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Resource ORAS OU Simple Questions, Simple Answers (Read the OP First!)
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Different roles. Mega Scizor is almost always a set up sweeper (and can even go bulky with roost) whereas CB Scizor is an offensive pivot/revenge killer.
I think it will. I play rain a lot and personally I dont even use the deos or any suicide lead, each spot just matters too much on rain teams. My current rain team consists of. Politoed, Kabutops, Kingdra, Tornadus-T, Raikou, and Mega Scizor and is very close to achieving requirements on the suspect test. The idea is to use Tornadus-T, Raikou, and Mega Scizor as pivots to get my other members in safely (via u-turn or volt switch) to either setup or abuse rain. You could also use Azlef with taunt, stealth rock, rain dance, and explosion, which is the same thing as deoxys s, just slightly inferior. In fact, rain could actually benefit from the loss of the deos. For example, you used to use Deoxys S as your lead, but it often lost speed ties to opposing deoxys leads. Azlef wont really become too common so you wont lose speed ties to opposing Azlef as much as you did when Deoxys S faced opposing Deoxys S. Klefki would be good if you want dual screens, but if its priority thunder wave that appeals to you use Thundurus, which has also gets Taunt.
One more thing: You only posted 5 roles for the first team. Which one is missing?
Are there any Pokemon that benefit from a non stat boost nature?
No. The 10% boost in one stat is far more important than the 10% loss in another, especially since the 10% drop is always either on an unused offensive stat, one of the defenses on mixed wallbreakers that need as much power as they can get and don't care as much bout bulk, or rarely on slow mixed walls that don't care that much about being outsped.
Who has the ability to edit the analyses of the xy pokedex, some of them are incomplete or have the pokemon in the wrong tier, is there anyway for me to edit them?
I'm thinking of making a trapping/stall-breaking team centered around this Gothitelle:
Gothitelle @ Choice Specs
Ability: Shadow Tag
EVs: 252 SpA / 252 SpD / 4 Def
IVs: 0 Atk / 30 SpA / 30 Spe
Nature: Modest
- Psyshock
- Thunderbolt
- HP Fire
- Trick
It's just a standard Gothitelle set, but I have never used one before. What Pokemon pair well with this set?
Gothitelle @ Choice Specs
Ability: Shadow Tag
EVs: 252 SpA / 252 SpD / 4 Def
IVs: 0 Atk / 30 SpA / 30 Spe
Nature: Modest
- Psyshock
- Thunderbolt
- HP Fire
- Trick
It's just a standard Gothitelle set, but I have never used one before. What Pokemon pair well with this set?
The dex is in beta, so there are going to be quite a few mistakes. However, these will all be sorted out in time. That said, if you have a specific error to bring up about an analysis, you can post in one of these two threads:
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/small-objective-changes-typos-poor-wording-etc.3489981/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/small-subjective-changes-controversial-edits.3489980/
So is there not a way to consistently find them on the forums?
Hey,
Are there any good alternatives for Landorus-T in a Volt Turn Team?
I am playing ingame and i wont get a good Landorus..
Are there any good alternatives for Landorus-T in a Volt Turn Team?
I am playing ingame and i wont get a good Landorus..
Well Gliscor has the exact same typing and U Turn so you can consider that. It isn't horribly difficult to get in newer generations either.
Thank you, but the typing and U-Turn are the only similarities, i guess..
Well what sort of properties are you looking for?
Something with intimidate? Staraptor has intimidate and U-turn
Something physically defensive with similar typing? Gliscor
Something with regenerator? Tornadus-T, though that one would also be difficult to get ingame
Well as an alternative to Tornadus T there is Mienshou which also has Regenerator and U Turn.
Crobat gets U-Turn if you want a flying type.
(or eviolite golbat lol if you want bulk)
Otherwise, staraptor also sounds nice.
A strategy I was using was to enoy the opponent, make all there Pokemon miserable. Kinda like battling a Snorlax for the fisrt time.
Main Pokemon-Volbeat
Toxic
Confuse Ray
U turn
flex spot
The big problem was he gets ko to easy. Along the way I have found out about iv/evs, witched helped. Still just feel like there is a better Mon for this role. My question is which?
Main Pokemon-Volbeat
Toxic
Confuse Ray
U turn
flex spot
The big problem was he gets ko to easy. Along the way I have found out about iv/evs, witched helped. Still just feel like there is a better Mon for this role. My question is which?
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Sounds like you want to spread some status. Some of the best status-spreaders are prankster pokemon, which you seem to have keyed in on with Volbeat, but there are better users of it like Sableye, Klefki, and Thundurus. Sableye loves spreading burn with Will-o-Wisp, and Klefki/Thundurus enjoy spreading paralysis with Thunder Wave. Sableye can even run recover so it can stick around longer.
The thing I really like about Toxic and Confuse Ray is the synergy between them. Toxic wheres them down. Confuse Ray does the same thing but gives you a chance for a recovery move.
Sableye with Wil-O-Wisp, Toxic and recover sounds solid though. Ill try it out.
Well, Sableye can also run Confuse Ray if that's what you prefer.
That tactic doesn't have as much of a presence in OU as it used to. The main Pokemon that can abuse it in the tier, Togekiss and Jirachi, are more easily dealt with than in previous generations thanks to Greninja and steel's defensive nerf.
I was just doing a triple battle, leveling my Pokémon up to level 50 to battle in the battle maison, and my Mamoswine leveled up and learnt Blizzard before it went for it's turn. If I had taught it over the move that I was using on that turn, what would happen? Blizzard, Icicle crash or struggle?
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