I wouldn't even say Mawile is as bad of a matchup anymore - Moltres can tank a Thunder Punch and Avalugg can run Groundium Z if necessary as it takes a +2 Play Rough with ease.
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Alright kind of a follow up question to my greninja one..
What is the roles for each of the greninjas? Or do they have the same roles on a team?
What is the roles for each of the greninjas? Or do they have the same roles on a team?
From what I understand they are very similar, you just trade versitality for a lot of wall-breaking power
Hello i’m a newbie and i try to train myself at this wonderful game. So i want to play in OU but i’m a bit disapointed because the teams presented in the threads « USM OU Sample Teams V2 » seems to be not the same that the actual metagame that are discussed about the OLT.
So where i can go to see some examples of actual viable teams ?
By the way, if i understand, there are 3 types of playstyle :
Hyper Offense ( Ho)
Bulky Offense
Stall
I’ve seen some example for stall and Bulky Offense but very few example of Hyper Offense team
Thanks a lot for your help
So where i can go to see some examples of actual viable teams ?
By the way, if i understand, there are 3 types of playstyle :
Hyper Offense ( Ho)
Bulky Offense
Stall
I’ve seen some example for stall and Bulky Offense but very few example of Hyper Offense team
Thanks a lot for your help
This thread has a number of examples of teams you would see in the current meta, along with explanations as to how the teams function and replays of them in action. A lot of them were created by known tournament players so there's no need to worry about their quality (apart from tszukis LOL)
Can a ditto outspeed a hawlucha that has unburden activated, assuming the ditto transformed into hawlucha after unburden doubled hawlucha's speed?
No, Ditto would need to lose its item to activate Unburden on its own, it doesn't automatically copy the ability's boost.
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no.
also no, but it's an incredibly bad strategy and not worthwhile.
Does Heracross still take a fat dump on stalls nowadays, or are the newer builds less susceptible? I know Moltres is a thing now, but Moltres doesn't KO it from full without Fire Blast/Hurricane and Rock Blast is a thing.
Where i can find an example for an actual Rain Team please ? ( With the set, there are a rain team in OLT thread but without set it’s not very utile for a newbie like me)
If you look around long enough on the OU and RMT subforums, I'm sure you can find some, but here is one from the OU Playstyle Analysis thread. There are other variations, especially those used more recently in OLT, but if you want an example of a rain team, this is basically the tried and true original variant
It really depends on the stall team. It has a good matchup against most stall teams, but stall is also adapting to it too. Gliscor with a flying move is used more often now and unaware clef can 1v1 herra in a pinch (its not a counter so it is by no means a safe switch in).But yeah M Herra got more popular in part because it has a good matchup versus stall most of the time.
I experimented with this set and ran an Adamant nature for extra power since Tailwind takes care of the speed drop.
Kartana @ Flyinium Z
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Tailwind
- Leaf Blade
- Sacred Sword / Swords Dance
- Night Slash / Swords Dance
First two moves are mandatory but SS + NS, SS + SD, or NS + SD for the final slots are all usable. This works more like Scarf Kartana than other Kart variants; it is insanely fast after Tailwind and cleans easily once stuff like Sciz is weakened or killed. The crit rate is also really fun since it blows back the fat mons that are hit for neutral damage.
My advice / experience: This is a fun set but only really works on offense and needs Magnezone support to really shine. Standard SD Kart and Scarf are way more splashable in comparison. Don't use Z until the very late game, but normal Tailwind earlier in battle can be useful. Keep a good Hawlucha answer handy since it walls this set.
Edit: What pooyou123456789q said
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Night Slash gets guaranteed crits after z-wind, so it’s probably better than Knock Off
Can someone give me the viable Espeon sets that I've seen on Screens Koko teams?
Espeon isn't really viable; it's not listed here.
I don't really RECOMMEND this, per se (Hawlucha is waaay better), but...
Espeon @ Electric Seed
Ability: Magic Bounce
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Calm Mind
- Stored Power
- Dazzling Gleam
- Morning Sun
Basically, pair this with Koko, give it the Electric Seed, and pair it with something that beats (and preferably lures) Ferrothorn/Scizor so you don't get completely walled for years. Magic Bounce is obviously fantastic as it prevents many forms of phazing, prevents hazard stacking, prevents you from being Taunted, hard-statused, etc. and makes this about as threatening as it could possibly be in this tier. Stored Power is there because it hits hard and Gleam is there because of Dark-types. Morning Sun gives it reliable recovery for a few turns but even with Screens up and at +1 it still takes a lot of damage from some heavy-hitters.
It's probably the closest thing one could get to "viable" when it comes to HO Espeon uses. It's not great in this tier but a set like this gives it a notable, however minor, role on teams build specifically around it.
i dont understand how this website works hidden50.github.io/brmt/#team can someone explain how to use it and explain what -1 or 6 stand for and stuff thanks
to keep it short, you’d basically select your six team members and it would point out what the biggest offensive and defensive threats were to your team, with the idea being identifying weaknesses / helping make improvements easier with a visual. this hasn’t been kept up to date and isn’t an accurate tool anymore though, so I wouldn’t recommend using it
This was the answer I was looking for; thanks.
In Nidoking's OU dex it states: "Sucker Punch with the help of 16 EVs invested into Attack, Nidoking can outspeed and KO Gengar and Mega Alakazam" But:
16- Atk Life Orb Nidoking Sucker Punch vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Alakazam-Mega: 174-205 (69.3 - 81.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock
Possible damage amounts: (174, 174, 177, 179, 182, 185, 185, 187, 190, 192, 195, 195, 198, 200, 203, 205)
16- Atk Life Orb Nidoking Sucker Punch vs. 4 HP / 0 Def Gengar: 185-218 (70.6 - 83.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock
Possible damage amounts: (185, 187, 190, 190, 192, 195, 198, 200, 203, 203, 205, 208, 211, 213, 216, 218)
Neither scenario has a potential OHKO. Can anyone elaborate on the strategy Dex's recommendation?
16- Atk Life Orb Nidoking Sucker Punch vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Alakazam-Mega: 174-205 (69.3 - 81.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock
Possible damage amounts: (174, 174, 177, 179, 182, 185, 185, 187, 190, 192, 195, 195, 198, 200, 203, 205)
16- Atk Life Orb Nidoking Sucker Punch vs. 4 HP / 0 Def Gengar: 185-218 (70.6 - 83.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock
Possible damage amounts: (185, 187, 190, 190, 192, 195, 198, 200, 203, 203, 205, 208, 211, 213, 216, 218)
Neither scenario has a potential OHKO. Can anyone elaborate on the strategy Dex's recommendation?
Yeah so first thing is the calc ur using isnt the correct set. Nido with sucker would not run minus attack nature. Also gengar dies after Sr and 1 life orb hit to sucker non minus attack nature. So yeah that's the jist of the set. Also it ohkos regular Zam.