spikes?

[SwordofAeons]

why do people use it on skarmory>?

 

[Silver Raven]

One word: Roar.

Skarmory's are uselly given spikes when they know Roar so they can swich them out and hurt the new pokemon. sometime there also given toxic with it.

 

[SwordofAeons]

it doesnt take much out tho. like 1/4 thats it...

 

[WhiteWizard42]

because in player vs. player battles, people switch out often to absorb hits and get type advantages. and when it hurts the opposing pokemon up to 1/4 of their HP to switch, you get a lot of advantage, over time.

also, since skarm has roar, it can force things to switch out, making spikes even better.

 

[SwordofAeons]

its like a slow wall then?
i get it. thanks

 

[WhiteWizard42]

yes. skarmory is a physical wall. it sits there and takes hits, while using drill peck and roar/spikes to whittle down the HP of the thing trying to beat it down.

 

[9voltdude]

skarm can take hits to spread spikes then roar to switch pokemon around and weaken the whole team

 

[Solar boy Nick]

but you can remove them with "rapid spin",right?

 

[xPokerusx]

Yup rapid spins knocks away all the spikes and i believe cloyster and forretress learn rapid spin. I heard its better to use whirlwind instead of roar since wirlwind could atack first

 

[eldes]

since wirlwind could atack first

no

I heard its better to use whirlwind instead of roar

because roar does not effect Exploud, mr mime and electrode

 

[Solar boy Nick]

and wartortle.

 

[eldes]

what? wartortle? O.O you must be kidding

 

[marthick]

He means Wartortle can use Rapid Spin.

 

[Evanji Axu]

Yup rapid spins knocks away all the spikes and i believe cloyster and forretress learn rapid spin. I heard its better to use whirlwind instead of roar since wirlwind could atack first

But you can't have Drill Peck with Whirlwind. Either go with Roar/Drill Peck or HP Flying/Whirlwind.

 

[marthick]

You could use Aerial Ace instead of Drill Peck, though.

 

[spareux]

Aerial Ace? No no no no. HP Flying has 70 Base Power, STAB 105. AA only has 60 BP, STAB 90. Unless your absolutely DYING for that no miss ensurer or DYING to have perfect IV's....

 

[WhiteWizard42]

... and what are the odds of getting full-power HP Flying IVs that are still good IVs (no 2's or 3's) in-game? that's why most people go for drill peck. besides, who uses mr. mime, exploud, or soundproof electrode?

 

[Mudskipper]

You can use Spikes more than once to increase the damage done by it, too. There's another reason.
And, I use Soundproof Electrode. It really helps with Perish Song from either me OR my opponent.

 

[9voltdude]

... and what are the odds of getting full-power HP Flying IVs that are still good IVs (no 2's or 3's) in-game? that's why most people go for drill peck. besides, who uses mr. mime, exploud, or soundproof electrode?

a few people use mr.mine and electrode, but not enough to make people use whirlwind

 

[Demonic]

spikes is cool use it alot and kick *** thats all u need to say .......over and out