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I've been playing through Platinum and I've been using Swinub/Mamoswine for the last quarter of the game. I would like to contest its placement in the E rank, which I find to be too low, even given that it's not available until after the sixth gym. It seems to have extremely good matchups...
A little while ago, I made a thread saying I was going to do the Pit of 100 Trials in TTYD before Hooktail. And... I beat it first try. Here's the proof I can give you. Sorry the pictures are bad, I took them with my phone and my hands were shaking.
https://m.imgur.com/a/mOunA
Hey Smogon! I just finished playing a BP only run of TTYD, where I finished with 10 HP, 5 FP, and a load of BP (I think about 83?) and no HP Plus / FP Plus badges.
I wanted to attempt another challenge run after this, and I have decided on the Pre-Hooktail Pit Run. The name is explanatory: go...
Warning: LONG post
So as you can tell, I like the Gen 4 OU metagame. And as such, I will be making threads like this every so often that focus on discussing how we can make lesser-used pokemon work. This is not a discussion of "I think x should be moved up/down on the viability ranking because...
This is the message I had meant to convey with this thread. I don't want to treat him like he does miracles and cures cancer, but despite his issues, he is an underrated threat and absolutely viable.
I don't know much about Honchkrow, but looks like a slower Raptor that can go mixed and has...
So I'll probably be posting matchup info in this thread for scarf raptor, in case anyone is interested in using it.
252+ Atk Staraptor Brave Bird vs. 40 HP / 0 Def Weavile: 288-340 (98.9 - 116.8%) -- 93.8% chance to OHKO
252+ Atk Staraptor Brave Bird vs. 40 HP / 0 Def Weavile: 288-340 (98.9 -...
Hello Smogon Forums! I am a new user, and interested in the Gen 4 metagame.
So in the past, I have played a team with Staraptor in it. The set in question:
Staraptor @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 56 HP / 252 Atk / 200 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Brave Bird
- Return
- Close...