you uh... don't know what foregoing means... do you?Surf + Toxic Spikes + Knock Off + Rapid Spin, Mr. Genius.
you uh... don't know what foregoing means... do you?Surf + Toxic Spikes + Knock Off + Rapid Spin, Mr. Genius.
You'd only use a hypothetical Superpower on a Poliwrath Drum set (or some strange Choice Set, I suppose). Otherwise Brick Break or Focus Punch is a more solid choice.Er... Wouldn't Brick Break be better and still ohko?
Why would you use Superpower on a Drum set... it lowers your Atk and Def...You'd only use a hypothetical Superpower on a Poliwrath Drum set (or some strange Choice Set, I suppose). Otherwise Brick Break or Focus Punch is a more solid choice.
As far as being better, Superpower is a great deal stronger than Brick Break. In fact, it does around 60% more damage on the first use and 8% more on the second. If you use it a third time you're probably daft.
I already explained this to you in the above post: Superpower has 60% more power on the first attack and 8% more on the second use. Drum sets thrive off maximum power, so you would use Superpower to ensure KOs.Why would you use Superpower on a Drum set... it lowers your Atk and Def...
it does 42% - 50% :\Guys, with Stealth Rock on the field, CBTar ALREADY has a chance of a 2HKO on Hippowdon with Ice Punch, since the amount of HP regained from Leftovers (1/16) would be canceled out by the the amount of HP it lost from Stealth Rock on the switch (1/16) for that turn. That one turn would be enough that CBTar could 2HKO. Which means that it might be favorable in some situations to risk it. Say after getting hit on the switch and Leftovers recovering the HP it lost from Stealth Rock, Hippowdon has 46% of its life left. I'd personally risk it getting hit by the Superpower, 'cause you'd have at least taken out his Hippowdon.
I disagree. If anything, I would use Superpower on the Impish defensive tank Poliwrath for a confirmed OHKO on even max HP Tyranitar despite having no Attack EVs, whereas Brick Break is a mear 2HKO.Otherwise, Superpower on Wrath would greatly increase its prowess for offensive sets.
Yeah, but I guess what I forgot to mention about how it's more likely to 2HKO now if Hippowdon's taken even a little bit of prior damage (that's why I said 46%, 'cause 46% is impossible without prior damage). Heck, if it's lost as little as 7% (30 points) of its HP on the turn it switches in, it's a 50% chance of a 2HKO. So if you know that Hippowdon has 93%-85% of its HP, you know that the odds are in your favor of a 2HKO, and anything under 85% your CBTar has nothing to worry about from Hippowdon, and that's IF it's Max Defense.it does 42% - 50% :\
T-Tar switches in, takes 6% SR, 42% Ice Punch. Heals 6% from Lefovers, is at 58%. Only if you hit for maximum damage both times (will never happen) and have Stealth Rock on the field will it 2HKO.
Didn't think of that earlier. Just goes to show how much Wrath would really have liked Cross Chop for the last, oh, 3 gens.I disagree. If anything, I would use Superpower on the Impish defensive tank Poliwrath for a confirmed OHKO on even max HP Tyranitar despite having no Attack EVs, whereas Brick Break is a mear 2HKO.
At first glance I wouldn't've used Superpower on a drummer 'wrath, but if you say is true about it only becoming weaker after 4 uses, it's definitely worth considering.
Coming in on Seed Flare Lucario doesn't get OHKO'ed, attacks with Ice Punch, Skymin is OHKO'ed. Sounds like a counter to me.The thread is entitled "Pokemon Platinum - The definitive thread: Mach 3 (Competitive Discussion)." I'm not sure why you'd engage in a competitive discussion if you don't know what a counter is.
It's not a counter if it dies coming in on everything else... >.>Coming in on Seed Flare Lucario doesn't get OHKO'ed, attacks with Ice Punch, Skymin is OHKO'ed. Sounds like a counter to me.
Walled? With Ice Punch instead of Aqua Tail on your CBTar set, Jirachi, Bronzong, and Metagross are all going to get hit by Crunch harder than Aqua Tail (like you said), and although Stone Edge wont be as effective against Heatran as Aqua Tail, Heatran still doesn't like taking repeated CB Stone Edges. 2HKO without any defense EVs IIRC (don't take my word for it), and the best it can do against Tyranitar is Earth Power through Tyranitar's Sandstorm-boosted Special Defense (On top of EP being weaker than EQ and not having STAB on it, so it'd probably take less from it than Gliscor's Earthquake, which it'd have to take at least one of if you want to 2HKO since Gliscor is faster), or the rare HP Fighting, which also (again, don't take my word for it) fails to OHKO. Meanwhile, with Ice Punch, it stands an 100% chance of OHKOing Gliscor with Stealth Rock in play, with an 85% chance of OHKOing without (barring Sand Veil h4x, but then again, Sand Veil would still apply to Aqua Tail, if not moreso since Aqua Tail is less accurate), and still stands a good chance of 2HKOing Hippowdon if it has than 93% of its health while a 100% of 2HKO if it has 85% or less of its health (better than Gliscor having to have 70% for a OHKO with Aqua Tail).well, yeah. either that or you could use Aqua Tail, which would not only most often 2HKO without ANY prior damage but would also cover steels like Lucario and Magnezone as well. Ice Punch leaves you walled by steels not named Heatran, Jirachi, Bronzong or Metagross (assuming you'd want your most powerful attack, your cress killer and the yellow-belly destroyer).
Hippowdon'll do more to you with Earthquake than Gliscor will.Ice Punch leaves you walled by steels not named Heatran, Jirachi, Bronzong or Metagross.
Is Heracross effectively countered? Yes? Then yes.PokeReaver, is Azelf with Focus Sash a Heracross counter? Comes in, doesn't get OHKO'd, attacks with Psychic, Heracross is OHKO'd.
Seriously, lurk more. :x
My bad for the Steel part.Hippowdon'll do more to you with Earthquake than Gliscor will.
Draggy is still bulkier and has Superpower over Brick Break. It can also support.Salamance is broken. It completely outclasses Dragonite, now that its niche is gone.
Lol no.The new Garchomp?
SR does sort of slow it down, plus it can't abuse T-Wave immunity or Sand Veil.Salamance is broken. It completely outclasses Dragonite, now that its niche is gone.
I can see Salamance: DD, Outrage, Fire Blast, EQ with Lum Berry/Life Orb. DD on switch and now you can just dominate the metagame, using Outrage when you can't KO with other moves. The new Garchomp?
B-b-b-b-but Ambipom now gets Close Combat!as long as we're theorymoning up a new metagame no one's going to use gliscor anyways since luke gets ice punch so it won't even really matter