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[Akroma]

well, you said you wanna run lucario physicaly, so my advice would be getting a moveset along the lines of bulletpunch (an egg move, I hoped you picked it up, if not, maybe it's not too late to switch to special? what are your EVs right now?), sword dance, extreme speed and close combat


the general strategy would be to bring it in when it's relatively safe, use sword dance once, and then wreck the enemy with either fast priority moves are close combat if you outspeed anyway




the special set is a whooole lot more dangerous, going with nasty plot, aura sphere, flash canon and dark pulse. it works pretty much the same, though of course to get nasty plot, riolu has to stay unevolved until round 5, so it might not be worth it


if you dont wanna keep it unevolved, or have missed out on bullet punch, iron tail is not a bad option


I propose following moveset, given on what I have seen on your team:


pick the TM hone claws, the TM stone edge, and the Tutor move iron tail. it's a bit item expensive, but should work out well


invest EVs mostly into speed and attack, best would be a speed boosting nature


use hone-claws to boost your attack and raise your accuracy (way better than mind-reader), which makes stone edge, iron tail and high jump kick, usualy unreliable moves, accurate and even stronger. this way you should be able to OHKO all but the bulkiest enemies (as long as they dont resist), as long as you are faster than them (so a speed boosting nature would be best)

a boosted iron tail would likely OHKO, definetly 2HKO Togekiss, Granbull, Floette and most non-bulky mons that are not resisting steel. Boosted Stone Edge gets rid of Ninjask, Vivillon and Larvesta, and HJK will just do TREMENDOUS damage. After a boost from hone claws, it will always hit, and should be used on anything that doesn't resist fighting and can't be HIT SE with steel or rock. Beware though if the enemy has ghost types he can switch in, in that case better use the other two moves

[darkpaladin109]

Battle vs. GWG
Link: http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/ou-74877581

Rp stuff

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Paladin fought more of the other trainers. Some of them were victories, some of them losses. He continued walking, taking a path through the forest. In the forest, he was ambushed by a pack of Electrike, led by a strange, blue colored Electrike. He sent out his Heracross, Rhino to fight the leader. As the two fought, Paladin threw a Pokeball at the leader and captured her. The rest of the pack turned tail and ran. The Electrike, nicknamed Electron proved his loyalti quickly, helping to fight off other pokemon. Electron also dug up found a small, purple orb hidden in the ground, apparently taking it for herself.

Name: Paladin
Caught Pokemons: Rhino (Heracross), Electron (Electrike)
Inventory: 8 pokeballs, Megahorn TM, Life orb
Routes traveled: Forest

Anything wrong with this? I'm still using links since I couldn't figure out how to turn words into links.

[GreatWyrmGold]

well, you said you wanna run lucario physicaly, so my advice would be getting a moveset along the lines of bulletpunch (an egg move, I hoped you picked it up, if not, maybe it's not too late to switch to special? what are your EVs right now?)...

I did not, and my EVs are currently...0 across the board. Huh. I thought I did those. Too late to fix?

the special set is a whooole lot more dangerous, going with nasty plot, aura sphere, flash canon and dark pulse. it works pretty much the same, though of course to get nasty plot, riolu has to stay unevolved until round 5, so it might not be worth it

Hm...

I propose following moveset, given on what I have seen on your team:

pick the TM hone claws, the TM stone edge, and the Tutor move iron tail. it's a bit item expensive, but should work out well

invest EVs mostly into speed and attack, best would be a speed boosting nature

use hone-claws to boost your attack and raise your accuracy (way better than mind-reader), which makes stone edge, iron tail and high jump kick, usualy unreliable moves, accurate and even stronger. this way you should be able to OHKO all but the bulkiest enemies (as long as they dont resist), as long as you are faster than them (so a speed boosting nature would be best)

Noted.

[Akroma]

not too late to fix. invest them however you like. if you havent chosen a nature either, well, you have seen my recommendation.


also, you don't need to always bother with mind reader before HJK. 90% is plenty accurate. Of course with hone-claws, the damage is boosted too, so here it just matters wether you think the enemy can OHKO you, if he is faster etc

[GreatWyrmGold]

Why is HJK so accurate? It seems to defeat the purpose a bit.

[Akroma]

because losing 50% of your health is a HUGE drawback. especialy with ghost types and protect moves being very common




but yeah, it IS a very good move, if you boost it with hone claws and take care not to attack a ghost enemy or an enemy with protect, it is usualy a good choice. I prefer it over close combat and super power

[darkpaladin109]

Battle vs. Akroma
That battle was pretty easy, mostly because both Shellos and Ninjask were weak to electric type attacks.

Battle vs. Bluerobin
That was somewhat harder. The togepi could have been more dangerous, since I got lucky with the paralasys.

