How mandatory are u-turn/volt-switch users on balanced teams?
Not as mandatory as one would imagine. However, they are indeed highly recommended for a balanced team. If you're team is balanced, than one major threat in the meta can be dealt with by one Mon most of the time. If that Mon is done, what can you do in order to stop or? That's what makes fast (or bulky) Volt-Turners very useful. They can help get damage off and switch in your biggest defensive answer to the current Mon that's out. They give chip, switch a user out on what cvouldve been a dangerous situation, like if a volcarona just switched in on your M-Scizor, you could turn out of their into the likes of duggy, which handle and solve the problem.How mandatory are u-turn/volt-switch users on balanced teams?
It's not terrible. Typically if you're trying to get better at building it's best to take good teams and change them slightly to skew towards more relevant matchups like switching fly-z out for sd sr earth plate lando-t or reorganizing a full rain team (pel has damp rock, 2 SSers) to a more slim rain wallbreaking core (specs pel + 1 SSer + something like ash gren). Become ok with being pretty bad at building teams for a while; the only real way to get good is lots of practice.Is it bad that im still real bad at team building after being here for a while because right now i exclusively use teams built by others???
What are some good set up sweepers that check can Ash-Greninja and can KO Mega Venusaur and Toxapex?
I should of specified this in my original post. I was asking cause I like to use unique gimmick teams such as for example Haken's Faster than Light team. My team is a dual weather team that has some issues with toxapex and Ash-Greninja. The rain part of that team would weaken Fire moves. Thanks for the help tho!
Volcarona @ Psychium Z
Ability: Flame Body
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Quiver Dance
- Fire Blast
- Psychic
- Hidden Power Ice / Hidden Power Ground
at +1 volcarona can OHKO both pex and mega-venu with shattered psyche, although you could run bug buzz otherwise you will have a much more difficult time against ash-gren, but it's generally waste unless it serves a great purpose to the team ~
If I were a betting man (which I am not), I'd put my wager on a Dugtrio suspect (again).A suspect for what?
First things that come to mind are some speed control, an electric check and something for stall. You also need some breaking power for opposing fat cores so probably mons like Mega Mawile, offensive Landorus-T (even scarf works for speed control and emergency elec check), Tapu Bulu, Scarf Lele, Camel (this mons legit good, beat opposing celepex cores and checks Koko) Scarf/ZMove DugWhat are some good partners for Toxapex + Celesteela + Clefable core?
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/middle-cup.3588047/Good day I want to ask if smogon will do a middlecup tier like they did in 6th gen? if so when will it be released.
It makes it 2 points faster than max speed modest magearna, as well as jolly crawdaunt and timid omastar without any boosts.I've seen a Defensive Landorus-T spread recently with 52 Speed EVs, does anyone knows what it is for?
So it's whorty? I always use 16 Speed EV and I never saw full Speed Modest Magearna and Crawdaunt on ladder (besides TR of course)It makes it 2 points faster than max speed modest magearna, as well as jolly crawdaunt and timid omastar without any boosts.
It all depends on the state of the metagame and if anything is deemed worthy of one. A Dugtrio re suspect test is potentially on the horizon, but nothing is confirmed as of now.Will there be any suspect test before the release of Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon?