I have three tanks... What should change?
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Pokémon XY |OT4| Don't Bank On It
- Thread starter ColtraineGF
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Ah you caught my typo before the edit... *feels embarrassed
You need more bulky Pokemon. Your tanks aren't really tanks. They might be able to take a hit, but they won't be walling much. Legendaries would have a field day against your tanks.
Look into the item Eviolite. Consider Pokemon like Chansey and Porygon2 who benefit from holding it. It's an excellent item.
Also, Pokemon who have access to excellent recovery moves make better tanks. Rest is only good in certain situations and if used by certain Pokemon.
If you want, you can battle me and see how much my Porygon2 and M.Venusaur can tank/stall against your team.
Goodra seems to wall well, but the others don't. The strat with Goodra is Rain Dance and Rest to use Hydration.
I need a new tank that could probably replace Blastoise and can learn Earthquake.
Do I really need Rapid Spin? I have yet to encounter a single Spikes/Stealth Rock strat online.
No, just neutral ones. I just made sure not to have negative natures.
Have a sweeper learn Earthquake. In my experience, the best kind of tanks stall. They won't be OHKOing in most cases.
You don't need Rapid Spin if you're just going to fight random people.
You should really consider having useful natures.
You're not gonna see much hazards in stuff like 3v3, you don't get much mileage out of them.
It's really much more useful if you play 6v6 singles.
And for natures, neutral natures are not good. Since most Pokemon have a stat they don't care for (for example Delphox doesn't care for its Attack, so it can use a Modest or Timid nature just fine), there's no reason to ever use a neutral nature. The boost in power or the speed you get from an appropriate nature is too good to give up.
Also, you want to battle one_kill? I wanna see your team in action.
You probably don't. I just realized my Goodra has a naughty nature. I somehow never caught the.
Operation rebuild my entire team is a go.
My wife just came home from work so I'll be having dinner with her. Maybe later if you're still on?
I'm not that confident, but I think I should start having matches with you guys so I can learn more
What kind of Pokemon are you interested in using? People here have been breeding all sorts of Pokemon and they might be able to give you a breeding reject/spare to make work easier.
In any case, good luck and have fun
If you need help, PokeGAF is awesome! Smogon's a good place too, but it might be overwhelming at first, lol The same team as before, but useful natures, optimum IVs and replacing Blastoise with a physical tank that can learn Earthquake.My wife just came home from work so I'll be having dinner with her. Maybe later if you're still on?
I'm not that confident, but I think I should start having matches with you guys so I can learn more
What kind of Pokemon are you interested in using? People here have been breeding all sorts of Pokemon and they might be able to give you a breeding reject/spare to make work easier.
In any case, good luck and have fun
My wife just came home from work so I'll be having dinner with her. Maybe later if you're still on?
I'm not that confident, but I think I should start having matches with you guys so I can learn more
I'll probably be up for another hour or two, so if you want to battle, just look for me ingame, ign is Boa Toh.
Do you have a Ditto Safari? They're you best friend for breeding. Keep a Ditto for every useful nature and then use Everstones to pass them down to your eggs. It's hard if you're starting from scratch but it'll get easier as you get more breeding fodder. Also, add me so I can give you a Modest Ditto.
Aww yeah, the Cradily legendary killing spree continues!
Currently fighting a team with five legendaries (Manaphy, Zapdos, Zygarde, Xerneas, and Mewtwo) and a Porygon-Z. Bring it on!
After taking down Porygon-Z, it's not Porygon2 vs Zygarde. I'm stalling atm.
Now it's Mewtwo Y! I sacrifice my Infernape so I safely bring in my Gliscor to test him out. Dude makes a mistake and throws a Thunderbolt.
Dude brings out Zapdos and uses Thunderbolt on my Gliscor. Not sure why, but I'm guesing my opponent is a noob. Yeah, he's a noob.
Bah I thought this would've been a challenging fight
After taking down Porygon-Z, it's not Porygon2 vs Zygarde. I'm stalling atm.
Now it's Mewtwo Y! I sacrifice my Infernape so I safely bring in my Gliscor to test him out. Dude makes a mistake and throws a Thunderbolt.
Dude brings out Zapdos and uses Thunderbolt on my Gliscor. Not sure why, but I'm guesing my opponent is a noob. Yeah, he's a noob.
Bah I thought this would've been a challenging fight
How many?
How's Porygon-Z compared to 2? I feel like running both for kicks.
I'm not sure. I wanted to run both as well lol
Gonna estimate, a maximum of 10?
Ah that's ok. How long do you think you'll take to restart and get enough Pokemon to trade back?
MrCookiepants
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Would anyone here be kind enough to let me borrow a male Noivern with Boomburst? Just so I can breed that move onto Swellow.
I have 5 IV Bergmite, Frillish and Gible to give as a thanks.
Edit: got it, nvm.
I have 5 IV Bergmite, Frillish and Gible to give as a thanks.
Edit: got it, nvm.
Guts Swellow with Boomburst? I do not want to get hit by that!
MrCookiepants
Member
Yeah, I thought that sounded interesting and I got the urge to breed one. Swellow looks pretty majestic in this game too!
I know Boom Burst has the same base power as Facade, but Boom Burst is cooler.
MrCookiepants
Member
lol, just realized Boom Burst is a special attack and I'm breeding Jolly Tailows. And that Swellow has base 50 SpAtk. Well that was a waste of time.
Only 4 Pokemon learn this move, and this is one of them.
Only 4 Pokemon learn this move, and this is one of them.
lol, just realized Boom Burst is a special attack and I'm breeding Jolly Tailows. And that Swellow has base 50 SpAtk. Well that was a waste of time.
Only 4 Pokemon learn this move, and this is one of them.
I think the lack of Boomburst Swellows in the metagame should tell you that to begin with.
Game Freak are master trolls.
Hey, sorry. Maybe 1-2hr max?
I think for Porygon you dont even need ivs in speed.
I dont really. But the only Porygon's that are giving me what I want have been Download versions.
I'm pretty sure I have some extra 31/x/31/31/31/31 Trace ones if you want one. They're Quiet though
Yep. Apparently Bronzong and Metang hold them too, so if you have access to a Steel Friend Safari, you're (probably) set.
That makes things easier, thanks!
Now, sturdy or sheer force...
ed: Dragon Tail + Sheer Force = no GTFO effect?
Sheer Force only affects moves that have a probability of an additional effect after damage, not ones with an effect built in. Off the top of my head, that means only moves with a chance to status, raise/lower stats, or flinch the opponent. Dragon Tail will still work (but not have its damage boosted).
I remember giving up after about cloning 14 or so dittos. It took me over 2 days to do that!
I'm awful at it.
Started a new Wonder Trade playthrough on my X game, because why not. Keeping my Chespin though since this is my first time I'm using him lol.
Didn't allow any duplicate Pokemon or any Pokemon higher than level 10 and got:
Chespin, Mareep, Charmander, Gible, Tyrunt, and Mienfoo. Surprisingly pretty good! Was hoping for a water Pokemon so I can use it for Surf and wish I could nickname them, but oh well. Time to have some fun.
Didn't allow any duplicate Pokemon or any Pokemon higher than level 10 and got:
Chespin, Mareep, Charmander, Gible, Tyrunt, and Mienfoo. Surprisingly pretty good! Was hoping for a water Pokemon so I can use it for Surf and wish I could nickname them, but oh well. Time to have some fun.
Troubled Bat
Member
If you still need help, I can be that person.
Nintendo Playstation
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Getting error messages during Wonder Trade saying "the server is undergoing maintenance".
incoming!
Nothing is
Dongs Macabre
aka Daedalos42
Wow, I got destroyed by Tiamant. Don't know why I didn't switch my Garchomp out when you had your Weavile out. lol
EDIT: Would Leftovers or Shell Bell be better on a Rotom-W in Doubles? I'm currently using Shell Bell, but I'm thinking Leftovers would be more consistent, and Rotom-W can't deal too much damage anyway. Also, would I be better off retraining my Mamoswine (currently 6 HP/252 Attack/252 Speed)? It isn't fast enough to sweep, and I could always use Ice Shard if I want to hit a faster Pokémon. I'm thinking maybe 252 HP/252 Attack/ 6 Speed or something like that.
EDIT: Would Leftovers or Shell Bell be better on a Rotom-W in Doubles? I'm currently using Shell Bell, but I'm thinking Leftovers would be more consistent, and Rotom-W can't deal too much damage anyway. Also, would I be better off retraining my Mamoswine (currently 6 HP/252 Attack/252 Speed)? It isn't fast enough to sweep, and I could always use Ice Shard if I want to hit a faster Pokémon. I'm thinking maybe 252 HP/252 Attack/ 6 Speed or something like that.
Troubled Bat
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What's a good way to get the legendaries?
Trade evolutions. Probably doesn't work as well now tho.