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Daimo Mac, The Blue Light of Hope · 05-19-2010, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by POS Industries

I typically do as well, but this time I decided to break tradition, so until recently I was using Feraligatr as my primary water type. However, I've recently retired it in favor of the superior damage soaking power of Milotic.

Well my typical team up is

Gyarados
My Starter (D/P Infernape)
The Type Opposite of my Starter (D/P Roserade)
Psychic (D/P Alakazam)
Flying (D/P Staraptor)
Random. Sometimes it's a ground type, sometimes its a Pseudo Legendary*, hell sometimes I'll throw out a legendary.

*gonna get DS online, anyone have a PLegendary worth trading for?"

Great Cartoonist · 05-19-2010, 05:19 PM

Gyarados may be a fan favorite and all, but I've always thought that Swampert was a more interesting breed of Water Pokemon, as it has only one weakness (4x Grass) and can use Curse with little downside due to being already moderately slow. Also, Stealth Rock.

Lanturn is still one of my favorites though.

Ecks · 05-19-2010, 06:21 PM

I hate Stealth Rock with a passion, despite having it on a couple of Pokemon just to have the option open.

That said, I have like four Rapid Spinners... most of which are the water type. Why is it that water types learn Rapid Spin so much? I can rarely find it on anything that's not Water.

Seriously: Staryu/Starmie, Squirtle/Wartortle/Blastoise, Omanyte/Omastar (Egg Move), Kabuto/Kabutops (Also Egg Move), Tentacool/Tentacruel (Egg Move Again), etcetera, etcetera.

LOTS of Water type Rapid Spinners. I mean, it IS pretty obvious in at least Staryu's line and Squirtle's line as to why THEY have it... and the whole Egg Move thing makes sense in context as well (Tentacool/cruel spinning their tentacles, Omanyte/star retreating into shell, spinning it around, though Kabuto/ps is a bit of a stretch...)

Kim · 05-21-2010, 12:25 AM

Just caught a Red Gyarados and named him Mr Fish. For obvious reasons.

POS Industries · 05-21-2010, 08:08 PM

I seriously gotta get more people to battle. Grinding Mt. Silver for all eternity has lost all appeal.

Roland · 05-24-2010, 11:03 AM

Lost to Lance after just barely beating the Elite Four.

Given how easy this game was overall so far, I was a bit surprised when Lance swept my entire team with a LV49 Dragonite. Using only... four moves, actually. I thought it was five, but Walken (my Crobat) was taken out by Gyarados beforehand.

EDIT: Just managed to beat him. It was a ridiculously tense match, too. The Gyarados, Aerodactyl, and even the first two Dragonites went down much easier than just Gyarados alone from the last attempt. Then the final Dragonite came out and swept most of my team. I used Revives to stop myself from losing outright, and found that it was slow enough that my Feraligatr could hit it with Ice Fang at least once before going down, leaving me with only my Dragonair w/Dragon Rush.

After like ten minutes of debating whether or not to try to finish it off with her, I just Max Revive'd Feraligatr instead and proceeded to take out it and Charizard in three moves. Now I just need to beat the Kanto section and I can go back to thinking up fun doubles teams.

Ecks · 05-24-2010, 07:04 PM

I just broke myself out of my comfort zone and used a team consisting of:

Ninetales
Machamp
Ninjask
Feraligatr
Dugtrio
Wash Rotom

to great effect in some Gym Leader rematches. ESPECIALLY against Blue. My Feraligatr is a BEAST. Swept his Rhyperior AND Tyranitar (with some prediction on the Rhyperior) DESPITE A FIFTEEN LEVEL DIFFERENCE. Finally fell to his Pidgeot, but to be fair... that fucker has Return. Managed to take him out in three turns between the Dugtrio and Ninetales. Everyone else was completely RUINED by Wash Rotom. Seriously, he's wicked broken.

