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Pokémon Community Thread 2: "This is the Real Power of Johto..."
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Someone else usually does it for him every generation
ScraftyDevil
Banned
ColtraineGF
Member
I can't wait to see what they do with battle animations in G6.
Hopefully not just the same stuff we'd see in Colosseum/XD/PBR *knock on wood*
Hopefully not just the same stuff we'd see in Colosseum/XD/PBR *knock on wood*
tiggerkiddo
Member
I think I like the Gen 3 Surf animation the best. I haven't played the first gen for years but I saw the animation for it just now and it's all coming back to me like it was yesterday...
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
Hey guys RMT sub4sub +karma pls
Drizzle
200 Hp/56 Def/252 SpA
Modest
-Scald
-Ice Beam
-Hidden Power Grass
-Hypnosis
Volt Absorb
6 Def/252 SpA/252 Spe
-Thunder
-VoltSwitch
-Hidden Power Ice
-Rain Dance
Swift Swim
36 Hp/252 SpA/220 SPe
-Rain Dance
-Hydro Pump
-Dragon Pulse
-Signal Beam
Technician
248 Hp/252 Atk/10 SpD
-Sword Dance
-Bullet Punch
-Pursuit
-Super Power
Natural Cure
252 SpA/6 SpD/252 Spe
-Hydro Pump
-Thunder
-Ice Beam
-Rapid Spin
Prankster
252 SpA/6 SpD/252 Spe
-U-Turn
-Hurricane
-Taunt
-Tailwind
Also I've never used this before.
Also I'm using this team mainly against a poison team.
Also it's a single battle if that matters
So what I was thinking of doing was putting Tornadus first, Taunt then U-Turn into Politoed and be a regular ass Rain Team.
And if that doesn't work for whatever reason I'll spin to get rid of the Toxic Spikes.
Politoed @Leftovers
Drizzle
200 Hp/56 Def/252 SpA
Modest
-Scald
-Ice Beam
-Hidden Power Grass
-Hypnosis
Jolteon @Leftovers
Volt Absorb
6 Def/252 SpA/252 Spe
-Thunder
-VoltSwitch
-Hidden Power Ice
-Rain Dance
Kingdra @Life Orb
Swift Swim
36 Hp/252 SpA/220 SPe
-Rain Dance
-Hydro Pump
-Dragon Pulse
-Signal Beam
Scizor @Muscle Band
Technician
248 Hp/252 Atk/10 SpD
-Sword Dance
-Bullet Punch
-Pursuit
-Super Power
Starmie @Life Orb
Natural Cure
252 SpA/6 SpD/252 Spe
-Hydro Pump
-Thunder
-Ice Beam
-Rapid Spin
Tornadus @Flying Gem
Prankster
252 SpA/6 SpD/252 Spe
-U-Turn
-Hurricane
-Taunt
-Tailwind
Also I've never used this before.
Also I'm using this team mainly against a poison team.
Also it's a single battle if that matters
So what I was thinking of doing was putting Tornadus first, Taunt then U-Turn into Politoed and be a regular ass Rain Team.
And if that doesn't work for whatever reason I'll spin to get rid of the Toxic Spikes.
HiddenWings
Member
I think smogon still disallows Swift Swim + Drizzle.
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
Oh really?
Shit.
Well it's been used around my circle of friends which is who I'm facing most of the times so they'll allow for it.
Shit.
Well it's been used around my circle of friends which is who I'm facing most of the times so they'll allow for it.
Professor Beef
Banned
Who gives a FUCK what Smogon thinks?
Get rid of Dragon Pulse and give Kingdra Draco Meteor. The S.Attack drop doesn't matter as much in the rain. Doing this requires that you have a spinner still alive at all times though, or at least have the field clean.
EDIT: I'm mainly used to running Mixed Kingdra, so if someone knows better than me, then please chime in.
Get rid of Dragon Pulse and give Kingdra Draco Meteor. The S.Attack drop doesn't matter as much in the rain. Doing this requires that you have a spinner still alive at all times though, or at least have the field clean.
EDIT: I'm mainly used to running Mixed Kingdra, so if someone knows better than me, then please chime in.
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
Bah I can't stand Draco Meteor.
I'm into using it only when I have Contrary.
Move looks cool though.
I'm into using it only when I have Contrary.
Move looks cool though.
Professor Beef
Banned
I keep it on Kingdra because it solves any and all Dragon-related problems in the rain without slowing me down. But I used a Mixed sweeping variant, so YMMV.
Nothing stops a Tyranitar like using Rain Dance after it switches in. Also, you NEED at least half of your team to be capable of starting the rain on a Rain Dance team. What's the point of using the team if you can't reliably start the weather?
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
Yeah pretty much.
I was first trying to figure out a way to get Politoed out with U-Turn or something so I could switch in later just in case. But he doesn't learn that so I just put Rain Dance on dudes.
