[D/P] Alakazam |
Mar 16 2008, 01:14 PM
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Alakazam Pokedex #: 65 Type: Psychic Bases: HP 55 ATK 50 DEF 45 SP. ATK 135 SP. DEF 85 SPD 120 Total: 490 Tier: Borderline/Overused Strengths: Fighting, Poison Weaknesses: Bug, Ghost, Dark No Effect Against: Dark Resistances: Fighting Abilities: Synchronize: When Alakazam becomes Poisoned, Paralyzed, or Burned, the other Pokemon is also Poisoned, Paralyzed, or Burned. Does not work if the opponent's Pokemon is resistant to that status change. Inner Focus: Alakazam will not flinch. Sweeper Sets 1: Standard Special Sweeper Alakazam@Choice Specs Modest [[Synchronize/Inner Focus]] 252 SP. ATK/252 SPD/6 HP Psychic Energy Ball/Grass Knot Focus Blast Shadow Ball Your everyday set. Specs is used here because of Modest. Zam gets 405 Sp. Atk with 31 IV's. Psychic gets STAB as well and has 90 base power with no downside (save for Weavile). Ball/Knot hits TTar, but Knot is better because it's more effective, especially against bulky waters. Focus Blast hits Weavile for 4x, 150 base, so a probable OHKO is present. Shadow Ball is good because it hits Azelf and other OU Psychics. 2: Focus Sash'd Alakazam@Focus Sash Modest [[Synchronize/Inner Focus]] 252 SP. ATK/252 SPD/6 HP Psychic Energy Ball/Grass Knot Focus Blast Shadow Ball The above set, just with Sash. This time, you can use other options like TWave or Calm Mind. Just keep Blast and Psychic. 3: Scarfed Alakazam@Choice Scarf Timid [[Synchronize/Inner Focus]] 252 SP. ATK/252 SPD/6 HP Psychic Energy Ball/Grass Knot Focus Blast Shadow Ball Fast hitter here. Stick with the specs sets here. Others 4: Annoyer Alakazam@Choice Scarf Timid [[Synchronize]] 252 SPD/126 HP/126 SP. ATK/6 SP. DEF Thunder Wave Toxic Encore Psychic Alakazam's wide variety is good for a pisser-offer with TWave, Synchronize, and Toxic. Alakazam has a high Speed too, so it's easy to outspeed anything not named Choice Scarf Weavile. Remember that you'll need to switch after attacking because of Scarf. So Pursuit Weavile is a bitch there. However, Kazam can easily be your status whore, taking a status effect, synching it, and switching to your sweepers or walls. Just remember: You need to breed for Encore. Other options: Never use Alakazam as a wall or physical sweeper. Your choices are limited because Alakazam is mainly your sweeper. However, you can vary moves, for example, adding Shock Wave and maybe Charge Beam. Trick is another option that can really help Zam sometimes. Just watch if you get Flame/Toxic orb. It could be a bad mistake on your part. Counters Weavile: Weavile is your worst threat. It can hit about 405 base speed off Jolly and will easily outspeed Kazam, and will end it quickly with any strong Dark move, like Night Slash. If Weavile comes in on Kazam, watch out for Pursuit if you want to switch out. Blissey: Blissey resists all of Alakazam's attacks, so watch for Blissey in the long run. Your only grace is that Blissey will not OHKO Alakazam even with its poor defenses. Tyranitar: Resistance to Alakazam's best attack, Psychic, and auto-sandstorm really puts TTar at a high risk. Focus Blast and Energy Ball work well here, just watch that 1.5x boost. Anything with Trick Room: Alakazam's speed is worthy for OU, and anything with TR can easily take that away, especially a slow dark. Spiritomb/Sableye: Both of Alakazam's major weaknesses rolled into one. Miracle Eye helps here, but you still don't get a Super Effective. Energy Ball is best here. Honchkrow: Not that much of a threat, but its Dark nature and resistance to Energy Ball and 1/2 resistance to FBlast makes it a tough enemy. Its high attack power makes Krow worthy to kill Alakazam. Your hope here is Shock Wave. Metagross/Bronzong: Resistance to all of Alakazam's attacks make Metagross and Bronzong hard to sweep. Final Thoughts Alakazam is a great choice for a sweeper. Its high power and speed are good for sweeping a standard OU team that doesn't use Weavile or any other counters. Alakazam's great coverage and low weaknesses are good for a team. Paired with Weavile, Alakazam is deadly in the long run. -------------------- [align=center]I am the earth-mother, and you are all flops.
