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| Subject: The prominent threats of BL and UU Sat 23 May 2009, 1:18 pm | |
| Well i've been working extremely hard on perfecting my clan team, and I recently started working on counter-testing. Counter-testing is the act of looking at every single prominent threat of the tier you are battling in, and seeing if your team has a way to deal with at least MOST of these threats. This is a somewhat long process, but it's well worth it in the end if you have your team ready to counter them all.
Now, somebody from somewhere else gave me a list of all the prominent threats in both BL and UU tiers. I think it would be well worth your time if you all took a look at it, and made sure your own teams have a way of dealing with them. Note, that your team DOESN'T have to counter EVERY single threat in the tiers, but at least MOST of them. And also note, that countering doesn't mean you have to have one pokemon on your team capable of dealing with it. For instance, if you have trouble dealing with something like honchkrow, then use multiple members of your team to deal with it. Have something to resist it's moves setup a reflect or light screen, then switch to some1 else to KO it behind the safety of higher defenses.
Also note, that when it comes to countering sets, go to smogon's analysis of the pokemon to find out exactly what sets you'll be encountering =P I suppose they're good for something. *Predicting the ever predictable smogonites ftw* Anywho...onward to the list...
Abomasnow: Sets up permanent Hail, can attack with dual 120 BP STAB moves Absol: Huge Attack stat, powerful priority move, decent anti-lead, good supportive movepool Altaria: DD + Outrage sound familiar to anyone? Good defenses. Ambipom: Fake Out, Double Hit, Technician, good Speed and Attack Arcanine: Powerful attacker on both sides of the spectrum, decent Speed, priority Azumarill: Has great Attack when coupled with Huge Power Blastoise: Rapid Spin, good walling capabilities Blaziken: Arguably the best mixed attacker of UU Chansey: Blissey's less morbidly obese sibling. Enough said. Charizard: Belly Drum gives it insane power, and it has the physical movepool to use it Clefable: Magic Guard, good Special Walling capabilities, great supportive movepool Crobat: Fastest Pokemon in UU, good movepool, decent Attack, Nasty Plot Drapion: Swords Dance, Agility, decent Attack and Speed, high Defense, Sniper, Toxic Spikes Electrode: Fastest suicide lead yet, barring Ubers. Explosion, Rain support Espeon: Most powerful Special attacker in UU, along with its cousin. Good Speed, Calm Mind, Baton Pass Feraligatr: Good Attack, Agility, Swords Dance, DD, good physical movepool, okay bulk Flareon: Wishes it had a movepool, but it is a good Special Wall and has good attacking stats. Wish, Baton Pass, Curse Flygon: Passable Speed and Attack stat. Only dragon resistant to SR. Good immunities to switch in on. Froslass: Hail abuser, good suicide lead, Spikes, Taunt Gallade: Powerful physical sweeper, Swords Dance, STAB Close Combat, good Special Defense Gardevoir: Good SpAtk and SpDf, Trace, good supportive movepool, Calm Mind, Wish Glaceon: Hail abuser, most powerful Special Attacker in UU, good Defense Grumpig: Good Special wall, Magic Coat, Thick Fat Hariyama: Good Physical wall, good Attack stat, huge HP, Thick Fat, Knock Off Hitmonlee: Powerful Physical attacker, Bulk Up, STAB Close Combat, unique speed tier Hitmontop: Rapid Spin, tank, Technician abuser, good defensive stats Honchkrow: STAB Sucker Punch, good HP, good attacking stats on both sides Houndoom: Flash Fire, Nasty Plot, good attacking stats, Howl Kabutops: Devastating rain sweeper, priority, good Attack Lapras: DD, large HP stat, good Df and SpDf stats, Water Absorb Lickilicky: Good HP, Df, and SpDf, STAB Explosion Ludicolo: Really annoying in the rain. Good SpDf Medicham: Huge Attack stat with Pure Power, OK Speed stat Mesprit: Good all-around stats, good movepool Milotic: Bulky Water, decent SpAtk, Recover, Marvel Scale Miltank: Good Physical wall, Heal Bell, good Attack and Speed, Thick Fat Mismagius: Sub + CM, Levitate, Perish Trap, good SpAtk, SpDf, and Speed Moltres: Great SpAtk stat, good at stalling Nidoking: Good sweeper, STAB Earthquake/Earth Power Nidoqueen: Bulky, Toxic Spikes, Roar Ninetales: Hypnosis, Nasty Plot, good Speed and SpAtk, Flash Fire, Good supportive movepool Omastar: Powerful rain sweeper, good Defense and SpAtk Persian: Fake Out, Technician abuse, Hypnosis, good Speed Pinsir: Good Attack, Mold Breaker, okay speed, good attacking movepool Poliwrath: Hypnosis, STAB Focus Punch, Water Absorb Porygon2: Trace, Good SpAtk, good wall, good movepool Primeape: Good Speed, good Attack, good movepool Probopass: Good Special wall, great overall defenses, Magnet Pull Quagsire: Bulky water, good supportive movepool Raikou: Sub + CM, Good SpAtk, Speed, and SpDf Regirock: Good HP and SpDf, outstanding Df, Curse, good suportive movepool Registeel: great overall defenses, good supportive movepool, many resists Relicanth: Head Smash with no recoil, Rock Polish, Swift Swim Roserade: Sleep Powder, Toxic Spikes, great SpAtk, good speed, Natural Cure Rotom: Somewhat bulky, great typing Scyther: STAB U-Turn, fast, good Attack, good offensive movepool Shaymin: Natural Cure, all stats are good, Seed Flare Slowbro: Good physical wall, Fighting resist, good SpAtk Spiritomb: Calm Mind, good defenses, no weaknesses, Will-o-Wisp, Rest, Pain Split Staraptor: Intimidate, great Attack, good Speed, Close Combat Steelix: Insane Defense, lame speed + Gyro Ball, SR abuse, Roar, Explosion Swellow: Guts + Facade = Ouch, STAB Quick Attack, Brave Bird Torterra: Rock + Ground resist, good Attack and Defense, Rock Polish Toxicroak: Dark + Fighting resist, good Attack, decent SpAtk and Nasty Plot, Swords Dance, Sucker Punch, Dry Skin Typhlosion: Eruption. Good Speed and SpAtk. Umbreon: Mean Look, Baton Pass, Curse, Taunt, Wish, great wall in general Uxie: Great defensive stats, good HP, U-Turn, Yawn, great weather inducer Venusaur: Good Special wall, good SpAtk, Sleep Powder, Leech Seed
I know some of them are missing, but when I get a hold of them, I'll post them.
Last edited by GhostBuster Brikien on Wed 01 Jul 2009, 8:12 am; edited 2 times in total (Reason for editing : changed up Spiritomb) | |
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