Armaldo was rarely ever used before anyway...but Kabutops is still a nice lead to use. I mean it has excellent options for a typical suicide lead: Good STAB attack, SR, Rapid Spin, and priority.
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That's why it's a suicide lead.
Comes in, does it's thing against what it can do its thing against, dies.
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The problem with Kabutops is that it's not a reliable Spinner - it's not the kind of poke you'd want to use on a team with multiple pokes weak to SR, for example. As long as you accept what it can and can't do - it's good on offensive teams that can blitz the opponent before they get their hazards up - it will work nicely for you, because what it does do is make sure SR/Spikes aren't on the field early on in the game.
When is the ladder going to be updated?
When is the ladder going to be updated?
So the drop downs are happening this month?
Umbreon is gone. ;_;
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You suck. I guess I'll just stop posting for a while since it's clear that everyone thinks I'm a bad poster. I'm sure none of you would object to that. In fact, most of you would encourage it.
Love is in the air
Anyway, the only one who was always troubling me was Raikou, so i'm glad it's gone.
Time for my Pelipper to sh -gets shot by Synre-.
So, are we going to see Milotic being even more used?
Guess Venusaur is going to stay #1 for a while, i guess...
PS: Umbreon is gone. Nice for me, i always hated Cursebreon...
The only thing taking Venusaur out of the number #1 spot would be an appearance by Roserade.
Yess....that thing was a serious bitch.....I don't think anyone's complaining about Umbreon going back up to the big boys...
I am kind of upset about Umbreon going, not that I'd ever use it. I think stall teams relied on it quite a bit and it let me set up mons like SD Absol and Blaziken all day.
I think LO Cloyster should make a comeback, it was imo the best Spiker pre-froslass. I don't know why Qwilfish doesn't seem as appealing....I guess Ice Shard > Aqua Jet and it has a strong Surf.
I think LO Cloyster should make a comeback, it was imo the best Spiker pre-froslass. I don't know why Qwilfish doesn't seem as appealing....I guess Ice Shard > Aqua Jet and it has a strong Surf.
Just rethink your posting style, or something. I used to be far worse than I am now. Just don't post something that is either stupid, irrelevant or unproductive.Lonewolf#### said:
Even better than Roserade!?!? (lol OK I know what you mean.)
Also I agree on the Umbreon/Blaziken thing. It's so fun to switch Blaziken in on Umbreon and aim a Superpower or something. (Beware of faster Ghosts and Venusaur, obviously.)
Yay, Raikou is gone.
I didn't have problems with Moltres or Dugtrio, so no surprise there.
I really don't care that much about Froslass, I never had problems with it or used it anyway.
I didn't have problems with Moltres or Dugtrio, so no surprise there.
I really don't care that much about Froslass, I never had problems with it or used it anyway.
Just relax. Like me (and i'm there too hohoho take that good posters).
Anyway, i'll ask once again: is Milotic getting on Feraligatr way?
I mean, i've never seen it so low on usage...
I see a lot of Milotic and Blastoise on various teams, as bulky waters are so very effective at walling portions of the metagame. I think that's honestly the biggest factor. Azumarill is also a strong competitor for Feraligatr, as it requires no setup and just instantly comes in and beats the hell out of everyone.
I used to use gatr before the tier changes when I realized how freaking great bulky waters are.
Looking at the April Statistics,
26 | Blastoise | 11567 | 8.39 | Move | Rapid Spin | 83.8 |
28 | Claydol | 10675 | 7.74 | Move | Rapid Spin | 80.8 |
Why is Claydol being used almost as much as Blastoise? It attracts Ghosts like crazy, and is weak to them too, forcing it to flee pretty much every time a Ghost comes in, while Blastoise gets to Yawn them away...
26 | Blastoise | 11567 | 8.39 | Move | Rapid Spin | 83.8 |
28 | Claydol | 10675 | 7.74 | Move | Rapid Spin | 80.8 |
Why is Claydol being used almost as much as Blastoise? It attracts Ghosts like crazy, and is weak to them too, forcing it to flee pretty much every time a Ghost comes in, while Blastoise gets to Yawn them away...
I hope you are just stating that as a curiosity and not implying that the rationale behind my seemingly "odd" votes was a result of my lack of participation in the thread! I discussed UU mainly in other mediums (namely, IRC and with fellow battlers during ladder matches). At one point or another, I felt that each of the suspects (except Dugtrio) was BL, and I admit that I questioned whether the reason I voted everything UU was because I had become so used to this metagame, but I ultimately felt I was justified in my votes. I felt that Moltres and Raikou both had their fair share of checks/counters, and Froslass's Spiking ability wasn't outstandingly better than other Spikers. And while I did vote them UU, I am glad to see Raikou and Froslass go.
This is true.Synre said:
And yeah, I couldn't keep up with any of the arguments at all, most of which, I felt, were (for lack of a better word) stupid. I can relate, though; I don't think many people enjoyed the exchanges between Heysup/I/jrrrr/various others during Crobat era.
Anyway, I'm also very disappointed that Umbreon jumped back to OU (what good does it do up there anyway?). Eagerly awaiting the ladder reset, but in the meantime, #stark cups are held regularly that conform to the new UU rules if anyone who can't find impromptu matches wants to try and taste the newest phase of UU.
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