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Part of me wants to see if I couldn't fit Turboblaze onto a set just to show Sturdinja players how much I dislike them.
I get that you can't go around banning things because they aren't fun(Smogon would've banned Stall teams back in the Shoddy Battle days if that was the case.), but Sturdinja...
I really like those, probably gonna yoink them at some point. Although I still prefer using Mega-Venusaur since it's nice to have one "slow" Pokemon with a faster one just in case of Perish Song shenanigans. It's very fun when Mega-Venusaur manages to underspeed mons because people forget to...
https://pokepast.es/2887d08491e812d1
This is a team that I plan on trying out today, in light of Doipy reminding me of the existence of Shaymin. In my defense of forgetting Shaymin-Sky's immense offensive potential, I really hated Giratina and the Sky Warrior. I'm swapping out regular Shaymin...
Me No Like Shed (Heracross-Mega) @ Kee Berry
Ability: Dauntless Shield
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 252 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Metronome
I believe that this is the optimized set for outlasting Shedinja /s
I've personally found that most defense-oriented teams tend to outlast Sturdinja. Even with Choice Band it doesn't do nearly enough damage to threaten things like Type: Null, Mega-Sableye, Dusclops, or even mons like Regirock.
Regirock @ Weakness Policy
Ability: Ice Scales
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Def / 252 SpA / 252 SpD
Brave Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Metronome
I found this Regirock set that's been treating me well on the ladder. WP might be swapped out in the future for Choice Band.