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I took this team to a Midseason Showdown and a Premier Challenge. At the MSS, I wasn't too happy with my performance (record: 2-3), although my losses were to quality players. I then went 3-1 at PC, losing in top 4. Politoed @ Sitrus Berry Ability: Drizzle EVs: 252 HP / 108 Def / 4 SpA / 76...

Here's a team that I took to a Premier Challenge. I was pretty happy with it, but I'd like to cover up some weaknesses that were exposed in my top 8 loss, which I will explain at the end. Groudon @ Red Orb Ability: Drought Brave nature EVs: 252 HP / 100 Atk / 4 Def / 12 SpA / 140 SpD IVs: 1...

I had a winning record on Battle Spot with this team, so I decided to take it to Midseason Showdowns. At my first MSS, I got 3rd, but at the second, I finished 2-3. I think it might could use a bit of sprucing up. Team at-a-glance: Note: All Pokémon are at level 50. Kyogre @ Blue Orb...

I've been out of the competitive scene for a few years now, but am looking to get a good team together for Regionals. I'd like to say I did a good bit of research and fairly familiarized myself with the meta when making this team, but so far on Battle Spot Rated Battles, I have a losing record...

I have created a special timer that is designed for RNG abuse in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. Abusing those games on a cartridge is said to be the most difficult of all RNG abuse, but it is doable. If you're up for a challenge, my timer is here to help. You will need: my FR/LG RNG Timer...

Years ago, before I learned how to replace an R/S/E battery without a soldering iron, I tried to replace my Emerald battery via soldering. The plastic ring around the old battery, which I was instructed to remove with tweezers and put back on the new battery, was damaged, so I "created" a new...

I've been away from Pokémon and Smogon for awhile, and I see now that during the redesign, my avatar was switched to the animated Solosis sprite. I also see other people with animated Pokémon for their avatars. Did everyone's avatar get switched to a random Pokémon, or is there a way to pick...

I'm getting a USB 3.0 external enclosure for my SATA HDD, and was planning on getting one that was powered by USB instead of requiring an AC adapter. However, I recently read that having a drive powered by USB is not a good idea, as it can blow out the motherboard. Is this true? Are there any...

I'm most likely getting a new MacBook Pro, but haven't yet decided on Retina or non-Retina. I am currently leaning towards the non-Retina. I am a college student hoping to get into the Film program, and if I do, I will need a FireWire HDD (all Film students are required to have them), and I...

What are the best movesets (so far) for Tornadus, Tornadus-T, Thundurus, and Thundurus-T in the B2/W2 doubles metagame? Thanks!

Is Justified Lucario + Beat Up a viable combo in doubles with the B/W2 move tutors? The VGC 2012 analysis doesn't even give it a chance since it misses out on egg and Riolu moves, but the new tutor moves could certainly help with that... I was thinking of pairing it with Weavile, who...

Thanks to the Dream Radar, I'm getting a 3DS (well done, Nintendo!). Which model do you recommend I get? My inclination is the XL since it's the "updated," more recent model, but I've heard some people discouraging others from buying them. They say that the "stretched" screen (same exact...

I'm getting a new laptop, and I'm debating on whether to buy a PC or a Mac. I will mainly use it for taking notes in college, doing homework, internet browsing, programming/coding, video editing, and multimedia playback. As such, I want a midsize laptop (portable enough, yet big and...

I have GIMP 2.6.11, and I'm trying to draw outlines of some rectangles. I understand that GIMP is not designed for drawing, but that what I want to do is entirely possible. I read the tutorial here, but when I follow the procedure, it doesn't work for me. Here's what happens: I have an image...

I have some footage on a few DS games that I'd like to record. Some of them are on only one screen, while some of them will require me to zoom out and record both screens simultaneously. I have run into a few problems during my first few attempts, however. 1) The DS screens are sometimes...

Anyone here familiar with the GridBadLayout in Java? I'm trying to make a GUI and I think that GridBagLayout would be the best fit. Here's a picture of what I have in mind: I've been reading about GridBagLayout on Oracle, but I'm confused by a few things. The way I was taught to do a GUI...

I got a new hard drive (a 120 GB solid-state drive) and am prepared to install Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit on it. In the past, I've never made separate partitions on my HDDs, but I've heard some people recommend that I create one solely for my OS files for various reasons (so I can wipe the...

I've been using Firefox for awhile now and have been happy with it, but a few months ago, I began to experience issues with it suddenly becoming very slow if there are a lot of tabs open (10-15 or so) and the Firefox window has been open for a long period of time, particularly if I've put my...

I'm using Pinnacle Studio Ultimate 12 to do some video editing, and am a bit confused as to what I should select for the "File Type" option. Here are my choices: Audio AVI DivX Flash Video iPod Compatible MOV MPEG-1 MPEG-2 MPEG-4 Real Media Sony PSP Compatible Windows Media 3GP I'm not...