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NidoTheKing
03-03-2010, 10:41 PM
All done! Needs revision however. Enjoy!

Edit: Better bobphilip?

NidoTheKing
03-04-2010, 08:16 PM
Shuckle


http://veekun.com/dex/media/heartgold-soulsilver/213.png

http://veekun.com/dex/media/heartgold-soulsilver/frame2/213.png Good ole' Shuckie! @ Leftovers
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 248 HP, 252 Def, 8 SpDef
Nature: Careful/Impish

- Rest
- Encore
- Toxic
- Knock Off/Protect

That's right, it's the lovable rock-thingy we all know and love (or, for your opponent, hate) dearly, Shuckle! This is pretty easy, put up Sandstorm somehow, lock them in a move, Toxic them, then either get rid of their items and/or stall them to hell! Rest makes it more evil as it rids poison too!! Do I have to explain Leftovers?

http://veekun.com/dex/media/heartgold-soulsilver/frame2/213.png I will survive! @ Leftovers
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 248 HP, 8 Def, 252 SpDef
Nature: Careful/Calm

- Rest
- Sleep Talk
- Defense Curl/Withdraw
- Knock Off/Ancientpower

Shuckle is (really) hard to kill already. This set, however, will NEVER DIE!!! If you spam Defense Curl (or Withdraw, what's the difference?) with 243 HP and (+ Sandstorm) 921 Special Defense, while healing yourself instantly and neutralizing item usage/boosting yourself MORE, you'll be hearing a lot of shouts of frustration from where the other player is. Funny if it could learn Curse instead. Oh well.

http://veekun.com/dex/media/heartgold-soulsilver/frame2/213.png Wrap Trap @ Grip Claw
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 248 HP, 252 Def, 8 SpDef
Nature: Careful/Impish

- Rest
- Wrap
- Bide
- Encore

Who says Shuckle can't kill anything? Encore a move you can live against many times, while you charge up Bide, later causing severe damage (most of the time). The best part is that they have no choice but to attack you since they're locked in place with Wrap, also causing more damage overtime. Meanwhile, Rest off the damage you took. Watch out for Ghost types!

Grip Claw is here instead of Leftovers so you can trap them longer, "speeding" up the process.

Most used set: Either Wrap or the old fashion walling set.

Types of teams Pokemon used in: If not Sandstorm a team, stall or fanboy teams.

Other Options: Eh, nothing special. Power Trick is a pretty unorthodox idea, but it would become a hypocrite; having an outmatched attack stat but soggy cereal defense. Bug bite takes a berry...that you don't really need. Accupressure is WAY too unreliable to use. Defense Curl + Rollout looks cool on paper, but still won't hurt much without a boost. Body Slam's paralysis isn't needed because you can just poison it. Stealth Rock can go anywhere.

Counters: Ghost types, people who don't care about losing their items, critical hits, Rest users, some Steel types, and Gastrodon are pretty much what stop it cold. Abomosnow, Snover, and weather teams in general remove Sandstorm, and Taunt makes it generally useless.

Opinion: No one can hate Shuckie, because its insults can instantly be countered! Shuckle is THE weakest Pokemon in the game, but it's not supposed to attack, it's supposed to make life hell for your opponents. It's HP is a pathetic base 20. So what? It still has the defense capabilities of Suicune (maybe more)! Although lack of recovery move is one thing, its Rock typing and usage of Rest, Bide, Knock Off, and Wrap make it want your opponent want to kill themselves before you outstall them. He's that annoying.

bobphillip
03-04-2010, 11:03 PM
You don't need to add the 0's in the EV spread, its ugly.

NidoTheKing
03-14-2010, 06:00 PM
You don't need to add the 0's in the EV spread, its ugly.



Edited and done.

bobphillip
03-19-2010, 12:20 AM
You need to put the actual images,

NidoTheKing
03-19-2010, 08:35 PM
You need to put the actual images,


I'm copy + pasting and this is all I get. I don't know how... :(


*edit* Until now ;D