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I can't believe so many people are mentioning Articuno. Wow... I thought by now people would forget about it Anyways, yeah, Regice was awesome back in Gen III but once Stealth Rocks and CB Stone Edge users hit the ceiling, well... Regice took a long fall down, even enough to end up in NU in Smogon's tierage (I still question what NU means)... even if I think Regice is underestimated, for I was able to reliably defeat Salamence/Gyarados/bulky waters/grassers with this guy, Stealth Rocks pretty much made it less viable as a wall. I think it's amazing how it is the Pokemon that are supposed to be walls got impacted the most. Take Ho-oh in ubers for instance, who hates how Stealth Rocks chips away half of its health every time it switches in. Offensive Pokemon who hate Stealth Rocks at least can leave an impact before being taken down, but overall, it is those defensive Pokemon that took the hits. Being a defensive player, it limits my choices of which Pokemon to get, and even with a spinner, I need something to destroy SPIN BLOCKERS who can walk all over most spinners like Forretress/Starmie/etc... who just so happens to all be weak to Rotom. But then again, Stealth Rocks are needed to keep many Pokemon in check, as I've said many times before. It's scary to encounter a Gyarados who Dragon Danced at least once... it really is. But stuff like Scarf Typhlosion with Eruption... really hate Stealth Rocks.

I'm pretty much only involved in World Vision: http://home.worldvision.org/ It is basically an organization that has you support a child in poor third world countries such as Africa and send them money so they may have proper education/food/water wells dug up in their towns/etc.

Porygon2 is an overspecialized Pokemon for that job though, although it is a good counter. It will not counter Specsmence though with SpecsDM... causing massive damage on P2. Hmm... a clause that advocates the banning of Stealth Rocks... might sound fun actually. But then again, I've seen teams that don't even use Stealth Rocks at all (myself included with stuff like Team PP)... but maybe we could all try battling without Stealth Rocks. It's not as absurd as, say, no-STAB clause, where STAB moves are banned (I actually tried this a couple of times ).

Actually, most people don't care about that... AT ALL. I just pick the Pokemon as it is... the IV/nature stuff comes during breeding. THAT part is where all the pain comes from. I don't want my adventure to be postponed just because, well, I'm not getting a 31 IV across the board Chikorita with Calm/Bold nature or whatever. Still, I wish they gave it a rock move as a level up move like how they gave Metal Claw to Charmander in FRLG. Apparently these guys don't care >.>

Welcome back randomcouchpotato. [sprite]455[/sprite] [shinysprite]455[/shinysprite] Carnivine

MewtwoEX, what if you had no other choice BUT to switch it in? Or... RNG says "screw you" and the opponent's phazer HAPPENS to drag out the bug/flying in question? A Pokemon with 4x weakness to Stealth Rock can survive with 1 HP if it switched in 2 times (assuming no other damage taken) ONLY if their HP is at odd number. Otherwise, make the mistake of investing 4 HP EV in that Yanmega and watch in horror as it faints from the second impact. Furthermore, even if a Pokemon is not weak to Stealth Rocks, taking 12.5% every time you switch in does have an effect. Even stuff like Tyranitar or Infernape who are not even weak to Stealth Rocks hate taking 12.5% every time they switch in. 12.5% is NOT negligible. Those who are weak to it are just unfortunate to take more. Lucario who has a 4x resist to it (therefore only taking 3.125% from SR) still hates having his Focus Sash ruined (if he carries it)... or how those 97% damage moves can OHKO him after that. I still don't think it should be banned for it keeps some Pokemon in check (Gyarados and Salamence really need that check or else they'd ravage things like crazy... as if they didn't do that already)... but I do think it is working a little TOO well.

