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  1. "Uncompetitive" and "Overcentralization": What do they really mean?

    They're overused terms which people use as an excuse to say something is broken, purely because they can't think of a better argument. Most of the time they don't even know the meaning of the two words. I'm not even sure if overcentralization is a word at all. Chrome doesn't think it is. If...
  2. np: OU Suspect Testing Round 4 - Blaze of Glory

    I'm not even going to bother pointing out how much is wrong with your post. You're either using an incredibly sucky Reuniclus set or seriously underestimating its bulk and power.
  3. np: OU Suspect Testing Round 4 - Blaze of Glory

    The only things in OU I can think of that beat both are Dragonite, Hydreigon and Reuniclus. Dragonite can get phazed out or burned, Hydreigon requires multiple switch-ins and very good prediction to take out both, and Reuniclus... well, as long as it doesn't switch directly into Giratina, it'll...
  4. np: OU Suspect Testing Round 4 - Blaze of Glory

    If we brought down all the Ubers, then we'd just be playing what was essentially Ubers in the first place, but calling it OU instead. That wouldn't be achieving anything other than the loss of a tier.
  5. np: OU Suspect Testing Round 4 - Blaze of Glory

    Giratina is enough of a pain in Ubers. If you really want to bring it down, go ahead and test it. But don't start complaining again when you find you can't break through stall teams, and begin arguing that offense is no longer viable. This happens all the time, actually; no matter what gets...
  6. UU Threat List

    Roserade 60 HP/70 Atk/55 Def/125 SpAtk/105 SpDef/90 Spe Roserade may have low usage in UU, but that certainly does not mean she is not a threat. Boasting a very high Special Attack score, decent speed and powerful offensive moves, she is a dangerous offensive threat. On top of that, she is...
  7. Gen V Initial UU

    Poor Roserade, just hanging in there at #50 of UU. If NU existed she'd be pretty close to it. Funny to think how she was around #40 in OU last Gen and now she's all the way down here. In fact, quite a lot has taken a severe fall... who would have ever thought Politoed would be used more than...
  8. np: OU Suspect Testing Round 4 - Blaze of Glory

    I also have to agree with this, Hydreigon has always impressed me more than Latios has. Sets that aren't choiced are impossible to switch into without Chansey or Blissey, while some Pokemon can work around the coverage Latios runs. Hydreigon's Speed doesn't hamper him much, in fact it helps him...
  9. np: OU Suspect Testing Round 4 - Blaze of Glory

    As long as you consider the threats in weather teams, you'll be capable of taking them on with non-weather teams. I personally find rain very easy because I use Ferrothorn, and Sand isn't much of a problem either because I have Gliscor. Sun was becoming a problem for me, however, so I replaced...
  10. np: OU Suspect Testing Round 4 - Blaze of Glory

    Weather certainly isn't mandatory to do well in the metagame, even though many people have stated this already. I managed to get up to #81 without a weather changer or move, but weather users that knew what they were doing did screw me over a bit. It did give me the advantage of not having to...
  11. np: OU Suspect Testing Round 4 - Blaze of Glory

    That's only ever happened with Garchomp, when the standard D/P team was Garchomp/Garchomp counter/Secondary Garchomp counter/Garchomp counter counter/filler/filler. I don't think that's happening with anything at the moment. If I may give my two cents, I'm finding Breloom to be pretty...
  12. Gen V Monotype Metagame

    Mono-ghost isn't too bad either, having Chandelure and Jellicent to its name now. Psychic has also become quite good with the addition of Meloetta to stop Ghost-types from ruining your fun.
  13. Hydreigon

    Let's quote this yet again... Everything you get outsped by when using Modest can do little to Hydreigon, with the exception of Haxorus who doesn't show up often enough to consider Timid.
  14. Pokémon Black/White in-game discussion

    My only shiny was an Impish Floatzel back in Pearl. Could be worse, I guess. No idea what the IVs are.
  15. Aldaron's proposal: Alternatives?

    Fair enough. But I still don't see a good enough reason to ban a Pokemon that is only broken under rain. So I suppose Ban individual broken Swift Swim sweepers, but only with Drizzle would be a viable alternative, but that's pretty complex.
  16. Aldaron's proposal: Alternatives?

    Drizzle is broken when used with the most dangerous abusers that give you the biggest chance of winning. Which is what most people, if not all people, are doing. Sure, some people may adjust their teams to specifically counter rain (sometimes just sticking a Ferrothorn on a team works), but then...
  17. Pokémon Black/White in-game discussion

    The Galvantula trainer is also quite out of the way, you have to surf at Dragonspiral Tower to reach her.
  18. Aldaron's proposal: Alternatives?

    Ban individual broken Pokemon? That... doesn't sound right. What's a newcomer going to think when they want to use their favourite Pokemon, Ludicolo, to find it's banned to Ubers because of a playstyle that's no longer broken? ...In other words, it doesn't seem right to ban a Pokemon just...
  19. Volcarona

    Timid Scarf Hydreigon is pretty bad anyways. Most Hydreigon will be Modest and slower than you, and you can survive a Surf, especially after one Quiver Dance.
  20. Pokémon Black/White in-game discussion

    My Black city is quickly emptying... sigh. Guess I'll have to wait until I get a 3DS and White in order to Entralink and get them all back again. Given up on Volcarona for a while, going to go back to it later and not bother with HP Rock. I'll just teach it Psychic instead. I'm hatching...
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