Even if Honchkrow has higher critical hits, it's better for something like life orb or choice band so oyu know that you're doing more damage in consecutive hits rather than just 1 lucky blow.Does super luck double the crit rate before or after boosts?
If it's after, then a mix of scope lens and night slash would give honkrow 6/16 chance to crit if I am not mistaken.
Critting 50% of the time averages to a 50% damage boost. Which is the same as CB but able to switch moves, and 20% more than Life orb but taking no recoil. You can also hit through defense ups as well. I'd say that's pretty darn good.Even if Honchkrow has higher critical hits, it's better for something like life orb or choice band so oyu know that you're doing more damage in consecutive hits rather than just 1 lucky blow.
Wrong, with an item he will be at 12.5%, with super luck he will be at 25%, and with night slash he will be at 33.3%. He would need focus energy or the pinch berry that does the same thing baton passed to him, to reach 50% crit rate (and only with night slash). Superluck does not double you chances to crit, it just raises em one stage.With a crit item nightslash and super luck his critical hit rate will be at 50%
Not quite a 50% damage boost since you're ignoring the base crit chance.Critting 50% of the time averages to a 50% damage boost. Which is the same as CB but able to switch moves, and 20% more than Life orb but taking no recoil. You can also hit through defense ups as well. I'd say that's pretty darn good.
Not when there are a lot of Steels running around to switch in and make the attack fail. Sadly, Moxie is also illegal with Heat Wave and Superpower, the tools Honchkrow needs to deal with Steels.Moxie Sucker Punch spam can be pretty scary. I think it really make Krow dangerous this gen.
According to serebii, you can have a 50% crit rate without focus energy. using Night Slash, your crit level is at two, with a crit item such as a razor claw it becomes 3, and is doubled by super luck causing it to go up to level five (i know 3x2 is 6, not 5 but 5 is the highest it goes to and so its rounded down) and when the crit stage is at 5, there is a 50% chance of a crit. http://www.serebii.net/games/criticalhits.shtmlWrong, with an item he will be at 12.5%, with super luck he will be at 25%, and with night slash he will be at 33.3%. He would need focus energy or the pinch berry that does the same thing baton passed to him, to reach 50% crit rate (and only with night slash). Superluck does not double you chances to crit, it just raises em one stage.
Not that 33% is entirely terrible. I mean, most bulky waters choose boil over even thats only a 30% chance to burn. But still, for such frail guy, he'll hafta be damn lucky for it to work in his favor.
Well there is no Reuniclus that don't runs 252 HP EVs so its basically always 424.With its HP between 361 and 424, yes, Honchkrow will deliver a big blow but there'll be plenty of mindgames.
Night Slash's power is lower, and this is more than likely in Trick Room, in which case, yes I'm used to Sucker Punch mindgames, use Krow in gen 4.Adamant Honchkrow STAB Sucker Punch vs:
0 DEF Neutral Reuniclus: 383-421 DMG
252 DEF Neutral Reuniclus: 269-316 DMG
252 DEF +Nature Reuniclus: 246-289 DMG
With its HP between 361 and 424, yes, Honchkrow will deliver a big blow but there'll be plenty of mindgames.
If you want your Krow to counter Reuniclus, you might want to go Night Slash. You outpace him anyway.
name: Trick Room SweeperWell there is no Reuniclus that don't runs 252 HP EVs so its basically always 424.
Honchkrow has paper thin defenses and will never live a unresisted 120 BP move coming off 383 Sp. Atk. Hope that hax loves you and it mises.Why not calc for Focus Blast?
That means banded Krow can come in on Psychic/Psycho and priority kill with Sucker Punch. That still kinda sucks, because you're locked in and can't sweep. But LO doesn't have enough punch to OHKO. Plus you need Stealth Rock gone.That Reuniclus will do 68.9% - 81.2% to a 0/0 Krow.
Adamant LO Krow does 85.1% - 100.2% back to it. With CB thats 98.3% - 115.9%.
Make what you want of it.