wraith89

MSN/AIM/YIM/Trillian... I use all four, but mostly MSN. AIM sometimes but sometimes Trillian because AIM is very unstable. Now that I think about it MSN seems to crash sometimes too, but even so, it feels much better than AIM.

It is also a revenge killer... and it is pretty potent. Yanmega is one of those Pokemon that is potent in UU/BL... but multiple testings with it in the UU tier pretty much showed that Yanmega is very dominant in UU battling (just ask the many people in Shoddy, we've all had troubles with Yanmega even with Stealth Rocks around). Sure its offensive movepool is fairly shallow but Garchomp was pretty much the same and look what happened to him. Bug Buzz and Air Slash STAB is pretty potent, Protect gives it scouting abilities and a free speed boost and Hypnosis has a chance of putting its switch-ins (like Scizor or stuff) to sleep... although unreliable. That being said, I think Yanmega is too strong for UU (from massive personal experiences, not theorymoning)... the reason why it has been put in UU is because "HUR HUR ITZ TEH 4X STEALTH ROX WEAKZORS" and all. Sure it won't be completely dominating in OU, but it is able to take down many Pokemon in there, such as Azelf, Heracross, Celebi, and Infernape (believe it or not) and is a force in OU on its own. I can be wrong, but that is what I gather from using and trying to fight Yanmega itself (or me being extremely unlucky with Hypnosis always hitting me and it always criticaling me but whatever...) Umbreon in OU on the other hand... o_o I do not think it really belongs there. Easily Tauntable, Bug and Fighting weak, it really will not last long. I'm not saying it cannot work in OU, it can with the proper support, but usually it is Umbreon that is doing the support... and being Scizor/Heracross/Infernape/Lucario/Machamp weak and being Taunt bait is not pretty. =/ What dictates a tier is if it is too strong for something... it gets banned to the next level. Yanmega I think does break UU, and Umbreon seems to somewhat break UU as well... although it does not consistently perform well in OU (it does though if you can work it, I have done it), but Umbreon is too tough to take down in UU. Probably BL... but that is all I can say. It has no business in UU/NU... just promotes greater stall wars there which is annoying (as if Articuno was not enough already who actually has speed and has STAB Ice Beam)... Sure stuff like the Hitmons can take Umbreon, but then again, stuff like Blastoise can take down Tyranitar but is still UU for a reason. As for the UU tier itself... http://www.smogon.com/smog/issue3/featured_uu_rmt http://www.smogon.com/smog/issue3/uu_analysis Take a look at these Pokemon featured from the UU list. No longer do we see the Nidos or Blastoise or Vileplume but we see stuff that were former OU/BL dominating like Roserade (which seems pretty OU to me aside from being physically frail) and Milotic. What do you think has happened? =O

My desktop just got crazier X_X ... it is one of the only anime that I like =/

Bolero - Maurice Ravel My my... how our musical tastes differ...

Now all we need to do aside from getting the foreign language data later is to change those sprites into HGSS ones, right?

Head is a bit too big and the neck is a little too skinny on the upper section near the head. That Dragonair is going to have a hard time supporting its heavy head! =( But even so, I think it looks great. You just need to adjust the proportions and it will look awesome =)

Andante Cantabile - Tchaikovsky

Seems like rating this team is... done? I guess I will close this. If you are making a sand team RMT, then start a new topic.

Well, a hail team can be effective but you just shouldn't play with 6 Ice Pokemon. I blame Gamefreak for giving Ice a resistance to only Ice itself. My build isn't exactly perfect as there are glaring weaknesses, but feel free to experiment. So far it has been undefeated (you just have to play the cards correctly ) I have tried other Pokemon, like Articuno in a hail team. Surprisingly, if you can get around the 4x SR weakness, Articuno works really well. If you wanted to try a team of 6 Eeveelutions, you should try a Baton Passing team... but it falls to Toxic Spikes so quickly it is not funny (I have one).

Aside from Mamoswine, none of my Pokemon are really all that offensive. Ice seems to have been meant to be an offensive type, not defensive (blame Gamefreak... I really dislike them for that). The thing is, to have a hail team, you're pretty much required to have Abomasnow, Walrein, and Tentacruel (actually, I guess you can pass the latter two, but those two make a hail team really effective)... and the rest pretty much supports them. So if you want Glaceon... that makes 4... and you only have 2 more space left. Get two things that will complement your Fire/Fighting/Rock weakness... Moltres can help but it is 4x weak to Rock... Magnezone can come in and trap Scizor and resists Rock... but is weak to Fighting and Fire... and you might want a ghost like Rotom to prevent stuff from rapid spinning away your Stealth Rocks and Toxic Spikes. The problem is... any grounded Poison Pokemon can eat up Toxic Spikes, so you should take care to get rid of any Poison Pokes your opponent has (most do not like STAB Blizzard anyways). Yeah... it is quite difficult... so what exactly do you wish to do? Hail stall or hail offense? I read the "My original idea was being offensive but still annoying thanks to Snow Cloak, poisoning and hail, having 2, or maybe 3, tanks/walls/defence based pokemon, and still being competitive." but I'm still thinking... As you can see, I have it "mixed"... but it is a LOT more stallish than anything else. I'm trying to think of a way to fit a Glaceon in your team, but it seems pretty difficult. I mean, I use Glaceon myself, but I use the wallish type only in UU while I surprise people with a Choice Scarf'd version in OU. Or do you think the team should base itself around Glaceon?

