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What are the overall strongest abilities for competitive battling?
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What are the overall strongest abilities for competitive battling? My guesses would be Serene Grace, Intimidate and Shed Skin
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>>26883049
>shed skin

Is this b8
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>>26883049
shed skin?
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Magic Bounce
I literally get people to forfeit by switching to my Espeon to blow back Sneaky Stones.
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Regenerator n sheeeit
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what's wrong with shed skin?
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Dry Skin
Damp
Wonder Guard
Magic Guard
Clear Body
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>>26883049
Pure power
Wonder Guard
Magic Bounce
Prankster
Magic Guard
Regenerator
-Ate abilities
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Healer
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>>26883203
This goyim gets it,
however you had to mention weather abilities.
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>>26883049
I've passed over this picture at least 6 times and I only just got it
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Pure/Huge Power
Speed Boost
Technician/Strong Jaw/Mega Launcher/Adaptability (Iron Fist buff when?)
Prankster
Sand Rush/Swift Swim/Chlorophyll
Intimidate
Wonder Guard
Magic Guard
Magic Bounce
Moxie
Serene Grace
Sheer Force
Guts
Compoundeyes (provided the Pokémon in question has the right moves)
Pixilate etc.
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Gale wings
Parental bond
-ates
Magic bounce and guard
Prankster
Huge and pure power
Contrary
Regenerator
And legendary signature abilities
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>>26883049
none of those are particularly good in competitive right now, serene grace was amazing on a gimmicky flinch build, but its been nerfed since.

some of the most competitive abilities are magic guard/bounce, prankster, and weather abilities.
particularly, type absorbing abilities are very useful in smogon single battles, since you're going to be doing a load of strategic switchins, they give you options to gamble on flawless switches.
multiscale was a gamechanger as well, since it gives dragonite an almost guaranteed single turn to set up.
Abilities are pretty subjective because they have to be on a pokemon that works with it, for example magnet pull, which for a long time was pretty amazing on magnezone, but probopass was never relevant.
Then you get skills that are brilliant on paper like lightningrod, but so few pokemon exist that can take full advantage of it.
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Offensive:
Adaptability is the best offensive booster
-Ate abilities are slightly less powerful but wider distribution
Contrary
Sheer Force
Sand Force
Pure/Huge Power
Strong Jaw
Moxie
Gale Wings
Unburden
Weather speed abilities

Defensive:
Regenerator is amazing
Fur Coat is amazing but Furfrou is meh
Wonder Guard
Magic Guard
Magic Bounce
Guts
Sturdy
Prankster
Shell Armor
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