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[NormalFish]

Well HP Ice is fairly common on Thundurus so Sceptile might not be the best counter.

mega sceptile is 70/85 on the special defensive side. Will try a defensive set, I guess...

252+ SpA Thundurus Hidden Power Ice vs. 252 HP / 128 SpD Sceptile: 74-88 (41.8 - 49.7%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

To add to this:

128+ SpA Sceptile Hidden Power Rock vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Thundurus: 90-108 (58.4 - 70.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

And...

128+ SpA Sceptile Dragon Pulse vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Thundurus: 96-114 (51.6 - 61.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

I think it qualifies as a counter.
**Fixed 2nd calc. Forgot HP EVs.
I'd guess if this becomes standard that Thundurus will start running a more specially defensive set than usual, which means if you partner a strong physical attacker with Mega Sceptile, thundurus is no issue. Time to breed a god tier Sceptile.

 

[Wyndstryker]

That size walkthrough thing is mindblowing. Some pokemon are stupidly puny while others are surprisingly huge. Some are smaller/bigger than you would think.

edit: and wailord killed me lol

 

[backlot]

mega sceptile is 70/85 on the special defensive side. Will try a defensive set, I guess...

Don't go defensive with Sceptile. You wouldn't be playing to its strengths at all. If you want a Thundurus counter there are better options.

 

[NormalFish]

Don't go defensive with Sceptile. You wouldn't be playing to its strengths at all. If you want a Thundurus counter there are better options.

with 145 base speed and Sp.Att, and two pretty strong STABs, I think it's viable. Will have to tweak my set appropriately once I see the standard VGC Thundy set, but it should only give me more Sp.Att and/or Spe to work with.
**I'd need enough speed to outspeed garchomp. Might be cutting it close.

 

[Charlie0108]

If I was to try and make an all Dark team, while also considering that I have zero competitive battling experience, how likely am I to be destroyed in every single match I played?

 

[OMG Aero]

I have a quick question about how shiny Pokemon are determined.
I'm gonna hatch some eggs in Pokemon Y because I have the shiny charm in that game, if one of the eggs hatches into a shiny Pokemon then I revert to a previous save and transfer that egg over to Alpha Sapphire so it has my trainer number from that game will it still hatch into a shiny?
I recall reading somewhere before that each trainer has a hidden value that determines whether an egg will be shiny or not so it's different per person.

 

[NormalFish]

If I was to try and make an all Dark team, while also considering that I have zero competitive battling experience, how likely am I to be destroyed in every single match I played?

Literally every match with a bulky garchomp or strong fighting pokemon.
**Actually, with hydreigon garchomp isn't as big of an issue.

Hmm...fighting type attacks are pretty common and fairies exists soo....yeah.

I forgot about fairies. They would also wreck face. I think Azumarill beats every dark type in the game...

 

[ffdgh]

If I was to try and make an all Dark team, while also considering that I have zero competitive battling experience, how likely am I to be destroyed in every single match I played?

Hmm...fighting type attacks are pretty common and fairies exists soo....yeah.

 

[Charlie0108]

Literally every match with a bulky garchomp or strong fighting pokemon.
**Actually, with hydreigon garchomp isn't as big of an issue.

What about Weavile too?

Hmm...fighting type attacks are pretty common and fairies exists soo....yeah.

I could use something like Drapion to counter Fairies and resist Fighting, as well as maybe Honchkrow or Sableye to counter Fighting? I don't suppose many of those Pokemon have great competitive credentials though, I don't really know.

 

[Maintenance]

What a PITA is Landorus, Sheer Force + Life Orb + boosted Earth Power, Psychic, Focus Blast. How do I stop this thing?

*Besides Cresselia, that one I'm looking to get a shiny, so the stats will probably be crap.

 

[Spinosaurus]

What a PITA is Landorus, Sheer Force + Life Orb + boosted Earth Power, Psychic, Focus Blast. How do I stop this thing?

