AV Doublade? Really? There was something in The Smog about this...let me find it...ah, here it is!
Anyway, your semi-daily dose of AG horror.The Smog Issue 35 said:Putting an Assault Vest on Doublade is one of the worst possible things you could do with it. Not only does Doublade lose access to Swords Dance to boost its Attack stat while using the item, but it also misses the chance to use Eviolite, which does the same thing to Doublade's Special Defense stat while also giving the same boost to its already excellent physical bulk and still allowing it to use Swords Dance. The same applies to every other NFE in the game as well; there's no reason to use Assault Vest on them when Eviolite's around.
- (R) Steel mono, since this player is playing the part of a Gym leader. We've got Empoleon, Excadrill, Mega Aggron, Heatran, Ferrothorn...good, good, good, good, good...Durant? Um, Scizor much? (I assume the typing is the draw here, although Scizor is also a better physical wall and physical attacker.)
- (R) Along those lines, were you not in character, here are some other Steel-types AG lets you play with: Genesect, Aegislash, Mega Lucario, Mega Mawile, Dialga. (And Arceus-Steel.)
- (L) Air Balloon Conkeldurr. With Brick Break. Drain Punch much? Especially since it could've probably beaten half the team on its own.
- (L) Everything with Brick Break. As this was presumably a challenge match and our "challenger" was thus aware of the opposing team, that does not excuse loading Primal Groudon with the move.
- (R) Galvantula with Spider Web (that's a trapping move, by the way), Toxic, Thunder Wave, and Light Screen, while trying to stack Toxic and paralysis. Twice, the second time versus Togekiss. It then tried to T-Wave Togekiss, who was, again, already paralyzed.
- (R) Amoonguss trying to Toxic the same Xerneas.
- (L) Synchronize Gardevoir, which in this case came quite in handy against the SwagPlay Liepard facing it.
- (R) Mega Kangaskhan with Retaliate. Probably the best revenge killer money can buy, but let's hope the other three slots can cover you.
- (R) Shedinja with Swagger and Frustration. Yeah, Sheddy, I'm with you there.