Hybrid

May 28 2009, 01:08 AM

[SET]
Name: Lead/Early Sweeper
Move 1: Air Slash
Move 2: Bug Buzz
Move 3: Protect
Move 4: HP ground/HP Fighting/HP Ice
Item : Focus Sash/ Life Orb
Ability: Speed Boost
Nature: Timid/Modest
Evs: 236 Spe.Atk/236 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
<p>Yanma lead is probably the best set for it, as SR doesn’t affect it and can be used as a early game sweeper. Air Slash is it MOST important move here as it adds STAB and has a nifty 30% chance of flinching the the foe. Bug Buzz is also a reliable attack to Yanma as it helps take down grass, dark and psychic types.

<P>Protect is VERY IMPORTANT to Yanma as it provides a free turn to activate it’s special ability to get a free speed boost, and will help against Fake out leads such as Meowth and Aipom. After a speed boost Yanma is able to outspeed most of the common scarf users on timid nature.<p>

<p>HP ground allows to put some huge dents in to Pokemon and is able to OHKO all rock types and Electric types. HP fighting will allow you to put some huge dents into Mucnhlax, and able to OHKO rock types too and dark types. HP Ice will help with the ground and flying types. HP Ice is probably the favorable option on this set. It allows you to OHKO Diglett and those pesky RP Gligars along with grass and flying types.<p>

[SET]
Name: Choice Specs
Move 1: Bug Buzz
Move 2: Air Slash
Move 3: Shadow Ball
Move 4: HP Ground/HP Ice/HP Fight
Item : Choice Specs
Ability : Speed Boost
Nature : Timid/Modest
Evs : 236Spe.Atk/236Spe

<p>This Set is pretty simple, it can work either ways for a mid game or late game sweeper. After one Speed boost PLUS the Specs Boost, this Yanma can become devastatingly strong. Bug Buzz and Air Slash are it main moves in its arsenal providing a STAB boost and able to OHKO most of the LC pokemon.<P>

<P>Shadow Ball is mainly for the ghost types, OHKOing all the ghost types and Psychic types. HP Ground will help with its weakness towards electric and rock types, while HP Ice helps with Gligar, Diglett and Co. HP Fighting is able to 2HKO Lax with ease on Modest Nature.<P>

[OTHER OPTIONS]

<p>Yanma doesn't have a very wide movepool so gets little Options. Ancient Power could be used over any of the Hidden Power Moves, but Yanma will lose a lot of coverage. Signal Beam could be a choice over Bug Buzz, but it loses some BP but gains a 10% chance of confusion. Roost or Giga Drain could be useful, as Roost helps the Lead/Early Sweeper set keep on recovering from Life Orb Recoil or damage received from foe to keep own going. Giga Drain on the other hand allows you to inflict damage and still be able to make a decent recover of HP, Giga Drain can be very useful against water, rock and ground types as it will be easier to recover HP.

[EVs]

<p> The Lead/Early sweeper set has a great EV spread. With a impressive speed and special attack stat, it can become a problem to take it down in the early going. Maxing out the speed and special attack borns a fierce LC Uber pokemon, this could be similar to the NP Darkrai set or the RP Groudon set in Ubers. <p>

<p> As for the Choice specs set, this just allows Yanma to be more dangerous. Gaining the speed boost along with specs, it can become a very impressive mid or late game sweeper. This is pretty much similar to the Lead/Early Sweeper set, maxing out it most important stats speed and Spe.Atk will create a strong LC Uber.<p>

<P>With Yanma's stats, it can become a very good option for a sweeper of any team.<P>

[OPINIONS]

<P>Yanma is a great special sweeper, but can be outclassed by Tangela. Once Tangela is exposed to sunlight, it is nearly impossible to stop. Utilizing HP Fire and Solar Beam well to cover its weaknesses. But Yanma has a one thing that Tangela doesn't have and that is not having the ability speed boost.<P>