Azisien · 05-25-2010, 12:44 PM

I just finished most of my level 50 team for upcoming local tourney. Looks like I am a Water Gym Leader at heart:

Milotic
Pikachu
Exeggutor
Weezing (he's awful, probably going to release him)
Vaporeon
Umbreon
Flareon
Jolteon
Cloyster
Kingdra
Starmie
Hypno
Magnezone

and my heavyweight champion....Beedrill.

I'll be using that pool for singles and doubles. Gonna be great times.

Ecks · 05-25-2010, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Azisien

and my heavyweight champion....Beedrill.

YOURS IS THE DRILL THAT WILL PIERCE THE HEAVENS!

I seriously need to get to work on the massive list of Pokemon I have yet to breed and raise. I've got at least fifteen that I haven't started, three that I just need to EV train (on that note, anyone have an easier way to EV train a Larvitar? Because there is no way I'm going to attempt Special Defense EV's by killing Tentacool with a Rock/Ground type).

Roland · 05-25-2010, 05:58 PM

Slap a Power Band on the Larvitar, and switch it out at the start of battle for something that can take out the Tentacool in one shot.

05-19-2010, 05:19 PM	#352
Great Cartoonist An increasingly inaccurate name Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: University. Don't try to reach me; it'll be a long wait. Posts: 509	Gyarados may be a fan favorite and all, but I've always thought that Swampert was a more interesting breed of Water Pokemon, as it has only one weakness (4x Grass) and can use Curse with little downside due to being already moderately slow. Also, Stealth Rock. *STEALTH ROCK ON EVERYTHING* Lanturn is still one of my favorites though. __________________ Nope. Not happening.

05-21-2010, 12:25 AM	#354
Kim adorable Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 12,950	Just caught a Red Gyarados and named him Mr Fish. For obvious reasons. __________________ this post is about how to successfully H the Kimmy

05-21-2010, 08:08 PM	#355
POS Industries Argus Agony Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Gotta go fishing! Posts: 10,483	I seriously gotta get more people to battle. Grinding Mt. Silver for all eternity has lost all appeal. __________________ Either you're dead or my watch has stopped.

05-24-2010, 11:03 AM	#356
Roland Professional Layabout Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: A desert on and surrounded by mountains. Posts: 722	Lost to Lance after just barely beating the Elite Four. Given how easy this game was overall so far, I was a bit surprised when Lance swept my entire team with a LV49 Dragonite. Using only... four moves, actually. I thought it was five, but Walken (my Crobat) was taken out by Gyarados beforehand. EDIT: Just managed to beat him. It was a ridiculously tense match, too. The Gyarados, Aerodactyl, and even the first two Dragonites went down much easier than just Gyarados alone from the last attempt. Then the final Dragonite came out and swept most of my team. I used Revives to stop myself from losing outright, and found that it was slow enough that my Feraligatr could hit it with Ice Fang at least once before going down, leaving me with only my Dragonair w/Dragon Rush. After like ten minutes of debating whether or not to try to finish it off with her, I just Max Revive'd Feraligatr instead and proceeded to take out it and Charizard in three moves. Now I just need to beat the Kanto section and I can go back to thinking up fun doubles teams. Last edited by Roland; 05-24-2010 at 05:13 PM. Reason: Beat Lance, woot

05-25-2010, 12:44 PM	#358
Azisien wat Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,177	I just finished most of my level 50 team for upcoming local tourney. Looks like I am a Water Gym Leader at heart: Milotic Pikachu Exeggutor Weezing (he's awful, probably going to release him) Vaporeon Umbreon Flareon Jolteon Cloyster Kingdra Starmie Hypno Magnezone and my heavyweight champion....Beedrill. I'll be using that pool for singles and doubles. Gonna be great times.

05-25-2010, 05:58 PM	#360
Roland Professional Layabout Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: A desert on and surrounded by mountains. Posts: 722	Slap a Power Band on the Larvitar, and switch it out at the start of battle for something that can take out the Tentacool in one shot.