Feb 20, 2016, 06:20 AM
(Feb 20, 2016, 04:21 AM)GMX Wrote: Honestly i would stick with Talonflame since it's an excellent partner for Xerneas (and in general it offers a guaranteed Tailwind for your team). The main reason being priority LO Brave Bird for some damage on opposing boosted Xerneas (we are still talking about a 2HKO on a standard 4HP Xerneas) or to finish off anything you put in KO range with your boosted Dazzling Gleam / Moonblast, which is more important than people think; then you have priority Tailwind to match any opposing Tailwind in the blink of an eye; another great move on Talonflame is Quick Guard, since M-Ray Extreme Speed and Scizor Bullet Punch are really strong, you have a mean to stop those attacks (actually, you make Scizor useless in front of your Xerneas), not to talk about opposing Talonflame Brave Bird targeting your Xerneas, which you can stop. Thanks to Quick Guard you also completely shut down Prankster TWave, Quash, Encore and many other things (Whimsicott, Thundy and Liepard). Then you also have Flare Blitz which is another option to OHKO opposing Ferrothorn, when you can't switch in your P-Don safely or when it's gone.
PS: try Focus Sash on Thundurus :D
That's true. I suppose I could run either Talonflame or Crobat and both would give me similar results. Quick Guard is a great idea on Talinflame, I just don't know what move to give up to use it though.
(Feb 20, 2016, 05:30 AM)jouzea Wrote: Why does your ferrothorn have 0 IV in speed, I think it's safe to give it 31IV? Your kang should be inner focus so you have the option to not mega when you're sure your opponent will fake out for those pesky scarfed smeargles. I use crobat in my own team, as it doesn't have 4x weakness to rock types, with almost the same use with talonflame. You might argue with talonflame having a priority bravebird, but only a few mons outspeed crobat, and I'm biased with crobat because it's part of my ingame team lol. but either way is fine, try both and see what works for you. Although I wanted the precipice blades, I lost some match with its crucial miss. All the mons here are seen very often in pokemon showdown, I guess your fine just practice to improve your decisions in plays, and make sure to keep an eye with new threats. Good luck XD
I have 0 speed IVs on Ferrothorn so Gyro Ball hits harder. Plus, even with 31 speed IVs, it wouldn't be out speeding anything on the field anyways. I would use a Inner Focus Kang but I unfortunately don't have one at the moment. I'll have to ask around for a HA Kang!