<P>Speed Boost along with Protect can serve as chlorophyll for Yanma except Yanma can protect itself instead of taking any damage while trying to set up sunlight like Tangela.<p>

[COUNTERS]

<P>Yanma is almost impossible to stop once it obtains a speed boost from its ability. Yanma can be taken down by the use of priority moves such as Bullet Punch and Quick Attack. But its main counters are definitely the ice types. Sneasel, Snover and Swinub are probably its main threats as they are the most common used Ice Types with Ice Shard. An Ice Shard from them can result in a near OHKO or a OHKO.<P>

<P>Bronchi can be a pretty good counter to Yanma. The Trick RoomBronzor will completely wall Yanma, using its own speed against him then hitting with a high powered Gyro Ball. None of Yanma's move can cause a OHKO on Bronzor.<P>

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[SET]
Name: Lead / Sweeper
Move 1: Air Slash
Move 2: Bug Buzz
Move 3: Protect
Move 4: Hidden Power Ground / Hidden Power Fighting
Item : Focus Sash / Life Orb
Ability: Speed Boost
Nature: Timid / Modest
Evs: 236 SpA / 236 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
<p>Yanma's lead set is one of the most effective sets it can run, as Stealth Rock can't be in play and it can be used as a early game sweeper. Air Slash is it most important move here as it gives Yanma a powerful STAB attack and has a nifty 30% chance of flinching the the foe. Bug Buzz is also a reliable attack to Yanma as it helps take down Grass-, Dark-, and Psychic-types, as well as doing more damage than Air Slash.</p>

<p>Protect is very important as well, as it provides a free turn to activate Yanma's (removed special) ability to get a free Speed boost, and will help against Fake out leads such as Meowth and Aipom. After a Speed boost Yanma is able to outspeed most of the common scarf users with a Timid nature.<p>

<p>Hidden Power Ground allows Yanma to put some huge dents in to Pokemon and is able to OHKO most Rock-types and Electric-types. Hidden Power Fighting will allow Yanma to dent(remove uneeded words) Mucnhlax, while also hitting Rock-types and Dark-types. (Removed bit about Hidden Power Ice)</p>

HeYsUp

May 30 2009, 08:48 PM

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[SET]
Name: Lead / Sweeper
Move 1: Air Slash
Move 2: Bug Buzz
Move 3: Protect
Move 4: Hidden Power Ground / Hidden Power Fighting
Item : Focus Sash / Life Orb
Ability: Speed Boost
Nature: Timid / Modest
Evs: 236 SpA / 236 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
<p>Yanma's lead set is one of the most effective sets it can run, as Stealth Rock can't be in play and it can be used as a early game sweeper. Air Slash is it most important move here as it gives Yanma a powerful STAB attack and has a nifty 30% chance of flinching the the foe. Bug Buzz is also a reliable attack to Yanma as it helps take down Grass-, Dark-, and Psychic-types, as well as doing more damage than Air Slash.</p>

<p>Protect is very important as well, as it provides a free turn to activate Yanma's (removed special) ability to get a free Speed boost, and will help against Fake out leads such as Meowth and Aipom. After a Speed boost Yanma is able to outspeed most of the common scarf users with a Timid nature.<p>

<p>Hidden Power Ground allows Yanma to put some huge dents in to Pokemon and is able to OHKO most Rock-types and Electric-types. Hidden Power Fighting will allow Yanma to dent(remove uneeded words) Mucnhlax, while also hitting Rock-types and Dark-types. (Removed bit about Hidden Power Ice)</p>

Ill add more later, but there was a ton of formatting errors here. Hidden Power Ice shouldn't be an option, because most Flying types Yanma will be against usually have a secondary bug type (Scyther and Foe yanma).

Colloquy

Jun 12 2009, 02:29 AM

<P> should be <p>, and </P> should be </p> (</p> ends your paragraphs, not just <p> again). Your sections like [OTHER OPTIONS] and [COUNTERS] shouldn't be in all caps, but [SET COMMENTS] is. Grammar will come later, I'm sleepy.