You are not the only one who thinks that. While I do not believe Stealth Rocks should be banned, it has a considerable amount of advantages over the other entry hazards. 1) It only takes ONE turn to set up 2) It hits every Pokemon except Magic Guard Cleffa/Clefairy/Clefable Stuff like Spikes or Toxic Spikes need to be set up 3 or 2 turns respectively for it to take full effect, and even then, Levitating or Flying Pokemon take no notice of it, while most Fliers are weak to Stealth Rocks themselves, taking 25% damage. And of course, we have Pokemon like Yanmega, Charizard, Delibird, Moltres, Articuno (my personal favorite) and stuff taking detrimental damage (50%!!), making all hopes of using stuff like Articuno (primarily a wall) useless in battling (so much for a legendary) or not allowing Bellyzard to sweep properly. It is lethal to Shedinja of course, but you should be packing a spinner and a weather clearer anyways since sand/spikes affect it. Consider that Stealth Rock is the 2nd most used move in battling (1st is the universal Earthquake), and teams that utilize Stealth Rocks tend to win more battles than those without it. It turns those 3HKOs to 2HKOs, destroys Focus Sash, and pretty much does somewhat "centralize" the game. I'm still iffy about banning it though. But yes, I can see where you are coming from. Maybe Stealth Rocks is working a little TOO well. If only 2x Super Effective damage was reduced to 18.75% and 4x became 25%... mhh. Also those Pokemon I mentioned, people probably don't even see them anymore since I'm the only one using them so it doesn't affect them as much as it affects me, so I may be rambling as well >.>

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Welcome to Project Pokemon... although I see nothing Waddle about that avvy It's not a Dee or a Doo... what can that be?

A propaganda for the hypothesis of evolution... Frieza/horror movie/clone/etc... The birds are based off various myths, such as the thunderbird for Zapdos and the phoenix for Moltres. The beasts... well... they're based off some Japanese myth, not sure what it is. The Golems are based off Hebrew legends of beings made out of clay. If its markings are removed they become weaker. Strange thing is, Regigigas has the markings, starts off uber weak, and becomes stronger after 5 turns. Lugia and Ho-oh... I'm sure there are two towers in Japan with bird statues on top... Lugia is based off some dragon bird... Ho-oh is more like the Chinese Fenghuang although it shares aspects of the resurrecting phoenix, as it resurrected the legendary beasts from their graves. Celebi is an exaggerated dryad that can time travel. Jirachi is a wishing star... yeah... No idea... In the Bible there are two creatures written about... in Job 40 there is the Behemoth, the largest creature in land, and in Job 41 and other various places in the Bible is the Leviathan, the most ferocious of God's creation that resides in the sea. I think them fighting each other is described in the Talmud or something. They are supposed to die and the people in the end eat their meat or something (this is from the Talmudic account). Rayquaza is a Ziz... mentioned in the Talmud along with the Behemoth and Leviathan... so you pair them up with the other two creatures and it shares the same fate as the other two according to the Talmud. Deoxys... DNA? It looks too much like Lavos from Chronotrigger... especially his second form X_X Heatran... volcano pit... I don't know. Shaymin... gratitude flower or something? Mhh, it represents gratitude either way. Forget about them... but Giratina resembles a Basilisk. More polar opposites to add more legends. Why else? One is based off the full moon, the other the new moon. Who cares? Some aspects of the sea? Manaphy is described as the Prince of the Sea or something. Manaphy is cold water, Phione is warm water. At least that's what I heard. The thing that angers me here is a "finite" God who does not resemble the absolute at all, but yeah... that's who he is supposed to represent here (I dare not call Arceus God or anything). Anyhow, just go with what random said... it's because Gamefreak said so >.> Pointless thread

Starcraft? Korean? Sounds just like me. Anyways welcome to the forums. Hope you enjoy your stay.

What are you talking about? Shellos rocks! And its evolution Gastrodon is even better [sprite]423[/sprite] [sprite]423-1[/sprite]

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Dark Pokemon? Teach it Signal Beam then. The proper Hidden Power is pretty hard to get so usually I do not bother. Mine ends up with stupid stuff like HP Elec Jolteon or HP Water Vaporeon... but if you are lucky, then go for it. Keep in mind Hidden Power ranges from power 30-70... and if you want Hidden Power Fighting for Dark Pokemon... well, aside from Tyranitar, Signal Beam is more reliable.

There's no need to worry about reviving old threads here Veemon (I think I'll call you that from now on >.>). We do not have stupid rules like necroposting unless it is not opinion based. My favorites: 1) Articuno 2) Mewtwo 3) Gardevoir 4) Politoed 5) Azumarill ... well... I lied. I have many more that can fit in those slots, such as Ninetales, Froslass, Mismagius, Haunter, Milotic, Vaporeon, Heracross and many more... but they only ask for five here... my profile lists some of my favorites though

You know what he meant. Does it matter if someone makes a silly typo? Just read it as the statement you hear all the time. >.>

. . . I wanted that one ^ [sprite]400[/sprite] [shinysprite]400[/shinysprite] #400... we have 93 left to go. Come on!