Community POTW #85

[your boss]

Counters: Jolteon is the best one if your using this thing in OU. Jellicent is immune to Super Fang and can hurt it with Water Spout. Prankster Sableye works well with Priority Taunt as well.

[Star Champion AJ]

Pun examples:
These puns are so bat!
I hate caves! Those bats are so annoying! (Golbat only)
Bats! Why Pokémon Trainers spent fortunes in Repels! (Golbat only)
I hate caves! Those Keese are killing me!
Quick! Follow the Crobatgirl/Crobatwoman!
"No Arceus's going to give Crobat a ticket to OU."

[Italianbaptist]

It's not much, but what about Poison Fang under alternative moves? Does STAB damage and has a chance of badly poisoning the target - could possibly replace Toxic on a set that uses it.

[your boss]

It's not much, but what about Poison Fang under alternative moves? Does STAB damage and has a chance of badly poisoning the target - could possibly replace Toxic on a set that uses it.

The problem is, its weaker then Cross Poison plus your just better off firing a Toxic first rather than relying on a chance for bad poisoning.

[rcyzhang]

Curse this acroBat!
@white herb
nature: Jolly
Evs: 252 speed, 252 attack, 4 sp D
Moveset:
Curse
Acrobatics
confuse ray
U-turn
Description: Usually, u are supposed to use curse first, activating ur white herb so your speed is safe. Next, u spam acrobatics until u meet someone that resist that (Steel, electric, or rock) then, u u-turn out of there into another pokemon. hope you like my set.

[your boss]

I never knew Crobat got access to Curse, how did it get it in the first place.

[Star Champion AJ]

I never knew Crobat got access to Curse, how did it get it in the first place.

Me either!
That reminds me of a few CurseBat puns:
Curse those annoying Golbats!
Keep out! This cave is cursed of evil, annoying Golbats!
Curse these bat puns! They are so bat!

[Extroph]

(Sucky pun incoming!!)

Cro-Batman:The Brave and the Bird
Ability: Infiltrator
Item: Life Orb
Nature: Jolly
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
- Roost
- Brave Bird
- Hypnosis
- Super Fang

Basically, start with Hypnosis. If it is successful, go with Super Fang. Even if the opponent switches out to keep the first Pokemon safe, the Super Fang would half the current Pokemon's health, leaving it vulnerable for a Brave Bird. Roost is there to keep Crobat from fainting from BBs and Life Orb.

[your boss]

How does Golbat fare in NU, just wondering if it still can do Crobats job well in their.

[Blue Harvest]

When you have broken your opponent's stall, you have my permission to die

I lol'd.

Don't forget about Golbat everyone. It has pretty good defenses with Eviolite. Much better than Crobat.

[your boss]

I lol'd.

Don't forget about Golbat everyone. It has pretty good defenses with Eviolite. Much better than Crobat.

Really, thanks for the heads up as I never used one when playing NU

[sbktdreed]

Personal Moveset
Ability: Infiltrator
Item: Scope Lens/Flying Gem if Acrobatics
Quiet w/ 252 Speed, 128 Attack, 130 Sp Attack
Cross Poison/Poison Fang
Aerial Ace/Acrobatics
Heat Wave/Super Fang
Giga Drain/Zen Headbutt/Dark Pulse

Physical-only
Ability: Infiltrator
Item: Muscle Band
Adamant w/ 252 Attack, 84 Defense, 84 Sp Defense, 90 Speed
Cross Poison/Poison Fang
Aerial Ace/Acrobatics
Super Fang
U-turn/X-scissor/Zen Headbutt/Steel Wing

Countering:
Defensive-pokemon with Electric/Ice/Psychic/Rock-type moves like Electrode or Jolteon. Otherwise, under Trick Room, these are also included:
Physical- Beartic, Luxray, Eelektross, Metagross, Bronzong, Kabutops, Tyranitar, Armaldo, Crustle, Gigalith
Special- Walrein, Glaceon, Frost Rotom, Vanilluxe, Magnezone, Stunfisk, Slowbro, Xatu, Slowking, Musharna, Sigilyph, Gothitelle, Reuniclus, Beheeyem, Omastar, Magcargo, Ampharos
Either- Lapras, Glalie, Cradily
Iron Ball-holders with item switching and maybe groung-type moves.

[Cosmic Fury]

I'll Cro Bat up a home run!

Crobat @ Focus Sash/Expert Belt

Modest/Timid

Ability: Infiltrator

Air Slash
Sludge Bomb
Giga Drain/Heat Wave/Dark Pulse/ *insert other good special move here*
Nasty Plot

This thing was literally born to sweep, if it wasn't so frail! It would be great either early game before hazards, or late game when priority is removed from the field, along with most of its counters. Either way, this sweeper can be used in almost any number of ways. Even though it requires plenty of coverage from its teammates, this Pokemon is easily a power player on any good team that needs a strong setup sweeper.

Carrying two strong STABs along with a badass movepool, it finds a new place as a powerful special sweeper. Its third move can easily be tailored to cover for the rest of the team. Otherwise, you've always got the option of placing Giga Drain there for convenient recovery, in order to keep the bat in the game for as long as possible.

[pikadon92]

Zubat @ Choice Scarf
Jolly Nature
-Super Fang
-Brave Bird
-U-turn
-Pursuit

Because encountering so many zubats in caves are not enough. Are we allowed to use the D-word here? Because I'm thinking of "Goddamn Zubats!" in this LC set.

[philzone]

Puns:
Gone batty -> anything that can confuse the foe
Corking the bat -> a defensive set
Bat to the bone -> nasty plot
bat to square one -> A classic set

[MetalCrow]

I gotta say it...seeing all of these puns is painful for the eyes...bat this, bat that, bats everywhere blahblahblah...crobat has 3 sets...choice band offensive wallbreaker and nasty plot...that is all *drops the mic*

[Takeo]

This is what I say to all your bat puns. 'Nanananana…'