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Sentrovasi	Jun 19 2007, 10:48 AM
White Night Posts: 278 Group: Dimension Warriors Member #1 Joined: June 3, 2007	Okay... I thought I'd start this if anyone wants to get into the metagame proper. I wouldn't claim to be an expert myself, but I do think I have at least some experience in this. But... anyways. To business. I'll be posting a moveset a day and elaborating on how to use it. Each review may be followed with alternate movesets for the Pokémon, or else... nothing. If you'd like me to review a moveset of yours or else ask for a moveset for a particular Pokémon, feel free to ask as well... although I mightn't be able to please everyone... Moveset of the Day! So! For the first post today, I've got two movesets: one of them of my own devising, and the other a popular one of the time. Ludicolo@Leftovers Nature: Modest Ability: Rain Dish 252 HP, 128 Defense, 128 Special Defense Rain Dance Leech Seed Toxic Surf/Dive Notes: Okay. This set's one of the most fun you can have with a dancing pineapple. If you haven't noticed, Ludicolo has the ability Rain Dish, which gives him back 1/16^th of his HP while rain is in effect. So. It's pretty simple, really. Rain Dance to get the effect started: Leftovers will heal another 1/16^th of its HP, while Leech Seed will sap away at the opponent and gain you more HP. Toxic is there to kill the enemy slowly, but surely, as you continue to heal, and Surf is there as an auxiliary move, which is conveniently powered up by Rain Dance and Ludicolo's typing. The Defensive EVs you see there are just because annoying is the best thing this Pokémon is good at. The alternative move, Dive, is there in case you'd rather watch him die from a safe distance than try to kill him a little faster. Both work with Rain Dance and STAB. Pros: It's an easy, mess-free way of getting what you need: a self-sustaining Pokémon who saps at its opponent's HP. It's also really cool. Blissey fear Leech Seed, so this works as a counter for that as well. It can certainly stall for long enough for you to get a strategy ready, or else learn a bit more about your opponent. It also keeps Fire-types at bay with Rain Dance. Cons: There're many walls for this, not least the Grass/Poison types like Venusaur and the like: Leech Seed, Toxic and Surf are all entirely ineffective against their kind. Also, it takes a while to set up, but has at least a few cushions. Moveset of the Day! Spiritomb@Leftovers Nature: Modest Ability: Pressure 252 HP, 128 Defense, 128 Special Defense Will-O-Wisp Calm Mind Dark Pulse/Pain Split Shadow Ball/ Pain Split Notes: Spiritomb. Who wouldn't love it? A Ghost/Dark type, which means one thing: no weaknesses! That, coupled with Spiritomb's above-average defensive stats, makes it a pretty usable Pokémon. Unfortunately, it hasn't got a lot of HP, so beef that up a bit. Please note that this is an original moveset, and mightn't be the best in the world, and I don't actually have a Spiritomb and can't test it... but. I'm willing to bet it's fairly effective. The premise here isn't complicated, really. Given Spiritomb's all-around defensive abilities, it's good to have it prepared for anything. If a physical attacker comes up; say, Garchomp, use Will-O-Wisp. See a Special Sweeper? Start the Calm Mind-ing. Burns lower the opponent's Attack, while Calm Mind will boost Spiritomb's own Special resistance. Once you've Calm Minded two or three times, proceed to sweep the enemy team with your Special arsenal. Consider Pain Split an option here, given that Spiritomb might survive more than a battle, it's always helpful to have a little more health to go on with. However, I myself would prefer the versatility of two attacks to one: it's up to the user, I guess. Pros: A pretty good staller: can handle almost any eventuality thanks to its typing and good defensive stats. Keeping the opponent at bay while preparing itself for a powerful attack of its own appeals to me, at any rate. Cons: Isn't as fast as would be good for sweeping, and doesn't have much HP at all. A hard-hitting, fast Pokémon might be able to take it out before it can buff itself up enough: it can take quite a few hits, but it's not infallible. Moveset of the Day! So; those are the movesets for today. Liked them? Hated them? Respond here. If you'd like me to do any movesets for a specific Pokémon, you can do that here too.


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