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/to akaFila: Anything which can not physically be or be done.

To akaFila: It's impossible with the way it was set up.

Heatran. It's everyone's favorite metalhead. That and Magma Storm destroys things, people, places, NOUNS.

To akaFila: Because...uh...*mindfucked* To JellyMan: We wouldn't be having this conversation if i was a bicycle.

To akaFila: Because they wouldn't be secrets.

To akaFila: It's a secret, so I wouldn't know.

Banned for breaking another rule, that being banning back and forth.

To JellyMan: I played it, and I'm not on the LoL train. I told Terra that the other day and it sounded like she was gonna annihilate me. As for the Cinnamon Challenge, I wouldn't really be up for it. Maybe because I don't have the technology to do that...not even a webcam.

To Summer: I come in peace... To SF Inc.: Luck is the only way I can explain it. To Silver: It expresses happiness. To Baird: I've beaten Laura and Aya. You've beaten Laura and Sigmund. So why haven't you beaten Aya? Lucario is immune to Poison, Chandelure resists it, and Reuniclus annihilates it. Be careful with Ludicolo though and reserve it for Nidoking/queen. Chandelure is best for Toxicroak, as it also is immune to fighting and Heat Wave can hurt it bad because of its Dry Skin.

Ryan C here. Anyway, here I am on the site. I'm bored, so just go ahead and throw questions out there. They might be Pokemon-related, they might not be, but why would I put "anything" in the title if I wasn't ready to answer such questions?

Crobat: Inner Focus is better. Makes it better vs. Mienshao, Ambipom and their annoying Fake Out attacks. Dragonite: Could use Outrage instead of Dragon Claw if running Lum Berry. Staraptor: Wouldn't recommend one-time-needed moves like Endeavor if running a choice scarf...unless you used Giga Impact. stab gives it 225 base power. Also, if you're running Brave Bird, you might want to consider going with Reckless as its ability. Gyarados: While having 299 Special Defense is handy, most people know that every rock-type attack not named Power Gem or AncientPower will wreck Gyarados as it has bad Defense. A lot of teams have at least one rock-type attack, so max out your Speed instead. You may only get to 281, but you will at least outpace most rock-type attack users except for ones like Mienshao and Accelgor, which will be weak to the other flying-types. 6th pokemon: You may want Heat Rotom instead of Quagsire. It resists Ice, which is by far the biggest threat to the team, as well as Electric, also a threat, and it can take some hits. With Will-O-Wisp and Pain Split, it can also support itself and its bulk. Oh, and it levitates, too. Be wary that like the rest of the team it is also weak to Rock, although it can work around STABs with bulk and special-attacking power. Cool team though!

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Get a Mothful of this! Volcarona (F) @ Leftovers Trait: Flame Body EVs: 252 SAtk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk) - Quiver Dance - Bug Buzz - Sunny Day - Heat Wave This set provides strategy flexibility. [b]Sunny Day[/b] brings your team's Fire-type moves to scary power levels, reduces damage from Water-type moves and brings Hurricane's power down. [b]Quiver Dance[/b] is an early-game move to bolster Volcarona and maybe prepare to sweep through a team. Although [b]Heat Wave[/b] is a little less accurate than Fiery Dance, it is more powerful and hits multiple targets in Doubles and Triples. Finally, [b]Bug Buzz[/b] is your more reliable STAB move that takes care of Grasses, Psychics, and Darks (for when you absolutely MUST wipe out that Contrary Serperior).

