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Replays:
vs. bulky: http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/ou-315162214
vs. double weather hyper-offense: http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/ou-315174861
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I've always loved these projects in the Ruins of Alph but haven't seen them here. It's pretty simple: we are going to build a team through voting. Everyone suggests a pokemon (suggestion phase) and then there will be voting on each other's pokemon (voting phase). The...
Judging from two other topics, this topic is probably what we need.
What you need to know about wrap
With 'wrap' we really mean 4 moves: Wrap, Fire Spin, Clamp, and Bind. They prevent your opponent from attacking after they hit during the whole 2-5 turns the attack may last instead of...
Then I may as well post mine. Although this will always be subjective, I feel like this is as close to a 'perfect' BP team you can get. I have made many adjustments and have ended up with this team. It still has its counters as does any team.
Ninjask @ Mental Herb
Trait: Speed Boost
EVs: 4 HP...
How this works is as follows: you give the match-up for the first turn of a battle and we discuss what we would do and why: switch out or use attack [x]. The point is to (hopefully) generate a little bit of discussion and move on to the next scenario. For now, we give 2 match-ups and the first...
So this is an idea I have been toying with for a while, but it is very hard to set up. Perhaps I'm missing something though.
Gengar (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Levitate
EVs: ???
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Curse
- Protect
- Substitute
- Thunderbolt/Toxic/Dream Eater
As said before, it will be...
The Team
Plot: Nothing really out of the ordinary. This team is unique in the sense that it doesn't use a bulky water, but rather relies on swapping and momentum. The keen observer may have noticed that 4 of my 6 pokemon are weak to electric and/or ice, with Gengar not really being able to...