#pokemon movesets

[scientist-bryan-wolfsbane]

What Pokemon do you like besides Gregory and other fighting types?

My team would be one, but I'm assuming that's not the answer you were looking for.

Garbador was always a fascinating Pokemon to me when I was younger. It surprisingly has some power potential if you give it the right moveset. I knew someone back at Team Plasma who had a Garbador with Recycle, Rest, Belch, and Toxic. It was a surprisingly good moveset and almost took down Gregory. Very impressive.

Another one is Tangrowth. Mostly good for double battles, putting Giga Drain, Leech Seed, Ingrain, and Grassy Terrain makes Tangrowth able to heal many attacks that comes its ways.

Then if it's possible, Blissey with Toxic, Rest, Recycle, and Seismic Toss. That one is kinda obvious.

If it's not obvious, I have a liking to some odd movesets for Pokemon. Doesn't mean that I use them myself.

[mgx0]

Hoo boy, you don't know how long it took me to finish this but I finally did it. So as you can see I have made Movesets for Yuno here since I want to show you guys what she’s capable of but as you can see here there two moves Yuno used despite the fact that Normal Gardevoirs cannot use them. Well that's because her moves here are only exclusive to the plot of the story I made, and same goes with Squirtle and probably the rest of the Team. However, in Yuno's case it is very different because of her unusual appearance and abilities probably in connection with her bond with Casey and Squirtle. Also, if you're wondering if she looks so familiar, then you'd be right, her fighting abilities are similar to Sakuya Izayoi from the Touhou series, because I find her character and abilities quite fascinating in my opinion. Just to let you know what are her in-game abilities: Movesets: Hypervoice, Focus Blast, Psychic, Draining Kiss Ability: Trace Item: Gardevoirite With that said let's get into details of her Movesets in the story: Ability: Telepathy Psycho Cut Strength: Yuno's signature move. She is capable of summoning short throwing knives at her disposal and use  for close range combat and projectiles for long range or a protective barrier and can attack multiple times. Weakness: The attacks lack in power and the distance of the slash attacks are short which would make her vulnerable from physical attacks. Barrier Strength: Builds up a sturdy wall made of pure energy that sharply raises defense and blocks almost all attacks. Weakness: It can be destroyed by a couple or consecutive strong physical attacks and it offers little protection from special attacks. Psychic Strength: Yuno's favorite move. The target is hit by a strong telekinetic force. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat. Weakness: Yuno's emotional and mental state must be in perfect harmony, any indication of stress or anxiety will render this move useless. Moonblast Strength: Yuno's most powerful move. Borrowing the power of the moon, the user attacks the target. This may also lower the target's Sp. Atk stat and its attack increase depending on the phases of the moon. Weakness: Despite its power, this is her least favorite move to use because Moonblast requires a recharge after executing this attack and in addition it could cause major recoil damage and has low accuracy. Unfortunately, she can't unlearn this move. Notes: Yuno is less compatible with her Fairy typing and has difficulty of using Fairy type moves to their full potential.

[risusgarbage]

I once imagined a Pokemon game but like with Mother stuff instead, so what was my first thought?? You are a chimera trainer. And to be fair I’m sure that would be something you could play in New Pork pff.

But yeah, here’s a Pokemon based moveset for a cattlesnake. Because they’re my favorite.

Feel free to add your own if you like this concept! I’d like to see them.

[pokemon-strategy-dex]

RMT #18 Slowbro+Tangrowth (OU)

Tangrowth @ Assault Vest   Ability: Regenerator   EVs: 248 HP / 8 Def / 252 SpD   Sassy Nature   - Leaf Storm   - Earthquake   - Knock Off   - Rock Slide

Slowbro @ Leftovers   Ability: Regenerator   EVs: 248 HP / 232 Def / 28 SpD   Bold Nature   - Scald   - Psyshock   - Calm Mind   - Slack Off  

As described in my last move set post over Calm Mind Slowbro these two pokemon work amazing together. Slowbro is capable of taking many of the physical attacks that Tangrowth can not stomach as well as absorb almost any fire attacks aimed at it while Tangrowth can take on any electric or grass attacks aimed at Slowbro. Tangrowth can also check Latios somewhat which is a big problem for Slowbro. You may be looking at that Tangrowth set and see Rock Slide there and be rather puzzled. Well you see this core and by extension this team struggles quite a bit against Mega Charziard Y, so Rock Slide can act as a fantastic lure for it. If you’re not a big fan of lures and you don’t like being walled by Ferrothorn then Hidden Power Fire is a fine option as well. Now Slowbro preforms two roles on this team. One being a late game sweeper against bulkier teams and a physical wall against more offensive ones, so make sure to know how you are going to be playing your Slowbro in the match.

Garchomp @Rocky Helmet Ability: Rough Skin EVs: 240 HP, 176 Def, 92 Spe Impish Nature - Dragon Tail - Earthquake - Stealth Rock - Fire Blast

Garchomp was my first pick for a teammate to this core. Garchomp checks three very important pokemon that can be rather bothersome to this core. Them being Bisharp, Scizor, and Talonflame. It also provides Stealth Rock support and is just handy for wearing stuff down which is something that the core appreciates.

Latios @ Life Orb   Ability: Levitate   EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe   Timid Nature   - Draco Meteor   - Psyshock   - Defog   - Hidden Power [Fire]  

Latios was the next teammate I chose for the team because I needed a defoger as well as something that could nuke walls as well as switch into Mega Charziard-Y.

