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Sceptile (Attacking Lead)
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Sceptile
[SET]
name: Anti-Lead
move 1: Leaf Storm
move 2: Quick Attack
move 3: Hidden Power [Ice] / Endeavor
move 4: Rock Slide
item: Life Orb / Focus Sash
nature: Naive
evs: 40 Atk/252 SpA/216 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>Sceptile is often seen as a sweeper or SubSeeder, but using Sceptile as an Anti-Lead to prevent early setup is a completely viable idea alternative. Sceptile walks around with a good Boasting a base 105 Special Attack stat, and Sceptile can fire off Leaf Storms, to kill most of the leading killing many of the popular leads utilized in the metagame. Quick Attack is Sceptile's best choice to beat faster, more frail and frailer leads such as Electrode before they can cause serious seriously damage to Sceptile.</p>
<p>Hidden Power Ice allows Sceptile to beat leads like such as Torterra and Jumpluff before they set up Stealth Rock or sleep you put Sceptile to sleep respectively. Endeavor can be used in place of Hidden Power if you opt for Focus Sash, so you can as to beat bulky Pokémon that try to set up on you Sceptile after your Sceptile's sash breaks, such as Registeel thinking who think they can force you to switch and set up Stealth Rock.</p>
<p>Rock Slide is a great move for Sceptile, allowing it to effectively dispose of Moltres and Scyther that try to kill it with their duel STAB attacks, especially Scyther because it who is a very common lead. Rock Slide also allows Sceptile to beat beats Swellow if you use Sceptile holds Focus Sash.</p>
<p>The choice between Life Orb and Focus Sash is hard; Life Orb allows guarantees many kills that Focus Sash just flat out rejects cannot be obtained with a Focus Sash such as a guaranteed OHKO on Ambipom with Leaf Storm and a 2HKO on Mesprit, but . Nevertheless, Focus Sash allows you Sceptile to abuse Overgrow and Endeavor to make a deadly attacker, making it a deadly attacker once at 1% health. Focus Sash is also your Sceptile's only shot at beating way to beat Swellow and the rare Choice Scarf Scyther (which is much more rare than Choice Band, though).</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>Lum Berry is an option to beat Choice Scarf sleep leads like Venusaur and Jumpluff, while also avoiding Thunder Wave from Uxie, but it usually isn't the best choice due to the amount of kills or and the survivability it Sceptile loses without its Life Orb or the survivability it loses without and Focus Sash respectively. Hidden Power [Fire] Fire and Earthquake are viable options to beat Steels Steel types, but they will still set up on you (unless you are using Earthquake and the steel is named Magneton or Probopass).; barring Probopass or Magneton however, Steel types can still set up on those not running Earthquake</p>
<p>Protect can be used to block Fake Out from the swarm of Ambipoms seen in UU, but it's it is hard to find a move slot for it, and you Sceptile will only need it if you Sceptile use holds Focus Sash anyway.</p>
[TEAM OPTIONS]
<p>Houndoom is a great teammate due to its ability to set up on Mismagius. Houndoom definitely appreciates Sceptile removing bulky waters such as Milotic with ease. Houndoom also loves switching in on Ice and Fire attacks due to its passable special almost-bulk and Flash Fire. Houndoom beats bug Pokémon that scare away Sceptile.</p>
<p>Spiking Qwilfish, especially with taunt, can set up on the likes of Registeel and Taunt an incoming Thunder Wave, or absorb Toxic thrown at Sceptile. It also gets some free turns to set up Spikes. Spiritomb with Pursuit utterly obliterates Mismagius, which gives Sceptile trouble with its good special bulk. Spiritomb also has field day with Uxie, which can be a problem for Sceptile.</p>
[COUNTERS]
<p>Uxie takes its hits relatively well and can set up Stealth Rock or Paralyze non-Lum Berry variants. Offensive Cloyster hits hard with Ice Shard, and lead Sneasal can also be somewhat of a problem.</p>
Did not look at counters or team options, assuming they will be incorporated within the section itself later.
Not part of the official grammar team but will point out basic grammatical/spelling errors to make it easier:
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DELETIONS IN RED
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS/SUGGESTIONS IN BLACK
EDIT: seeing as Eraddd done checks before me just ignore any parts in my check that he already made changes to. However there are quite a few grammatical mistakes.