*Besides Cresselia, that one I'm looking to get a shiny, so the stats will probably be crap.

Chansey.

 

[NormalFish]

What about Weavile too?



I could use something like Drapion to counter Fairies and resist Fighting, as well as maybe Honchkrow or Sableye to counter Fighting? I don't suppose many of those Pokemon have great competitive credentials though, I don't really know.

I'm not sure weavile can OHKO a bulky garchomp, tbh... and garchomp OHKOs weavile so I'm not sure. You'd have to design your stat spread specifically around garchomp, though.

I could use something like Drapion to counter Fairies and resist Fighting, as well as maybe Honchkrow or Sableye to counter Fighting? I don't suppose many of those Pokemon have great competitive credentials though, I don't really know.

Sableye is very good. I've seen Drapion work, as well. Oddly, I think Murkrow is better than Honchkrow due to bulk.

What a PITA is Landorus, Sheer Force + Life Orb + boosted Earth Power, Psychic, Focus Blast. How do I stop this thing?

*Besides Cresselia, that one I'm looking to get a shiny, so the stats will probably be crap.

need a dedicated special wall such as

Chansey.

 

[Maintenance]

Chansey.

Wouldn't that be risky, since many sets are running with Knock Off to get psychic types? If not then I'll get one.

 

[Spinosaurus]

Wouldn't that be risky, since many sets are running with Knock Off to get psychic types? If not then I'll get one.

The Pokemon Chansey walls don't really run Knock Off, though. It's typically Pokemon you want to switch out Chansey from, anyway.

 

[Maintenance]

The Pokemon Chansey walls don't really run Knock Off, though. It's typically Pokemon you want to switch out Chansey from, anyway.

No no, I was talking about Landorus himself, some sets on the net suggest Knock Off for him, to counter some Pokemon like Latios.

 

[NormalFish]

Wouldn't that be risky, since many sets are running with Knock Off to get psychic types? If not then I'll get one.

The Pokemon Chansey walls don't really run Knock Off, though. It's typically Pokemon you want to switch out Chansey from, anyway.

Landorus frequently carries Knock Off. Showdown has it at 57%
That's Landy-T. Normal Landurus is at 19%.

 

[MicH]

I have a quick question about how shiny Pokemon are determined.
I'm gonna hatch some eggs in Pokemon Y because I have the shiny charm in that game, if one of the eggs hatches into a shiny Pokemon then I revert to a previous save and transfer that egg over to Alpha Sapphire so it has my trainer number from that game will it still hatch into a shiny?
I recall reading somewhere before that each trainer has a hidden value that determines whether an egg will be shiny or not so it's different per person.

It won't be shiny. As you said every Pokemon gas a shiny value and every trainer has a shiny value. If they match the Pokemon becomes a shiny

 

[Impala26]

When in doubt, buy it's love with vitamins.

Just shove EV berries down its throat. Much more economical.

LOL

Someone really needs to a cartoon/comic depicting a scene like this...

*shoves berries/vitamins down pokemon's throat*
"LOVE ME DAMN IT!!!"

 

[Spinosaurus]

No no, I was talking about Landorus himself, some sets on the net suggest Knock Off for him, to counter some Pokemon like Latios.

Landorus frequently carries Knock Off. Showdown has it at 57%

Oh OK, have never come across that personally.

Mega Venu? Thundurus? Gyarados?

 

[Maintenance]

Landorus frequently carries Knock Off. Showdown has it at 57%
That's Landy-T. Normal Landurus is at 19%.

Oh OK, have never come across that personally.

Mega Venu? Thundurus? Gyarados?

Thanks guys, I'll take a look on those.

 

[NormalFish]

Gonna start breeding this Sceptile:

Sceptile-Mega (M) @ Sceptilite
Ability: Lightning Rod
Level: 50
EVs: 252 HP / 72 Def / 132 SpA / 52 Spe
Modest Nature
- Leaf Storm
- Dragon Pulse
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Quick Guard

Think I'll pair it with Azumarill. Not sure what else. Perhaps Rotom-H.

