Resource Simple Questions, Simple Answers Thread

[Lando-San]

How are sand structures defending against the onslaught of rain teams?
Seems hard to build right now a decent sand team without investing a ton of resources to Barra/Wake/Arch
I was trying Glowking but stacking 3 Ground weaknesses (Exca/Ttar) is too much for your Ground-immunity to bear in the long run

 

[1LDK]

sand structures defending against the onslaught of rain teams?

Normally, what sand has been doing for generations is load a bulky grass type that can deal with rain, the best mon for the job right now is Amoongus, even tho it lost spore It's still tanky and has regenerator so it's not synthesis dependent, nevertheless, rain is really powerful right now so that might not work that well

 

[NotDaProGamer]

That is very weird.
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2054796115 tested it myself and a stellar-tera ditto can't imposter and transform fails for it. But for a non-stellar-tera ditto it works just fine

Does this work for stellar tera mew as well? Just to see if it is the ability or just transforming.

 

[Demon Queen]

Does this work for stellar tera mew as well? Just to see if it is the ability or just transforming.

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2057057407 In the previous replay I tested Transform as well, which failed. It fails for Mew too.

 

[mrsuslawl]

Why didn't regidrago get confused? Lum berry didn't proc either, is shed shell a rollable item on randbats?

Replay: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9randombattle-2058855046
around turn 24

 

[veti]

Why didn't regidrago get confused? Lum berry didn't proc either, is shed shell a rollable item on randbats?

Fairy types end outrage

 

[mrsuslawl]

Fairy types end outrage

thx

 

[sims796]

Would Yawn, and only Yawn, ever get looked at again? I'm not clamoring for it or anything, but I've always thought it was the most "balanced" out of the sleep options. Granted, I don't miss it on Torkoal...

 

[Ehmcee]

Why didn't regidrago get confused? Lum berry didn't proc either, is shed shell a rollable item on randbats?

Replay: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9randombattle-2058855046
around turn 24

To add onto what veti said, you can get confused if you hit a fairy with Outrage, but only if it would have been the final turn of Outrage. Essentially when you use Outrage, there's a 50% chance to end on turn 2, and a 50% chance to end on Turn 3.

Your Outrage will confuse 50% of the time when cancelled on Turn 2 by a Fairy type, and 100% of the time when cancelled on Turn 3 by a fairy type.

Just wanted to add that :)

 

[chartung17]

What is the interaction between Corrosion and Good as Gold?

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2059216512
Corrosion does not ignore abilities.

 

[Ehmcee]

What's the set for Custap Berry Primarina that's been seeing some use?

 

[mrsuslawl]

Would a fast, frail screen setter be better than a slow, bulky one?

 

[Ehmcee]

Would a fast, frail screen setter be better than a slow, bulky one?

Almost always yes, you'd rather e guaranteed to get your screens up and then pivot/switch out then to have a chance to get taunted or OHKO'd by something faster than you.

The best screens setters currently are Dragapult, Ninetales-Alola, Grimmsnarl as well as some fringe use of Deoxys-S.

 

[pika pal]

Any particular reason Damp Rock Pelipper elects for a -Speed Nature? I get the appeal of Slow U-Turns but is there anything within that range (Ting-Lu, Blissey, Clefable, Hydrapple) where it prefers to be slower instead of faster than them?

 

[jackuzzler]

Any particular reason Damp Rock Pelipper elects for a -Speed Nature? I get the appeal of Slow U-Turns but is there anything within that range (Ting-Lu, Blissey, Clefable, Hydrapple) where it prefers to be slower instead of faster than them?

It's slower than Ting-Lu and Hydrapple. It's slower than Hippowdon if Hippo isn't min speed.

 

[pika pal]

It's slower than Ting-Lu and Hydrapple. It's slower than Hippowdon if Hippo isn't min speed.

I'm aware it's slower than those, I was asking if there's a particular benefit to being slower than those targets given 2 of those at least are Momentum Sinks anyway.

 

[veti]

I'm aware it's slower than those, I was asking if there's a particular benefit to being slower than those targets given 2 of those at least are Momentum Sinks anyway.

Other pelippers will also be running minimum speed.

 

[jackuzzler]

I'm aware it's slower than those, I was asking if there's a particular benefit to being slower than those targets given 2 of those at least are Momentum Sinks anyway.

my bad, your question was phrased weirdly. imo its extremely valuable to slow u-turn out on these targets anyway just to reliably apply pressure

 

[Soiramio3000]

regardless of what happens to archaludon, what is going to be the next pokemon to be suspect tested?

 

[Finchinator]

regardless of what happens to archaludon, what is going to be the next pokemon to be suspect tested?

We will likely have a survey to determine how to proceed. If the suspect results in a ban, it’s also likely we wait a week or so to let the metagame settle.

 

[KamenOH]

Why are somethings shown in battle, like abilities and terrains, but not weathers or STAB?

 

[tommytt22]

I saw a notice in OU chatroom that staff are using submitted teams, but when i hit the pokepaste button the window is within showdown, how am i supposed to get the URL from that?

 

[veti]

I saw a notice in OU chatroom that staff are using submitted teams, but when i hit the pokepaste button the window is within showdown, how am i supposed to get the URL from that?

The URL should be at the top like all websites are unless you're using the app in which case you can't get the url from there

 

[tommytt22]

The URL should be at the top like all websites are unless you're using the app in which case you can't get the url from there

Okay I was using the app I'll just login online

 

[Soiramio3000]

We will likely have a survey to determine how to proceed. If the suspect results in a ban, it’s also likely we wait a week or so to let the metagame settle.

Thank you very much.