this is more of a UC question, but both Pokemon are very viable, and the set that you choose generally depends on your personal preference as well as the team makeup. LO Protean Greninja likes having entry hazard support a lot more since it can get worn down by LO recoil, and BB ninja is really nice on VoltTurn since it's got specs turn to pick up momentum and wants as many opportunities to transform as possible.
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Like all Z-moves, it depends on the original move. In this case, Focus Blast is Special, so the Z-move will be Special.
Cool, thanks.
why are you using Stoutland on Rain lol, if anything you should use it on Sand because of its ability Sand Rush. A good Normal-type for Rain would be Bewear because it appreciates Fire-type mons being weakened. But yeah Rain is a pretty offensive playstyle, the basic framework is something like Politoed + Rocks Setter (Ferrothorn is good here) + Hurricane Spammer (Tornadus-T, Pidgeot-Mega if you're that guy) + Physical Rain Sweeper (Kabutops, Armaldo, etc) + Special Rain Sweeper (Kingdra, Ludicolo, Omastar) + filler, but that might change a bit this gen. Either way, I hope that was useful.
I'm making a Gen 5 OU team and I want to make conkelldur and another Pokemon as my core. Who synergizes with him?
I'd say T-tar is excellent. I'm not sure whether this is the right place to ask though
Hii! I'd like to know if there is any place to request changes in the ou meta? Id like to make a post with good arguments explaining why i want one thing to be changed, but i'm not sure where to post it!
Might be best to message one of the Mods and ask them, Just be polite when doing so. There is the policy review forum to but as far as I know only certain people are allowed to post there and is Invite only. So yeah just message a mod
does anyone know any pokemon who can both clear hazards and provide wish/heal bell support to teammates? thx
I think Togekiss is the only mon who does that in OU
I know primarina does well against tapu fini. I think I like this set. Any reason for the 88speed evs ?
Galvanize and -ate abilities don't affect Z-moves afaik. It would remain Normal-type and lack the damage boost.
So something odd just happened to me on battle spot.
>I have out Aegislash
>Opponent sends in Porygon2, no ability activates
>I switch to Toxapex, Porygon2 Trace activates, traces Regenerator.
Why did this happen? Is it because Stance Change cannot be Traced? I'm bamboozled
EDIT: After a simple bulbapedia search I found that is the reason.
"If all opponents have Abilities that cannot be traced, then Trace will activate when next exposed to an opponent that has a traceable Ability." -Bulbapedia
Good to know!
>I have out Aegislash
>Opponent sends in Porygon2, no ability activates
>I switch to Toxapex, Porygon2 Trace activates, traces Regenerator.
Why did this happen? Is it because Stance Change cannot be Traced? I'm bamboozled
EDIT: After a simple bulbapedia search I found that is the reason.
"If all opponents have Abilities that cannot be traced, then Trace will activate when next exposed to an opponent that has a traceable Ability." -Bulbapedia
Good to know!
Mega Alakazam can trace swift swim from Kabutops and Kingdra and use it against them pretty well. Tapu Bulu can force out both Kingdra and Kabutops as well which is cool.
Thousand Arrows hits all Flying-types neutrally on the first turn and then applies a Smack Down affect to them. When using it against Levitate/Balloon/Magnet Rise users, it just ignores the immunity completely.
i found this out in game against the mega alakazam when i had out wishiwashi it killed it with energy ball and i switched to my mandibuzz and it traced my overcoat from it.
also, can anyone tell me how to get porygon in-game? i want to run z conversion with a porygon z but u cant find it wild. does someone give it to u or do i have to wait for bank to update? I may also need to know how to get secret ability mons this gen i really want a sow warning ninetails and slush rush sandslash.
does anybody have a quick way to special train mons too? i hate the ally pokemon training it is too long and definitely getting on my nerves since i can't find the power items as my festival plaza won't sell me anything EVER.
don't forget mew when bank gets up he has heal bell but has no wish but he has the benefit of a new z move from what i've seen and im thinking an event with him and/ or marshadow is coming because marshadow has one too according to serebii. mews is on psychic and marshadows is on spectral thief
AraEDIT: Please don't double post, let alone quadruple post. Use the edit button if you want to add thoughts to a post / comment on a thread where you have the most recent post.
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What factors in a meta game make stall strong or weak? For example, I would assume the presence of viable wall breakers would make stall weaker.
What factors in a meta game make stall strong or weak? For example, I would assume the presence of viable wall breakers would make stall weaker.
it is a lot stronger with pokemon like mega slowbro access to calm mind or eviolite pokemon with huge defences like type null and chansey
Would you say that good calm mind users in general make stall strong? Slowbro, Sableye, and Clefable come to mind.
Definitely but not only that but they often have reliable recovery in addition but is also made possible by being able to switch in and take huge amounts of damage casually and return it in ways like foul play, toxic and pain split. And in the case of the extremely bulky defensive calm minders it grants them some wallbreaking power they need.