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Mar 16 2008, 04:41 PM
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Pokémon Trainer Group: Validating Posts: 11 Joined: 13-March 08 From: UK. Member No.: 1 404 Active Squad |
Hidden Power [Fighting] in other options, at least.
Miracle Eye is pretty useless. By the time you've used it, you will be either dead or unable to KO the dark Pokemon that just switched in anyway. As is Psybeam for evident reasons. Shadow Ball should be made the priority: hitting Cresselia is an ability to viable to pass up. Second set isn't very "professionaly written" but i'm not one to talk when it comes to that department. Why is Trick not even mentioned anywhere? It's easily BL. It is frail, and in the attacking department, does not have much to offer in the way of diversity. It is a Pokemon you cannot just slap on your team: you are going to need experience to make this thing work. That should also be mentioned in the "opinion" section: it had hardly any weaknesses but next to no useful resistances, so you're going to have a hard time getting this thing in at all. Saying it is "deadly when paired with weavile" is hardly suitable considering they barely cover each other's weaknesses; even with Zam's fight resist it will still be 2HKO'd by most strong STAB Close Combats. |
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Mar 17 2008, 06:32 PM
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Pokémon Trainer Group: Validating Posts: 10 Joined: 11-March 08 From: Well... when a man loves a woman... Member No.: 1 389 Active Squad |
It seems to me that the first moveset is actually 3 movesets:
Moveset 1: Choice Specs Alakazam@Choice Specs Timid/Modest 252 SP. ATK/ 252 SPD/ 4 HP Psychic Focus Blast Shadow Ball/ Energy Ball/ Grass Knot Trick Moveset 2: Choice Scarf Alakazam@Choice Scarf Timid/Modest 252 SP. ATK/ 252 SPD/ 4 HP Psychic Focus Blast Shadow Ball Energy Ball / Grass Knot/ Hidden Power [Fire] Moveset 3: Calm Mind Alakazam@Salac Berry/ Petaya Berry/ Life Orb Timid [I'll calculate the best EVs later, but basically enough HP to activate berry after 3 subs + speed and special attack) Substitute/ Encore Calm Mind Psychic Hidden Power [Fighting]/ Focus Blast/ Shadowball There's also a starter moveset involving counter and focus sash doing the rounds somewhere. Might want to try and find that. -------------------- Not my actual team, just a bunch of pokes I like that look quite good together. |
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Mar 17 2008, 08:18 PM
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Why is Trick not even mentioned anywhere? It's easily BL. It is frail, and in the attacking department, does not have much to offer in the way of diversity. It is a Pokemon you cannot just slap on your team: you are going to need experience to make this thing work. That should also be mentioned in the "opinion" section: it had hardly any weaknesses but next to no useful resistances, so you're going to have a hard time getting this thing in at all. Saying it is "deadly when paired with weavile" is hardly suitable considering they barely cover each other's weaknesses; even with Zam's fight resist it will still be 2HKO'd by most strong STAB Close Combats. Trick doesn't appeal to me and wastes a move when Alakazam is as frail as it is. Especially on Sticky Barb/The orbs. It's BL or OU depending on the site. Here it's OU but Smogon is BL. Alakazam and Porygon-Z have the highest non-legendary base Special Attack and are great choices for a sweeper. It's high base speed helps too. Kazam can be 2hkoed by STAB CC if he doesn't kill the user after their drop in defenses. CC is tough on Zam because of that fact. STAB Psychic will own it. -------------------- [align=center]I am the earth-mother, and you are all flops.
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Mar 18 2008, 12:12 AM
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i need something to put here Group: Posts: 3 902 Joined: 2-July 07 From: Ellicott City, Maryland Member No.: 34 Active Squad |
It's OU here? Must've not been thinking when I made it XD
Zam's OHKO'd by CC isn't it? -------------------- |
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Mar 18 2008, 02:47 AM
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Pokémon Trainer Group: Validating Posts: 11 Joined: 13-March 08 From: UK. Member No.: 1 404 Active Squad |
QUOTE Trick doesn't appeal to me and wastes a move when Alakazam is as frail as it is. Especially on Sticky Barb/The orbs. It's certainly worth more of a mention than Psybeam and at the least deserves mention in Other Options. |
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Mar 18 2008, 10:15 AM
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i need something to put here Group: Posts: 3 902 Joined: 2-July 07 From: Ellicott City, Maryland Member No.: 34 Active Squad |
yeah Archangel Trick is a pretty decent option on Zam, and iirc a Focus Punch can 2HKO Blissey (or something like that) off around 200 or so Attack.
