Creyk
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Oh. I guess I'm better off giving Togetic a Life Orb then
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Oh. I guess I'm better off giving Togetic a Life Orb then
So I got a Rotom with perfect IVs in every stat except speed, using a bulky special sweeper layout suggested by Pokemon Showdown. I already went through the trouble of EV training and leveling it up to 50, but now I'm seeing that speed is supposedly the most important stat. Should I breed more to try and get perfect speed, or will I be fine without?
1.) Special Sweeper is bad, Showdown lies about suggested stat spreads. Unless offensive is a thing in VGC/Battlespot?
2.) Yes Speed is important, try for perfect. If you can make sure Attack is minimum too.
It depends. For certain tanky rotom builds (ones that revolve around a 252hp/252spattack kind of EV spread) speed doesn't actually matter too much as most of the things it wants to outspeed sit at the base-70 speed tier (which, unless they invest heavily in the stat, won't be too much of a problem). Unless you're one of those OCD pure-breeders who has to have everything perfect, a non-perfect speed IV won't matter too much.
Don't listen to Mye, Speed is important regardless of what kind of set you're running you want to be able to tie with other Rotoms and prevent slowing things from creeping you (i.e. Adamant Crawdaunt, who defensive Rotom should run 8 Speed for in OU).
Also max HP + max SpA is not a thing for Rotom-W. I suggest checking out the Smogon Dex for the set you want depending on the format you're playing.
Also max HP + max SpA is not a thing for Rotom-W. I suggest checking out the Smogon Dex for the set you want depending on the format you're playing.
Buuz
Smash Trainer
My question would be: i am raising the legendary beasts to use in a competitive match. If i follow the VGC 2015 rules, can i use the shiny event Pokémon from a couple of years ago? Entei had Extremespeed back then, Raikou had Aura Sphere. These would be slightly more useful so i'd like to use them instead of the beasts from Trackless Forest.
Nope, only Pokemon with the pentagon (caught or bred in Gen 6) are allowed in VGC so you'd have to use the ones caught in ORAS. Raikou really doesn't like being forced to run Rash nature anyway so a regular Raikou is fine.
Buuz
Smash Trainer
Good thing i caught a Modest Raikou just now. I already have an Adamant Entei and will now check for a Calm Suicune. Thanks for answering.
team building help
I need help picking a 6th pokemon for my new team. This is what I've got so far.
Talonflame galewings
Brave bird, flare blitz, roost, and u-turn
Aegislash stance change
King's shield, iron head, shadow ball, and sacred sword
Greninja protean
Hydro pump, night slash, grass knot, and u-turn
Mega Ampharos
Volt switch, dragon pulse, signal beam, and power gem
Ferrothorn
Power whip, iron head, spikes, and stealth rock
Also any suggested move or pokemon changes would be appreciated
I need help picking a 6th pokemon for my new team. This is what I've got so far.
Talonflame galewings
Brave bird, flare blitz, roost, and u-turn
Aegislash stance change
King's shield, iron head, shadow ball, and sacred sword
Greninja protean
Hydro pump, night slash, grass knot, and u-turn
Mega Ampharos
Volt switch, dragon pulse, signal beam, and power gem
Ferrothorn
Power whip, iron head, spikes, and stealth rock
Also any suggested move or pokemon changes would be appreciated
Are you playing standard Smogon OU (singles)? Both Aegislash and Greninja are banned for that meta.
If not, I would probably recommend a Latios with Life Orb, and the moves Draco Meteor, Psyshock, Defog, and Roost. Defog greatly helps Talonflame by removing Stealth Rocks and Latios also fits the offensive nature of your team pretty well. Latios also gives your team a better check to Keldeo and a ground-immunity, two pretty useful traits for your team.
Hope this helps!
If not, I would probably recommend a Latios with Life Orb, and the moves Draco Meteor, Psyshock, Defog, and Roost. Defog greatly helps Talonflame by removing Stealth Rocks and Latios also fits the offensive nature of your team pretty well. Latios also gives your team a better check to Keldeo and a ground-immunity, two pretty useful traits for your team.
