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HailStream: Reborn

ss118

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Zapdos @ Choice Scarf
Pressure: Timid
4 HP, 252 Speed, 252 Sp. Attack
Thunderbolt
Heat Wave
Hidden Power [Ice]
U-Turn
Yeah I took Mow's Zapdos starter, mainly because it works. It's almost always faster than the opponent's starter, and if the matchup is clearly in my advantage I can get an easy U-Turn on the switch-in, allowing me to keep up my offensive pace.

Tyranitar @ Leftovers
Sand Stream: Modest
252 HP, 176 Speed, 80 Sp. Attack
Dark Pulse
Ice Beam
Flamethrower
Substitute
Now I've taken Jesiah's Tyranitar straight from his famous warstory on wifiwars. I'm not very original, but meh. Anyway, the idea of the set is simple: set up a substitute and pound away. Blissey generally doesn't run Seismic Toss anymore, and even those that do will cry when they see the rest of the team. This moveset is just too good.

Abomasnow @ Leftovers
Snow Warning: Timid
4 Attack, 252 Speed, 252 Sp. Attack
Blizzard
Leech Seed
Substitute
Focus Punch
Another Substitute user? Yes I like the move, it's insanely useful and works perfectly with Zapdos's U-Turn. Leech Seed is just evil as my team is generally very bulky and take abuse of it very well, especially with my loads of Substitute users.

Tentacruel @ Leftovers
Liquid Ooze:
252 HP, 44 Defense, 36 Speed, 176 Sp. Defense
Surf
Hidden Power [Fire]
Toxic Spikes
Rapid Spin
Yes Tentacruel: it provides a decent Heatran switch-in and can set up Toxic Spikes, not to mention get rid of my opponents and Rapid Spin away all spikes that would ruin my favorite member. HP Fire may seem like an odd choice, but it stops me from being setup bait for Scizor and give me a decent switch-in in case my other two stoppers are gone: it also combos very well with Toxic Spikes.

Rotom-A @ Leftovers
Levitate: Timid
64 HP, 212 Speed, 232 Sp. Attack
Charge Beam
Shadow Ball
Substitute
Thunderbolt
Not much to say: another sub user, nothing Blissey carries can break my substitute and I can freely Charge Beam to victory. Thunderbolt is used in the last slot as an "unexpected" move, which may throw off opponent's calculations quite a bit. Shadow Ball for STAB.

Swinub @ Focus Sash
Snow Cloak: Brave
LEVEL 1, 252 Attack
Endeavor
Ice Shard
Protect
Toxic
Don't ask ;P
 

JesiahTEG

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Well, the team is certainly interesting. I'd like to see you take Swinub and put in a different Pokemon, so that this team can shine to its maximum potential. About my Ttar, tell me how much success you have w/it. I don't see a ton of offense though, hopefully toxic spikes will be enough to offset that?
 

0RLY

A great conversation filler at bars and parties
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I don't get the point of hailstream... so I'll ask. What's the point of hailstream?

Love your swinub, btw.

EDIT: Question answered.
 

A_man13

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Auburn, Al
Swinub needs some sort of catchy anagram.

Swinub
whips
everyone with
endevor
trap

AKA Sweet

Nice team. Can't really think much after hurting my head on the Acronym.
 
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