Lopunny-Mega @ Lopunnite   Ability: Scrappy   EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe   Jolly Nature   - Return   - Fake Out   - High Jump Kick   - Ice Punch  

Mega Lopunny is the mega of choice for its ability to pressure offensive teams thanks to its speed and amazing neutral coverage. I chose Ice Punch just because hitting things like Garchomp is nice, however Healing Wish and Power Up Punch is always an option.

Bisharp @ Life Orb   Ability: Defiant   EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe   Adamant Nature   - Sucker Punch   - Knock Off   - Iron Head   - Pursuit  

Bisharp is the final pick for this team as it forms a nice offensive core with Lopunny and allows me to hit psychic and fairy types super effectively. Bisharp also provides utility in Pursuit which is useful for trapping Latis which can be a big threat to this team if Tangrowth gets weakened.

Threats:

Azumarill

Azumarill is the primary threat to this team because litteraly nothing can switch into this monster besides Slowbro which can’t actually do anything to it. The Belly Drum set is particularly terrifying as if the opponent does set one up, something that isn’t difficult against this team, its pretty much an automatic loss.

Volcanion

Volcanion also happens to be a threat to this team for tis ability to outspeed half of the team and easily do tones of damage to them. Not to mention that it can easily stomach an attack from any of the other and do big damage to them as well.

Mega Venusaur

Mega Venusaur walls pretty much every single pokemon on this team except Latios and since Mega Venu is commonly paired with a Pursuit trapper its basically GG.

Pastebin of team: http://pastebin.com/tR8wSdkH

Thanks everyone for reading! If anyone has any questions, comments, concerns, or requests then don’t hesitate to leave me an ask and I’ll try to get back to you as soon as I can. Thanks!

[blackknightpendragon]

I love Mega Audino but for the life of me I can’t find a good set for it that fits my battle style. I wanna use it soooo bad though : (

[bandedazumarill]

Hippopotas Little Cup Analysis - Defensive Hippo

For those who are unaware Little Cup is a metagame where only unevolved Pokemon can be used in battle with the additional twist of having the Pokemon be at level 5, making for some interesting strategies that would not be as viable at higher levels. I personally have a been playing a lot of LC in my free time, and definitely think its worth a try. Without further ado, here is a good set to get you started.

Sand Support/Bulky Hippopotas

The EV spreads are the most confusing thing about Little Cup so I’ll address that first. This is a good article that helps to explain how EV’s even out at level 5, but basically unlike at level 50 or 100 where 4 EV’s equal one stat point, at level 5 you typically need about 80 EV’s to achieve the same rise give or take a few depending on the Pokemon's base stat. Investing a lot in HP and Defense helps Hippo take hits and heal them off with Slack Off while also giving it chances to set up sand for its teammates. The rest is divided evenly to give it a one point stat boost, which might not seem like much but when dealing with low base stats like in LC, it could make the difference between living an attack or fainting to it. 

Earthquake is it’s most reliable stab move and has good coverage with the second attacking move Rock Tomb, although Whirlwind can be picked over Rock Tomb if your team is weak to Pokemon with boosting moves. Stealth Rock to punish excessive switching then Slack Off for longevity like stated before. Overall Hippopotas plays similarly to its evolved bigger brother and as such can be a force to be reckoned with when used in a format that doesn't allow Hippowdon such as Little Cup.

Importable:

Hippopotas (M) @ Eviolite Ability: Sand Stream Level: 5 Shiny: Yes EVs: 212 HP / 20 Atk / 216 Def / 20 SpD / 20 Spe Impish Nature - Earthquake - Slack Off - Stealth Rock - Rock Tomb/Whirlwind

[pokemon-strategy-dex]

Dragalge @assault vest -dragon pulse -sludge bomb -hydro pump/hidden power fire -thunderbolt/hidden power fire Evs: 252 hp, 204 spatk, 56 spdef Nature: Modest Ability: Adaptability So this is the set from yesterday because I ran out of time to post it. This dragalge set is quite a bit diffrent from the one on monday even though it has the same moves moves except dragon pulse is used over draco meteor. This dragalge set is made to absorb special attacks and just sit there. It’s a great special wall that resist a majority of the metagame

Spread: this set is designed to have reasonable bulk but still be able to hit plenty hard thanks to adaptability. modest is used to help dragalge hit hard. A bulkier set can be run for a better special wall. You can also run a much bulkier spread with black sludge over assault vest and replace one of your coverage moves for toxic spikes if your team likes toxic spikes. Moves: the moves have the same explanation as the choice specs set except dragon pulse is prefered over draco meteor so that dragalge can sit there easier

Team support: Not much to say other than dragalge is made to take special hits not physical hits so it is better to have a physical wall like rotom-wash to take physical hits.

Soure for the art above is here: http://ekomira.deviantart.com/art/Dragalge-use-Hydro-Pump-411314495

[biromanatees-like-cats]

On a random slightly Poke!meta note, I restarted Sapphire a few days ago and noticed that Brendan's computer says the Trainer's School judges you on your chosen movesets. Even assuming that other assessments are used, this is still pretty interesting. What's a "right" moveset? One that plays to your Pokemon's stats (e.g. utlising STAB, or making the choice between Thunderbolt or Wild Charge if your Pokemon has high Attack)? One that has a wide spread of types? If you have a Pokemon with 100% non-damaging moves, would you get marked down or would you get the marks if you could explain or demonstrate how it fitted into your overall strategy?

I'd probably have been seriously marked down for teaching my Furret Surf in ANY form of marking XD

I need to do some Pokeschool stuff, I think. Some original Pokefic, maybe, though I could probably work it into Pokebeys ok.