Summer

Not the trainers, the path.

As said by many, the show itself isn't the problem. There's also nothing wrong with expressing your like for a show. But when they start getting to the point where they annouce it very opporunity, yeah. It does annoy me. It's like disregarding the "Friendship is Magic" theme.

Banned for ception!

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Victory Road will fuck you up like it did to me. Also inb4Zoroak+N cutscene.

Don't bring smogon here, you evil thing.

From what I see, this is more of a counter-metagame then an actual Hail Team. Abamasnow is just there to replace the weather. I bet if you went up a team without weather your team would be struggling with recovery. Although this hail team is pretty good good/10

First off, I'm running Muk for my NU choice. If I happen to replace him, I'm probably going for Renicules. Regarding TR. Bronzong is supposed to go solo, unless it happens to die while TR is still running. In this case, I'll bring out Muk and begin setting up/sweeping in place of Bronzong. My Pokemon also happen to be slow, thus if Muk dies as well, I have other options. Bronzong is the guy that turns my team from defense to offense. Yes, Hazards. Accordingly this team is meant for friendly play, not competively. My circle of friends has a unwritten rule to only use SR as hazards, thus not it being a problem. However, if I do want to ladder (rarely) I'll take the usual; Excadrill, Skarmory and Tyranitar. Now we come to Mushroom head. I did want to try out TechniLoom, but I realised it died too quickly. Sure, Spore and SD helps Breloom, but when facing a faster opponent, Breloom can hardly do a thing other then Mach Punch, which does nothing to Chandy. ToxicLoom, on the other hand, survives decent attacks and can boost itself defensively, my idea of a tank. Darmanitan. Like I've said, I really didn't want this guy. But I desperately needed to have a fire type to have the FWG core. I've been trying Banded Infernape though. I might try it, it take neutrel from SR as well. The Gerenal idea is to have tanks errywhere. Bronzong will convert these tanks into mighty cannons with Trick Room. Even without Trick Room, my team can do serious damage on their own. So there you have it. On a sidenote, if Fortress runs TS, why does it need Toxic?

This one

The special defense is covered by sand. (Steel, Rock and Ground gets 1/3) Thus I didn't invest too much in spdef. I'm not sure I understand your warning, Muk benefits from Trick Room more then anything, I've only to watch out for Spatkers. If I didn't run Muk, I'll be replacing it with Relencius or something. If TR happens to run out, I've usually set a Curse already, so Shadow Sneak + Poison Touch will soften the opponent before I revenge kill with Darmanitian.

That's not how you play the game ._. Anyways, Aggron.

Well Happy Birthday Kitty c:

Natu

He comes by whenever I do usually. Lel

Why tank you c: As far as I know, this is the only Muk moveset other then Choice so "creative" isn't the word. Why the fuck am I using NU stuff unknownly?

I'm suddenly busy next month. I'm flying out, sorry. -Can't Exodia errything anymoar-

Gastrodon is what?! Fuck. I will keep Muk though. It resists Brelooms and other fightning types. (I'm going by Smogon's tier, shoot me) Gunk Shot is basically a Hydro Pump clone, and given my luck, I'm keeping Poison Jab. I did try the Life Orb, but it was a waste considering it only had Earthquake and i'm not willing to. swap out any moves. Working on. Bronzong's Attack EVs. Although, Explosion can take out a Landorus from my battles.

I said I was going for the bulky Breloom, were you reading?

Hey, it's Summer. One day I got issued a challenge: Make a weather team with at least one NU Pokemon. Accepted. I'm going for a tanky-like approach since my choice of NU is bulky on its own. At A Glance @ Leftovers Trait: Sand Stream EVs: 252 HP / 244 Def / 12 SDef Impish Nature (+Def, -SAtk) - Earthquake - Stealth Rock - Slack Off - Whirlwind Hippodown here is my sand-bringer. He basically sets up SR and sand. I've chosen a defensive approach to this team, thus choosing Hippo over Tyranitar. Hippodown is a basic tank. Whirlwind will do some scouting on its own without me switching out when facing stuff like Ferrothorn or Skarmory. Slack Off is a stall method while Sand shaves off bit by bit. Earthquake is a great STAB move that covers up for its un-offensive set. @ Leftovers Trait: Storm Drain EVs: 252 HP / 4 SAtk / 252 SDef Sassy Nature (+SDef, -Spd) - Earth Power - Ice Beam - Scald - Recover Gastrodon is my first idea when thinking up of Politoed counters. Its signature Storm Drain takes in potential Scald and Surf, giving Gassy +1 in Special Attack. Its EV spread allows for it to sponge deadly Special-based moves like Draco Meteor. The moveset is meant to do serious STAB after soaking in Water-moves, whil Recover heals the um, HP. @ Leftovers Trait: Levitate EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SDef / 0 Spe IV Brave Nature (+Atk, -Spd) - Trick Room - Gyro Ball - Hypnosis - Explosion Physical-based Bronzong. This set is very unique in the sense, it carries Explosion. You don't usually find it anywhere on Bronzongs. Trick Room does wonders for its crappy speed and Gyro Ball hits hard with STAB and 0 Speed IVs. Hypnosis helps to set up Trick Room. Now, Explosion. When Bronzong happens to take some serious damage when setting up TR, Leftovers does little to help its red zone. Explosion will surely go first with TR up unless piority happens. Most piority, though, can do little to Steel types and Explosion is sure to go. @ Toxic Orb Trait: Poison Heal EVs: 44 HP / 252 Atk / 212 SDef Careful Nature (+SDef, -SAtk) - Drain Punch - Seed Bomb - Bulk Up - Spore Shiny Breloom looks good in sand. I went for the Poison Heal over Technician becuz sand. Life Orb and Sand will kill of Breloom quickly, so I went for the bulky Breloom. Spore is obvious; the opponent sleeps and I get a free Bulk Up whether the foe switches or not. Drain Punch will heal my Breloom when Poison Heal doesn't heal enough and Seed Bomb will do serious stuff with STAB and +1 Attack. @ Black SludgeTrait: Poison Touch EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def Impish Nature (+Def, -SAtk) - Curse - Shadow Sneak - Poison Jab - Brick Break Ah, Muk. Muk was my choice for the NU challenge. I didn't think much of the sloppy garbage at first. I regret. Muk can easily reach 500+ Attack with one Curse up, ensuring serious damage right off the bat. It's drawback, however, was its speed. Curse also brings down its already crappy speed. Muk was one of the reasons I decided to run Bronzong. With Trick Room up, Muk can do deadly stuff. Poison Jab over Gunk Shot cuz I'm scared for accucary. Brick Break will cover up against Steel types and Shadow Sneak will quickly finish things. It also helps to avoid the Trick Room end problem. @ Choice ScarfTrait: Sheer Force EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk) - Flare Blitz - Earthquake - U-turn - Stone Edge Darmanitian is my revenge killer. I didn't want him at first, but I desperately needed a Fire Type to cover my offensive core. Basic Scarf set, not much to say, I guess. There you have it! My challenge done. I will say I was pleasantly surprised how it turned out. I lost only 3 times and won every other 10+ matches. Cores: Defensive : Offensive: