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Moody is unpredictable and luck based. Its an ability left to the RNG gods above and they are fickle at best. In terms of fairness, it has no place in battles (and not just in Smogon circles either). It is a variable beyond the players control and if allowed to used in play, it would make the...

Slurpuff is extremely cute.........and surprisingly deadly. I didn't expect it to have Belly Drum when I searched Smog Dubs yesterday (got my first Gen VI battles in woo hoo). It didn't get to do much with Unburden since Trick Room was still in effect but i can imagine the carnage it would have...

Who runs Flame Body outside of breeding and making a mistake on the Showdown Team builder? Gale Wings is by far the superior ability as it gives you +1 priority on useful flying moves like Tailwind, Brave Bird, Acrobatics, and Roost. Talonflame is better off burning physical attackers with Wisp...

Heat Rock is not a consumable item like Fire Gem, Berries, Absorb Bulb etc. It just keeps deadly droughts around longer than usual (5 to 8 turns)

I am all about that life :)

My question, a rather silly one but one that needs answering, is that while obtaining perfect IVs is less of hassle in Gen VI, how do i get specific Hidden Powers when breeding? It seems rather tricky and i am quite lost. Yes i used googled searched before asking but i remain stumped anyways.

Going off its stats, i think it should be used to soak up physical hits and spin if it needs to. It really doesn't have any business tanking special hits. Sure you can use Mirror Coat to take out a Special Attacker and survive thanks to Sturdy but thats only one mon you've disposed of and imo...

With those explanations, it looks like i don't have to give up on trying out Smogon Dubs. I'll have to keep Perish Trapping (and this thread) in mind when i team build. Thanks ^.^

Perhaps you could use Hidden Power Fire on Greninja instead of U-Turn? You basically get Fire STAB despite it being only base 60 BP thanks the nerf but it usually means death to Bug/Steel mons (though Scizor could easily hurt you/finish you off with technician boosted Bullet Punch before you...

I almost don't want to play Doubles now that i see that Perish Trapping with Mega-Gar, Gothita and Gothitelle. The lack of replies concerning how to counter that strategy is disturbing in my eyes. Of course, i am fairly new to Doubles but it almost seems broken in my very uneducated opinion.

This puts my concerns about Protect in TR to rest. I always love more coverage moves but Protect always took up a slot limiting my options.

Should there be a limit to how many Pokemon carry the move Protect in a Trick Room Doubles Team? Should every Trick Room sweeper have Protect? I seem to have trouble with this the most, having pokemon carry similar movesets (3 attacks and Protect on TR sweepers and Trick Room, 2 attack moves and...

Theres an actual blacklist now? I actually might be enjoying matches now. Now to actually build teams and not get wrecked my Mega-Kanga and Mega-Gengar. Hmm a Japanese Magician (did not check the IVs) female Fenniken (Modest nature) is what i offer. I wouldn't ask anyone to let me breed the...

Is the quitting during a match still an issue on wi fi battles (aka The Battle Spot)? I haven't played yet (working on teams right now) so i was curious if the Battle Spot was an improvement over what was in 5th gen. Also, is anyone willing to trade a spare female Froakie w/Protean? Nature and...

Ah thank you for the response Lavos! If Hail isn't going to work very well in this current Meta, then i could perhaps go for Sand Stall instead.

I have question about Hail. The Stall playstyle in particular which i've been trying out lately. I've warmed up to it but it is extremely challenging due to the weaknesses in teams using Hail. Is such teams (including Stall) really viable in OU? I keep getting flak about how Hail is total crap...

Even on the lower end of the ladder which i find myself on, i see some Stall teams though it's probably more common/expertly used higher on the Showdown ladder. I find myself using Hail Stall since it's a nice change from the offensive approach and Hail isn't commonly used. Since my...

I've ran into a Bulk-Sub set (last night in fact) that i was totally unprepared for (since Braviary either running scarf or band) w/lefties for recovery. It was using Roost as well and Brave Bird as the sole attacking move. The trainer predicted my switch into Regirock by putting up a sub. Since...

This is what usually happens to me. Everyone says Rock Blast is a good counter but the pokes that use it are slow and tends to miss just like stone miss despite higher accuracy (this has cost me games). Either way, it gets a speed boost out of it and if it can get SD to a bulky mon w/ speed...

Creating a good hail is something i struggle with. I am not saying it's impossible but other weather teams just seem to have more going for it. Still, i'd very much pay to see a successful Hail team than another tried and true rain team. It's too bad the former is a rarity and the latter much...