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I’m sure you’ve all been enjoying Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. Many of you have used a Sceptile or Swampert and their respective Mega Evolutions during the game. Now we’re going to take a look at how these two fare in Battle Spot Doubles. (more…)
Hey there Hat Lovers,
Today will be a follow-up to my “On developing Speed tiers throughout a metagame” article. This time around, I’ll be looking at examples of Pokemon that don’t set the speed bar first, and instead are interested in surviving important attacks. Specifically, I’ll talk about how players recognize what attacks are important, how that relates to the purpose of a Pokemon, and common themes amongst Pokemon that invest in bulk over maximizing their attack stat. My goal is to help players cue in on what they’ll need to prepare for in a developing metagame, and how they can go about doing that!
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Today I’m going to talk about Raichu and some partners that work well with it. Before generation six Raichu was a terrible Pokemon, however Raichu’s base speed was boosted to 110, putting it above all the base 100s and Garchomp. Tony Cheung used a Raichu to win Washington Regionals, and Barry Anderson used a Raichu to win the Nugget Bridge Invitational. I played around with Tony’s Raichu/Gengar team a bit after Washington Regionals, and after US Nationals I revisited the team with Kangaskhan as an alternate Mega as seen in the Umbreon Team. I found that the Gengar side of the team wasn’t performing as well as the Raichu + setup side so I focused the team exclusively on having Raichu supporting an attacker. Over time I’ve been changing up what I was using on the team, but the theme to my teams has always been Raichu & Friends.
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| Mega Tortank |
Hey there Hat Lovers!
Today’s PotW comes as a request from PokeFan.
Blastoise: It’s a turtle. It’s a gen 1 starter. Its french name is “Tortank.” It’s pretty coo’, as most nostalgic 20-something year olds will tell you. But what can it do for you?
I’m glad you asked random internet-goer!
Base Stats:
79 / 83 / 100 / 85 / 105 / 78
M-Blastoise:
79 / 103 / 120 / 135 / 115 / 78
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Hello Hat Lovers!
Today I’m going to look at Gengar. Gengar was the original Ghost type introduced in generation one. Being a Ghost type in VGC 2014 is a huge boon as Mega Kangaskhan can’t touch you outside of Sucker Punch. Gengar has a plethora of options to choose from, making it an unpredictable threat.
VGC with Hats 