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Milos
04-25-2009, 08:33 PM
Kabutops
Type: Rock / Water
Battle Armor: Prevents critical hits.
Swift Swim: Speed is doubled under Rain.

Stats:
HP-60
Atk-115
Def-105
SpA-65
SpD-70
Spe-80

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SDTops

Kabutops@Life Orb
Adamant
Swift Swim
80 Hp/ 252 Atk/ 176 Spe

- Swords Dance
- Waterfall
- Stone Edge
- Aqua Jet / Brick Break / Return

Adding a Swords Dance boost to Kabutops' already impressive Attack stat will make him a very threatening sweeper. With the abundancy of Rain Dance teams in both the Over Used and Under Used environment, Kabutops will receive the Speed boost that he desperately needs to sweep.

Waterfall and Stone Edge are your basic bread-and-butter moves for Kabutops, giving him STAB and a variety of Pokemon to hit Super Effectively. Aqua Jet can be replaced by Brick Break if you have Rain Dance support on your team. Return deals up to 70% damage on Quagsire after a Swords Dance, while Brick Break can mop the floor with Heatran.

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CBTops

Kabutops@Choice Band
Jolly
Swift Swim
40 HP/ 252 Atk/ 216 Spe

- Aqua Jet
- Waterfall
- Stone Edge
- X-Scissor / Brick Break / Return / Aerial Ace

Waterfall and Stone Edge are your main forms of STAB and make up the core of this set. Aqua Jet is used to kill off some weakened Pokemon and makes up for lack of Rain. For the last slot, it really comes down to what you need to kill in different tiers. X-Scissor destroys Over Used Pokemon like Celebi and Starmie, but can also largely dent Pokemon in Under Used like Meganium and Bellossom.

Brick Break is for Steel-types in OU, most notably Empoleon, who resists all of Kabutops' other attacks, as well as Heatran and Magnezone. Aerial Ace to destroy those Fighting-types that flood the Under Used metagame--such as Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan, and Toxicroak. Return is mainly for Quagsire, but it also hits everything barring Ghosts for neutral damage.

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Rock Polish Sweeper

Kabutops@Life Orb
Adamant
Battle Armor
24 HP/ 252 Atk/ 232 Spe

-Rock Polish
-Waterfall
-Stone Edge
-X-Scissor/ Brick Break

This set is better used in the Over Used atmosphere, generally because permanent Sandstorm is not prevalent in the Under Used metagame.

Waterfall and Stone Edge are once again your main attacks, while the option of either X-Scissor or Brick Break is generally up to you. Brick Break will take care of pesky Steels, such as Heatran and Empoleon; while X-Scissor can be used to damage Pokemon such as Celebi, Starmie, Tyranitar, and Cresselia.

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Rain Dance

Kabutops@Life Orb/ Damp Rock
Adamant
Swift Swim
200 HP/ 252 Atk/ 56 Spe

-Rain Dance
-Waterfall
-Stone Edge / Rock Slide
-Brick Break / X-Scissor / Aerial Ace

Kabutops' Speed has always been his biggest concern, and this set is here to remedy that. Kabutops with Swift Swim under the Rain makes him a very fast Pokemon while giving him an offensive boost to Waterfall. Life Orb gives Kabutops more power and allows him to sweep more effectively, but if this is being used on a Rain Dance team, then Damp Rock is the ideal Item choice.

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Support

Kabutops@Leftovers
Adamant
Battle Armor
44 HP/ 168 Atk/ 192 SpD/ 104 Spe

-Rapid Spin / Knock Off
-Stealth Rock / Knock Off
-Stone Edge
-Waterfall

Even though Kabutops gets excellent support moves (Stealth Rock, Rapid Spin, and Knock Off), the weakness to Fighting and Ground-type moves that are everywhere in OU limit Kabutops' good Defensive capabilities. Although, Kabutops still boasts a 4x resistance to Fire, meaning it could come in on Heatran's Fire Blast and attempt to Knock Off it's Choice Scarf, making Heatran easier for your team to handle. Also, Rapid Spin is a viable option, seeing as it will not be expected from Kabutops.