Need instructions on how to use that evil Walrein? Here is a warstory on how I used Walrein to destroy 5 Pokemon by simply outstalling them. http://projectpokemon.org/forums/showthread.php?t=1324 However, remember that it requires a lot of support to pull it off, such as Toxic Spikes. For your Abomasnow, replace Giga Drain with Protect or Grass Knot. Grass Knot whacks stuff like Hippowdon or Tyranitar if they switch in and change the weather while Protect can help scout for moves and provide extra healing if you have it Glaceon, though, probably shouldn't be using that Calm version set (I only suggested it as a novelty, but it actually works in UU... and destroys stuff like Raikou without Resttalk quite easily) =P If you want a good Wishpasser, look no further than Clefable or Blissey or Vaporeon or something. Glaceon has good defenses, but bad defensive typing and low HP, which shouldn't be used. Glaceon should probably be sweeping because once it is in, no one wants to take in a STAB Blizzard in the face (252 HP/252 SpA/6 Speed Modest will do). The Calm version, if you wish to use it, uses Wish/Protect/Roar/Blizzard. Wish + Protect gives you a free 50% recovery set (albeit using up 2 turns) while Roar phazes out stuff and Blizzard is there for STAB. If you do not need phazing, replace Roar with something like Shadow Ball or Hidden Power Fighting or something. Also, you shouldn't be running 252 HP EVs on Walrein. I'll explain below on why. Here is my hail team that I have been using for quite a while if you wanted to know an example (it was also my first team ^^). I hope you can learn something from it...: So what is your hail team for? Stalling... or pretty much an all out offensive one with hail mixed in it for destruction?

A common misconception to hail teams: they must all be Ice types. Well, no, they shouldn't. In fact, you can use stuff like Blissey or Skarmory in a hail team as well. Just because something isn't immune to hail doesn't mean it can't go in a hail team. To make an effective hail team, get three Pokemon that benefit from hail and take advantage of it while the other three supports you so that they cover your weaknesses. Scizor getting to you? Try the Oven Rotom or Gyarados. Zapdos being mean? Gliscor and Swampert can take care of that. Feel like your HP is going down very quickly? Get a Wishpasser like Blissey or Glaceon or Vaporeon. Also your EVs don't seem to be geared properly. If you are going to use Walrein, get its HP up to 416 (it can hit that you know). I don't have much time right now, but I will come back later and probably help fix this. And most hail teams, largely due to its Ice majority, hate Scizor and Zapdos (the two Pokemon I do not like, coincidentally, mostly the latter). That is why you get something to deal with them. Like... adding Swampert could help (I use one in my hail team myself). Already you have something to deal with Ice's apparent Fire/Rock/Steel weakness. Since Swampert can only take so much hits without a recovery move, something like Wish can help it stay healthy. As for the Fighting weakness, get something like a Tentacruel or a Rotom or something. Do not be afraid of having a Pokemon that isn't immune to Hail. It can help for the most part. Weavile... with Giga Impact? o_o Learning something like Ice Shard as a Sneasel could have helped it a great deal. I suppose you can try to revenge kill Infernapes with a Choice Band Aerial Ace... but beware of Priority moves. As for your EVs... what are their reasoning? If you want a durable Glaceon with Wish, you can opt for a Calm Natured version with 252 HP/40 Def/216 SpDef. Since Glaceon doesn't have tremendous HP, max HP is beneficial for it while 216 SpDef with Positive nature on SpDef survives even a Blaziken's Fire Blast while Close Combat Hitmontop or something will not OHKO with that slight defense investment (40 was really just leftover EVs). Otherwise, just go straight out 252 HP/252 SpA/4 Speed Modest Glaceon to maximize its scary 130 SpA. Also, most people will not allow Double Team when you battle them. Snow Cloak + Brightpowder still gives them hell anyways.

Ok what in the world? Falkner's Pidgeotto is TOO tough. It has Roost! The other moves I've seen were Tackle and Gust... I believe the other move might be Mud Slap? Either way, this level 13 Pidgeotto can be quite a force. It will attack and continue to Roost off any damage... although for some reason it only used it once.