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Good lord all those offtopic posts. Off to the shit thread you go... Not at all. Darkflare hit the nail on the head; she's the Hakurei shrine maiden from before Reimu was born.

The mom part isn't confirmed but yeah, she's Reimu's predecessor. This. Miko is just a shortened form of her full name; Sendai Hakurei no Miko (lit. "The previous Hakurei's miko"). Keep in mind this character was conceived before Miko from Ten Desires was known. That was uncalled for.

First DJ Hannibal Royce and now Duck? Please tell me this isn't happening

And this is what happens with Komachi dies from the banner and theres nobody else who can manipulate the distance the banner covers before it loops again :p

Bronzong is still OU viable (has a niche in being able to check several OU threats including Mega Metagross as well as providing team support through Stealth Rock and Dual Screens) but yeah, Bronzong is actually RU tierwise.

The Maison basically does the same stuff the AI did in Stadium 1 & 2's Round 2 mode where they manipulate the RNG in their favor, to give the illusion of increased difficulty.

I approve of this. Hopefully Hikari can be done next.

B-b-but I miss the bike tricks. It actually made reaching and catching Rayquaza actually feel like a reward instead of having my hand held all the way. :( But in all seriousness, I hate how they're making the new Pokemon games ridiculously easy. At least the EXP Share in ORAS felt more balanced out with the lower exp gains, to the point where I could actually leave it on and not outlevel Steven by 20 levels, unlike in X&Y. But giving you Latios/Latias for free was just pushing it. (It would have been alright if it was postgame, since I fucking hate soft resetting for Roamers).

Just posting this here as a reminder, since I had to clean up a few posts earlier; any screenshot thats NSFW, be it explicit or implied (an example of the latter being the Crowe screenshots Dumanios and Kai posted) needs to be put into spoiler tags.

He's right about the Rayquaza/Deoxys sequence, but you're not forced to capture Deoxys. The only tedious part is soft resetting for the Rayquaza, since not only do you have to deal with the cutscenes but you also have to battle Zinnia and Deoxys immediately after catching him and you can't progress through the Delta Episode without catching him first (which shouldn't be an issue since they buffed Rayquaza's catch rate from 3 to 45, which makes him SIGNIFICANTLY easier to catch). Even though you can't check natures during battle, you can still deduce what it is if you know the min/max stats at level 70, which should then give you an accurate picture of what Rayquaza's IVs are once you plug the stats into an IV calculator. You can always confirm the nature after the battle if you really need to.

You can KO the Deoxys during the Delta Episode and return to the Sky Pillar at any time after beating the Elite 4 again. Deoxys will be at the top where Rayquaza was during the Delta Episode. Doing this makes it much easier to soft reset for Deoxys as the IVs/Nature/etc are all reset.