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MixTops

Kabutops@Life Orb
Rash
Swift Swim
172 Atk/ 252 SpA/ 84 Spe

-Surf
-Hidden Power Grass
-Waterfall
-Stone Edge / Rain Dance / X-Scissor

Kabutops doesn't have the greatest Special Attack stat, but along with Rain Dance support, Kabutops can be very dangerous. Surf is used to destroy many of UU's top Physical walls that would switch into Kabutops. Rain Dance support is vital, as it will allow Kabutops to OHKO walls such as Steelix and Aggron.

Waterfall is for some Physical STAB. Rain Dance is the crux of this set, but if you have Rain Dance support from other members of your team, you can replace it with either Stone Edge or X-Scissor. Stone Edge will be needed for Mantine and Altaria who would otherwise wall this set, while Celebi and Meganium wall this set without X-Scissor. Stealth Rock support would be greatly appreciated, as Stealth Rock turns many of Kabutops' 2HKO's into OHKO's.

Opinion:

Kabutops is a Pokemon that can be a welcome addition to most teams, and especially Rain Dance teams. It has STAB on Rock and Water, types that can damage many Pokemon in both the Over Used and Under Used environment. Useful resistances to Ice and Fire, along with immunity to Sandstorm make Kabutops viable in both OU and UU. Unfortunately, Kabutops usage in OU has been limited since almost every team out there carries a Scizor with Bullet Punch ready to destroy Kabutops.

Counters:

UU: Quagsire is your best bet, as the only moves that can harm it are Return and Hidden Power Grass. Poliwrath can absorb Kabutops' boosted Water attacks and threaten to KO with STAB Fighting attacks. Toxicroak can do the same, but does not sport the same immunities as Poliwrath.

OU: Empoleon makes a nice counter, resisting most of Kabutops' moves unless it has Brick Break. Celebi and Cresselia are also nice counters, but Celebi is mauled by X-Scissor, and so is Cresselia to an extent. Swampert is just an OU version of Quagsire, and can take most of Kabutops' hits just as well. Scizor can easily set up in Kabutops' face, ignore his Speed, and KO with STAB Bullet Punch. Although, Scizor should be wary of Waterfall if Rain Dance is set up.

Statigar
04-25-2009, 08:34 PM
Wow Milos! You've just shown to be an awesome analyser. Welcome to the crew.

Milos
04-25-2009, 08:39 PM
thanks <3333

i am cool
04-26-2009, 09:03 AM
This is an amazing Analysis O_O. Your grammar is perfect, and your writing is even better! However, I found minor flaws, but I don't have the time to edit them right now. Other then that...excellent work! Welcome to the team Milos!

Edit: Please note that TU doesn't follow Smogon tiers...Shaymin is not UU here! (and probably won't be UU on Smogon for long).

Edit2: It's Hidden Power Grass, not Hidden Power [Grass].

Also, Kabutops is not 4x resistant to Ice.

Milos
04-26-2009, 03:50 PM
Thanks man. I checked over it, and where I put 4x resistant to Ice, I meant 2x. Going to edit in a sec

EDIT: I just read the new thread where it says I can't...0.0
Well anyways you have to change where it says Sand Storm to Sandstorm. That's how the move is correctly spelled.

i am cool
04-26-2009, 04:29 PM
Oh so it's Sandstorm? Thanks...I'll add that.

And sorry, I locked it by mistake.

...I kind of killed the pics. I'm sorry...Can you recover them? I owe you one. I'll pay you points in 2 days :P.

Milos
04-26-2009, 05:10 PM
Oh so it's Sandstorm? Thanks...I'll add that.

And sorry, I locked it by mistake.

...I kind of killed the pics. I'm sorry...Can you recover them? I owe you one. I'll pay you points in 2 days :P.

ok is it neccesary to make everything in this font? it makes life hard for me because its really hard to tell where everything is...fortunately i saved it so i can repost it as i had it...is that ok with you?

i am cool
04-26-2009, 08:13 PM
Erm I did some corrections, so I don't know how that'll work. What font ?_? I just deleted the pictures by mistake.

Milos
04-26-2009, 10:44 PM
it's in this really dark font...try editing it, it's full of codes about color and font

i am cool
04-27-2009, 12:51 PM
...Nah, do w/e Font you like. I just did that because I put the Analysis on Word.