Good job
Ps. You have to notify one of the Forum moderators to put your analysis thread in the Grammar-Prose Team Queue
ADDITIONS IN BLUE
DELETIONS IN RED
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS/SUGGESTIONS IN BLACK
[SET]
name: Anti-Lead
move 1: Leaf Storm
move 2: Quick Attack
move 3: Hidden Power [Ice] / Endeavor
move 4: Rock Slide
item: Life Orb / Focus Sash
nature: Naive
evs: 40 Atk / 252 SpA /216 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>Sceptile is often seen as a sweeper or SubSeeder, but using Sceptile as an Anti-Lead to prevent early setup is a completely viable alternative. Boasting a base 105 Special Attack stat, Sceptile can fire off Leaf Storms Storm, killing many of the popular leads utilized in the metagame. Quick Attack is Sceptile's best choice to beat faster, and frailer leads such as Electrode before they can seriously damage Sceptile.</p>
<p>Hidden Power Ice allows Sceptile to beat leads such as Torterra and Jumpluff before they set up Stealth Rock or put Sceptile to sleep respectively. Endeavor can be used in place instead of Hidden Power if you opt for Focus Sash, so as to beat bulky Pokémon Pokemon (we don't use apostrophes)that try to set up on Sceptile after Sceptile's its sash breaks, such as Registeel who think they it can force you it to switch and set up Stealth Rock.</p>
<p>Rock Slide is a great move for Sceptile, allowing it to effectively dispose of Moltres and Scyther that try to kill it with their STAB attacks, especially Scyther who is a very common lead. Rock Slide also allows Sceptile to beat Swellow if Sceptile holds Focus Sash.</p>
<p>The choice between Life Orb and Focus Sash is hard; Life Orb guarantees many kills that cannot be obtained with a Focus Sash such as a guaranteed OHKO on Ambipom with Leaf Storm and a 2HKO on Mesprit. Nevertheless, Focus Sash allows Sceptile to abuse Overgrow and Endeavor, making it a deadly attacker once at 1% health. Focus Sash is also Sceptile's only way to beat Swellow and the rare Choice Scarf Scyther</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>Lum Berry is an option to beat Choice Scarf sleep leads like Venusaur and Jumpluff, while also avoiding Thunder Wave from Uxie, but it usually isn't the best choice due to the amount of kills and the survivability Sceptile loses without its Life Orb and Focus Sash respectively. Hidden Power Fire and Earthquake are viable options to beat Steel types; barring Probopass or Magneton however, Steel-types can still set up on those not running Earthquake Sceptile not carrying Earthquake</p>
<p>Protect can be used to block Fake Out from the swarm of Ambipoms seen in UU, but it is hard to find a move slot for it, and Sceptile will only need it if Sceptile holds Focus Sash anyway.</p>
[TEAM OPTIONS]
<p>Houndoom is a great teammate due to its ability to set up on Mismagius. Houndoom definitely appreciates Sceptile removing bulky waters bulky Water-type Pokemon such as Milotic with ease. Houndoom also loves switching in on Ice and Fire attacks due to its passable special almost-bulk and Flash Fire. Houndoom beats bug Bug-type Pokémon Pokemon that scare away Sceptile.</p>
<p>Spiking Qwilfish, especially with taunt Taunt, can set up on the likes of Registeel and Taunt an incoming Thunder Wave, or absorb Toxic thrown at Sceptile. It also gets some free turns to set up Spikes. Spiritomb with Pursuit utterly obliterates Mismagius, which gives Sceptile trouble with its good special bulk Special Defense. Spiritomb also has a field day with Uxie, which can be a problem for Sceptile.</p>
[COUNTERS]
<p>Uxie takes its hits relatively well and can set up Stealth Rock or Paralyze non-Lum Berry variants. Offensive Cloyster hits hard with Ice Shard, and lead Sneasal can also be somewhat of a problem.</p>
name: Anti-Lead
move 1: Leaf Storm
move 2: Quick Attack
move 3: Hidden Power [Ice] / Endeavor
move 4: Rock Slide
item: Life Orb / Focus Sash
nature: Naive
evs: 40 Atk / 252 SpA /216 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>Sceptile is often seen as a sweeper or SubSeeder, but using Sceptile as an Anti-Lead to prevent early setup is a completely viable alternative. Boasting a base 105 Special Attack stat, Sceptile can fire off Leaf Storms Storm, killing many of the popular leads utilized in the metagame. Quick Attack is Sceptile's best choice to beat faster, and frailer leads such as Electrode before they can seriously damage Sceptile.</p>
