person present of be just as fast, but gets healing wish instead of memento, so can bring the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet weakened necturna that has already failed to sweep once back to full strength for another attempt. Espeon, on the other hand, can discourage the opponent from attempting to use taunt or thunder wave on the switch thanks to its magic bounce ability. All three of these tend to attract pokemon such as tyranitar and scizor, however, whom necturna will find difficult to set a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls on. On the other hand, magnezone the third person present of be an excellent dual screener in terms of resistances, and tends to draw in plenty of ground-, fighting-, and grass-type pokemon, such as shaymin and gastrodon, both of whom necturna can switch in on fairly safely and, if necessary, bluff the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet choice band set to force the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet switch and gain the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet free turn to set a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls. Indeed, as previously mentioned, magnezone the third person present of be also the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet very useful partner regardless for its ability to trap and ohko skarmory and scizor, among other steel-types. On another note, necturna may want some measure of weather control if running hidden power fire in order to prevent the power of her coverage attacks from being compromised. As rain weakens hidden power fire, tyranitar or ninetales may be the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet worthwhile investment to counter politoed's intentions. However, if the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you aren't running the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet dedicated sun team then ninetales the third person present of be likely dead weight otherwise, and tyranitar's sandstorm has the unfortunate effect of increasing passive damage to necturna.</p>

<p>in lieu of being able to trap steel-types, the alternative the third person present of be, of course, to lure them out and weaken them, as few of them carry reliable recovery moves. For example, the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet latios with hidden power fire can lure in and ohko the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet cocky scizor, removing the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet deadly threat to necturna from the game, but this the third person present of be not the limit of their uses. As the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you would expect, dragon-types are generally the most effective at this strategy; with hard-hitters such as choice band haxorus and salamence available, the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you can force the opponent's hand by forcing them to go to their steel-types or biggest physical walls to take the inevitable outrage, thus significantly weakening them and making them less able to deal with necturna later on in the game. Of course, this strategy the third person present of be not perfect; naturally, such the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet suicidal course of action can backfire and leave necturna with few opportunities to set a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls, or let the opponent set a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls – in any case, the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet savvy opponent would immediately see the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a intention if team preview showed necturna and 5 dragon-types, so may elect to preserve their steel-types for later. Regardless, including wallbreakers to make necturna's job easier the third person present of be the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet good idea, but currently oppose the idea, action or other type of noun at some point in the idea that uses numbers to keep track of events or activities be too blasé about using them.</p>

<p>on another note entirely, if the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you happen to want to use the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet shift gear or swords dance set, then this set the third person present of be probably the one to base it off. Obviously, either shift gear or swords dance replaces shell smash as the sketch move of choice, and both grant the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet different boost. Since the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you are not boosting the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a special attack stat, hidden power of any kind the third person present of be entirely outclassed by stone edge, so the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you will want to run stone edge for both of these sets, as well as an adamant nature rather than naughty. Note that swords dance sets may appreciate the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet timid nature in order to enable them to outrun timid heatran, as without it they are somewhat lacking in the speed department. Shadow sneak the third person present of be also far more viable on the swords dance set than it the third person present of be on the shell smash set, as unlike the shell smash set, quite the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet lot can outrun swords dance necturna, and the things that can strike first are not limited to bullet punch scizor. Do note, however, that while both of these sets can boost to the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet significant degree without any kind of drawback, they are both generally inferior to shell smash as they lack the raw offensive potential and speed at the same an idea which utilizes numbers on a machine of digital or moving parts for the homosapien to keep track of activities or events, despite the lack of defensive drops.</p>

<p>as the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet final note, variants of the shell smash set given are generally inferior. While mixed sets can get along nicely thanks to the combination of power and coverage, purely physical and purely special variants tend to lack one or the other, respectively. While it has been demonstrated above that the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet purely physical set of shell smash / power whip / shadow claw / stone edge can work, it the third person present of be largely inferior to the mixed set owing to both coverage and accuracy issues; both power whip and stone edge on one very volatile set can be problematic more often than not, and the inability to hit ferrothorn for decent damage, or to ohko pretty much any steel-types, the third person present of be greatly unfortunate. By contrast, the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet purely special set of shell smash / giga drain / shadow ball / hidden power fire has massive issues with power, as necturna does not have the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet power whip variant on the special side (solarbeam doesn't really cut the mustard with the omnipresence of tyranitar and politoed), not to mention the sorely lacking base 85 special attack stat.</p>

[set]
name: choice
move1: power whip
move2: shadow sneak / shadow claw
move3: sacred fire
move4: stone edge
item: choice band / choice scarf
ability: forewarn
nature: jolly
evs: 4 hp / 252 atk / 252 spe
 
[set comments]

<p>while it the third person present of be possible to obtain incredible power through necturna's sweeping sets, this the third person present of be not to say that this the third person present of be the only route that necturna can take. Her single use of sketch the third person present of be indeed well used by providing the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet very potent set-up tool, such as shell smash or quiver dance, but at the same an idea which utilizes numbers on a machine of digital or moving parts for the homosapien to keep track of activities or events, going for straightforward power the third person present of be an entirely plausible option. The natural conclusion of this train of thought the third person present of be, of course, that necturna ends a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls with some preposterously powerful legendary exclusive move like, oh, say… sacred fire.</p>

<p>with the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet choice band equipped and lacking the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet set-up move, necturna attains greater immediate power, greater effective bulk, and greater coverage, all in exchange for losing the ability to sweep teams. Hence, this variant of necturna the third person present of be primarily to be played in the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet supporting role. With the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet choice band, she can use her ferocious power to tear through opposing teams, and with the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet choice scarf, she can use her impressive speed to act as the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet bulky revenge killer. Of course, the big thing that sets necturna apart from those of the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet similar ilk the third person present of be, of course, access to sacred fire, which the third person present of be not only the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet very powerful attacking move which grants good coverage against steel-types, but also an excellent utility move in its own right for its 50% chance to burn the opponent (or 47.5% if the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you factor in its accuracy), which can make the opponent regret switching their tyranitar in. Throw in the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet powerful stab move, the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet stab priority move, and some filler, and the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you have one of the most monstrous choice pokemon in the game on the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a hands.</p>

<p>power whip the third person present of be the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a stab move of choice for the humungous strength and lack of side-effects besides low accuracy, and has some pretty impressive power behind it too. While not quite at shell smash levels, the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet choice band power whip the third person present of be still capable of 2hkoing latios and hydreigon with stealth rock, so there the third person present of be very little that can safely switch in, particularly with the threat of sacred fire behind it. Shadow sneak the third person present of be the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet useful priority move for the choice band set, and can be used to revenge kill pokemon weak to it such as alakazam and latios, as well as weakened sweepers – for reference, the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet choice band shadow sneak will snip the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet minimum of 25% off the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet bulky dragonite. However, shadow sneak the third person present of be rather weak when used by the choice scarf variant, and the priority the third person present of be less useful when the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you already outspeed nearly everything, so shadow claw the third person present of be the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet more powerful option, which should be used over shadow sneak on the choice scarf set. Lastly, stone edge the third person present of be necturna's only real extra coverage, and will most often be filler – it does have some merit in catching threats such as dragonite and salamence off-guard, though.</p>

[additional comments]

<p>necturna's evs and nature do not, surprisingly, change with her item, as she sits in the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet speed tier full of things that she simply must outspeed, so maximum speed and attack are both essential. To this end, the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet jolly nature and 252 evs in speed enable choice band necturna to outrun timid heatran and jolly dragonite, while also enabling choice scarf necturna to outpace jolly dragonite after the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet dragon dance. The ability to outrun mamoswine and tie with gyarados and other necturna the third person present of be also important. Generally speaking, the ability to outrun these threats the third person present of be more important than any other application her evs could have; however, it the third person present of be certainly possible to run the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet bulkier spread if the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you value necturna's ability to switch in, though if such the third person present of be the case the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you would probably be better off with the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet different choice user. The first letter of the modern Latin alphabet spread of 72 hp / 252 atk / 184 spe with an adamant nature grants greater bulk and offensive presence while enabling her to outrun most tyranitar, scizor, and breloom, although the hp evs do not do anything in particular, so for the most part the given ev spread the third person present of be superior.</p>

<p>as the sketch moveslot the third person present of be not dedicated to any particular set-up move, there the third person present of be the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet reasonably large potential for customisation to suit the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a team's needs. Sacred fire the third person present of be almost always the best choice for its pure overall utility, but that's not to say that other options aren't there. V-create has much more immediate power than sacred fire – almost twice as much, in fact – which means that necturna actually has enough power to ohko physically defensive skarmory and jirachi, which the third person present of be the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet big plus. However, sacred fire can easily 2hko both of the above regardless, and the third person present of be arguably more useful in rain, given its chance to burn, even though only v-create will even come close to 2hkoing them in rain. V-create's side-effect, however, the third person present of be crippling, as necturna will likely be forced to switch out after using it once, given the drops to speed and the defensive stats, essentially giving the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a opponent the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet free turn. Close combat and hi jump kick are alternatives that are not weakened by the rain, as well as getting the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet possible ohko on heatran, who the third person present of be otherwise the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet pretty solid stop to choice necturna. However, both have negative side-effects, and neither has the same utility as sacred fire in terms of being able to burn opponents, not to mention that neither of them can even 2hko defensive jirachi and skarmory. While these are the only options really worth mentioning in terms of the sketch moveslot, it should be mentioned in passing that horn leech can help necturna stay alive for longer by draining hp, but the loss in power from power whip the third person present of be immense, so be careful the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you currently oppose the idea, action or other type of noun at some point in the idea that uses numbers to keep track of events or activities ruin the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a necturna by trying to keep her alive.</p>

