And there never will be :)There has never been an OHKO clause in VGC because there is no need for one in the slightest.
And there never will be :)There has never been an OHKO clause in VGC because there is no need for one in the slightest.
Correct. Meanwhile Pokemon found in the Kalos dex that ARE in the Safari like Ivysaur ARE legal.Just so I'm clear, Pokemon from Friend Safari's that aren't actually in the KalosDex, like Galvantula, can't be used at all?
That's why they've literally cut the grind time down by thousands of times this generation (discounting RNG abuse). They are definitely trying to eliminate grinding as much as possible; they just want to strike a balance between the "all Pokemon are unique" mantra and the perfection required in tournament play.Not that I support hacked mons, but the argument that breeding takes skill strikes me as pretty silly. I am aware, though, that gf has made it much easier to breed perfect ivs more quickly. But, in all honesty, why should gf want us to grind? They don't benefit financially from more hours played by us, it's not an mmo with monthly subscription. And so it seems to me that they should work to eliminate pointless grind almost completely and cater even further to pvp.
The PS! VGC '14 ladder seems perfectly fine with me so far, haven't noticed any glitches at all.Is there anywhere that practices the tier? Is the PS ladder functioning and have players on it or is PO a better place?
I played Smeargle as my lead in my Hyper Offensive team during the begining of the format (singles, obviously). I can tell you for a fact that Smeargle now shits on Fake Out because of King's Shield.
Smeargle Focus Sash
252 HP 252 Spe
+Spe
Dark Void
King's Shield
2 more support moves
So long as they are caught or bred in XY yes. Im not aware of any vgc legal pokemon where their HA is not found in XY but only in BW (if they exist they are fringe cases). The only cases I can think of are the three birds, but their HAs were never released to begin with.can you use hidden abilities of kalos dex mons that arent in hordes?
Well there ya go! Perfect example. Iron Fist Conkeldurr will be legal in VGC since its possible to breed the ability in XY; its just not possible to acquire it without Pokebank until then.Conkeldurr is a notable example of a Kalos dex Pokemon who isn't able to get its hidden ability yet
Perish Song Mega Gengar with Mat Block Greninja...Scary stuff.
Shadow Tag traps both opponents. Not just the one in front of it. And VGC 2014 starts after PokeBankYou can't get perish song on Gengar yet, and besides, not only does Shadow Tag only block the Pokémon across from Gengar, but Gengar would still have to stall out the remaining perish song turns, which your opponent could use to beat your partner to a pulp or set up.
Blaziken is not in the Kalos dex, so no it doesn't.
Players may use Pokémon from the Central Kalos Pokédex from #001 to #150, Coastal Kalos Pokédex from #001 to #153, or Mountain Kalos Pokédex from #001 to #147.