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I believe the knock off for Mienshao calc is off. Knock Off should always do more since Mega Zam is holding an item which results in a clean OHKO. Excuse my lack of calcs sending this from phone

Doesn't Crobat and M-Aerodactyl shut down Smeargle with Taunt? I feel Smeargle is getting a bit overhyped as the two Pokes I mentioned are a bit common. Smeargle can't really lead with those two in the team preview because they can taunt, and Smeargle has to carry white herb instead of focus...

Some moths can run sub to avoid spore so it's a check at best. Even so, recipients can opt to run sleep talk, and still benefit from +1 stat boosts

Cofagrigus isn't ideal with all the Knock Off in the tier. Mega Absol, who is already MEvolved, can come in on Blissey and spam attacks with any mixed, all out attacking, and swords dance set. Cofagrigus can come in and take STAB Knock Off, or MAbsol can Swords Dance and it can't be hit by WoW...

Wow thanks for the responses (and for indulging my excitement for this topic.) I don't post often so it is well appreciated. I will take your suggestions into consideration as I shall keep testing the limits in this ever changing meta. Thank you EonX for the calcs that I'm not used to...

Going off on a slight tangent from the Klefki discussion/hype... Has anyone tried Alomomola as a bulky water? With all the destructive fire-type attacks going through the tier such as Flare Blitz, V-Create, and Sacred Fire, this poke shrugs it off with ease. Having 165/80/45 defenses, it has...

Name: thecrowing2k8 Tier: XY OU

So how is this thing not banned from any of our metas? Don't know if this is the discussion for it but Blaziken is easy to punch holes and sweep. I don't see people using this thing, and it's quite scary that people haven't jumped on the bandwagon yet. *_*. Also I'm using mega-blaziken, and I...

I feel this is why you pair TTar with prankster Thundurus and just go crazy with paralysis. If ground types bother you, then switch over to Whimsicott for stun spore support even though this pairing is not as practical. Afterwards, you could just clean teams with Shaymin-S and Jirachi by haxing...

So I've been thinking a lot about Smogon doubles, and I've been trying to recognize what is "top tier" in this metagame. I've been ranking up the ladder in the 1900s now, and I still can't distinguish which team/style/mons are the go to team. I know there's a lot of variety, but surely a few...

I love using Focus Sash. I've started matches a few times with Hitmontop/Sableye and a Sash user (works better with Sableye). I like to sash my Breloom for a guaranteed Spore while it's partner Fake outs the opposition. Of course, it's about recognizing the situation, but an early game spore can...

So I came a whimsicott and thundurus parafusion duo that haxed me to death. This duo can possibly fit into so many doubles archtypes and wreak havoc on unsuspecting foes. With moves, items, and abilities such as protect, focus sash, and prankster, this can create an annoying wall to get through...

Hi. I'm trying to break into this format and I'm noticing these older VGC strategies that I'm not familiar with, but a lot of experienced players are. For Example, TerraCott is very annoying and I find I need to run fast opening mons or priority to handle them. I've come to the conclusion that I...

is it worth running shadow ball over psychic on gardevoir? I'm using a set with telepathy, and imprision/trick room/ helping hand/ attacking move. I use it to screw over Reuniclus, but is there other trick room mons worth hitting using Shadow Ball instead of Psychic?

I've noticed that Volturning has become quite favorable ever since the banning of tornadus and the slowing down of the metagame. I have been using Scarfed Landorus-T as a bulky offensive pivot and it wears down teams very quickly. On that note, I feel Landorus-T is very underrated in this...