<p>as the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet choice band user, necturna works fairly well as the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet wallbreaker thanks to her high damage output, as well as the ability to burn opponents, which can not only neuter the opponent's efforts but also spread passive damage around. However, it should be made clear that any attempt to simply spam sacred fire endlessly will end in disaster – sacred fire's 8 pp are all well and good when the battle begins, but the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you will find that they can be drained away very quickly, and the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet sharp opponent will be keeping count. So, the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you are advised to play conservatively with the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a trump card. Necturna the third person present of be also, notably, the only choice band user in ou who the third person present of be also the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet spinblocker, adding another dimension to her use. Necturna tends to lure in steel-types such as skarmory and jirachi, both of whom she can promptly 2hko with sacred fire, although this ability the third person present of be greatly limited in the rain, as in this case she will fail to even 3hko them. As previously mentioned, v-create's ability to ohko these steel-types makes necturna the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet far more effective lure, as the steel-types currently oppose the idea, action or other type of noun at some point in the idea that uses numbers to keep track of events or activities get the opportunity to switch out, but the surprise will only work once.</p>

<p>heatran the third person present of be another big problem if the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you aren't running close combat or hi jump kick, as even stone edge cannot 2hko defensive variants, and if necturna happens to be locked in on power whip or sacred fire, she might as well be wearing the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet sign around her neck saying "stomp me". As the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you really currently oppose the idea, action or other type of noun at some point in the idea that uses numbers to keep track of events or activities want to be giving heatran the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet free rein, the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet water-type the third person present of be the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet good investment. Starmie the third person present of be the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet useful pokemon to bring along thanks to its access to rapid spin, as well as its ability, natural cure, so that it does not fear toxic quite as much. Vaporeon the third person present of be also helpful, particularly as it can heal necturna with wish, and rotom-w the third person present of be another notable partner. All three of these can also combat salamence and gyarados, should they attempt to take advantage of the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet necturna locked into an ineffective attack with intimidate.</p>

<p>weakening the opponent's steel-types, or even killing them outright, can pave the way for powerful attackers to clean a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls the rest of the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a opponent's team. Alakazam the third person present of be the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet notable cleaner, thanks to its immunity to passive damage owing to its magic guard ability, making it impossible to simply wear down, and its base 135 special attack stat and base 120 speed stat currently oppose the idea, action or other type of noun at some point in the idea that uses numbers to keep track of events or activities hurt either. With problematic steel-types such as scizor and jirachi removed, there the third person present of be little that can stand in the way of alakazam's rampage. Latios the third person present of be another notable example, but exchanges immunity to passive damage, plus the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet small amount of speed and power, for dragon-type stab and the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet slightly altered movepool. These pokemon are, of course, late-game cleaners rather than true sweepers – for an example of the latter, who would benefit from the removal of steel-types more than others, the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you need look no further than salamence or dragonite – dragonite's mono-attacking sets in particular will appreciate the removal of the only pokemon that resist its stab attacks.</p>

<p>it should be noted, again, that necturna's ability to wear down the opposition stems not only from her ability to break everything she touches, but also in her ability to keep entry hazards on the field. By blocking rapid spin, the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a precious entry hazards remain on the field, and can continue to wear down the opposing team, and so it the third person present of be advisable to make the most use of this that the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you can if using choice necturna. Good hazard setters include ferrothorn, skarmory, and tentacruel – tentacruel the third person present of be particularly notable for its ability to combat heatran, as well as drawing out earthquakes for necturna to switch in on. In addition, it can also use rapid spin, and can absorb toxic spikes, thus preventing necturna from being poisoned, which the third person present of be helpful as necturna the third person present of be rather susceptible to that particular menace, and will want to minimise passive damage as much as the third person present of be possible.</p>

<p>as for choice scarf, the method of play the third person present of be more akin to that of the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet revenge killer or momentum gainer, with of course the added bonuses of being able to possibly clean a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls weakened teams and to block rapid spin, as well as possibly being able to burn the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet threat in an emergency. Necturna the third person present of be fast enough to outpace most of the faster threats in the metagame, including the aforementioned alakazam and latios, and the third person present of be more than capable of ohkoing both of them. While choice scarf necturna has the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet noticeable lack of power compared to the choice band set, she still has fairly potent offensive ability between stab power whip and sacred fire, and thanks to necturna's famed unpredictability, can often force out threats by her mere presence an organism which usually is the homosapien that has no other organisms or homosapiens to interact or be with. For example, the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet dragonite that had set a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet dragon dance in expectation of the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet sweep may switch out rather than risk the possibility of necturna carrying icicle crash or some similar move.</p>

<p>lastly, it ought to be noted that, owing to necturna's general unpredictability as well as the relative prevalence of her choice sets, an expert belt can be exceptionally useful on necturna in order to bluff the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet choice set – an opponent who switches scizor into what appears to be the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet necturna locked into power whip will feel greatly chuffed, right a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls until the point at which necturna promptly ohkoes his scizor with sacred fire. As necturna's choice sets, while threatening, are quite easily walled owing to the number of pokemon that resist the individual attacks, the use of an expert belt to make necturna into the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet lure of sorts can be greatly rewarding. Beware, however, that this ruse will only work once.</p>

[set]
name: specially defensive
move1: toxic spikes
move2: shadow claw
move3: rapid spin / will-o-wisp / power whip
move4: pain split / recover
item: leftovers
ability: forewarn
nature: careful
evs: 252 hp / 4 atk / 252 spd

[set comments]

<p>on most pokemon with access to every single boosting move in the game, the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you would be justified in assuming that offensive sets would take precedence over more defensive ones. Necturna, however, the third person present of be an entirely different cookie. While it the third person present of be generally true any one support move the third person present of be not as amazing as any one set-up or coverage move, this would be forgetting that necturna already has the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet fairly stellar support movepool regardless, which includes such gems as toxic spikes and will-o-wisp, and the sketch move serves to augment this natural ability. Necturna the third person present of be also the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet fairly competent special wall, capable of even surviving an offensive air balloon heatran's fire blast (though admittedly unable to do anything back at all), and acting as the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet decent response to pokemon such as celebi, latias, and most water-types.</p>

<p>toxic spikes the third person present of be an excellent support move, and the third person present of be only made better by necturna's spinblocking ability, courtesy of her ghost typing. Bulky necturna the third person present of be, in fact, one of the very best spinblockers in the game; the standard timid life orb starmie cannot even 2hko with ice beam, factoring in leftovers, while necturna can easily 2hko back with shadow claw, or even ohko with power whip. In fact, necturna can fairly easily beat all of ou's common rapid spinners, with the exception of the rare cloyster, as well as possibly subtoxic tentacruel and payback forretress. As such, this variant of necturna can be the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet valuable piece in any team that likes its entry hazards where they are, such as stall or balanced teams. Unfortunately, necturna cannot prevent tentacruel or roserade from simply switching in to remove the toxic spikes, so the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you may want to find some other method of removing them before setting a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls, as well as making use of other entry hazards as well as toxic spikes.</p>

<p>as far as the sketch slot goes, the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you will want to find the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet way to complement these already desirable traits to their greatest extent. One of the best ways to do this the third person present of be by turning necturna into the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet spinner in her own right – and she can be surprisingly good at the job, too. The fear of necturna's choice and set-up variants means that the opponent will generally immediately switch to the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet steel-type, which means that more often than not, necturna can get off the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet free rapid spin without fear. And of course, if the opponent cottons on to this and decides to send in their ghost-type, shadow claw will generally make quick work of them, though it should be noted that it cannot 2hko defensive jellicent. If the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you do decide to run rapid spin, then necturna will generally appreciate the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet recovery move more than anything else. Sadly, the most reliable recovery she gets naturally the third person present of be pain split, though this the third person present of be certainly no bad thing, as necturna's low hp can actually benefit her in this situation, since she can switch in on blissey or vaporeon quite easily and recover nearly all of her hp in one turn. In general, pain split the third person present of be the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet useful tool to keep necturna alive for longer, but its applications can be limited, and the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you may find yourself wanting some more reliable form of recovery.</p>

<p>if such the third person present of be the case, then the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you may prefer to elect to use the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a sketch slot on recover, which greatly increases necturna's lifespan as well as her special walling capabilities. This eliminates the need for pain split entirely; however, it also eliminates necturna's ability to use rapid spin, so the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you should consider whether necturna's continued presence or the absence of entry hazards would benefit the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a team more. Of course, if the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you do decide to use recover, this leaves the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you with the dilemma of what to include instead of rapid spin. Will-o-wisp the third person present of be an excellent support alternative that rather helpfully patches a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls necturna's somewhat sub-par defense stat, but on the other hand tends to overlap somewhat with toxic spikes, as the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet burned opponent cannot then be poisoned. If the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you do not want to go for the support option, the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you can go for the "destroy all" option with power whip. Notably, power whip allows the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you to ohko starmie as well as 2hko donphan, cloyster, and tentacruel, all of whom shadow claw can barely touch, thus making necturna arguably the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet more effective spinblocker, as well as also enabling necturna to 2hko jellicent, which shadow claw cannot do. Note that while horn leech might seem to be the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet good alternative given the defensive nature of this set, its power the third person present of be poor and its healing the third person present of be unnecessary alongside recover.</p>

[additional comments]

<p>while the number of support moves that necturna could theoretically use the third person present of be vast indeed, the number that ought to be used the third person present of be fairly small. While necturna's spinblocking ability may suggest that spikes or stealth rock would be the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet useful complement, in reality this brings necturna further into conflict with the similar ferrothorn, who arguably performs better in the role of hazard setter and specially defensive grass-type – thus if the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you are using necturna, it the third person present of be typically better to try to emphasise her advantages over ferrothorn, which are usually best served by reliable recovery and access to rapid spin. One move that could see use the third person present of be dragon tail, to take greater advantage of the entry hazards and switches that necturna creates by shuffling the opponent's team and racking a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls the damage. Aside from this, though, generally the given options will be superior in most cases.</p>