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Mar 18 2008, 08:05 PM
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yeah Archangel Trick is a pretty decent option on Zam, and iirc a Focus Punch can 2HKO Blissey (or something like that) off around 200 or so Attack. But FP is useless on Zam because of its poor attack and the fact that it won't survive enough. I'll add Trick. -------------------- [align=center]I am the earth-mother, and you are all flops.
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Mar 18 2008, 10:43 PM
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i need something to put here Group: Posts: 3 902 Joined: 2-July 07 From: Ellicott City, Maryland Member No.: 34 Active Squad |
Except when you give it Focus Punch it doesn't get completely and utterly fucked by Blissey... it was used in Advanced, and when I played shoddy I saw it on literally EVERY TEAM. Besides, it'll have enough SAtk to be doing the 2HKOing it's already doing without the highest SAtk possible. After all, iirc it wasn't able to OHKO that much anyway.
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Mar 20 2008, 11:38 AM
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Stalking like a Weeping Angel Group: Members Posts: 170 Joined: 18-January 08 Member No.: 889 COOKIE Team |
QUOTE Moveset 1: Standard Special Sweeper Alakazam@Life Orb/Choice Specs/Choice Scarf Timid/Modest [[Synchronize/Inner Focus]] 252 SP. ATK/252 SPD/6 HP Psychic Energy Ball/Psybeam/Shadow Ball/Focus Blast Miracle Eye/Thunder Wave Future Sight/Calm Mind T-Wave or Miracle won't help it, Grass Knot can be used over Energy Ball, for Tyranitars and co, eg Bulky Waters, Hippowdon Trick could be used, Psybeam is a no-no, Future Sight=NO WAI Synchorize may be more preferable. -------------------- |
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Mar 20 2008, 02:50 PM
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No TWave? I think TWave is a better option because it slows CS Weavile down.
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Mar 20 2008, 03:56 PM
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Pokémon Trainer Group: Validating Posts: 10 Joined: 11-March 08 From: Well... when a man loves a woman... Member No.: 1 389 Active Squad |
No TWave? I think TWave is a better option because it slows CS Weavile down. But you have to hit it on the switch for it to have any effect. If you hit it with Focus blast it's a OHKO anyway. -------------------- Not my actual team, just a bunch of pokes I like that look quite good together. |
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Mar 20 2008, 11:12 PM
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i need something to put here Group: Posts: 3 902 Joined: 2-July 07 From: Ellicott City, Maryland Member No.: 34 Active Squad |
No TWave? I think TWave is a better option because it slows CS Weavile down. 1) People actually use CS Weavile?2) It won't survive after using TWave. Have you even seen its defenses before? -------------------- |
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Mar 21 2008, 08:10 AM
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Yeah, I have. Zam gets raped by a lot of counters. My list lists them all. -.-
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Mar 21 2008, 12:45 PM
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i need something to put here Group: Posts: 3 902 Joined: 2-July 07 From: Ellicott City, Maryland Member No.: 34 Active Squad |
Then why contemplate TWave? Sash it if you're going to consider moves like that.
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Mar 21 2008, 04:14 PM
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Okay, I've switched things around a bit and added Sash. I don't know why I left it out in the first place.
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Mar 28 2008, 01:05 AM
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You should add a Calm Mind Set
Alakazam@ Life Orb 252 Sp. Atk/252 Spe/6 Hp Calm Mind Psyhic Focus Blast Hidden Power Ice/ Energy Ball |
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Mar 28 2008, 02:07 PM
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i need something to put here Group: Posts: 3 902 Joined: 2-July 07 From: Ellicott City, Maryland Member No.: 34 Active Squad |
I'd like to add while the above is an option, I'd recommend Sash as a secondary item and I'd like to comment that it's very frail. You need to catch them at just the right time so you can activate it.
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Mar 28 2008, 03:28 PM
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You should add a Calm Mind Set Alakazam@ Life Orb 252 Sp. Atk/252 Spe/6 Hp Calm Mind Psyhic Focus Blast Hidden Power Ice/ Energy Ball HP Ice won't do you good in the long run, though. It hits less than Grass Knot and Grass Knot helps better with TTar, Rhyperior, and Ramparados. -------------------- [align=center]I am the earth-mother, and you are all flops.
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Mar 28 2008, 11:00 PM
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i need something to put here Group: Posts: 3 902 Joined: 2-July 07 From: Ellicott City, Maryland Member No.: 34 Active Squad |
It's worth noting though, because it destroys dragons.
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