How are the lower tiers? Kind of wanted to try RU and NU but know fuck all about either of them. PU might be worth checking out someday, too.

bump, post your best sets vp

>>24894069
Golduck and Lickilicky still really suck in VGC2016.
As centralising as primals are, it's better to just carry a counter that's an actual good Pokémon in its own right.

Alex Ogloza has a couple really good VGC16 teams that are Patreon-only. If anyone is interested, I can post them here.

>>24896158

I would like to see what teams are so good you have to pay money for them.

>>24896158
Do post.

>>24896163
Well, you don't specifically pay for them, they just happen to come with other stuff. I think they're visible even if you pledge $1. I'll post them when I get back home anyway.

>>24896158
Stempe's team that took him to the 6th place on the ladder:

http://pastebin.com/ZF9PqVwn

Alex's team that took him and other people to the 1500s before they changed teams:

http://pastebin.com/iYgbfr46

You might want to change Xerneas' moveset on the first team since it's kind of iffy.

Trying to do a mono-Ghost singles team that would be competitive in monotype and in OU. Please give me any tips so I can make it all it can be.

http://pastebin.com/SpWEsau4

Anyone by any chance has a sapsip Miltank? Want to make a support set with heal bell and helping hand, not especially for vgc16 though.

It's really annoying to grind hordes on route 12, Miltank only has 5% appearance rate.

For VGC16:

I'm running this Dialga but i'm having trouble deciding on which item it should Hold

Dialga @ Life Orb/Adamant Orb/Expert Belt
Ability: Pressure
Modest Nature
252SpA/252Spe
-Draco Meteor
-Earth Power
-Flash Cannon
-Protect

>>24896583
Anyone? It's pretty hard to get: everyone runs scrappy and thus no one is breeding it with sap sipper to throw it out into wonder trade/gts.

You have to get horde encounters on route 12 in Kalos, where there is 5% to get a Tauros/Miltank horde, in which there is 1 Miltank which then only has 5% to have sap sipper.

If anyone could help me out I'd be really glad, I can probably give you some breeding leftovers though I am not quite sure what I have right now.
Hell, I'd even give you that shiny Miltank I got on GTS with scrappy.

Someone tell me a good defogger to go with this.

Hydreigon @ Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Rash Nature
- Roost
- Draco Meteor
- Dark Pulse
- Superpower

Metagross @ Assault Vest
Ability: Clear Body
EVs: 252 HP / 160 Atk / 96 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Pursuit
- Meteor Mash
- Bullet Punch
- Zen Headbutt

Venusaur @ Venusaurite
Ability: Chlorophyll
EVs: 248 HP / 96 Def / 148 SpD / 16 Spe
Bold Nature
- Giga Drain
- Sludge Bomb
- Synthesis
- Knock Off

Rotom-Wash @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe
Bold Nature
- Will-O-Wisp
- Volt Switch
- Hydro Pump
- Pain Split

Sylveon @ Leftovers
Ability: Pixilate
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
- Heal Bell
- Hyper Voice
- Wish
- Protect

Also suggestions on what to change/fix are welcome, I'd like to keep Hydreigon though.

What is a more useful 4th move slot for an adamant 252atk 252 speed, 4 defense talonflame if i'm running bb, flare blitz, and roost? I'm caught between swords dance and tailwind. I assume the switches it forces justify tailwind, but adamant swords danced bb is not to be fucked with.

>>24897052
I don't know why you're running dialga of all things. You only have two places for legendaries, one of which is primal groudon (mandatory) and the other should be one of the better ones.
Any real reasoning here?

Also specs, dump protect.

swagger/twave thundurus is so good this season. while groudon is very popular pretty much everything else can be paralzed/swaggered freely, and even groudon are often special or you'll be in a position where because attacks are so strong boosting its attack doesn't matter. battles are so short one paralysis/confusion can win you a game, even more so than last year or 2013.

>>24899578
don't run roost. i would run tailwind on every talonflame you ever use, there's no other reason to use it. your last move can be quick guard, taunt or will-o-wisp. quick guard is a little obvious against things like turn 1 fake out but it is an option and can block sucker punches, brave birds and prankster moves. WoW is just for khan. taunt is decent too for smeargles