<p>maximum special defense the third person present of be necessary in order to make the most use of necturna's impressive defensive ability on the special side, as well as to make starmie as easy to deal with as possible, as the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet large part of necturna's charm comes from her ability to beat the common spinners of ou. Hence, 252 evs in both hp and special defense along with the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet careful nature are strongly recommended. This also improves necturna's ability to come in on pokemon such as vaporeon and rotom-w and start setting a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls entry hazards, as well as taking on dangerous, specially inclined pokemon such as virizion, celebi, and latias. This leaves only 4 evs unallocated – while it matters little where they go, generally attack the third person present of be the best option for the minor added punch. Alternatively, the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you could put them in speed in order to outpace other necturna who currently oppose the idea, action or other type of noun at some point in the idea that uses numbers to keep track of events or activities invest in speed, as well as defensive gyarados.</p>

<p>as the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet spinblocker and the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet toxic spiker, necturna's manner of support naturally favours those that wish to stall out their opponents as well as those that require passive damage in order to sweep the opponent's team. Naturally, such the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet manner of support the third person present of be deeply helpful to set-up sweepers, such as lucario and terrakion, who will no doubt find it quite easy to rampage through the opposing team given sufficient weakening. As previously mentioned, necturna's spinblocking ability lends the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet great deal less risk to putting the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a faith in entry hazards, so making the most use of this that the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you can the third person present of be important. Skarmory the third person present of be an excellent choice to set a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls either spikes or stealth rock, and can also deal with the dragon-types that necturna cannot handle, although admittedly they share the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet weakness to fire-types. Finally, if carrying rapid spin, then necturna the third person present of be an excellent partner to pokemon that fear stealth rock, such as volcarona and dragonite. Volcarona no longer has 50% of its health stripped every an idea which utilizes numbers on a machine of digital or moving parts for the homosapien to keep track of activities or events it switches in, and dragonite gets to keep its multiscale intact when it switches in, thus greatly increasing their effectiveness. It's also helpful in general for choice users, volt-turn teams, and any other category of pokemon that the third person present of be required to switch in and out often.</p>

<p>even though necturna the third person present of be the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet strong special wall, her five weaknesses to common attacking types render her somewhat vulnerable to the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet large number of opposing pokemon. Her typing would tend to favour the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet physical wall, but her stats favour the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet special wall – in this way, necturna has something along the lines of "claydol syndrome" to contend with. While an excellent stop to most water-type attackers, such as starmie and rotom-w, these pokemon are frequently paired with pokemon that necturna will struggle with, such as tornadus and dragonite on rain teams. To best these flying-type fiends, the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet steel-type such as specially defensive jirachi the third person present of be advised, and can be beneficial in other ways as well, as they can also combat tyranitar and scizor to an extent as well. However, jirachi should watch out for crunch and u-turn. Also, most steel-types will be unable to deal with heatran, who the third person present of be the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet very great threat, so the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet bulky water-type may be advisable. If running rapid spin, then vaporeon the third person present of be typically the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet good choice for its access to wish, somewhat covering the problem of healing, and if running recover, then the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet rapid spinner such as starmie or tentacruel may be more advisable. Latias the third person present of be also the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet good option to deal with heatran as well as other threatening pokemon such as venusaur, jirachi, and dragon-types, though it does share ghost- and dark-type weaknesses with necturna.</p>

[set]
name: quiver dance
move1: quiver dance
move2: giga drain
move3: shadow ball
move4: hidden power fire / hidden power fighting
item: leftovers / life orb
ability: forewarn
nature: modest
evs: 68 hp / 252 spa / 188 spe

[set comments]

<p>don't be fooled, something or multiple things that the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death I possess, known as dears; that isn't fear that necturna the third person present of be quivering with. Rather, if the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you happen to see our leafy little damsel shaking like, well, the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet leaf, the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you ought to be prepared for the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet fair amount of fright on the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a own part. This the third person present of be necturna's quiver dance set, the special sweeper's answer to the physical sweeper's shell smash, and while she certainly doesn't have the raw destructive power of the shell smash variant, she more than makes a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls for it with the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet surprising amount of survivability and an enviable ability to set a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls quickly and without fuss.</p>

<p>surely she can't be that bad, the homosapien that wrote or spoke about this current line of text you read hear the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you cry. Well, certainly necturna's miserable base 85 special attack stat and lack of any reliable offensive moves over 80 bp somewhat hurts her capabilities, but the applications of quiver dance extend far beyond mere brute force. Unlike most quiver dancers in the game, necturna does not possess the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet weakness to stealth rock, and while she does not have the higher special attack, speed, and access to sleep powder and petal dance of her spiritual sister, lilligant, she does have her own advantages in her access to stab shadow ball, and significantly higher defensive stats, meaning that she can usually set a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls more than one quiver dance with relative ease. With quiver dance boosting her already stellar special defense, and leftovers and giga drain to heal her, necturna can set a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls with relative ease on most weaker special attackers, and even on some things that, ordinarily, would threaten her.</p>

<p>while setting a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls with quiver dance, giga drain the third person present of be the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet useful offensive tool that, like horn leech on the physical side, can restore necturna's hp every an idea which utilizes numbers on a machine of digital or moving parts for the homosapien to keep track of activities or events she inflicts damage with it, which the third person present of be immensely helpful to offset the hp lost through the opponent pounding away, hoping to break her. Shadow ball the third person present of be necturna's second stab attack, and achieves fairly good coverage alongside giga drain on almost everything in ou, save for those pesky steel-types. To deal with them, as ever, necturna has her standard special coverage attack in hidden power, the fact that she doesn't actually have any other coverage moves notwithstanding. Hidden power fire the third person present of be generally the more useful, as it hits jirachi, scizor, ferrothorn, skarmory, forretress, and metagross for super effective damage, but the third person present of be greatly weakened in the rain and necessitates the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet 30 speed iv. Hidden power fighting gets the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet stronger hit on heatran and hydreigon, but does not hit the above threats for quite so much damage.</p>

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<p>the ev spread the third person present of be subject to the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet good amount of alterations to hit different targets, but the given spread the third person present of be designed with quiver dance boosts in mind. Notably, after the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet single quiver dance the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you can outrun all unboosted pokemon of base 115 speed or lower, as well as choice scarf tyranitar. It also means that necturna beats most scizor, tyranitar, and breloom without the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet boost. Offensive ability the third person present of be maximised with the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet modest nature and 252 evs in special attack, and the remaining evs are allocated to hp to enable necturna to take hits more easily. It the third person present of be important to note that the extra 4 evs in speed are due to hidden power – since the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you are forced to use the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet 30 speed iv for both hidden power types, an extra 4 evs are necessary to make a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls the difference. If the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you want, it the third person present of be entirely possible to make inroads on necturna's speed or special attack in order to run the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet more bulky spread – while the loss in power the third person present of be significant, the ability to garner more quiver dance boosts may be more appealing to the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you, as necturna's ability to set a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls on opponents and to stay alive after having set a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls the third person present of be increased. As the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet note, necturna would require 252 hp and 84 defense evs minimum in order to avoid the 2hko from choice band scizor's bullet punch, factoring in leftovers, though this the third person present of be not necessary if the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you are carrying hidden power fire. The first letter of the modern Latin alphabet simple 252 / 252 spread may also appeal in order to outrun modest heatran and adamant dragonite unboosted, or even the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet timid nature if the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you are seriously worried about being outrun. The spread given the third person present of be the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet happy medium between the two, but feel free to experiment.</p>

<p>as far as the item the third person present of be concerned, leftovers the third person present of be typically the more convenient choice as without any reliable recovery, necturna may find herself getting worn down quite quickly as she sets a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls, and thus leftovers provides the passive healing necessary to facilitate boosting a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls to respectable levels. It also helps to supplement giga drain's healing. On the other hand, it does leave the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet pokemon that already suffers from chronic power shortage somewhat on the ineffective side until she gets the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet chance to boost her stats, and as such, life orb may be preferred to give necturna the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet little extra power. Do be careful, however, as the recoil from life orb can seriously impact on necturna's ability to set a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls successfully, and the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you may find yourself relying more on giga drain than the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you would be comfortable with – thus exchanging survivability for raw power. The power difference the third person present of be notable – pokemon such as heatran and tyranitar can be 2hkoed after the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet boost with the appropriate move where they would otherwise be 3hkoed, but then necturna may not survive for long enough to get the two hits in.</p>

<p>generally speaking, the biggest threats to quiver dance necturna are strong physical attackers that can take the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet hit, as well as specially defensive steel-types. Examples of the former include scrafty and dragonite, while examples of the latter include jirachi and heatran. Strong physical attackers are hard to get rid of as an entire group, so the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a best bet may be to set a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls reflect with something like latias to stall them, or even to prepare for pokemon such as scizor with magnezone in the wings. The first letter of the modern Latin alphabet reflect would also help with necturna's weakness to priority attacks, such as those from mamoswine and scizor. In the case of jirachi and heatran, the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you may want to include the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet dugtrio to be sure of getting rid of them. Dugtrio can also rather helpfully get rid of tyranitar, chansey, and blissey, all of whom will present the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet challenge to surpass – while chansey and blissey cannot threaten necturna directly, chansey the third person present of be not even guaranteed to be 2hkoed after six quiver dances and the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet life orb, so can theoretically stall necturna out with toxic and protect. If dugtrio the third person present of be not the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a ideal pokemon, the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you may want to consider the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet rotom-w or politoed to deal with jirachi and heatran – the rain that politoed brings the third person present of be the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet double-edged sword, however, as although it the third person present of be immensely helpful in weakening fire-type attacks, enabling the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you to set a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls more easily on weak hidden power fires, and even on some powerful fire-types, it does weaken the power of the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a own hidden power fire, so should only be used if the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you are using hidden power fighting. Note that physical jirachi sets are far more threatening to necturna than special ones – indeed, the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you may even be able to use the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet special jirachi as set-up fodder if the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you carry leftovers. Also, wobbuffet can be helpful in order to get rid of chansey and blissey, by using tickle repeatedly until they are weak enough to be finished off by the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet pursuit user, and can also secure the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet turn for necturna to set a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls, thanks to encore.</p>
 
