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I've heard Galarian Mr Mime has been surging recently due to Klinklang being so prevalent. Why is this? What about Klinklang makes Galarian Mr Mime good, especially when it's usually been outclassed by Mr Rime?
So I will say attributing Galarian Mime's rise to Klinklang has in large part been my own theory about the meta and isn't like, a certified fact. Galarian Mime in practical terms started to get used more than Rime because Klinklang has insanely high usage (and may or may not be broken and ban worthy) and Mime outspeeds it while Rime doesn't outspeed most sets. I further theorized it's also so good because Klinklang is so common and it's hard to run a secondary Ice resist so teams are relying on this one slower Pokemon that dies to a +2 Focus Blast or 2 Focus Blasts as it's trying to switch in.
 

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Can I run Modest Specs Jolteon on my electric terrain team? The tier is so slow I feel like Timid is kind of pointless
Yeah modest Jolt is solid. Things you miss out on are Scarf Stonjourner, +1 Timid Rime, Boltund, and you now speed tie with Swoobat. But the trade off is worth it if your main goal is to pound through cores with E-terrain up
 
Yeah modest Jolt is solid. Things you miss out on are Scarf Stonjourner, +1 Timid Rime, Boltund, and you now speed tie with Swoobat. But the trade off is worth it if your main goal is to pound through cores with E-terrain up
Thank you, one more question, what is an optimal set for Silvally Poison? I am using it on an electric terrain team so I want grass pledge but then I feel like pawniard bait
 
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Thank you, one more question, what is an optimal set for Silvally Poison? I am using it on an electric terrain team so I want grass pledge but then I feel like pawniard bait
Silvally-Poison @ Poison Memory
Ability: RKS System
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Multi-Attack
- Flame Charge
- Grass Pledge
- Swords Dance

this is what I've been running mostly, if you really want to do a number to Pawniard you can run Flamethrower over Flame Charge and a non minus SpA nature to do more if it feels necessary.
 
I was looking at Appletun's recommend defensive build and noticed Calm supplanted Bold as the recommend nature. What caused the change?
 
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I was looking at Appletun's recommend defensive build and noticed Calm supplanted Bold as the recommend nature. What caused the change?
nothing, it's always been this way, although physdef is considerably better in the current meta. the qc team is currently working on sample sets and updating old ones - which includes appletun. if u have more c&c related questions pls let me know!
 
nothing, it's always been this way, although physdef is considerably better in the current meta. the qc team is currently working on sample sets and updating old ones - which includes appletun. if u have more c&c related questions pls let me know!
Guess I'm just crazy. Happy to know I wasn't wrong in thinking it could pull off a phydef build though. With everything moving around it makes sense that the roles some pokemon are best at will change. Thanks for the answer.
 
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Speed Control is basically how your team handles fast pokemon. Examples include ;
Sticky Webs (but beware fast flying types or boots users)
Tailwind support
Paralysis Spreading
A fast scarfer
Good priority
 

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Would you guys play Body Press or Seismic Toss on defensive Regirock? I tend to play SDef since its Def stat is already high while Body Press is really appealing too as well, I can't decide...
 
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100 base attack isn't bad at all if You insisted on drain punch/coverage for poison switch ins if You're running it toxic/tect/rocks
Body press is solid without investment
 
Pretty good, seems to get used as either a Scarfer, Bulk Up user or Swords Dancer. A little slow and a little frail for what it wants to do though. This set caught me off guard on the ladder (don't know the EVs, probably just HP and Def); Leftovers, Wish/Drain Punch/ Will O Wisp/ Bulk Up
 

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