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Oh you wolves.

It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done... well, a far better thing I tried to do...

See you on the other side, whether in victory or defeat, we shall not know 'till the end!!

There is no reason to trust either of those people.

Neither is there significant reason not to suspect them. Not to mention that, if you were a human, you'd probably try to make the wolves believe you were a wolf without alerting the humans, rather than simply denying it completely.

Based on the fact that I'm not a wolf, I'm going to go ahead and assert that the list is totally worthless. If it means anything, I think that the list might be "half wolves, half humans," but that's not a risk I'd really care to risk the game's outcome on.

I'll be looking for the wolves the old fashioned way, looks like.

Ah, good ol' Bird... and I guess you don't want the seer to seer me... I suppose that doesn't matter either way now...

FSM said that he found something out about davy... didn't he? Gzgregory had the weird absence, which could normally be put aside, but... And you (I guess my gamble wasn't totally worthless)...
I trust Bubbles and SlowPokemon at this point; they've done nothing to suspicious...

CHAPTER 61 GET!

Ok, I swear I'll explain later.

That was a very fun chapter!

The point of Shado's post = You switch out Scrafty to take any moves Metagross throws out at you, because it walls Metagross to an extent. Scrafty is fairly bulky, so it can take a Meteor Mash. It's not affected by Zen Headbutt, and Earthquake won't do to much either because it's not STAB on Metagross. You can then set up on Metagross while it has to recharge. There you go.

2: Actually, no. It's better to put EVs in HP rather than in Sp. Def. That way you can also take Physical hits better. However if you're worried you can dump some EVs in Sp. Def. Also putting EVs in Sp. Atk for HP Dark is a complete waste of time. Yoou could put more in Atk and Sp. Def if you were running Payback.

3: Lefties would still work because you'd get HP back even without rain. And who the hell sets up manual rain when the opponent still has a Vulpix/Ninetales/Ttar out? It's obvious it's a complete waste of time. And no. You don't understand the concept of switching out at all. You're not switching out so your Pokemon don't faint, you're switching out to a Pokemon that threatens your opponent's pokemon, and you go from there. Let's say your opponent has an Ice type out. You switch out to Metagross to tank the ice attack. Then, you know he's going to expect the Steel type move, so you think he's going to switch out to his fire type, and you go for Earthquake. Your opponent does just that, which means you catch your opponent's Pokemon on the switch and you KO it. Bingo. That's how predicting and switching out works. Also if you're so worried about hazards, add a rapid spinner in case your Espeon dies. Problem solved. About that Quick Claw comment: Yes, it adds "unpredictability" over your opponent. It can also screw you over if it doesn't activate when you want it to. Use it if you want, the point is the item sucks. I'm not the only person to say that either. Also even if you have Quick Claw, priority moves say hi.

4: Earthquake. Brick Break. Dragon Claw. Dual Chop. Night Slash. Oh wait, do these moves lower any of Haxorus's stats? Yeah, I didn't think so.

5: Yeah, it's bad. You should go for more coverage, even if it means going for Physical moves instead of Special ones. Earthquake and Zen Headbutt would be a good start.

That wouldn't happen with Scrafty unless the opponent was psychic and knew exactly when to switch out, or just happened to switch out to it randomly. If Scrafty was already out prior, then why would I even be using Hyper Beam against it?

2: Metagross already has high defense, even with Hasty nature. If you have HP, but low Sp. Def, then it won't reduce the amount of damage done; so that would be rather pointless.

3: Because Charizard keeps fainting all the other Pokemon.
That's the thing; the opponents just faint the Pokemon either way. If I had Metagross out, then I couldn't do much against the ice Pokemon, and it would just freeze me, or the opponent could switch out to a Pokemon like Zoroark (or Charizard) and use Flamethrower. Unless the opponent doesn't have any better options, or is plain foolish, they're not going to do that...
That's why I don't rely on it. I don't build my entire strategy around a single thing; I'm varied. And not all opponents have those priority moves... but if you're mentioning it, that wouldn't matter either way, since, unless you used a higher priority move, the opponent would still go first.

4: I already have Earthquake and Dragon Claw. Dual Chop doesn't have as much power, although it strikes twice. Night Slash is a dark-type move. Brick Break is Fighting-type... Fire-type also does damage against Bug and Grass Pokemon, and isn't completely useless against ghosts...

5: I, again, don't rely solely on it... if I were going for a different motives, I would agree with you on all the points, but then again...

We are such nerds. 

Yes, I agree. Exactly so.

Waddle Bro found the following players to be red:

Bubbles 7689
BlackDragonSlayer
Bird
gzgregory
davy
Slowpokemon

Sorry for double post...
I'm taking a guess, and saying that Bird, gzgregory, and davy are the real wolves...
The other three are either a likely result/payment of the possible deal, or "something else."

Honesty does not always mean that you're being mean. Sometimes it's funny.

Waddle Bro found the following players to be red:

Bubbles 7689
BlackDragonSlayer
Bird
gzgregory
davy
Slowpokemon

Apparantly, three of these people aren't actually red.

Ok. I send in Scrafty, use Dragon Dance while you need to recharge and then use Drain Punch to 2HKO you.