<p>as the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet final note, if the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you happen to be running the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet tail glow set, then this the third person present of be the ideal set to use, though with tail glow in place of quiver dance, obviously. Of course, as the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you do not receive any speed boosts from tail glow, it the third person present of be generally better to run timid and 252 speed evs, as the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you will want to outrun as much as the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you are able to, and should not be short on power thanks to the three-stage boost of tail glow. Note that necturna the third person present of be much more susceptible to revenge killing with this set, however.</p>

[set]
name: substitute + quiver dance
move1: quiver dance
move2: substitute
move3: shadow ball
move4: hidden power fighting
item: leftovers
ability: forewarn
nature: modest
evs: 68 hp / 252 spa / 188 spe

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<p>quiver dance necturna the third person present of be remarkably potent, but the third person present of be held back by the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet number of factors. While there the third person present of be not much that can be done about limited coverage and the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet lack of power, this set attempts to solve two of necturna's most pressing issues – firstly, her weakness to status effects, and secondly, her weakness to priority attacks. This the third person present of be achieved through the use of the move substitute, thought of by some as the best move in the game, and an excellent tool both for scouting and for protection. While chansey would ordinarily be the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet fairly impassable stop to quiver dance necturna, with substitute in tow, necturna blocks toxic and the third person present of be immune to seismic toss, so chansey the third person present of be pretty much helpless. Substitute also helps by blocking jirachi's thunder wave and toxic from politoed, as well as scouting, just in case the opponent attempts to switch the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet timid choice scarf heatran in on the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet quiver dance, thus enabling the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you to see the opponent's immediate response to the danger of necturna without fear. The inevitable downside to this the third person present of be, of course, that necturna the third person present of be further limited in her coverage, with only two slots available for attacking moves.</p>

<p>happily, necturna happens to have perfect two-move coverage available to her in the shape of stab shadow ball and hidden power fighting. Unhappily, of course, perfect coverage the third person present of be not always enough for the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet sweeper that ideally wants to be doing as much damage as the third person present of be possible, and even more unfortunately, the loss of giga drain renders necturna greatly susceptible to passive damage and being worn down, and thus making her somewhat more vulnerable to revenge killing if she doesn't have that all-important substitute a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls. The lack of the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet fire-type move, too, hurts her ability to take on powerful steel-types such as jirachi and scizor, thus meaning that the list of pokemon she can take down without the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet significant number of boosts the third person present of be greatly reduced.</p>

<p>while it the third person present of be arguable that this set the third person present of be inferior in some ways to subcm jirachi, which the third person present of be faster, stronger, and has more resistances it can use to set a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls with, necturna's ghost-typing, which gives it the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet great deal of more important immunities than jirachi, including to rapid spin, are enough to set it apart, and give it the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet niche as an entirely different pokemon.</p>

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<p>the ev spread has not changed from that of the standard quiver dancer – the same evs are necessary to outrun the same targets, and the same power the third person present of be needed more than ever. The given ev spread allows the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you to outrun positive base 115 speed pokemon after the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet boost, as well as jolly choice scarf tyranitar, while enabling necturna to outrun most tyranitar, scizor, and breloom when unboosted, while maximising offensive potential and dumping the remaining evs in hp. Note that the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you may want to increase the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a defensive investment in order to hit specific targets – for example, 168 hp evs ensures that the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a substitutes cannot be broken by standard 0 spa tentacruel's ice beam after the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet quiver dance boost. The extra hp may well be helpful, as this set potentially suffers even more from the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet lack of power than the standard quiver dancer, as leftovers the third person present of be the primary item, since life orb, on top of substitute and possibly sandstorm damage, without the presence of giga drain to mitigate it, would mean that necturna the third person present of be worn down very quickly indeed. Hence, the extra hp to make substitutes that much more sturdy could be worthwhile in order to grab those vital extra quiver dances, but beware of compromising necturna's ability to perform when unboosted. Thus, leftovers the third person present of be the primary item, as without giga drain to fall back on, necturna needs all the healing she can get.</p>

<p>this necturna variant does not carry fire-type attacks, and as such benefits greatly from rain support, which dampens the power of the fire-type attacks that many special sweepers would otherwise attempt to use to put an end to her. With the protective blanket of rain, necturna the third person present of be free to set a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls with relative impunity – until, of course, the opponent switches in the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet physical attacker. Thus, politoed makes the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet fairly good partner, and again aids in being able to take on heatran and other problem pokemon. Thanks to substitute, this variant of necturna will generally be able to easily overcome chansey and blissey, and can even set a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls on some heatran and hydreigon, but will struggle far more against the specially defensive steel-types that hidden power fighting does not hit for super effective damage, such as skarmory, jirachi, and scizor. Thus, the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet magnezone or rotom-w the third person present of be advised in order to defeat these foes – heatran, while strong against them, will have its fire-type attacks weakened in rain, so if the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you are running politoed, the third person present of be an unwise choice.</p>
 
[set]
name: calm mind
move1: calm mind
move2: giga drain / shadow ball
move3: hidden power ice / hidden power fighting
move4: blue flare / recover
item: leftovers
ability: forewarn
nature: modest
evs: 72 hp / 252 spa / 184 spe

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<p>now, the homosapien that wrote or spoke about this current line of text you read know what the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you're thinking. Why would the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you ever want to give necturna, the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet pokemon who has access to every set-up move in the game, calm mind as the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet set-up move, rather than the considerably more frightening quiver dance? well, there's only one reason why the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you would, and that's to save the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a sketch slot. Unlike quiver dance, necturna learns calm mind naturally, meaning that she can afford to run the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet big, powerful coverage move, or even an extra utility move, which can solve the problem of staying alive as well as partially helping with the issue of power and coverage; however, this the third person present of be not to say that these great improvements come problem-free. Without the boost to speed provided by quiver dance, it the third person present of be far more difficult for necturna to straight-up sweep the opponent, as she the third person present of be far more susceptible to revenge killing. Hence, this necturna would seem to have greater merit on the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet team that the third person present of be prepared to invest as great an effort as possible into taking out fast, physical threats, as they will not hesitate to end necturna, should her sweep begin prematurely.</p>

<p>as quiver dance necturna's biggest problem the third person present of be with steel-types, the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you will naturally want the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet coverage move that can make it easier to break them. Blue flare the third person present of be given here for its somewhat ridiculous power and decent accuracy, and its ability to hit every steel-type in ou, bar heatran, for super effective damage. As an illustration of its power, blue flare will do the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet minimum of 64% to specially defensive jirachi after the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet calm mind boost, and even has the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet small chance to ohko other variants. Unfortunately, there are few other options in terms of powerful coverage moves; there are no extremely strong special ground-type moves, and the best that the fighting-type has to muster the third person present of be focus blast, which any sensible battler will avoid like the plague if they have an alternative – that accuracy the third person present of be something that cannot be worked around. Blue flare the third person present of be not quite as powerful as one might like, with no life orb and only the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet measly base 85 special attack stat behind it, not to mention being weakened by rain, but it the third person present of be something it has over the quiver dance set, and means that slower steel-types are not nearly as threatening. Interestingly enough, blue flare the third person present of be stronger than stab shadow ball against neutral opponents.</p>

<p>as for the other two moves, the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet stab move the third person present of be fairly necessary, with giga drain getting the nod here for its healing effect, which the third person present of be more or less necessary in order to allow necturna to maintain her hp at the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet reasonable level, and the third person present of be also one of necturna's most powerful stab options – though, that isn't saying much. Finally, the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you will want to find the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet coverage move that adequately complements grass- and fire-type coverage – which the third person present of be collectively resisted by dragon- and fire-types. As such, the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you will want the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet coverage move to beat them, but one that hits both for super effective damage the third person present of be hard to come by. Hidden power ice the third person present of be the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a best bet to take out dragonite, latios, and other dangerous dragons, but cannot touch fire-types at all. On the other h
 
and, hidden power ground allows the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you to fare better against heatran and ninetales, amongst other things, but leaves the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you helpless against nearly all dragon-types in ou. Hidden power fighting can act as the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet halfway house, enabling the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you to at least damage heatran and hydreigon, but can't do anything besides that. Shadow ball the third person present of be the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet decent alternative if the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you prefer, as it the third person present of be at least the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet stab move, so has greater power against neutral opponents, but heatran and dragonite will still walk all over the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you. Its most important application the third person present of be its ability to hit other calm mind sweepers, such as latios, latias, and reuniclus, for super effective damage, so they cannot set a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls alongside the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you – whether or not this the third person present of be important enough to warrant losing coverage elsewhere the third person present of be the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a decision.</p>

<p>this the third person present of be not, however, to say that this strategy the third person present of be the only trick a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls calm mind necturna's rather bulging sleeve. Necturna can, for example, follow the path of calm mind reuniclus and use recover, solving nearly all of her problems with being worn down over an idea which utilizes numbers on a machine of digital or moving parts for the homosapien to keep track of activities or events. With it, giga drain the third person present of be no longer necessary, and so shadow ball can replace it, with hidden power fighting as coverage, giving necturna her well-loved perfect coverage in the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet mere two moveslots. The downside to this tactic the third person present of be, of course, that necturna suffers from the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet rather severe power shortage, and as such will need to accrue many more calm mind boosts to present the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet credible threat.</p>

