roman
Banned deucer.
approved by atomicllamas | cohosted with zizalith | op from earth
ru cores threat analysis
pokemon rely on offensive and defensive synergy to function. cores of pokemon are units within teams that are built specifically to take advantage of these synergies between pokemon. many teams are built around such cores. the premise of this thread is to analyze cores by discussing the threats to them. hopefully this exercise helps to show how a core can either potentially beat threats or what common pokemon threaten it to further the teambuilding process.
i will not necessarily be using cores from the good cores thread (though i may use a few), but i recommend you check it out if you are looking for a core to build around.
procedure:
1. i will post a core comprised of 2 pokemon.
2. posters will have the chance to post threats to the core.
example: Substitute Nasty Plot Hoopa is a threat to the core of Snorlax + Cresselia because it outspeeds Snorlax and Cresselia and can setup against both and beat them with strong super-effective attacks
3. cycles will last for three days, there will be no voting.
rules:
1. starting with cycle 2 reservations are not allowed. if you have reserved for the first cycle, you have 24 hours to write up your post.
2. please post only pokemon that are viable in ru. preferably ones not listed lower than C- rank in the viability rankings. avoid using weird / very very specific sets to check these pokemon.
3. each poster may only nominate one threat.
4. when posting, please explain yourself. calcs are not necessary but please list more reasons than something simple like type synergy. be descriptive so that other posters and i can fully understand your reasoning behind your nomination. also please list a full set of the pokemon including its item, full moveset, ev spread, and nature. different sets can be posted for the same pokemon so long as they serve an entirely different purpose from the other set.
5. please be respectful to others, if someone posts something wrong do not post in the thread, i will take care of it.
clarifications regarding threats:
a threat to the core must check or counter at least one member and cannot be countered by the other. a threat does not necessarily need to be able to switch into both members of the core, but it should be difficult/annoying to switch into for the members of the core. of course, the biggest threats can counter both members or more of the core.
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if anyone has suggestions for cores you can pm myself, roman, or zizalith on smogon or discord (roman#4216 / zizalith#8121)
i will not necessarily be using cores from the good cores thread (though i may use a few), but i recommend you check it out if you are looking for a core to build around.
procedure:
1. i will post a core comprised of 2 pokemon.
2. posters will have the chance to post threats to the core.
example: Substitute Nasty Plot Hoopa is a threat to the core of Snorlax + Cresselia because it outspeeds Snorlax and Cresselia and can setup against both and beat them with strong super-effective attacks
3. cycles will last for three days, there will be no voting.
rules:
1. starting with cycle 2 reservations are not allowed. if you have reserved for the first cycle, you have 24 hours to write up your post.
2. please post only pokemon that are viable in ru. preferably ones not listed lower than C- rank in the viability rankings. avoid using weird / very very specific sets to check these pokemon.
3. each poster may only nominate one threat.
4. when posting, please explain yourself. calcs are not necessary but please list more reasons than something simple like type synergy. be descriptive so that other posters and i can fully understand your reasoning behind your nomination. also please list a full set of the pokemon including its item, full moveset, ev spread, and nature. different sets can be posted for the same pokemon so long as they serve an entirely different purpose from the other set.
5. please be respectful to others, if someone posts something wrong do not post in the thread, i will take care of it.
clarifications regarding threats:
a threat to the core must check or counter at least one member and cannot be countered by the other. a threat does not necessarily need to be able to switch into both members of the core, but it should be difficult/annoying to switch into for the members of the core. of course, the biggest threats can counter both members or more of the core.
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if anyone has suggestions for cores you can pm myself, roman, or zizalith on smogon or discord (roman#4216 / zizalith#8121)
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