<p>Hidden Power Ice allows Sceptile to beat leads such as Torterra and Jumpluff before they set up Stealth Rock or put Sceptile to sleep respectively. Endeavor can be used in place instead of Hidden Power if you opt for Focus Sash, so as to beat bulky Pokémon Pokemon (we don't use apostrophes)that try to set up on Sceptile after Sceptile's its sash breaks, such as Registeel who think they it can force you it to switch and set up Stealth Rock.</p>
<p>Rock Slide is a great move for Sceptile, allowing it to effectively dispose of Moltres and Scyther that try to kill it with their STAB attacks, especially Scyther who is a very common lead. Rock Slide also allows Sceptile to beat Swellow if Sceptile holds Focus Sash.</p>
<p>The choice between Life Orb and Focus Sash is hard; Life Orb guarantees many kills that cannot be obtained with a Focus Sash such as a guaranteed OHKO on Ambipom with Leaf Storm and a 2HKO on Mesprit. Nevertheless, Focus Sash allows Sceptile to abuse Overgrow and Endeavor, making it a deadly attacker once at 1% health. Focus Sash is also Sceptile's only way to beat Swellow and the rare Choice Scarf Scyther</p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>Lum Berry is an option to beat Choice Scarf sleep leads like Venusaur and Jumpluff, while also avoiding Thunder Wave from Uxie, but it usually isn't the best choice due to the amount of kills and the survivability Sceptile loses without its Life Orb and Focus Sash respectively. Hidden Power Fire and Earthquake are viable options to beat Steel types; barring Probopass or Magneton however, Steel-types can still set up on those not running Earthquake Sceptile not carrying Earthquake</p>
<p>Protect can be used to block Fake Out from the swarm of Ambipoms seen in UU, but it is hard to find a move slot for it, and Sceptile will only need it if Sceptile holds Focus Sash anyway.</p>
[TEAM OPTIONS]
<p>Houndoom is a great teammate due to its ability to set up on Mismagius. Houndoom definitely appreciates Sceptile removing bulky waters bulky Water-type Pokemon such as Milotic with ease. Houndoom also loves switching in on Ice and Fire attacks due to its passable special almost-bulk and Flash Fire. Houndoom beats bug Bug-type Pokémon Pokemon that scare away Sceptile.</p>
<p>Spiking Qwilfish, especially with taunt Taunt, can set up on the likes of Registeel and Taunt an incoming Thunder Wave, or absorb Toxic thrown at Sceptile. It also gets some free turns to set up Spikes. Spiritomb with Pursuit utterly obliterates Mismagius, which gives Sceptile trouble with its good special bulk Special Defense. Spiritomb also has a field day with Uxie, which can be a problem for Sceptile.</p>
[COUNTERS]
<p>Uxie takes its hits relatively well and can set up Stealth Rock or Paralyze non-Lum Berry variants. Offensive Cloyster hits hard with Ice Shard, and lead Sneasal can also be somewhat of a problem.</p>
EDIT: seeing as Eraddd done checks before me just ignore any parts in my check that he already made changes to. However there are quite a few grammatical mistakes.
Good job
Ps. You have to notify one of the Forum moderators to put your analysis thread in the Grammar-Prose Team Queue
1) You do not place apostrophes in the word 'Pokemon'.
2) I was pointing out mistakes the above poster failed to catch.
3) Steel types always has a dash between the words.
4) You don't use the word 'they' when referring to a single Pokemon..
5) Thanks for the comment, which basically makes you look a tad bit ignorant.
6) You cannot put GP check 1/2 because 'Eraddd' is not part of the official Grammar Prose Team.
I do not intend to make this into an argument but your above statement was irrelevant and shows a great lack of appreciation.
2) I was pointing out mistakes the above poster failed to catch.
3) Steel types always has a dash between the words.
4) You don't use the word 'they' when referring to a single Pokemon..
5) Thanks for the comment, which basically makes you look a tad bit ignorant.
6) You cannot put GP check 1/2 because 'Eraddd' is not part of the official Grammar Prose Team.
I do not intend to make this into an argument but your above statement was irrelevant and shows a great lack of appreciation.
EVs: I'm pretty sure mine were right
Leaf Storm: They are both right actually. Mine is pretty much saying more than one Leaf Storm, but it's still right. Not saying your's is wrong or anything, but idt it matters.
I origianlly had "its" in place of all those "Sceptile's," but Errakid said the exacty oppoiste lol. I'll just wait for someone from the GP team to decide.