 

[The Shadow Knight]

Thanks guys, I'll take a look on those.

I'm not sure what metagame you are planning to play in, but keep in mind that Sheer Force Landorus is at this time not legal for play in any ranked in-game ORAS meta.

EDIT: Oh, and Venusaur does not like Lando's Psychic one bit.

 

[Maintenance]

Damn, I've been looking at some teams and looks like I will have to get some pokemons just to check the common things, like Talonflame.

Spoiler

Can't believe that I'll have to put a Venusaur and a Rotom on my team, dear lord.

I'm not sure what metagame you are planning to play in, but keep in mind that Sheer Force Landorus is at this time not legal for play in any ranked in-game ORAS meta.

EDIT: Oh, and Venusaur does not like Lando's Psychic one bit.

Snap, forgot about Psychic too. But he's not legal? Don't one of the Battle Maidens use him? I'm planning on fighting in Battle Spot, so I'll be following those rules.

 

[The Shadow Knight]

Damn, I've been looking at some teams and looks like I will have to get some pokemons just to check the common things, like Talonflame.

Spoiler

Can't believe that I'll have to put a Venusaur and a Rotom on my team, dear lord.

Snap, forgot about Psychic too. But he's not legal? Don't one of the Battle Maidens use him?

He can't be caught with Sheer Force in XY or ORAS, so you can't have one with a pentagon. The pentagon is required for a lot(all?) of the ranked game modes. This only concerns some online game modes, though including Battle Spot in ORAS.

 

[Maintenance]

He can't be caught with Sheer Force in XY or ORAS, so you can't have one with a pentagon. The pentagon is required for a lot(all?) of the ranked game modes. This only concerns some online game modes, though including Battle Spot in ORAS.

So I won't have to deal with it? And only pentagon pokemons?

 

[The Shadow Knight]

So I won't have to deal with it? And only pentagon pokemons?

That's right.

 

[Maintenance]

That's right.

Thanks. One less threat, now only 650+ to go.

 

[The Shadow Knight]

Thanks. One less threat, now only 650+ to go.

In case you hadn't bumped into it yet, this site gives an insight in the most commonly used Pokemon for each battle type:

http://3ds.pokemon-gl.com/battle/oras/

 

[Maintenance]

In case you hadn't bumped into it yet, this site gives an insight in the most commonly used Pokemon for each battle type:

http://3ds.pokemon-gl.com/battle/oras/

Thanks again, that's a nice app/feature.

EDIT: Damn, some pokemons are like identical to smogon. If only I could think a strategy for myself, I bet some would get surprised.

 

[HypnoDarkrai]

Does the mother's evolution affect whether a Wurmple evolves into Silcoon/Cascoon?

6 of my 7 bred Wurmple evolved into Cascoon. :/

 

[renegade_dewitt]

Does the mother's evolution affect whether a Wurmple evolves into Silcoon/Cascoon?

7 of my 8 bred Wurmple evolved into Cascoon. :/

Its based on Wurmple's personality value...

 

[HypnoDarkrai]

Its based on Wurmple's personality value...

Uh I'm probably just having bad luck... or good luck for you Dustox enthusiasts.

 

[PreyingShark]

Thanks again, that's a nice app/feature.

EDIT: Damn, some pokemons are like identical to smogon. If only I could think a strategy for myself, I bet some would get surprised.

Oh man, if only you knew some of the mons I'm testing for the upcoming tourney...

Spoiler

I'll probably end up using primarily bog standard shit with a couple obscure "techs" like last time.

 

[ffdgh]

Uh I'm probably just having bad luck... or good luck for you Dustox enthusiasts.

Maybe this is a sign to raise a dustox.

 

[HypnoDarkrai]

Maybe this is a sign to raise a dustox.

