eric the espeon
maybe I just misunderstood
Archive of the Small subjective changes thread. All suggestions here have either been made or rejected.
Garchomp isn't OU anymore, so please reword this.This has more focus on sweeping, and is more suited to UU, as Garchomp outclasses this in OU.
I scrapped the entire bit about Medicham OHKOing everything in OU, because it still can't OHKO Cresselia, even with Life Orb (and it only has a 53.85% chance to OHKO with Stealth Rock with +6, LO ThunderPunch/Ice Punch).The ultimate instant Baton Passer setup. This thing works marvels. It's useful to have Electrode, Exploud, Mr. Mime, Octillery, or Cradily on your team, but not required. This works simply: Send out Smeargle against something slow, use Substitute. If they switched to a Pokémon that doesn't have Roar / Whirlwind, Haze or multi-hit moves, use Belly Drum, otherwise, Spore. Next turn, Baton Pass or Spore if you just Belly Drummed, Belly Drum if you just Spored. Sweep with Medicham, Aerodactyl, Cradily, Gyarados, Lucario, or whatever. Cradily, however, has the benefit of being immune to Roar and Whirlwind, making it easier to pass to. Aerodactyl and Gyarados are easier to get in and have Taunt for stuff they can't OHKO.
That goes to 514.48 HP / 208 SpA / 252 Spe
So maybe you could just add a sentence before this part explaining the advantages of the elemental punches and combine the previous three sentences just to mention the notable illegal move combos with Scrappy. Something like:Other Options said:... Kangaskhan has a few physical options from the ADV move tutors, but all of them are incompatible with Scrappy. If you're willing to give up Scrappy, Body Slam (for some paralysis support), Fire Punch (dents Skarmory, Forretress and Bronzong), ThunderPunch (brings down Gyarados) and Ice Punch (for Dragons) are all on offer. Also illegal with Scrappy, are Sing (from XD) and Yawn (from NYPC). ...
Just an example as I'm not much of a talented writer :P.... Fire Punch can be used to hit Skarmory, Forretress, and Bronzong; ThunderPunch can be used to hit Gyarados; and Ice Punch can be used to hit Dragons. Kangaskhan also has a few options from the ADV move tutors or special events, but all of them are incompatible with Scrappy. If you're willing to give up Scrappy: Body Slam, Sing (from XD), and Yawn (from NYPC) are all on offer. ...
Guts prevents the Attack drop from Burn.http://www.smogon.com/dp/pokemon/swellow
On Guts Activation
I think it's worth the reminder that Facade is a physical attack, and Burn halfs Attack. Though the reasoning behind considering both is sound, I believe that fact should be pointed out, as it may have an effect on which is chosen.
Ah, I didn't take that into account. My mistake.Guts prevents the Attack drop from Burn.
The paragraph begins with a random "now that Bronzong has a 31 Speed stat" sentence. The next 2 sentences also don't seem to belong here. Then, in Paragraph 2, there's that random "a ground" text.now that Bronzong has a 31 Speed stat. More importantly, however, is Bronzong's ability to cripple incoming sweepers by robbing them of their item and shredding any speed advantage they ever had over your other team members. For example, Bronzong will tend to draw in sweepers switch-ins
This is similar to the previous set, except Trick is being used instead of Hypnosis. However, while the sets are similar, they play entirely differently. Macho Brace cuts Bronzong's Speed by fifty percent, which, in turn, powers up Gyro Ball to extraordinary levels,, like Heatran or Gyarados, who anticipate a weak Gyro Ball. However, to their dismay, they will be forced to give up their held item in exchange for the rather limiting Macho Brace. Choice Band is also a decent option to cripple defensive, such as Swampert or Dusknoir, and also provides Bronzong with quite a bit of power. If you opt for Choice Band, you may want to just maximize Attack to make Bronzong a more offensive threat. The remaining portion of the set is identical to the previously discussed set.
a Ground
The item Lagging Tail forces the holder to always move last and is a viable option over Macho Brace; however, it will not boost the power of Gyro Ball like Macho Brace will. Iron Ball is an interesting option, as you can Trick it onto something that previously had-type immunity, and make them vulnerable to Spikes, Toxic Spikes, and Ground-type attacks, although it does come at the cost of Bronzong's own Levitate being nullified while holding it.
Finally, there are also a series of double commas:unless you fear Magnezone to a great extent. That way, you will be able to hopefully KO on the opponent
Explosion will prove to be the most useful attacking choice in the final slot,,
Brace cuts Bronzong's Speed by fifty percent, which, in turn, powers up Gyro Ball to extraordinary levels,,
So yeah, basically change it to "Rampardos" or "it" if it was supposed to refer to Rampardos and your good I guess. Hope that helped ^^.Trick Room
...Earthquake and Zen Headbutt hit most of the Pokémon that resist Head Smash for super-effective damage, other than Grounds, but Rhyperior has no real way of hitting those outside of Ice Beam. ...
Thanks to the power of Hydro Pump, Empoleon doesn't need to invest in Sttack or use an Attack neutral nature to allow Aqua Jet to KO what it needs to. 252 Special Attack EVs and a Modest nature allows Empoleon to hit as hard as possible with Hydro Pump. 100 Speed EVs hits 181 Speed, which outspeeds the many pokemon in the 176-180 Speed range, which includes Metagross, Tyranitar, and Machamp. The remaining EVs are placed in HP for bulk.
You don't need that parenthesis.As with most offensive Pokemon, Stealth Rock is an absolute necessity, especially as Infernape tends to lure out Flying-types. Amongst other advantages, it allows for the Nasty Plot MixApe to OHKO even a 252 / 0 ) Gyarados, after the boost, and to 2HKO without.
I believe one of the following Shoddy-legal spreadsRaikou Analysis said:Hidden Power Fighting
Timid: 22 Def / 30 SpA / 30 SpD / 30 Spe