I don't really see a problem with using "special bulk" :/
OK I'm actually part of the official GP Team so I'm going to comment on this:
1. Regarding the EVs, SOMALIA meant that you need to put spaces in between the words and the slashes, that is the proper format.
2. The general convention is to not pluralise attacks, Leaf Storm is no exception.
3. You did not originally use 'it', you used 'you' to refer to Sceptile. This should not be done since in analyses 'you' is always used to refer to the trainer, not the Pokemon. SOMALIA was right to use a mixture of 'it' and 'Sceptile', though he didn't necessarily do it properly.
There's some other stuff too but I'll wait till this gets GP queue approval.
1. Regarding the EVs, SOMALIA meant that you need to put spaces in between the words and the slashes, that is the proper format.
2. The general convention is to not pluralise attacks, Leaf Storm is no exception.
3. You did not originally use 'it', you used 'you' to refer to Sceptile. This should not be done since in analyses 'you' is always used to refer to the trainer, not the Pokemon. SOMALIA was right to use a mixture of 'it' and 'Sceptile', though he didn't necessarily do it properly.
There's some other stuff too but I'll wait till this gets GP queue approval.
ok i will gp this on request
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GP CHECK 1/2
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grammar issues were minor, remember to put a full stop on the end of a paragraph
most of the prose changes were aimed at cutting out repetitive elements and making the analysis flow better
boom
GP CHECK 1/2
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[SET]
name: Attacking Lead
move 1: Leaf Storm
move 2: Quick Attack
move 3: Hidden Power Ice [Ice] / Endeavor
move 4: Rock Slide
item: Life Orb / Focus Sash
nature: Naive
evs: 40 Atk / 252 SpA / 216 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>Although Sceptile is often commonly seen as a sweeper or SubSeeder, but using Sceptile it as an anti-lead to prevent early setup is a completely viable alternative. Boasting a base 105 Special Attack stat, Sceptile's Leaf Storm is capable of can fire off Leaf Storm, killing many of the popular leads utilized in the metagame. Quick Attack is Sceptile's best choice to beat faster, more frail frailer leads such as Electrode before they can cause serious damage to Sceptile.</p>
<p>Hidden Power Ice allows Sceptile to beat leads such as Torterra and Jumpluff before they can set up Stealth Rock, or put Sceptile to sleep respectively. Endeavor can be used in place of Hidden Power if you opt for Focus Sash, so as to beat bulky Pokémon that try to set up on Sceptile after Sceptile's sash breaks, such as Pokemon include Registeel, who think they can force you to switch and set while setting up Stealth Rock.</p>
<p>Rock Slide is a great move for Sceptile, allowing it to effectively dispose of Moltres and Scyther that try to kill it with their STAB attacks, especially Scyther the latter, who is a very common lead. Rock Slide also allows Sceptile to beat Swellow if Sceptile holds Focus Sash.</p>
<p>The choice between Life Orb and Focus Sash is hard. Life Orb guarantees many kills that cannot be obtained with a Focus Sash, such as a surefire guaranteed OHKO on Ambipom with Leaf Storm and a 2HKO on Mesprit. Nevertheless, However, Focus Sash allows Sceptile to abuse Overgrow and Endeavor, making it a deadly attacker once at 1% health 1 HP. Focus Sash is also Sceptile's only way to beat Swellow and the rare Choice Scarf Scyther. </p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>Lum Berry is an option to counter beat Choice Scarf sleep leads like Venusaur and Jumpluff, while also avoiding Thunder Wave from Uxie, but it usually isn't the best choice, due to the amount of kills power and the survivability Sceptile loses without its Life Orb and Focus Sash respectively. Hidden Power Fire and Earthquake are viable options to beat Steel types; barring Probopass or Magneton however, Steel-types can still set up on those without Sceptile if it doesn't carry Earthquake.</p>
<p>Protect can be used to block Fake Out from the swarm of Ambipoms Ambipom leads seen in UU, but it is hard to find a move slot for it, and Sceptile will only need it it's only important if Sceptile holds Focus Sash anyway.</p>
<p>Houndoom is a great teammate due to its ability to set up on Mismagius, whose special bulk otherwise poses a problem for Sceptile. Houndoom definitely appreciates Sceptile's ability to remove removing bulky Water-types such as Milotic with ease, Houndoom and it also loves switching in on Ice and Fire attacks due to its passable special bulk almost-bulk and Flash Fire. Houndoom also beats the Bug-type Pokémon that scare away Sceptile.</p>