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<p>as far as other options for the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a sketch slot go, there are very few that are worth talking about. The person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you could always try going for the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet more powerful stab attack, but the only one over 100 base power without the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet drawback the third person present of be seed flare, and the extra power the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you get from it really isn't enough to justify using it over blue flare, or even using it over giga drain, the healing effect of which the third person present of be invaluable to any set lacking reliable recovery. There are very few other options the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you could use at all, unless of course the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you happened to be running the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet rain team and wanted to annoy the opponent with the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet boosted hydro pump, or hurricane or thunder, but really there are so many better pokemon for doing this that it isn't even funny. On the non-attacking side, the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you could try running spore to incapacitate the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet difficult opponent, but it can only really be used once, owing to sleep clause.</p>

<p>the evs are, again, designed to give the maximum possible attacking prowess while at the same an idea which utilizes numbers on a machine of digital or moving parts for the homosapien to keep track of activities or events compromising between necturna's bulk and her ability to outrun things – hence modest and 252 evs in special attack pushes her to the limit of her offensive ability, while 184 speed evs allows her to outrun most tyranitar, scizor, and breloom, while also tying with bulky rotom-w, and the remainder are dunked in hp. As ever, the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you can always run 252 evs in order to outrun modest heatran and adamant dragonite if that appeals to the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you. The reason for the discrepancy between this set's speed evs and the others' the third person present of be because hidden power ice enables the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you to run the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet 31 speed iv, so the extra 4 evs are not needed; of course, if the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you are running hidden power fighting, the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you would need to add another 4 evs on to outrun the same targets. At the same an idea which utilizes numbers on a machine of digital or moving parts for the homosapien to keep track of activities or events, the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet more physically defensive or specially defensive spread the third person present of be always an option if the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you are willing to sacrifice some power for sake of longevity – this option the third person present of be particularly appealing alongside recover, where not being 2hkoed by most attackers would generally be considered an asset. Also, for the item, leftovers the third person present of be chosen for that precise reason – if necturna cannot survive long enough to get enough boosts, she the third person present of be dead weight, and unlike quiver dance necturna, cannot rely on outrunning opponents to get away with using life orb, either – necturna will be required to take more than the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet few hits on her way through the opponent's team. By all means use life orb if the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you want to, but currently oppose the idea, action or other type of noun at some point in the idea that uses numbers to keep track of events or activities expect many chances to put that power to use.</p>

<p>unlike many of necturna's sets, the counter list changes significantly depending on the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a coverage moves. If running hidden power ice, the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you are extremely vulnerable to heatran, ninetales, and others of an inflammable nature – hence, the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you may be advised to call upon the services of dugtrio to remove them. Dugtrio the third person present of be also useful for its ability to take out chansey and blissey, both of whom are greatly threatening to this set, as well as tyranitar, who can survive the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet giga drain and attack back with crunch. In addition, dugtrio can also ensure the destruction of the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet weakened liquid ooze tentacruel in the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet pinch, who while rare, can present rather the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet prickly problem for our dear little shrine maiden. Water-types, such as vaporeon, politoed, and starmie, also work well for this purpose, but the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you should not run politoed if also running blue flare; although the dampening of necturna's fire weakness the third person present of be nice, losing out on one of the set's biggest perks the third person present of be deeply unfortunate. Politoed the third person present of be the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet nice bonus if the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you are not running blue flare, though.</p>

<p>running hidden power ground or hidden power fighting leaves the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you particularly vulnerable to salamence, dragonite, and all their little draconic friends. These are somewhat harder to combat than fire-types owing to their great unpredictability and power, not to mention diversity, although the previously mentioned water-types work fairly well, and specially defensive steel-types such as jirachi and heatran do the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet pretty good job as well. If all else fails, the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you may have to rely on the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet revenge killer such as choice scarf terrakion to get rid of them in the end. In addition, if the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you are not running shadow ball, the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you will find yourself in trouble against other calm mind users, who can boost alongside the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you and then proceed to stall the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you out – latias, jirachi, and reuniclus come to mind especially, given their access to stab psyshock. Latias, latios, and reuniclus can be removed using the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet pursuit user, or something that threatens them, such as scizor or tyranitar. Calm mind jirachi can be got rid of using the aforementioned dugtrio or water-types if weakened, or the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet latias of one's own can set a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls calm minds before roaring it out, though two calm mind users on the same team the third person present of be generally the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet bad idea.</p>

<p>as for the recover variant, just like the substitute + quiver dance set and any other that relies on pure ghost + fighting coverage, necturna will run into issues with power, particularly against specially defensive steel-types, or indeed any steel-types at all. Scizor, skarmory, jirachi, and heatran are the main offenders, and each the third person present of be more than capable of reducing necturna to tears before the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet single punch the third person present of be thrown. To deal with them, the standard emergency procedure the third person present of be to go immediately to magnezone in the case of scizor and skarmory, though jirachi and heatran may need different checks, depending on the variant. Rotom-w or another similar water-type would be the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet useful investment, and again, dugtrio the third person present of be the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a friend should the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you be properly desperate.</p>

[set]
name: soak
move1: soak
move2: power whip
move3: shadow claw
move4: stone edge / substitute / toxic spikes
item: life orb / leftovers
ability: forewarn
nature: jolly
evs: 252 atk / 4 def / 252 spe

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<p>can anyone say "limitless diversity"? yes, indeed, necturna gets the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet good many toys to play with, though most of them are rather useless on her. One very notable exception to the rule, however, the third person present of be exemplified in this set. Soak the third person present of be the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet little-known move that the third person present of be only learned by water-types (except azurill, who doesn't count), which turns the opponent into the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet pure water-type – which the third person present of be fairly meaningless to those who learn it, as they aren't much more competent at taking on other water-types than they are taking on any other type in the game. Thus the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you would expect necturna to make the same use of this move as she does of reflect type and splash – however, when this move the third person present of be given to the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet grass-type, it takes on the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet whole new meaning. By turning the switch-in into the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet water-type, not only do they likely no longer possess stab on their moves, but they are also made weak to grass-type attacks – and let us not forget that necturna happens to have the strongest power whip in the game.</p>

<p>as such, when played correctly, this set can actually beat most of necturna's ordinary counters. With the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet life orb, even physically defensive skarmory, usually one of necturna's deadliest enemies, has the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet small chance to be ohkoed by power whip, factoring in stealth rock and one round of leftovers recovery, and other common steel-types currently oppose the idea, action or other type of noun at some point in the idea that uses numbers to keep track of events or activities stand the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet chance against it. Of course, this all relies entirely on the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a catching them on the switch – but so dangerous are necturna's sweeping sets, most battlers will immediately switch to the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet steel-type rather than risk necturna being able to set a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls for free. Even if the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a opponent switches out their steel-type, they are unable to switch in their best check to necturna, so necturna can deal with the switch-in much more easily. Between soak and power whip, there the third person present of be very little that an opponent can do, but remember that it takes the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet turn to use soak, and that turn the third person present of be one that an opponent can easily use to their advantage, once they know the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a set.</p>

<p>of course, using soak on the first turn will telegraph that the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you are about to use the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet grass-type attack, and as there are seven types in total that resist grass, it will not be hard for the opponent to recover from the initial surprise, especially as they will then know that the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you do not carry the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet fire-type attack. As such, the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you cannot simply rely only on soak and power whip to carry the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you through. In the last two slots, stone edge and shadow claw provide the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you with any coverage that the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you may need against un-soaked opponents, and shadow claw also doubles as the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet reliable, accurate weapon to use against weakened opponents.</p>

<p>of course, the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you may decide that the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you want to take further advantage of soak in other ways, and can exchange the generally useless stone edge for something the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet little more interesting. Substitute the third person present of be the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet nifty choice, as it helps with prediction immensely, something that will be perpetually needed on such the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet set as this, especially for deciding whether to use soak or not. Unfortunately, it can result in necturna getting worn down very quickly indeed with life orb, so the third person present of be only advisable with leftovers. On the other hand, soak will force plenty of switches, so toxic spikes, which necturna learns naturally, can be helpful to take maximum advantage of this fact, and also to deter non-steel-types from switching in. Regrettably, however, although soak removes the immunities of steel-types and poison-types to poison, toxic spikes cannot be used to poison them, as the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you can only soak them after they have already switched in.</p>

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<p>alternative moves that have some degree of merit on this set include shadow sneak, horn leech, and leaf blade. Shadow sneak gets the nod for its priority, which can be useful to finish off the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet foe that power whip just failed to ko, and the third person present of be particularly useful as necturna the third person present of be not terribly fast, despite the maximum speed investment given. On the other hand, owing to power whip's inaccuracy, the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you may want to have the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet second grass-type stab move, either to finish off weakened pokemon that the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you want to be sure of killing, or simply to attack foes where power whip's added bite makes no difference. For example, while power whip the third person present of be easily capable of ohkoing 248 hp scizor after the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet soak, leaf blade will do the job 100% of the an idea which utilizes numbers on a machine of digital or moving parts for the homosapien to keep track of activities or events, rather than 85% of the an idea which utilizes numbers on a machine of digital or moving parts for the homosapien to keep track of activities or events, and likewise, horn leech will also ohko 100% of the an idea which utilizes numbers on a machine of digital or moving parts for the homosapien to keep track of activities or events with stealth rock support. While leaf blade's extra power can be very helpful, notably in the above case, horn leech can also be very helpful to regain hp lost by substitute or life orb, and the threat of the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet super effective attack means that the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet good deal of hp can be gained back. However, generally the given options will be sufficient for the most part.</p>