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With a national holiday coming up, I wont be able to get the PotW on time unless I post it early. So here is the Ubers PotW, this time we cover the very personification of death itself. Yveltal Tier Status (Singles): Uber Tier Status (Doubles): D.Uber Type: Dark/Flying Base Stats: 126 / 131 / 95 / 131 / 98 / 99 Abilities: Dark Aura: The base power of this Pokemon's Dark-type attacks is increased by 33.3%. If a Pokemon with the ability Aura Break is on the field, the base over of this Pokemon's Dark-type attacks is reduced by 33.3% instead. Table of Contents Singles Ubers Overview Singles Ubers Overview ORAS Singles Ubers Viability: A+ Yveltal and its counterpart Xerneas sport the exact same base stat distribution and similar abilities, the only thing separating them being their typing and movepool. Yveltal's Dark/Flying typing, combined with its base stats and movepool, grant it great versitility, allowing it to fit on Offense and Defense teams alike. Due to its powerful Dark Aura-boosted Dark Pulse and immunity to Ground, it serves as a great check to Primal Groudon. Its signature move, Oblivion Wing, is unique among attacking moves that drain HP as it heals damage on a 4:3 ratio, wheras most draining moves heal on a 2:1 ratio, making it an excellent move when backed by Life Orb. In addition, Yveltal has access to the strongest priority attack in the game with STAB Dark Aura-boosted Sucker Punch. Defensively, Yveltal can take advantage of its bulk with Roost while still hitting hard with Dark Aura-boosted Foul Play. Yveltal is not without its flaws, however. For one, while 99 base speed allows it to outspeed the majority of the Ubers tier, which lay in the 90-95 base speed range, Yveltal is still relatively slow. While Yveltal's typing isn't bad defensively, it doesn't have that many resistances, and a Stealth Rock weakness can easily cut into its longevity. ORAS Ubers Singles Moveset: Life Orb Mixed Attacker Ability: Dark Aura / Item: @Life Orb Nature: Rash w/ EVs: 24 HP / 48 Attack / 252 Sp.Attack / 184 Speed Moves: Dark Pulse / Oblivion Wing / Sucker Punch / Taunt Tips: Yveltal's Dark Pulse is currently the strongest Dark-type move in the game, not only acting as a powerful nuke, but also sporting a handy flinch chance. Oblivion Wing is Yveltal's secondary STAB, boosting Yveltal's longevity by healing off 75% of the damage dealt. Sucker Punch also hits on the physical side and helps mitigate Yveltal's average Speed stat. Taunt is used specifically for Klefki, a common switch-in to Yveltal. Outside of Klefki, Taunt is also useful for forcing the opponent to attack Yveltal directly, and thus works very well in conjunction with Sucker Punch. 252 Sp.Attack EVs with a Rash nature ensures that Dark Pulse and Oblivion Wing hit for as much damage as possible when boosted by Life Orb. 184 Speed EVs allows Yveltal to outspeed all neutral natured base 90 Speed Pokemon. 24 HP EVs are chosen specifically to give Yveltal 399 HP, which both minimizes recoil damage from Life Orb and maximizes HP percentage gains from Oblivion Wing. The remaining 48 EVs are put into Attack to give Sucker Punch as much of a damage boost as possible. Rash nature is chosen over Modest so as to not cut into Sucker Punch's damage. Life Orb is the crux of this set, maximizing Yveltal's damage output on both sides. Due to Yveltal's immunities to both Ground and Psychic, switching this Yveltal in on these attacks is usually the best way to get it in. However, do note that Ground types such as Primal Groudon commonly carry Stone Edge as a coverage move, while Mewtwo and Mega Mewtwo Y commonly run Ice Beam. When facing against Primal Groudon, it is always best to use Oblivion Wing first, as this will give Yveltal a buffer to eat a Stone Edge, while also placing Primal Groudon into KO range with Dark Pulse. Whenever Yveltal's health is diminishing, never be afraid to use Oblivion Wing whenever the opportunity presents itself, such as on a forced switch or when Yveltal is able to outspeed and KO a Pokemon. Honorable Mentions: Heat Wave is an option to run if Klefki is a big concern, as it deals 80% damage on average, forcing it to either status or Spikes as a last-ditch effort. Heat Wave on Mixed Yveltal works best when using a Choice Scarf Xerneas as a teammate, otherwise it can be hard to fit onto this set. U-turn is another option if using Mega Gengar on the same team, as this allows Yveltal to lure in Fairy types as it U-turns to Mega Gengar, trapping them and KOing them. In this case, it is better to run Black Glasses over Life Orb as Yveltal will be switching very often, leaving it vulnerable to Stealth Rock damage. Recommended Teammates: Due to Yveltal's ability to heavily punish Latios, Latias, and Origin Giratina for using Defog, Pokemon that appreciate these Pokemon gone make for nice teammates. Xerneas makes for a nice teammate due to Yveltal's ability to check Primal Groudon. Additionally, Choice Scarf Xerneas makes for a nice partner if Yveltal runs Heat Wave, as Heat Wave Yveltal can destroy Klefki, which is otherwise a full stop to Choice Scarf Xerneas running rampant. Many offensive teams appreciate Yveltal's ability to check Primal Groudon. Xerneas, Ho-oh, Mega Diancie, Arceus-Electric, Klefki, Mega Metagross, and Zekrom are all examples of Pokemon that appreciate having Primal Groudon removed. If running U-turn, Mega Gengar with Sludge Wave makes for an excellent partner to for Yveltal to lure in Fairy types, U-turn out to Mega Gengar, trap and kill them. ORAS Ubers Singles Moveset: Physically Defensive Ability: Dark Aura / Item: @Black Glasses or Leftovers Nature: Impish or Bold w/ EVs: 164 HP / 252 Defense / 92 Speed Moves: Foul Play / Taunt / Roost / Toxic or Sucker Punch Tips: Dark Aura-boosted Foul Play spells doom for every physical attacker in Ubers, as Foul Play uses the opponent's Attack stat rather than Yveltal's, so Yveltal can still pose a huge offensive threat even when running no Attack investment. Taunt is used to disable Klefki from using Spikes as well as disabling many other slower walls such as Lugia. Roost is Yveltal's primary form of recovery, and also temporarily removes its Rock-type weakness so that it can better check slower variants of Primal Groudon. For the last slot, Toxic helps Yveltal wear down opposing walls and cripple common switch-ins such as Xerneas. However, Sucker Punch can be used to KO Mewtwo and Mega Mewtwo Y, as well as faster, weakened attackers. 