Hope this helps!
Mr. Reloaded
Cause a pirate is free
Do Sharp Beak Talonflame variants run Jolly or Adamant? I hear Jolly a lot but just want confirmation.
KillerDraco
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Jolly, in order to let it outspeed Weavile (and helps against other Talonflame).
Disaster_Lord
Sad Bayleef is Sad.
Jolly helps a lot if you want to hit a priority benchmark and retain some bulk.
Mr. Reloaded
Cause a pirate is free
I've just finished off my Gen IV and Gen V games and am bringing up my legendaries to Alpha Sapphire to join the rest of my collection. This means that I am now ready to get a serious team together.
Currently, my ORAS battle box is inhabited by a team of level 100 Pokemon who have been trained in Blissy Bases from level 70. They are Blastoise, Charizard, Mewtwo, Venasaur, Zapdos and Pidgeot. If PSS Battles have taught me anything, it's that this teams is unsuitable for a real battle. They are constantly subject to one-hit KOs.
So, how do you put together a decent competitive team? What structure do such teams take? I'm not looking at specific Natures and IV's, but a basic structure, held items and EV distribution would be handy.
Currently, my ORAS battle box is inhabited by a team of level 100 Pokemon who have been trained in Blissy Bases from level 70. They are Blastoise, Charizard, Mewtwo, Venasaur, Zapdos and Pidgeot. If PSS Battles have taught me anything, it's that this teams is unsuitable for a real battle. They are constantly subject to one-hit KOs.
So, how do you put together a decent competitive team? What structure do such teams take? I'm not looking at specific Natures and IV's, but a basic structure, held items and EV distribution would be handy.
IVs and Natures are important because low IVs and negative natures can affect your bulk drastically.
I cannot help you with teambuilding because I am a bad builder, but you need to decide what you want your win condition to be and support it so it can sweep your opponent.
Also ditch Mewtwo. Opponents will see that as an excuse to bring their Ubers team against you and you won't stand a chance. Assuming they don't just quit because you're using an Uber.
I cannot help you with teambuilding because I am a bad builder, but you need to decide what you want your win condition to be and support it so it can sweep your opponent.
Also ditch Mewtwo. Opponents will see that as an excuse to bring their Ubers team against you and you won't stand a chance. Assuming they don't just quit because you're using an Uber.
I have no intention of keeping that above team as it is. I'm also not looking for anything seriously competitive. I just want a team that can put up a good fight, even if they lose.
I know IVs are important, but getting a Pokemon with the right IVs would be tough.
Also, I get that different Pokemon will need their EVs allocated to different stats, and the stats which they have the most potential in can be found out by talking to a specific npc. But how much should you EV train that stat and what would you do with the other stats?
Finally, how do natures affect a Pokemon?
I know IVs are important, but getting a Pokemon with the right IVs would be tough.
Also, I get that different Pokemon will need their EVs allocated to different stats, and the stats which they have the most potential in can be found out by talking to a specific npc. But how much should you EV train that stat and what would you do with the other stats?
Finally, how do natures affect a Pokemon?
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Natures increase one stat other than HP by x1.1 and another stat other than HP by x0.9. There are a total of 25 Natures but only 5 have a neutral effect, which aren't useful for competitive. Fairly common Natures for sweepers are Jolly and Timid.
Okay, so let's say I want to have Spiritomb on my team.
Her nature is calm (so, according to Internet + Sp.Def and - Attk) and she has previously had Pokerus.
According to the NPC in the Battle resort, her "potential is above average overall" with the greatest potential in its Sp. Atk stat but "Sp. Def stat seems just as good".
So, how would you allocate its EVs if I was to use a reset bag on it first?
Her nature is calm (so, according to Internet + Sp.Def and - Attk) and she has previously had Pokerus.
According to the NPC in the Battle resort, her "potential is above average overall" with the greatest potential in its Sp. Atk stat but "Sp. Def stat seems just as good".
So, how would you allocate its EVs if I was to use a reset bag on it first?