Recent content by JCM

RU Escavalier. I am so amazed. Escavalier always seemed broken to me with it's ability to OHKO or 2HKO the vast majority of the metagame. It lacks coverage, but WHO CARES?! Megahorn is honestly all it needs. Even resists take massive damage. To put it in perspective, Sableye, one of the best...

Anyone considered a Sub+Hone Claws set? With Roost, I can use it as a fairly annoying set-up sweeper, and usually knock off as many foes from the opponents team as turns outrage keeps going. Mono-Attacker: Kyurem-Z @ Leftovers/Lum Berry Trait: Teravolt EVs: 52 HP/252 Atk/16 Def/188 Spe Nature...

No Tornadus-T can survive LO Jolteon Thunder. However, for what it's worth, with 176 EVs in HP it can survive LO Jolteon Volt Switch.

Outclassed by Landorus? Sorry to break it to you guys, but that is just NOT true. You'll only see the speed tier as "bad" if you keep comparing it to Landorus. In truth, it's an awesome speed tier since you can out-speed base 90s such as Lucario, as well as the Rotom formes. Stop using it as a...

Oops, meant 24 def EVs. I worry about Energy Ball because any smart Chandelure won't flee, because it knows it'll get OHKOed by pursuit. And HP [Fighting] isn't a very common Chandelure move, since it already has 4MSS. Not saying HP [Fighting] isn't important, just I'm making Energy Ball the...

Aromatherapy's very important as otherwise Sableye potentially gives me trouble, I take T-Wave for the 30% immobility, not the speed drop.

I dug up an old team of mine recently, and thought I should share it, as it was a fairly successful team. I peaked around #50, I don't remember, as it was before the ladder reset, and as such I don't have a screenshot. On to the team building process (Or what I remember of it, at least). I...

I worked a long time on this set for my team: Tyranitar @ Leftovers Trait: Sand Stream EVs: 252 HP/96 Atk/24 Def/64 SpA/72 SpD Nature: Sassy -Stealth Rock -Pursuit -Fire Blast -Ice Beam OK, this set took me almost two hours to craft. 252 EVs are placed into HP to maximize bulk, while 28 EVs...

Love this team, I've used a band linoone several times myself! Anyways, could you explain why you use skuntank? I tried it, and I find it inferior to absol as a trapper. Is it the bulk, typing, movepool, or what?

Gabite @ Choice Band Trait: Sand Veil Nature: Jolly EVs: 4 HP/252 Atk/252 Spe -Outrage -Earthquake -Stone Edge -Dragon Claw Gabite can sponge a hit from Manectric with ease, sans Hidden Power [Ice], which this particular one doesn't carry, and retaliate with a stab Choice Band Earthquake.

Pillsbury, U-Turn is NOT the same as dry passing. If the foe switches, you get to see what they switch for and switch to a counter.

The Gyarados is incredible! (They all are, really, just that's my fav)

I just give enemy Amoonguss a CB from floatzel and be done with them, same with Miltank. Haven't seen any Vileplume yet. I already have the Amoonguss-Vileplume tradeoff under possibilities, but I'm not fond of it. Cryogonal's defense is the reason it makes me hesitant. I gave it a quick spin...

Just a thought, but Tentacruel seems to have poor synergy with the rest of your team, so I recommend using a different spinner. You have no Pokemon that resist ground, unless Ditto counts, and Deoxys-A will never be switching in except on a death so it doesn't count as a Psychic resist. Toxic...

Then how come they include very good Pokemon (In the tier) for research week?