92 Speed EVs allows Yveltal to outspeed 0 speed Lugia, so that it can cripple it with Taunt. The remaining EVs are placed into Defense and HP, with an emphasis on Defense in order to provide Yveltal with as much physical bulk as possible. For the nature, Impish should only be run if using Sucker Punch, as Bold cuts into Sucker Punch's damage output. Otherwise, Bold should be used to minimize both confusion damage and damage from opposing Foul Plays. The item choice depends on whether you need extra power or longevity. Black Glasses boosts the damage output of both Foul Play and Sucker Punch while not cutting into Yveltal's longevity, while Leftovers allows Yveltal passive recovery so that it can wall more attacks, at the cost of extra power. This Yveltal set is a straightforward physical wall; come in on any physical attacker and threaten them with Foul Play. Due to its Stealth Rock weakness and its role as a physical wall, Yveltal will be using Roost very frequently, especially if running Black Glasses over Leftovers. Recommended Teammates: Physically defensive Yveltal hates Xerneas with a passion, so teammates that can deal with it are pretty much mandatory. Defensive variants of Primal Groudon, as well as Klefki, are good examples of this, as both can also set up Stealth Rock and Spikes, respectively. Since Physically Defensive Yveltal is also a solid switch-in to Primal Groudon, Xerneas also makes for a great teammate. Klefki and Primal Kyogre also hate having Primal Groudon around, so they can also take advantage of the support this Yveltal provides. ORAS Ubers Singles Moveset: Choice Scarf Ability: Dark Aura / Item: @Choice Scarf Nature: Modest w/ EVs: 34 HP / 4 Defense / 248 Sp.Attack / 224 Speed Moves: Dark Pulse / Foul Play / Oblivion Wing / U-Turn Tips: Yveltal's Dark Pulse is currently the strongest Dark-type move in the game, and with a Choice Scarf it allows Yveltal to revenge kill many notable threats due to its fantastic neutral coverage. Many key threats that Yveltal can revenge kill with it include Mewtwo, Latios, Latias, and Mega Gengar. Foul Play is a very potent weapon against physical attackers and setup sweepers such as Rayquaza and Arceus-Normal, while also hitting Mega Mewtwo Y for more damage than Dark Pulse. Oblivion Wing gives Yveltal recovery to mitigate damage taken from Stealth Rock, as well as nuke the Fighting types that resist Dark Pulse and Foul Play, including Blaziken, Mega Blaziken, and Mega Mewtwo X. U-turn is used to preserve offensive momentum, allowing Yveltal to scout for incoming switch-ins such as Arceus-Fairy. 248 Sp.Attack EVs with a Modest nature maximizes the damage output from Dark Pulse and Oblivion Wing. 248 is chosen over 252 as the extra 4 EVs make no difference in the damage calculations, and are better spent in its defense, which combined with 34 HP EVs allows Yveltal to survive a +2 Arceus-Normal's ExtremeSpeed while simultaneously OHKOing it with Foul Play. The rest of its EVs are put toward Speed in order to make Yveltal as fast as possible with a Choice Scarf. With a Choice Scarf, Yveltal's role becomes that of a revenge killer; sending it in after an opponent scores a KO in order to KO back. You should use U-Turn early in the match in order to scout for Arceus-Fairy and Arceus-Dark, especially if your team has trouble with these two, as scouting for them is a good way of analyzing your opponent's team structure. Since this Yveltal lacks the same damage output as the Life Orb mixed attacker, you need to be careful about which move Yveltal becomes locked into or else your opponent will be able to use Yveltal as setup bait. This Yveltal works best on Balanced teams that can afford to run checks and counters to common Fairy types, due to its lower damage output and inability to switch attacks. Recommended Teammates: One setup sweeper that Choice Scarf Yveltal cannot touch is Geomancy Xerneas, so teammates that can handle it are mandatory. Primal Groudon and Klefki are the best at handling this task. Since this Yveltal will be coming in quite often, Stealth Rock removal through Defog is appreciated. Latios, Latias, Origin Giratina, and support formes of Arceus, namely Arceus-Ghost, are good examples of Defog users. Singles Ubers Check and Counters to Yveltal Fairy types are some of Yveltal's biggest checks and counters, as they all force Yveltal out. It should be noted that Xerneas is 2HKOed by Oblivion Wing on the Life Orb set, while Klefki takes a huge chunk of damage from Heat Wave. All of them except Klefki need to be wary of Yveltal carrying U-turn, as it can tag out into Mega Gengar as they switch in, and end up being trapped and KOed by Sludge Wave. Dark types also resist Yveltal's STAB Dark moves. Tyranitar also resists Oblivion Wing while hitting Yveltal with STAB Stone Edge, although Tyranitar does have a bit of trouble handling Defensive Yveltal on its own. Formes of Arceus that hit Yveltal for super effective damage can KO with super effective Judgement, although they will not enjoy taking a Life Orb boosted hit. Arceus-Rock and Arceus-Electric are two of the more notable ones that can do this. Zekrom can revenge kill any Yveltal lacking a Choice Scarf, but will not enjoy taking a Foul Play or Dark Pulse. White Kyurem can KO Defensive Yveltal with Ice Beam, but struggles against Life Orb and Choice Scarf variants. Poison & Burn () Life Orb Yveltal hates extra residual damage from status. Both Defensive Yveltal and Choice Scarf Yveltal hate burns as, while Foul Play uses the opponent's Attack stat, the damage is still reduced by half if Yveltal is burned. Defensive Yveltal also hates Toxic, as it limits the number of turns it can stay in before the damage from Toxic Poison becomes too much for it to handle. External Links Smogon Analysis (Singles Ubers)

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Ubers Update Rises (Dark): A -> A+ Works as a fantastic stallbreaker, status absorber, and check to Latios and Latias, who have been on the rise due to ORAS giving them access to Soul Dew again, and is relatively easy to splash onto teams. : C+ -> B- Although Jirachi pretty much requires a moveslot for U-Turn in order to thrive in Ubers, Jirachi provides decent utility, being able to check Mega Salamence with Thunder Wave, and U-turn in conjunction with Wish allows it to serve as a decent Wishpasser. Drops : A- -> B+ Primal Groudon and Mega Salamence give Gliscor a hard time. Primal Groudon can simply 2HKO with Lava Plume if it manages to score a burn, while Mega Salamence carrying Refresh or Substitute doesn't care about status. : B -> C There isn't anything that Gothitelle can trap effectively anymore. Latios and Latias are much more effectively handled by Pursuit than by Gothitelle, and the increased usage of both Arceus-Dark and Arceus-Ghost gives it too many problems. : B -> C+ Mega Lucario's primary niche in XY Ubers was its ability to function on Sticky Web teams. With Latios and Latias gaining access to Soul Dew in ORAS and becoming the primary Defog users in the tier, Sticky Web is now unviable, thus taking away Mega Luke's niche. Primal Groudon gives it headaches, and it also suffers from severe competition from Mega Salamence. The rise in Arceus-Ghost's viability doesn't make matters for Mega Luke any better. : B+ -> B With Primal Groudon + Xerneas being everywhere, Zekrom is now much easier to pivot around and overall, it is much harder to fit Zekrom onto teams. Potential Changes : A+ -> A : A+ -> A (Ground): A -> A- : A- -> B+ : A- -> B+ : A- -> B+ or B : A- -> B+ or B : A- -> B+ or B : B- -> B (Electric): B -> B- or C+

ORAS has been out for 2 months now, and this thread has been superceded by the Go there if you want to discuss PotW articles.

Serperior, Mega Pidgeot, and Dragalge are all being suspect tested to be banned from RU:

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RU Sweepers Swords Dance: Dragon Dance: Bulk Up: Nasty Plot: Calm Mind: Shell Smash: Other: Wallbreakers Stallbreakers Revenge Killers/Choice Scarf Users Priority Users Pivots Trappers Hazard Setters Stealth Rock: Spikes: Toxic Spikes: Sticky Web: N/A Hazard Removal/Control Defog: Rapid Spin: Magic Bounce: Common Type-Specific Checks/Counters Fire & Flying: Psychic:

UU Physical Sweepers Swords Dance: Dragon Dance: Shell Smash: Hone Claws: Belly Drum: Bulk Up: Special Sweepers Nasty Plot: Calm Mind: Shell Smash: Work Up: Wallbreakers/Stallbreakers Choice Band: Choice Specs: Other: Revenge Killers Priority Users Pivots Offensive: Defensive: "Volt-Turn" Users U-Turn: Volt Switch: Physical Walls Special Walls Mixed Walls Assault Vest Users Hazard Setters Stealth Rock: Spikes: Toxic Spikes: Sticky Web: Hazard Control/Removers Defog: Rapid Spin: Magic Bounce: Supporters Wish/Healing Wish: Heal Bell/Aromatherapy: Phazers Checks/Counters to Common Specific Types Fire: Dark (and Knock Off): Water: Fighting: Flying: Electric (and Volt Switch):

OU Physical Sweepers Swords Dance: (1) Dragon Dance: (2) Agility/Rock Polish: Other: 1: Swords Dance + Tailwind Mega Charizard X 2: Bulky Dragon Dance Mega Charizard X Special Sweepers Nasty Plot: Calm Mind: (1) Agility/Rock Polish: Quiver Dance: Other: 1: Mega Latias Mixed Sweepers Wallbreakers (1)(2) 1: Swords Dance Breloom 2: Focus Sash + Technician Breloom Stallbreakers Revenge Killers Late Game Cleaners Pivots Physical Walls Special Walls Mixed Walls Tanks Hazard Setters Stealth Rock: Spikes: Toxic Spikes: Sticky Web: Hazard Removers (1)(2) 1: Offensive Starmie 2: Bulky Reflect Type Starmie Supporters Clerics Wish: Heal Bell/Aromatherapy: Healing Wish: Lunar Dance:

Ubers Physical Sweepers (1)(2) 1: Arceus-Ghost 2: Swords Dance + Extremespeed Arceus-Normal ("E-Killer") Special Sweepers (1)(2)(3) 1: Arceus-Dark 2: Arceus-Fairy 3: Arceus-Ghost Mixed Sweepers (1)(2) 1: Offensive Mega Diancie 2: Trick Room Mega Diancie Wallbreakers Stallbreakers Revenge Killers Late Game Cleaners Pivots Physical Walls Special Walls Mixed Walls Tanks Dedicated Leads Hazard Setters Stealth Rock: Spikes: Hazard Removers (1)(2) 1: Arceus-Fairy 2: Arceus-Ghost Supporters (1)(2) 1: Arceus-Fairy 2: Arceus-Ghost