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Take Azelfie
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Slowking has a lot of sets ATM but which one is most effective on Bulky Offense?
So I want to use this dual core of Life Orb Sigilyph and Flygon:
Sigilyph @ Life Orb
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Psyshock
- Heat Wave
- Air Slash
- Roost / Energy Ball
Flygon @ Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Draco Meteor
- Earth Power
- Defog / Fire Blast
- Roost
Any pointers on what I should consider for partners or threats before I construct the team.
Sigilyph @ Life Orb
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Psyshock
- Heat Wave
- Air Slash
- Roost / Energy Ball
Flygon @ Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Draco Meteor
- Earth Power
- Defog / Fire Blast
- Roost
Any pointers on what I should consider for partners or threats before I construct the team.
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Ice types such as Mega Glalie threathen that core so Mega Steelix and bulky water types make good partners.
Sneasel and opposing ice types like mega glalie are huge issues for that core so bulky waters, steel types and fighting types pair really well with those. Example of these type of mons are: poliwrath, hariyama, gurdurr, qwilfish, durant and the omnipresent mega steelix. Fire types also feat well with those.
I think it'd benefit from considering Air Slash over Psyshock and possibly Dazzling Gleam over Energy Ball if Tyrantrum is switching into you that often, so you can fit roost more reliably in there. I sort of feel that without Roost and/or Air Slash that Sigilyph set is competing with Delphox, especially if you choose to go defog on Flygon, and Sigilyph's type offers less defensive synergy.
Otherwise, I'd add a solid ice check, possibly one that beats Sneasel, and you also lose to Meloetta. While I'm not a big fan of the mon, AV Escavalier beats most ice types + meloetta, except for maybe Sneasel, so that could be somewhere to start, especially if you're aiming for bulky offense.
Otherwise, I'd add a solid ice check, possibly one that beats Sneasel, and you also lose to Meloetta. While I'm not a big fan of the mon, AV Escavalier beats most ice types + meloetta, except for maybe Sneasel, so that could be somewhere to start, especially if you're aiming for bulky offense.
Where's the new Viability Ranking thread?
From the Viability thread "A new VR thread will be posted in one week (give or take a few days) following the conclusion of the suspect and the highly anticipated tier shifts. Locking." And that was on december 1st so I'd expect one to be up before the week ends.
Now that the new viability ranking thread is up, can somebody please update the link RU Format (http://www.smogon.com/dex/xy/formats/ru/) page?
Submitted a CMS edit, so it should be fixed soon. :)
e: it got fixed.
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Besides aerial ace and stone edge what other 2 moves does all out attacker aerodactyl run?
phantom
Banned deucer.
It usually runs Roost in the fourth slot and doesn't always run Aerial Ace, unlike Stone Edge which you'll always see on it. Other moves you can expect to find on aero are Earthquake, Fire Blast, and Ice Fang.
It can also potentially run more niche stuff like Double-Edge or Pursuit.
It can also potentially run more niche stuff like Double-Edge or Pursuit.
Does anyone have a Hyper Offense team for me to ladder? Preferably with some of the new mons, but itn't a requirement. Thanks in advance :]
I really don't think HO's a good place to start in a tier, but if you want teams, you can check these threads out:
http://www.smogon.com/forums/thread...ion-v4-week-19-jumpluff-voting.3542650/unread
http://www.smogon.com/forums/thread...-read-the-op-and-all-that-jazz.3555758/unread
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/ru-sample-teams-thread-3-0.3551316/
edit: you could use this rmt I posted a while back
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/teach-a-man-how-to-fish-so-he-can-help-himself.3560153/
Well HO is my favourite playstyle, and I just like to use it in the lower ladders. Thanks for the teams :]
Take Azelfie
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http://www.smogon.com/forums/thread...ad-abomasnow-and-slowking-discussion.3538036/
I can find older ones but this is the one that got recently closed
thanks, thats just what i wanted!
What was Heliolisk's rank when it used to be RU? E rank?
It spent a significant time at B (Jolteon, I believe, was either B+ or A-) - I know for a fact it was B right at the end of XY. While it wasn't widely considered good/great during XY, it did have Surf/Grass Knot/Focus Blast, which hit several significant targets, such as Gligar (many ran HP Ice despite that, because it hit it harder and you had free moveslots), Rhyperior, Cobalion, Seismitoad, Quagsire, etc. It also checked Doublade with it's typing and still had a key water immunity which gave it switch ins versus other mons and made it a reliable check to swords dance Feraligatr and most Kabutops.
Before it moved into UU, it was A- while Jolteon was B+ because it's movepool was so good and almost nothing could switch into it's great coverage, especially on offense. Doublade was even more relevant than it had previously been at that time, Cobalion was everywhere, and there weren't any ground types that could take it's coverage, so volt switching as checks/counters came in was pretty easy.
Before it moved into UU, it was A- while Jolteon was B+ because it's movepool was so good and almost nothing could switch into it's great coverage, especially on offense. Doublade was even more relevant than it had previously been at that time, Cobalion was everywhere, and there weren't any ground types that could take it's coverage, so volt switching as checks/counters came in was pretty easy.
I seriously doubt Heliolisk was ever E-Rank lol. Probably C/C- at worst, but not E. Nobody could compare Lisk to freaking Ambipom.
His question was already answered by Lord Death Man. If you want more details on how Heliolisk fared back then (and the other mons in general, I suggest you check out the old VR threads:
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/ru-viability-ranking-oras-edition.3523627/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/ru-viability-ranking-v2-final-update-until-oras.3516783/
e: Surprisingly enough, Heliolisk managed to drop to NU due to its surprisingly low usage. Nonetheless, it was suspected and banned from NU alongside Virizion.
Virizion was never banned from NU, you're thinking of Mega Steelix.
And ftr the reason Heliolisk saw little usage during that time period was because Dragalge, Serperior, and worst of all Mega Pidgeot were all in the tier; the former two were able to switch into Heliolisk's non-Volt Switch attacks and use it as setup fodder while the latter forced teams to run electric types with greater than 121 speed, which Heliolisk couldn't do without running a laughably weak scarf set so Jolteon became the more popular electric-type.