[Bluerobin]

Alright, I'll be online for the rest of the night (probably 4 or 5 hours). I won't be focusing on Showdown, though, so it may take me a few minutes to respond. Feel free to PM me if I'm taking an exceptionally long time.

[Akroma]

Yesterday has been productive

Lets keep up the good speed and get some battles done

[darkpaladin109]

I'l be online for now.

Round 1 vs. Kansa
That one was pretty close. He could definetely finish me off and win the match if not for the Life orb.

Round 2 vs. Kansa
We had to redo this one since Kansa forgot to invest EV's in Vivilion. This match was likely much closer than the last one, since I got lucky and had my Heracross wake up one turn after he was hit with sleep powder.

Une town gym battle
Fairly easy, mostly since I crippled Vivilion in the first turn.

Rp

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Paladin exited Sankt Forest, ariving in his hometown of Une town. He now seeked to challenge the local gym leader, oftentimes called "The butterfly queen" for her powerful Vivilion, dwelling on a large rooftop garden. The battle was fierce, but quick. The first pokemon to be sent out was Electron, who used her powerful electric energy to both cripple and heavily damage the Vivilion. Unfortunately, she was overpowered and taken out by a direct hit from the gym leader's signature move, struggle bug. The battle was pretty much won from that point, as the stunned Vivilion was unable to dodge Rhino's Megahorn. For his victory, he was awarded the Bug badge. After resting up he left the town to visit an ancient shrine just outside of it. He often visited the shrine when he was younger, so he decided to take one last look at it before leaving on his journey. As he approached the shrine, Rhino dashed off. He chased his Heracross, to find it looking at The floor of the shrine. Upon taking a closer look, he found a small, cut gem, flashing with a pale green color. He took the gem, planning to ask someone who knew more about items what it could be.

Name: Paladin
Caught Pokemons: Rhino (Heracross), Electron (Electrike)
Inventory: 8 pokeballs, Megahorn TM, Life orb, Bug gem
Routes traveled: Sankt Forest
Badges: Bug

[Akroma]

Hmm, Since Gastrodon now knows Scald, and since my starter must always be in the team, I doubt I will teach Scald to anything else, I am putting Scald up for trade.




right now, the only TM in circulation that immediatly interests me is Earthquake, though I am of course willing to wait until other options pop up.

[Bluerobin]

I'll be around as well, but playing other games like yesterday.

[GreatWyrmGold]

At leas I took out the electric guy.
Dark Paladin 1, Me 0.

[darkpaladin109]

Batlle vs. GWG, round 2
He took out my Electrike, but Heracross finished off the rest of his team. I also don't know why it shows the battle from my opponent's perspective, though it doesn't matter much.
EDIT: I don't like double posting, so I'm going to just put my round 3 changes and additions here.
Rp

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Paladin exited the city, planning to visit the Daycare Center on his way to Deux City. On his way to the daycare, the sky became covered in dark clouds, and large amounts of rain was falling from the sky. "This couldn't get any worse" he said himself as he ran towards shelter. The pokeball containing Electron slipped, and the pokemon was released. A thundering roar was heard from the sky, as the electrike was struck by lightning. Paladin turned towards his pokemon, only to see it become enveloped in some form of energy, evolving into a Manectric. His newly evolved pokemon then joined his master.
In the daycare, they told him of their newest pokemon, a Budew apparently abadoned by it's trainer because it was too weak for his team. The also said that the Budew was clutching onto a TM. Needless to say, he adopted the Budew, making it the newest member of his team.

Name: Paladin
Caught Pokemons: Rhino(Heracross),Electron (Manectric), Buddy (Budew)
Inventory: 8 Pokeballs, TM101: Megahorn, Life Orb, Bug Gem, TM108: Giga drain
Routes Traveled: Sankt Forest, Daycare Center
Badges: Bug
That should be everything.

I'm just going to post the link to my second gym battle here, I'l write up the Rp later.


Battle vs. Akroma, Round 3
That went rather well. Again, it was due to crippling his powerhouse first turn.

[Akroma]

Yeah, this means war. No more rounds were I am unprepared to take on Heracross (especialy since Scalding or even toxicing it wont work, with guts and all...)


so no Umbreon, as was my original plan, and something more cut out for the job instead. Should do well against my other Rival, Ultravalican too...except for Gengar maybe


anyway, here is a short reminder on how many battles are missing


Akroma:          21/21

DarkPaladin109 10/21

GreatWyrmGold 14/21

MiemieFan88     10/21

RolepGeek        12/21

Kansa              15/21

Bluerobin          18/21

Ultravalican      12/21

in total, 29 battles are still to be done. I'll not begin round 4 until this number has dwindled to at least 10