If you send in Scrafty, you'll waste the turn when I'm recharging (since you don't know when I'm going to use Hyper Beam, meaning that you'd have to switch out after unless you were really lucky, somehow knowing that I was going to use it that specific turn). If you use Dragon Dance, it'll give me a chance to either switch out to Machamp, and THEN take you out, or take you out with another move. Metagross's defense stat, and only 1x weakness to fighting, would make Drain Punch less effective; since Scrafty hasn't taken any damage, it would do much to help you, either.

@Roz~ (I don't want to quote the entire post)
2: It would be better to contribute those EVs in Sp. Defense, which would make other stats imbalanced, which would make it useless either way, especially against non-psychic types as well as psychic-types.

3: Leftovers wouldn't work combined with Rain Dish if the opponent keeps switching out to their Vulpix with Drought, which I just had happen to me (Rain Dance only wastes a turn in that case). From personal use, Quick Claw has always been helpful: it adds unpredictability over your opponent and ignores Trick Room's effects; it can disrupt an opponent's strategy, and even a one turn advantage can turn the battle in your favor. If I keep switching out, I won't be able to damage opponents at all, meaning that I'll just be a sitting ducks to any of THEIR attacks, and hazards, meaning that I'll have to keep switching to Espeon (meaning that Espeon will soon faint).

4: None of the physical moves are as good without lowering multiple stats (both attack and defense for Superpower) or confusing you (Outrage). Aqua Tail makes no sense in most of the battles Haxorous will be in (possibly against Ice types?), as with other moves in the sections below.

5: Relying on Hyper Beam is terrible. Trying to use Hyper Beam against a Vulpix is terrible. It's not so much about abusing it, just using it properly, to whatever advantage it can give me, compared to other moves.


For example, during the battle, the opponent's Charizard's Fire Blast missed at least three times; although, when it hit, it was fatal (fainting ), it put the opponent in a case of mere probability.

Haha! I won two battles... because the opponent forfeited before the battle began...

I guess they got too intimidated.

EDIT: Fought a real battle. Main weakness is the fire-type. Occa Berry did nothing; might as well not have had any item.

I will write the prologue soon!

Btw, anyone who wants their character be a part of the story, should PM me their home region and town.

Well, I guess I'll be PM'ing you soon.

Do you also want a description and Pokemon used?

Mad props to Bespinben who fixed a majority of the sheets.

Bespinben did a great job with all the sheets!

First off, change Espeon's nature. In which stat does Espeon need no investment? Attack, because it's a Special attacker. You can go for a nature that reduces your attack, but boosts something else. Overall, neutral natures are bad and they shouldn't be used.

Machamp @ HP Dark
What
No... just no. Go for Payback. Machamp is not meant to be a Special attacker, so HP Dark won't do anything to opposing Psychic types. Also, you could just switch out to Escavalier to threaten opposing Psychic types. I think that overall the HPs you put on your Pokemon are bad because you put them on Physical attacker; even if you live a super effective attack, you won't really hurt them in return. Basically Risk vs. Reward: The reward wouldn't be worth it because you'd be taking a lot of damage without really doing any to your opponent.
Machamp with Guts and DynamicPunch? Not gonna work either. DP only has a 50% chance to hit, so it's too much of a gamble to use if your Ability isn't No Guard. If you really want to use guts, go for Drain Punch. Also run Flame Orb to get the Guts boost. If you want to use No Guard, then you can go for Choice Band or even Lum Berry.
Also Quick Claw is the worst item ever. I suggest using Leftovers on your Ludicolo instead, since you'd get more HP back in rain. I'd replace HP Ground with Giga Drain, since it'd be freaking annoying with Lefties + Rain Dish, and it's STAB.
Haxorus is meant to be a Physical attacker. I've seen some Specially based Haxorus, but it's just bad compared to a Physical one. If you want a Special attacker, go for Latios or Hydreigon.
Omg do not use Hyper Beam. It's like the worst move ever in competitive play. Again, risk vs. reward: Is it really worth it? Not really. Even if you're max Sp. Atk, you're a Metagross. You probably won't KO the opposing Pokemon, and you'll lose a turn 'cause you need to recharge.
That would be pretty cool =P

1: Espeon is now Bold.

2: Payback would ruin the point of even having a Dark type move in the first place. Because, if Machamp is hit by a significantly strong Psychic type, it won't even have a chance to use it, especially with No Guard (not to mention, that, in some cases, Machamp may move before the target). No Guard was my second choice, but it's crazy to use unless I have guarenteed speed and attack most of the time. Flame orb JUST to get the Guts boost is against what I had the ability for.

3: Actually, Quick Claw is a great item, especially with low speed Pokemon (I've always used it in the games, from Crystal onwards). Choice Scarf locks the user into using one move, which is entirely against the point of trying to attack opponents in a logical way. Giga Drain would make Ludicolo less effective against fire-types (and other types), giving only one move to damage them.

4: I'm not going for a Haxorous with Superpower/Outrage-style moves. You seem to be forgetting the main purpose for this team: it's not just to smash through the opponent (which results in imbalance, which allows the opponent to literally sweep us)...

5: Yes, I'm using Hyper Beam. The move that can smash through opponents and rip apart those with terrible Sp. Defense. Metagross's Defense (and slightly lower Sp. Defense) allows me time to recharge, if I don't use it just to finish off the opponent's last Pokemon.

Time to test the team out and possibly adjust based on results!

Spit you such a stalker

...yes, I believe you totally.