Simple Questions and Answers Thread for BST! (Read First Post)

[Lord Clowncrete]

Kinda, if I do Wifi battles, will my Lvl 73 Tyranitar (for example) automatically be levelled up to 100?

no. not in gen 5.

[JoshuaMunoz]

WHat does Tank, lead, sweeper, etc. Mean? Can anyone explain all of them including the ones I didn't put on?

[Angad]

WHat does Tank, lead, sweeper, etc. Mean? Can anyone explain all of them including the ones I didn't put on?

Well, Terminology is an extensive list, but I'll do what I can.

Metagame is a game within a game. It's the atmosphere of predicting, planning and everything else needed to win. Competitive Battling is a metagame.

A Lead is exactly what it sounds like, a Pokemon that starts off the match. In Generation Five (Black and White), Team Preview (Pokemon Order is arranged prior to match) has caused the decline of dedicated leads in general battling. However, Generation Four (Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Soul Silver, and Heart Gold) has a very prominent lead metagames.

Walls are Pokemon that are designed to take hits along with supply the team with another form of support, through entry hazards (Spikes and Stealth Rock), statuses (Poison, and Paralysis), pHazing (Pseudohazing, moves that force pokemon to go away like Roar and Whirlwind) or other types of support. They can inclined toward deflecting physical attacks (Skarmory, or Hippowdon) or Special Attacks (Blissey or Tentacruel).

Wallbreakers are pokemon that focus on taking down both Physical and Special Walls through sheer power (Terrakion or Haxorus) or a mixed moveset of both Physical and Special moves (Infernape or Salamence.)

Sweepers are Pokemon that can use set-up moves to clean up after counters are removed. These moves include Dragon Dance (Gyarados, Dragonite, Salamence), Quiver Dance (Volcarona), Swords Dance (Infernape, Terrakion), and Rock Polish (Terrakion).

Tanks are Pokemon that can generally take a hit, and still hit back harder and accomplish its purpose.

I'll finish up in a bit, but repost on other specific terms you would like to know.

[Lord Clowncrete]

@JoshuaMunoz;

You will also find these articles interesting:
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[ShinyRiolu]

Who would be the best recipient of Secret Power? (preferably Normal type please)

[~Aeon]

Who would be the best recipient of Secret Power? (preferably Normal type please)

thats a tough one, because every pokemon can learn secret power... so... it really depends on your team. i'll need more info on that to give you a solid rate. actually, in an ideal world, arceus. just saying.

[AkuromaKun]

What is a good pokemon (and nature with EVs) for putting status ailment on my opponents?

[Tye Taylors]

Goodset for Quilava?

Comments or Suggestions?

Quilava
Item: Leftovers
Nature: Adamant
Moves:
-Flare Blitz
-Wild Charge
-Dig
-Double Kick

I need something to hit Ground, will Flare blitz get over most ground types who aren't Rock/Ground?

[Kouzan]

This is probably the best place to ask.

What are some good moves to teach to a Stunky?

The one I have in Diamond is at lv. 24 and knows
Screech
Fury Swipes
SmokeScreen
Toxic

Moves I have it can learn
Payback
Fire Blast
Return

Suggest anything not just the moves listed.
Thanks.

[Professor Jacel]

This is probably the best place to ask.

What are some good moves to teach to a Stunky?

The one I have in Diamond is at lv. 24 and knows
Screech
Fury Swipes
SmokeScreen
Toxic

Moves I have it can learn
Payback
Fire Blast
Return

Suggest anything not just the moves listed.
Thanks.

Well it can learn Night Slash as he levels which is Good It could of Learned slash at 22 which would of been better than Fury Swipes. Payback is nice and Fireblast would be good to. Return would be great if you knew how High His Happiness was.

[Professor Jacel]

So I battled a Conkeldur that used both Drain Punch and Mach punch. Bulbapedia shows that you cannot get both these moves bread on but on Smogon it shows one of his movesets that has both those moves. So Can Conkeldur Mach punch and Drain Punch???

[a0161613]

Yes but my only evidence is that someone has a Timburr in Munchlax Craving's with those egg moves.

[Professor Jacel]

Ok Just wondered. Thanks!

[SharKing]

The trick I know of is to get a Hitmonchan (which learns Mach Punch naturally) in Gen. III or IV and teach it Drain Punch by TM in Gen. IV, then send it to Black or White and have it breed with a female Timburr/Gurdurr/Conkeldurr. The offspring will have both of those moves.

[Kouzan]

This is probably the best place to ask.

What are some good moves to teach to a Stunky?

The one I have in Diamond is at lv. 24 and knows
Screech
Fury Swipes
SmokeScreen
Toxic

Moves I have it can learn
Payback
Fire Blast
Return

Suggest anything not just the moves listed.
Thanks.

Well it can learn Night Slash as he levels which is Good It could of Learned slash at 22 which would of been better than Fury Swipes. Payback is nice and Fireblast would be good to. Return would be great if you knew how High His Happiness was.

This is for Diamond and Pearl so it doesn't learn Slash until level 25. As soon as I get it to lv 25, I'll replace Fury Swipes. And I think I will replace Screech with Payback for now and wait a little bit later to teach it Fire Blast.

Thanks for the help!