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    Something Borrowed

    Approved by Eevee General and Snaquaza Something Borrowed What is it? Something Borrowed is a metagame in which each Pokemon borrows one move from each teammate adjacent to it in the team lineup to occupy its 3rd and 4th moveslots. The mechanic by which this "borrowing" occurs is as follows...
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    [Balanced Hackmons] Regirock [QC 3/3] [GP 2/2]

    [OVERVIEW] Though Regirock faces challenges in distinguishing itself in the Balanced Hackmons metagame, its stats and typing combine to provide it with a niche as a bulky pivot. Its Rock typing can initially appear to be a curse in a metagame infested with Thousand Arrows and other attacks that...
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    Type Attributes

    Approved by Eevee General TYPE ATTRIBUTES (Insert badass banner here) What is it? Type Attributes is a metagame in which Pokemon gain certain unique attributes depending on their types. Single-typed Pokemon only gain one attribute, double-typed Pokemon gain both attributes. If a Pokemon's type...
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    Ho-Oh revamp (GP 0/2)

    Taking this over cuz Poppy quit Ready for GP checks, I'm pretty sure I didn't miss anything. [Overview] <p>Ho-Oh still holds its position as one of the top threats in the game. Its huge base 130 Attack, coupled with its powerful STAB options in Sacred Fire (which carries an impressive 50%...
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    Ubers CCAT 3 - Skies are Clear

    Approved by Poppy apology for the giant picture Ubers Community Create a Team 3: Third Time's The Charm Lately, the Ubers forum has been pretty quiet. This is certainly unfortunate, considering all of the interesting quirks that the tier has to offer. In an attempt to stimulate activity in...
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    Sableye Analysis (GP 2/2)

    [Overview] <p>When looking at Sableye's stats, it seems as though it should have no place in Ubers . However, Sableye's awesome combination of a vast support movepool and Prankster enable it to function as a immensely useful supporter if used correctly. Prankster is a massive...
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    3-Move Battling

    Note: Credit to Mr. Uncompetitive / ThisMysteriousGuy and 6-Move Battling for the inspiration for this tier. What is 3-Move Battling? 3-Move Battling is, as the name implies, battling with Pokemon that are limited to 3 moves. It can be played in any tier; currently tiers are synonymous to the...
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    Ubers Sand Guide (WIP)

    Overview: Despite being the least common of the uber-caliber weathers, sand is a potent playstyle if harnessed correctly. Many choose to forgo sand’s largely indirect boosts in favor of those provided by sun and rain, due to their ease of use and immediate power. Sand’s inducers also lend...
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    Salamence (Dragon Dance) (GP 2/2)

    [SET] name: Dragon Dance move 1: Dragon Dance move 2: Outrage move 3: Earthquake move 4: Fire Blast item: Life Orb ability: Intimidate / Moxie nature: Naive evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe [SET COMMENTS] <p>Salamence's combination of Speed, ability, and typing allow it to be a...
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    Reshiram revamp (GP 2/2)

    [Overview] <p>Although its dual STABs are notorious for being unresisted, Reshiram's reliance on weather, lack of defensive utility, and susceptibility to hazards make it a lesser player on the Ubers scene. Additionally, Reshiram has to compete with Kyurem-W for the position of...
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    LE RAIN

    This is a team I dreamed up off of a Genesect/Kyogre core; it's a stall-type team that attempts to utilize Genesect's natural power over offensive teams to try to force their hands. Please note that I am, incidentally (look at my post count) not the most experienced at this, so hopefully the...
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    Kyogre, please.

    Hi there, If I'm keeping track correctly, this is my 3rd RMT. While that's completely irrelevant to anything you're about to read, I just felt like saying that. Anyways, the team you are currently to read about is a sun stall team. It uses unorthodox methods to send kyogre a massive "screw...
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    From the Inside

    Coming down from Ubers, the first thing you notice in OU is that there's much more diversity in threats, with almost twice as many pokes posing a legitimate threat. As such, I felt my OU debut should be with an anti-metagame team, centered around the fact that using uncommon movesets on...
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    Blazing Skies (first post)

    Alright, so as my first post, i decided that i would make a sun mixed ubers team, because honestly, I'm really sortof sick of kyogre being in, like, half the teams i go up against. I'm looking for suggestions, so criticism is welcome and wanted. AT A GLANCE Team Building Process So, as I...
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