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[TheEliteEmpoleon]

I really hat Durant, really. I forget exactly why, but I think it knocked out my last pokémon in Victory Road once, and since then I've hated it. Also, its cry is so annoying.

[flamebeam]

I really hat Durant, really. I forget exactly why, but I think it knocked out my last pokémon in Victory Road once, and since then I've hated it. Also, its cry is so annoying.

it's one of the annoying things about EV training in victory road. durant takes huge chunks out of your HP. but it gives you good defense

[your boss]

it's one of the annoying things about EV training in victory road. durant takes huge chunks out of your HP. but it gives you good defense

The Pinwheel Forest is actually much better than Victory Road for Defense EV's, since you get Sewaddle/Swadloon/Venipede/Whirlipede in BW1, Yamask and SandShrew in BW2.

[flamebeam]

The Pinwheel Forest is actually much better than Victory Road for Defense EV's, since you get Sewaddle/Swadloon/Venipede/Whirlipede in BW1, Yamask and SandShrew in BW2.

are whirlipede and swadloon in double grass or something. i tend to avoid double grass because it's harder for me to keep track of

[your boss]

are whirlipede and swadloon in double grass or something. i tend to avoid double grass because it's harder for me to keep track of

Indeed. And if your facing two Swadloon, two Whirlipede, or one of each, defeating them will increase your Defense EVs much more immediate.

[Kuraikarasu]

Indeed. And if your facing two Swadloon, two Whirlipede, or one of each, defeating them will increase your Defense EVs much more immediate.

This is true, if you have trouble remembering, write it down that's what I do

[flamebeam]

I'm good at the math part of it. it just gets more difficult when it's swadloon/venipede and another Pokemon, but i agree it would probably be easier than that annoying steel pest

[I Like Pie!]

Durant may be annoying in the wild, but it is fun to use. Especially with the combination of Hustle and Hone Claws.

[Truth_finder]

I am currently EV training a dusknoir...
any advice for its moves?
I currently have shadow sneak, pain split, will-o-wisp, and seismic toss

[Mr.Ducky209]

I just breed a Swinub for Mamoswine that is Adamant, has Snow Cloak, and has the IV spread of 19-26/31/31/20/31/19-26. I believe I should go for max HP, but Im tired of breeding and I cant decide if I should train this one or breed another. Oh and its male. The long tusks look boss on Mamoswine.

I am currently EV training a dusknoir...
any advice for its moves?
I currently have shadow sneak, pain split, will-o-wisp, and seismic toss

What nature is yer Dusknoir? I would take a nice long look at Psych Up and Calm Mind if I were you. Especially Psych Up. Imagine what you could do copying the stats of Dragon Dancers?

[Truth_finder]

My dusknoir has good IV's and it has a sturdy body
My dusknoirs nature is a calm nature with boosted sp. defence and lowered attack
I have finished ev training it and its level 50 stats are;
hp - 118
attack - 101
defense - 186
sp.atk - 81
sp. def - 187
speed - 62

using psych up against a dragon dancer is suicide but i think that using thunder wave might help more coz the second the oppenent sees me use psych up the opponent will just attack me next turn and probably kill me with their salamance or tyranitar or whatever.

[Shine]

.....Calm is a bad Nature for Dusknoir, because it wants to go Physical, and Calm reduce Attack. Calm Mind isn't a good move for it either, for the same reason.

Careful is a better Nature.

[Truth_finder]

Yh, thats true but unfornualty i was too lazy to look for a duskull in pokemon emerald with the right nature because it was soo frigging rare
And in case your wondering why i was catching it in pokemon emerald. It was because i wanted to teach my dusclops seismic toss via the battle frontier. I have just realised i should have breed it in emerald untill i got a good nature but oh well

[Woodsbury]

Okay I have a Pokemon World Tournament Question.
Ive finally found me a Solid team through Testing I'm comfortable with.
Maxed IVs and EVs good Movesets.
Since the Level Cap at the PWT is 50, should I stop Leveling them up at 50 or go all the way to 100 and take it on?

[Zachmac]

Okay I have a Pokemon World Tournament Question.
Ive finally found me a Solid team through Testing I'm comfortable with.
Maxed IVs and EVs good Movesets.
Since the Level Cap at the PWT is 50, should I stop Leveling them up at 50 or go all the way to 100 and take it on?

If they're evolved, EVed, and have all their moves, then the it doesn't matter at all if they're level 50 or 100.

Just keep them at level 50.

[Woodsbury]

I thought they get the Big Stat Boost at 100?

[icebolt]

I thought they get the Big Stat Boost at 100?

Generation V changed the EV stat gain system so Pokemon now gain stat points as their EVs increase without having to level up, I'm pretty sure.

[Zachmac]

I thought they get the Big Stat Boost at 100?

Huh? Going from 99 to 100 is no different then any other level up, from my understanding.

But it doesn't matter anyway. The stats will change to what the pokemon would have if it were level 50.

[Truth_finder]

If they're evolved, EVed, and have all their moves, then the it doesn't matter at all if they're level 50 or 100.

Just keep them at level 50.

Thats true once they have been EV and IV trained, their stats at level 50 will not change, so you can level them up if you want but they will still have the same trained lvl 50 stats in the PWT or battle subway

[Truth_finder]

I thought they get the Big Stat Boost at 100?

Nope, thats a myth, i have trained countless pokes to lvl 100 and no stat boost LOL