HiddenWings
Member
I don't generally respect smogon rules with friends, I'm just noting what they are. I like running Draco Meteor on things that are running mixed sets, I had a lot of fun with it on a Flygon for a while.
I guess its ok on Kingdra but a Tyranitar could just destroy a Jolteon on the turn it used Rain Dance. I don't think leftovers do much for Jolteon either.
I also feel like the whole reason you'd use Politoed is so that you don't have to devote so many moveslots to Rain Dance. If you're using Rain Dance anyway then you might as well just use something better than Politoed. Setting up rain is the only thing he's good for.
Professor Beef
Banned
And if Politoed is dead, then your team is done for since you don't have enough rain inducers. I even have Rain Dance on Politoed because you can never be too careful. You should always be thinking about the worst-case scenario for weather teams, one of which is when the weather wears off. Politoed, as nice as the Drizzle ability is for him, isn't the catch-all solution for weather teams as so many people think he is, and he's certainly not what I would call "reliable." If your team revolves around the weather and you can't reliably keep the weather up, then what are you using the team for?
I think the better strategy would be to have a way to keep Politoed alive until your opponents weather inducers are done with. You don't have to leave it out to die at the beginning of every match. Maybe even have a Pokemon or two that can function in the absence of rain until you take down Tyranitar or whatever. That way you don't have to sacrifice 1/4 of every other Pokemon's movesets either.
Professor Beef
Banned
I don't call it a sacrifice. I call it a way to win the weather war. Besides, water has amazing coverage with nearly every type in the game, so it's not like you're going to be stressed for options because 3-4 of your team has Rain Dance.
To be honest, the attacks were pretty in XD. The only problem is that they weren't fast.
I don't like Hypnosis, only has 60% accuracy, and Scald is going to be burning them anyway. Perhaps Perish Song?
He's using this team against a Poison team though.
Psychic then!
Cute Dragon Here
Member
The more personality in Pokemon characters, the better. So much hilarity ensued today, huh?
Who do you think is the best character, ever? (No cheating with Rosa and Nate!)
Who do you think is the best character, ever? (No cheating with Rosa and Nate!)
That one dude who always uses 6 Magikarps.
tiggerkiddo
Member
Homika.
ScraftyDevil
Banned
Grimsley.
Aside from being a swag-a** mother****er, he also has some of the best lines in the series. In addition to this, he even gets some added depth in BW2 when it's revealed that he once was a member of a wealthy, distinguished family who developed a gambling addiction when their fortune was lost and their estate fell to ruin. He joined the Elite Four in order to prove that his family name still meant something.
Cute Dragon Here
Member
I like how battle backgrounds and animations get improved even when within a generation. Who doesn't like flashy lightshows all the time? I think I will leave battle animations on even while EV training from now on.
Say, what's your favourite battle background? (PokeStar Studios and the green screen doesn't count unless counted as separate.)
Say, what's your favourite battle background? (PokeStar Studios and the green screen doesn't count unless counted as separate.)
UltimateIke
Member
Scrafty, where are your trainer log updates? You didn't give up on them, did you?
ScraftyDevil
Banned
I wrote a few of them last night, but I misplaced the flash drive on which they were located
If I find it, I promise I'll post one for each day I missed.
I will never give up on them, though! Even if I was getting criticized left and right, I would see this through to the end. They're nothing I hate more than people who give up on their commitments!
Chet Rippo
Member
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
So we tried the hacked Pokemon battle out. At first it was boring cause we were just stalling each other out with Wonder Guard Spiritomb and Sableye. But then we realized that there are actually counters to this with Mold Breaker.
BUT instead of going with someone with Mold Breaker I'm just going to give Scrappy to Regigigas and FSU with super effectiveness.
BUT instead of going with someone with Mold Breaker I'm just going to give Scrappy to Regigigas and FSU with super effectiveness.
Best human character? Ash of course, particularly during the Advanced generation and Diamond and Pearl Sagas when he was being written as more mature.
If he was actually using his older Pokemon he would rolfo stomp any gym leader and rivals like Trip easily.
tiggerkiddo
Member
He should just evolve his Gible and he'll be a-okay.
Errr wait...
Errr wait...
Garchomp is undefeated in the anime though, Ash cant get one of those!
Add Clair to the mix while you are at it
Add Clair to the mix while you are at it
Why doesn't Amazon.com have a Pokemon store.
I want Pikachu.
Why would you steal a plushie from a small kid?
Chet Rippo
Member
And Janine, Erika, Sabrina, Misty, Whitney, Jasmine, Roxanne, Flannery, Winona, Gardenia, Fantina, Cynthia, Candice, Roxie, Lenora, etc.
tiggerkiddo
Member
That's because Cynthia is broken.
And ewwww at Clair, she's too much of a pompous jerk.
Chet Rippo
Member
She's an Sadist.