-Looks at Dustox's stats-

...Not even Quiver Dance can save it. Well maybe good for Special Defense.

 

[Toxi]

EDIT: Damn, some pokemons are like identical to smogon. If only I could think a strategy for myself, I bet some would get surprised.

The problem with gimmicky strategies is that they're reliant on your opponent's lack of knowledge. You have to be really creative.

This Normalize strategy is an example of one creative idea that took many people by surprise.

 

[MaximumSpider]

Got an Eon Ticket at my college today. Gonna SR for that shiny Latias now...

 

[MicH]

Got an Eon Ticket at my college today. Gonna SR for that shiny Latias now...

Yesss! Get that golden Latias!

 

[Matt Attack]

Got an Eon Ticket at my college today. Gonna SR for that shiny Latias now...

Remember that you don't need to actually reset for the Eon Ticket one. You can just run and it will regenerate the Latias with every encounter!

 

[Wyndstryker]

The problem with gimmicky strategies is that they're reliant on your opponent's lack of knowledge. You have to be really creative.

This Normalize strategy is an example of one creative idea that took many people by surprise.

That is cruel.

Took me awhile to realize what he's doing. But when it hit it hit like a freight train.

 

[Noobcraft]

The problem with gimmicky strategies is that they're reliant on your opponent's lack of knowledge. You have to be really creative.

This Normalize strategy is an example of one creative idea that took many people by surprise.

That was cool. Probably super unreliable and difficult to pull off, but cool.

 

[Maintenance]

The problem with gimmicky strategies is that they're reliant on your opponent's lack of knowledge. You have to be really creative.

This Normalize strategy is an example of one creative idea that took many people by surprise.

I wasn't exactly talking about gimmicky strategies, just not the same Aegislash/Talonflame/Rotom W/Kangaskhan/Greninja/Garchomp/Gengar that almost everyone has. I understand that they were chosen for a reason, and some are counters for others, but still...

And lol at the video, I kept wondering "why did he kept attacking the Gothitelle?"

 

[HawthorneKitty]

Oof, they're already jumping to National Dex for VGC 2015; was hoping for Hoenn Dex.

 

[MaximumSpider]

Remember that you don't need to actually reset for the Eon Ticket one. You can just run and it will regenerate the Latias with every encounter!

Really!? YES!

 

[spiritfox]

I forgot, how does Magic Bounce work in Doubles? Does it block single target statuses if it targets the other ally?

 

[Dryk]

The problem with gimmicky strategies is that they're reliant on your opponent's lack of knowledge. You have to be really creative.

And you have to get a good workflow going because if you're not constantly changing up your gimmick you lose your advantage. It's always fun to see people's thought process break when they come up against something unfamiliar though.

-Looks at Dustox's stats-

...Not even Quiver Dance can save it. Well maybe good for Special Defense.

Breed a Venomoth and name it Dustox, you'll be better off

 

[Matt Attack]

Really!? YES!

Yup, I can confirm it personally. I had a shiny Eon Latios show up after an hour or so of running. Unfortunately, the nature didn't synchronize so I'm still working on another.

 

[MasterSheen]

I forgot, how does Magic Bounce work in Doubles? Does it block single target statuses if it targets the other ally?

No, only the pokemon with Magic Bounce. Also it can't reflect two status moves at a time.

 

[MicH]

The problem with gimmicky strategies is that they're reliant on your opponent's lack of knowledge. You have to be really creative.

This Normalize strategy is an example of one creative idea that took many people by surprise.

That was cool yet frightening

 

[HypnoDarkrai]

And you have to get a good workflow going because if you're not constantly changing up your gimmick you lose your advantage. It's always fun to see people's thought process break when they come up against something unfamiliar though.


Breed a Venomoth and name it Dustox, you'll be better off

I did want to Masuda a Venomoth!
Not sure when I'll get around to it, my last Masuda made me feel...cautious.