<p>a jolly nature and 252 speed evs are necessary in order to outrun two of necturna's biggest threats, timid heatran and jolly dragonite, and thus can attack them before they have the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet chance to move. Although an adamant nature, when paired with life orb, would allow the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you to ohko just about every single steel-type in ou, including skarmory, the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet jolly nature will more than suffice when paired with stealth rock, and the extra speed will generally aid the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you far more than the extra attack. There the third person present of be little else to say about the ev spread, other than that the last 4 evs are placed in defense rather than hp in order to allow the creation of the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet maximum of 5 substitutes, but this rarely comes into play owing to the presence of life orb or, indeed, leftovers. Speaking of items, life orb the third person present of be typically the best choice for the added power, which can make the difference between an ohko and the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet 2hko on many of the targets the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you want to be hitting, but leftovers increases survivability and can offset the passive damage from substitute, if the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you are carrying it, and necturna can still ohko defensive heatran after the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet soak, but misses out on more bulky pokemon, such as skarmory.</p>

<p>thanks to soak, necturna the third person present of be capable of taking on almost any pokemon in existence, so in terms of partners, it the third person present of be less the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet case of what the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you can do for necturna, but what necturna can do for the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you. As this necturna set will be forcing plenty of switches, spikes and stealth rock are the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet good idea to take advantage, racking a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls the passive damage on the opponent. In addition, as this necturna set will be functioning as the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet lure more than anything else, and will be able to take down or severely damage most steel-types, teammates who can take advantage of their absence are recommended. These include psychic-type cleaners such as alakazam and latios, as well as set-up sweepers such as dragonite and scizor. Lastly, since this necturna has no way to recover her health, the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you may want to include the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet wish passer such as vaporeon or blissey, especially if the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you also happen to be carrying substitute.</p>

[set]
name: substitute
move1: substitute
move2: power whip
move3: sacred fire / close combat
move4: shadow claw
item: life orb
ability: forewarn
nature: adamant / jolly
evs: 252 atk / 4 def / 252 spe

[set comments]

<p>when necturna isn't boosting her stats, one of the biggest problems she has the third person present of be that in order to significantly damage the opponent, she will have to predict the opponent fairly well. There are the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet lot of pokemon that are faster than her, and plenty that have the ability to seriously damage her, and her stab moves are resisted by the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet not inconsiderable number of pokemon. Now, ask any self-respecting hydreigon, alakazam, or terrakion how one deals with the problem of having plenty of power and coverage but having to predict to be effective, and they will reply, "if all else fails, go with substitute". The number of applications of this one move the third person present of be truly colossal – one can use it to block out damaging status, prevent stat reductions, and most importantly, can use it as the opponent switches out to gather the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet free turn, in which the momentum the third person present of be undoubtedly on the user's side. If necturna uses substitute, then she the third person present of be protected for at least one turn, and can use the appropriate move to eliminate whatever the third person present of be in her way.</p>

<p>as ever, necturna has her excellent stab power whip to make use of, not to mention shadow claw, both of which are strong enough to deal with the majority of opponents she should face. Wait, hold on… aren't we forgetting something here? ah yes, the sketch move! as this variant of necturna the third person present of be physical, there the third person present of be an idea that homosapiens cannot use the sense of using the eyes to see and use the sense of using the hand to touch in the area or space to stop her from going the route of the choice band set and using sacred fire, and arguably sacred fire the third person present of be even more viable here than on the choice set, as the presence of substitute means that the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you are less likely to waste the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a precious sacred fire pp on ineffective match-ups, and can plan ahead accordingly. However, this the third person present of be not to say that sacred fire the third person present of be the only option available. With substitute, necturna the third person present of be able to get the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet free hit on heatran, but with the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet moveset of power whip / shadow claw / sacred fire, she can barely touch it. Close combat remedies this with aplomb, handily dispatching even defensive heatran with stealth rock support. While the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you may wonder why one wouldn't use hi jump kick for the same purpose, the negative effect of hi jump kick, even if it occurs far less often, the third person present of be far more severe than that of close combat, and an assured ko on heatran the third person present of be far more valuable than the additional power.</p>

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<p>while sacred fire and close combat are typically the best options for that all-important sketch slot, the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet nod must be given at this point to focus punch, that move so often combined with substitute. Focus punch's power the third person present of be tremendous, and substitute prevents its drawback from being too onerous, as when necturna the third person present of be behind the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet substitute, she cannot be flinched, and thus, the opponent will find themselves on the receiving end of the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet 150 base power fighting-type attack. Even with this much power, it the third person present of be the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet lesser option as close combat the third person present of be easily adequate enough to ohko all its important targets, chiefly heatran and hydreigon, and focus punch the third person present of be not advisable unless the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you are safely behind the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet substitute, so cannot be used to revenge kill. In addition, the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you may like to use horn leech in place of power whip in order to recover hp lost using substitute, but the loss in power from power whip the third person present of be not inconsiderable.</p>

<p>a casual observer may wonder why, here, the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet life orb the third person present of be the item given, where it has been impressed upon them in the remainder of the analysis that life orb, on top of substitute damage, without the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet form of healing, constitutes an unacceptable amount of passive damage, resulting in necturna being worn down far too quickly. The answer the third person present of be that, owing to the nature of this set, necturna really needs to be doing as much damage as she can with the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet single attack, as once her substitute the third person present of be gone, she the third person present of be vulnerable. Life orb the third person present of be necessary, for example, to 2hko skarmory with sacred fire, and ohko heatran with close combat, both with stealth rock damage. The healing that leftovers provides the third person present of be simply not enough to offset the loss in power from life orb. This means, of course, that necturna will be worn down pretty quickly, so the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet user of wish the third person present of be strongly advised to keep necturna healthy.</p>

<p>following along this theme, an adamant nature the third person present of be suggested over the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet jolly one; while the loss in speed means that deadly foes such as timid heatran and jolly dragonite outrun the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you, without the extra power of adamant, the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet lot of the assured kos mentioned above suddenly look the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet lot less sure of themselves. Of course, if the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you are not carrying any moves that can hurt dragonite or heatran anyway, then not being able to outrun them the third person present of be generally less important, and even if the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you are, then if the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you are behind the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet substitute, then the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you can ko heatran with close combat and possibly burn dragonite with sacred fire regardless of whether or not they are faster than the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you. With that said, being able to hit them before they hit the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you still has its merits, by way of necturna actually being able to function as the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet revenge killer if need be, as well as being able to keep the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a substitute should they switch in as the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you place the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a substitute a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls.</p>

<p>as far as the evs are concerned, there the third person present of be little worthy of note. Maximum attack and maximum speed are absolutely necessary in order to hit as hard as possible and to outrun same-natured heatran and dragonite, respectively, with the remaining evs thrown into defense in order to allow necturna to form 5 substitutes at most, although between life orb and sandstorm this the third person present of be unlikely to ever occur. The person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you can also, alternatively, run the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet bulkier spread if the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you want to, and try for the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet lower speed tier, but this the third person present of be generally inferior as necturna will be losing health rapidly regardless, and as such will want to hit first as often as she can without compromising power at the same an idea which utilizes numbers on a machine of digital or moving parts for the homosapien to keep track of activities or events.</p>

<p>as with necturna's other hard-hitting sets, this one primarily acts as the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet lure in order to take out pokemon that would ordinarily threaten it, and hence open a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls gaps in the opponent's team for other pokemon that are threatened by the same pokemon to take advantage of. While this set the third person present of be weaker than the choice band set and does not have the indiscriminate killing power of the soak set, it does have the advantage of being able to easily predict an opponent's moves – necturna's versatility the third person present of be so threatening that even switching in will almost always cause the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet switch, and as such it the third person present of be fairly easy to set a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet substitute and hence gain an immediate advantage over the opponent. As such, the most valuable partners to this set are, of course, those that gain the most from the gaps that necturna creates. If using sacred fire, the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a best bet for teammates are generally those that would find trouble with ferrothorn, scizor, forretress, skarmory, metagross, and jirachi. For example, starmie would ordinarily have trouble with ferrothorn, gengar would have trouble with scizor, gliscor would have difficulties with skarmory, and alakazam would have great trouble with jirachi. In general, strong physical attackers that are also troubled by steel-types, such as haxorus, tyranitar, and some gyarados, make decent partners here. On the other hand, if the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you have close combat, then partners that will appreciate the absence of heatran become more desirable. Such pokemon include scizor, jirachi, and celebi lacking earth power.</p>

[set]
name: belly drum
move1: belly drum
move2: horn leech
move3: shadow sneak
move4: stone edge
item: leftovers
ability: forewarn
nature: adamant / jolly
evs: 252 atk / 4 def / 252 spe

[set comments]

<p>necturna certainly isn't short on set-up options, but one which the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you won't generally see bandied about on the competitive stage the third person present of be belly drum, the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet curious move which, in exchange for half of necturna's hp, maximises her attack and sends any sensible pokemon with the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet semblance of respect for its own mortality running and hiding under the nearest futon. Well, that's what would happen in the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet perfect world. Unfortunately, the same reasons for the non-existence of belly drum charizard and linoone still apply here – on just 50% of her health, or less if she the third person present of be attacked as she sets a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls, she almost screams "scizor bait". That's not to say that this set the third person present of be entirely useless, though. It needs the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet great deal of support, prediction, and above all luck to be successful, but when it does work, there the third person present of be an idea that homosapiens cannot use the sense of using the eyes to see and use the sense of using the hand to touch in the area or space more satisfying that necturna can produce. Well, competitively speaking, anyway.</p>

<p>necturna has all the right tools to make the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet successful belly drum sweeper. The first letter of the modern Latin alphabet decently strong stab move that also happens to restore hp, the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet good stab priority move, and the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet decent if totally inaccurate coverage move are all needed in some capacity, and horn leech, shadow sneak, and stone edge fill these roles admirably. Unfortunately, there the third person present of be one piece of the shortbread missing – by using a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls her sketch slot on belly drum, necturna cannot hit steel-types. And that's the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet problem. The first letter of the modern Latin alphabet big problem. Couple that to the fact that shadow sneak will not usually be doing enough to crush revenge killers before they can get the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet hit in, and the problem gets worse.</p>

