AM touched on it already but Sticky Web support (although unpopular right now) will allow you to outspeed plenty of mons, but they are a hassle to keep up. Protect is the most reliable option, however, even when it's almost useless outside of mega evolving. What I'd try to do is send out Diancie on something it forces out/can tank/is really passive and Rock Polish on that turn.
I think that feature was discontinued, but you can certainly learn how good items and moves are by using them. Also, what is the max file size for an avatar?
Nope.
As a side note, all items knocked off by Knock Off still proc on the turn they were removed. For example, if Armaldo holds a Sitrus Berry and has it knocked off but is brought to 37% HP by Knock Off then he will still heal for 25% of his HP.
afaik, this doesn't happen with weakness policy
Sorry for the really short answer again, no.
Raikou, Clefable, Mega Altaria, Celebi, Amoonguss, Mega Venusaur, Chansey, Mamoswine, and others.
Well Focus Blast isn't effective and Psychic isn't common on Thundurus. Unless it's an HP Flying variant in Nasty Plot sets more often than not it'll check the most common of sets being Tbolt, Hp Ice, Focus blast, thunder wave
It does work. Replay for evidence.
You aren't playing protect right if you find it mostly useless outside of MEVOing when it makes a wonderful scout against Scarf Lando-T being able to either lock him into an EQ, and switch in a flying/levitate mon, or figuring out he is planning to use U-turn and nail the switch in hard. Same with scouting out a choice Scizor, locking it into BP and switching in Rotom-W. Lots of choice locked mons, usually surprise scarvers, love to revenge or check MDiancie is what I notice, and with SR protect makes a wonderful way to call their bluff (especially Lando-T so you can notice that lefties recoveries without giving him the chance to set rocks on your field.)
The spread most people use is:
Gliscor, Latias, Latios, Mandibuzz, Mew, Scizor, Skarmory, Zapdos Togekiss, Empoleon, Flygon, Excadrill, Starmie and Tentacruel.
Amoonguss can take 2 banded play roughs, although not very well, but loses if azu belly drums on the switch as they tend to run knock off which OHKOs at +6. As always, Rotom-W is a solid switch in, but takes a solid chunk from banded play rough. Ferrothorn is a soft check because banded sets always run superpower and that is a really obvious switch in lol.
Darn, I have to think for myself? I wanted someone to tell me what to think so I didn't have to!
Basically, in early ORAS Thundurus was moved to S rank due to the prevalence of Greninja and the new fast mega evolutions that people couldn't find a better way to handle aside from just prankster twave. Now that the meta has settled down and with ninja leaving soon, it will most likely move to a+, also note that having a stealth rock weakness doesn't keep something out of s rank, as mega Pinsir (I think) and charizard (I know) were both in s rank at some point.
Not to mention that having relatively low weaknesses is not a reason to be kept out of S-rank either. Fuck, just look at Greninja. I think it's a pretty legit debate as to whether Thundy should be S or A+ and I'm kinda leaning towards the A+ side, but it certainly offers a ton of support, versatility, power and unpredictability.
Was planning on next Tuesday; you?
