Don't use standards.

Seriously. I find winning much easier when using my novelty teams, like Dragon Dance Lapras, Facade Clefable, Defensive Tauros, Sp.Def Skarmory.

But of course don't overload with too much novelties. Some of the most poweful standards include Gyarados, Gengar... basically the one with the insane number of resistances would win everything.

...but I have a Bold Zapdos from Pokemon XD if anyone wants it... before I use it up. Come get it, Baton Passing Bold Zapdos -- it doesn't have HP Ice, though.

Obviously, use your tanks wisely. SkarmBliss is pure gay, but too many things counter it today, like FP-Pikachu.

Have at least one counter to either Phazers or Passers. Usually a team will revolve in only either one of them, as a team revolving on both those aspects would be dumb. This is a special reminder to those making Baton Pass Teams like mine, which consists of Floatzel-Espeon-Mr. Mime-Ninjask-Absol-Leafeon... which Mr. Mime is my ultimate savior and Suicune counter.

DON'T USE THE MOVE METRONOME, since Metrohax is gay.

Be patient in IV Breeding. The smallest of aspects can matter largely within a difference of 31 in stats.

Prediction is key to winning. Data analysis while in-battle is the most effective way to do this, hah... like a Gardevoir which I expected to use Thunderbolt on my Skarm, so I switched in to Swampert, which then ate a direct Energy Ball >_<

Speed is one of the most important stats in the metagame. Seriously. Go see for yourself.

Beware of Platinum Movesets. They are quite a number now. It is advised that you get a Trick-counterer (Lopunny) since many things got Trick. Just to brief, a lot of Platinum Movesets completely breaks D/P metagame, like Belly Drum-Aqua Jet-Huge Power Azumarill, Outrage Salamence, Outrage Kingdra, Bullet Punch Scizor, Trick-Spiritomb, Curse-Bibarel. These are just some mighty examples. It's a good thing Blissey still didn't get Wish, fortunately. WishBliss is one of the hardest things to counter >_<

Prediction is key, that's all I can say again.

Best 6-0 I had for now was my Lapras completely sweeping the foe's team entirely. Foe was stupid enough to let me have 6 Dragon Dances.

Salamence @ Choice Band (Jolly Nature)
-Dragon Claw
-Aerial Ace
-Brick Break
-Earthquake

Ludicolo @ Leftovers (Impish Nature)

-Giga Drain
-Toxic
-Rain Dance
-Surf

Tyranitar *Need item* (Adamant Nature)

-Rock Slide
-Brick Break
-Dragon Dance
-Earthquake

Gengar *Need Item* (Adamant Nature)

-Focus Punch
-Shadow Ball
-Substitute
-Thunderbolt

Starmie *Need Item* (Hasty Nature)

-Surf
-Psychic
-Thunderbolt
-Ice Beam

Salamence
Starmie
Tyranitar
Ludicolo
Gengar
Heracross

Yeah, most of them are sweepers. I don't really have much patience for annoyers playing in-game. I also have a Level 100 Charizard, Milotic,  and Swampert, but they aren't EV'd, and have bad natures. :\

I'm working on training:

Blissey (Great with Seismic Toss and Softboiled to annoying people)
Scyther (Scizor for a Baton Passer)
Steelix (Great Defense will balance out all my attack based Pokemon)
Espeon (Another Special Sweeper)
Snorlax (Decent attack, and good Defenses)
Electabuzz (Pretty decent Electric type, which I'm lacking in my team)

I'll end up making two different teams because you can't exactly have 12 in a team.

Anyways, my team is (was, because my DS is currently broken),

Infernape
Floatzel
Heracross
Staraptor
Ninjask
Sceptile

GWAP GWAP GWAP GWAP GWAP.

(PS. It's supposed to be the sound he makes in the Japanese version. People always say it to me when I bring up Psyduck in that livejournal community, so it stuck.)

Stormy wrote:

[sub]"Gwap" would be the noise Psyduck makes, I guess.

"What does the Psyduck say, kids?"
"Gwap Gwap!"

[/sub]

no no no he says "psy.... duck?" all nasally.

Say GWAP in a nasal voice.
Lmao.
Like when he walks.
"GWAP GWAP GWAP..."

[sub]"Gwap" would be the noise Psyduck makes, I guess.

"What does the Psyduck say, kids?"
"Gwap Gwap!"

[/sub]

no no no he says "psy.... duck?" all nasally.

"What does the Psyduck say, kids?"
"Gwap Gwap!"

[/sub]

Atresac wrote:

Kazoobie64 wrote:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v484/ … APGWAP.jpg

What the.

GWAP GWAP GWAP GWAP GWAP.

Been collecting everything Psyduck I come across since a kid. MY GOD HELP ME.

JESUS CHRIST THE DUCK ARE ONE THING BUT WHAT THE HECK IS GWAP

OH JESUS SHE'S GONE SENILE

GET THE SHOTGUN BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS HURT.

Kazoobie64 wrote:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v484/ … APGWAP.jpg

What the.

GWAP GWAP GWAP GWAP GWAP.

Been collecting everything Psyduck I come across since a kid. MY GOD HELP ME.

I used to have a Pikachu collection, but their ears and tails all fell off and stuff because I played with them too much.  =[

Anyways, I know what you mean about the overuseds, but I don't run into that problem much since the only real person I can ever play is my brother. He has a Blissey, though.... I hate that thing. [/sub]