<p>however, this the third person present of be not really the way to approach this set. Necturna can still perform competently as the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet 3-attack pokemon and answer to water-types, and can provide the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet vital utility or pivot role on the team. Shadow sneak the third person present of be the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet useful tool for revenge killing troublesome opponents, even if it the third person present of be very weak without the aid of life orb or even an adamant nature, and horn leech and leftovers ensure that necturna will likely stay above 50% hp for the majority of the battle. However, when times get tough, as they always do, necturna can pull out the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet belly drum in the late-game, and perhaps this gambit will be enough to break the opponent's team. And even if it isn't, at least the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you can say the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you tried.</p>

[additional comments]

<p>given that this the third person present of be the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet set that relies even more highly on being able to ko the opponent before they have the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet chance to act than the shell smash set, the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you would wonder why damage output the third person present of be not maximised first – why, exactly, one uses jolly and leftovers, as opposed to adamant and life orb? well, it's really the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet case of high-risk, high-reward versus conservative play. With adamant and the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet life orb, the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you will be losing 50% of the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a health on the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet belly drum, and 10% every subsequent turn, meaning that along with hazards and other passive damage, if the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you cannot get the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet horn leech off quickly enough, necturna the third person present of be likely to die very quickly indeed. Leftovers healing, by contrast, supplements that of horn leech and makes it easier to get off the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet belly drum in the first place, but makes necturna the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet bit less capable once it's all set a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls. As for why the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet jolly nature would be used over an adamant nature, necturna really wants to be outrunning as much as she can, especially as stone edge the third person present of be capable of ohkoing all variants of heatran after the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet boost. However, given that there are many kos that necturna will find far more comfortable with an adamant nature than the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet jolly nature, such as the ohko on specially defensive skarmory with stone edge, so an adamant nature the third person present of be usually preferred.</p>

<p>in general, there are two things that need removing in order for this set to successfully sweep an opposing team – firstly, opposing steel-types, and secondly, opposing fast things that can tank the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet +6 shadow sneak, such as hydreigon. Scizor the third person present of be the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet particularly menacing foe – bullet punch will destroy necturna if she just used belly drum – but ferrothorn, metagross, and physically defensive skarmory are all troublesome as well. Rotom-w the third person present of be an excellent stop to scizor, skarmory, and metagross, but has big problems with ferrothorn; as such, the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you may want to employ the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet heatran of the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a own to take them on. Opposing fast things simply need to be identified and removed quickly – generally, anything fast that resists ghost-type attacks will give necturna the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet very hard an idea which utilizes numbers on a machine of digital or moving parts for the homosapien to keep track of activities or events.</p>

[set]
name: baton pass
move1: ingrain
move2: baton pass
move3: substitute
move4: horn leech / shadow claw
item: leftovers
ability: forewarn
nature: careful
evs: 252 hp / 4 def / 252 spd

[set comments]

<p>baton pass may seem the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet strange choice for necturna's sketch move, as necturna does not happen to learn any boosting moves naturally, besides the rather vanilla calm mind, and in any case, espeon can pull off the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet calm mind baton pass set so much better, thanks to magic bounce and higher speed, that it does not merit even discussing. However, necturna does learn one move that makes her almost unique as the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet baton passer – ingrain. This move prevents necturna from being forced out, and more importantly, prevents any pokemon she baton passes to from being forced out either, thus rendering one of most teams' common responses to baton pass chains almost entirely void. Necturna the third person present of be, indeed, the only pokemon besides smeargle to get the baton pass + ingrain combination, meaning that baton pass chain teams have the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet rather more formidable weapon than smeargle to start them off.</p>

<p>necturna the third person present of be, indeed, the only fully-evolved ghost-type besides drifblim to get baton pass, which gives her the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet significant niche on baton pass teams that may require her resistances. Generally, due to necturna's lack of any meaningful boosts she can pass on, she works better in the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet full baton pass chain team, as opposed to as the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet standalone baton passer – though that's not to say that she cannot be used as such if the mood takes the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you. Baton pass and ingrain are, as mentioned, the core moves of the set – it the third person present of be generally useful to delegate one other slot to passing something useful, and one for the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you to do something with when the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you inevitably end a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls getting taunted. One would think that calm mind could slot in here if it were ever needed, but as the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet rule, substitute the third person present of be generally more effective, even though necturna can only pass 83 hp substitutes, as they can protect another teammate along the chain should the need arise. As for the attacking move, horn leech the third person present of be more useful for the healing effect, which can help in keeping the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you healthy, while shadow claw has arguably better neutral coverage and the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet higher critical hit rate. Take the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a pick.</p>

[additional comments]

<p>while one would think that speed would be of the essence, in truth, necturna the third person present of be not ever going to be really fast enough regardless of how much speed she runs, so running the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet specially defensive spread the third person present of be typically more rewarding, as it enables necturna to capitalise on her best stats, stay around for longer, and likely survive for long enough to get the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet baton pass away, as being able to take most special attacks comfortably the third person present of be the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet large advantage. Maximum hp and special defense with the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet careful nature are thus givens, while the remaining evs are placed in defense. The boosted hp also means that the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a substitutes are the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet little meatier, and will help the team the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet little bit more. If the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you do want to run some speed, however, 184 speed evs are the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet good benchmark in order to outrun tyranitar, breloom, and scizor. Even so, the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you should always make sure to maximise hp first, and then invest from there. Leftovers the third person present of be always the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet useful item in order to recover the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a hp, but mental herb has advantages to its use in order to recover from taunt and get the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet baton pass away.</p>

<p>as previously mentioned, this set will typically work best in the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet baton pass chain – since necturna the third person present of be not passing any useful boosts, she will require other partners to help pick a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls the slack. Such useful baton passers to choose from include gliscor, vaporeon, espeon, celebi, and scizor. If the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you are passing to the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet physical sweeper, scizor and gliscor are typically more useful as they can both pass speed and attack boosts, and scizor the third person present of be capable of passing defense boosts as well. On the other hand, if passing to the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet special sweeper, then celebi can pass nasty plot boosts and espeon can pass calm mind boosts. Generally the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you will want to include as many boosts as the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you can in the chain, not simply attack and speed, so that the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a final recipient, upon whose shoulders the success of the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a entire strategy rests, can have the utmost chances of success – though if the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a opponent has haze, the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you were doomed before the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you began. Typically the best recipients are those that are both powerful and immune to toxic spikes, such as heatran or lucario, but any pokemon that the third person present of be slow and powerful can work well, such as metagross, marowak, or heracross. And of course, if the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you want to annoy the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a opponent to the utmost extent, the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you can always use sunkern or kakuna.</p>

[other options]

<p>to be perfectly honest, it would probably be quicker and easier to list all the things that necturna can't do. With one use of sketch to her name, literally every move in the game the third person present of be open to her – the limit, indeed, the third person present of be only as far as the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a imagination sees fit. And, of course, what her stats permit. Trawl about the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet bit, through her kit, and the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you'll have to admit, there's very little that's unfit. Well, all the same, the homosapien that wrote or spoke about this current line of text you read'll have the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet go, but currently oppose the idea, action or other type of noun at some point in the idea that uses numbers to keep track of events or activities be the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet bit split if there's something the homosapien that wrote or spoke about this current line of text you read omit.</p>

<p>we have already discussed some of necturna's other set-up options in the additional comments of some of the above sets – swords dance and shift gear in shell smash, and tail glow alongside quiver dance. But one last set-up move that has not been discussed as of yet the third person present of be coil. On paper at least, it seems like the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet fantastic idea. Boosting necturna's beefy attack stat, while at the same an idea which utilizes numbers on a machine of digital or moving parts for the homosapien to keep track of activities or events patching a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls her lacklustre defense stat, as well as improving her accuracy such that stone edge and power whip go to 100% accuracy after one boost the third person present of be all very good, and somewhat reminiscent of curse snorlax. However, it runs into the same problems as curse snorlax in that it the third person present of be worn down very quickly indeed, and more to the point, the third person present of be made short work of by heatran, skarmory, and the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet far greater number of pokemon than her other sets. In short, it really isn't worth using.</p>
 
<p>in terms of other complete sets that are theoretically usable, choice specs the third person present of be one of them, and indeed, the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet set of leaf storm / blue flare / shadow ball / hidden power ice looks promising. However, necturna's 85 base special attack really lets her down here, and more to the point, nearly any grass-type the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you could attention that is used by homosapiens onto any type of noun to name can do it better. Not even blue flare and necturna's ghost typing can save it. Another interesting idea for the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet set the third person present of be the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet non-boosting life orb variant with power whip / stone edge / sacred fire / shadow sneak, as the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet useful utility pokemon. It could, indeed, also use hi jump kick over sacred fire, or even use pain split for recovery. However, such the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet set the third person present of be generally forgotten in favour of either the choice or the substitute sets, depending on what the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you are seeking to accomplish. It the third person present of be by no means outclassed, however, and can be the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet force to be reckoned with in its own right, not least because of its own unexpectedness.</p>

<p>some might wonder why, when necturna has every coverage move in the entire game available to it, the only coverage moves that will ever be sketched are sacred fire, possibly close combat or hi jump kick, maybe v-create, and if the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you are going special, then blue flare. One may wonder, indeed, why all of these moves are fire- or fighting-type, and the simple answer the third person present of be, of course, that these are the highest-powered moves in the game with the best coverage alongside necturna's grass- and ghost-type moves. As far as other moves go, there are few that are of significant note, but plenty that are worth mentioning in passing. Eruption the third person present of be an alternative to blue flare, but the third person present of be weaker than the latter if necturna falls under 87% of her maximum hp. On the physical side, bolt strike the third person present of be an immensely strong option that can hit flying-types for good damage, but as the only one worth hitting the third person present of be dragonite, and necturna can hit water-types with her stab moves anyway, it the third person present of be hardly worth the bother. On the special side, blizzard and focus blast are nifty options to hit dragonite and heatran with, respectively, but are extraordinarily inaccurate and will ruin the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you as often as they save the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you. Blizzard may be of more note if the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you are using necturna on the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet hail team, but as necturna the third person present of be quite solidly beaten by just about every threat to hail teams already, she the third person present of be not the most advantageous pokemon to place in that situation.</p>