<p>Spiking Qwilfish, especially with Taunt, can set up on the likes of Registeel; and it can safely Taunt and absorb Thunder Wave and Toxic respectively, netting it some free turns to set up Spikes. an incoming Thunder Wave, or absorb Toxic thrown at Sceptile. It also gets some free turns to set up Spikes. Spiritomb with Pursuit utterly obliterates Mismagius, which gives Sceptile trouble with its good special bulk. Spiritomb also has a field day with Uxie, which can whose good defenses can also be a problem for Sceptile.</p>
name: Attacking Lead
move 1: Leaf Storm
move 2: Quick Attack
move 3: Hidden Power Ice [Ice] / Endeavor
move 4: Rock Slide
item: Life Orb / Focus Sash
nature: Naive
evs: 40 Atk / 252 SpA / 216 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
<p>Although Sceptile is often commonly seen as a sweeper or SubSeeder, but using Sceptile it as an anti-lead to prevent early setup is a completely viable alternative. Boasting a base 105 Special Attack stat, Sceptile's Leaf Storm is capable of can fire off Leaf Storm, killing many of the popular leads utilized in the metagame. Quick Attack is Sceptile's best choice to beat faster, more frail frailer leads such as Electrode before they can cause serious damage to Sceptile.</p>
<p>Hidden Power Ice allows Sceptile to beat leads such as Torterra and Jumpluff before they can set up Stealth Rock, or put Sceptile to sleep respectively. Endeavor can be used in place of Hidden Power if you opt for Focus Sash, so as to beat bulky Pokémon that try to set up on Sceptile after Sceptile's sash breaks, such as Pokemon include Registeel, who think they can force you to switch and set while setting up Stealth Rock.</p>
<p>Rock Slide is a great move for Sceptile, allowing it to effectively dispose of Moltres and Scyther that try to kill it with their STAB attacks, especially Scyther the latter, who is a very common lead. Rock Slide also allows Sceptile to beat Swellow if Sceptile holds Focus Sash.</p>
<p>The choice between Life Orb and Focus Sash is hard. Life Orb guarantees many kills that cannot be obtained with a Focus Sash, such as a surefire guaranteed OHKO on Ambipom with Leaf Storm and a 2HKO on Mesprit. Nevertheless, However, Focus Sash allows Sceptile to abuse Overgrow and Endeavor, making it a deadly attacker once at 1% health 1 HP. Focus Sash is also Sceptile's only way to beat Swellow and the rare Choice Scarf Scyther. </p>
[ADDITIONAL COMMENTS]
<p>Lum Berry is an option to counter beat Choice Scarf sleep leads like Venusaur and Jumpluff, while also avoiding Thunder Wave from Uxie, but it usually isn't the best choice, due to the amount of kills power and the survivability Sceptile loses without its Life Orb and Focus Sash respectively. Hidden Power Fire and Earthquake are viable options to beat Steel types; barring Probopass or Magneton however, Steel-types can still set up on those without Sceptile if it doesn't carry Earthquake.</p>
<p>Protect can be used to block Fake Out from the swarm of Ambipoms Ambipom leads seen in UU, but it is hard to find a move slot for it, and Sceptile will only need it it's only important if Sceptile holds Focus Sash anyway.</p>
<p>Houndoom is a great teammate due to its ability to set up on Mismagius, whose special bulk otherwise poses a problem for Sceptile. Houndoom definitely appreciates Sceptile's ability to remove removing bulky Water-types such as Milotic with ease, Houndoom and it also loves switching in on Ice and Fire attacks due to its passable special bulk almost-bulk and Flash Fire. Houndoom also beats the Bug-type Pokémon that scare away Sceptile.</p>
<p>Spiking Qwilfish, especially with Taunt, can set up on the likes of Registeel; and it can safely Taunt and absorb Thunder Wave and Toxic respectively, netting it some free turns to set up Spikes. an incoming Thunder Wave, or absorb Toxic thrown at Sceptile. It also gets some free turns to set up Spikes. Spiritomb with Pursuit utterly obliterates Mismagius, which gives Sceptile trouble with its good special bulk. Spiritomb also has a field day with Uxie, which can whose good defenses can also be a problem for Sceptile.</p>
grammar issues were minor, remember to put a full stop on the end of a paragraph
most of the prose changes were aimed at cutting out repetitive elements and making the analysis flow better
boom
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