Why are people hatin on Manectric? Anyway, here comes the criticism. Serperior: Use Hidden Power [Rock] instead - covers four of Serperior's weaknesses; Fire just covers two. Manectric: Running a Choice item, there's better options than Overheat, especially without Specs. I recommend Flamethrower to continue doing significant damage. Porygon2: Ice Beam is better as Psychic because even with Eviolite, one good STAB Fighting attack and Porygon2 eats dirt. Psychic can be used to counter such thugs, as they will usually be slower and have bad Special Defense. Ninetales: Three weaknesses isn't enough to be conscious enough to remove one of them - you can keep the Air Balloon to not have to worry about the pokemon that can use Earthquake...but why would you send it out for that when you have Dragonite to absorb the attack, and Serperior to take it like a boss if need be? I recommend a Focus Sash to be able to use Nasty Plot and then you can mess around - Flamethrower if you want, because it will with STAB and sun have 285 base power, but if you sense a switch in is inevitable... go rrrrrrrrrrRRRRRRAAAHHHHHH TERRA BE BACCK TO DESTROY!OMNOMNOMNOMNOM RAWWWWRRRR!!!!!!!!! with solarbeam, since that destroys the types that Ninetales is weak to - Water, Rock, and Ground. Sorry, there was just no other way to describe the supreme killing force you would unleash on those pokemon with solarbeam. Other than that, though, great team!

Great team. While I agree with Phalanx about Escavalier, I wouldn't suggest Pursuit. If you use it, you're locked into a 40 base power move (60 with the band), and while pursuing fleeing pokemon is cool and all, that business is best left to Tyranitar, and Dark is only super-effective against two types, one being covered by Megahorn. If you really feel that you need a Dark-type attack to take out other Chandelure, I suggest Faint Attack (well, it's either that or Knock Off).

High-Maintenance Accelgor Accelgor (F) @ Focus Sash Trait: Hydration EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk) - Rest - Rain Dance - Bug Buzz - Hidden Power [Rock] When 5th gen arrived, Hydration was one of the newest abilities, and it is wicked, as it pairs perfectly with [b]Rest[/b], allowing full unhindered recovery. Of course, it needs rain to work, and Accelgor can bring about its own rain with [b]Rain Dance[/b], best used during the first turn as it will survive any attack thanks to its 145 base speed plus its [b]Focus Sash[/b]. [b]Bug Buzz[/b] is a STAB move that takes advantage of Accelgor's appreciable Special Attack, while [b]Hidden Power [Rock][/b] smacks Fire and Flying, the two weaknesses of Accelgor's that resist Bug Buzz.

I've got a handful here [user] tried teaching Explosion to Electrode...it worked! [user] ran into Tornadus and was promptly blown away. [user] ran into Thundurus and was promptly electrocuted. [user] ran into Landorus and was promptly dropped into a fissure. [user] finally found Heatran and...Heatran. [user] tried to race up Sky Pillar and fell to their doom. [user] met Terra's sledgehammer.

Update: After the loss to Laura, I have changed my team a little bit (bye espeon, hello electivire) and I have beaten two leaders straight, Laura and Aya. (The Aya battle was extreme hax, critically hitting and paralyzing both her last pokemon at once with discharge). Hope to make it three tonight vs. Shelly!

Update: I competed in my first league battle not too long ago and discovered the hard way just how much of a pain dealing with Serperior is - between Hidden Power [Rock] and Leaf Storm, I wasn't able to take out a single pokemon on Laura's team. Hence why i feel the need to constantly change. - R.C.

If I get one more message on pokemon online asking me if it snows year-round in Toronto...*looks at the thermometer*...crazy people. it's 100 fahrenheit. Oh, what was that? Oh, right, my reborn server introduction. Anyway, I'm Ryan C and as implied, I live in Toronto, on the Great Lakes in Canada. You'll see me on reborn as R.C. or Ryan C or Ryan or whatever. I'm relatively new to the pokemon online scene, but definitely not the online pokemon scene. Bouncing around and annihilating other people in OverUsed, I've decided to say hi and introduce myself before I go into the Reborn League, providing me with a true challenge. My team is like Kecleon on a sugar rush: Gotta keep changing. Eventually, I'll settle with something that will become what I ascend up the ranks with, but for now I'll just analyze and adjust. Knowing the internet connection here, this'll probably be sent at 2 AM or something, but don't worry, I have a life. So I may not always be on during daytime hours, especially with college forthcoming. What I can guarantee is that I never say no to a challenge. I hop around pokemon online, but with the rise of the reborn server on my list of servers to visit first, I'll be probably be here more often than first implied. If you see me, go ahead and challenge me. I'll be waiting. -R.C.