Ironbound

It's actually an effective 20 BP difference, but sure, whatever floats your boat. I'm glad I could be of some help.

Welcome to Reborn! I'm sure you'll enjoy your stay here.

Ah, a fellow lurker! Welcome to Reborn. I'm sure you'll enjoy your stay here.

Welcome to Reborn. I'm sure you'll enjoy your stay here.

Happy birthday Vinny! Wishing you a great year ahead, and may they be full of Weaviles!

TIL that milk and ice cream is preferred over water to dilute ingested corrosive poisons.

Although already ninja'd, I'm sure that during an Inverse Battle, type matchups are reversed and no type is immune to any other type. An immunity will become an x2 weakness...so for instance, flying types are immune to ground moves, and bug resists them, so a bug/flying type should take x4 damage from a ground move, unless I'm much mistaken. However, flying types would still be immune to Spikes, Webs, etc, but will take reversed (i.e.resisted) damage from Stealth Rock. The real question will be with abilities like Sap Sipper and Thick Fat, and moves like Freeze Dry. I believe that they still function as normal, but I'd like to see how they turn out.

Welcome to Reborn, 5hift! Nice to know another long-time lurker. Be sure to check out the Reborn Showdown server too.

I can see things like Abomasnow and of course, Malamar, appreciate this field, especially in tandem with the Amplifield rock. (I don't like my steel and water types getting trashed though. I'm thankful it isn't in the main storyline.) I also hope that that 'fun' puzzle brings us a proportionately awesome reward.

TIL that one cannot dream and snore at the same time.

I generally watch news channels before dinner, but aside from that, I don't watch any TV. It's not as if I have the time anyway, with what little I do have usually spent here...

I dislike extremely cold weather, because my sinuses are put through a world of hurt by winter. I like it when it's humid and rainy, and where I live it usually rains after summer, so I guess I'll go with hot weather. And summer equals mangoes so it is clearly superior.

Hello 8bit! Welcome to Reborn! You've only just scratched the surface, there's lots more you can enjoy from it. Hope your stay is fun!

Hello! Welcome to Reborn. Enjoy your stay!

Hello, NorthernWind! Welcome to Reborn! Enjoy your stay here.

Hello Katelyn, welcome to Reborn! Don't let anything discourage you from enjoying your stay here! Also, I wish your friend a speedy recovery.

I had a Starmie called Pulsar (because a pulsar is a star that spins and emits beams of energy, like Starmie) I also had a Ferrothorn called Tribulus, because that's not only the name of a thorny desert plant, but is also the Latin term for the caltrop, which is the pointy entry hazard in the move 'Spikes' which Ferrothorn has. A bit nerdy, I guess, but they kinda make sense, right...?

Hello, LordGarchomp! Welcome to Reborn!

Has it occured to you that, since we know that inanimate objects can be captured in a Pokeball, it seems awfully convenient to carry an entire array of personal apparatus in them. Why not have a Rotom and carry all of its appliances in spare balls, so that the character can actually wash their clothes and store and cook food (or mow NPCs' lawns for a few extra bucks) or something? That said, rummaging through trash cans and picking up random stuff lying around is considered totally okay, so I guess everyone in Pokemon is a kleptomaniac.

Hello Zen, welcome to Reborn! And of course, happy new year!

If I can put in my bit, I'm sure that at least some parts of certain Pokemon are edible. I'm referring not just to Slowpoke tails (which are straight up served to the player in X&Y at some restaurant) but also to the plant-like pokes here, since we do know about Tropius's banana-chin and Cherubi's smaller cherry, etc. Berries are also apparently edible. There's also definitely some concept of a food chain among Pokemon themselves, as evidenced by many Pokedex entries. Perhaps the Pokemon world is a friendly all-vegan place, or maybe those fishes and random birds in the anime's background are non-pokemon food after all. Also, happy new year, everyone!

Hello! I'm rather new to this site, but I have had some experience with building teams, so I'd like to make my contribution if it is proper to do so here and now: These first regard Team No.4 (the one with pinsir). I'll present my views sequentially: 1. I appreciate the logic of Feint on Pinsir, but even with its effects of lifting protect, it has only a pathetic 30 base power (only about 60 after Aerilate and STAB). At +2, Feint misses out on many OHKOs that Quick Attack nets, such as on faster attackers like Latios after Rocks + one round of LO recoil, etc. It might seem situational, but it's actually more practical than feint in many circumstances. Also, Close Combat over Earthquake might be a good idea. The extra power is usually worth it. Plus, it allows you to actually do some damage to Rotom-W, which can annoy your team greatly. And Hyper Cutter is actually better than Moxie as a pre-mega ability in my opinion, since Pinsir is rarely going to stay non-mega for any length of time to utilize moxie (especially as pre-mega quick attack is terribly weak) and the ability to not be Intimidated on the switch can be more beneficial. 2. This team loses momentum with Empoleon, and has no real way to deal with fast electric types like M-Manectric, Thundurus, etc. A fast defogger that checks electric types like Latias or Latios might be better. I'd recommend standard LO Defog support Latias, ( 72 HP / 184 SpAtk / max speed timid with Defog, Healing Wish, Psyshock and Draco) as it alleviates pressure on the easily-worn-down Rotom-W and also provides Healing Wish support as a quick safeguard to revive Pinsir while also acting as a back-up for Keldeo. Just watch out for CM Raikou (which is a bit uncommon, but still potentially a threat). 3. Since you now need a rock-setter, I would think that the best fit would be Offensive Earth Plate Landorus-T over Serperior. Since you're using Pinsir+Talonflame (aka BirdSpam), Serperior seems like big bait, especially as it cannot really do much to opposing Talonflame switches (The Coba berry doesn't do much unless you pair it with HP Rock, which might work to bait Talonflame or Thundurus, but it's very situational in my opinion and has nothing to gain elsewhere) So a set consisting of Stealth Rock, EQ ,U-Turn, and Stone Edge with a spread of 72 HP / max attack / 184 Speed and an adamant nature can help, as it can deal with Excadrill, secondary-check Talonflame and is also powerful enough to soften things up for Pinsir, which is a very solid win condition. You can Also try Knock Off or Smack Down for utility. It also does well with Rotom-W and Scizor as a VoltTurn core. 4. Minor nitpick, but that 4 SpAtk on Rotom-W isn't really useful, and 252 HP makes you take more from Stealth Rock. Running 248 HP and 8 speed lets you outpace adamant Crawdaunt, while taking out some bulk to put in 44 speed for jolly Azu (rare, but may also be worthwhile). And that's that. I think the team is very solid, and with your own powerful priority users and maybe with these suggestions, you should be able to deal with most threats. I certainly hope that you can try things out and see if they help you with your issues. Of course, Happy New Year as well! I'd like to be of more help once I use a few more of your teams, if I can.

Thanks, everyone! I'm happy to be here, and I'll certainly enjoy my stay which will as you said be permanent. That's wonderful! I'd be glad to discuss anything and better make your acquaintance! I'm also grateful towards all the help being extended here; please bear with me for a few days as I learn what goes where.

Big thanks to all of you for welcoming me so readily; I greatly appreciate it, and your help. Thanks, I enjoyed it! I'd like to return the favour; unfort. that I can't currently link any of my favourite pieces, but I'll make it a point to share sometime! I'll also definitely check up on the Reborn showdown server as well. I'd enjoy battling again after such a long hiatus from competitive Pokemon. And of course, I'd like to get to know everyone better. [and yes, "Can't escape!"] Yes, I was lurking for quite a while, haha. And of course, I know that this place has Arena Trap.

Thanks! Nice to know you