swagger and intimidate

[probationsmack]

might swagger be such a bad idea on a mightyena? Its trait is intimidate which lowers attack one stage upon entering battle, so a swagger would put them only one attack stage up above the original. You could only use it once effectively tough......

[Tommy Dreamer]

Dude, I JUST posted something similar to this in my line-up....


You didn't perhaps just read it, did you?

[probationsmack]

nah, im just running out of ideas to post, so i decided to share some toughts i concocted awhile ago

the same thing happens to me though on this forum and i understand that it is very suspicous

i usually dont look at team rates, they get boring

[Exailious]

I'll just give some quick input from what I used and seen used of swagger..

Unfortunately.. I think Mightyena still has much too low of a defense to use swagger effectively. Even with intimidate, the attack spike that results of using swagger would (at least I believe) go above the normal attack power of the opposing pokemon.

Swagger is best used on a pokemon with high defense, and also best used in unison with another move to form a powerful combo. Unfortunately, the only combo that I know that worked well is no longer obtainable..

I used to use an Umbreon that looked much like this..

Umbreon@mint berry (would now be chesto berry)
-return/shadow ball
-swagger
-psych up
-rest

This moveset was insanely mean as Umbreon has very nice defenses... You use Swagger to up the enemy's attack two levels and confuse them.. You then use Pysch Up to copy that attack increase but not become confused. You then lay the smack down with return or shadow ball for great physical damage. If you get low on health, you can chestorest to regain your health and repeat the process.


If anyone knows any similar current movesets please let me know.. I was quite fond of my Umbreon /cry

-Exailious the Exalted

[Gligar_Man]

-_- swagger should be used on sheer special attacking pokemon, not pokemon with high defenses necesarily, because when they become unconfused they keep the attack boost so using it on an alakazam or gengar is cool... but using them on a rhydon is just stupid... the advantage is they hit you the same but hit themselves incredibley harder, and swagger/psych up is a decent combo, but people have just resort to psych-up/roar for cursebeasts, etc.