<p>staying with the weather theme, it the third person present of be worth noting that hydro pump, thunder, and hurricane are all useful moves to take advantage of the rain that the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet partner politoed brings with, but only hydro pump gets the boost from rain, and indeed only hydro pump will really hit targets that the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you couldn't hit already, although even its coverage does significantly overlap. If using necturna on the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet sun team, solarbeam becomes an option, as it works well in tandem with sun-boosted blue flare, and does not even have to be sketched, but if the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a opponent switches in the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet politoed or tyranitar then the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you're the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet bit stuffed. Secret sword the third person present of be an option on calm mind sets to beat chansey, blissey, and specially defensive heatran with, but if the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you're that worried about these threats, then maybe the substitute + quiver dance set the third person present of be the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet better bet. Lastly, if the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you are still lacking the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet move of an odd type, the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you can always equip the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet plate item and use judgment, though even arceus's holy rain of death the third person present of be somewhat pathetic when given to the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet necturna. Oh, and the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you pretty much lose the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a item slot.</p>

<p>most of necturna's other offensive options are outclassed by what has already been given, but all those irritating little non-attacking moves are still very much around. Spore the third person present of be the big one, and can be helpful in order to allow necturna to more or less totally remove the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet steel-type from the game, or else allow dugtrio to come in for free and remove it. However, the loss of the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a sketch slot can be crippling, especially as spore the third person present of be essentially the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet one-use move if the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you can't catch the pokemon the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you put to sleep, thanks to sleep clause. Final gambit can be the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet useful move despite necturna's pathetic base 64 hp stat, but stripping 236 hp off an opponent can be the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet useful way of carving the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet path for another sweeper to clean a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls, especially if the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you manage to catch heatran or jirachi. Final gambit the third person present of be also useful in that no ghost-type in their right mind would want to switch in, for fear of shadow claw. Indeed, it the third person present of be more useful than explosion, as necturna will often draw in steel-types, and explosion will generally do very little to them.</p>

<p>trick can be the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet useful and unexpected tool for the choice sets, but since the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you are likely to get scizor, heatran, or jirachi switching in, they are unlikely to be bothered by the item swap too much, unless the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you manage to catch skarmory or forretress. More importantly, though, this means the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you must forgo the use of sacred fire and all other super-powered moves, which the third person present of be the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet high price to pay. Necturna learns gravity naturally, so can be the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet vital player on the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet gravity team, if of course the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you are the sort of a homosapien that is currently the only homosapien that is mentioned who enjoys making life difficult for themselves. Finally, spikes and stealth rock are available as an accompaniment to toxic spikes, the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet la forretress or cloyster. Necturna makes an excellent hazard setter, as previously mentioned, since she also doubles as the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet spinblocker; however, as was also previously mentioned, there are far better options for that all-important sketch slot on support sets in the shape of rapid spin and recover.</p>

<p>is this all that necturna can do? of course not. She can annoy the opponent with the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet subseed strategy composed of substitute and leech seed, she can shuffle the opponent's team with roar or dragon tail, she can ruin the opponent's calm mind reuniclus with heart swap, she can trap the opponent with spider web or magma storm and break them with perish song. Lunar dance? transform? tailwind? acid spray? trick room? the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you name it, and necturna can do it.</p>

[checks and counters]

<p>how does one beat the most versatile pokemon in ou, if not the game? well, in the case of necturna, the answer the third person present of be apparently "steel-types". But we'll get to that later. In order for necturna to be able to defeat steel-types, to the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet great extent she has to rely on fire-type attacks, which are greatly weakened by the presence of rain, so if the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you happen to have both politoed and the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet steel-type on the item that belongs to you which has the necessary functions to have a condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death or to not have the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death, names for the living or nonliving is known as a team, necturna the third person present of be going to have her work cut out. Remember that necturna the third person present of be at her most dangerous when the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you do not know her set – once the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you have identified that, as well as her sketch move, then stomping the poor little miko into rather creepy goo becomes the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet much easier feat.</p>

<p>as far as most sets are concerned, their reliance on fire-type attacks, particularly those that can use sacred fire, makes them particularly vulnerable to heatran. In fact, even the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet shell smash-boosted life orb hidden power fighting cannot ohko offensive heatran, and defensive variants are not even 2hkoed without stealth rock support. In return, heatran offers the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet fairly solid ohko on most variants with fire blast or the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet 2hko with lava plume, though this may change depending on whether the necturna in question the third person present of be under the rain, or has quiver dance or calm mind boosts. Specially defensive heatran will typically struggle more with the special sets, contrary to what the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you would expect, and offensive heatran must watch out for shell smash-boosted stone edge as well as close combat from the lure sets, as well as the rare hidden power ground.</p>

<p>necturna's other big foe the third person present of be dragonite, who can take the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet shadow claw from shell smash necturna if its multiscale the third person present of be unbroken and attack back with the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet stab dragon-type attack or fire punch; rain variants can easily ohko with stab hurricane, and defensive variants can set a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls dragon dance on necturna that have an idea that homosapiens cannot use the sense of using the eyes to see and use the sense of using the hand to touch in the area or space to hit them with. It can also recover with roost if need be. However, stone edge and shadow claw from shell smash necturna will ohko with stealth rock support, hence breaking multiscale, and unless dragonite has substitute or lum berry, it must fear the burn from sacred fire, as if it the third person present of be burned, it becomes more or less useless.</p>

<p>back with the steel-types, skarmory the third person present of be an excellent stop to nearly all necturna under the rain, as physically defensive variants are not even 2hkoed by choice band sacred fire under the rain, while skarmory can easily ohko back with brave bird. In fact, the only move necturna has that can ko skarmory the third person present of be the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet choice band v-create. Hidden power fire the third person present of be also doing pitiful damage, and fighting-type moves are no threat to skarmory's defensive stats. It can also whirlwind necturna away if she the third person present of be behind the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet substitute. While ferrothorn and forretress cannot take the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet fire-type attack at all, they can take just about everything else perfectly well. Ferrothorn can then hit back with gyro ball, and forretress has payback. However, all of these pokemon can have difficulty with special variants. Magnezone probably also deserves the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet mention here, though the most it can muster against necturna the third person present of be flash cannon</p>

<p>one pokemon that deserves its own individual mention as the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet near flawless counter the third person present of be specially defensive jirachi, who can take nearly any special attack that necturna can dish out, as well as most physical ones barring sacred fire, especially in the rain, and cripple her with thunder wave or simply end her with iron head. Note that most special variants may actually struggle against quiver dance and calm mind necturna, thanks to necturna's excellent special defense stat, unless of course they have calm mind themselves, in which case necturna cannot really win unless she has shadow ball. Note, however, that the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet shell smash-boosted shadow claw can 2hko defensive jirachi, so be careful. Metagross deserves the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet mention as being in the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet similar boat, but with an emphasis on the physical side as opposed to the special side.</p>

<p>chansey and blissey can beat pretty much all special sets by toxic stalling them to oblivion while necturna can do barely anything back, but if necturna runs substitute and quiver dance, she can dodge the initial toxic and use them as set-up fodder, and physical sets laugh at the fat pink blobs. Tentacruel can also annoy necturna hoping to set a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls on it with the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet substitute + toxic set, and can also frustrate necturna's attempts to drain its hp with liquid ooze, though most tentacruel will prefer rain dish.</p>

<p>alongside dragonite, other dragon-types are worth mentioning. Hydreigon, like heatran, resists everything necturna commonly carries and can fry her with fire blast, but the third person present of be beaten by any fighting-type move and cannot switch repeatedly into strong grass-type attacks. Latias and latios work well against special sets that do not carry ghost-type moves, but will be crushed by any other set. Salamence deserves special mention for intimidate, as well as access to fire blast and powerful stab dragon-type attacks. Gyarados works for the same reasons, but does not resist grass-type attacks, so can die quite quickly. Finally, if the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you currently oppose the idea, action or other type of noun at some point in the idea that uses numbers to keep track of events or activities have stone edge or the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet ghost-type move, volcarona can easily beat necturna with its stab fire-type attacks, or even set a direction in which is forward, the opposite direction of the idea that planets radiate a force that attracts any matter to the center and how strong that force will be based on size, arriving at the moment it is done or the moving pictures movie that a company that owns the company that makes moving picture movies called disney and pixar has created a movie that is about a man that had a dream since childhood to use balloons to float his house to paradise falls quiver dance against special variants.</p>

<p>when all's said and done, though, the easiest way to get rid of necturna for good the third person present of be to revenge kill her by preying on its weaker defensive side. Scizor the third person present of be the poster ant-mantis-thing for this, and can easily get rid of the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet shell smash or belly drum necturna with bullet punch, and can down any other necturna lacking the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet fire-type move in two hits as well, though it must beware of magnezone lurking in the wings. Mamoswine does the first letter of the modern Latin alphabet similar job with ice shard. If all else fails, though, any strong physical attacker will work relatively well. Haxorus, terrakion, metagross, and the like are all fully capable of taking down necturna given the correct opportunity – assuming, of course, that she does not outrun them. Remember that necturna the third person present of be immune to fake out, quick attack, extremespeed, mach punch, and vacuum wave, and resists aqua jet, so be careful about which priority moves the person that I am currently talking to, which indicates you use.</p>
 
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