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[destructo]

I would have Hydro pump only on my water pokes because of the huge STAB

[Mijuwott]

That i think 20% chance of missing is pretty risky when it comes to battling and I hate to lose a battle because of that miss D;

miju.

[abrar14]

^Hax happens. You just have to deal with it and in competitive battling it always seems to even itself out.

[~Sam~]

^i agree with you hyrdo pump works fine with me even with 20% miss chance

[Shade2000]

i don't really care whether its accurate or not, i just use it cos it's strong, same with fissure, plus my samurott's hydro pump has about 95% chance of hitting.

the more your pokemon like you the more likely there attacks are to hit

[rocky505]

the more your pokemon like you the more likely there attacks are to hit

That's not how it works. It's called luck.

[Larry]

I like to call it momentum.

[Mijuwott]

I like to call it "Try not to depend on this move in the final rounds".

miju

[Bluekit121]

I call it "If this is one of those if-this-misses-I'll-lose-this-battle shots... It's gonna miss knowing my luck."

[DragonMaster26]

the more your pokemon like you the more likely there attacks are to hit

By this logic will my Charizard (who hate's me) if it uses Flamethrower it will miss huh? (insert troll face)<---Sarcasm

Happiness of a Pokemon has Nothing to do with a move's accuracy, if it did then my Groudon's fissure would hit all the time.

[Bluekit121]

Happiness never had, and never will {maybe} have anything to do with hapiness. My Togekiss would hit all the time if it did! ^^

[Excitable Boy]

120 x 80 = 9600
95 x 100 = 9500

On average, Hydro Pump deals -slightly- more damage, though I'm honestly more of a Surf kind of guy.

[Ossus]

Anyone Use Walls? Want to know if its worked out with anyone, im thinking of using a steelix.

[Shade2000]

Guys why r u all against me on
The more your Pokemon like you the more likely their attacks are to hit
When I battled with my first Pokemon (groudon lv83) I kept on using fissure and it kept on missing, but 4 years later groudon is now lvx and fissure mostly hits

[EternalSword7]

Anyone Use Walls? Want to know if its worked out with anyone, im thinking of using a steelix.

Steelix isn't bad, but it holds out poorly against Fire and Water-type attacks.

Cofagrigus, Snorlax, Jellicent, Bronzong, and Shuckle all make great walls.

[Excitable Boy]

Guys why r u all against me on
The more your Pokemon like you the more likely their attacks are to hit
When I battled with my first Pokemon (groudon lv83) I kept on using fissure and it kept on missing, but 4 years later groudon is now lvx and fissure mostly hits

OHKO have nothing to do with happiness, and no reputable source anywhere will say otherwise. You cannot argue against fact.

Accuracy for OHKO moves works as

((User Level) - (Target Level)) + 30

If your Pokemon is the same level as the target, OHKO moves will not work.

Steelix isn't bad, but it holds out poorly against Fire and Water-type attacks.

Use Ferrothorn if you want a Steel type wall.

[EternalSword7]

Most teams carry Flamethrower to cheaply dispose of Ferrothorn, rendering it nothing more to a pile of ashes due to its poor typing.

I say go with Bronzong. It makes a better Steel-type wall than thorny.

[streetlightdsb]

Most teams carry Flamethrower to cheaply dispose of Ferrothorn, rendering it nothing more to a pile of ashes due to its poor typing.

I say go with Bronzong. It makes a better Steel-type wall than thorny.

Lol Steel/Grass is an amazing typing. Look past the 4x weakness to fire and look at all the resists.

[rocky505]

Most teams carry Flamethrower to cheaply dispose of Ferrothorn, rendering it nothing more to a pile of ashes due to its poor typing.

This is why they invited the switch option.

[DragonMaster26]

Great just what we needed, another lvl 100 Arceus with Nothing special,*sigh* thank's to all the people that ruin something good for something shitty.