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[1 w1nged @ngel]

Here is another team for you to rate

Rotom
Modest
Dark pulse
T-bolt
Shadow Ball
Double team/Willow wisp/Thunder wave

Abomasnow
Adamant
Swords dance
Ice punch
Seed bomb
EQ

Dragonite
jolly nature
Dragon Claw
EQ
Roost
Fire punch

Fortress
??? nature
Toxic Spikes
Rapid spin
stealth rock
Roar

Kingdra
Modest nature
Signal Beam
Dragon Pulse
Surf/Octazooka/brine
Double Team

Smeargle@salac berry
???(fast)nature
Belly drum
Substitute
Baton pass
Protect

 

[Frost Nova]

Rotom@lefties
Timid Nature
- Will-o-Wisp
- T-Wave
- Shadow Ball
- T-Bolt

Abomasnow@lefties
Lonely Nature
- Ice Shard
- Seed Bomb
- Earthquake
- Blizzard

Dragonite@lefties
Adamant Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Earthquake
- Dragon Claw
- Fire Blast / Thunder

Forretress@lefties
Relaxed Nature
- Spikes
- Gyro Ball
- Earthquake
- Rapid Spin

Kingdra@Choice Specs
Timid Nature
- Draco Meteor
- Surf
- Ice Beam
- Dragon Pulse

OR

Kingdra@Damp Rock
Modest Nature
- Rain Dance
- Surf
- Ice Beam
- Dragon Pulse

 

[1 w1nged @ngel]

I dont understand why abomasnow would know blizard or Dragonite with Fire Blast. Too inacurate.

 

[Atoyont]

Blizzard is 100% Accurate in Hail, which Abomasnow starts automatically.
Fire Blast because with a -Special Attack nature, Dragonite needs it to 2HKO Skarmory.

 

[1 w1nged @ngel]

Why ice shard over ice punch?

 

[Frost Nova]

So it outspeeds a lot of stuff who would otherwise take a big chunk out its health before it can attack due to its slow speed.

 

[1 w1nged @ngel]

Why would i have two moves of the same type, like dragon pulse and draco meteor and ice shard and blizard?

 

[Frost Nova]

Because they perform different functions in a moveset.

Dragon Claw is the basic bread and butter attack of Mixmence, while Draco Meteor is more of a finishing move used to take down stuff. Ice Shard destroys fast sweepers while Blizzard takes advantage of Snow Warning.

Do you doubt my ability to rate a team properly my good friend?

 

[Phiphler]

I dont think he does, he seems to have alot of questions though.

 

[1 w1nged @ngel]

Because they perform different functions in a moveset.

Dragon Claw is the basic bread and butter attack of Mixmence, while Draco Meteor is more of a finishing move used to take down stuff. Ice Shard destroys fast sweepers while Blizzard takes advantage of Snow Warning.

Do you doubt my ability to rate a team properly my good friend?

No, i dont, but i haven't done anything competetive like this for a long time, and i always thought it was bad to have two moves of the same type.

 

[Frost Nova]

In normal cases, yes. But if they have drastically different functions, say Quick Attack and Return, for example, than it's a good idea. With the physical and special split in 4th gen it's increasingly common to see movesets with two offensive moves of the same type, but of different splits (e.g. Draco Meteor / Dragon Claw) to counter different things.

 

[1 w1nged @ngel]

In normal cases, yes. But if they have drastically different functions, say Quick Attack and Return, for example, than it's a good idea. With the physical and special split in 4th gen it's increasingly common to see movesets with two offensive moves of the same type, but of different splits (e.g. Draco Meteor / Dragon Claw) to counter different things.

I know, but Draco Meteor and Dragon Pulse are both Dragon type and special.

 

[ClockworkOrange]

Draco Meteor is for use early game for putting big dents in things and switching out a one or two attacks otherwise it craps on your sp.atk. Dragon pulse if for use later on for finishing stuff off.

Frost Nova: I think winged angel is merely asking for the reasoning behind your decisions for the future rather then questioning your wisdom

 

[Atoyont]

Dragon Pulse is for steady, consistent damage on almost all Pokémon.
Draco Meteor is for massive damage at one point, and to be used again after you switch out.

Dragon Pulse over a three-turn duration: (90*525)+(90*525)+(90*525)= 141,750
Draco Meteor over a three-turn duration: (140*525)+(140*262)+(140*175)= 134,680
Even though Draco Meteor does more for two turns consecutively, you'd still want to use Dragon Pulse if Choice Specs Salamence was your last Pokémon.