Re: Big Thread of Small, Useful RMT Posts -
09-11-09
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Originally Posted by -TheDude
Section Two: RMTs Guide to Rating Teams (credit to Sumeet)
As of late there have been terrible rates by people who have absolutely no idea what they are talking about. This is neither helpful nor appreciated by some of our more knowledgeable members who spend time writing a good rate when someone simply posts:
With that being said, the goal of this post is to teach people to write proper rates. The team rating process is one that takes two main steps which will be explained in detail.
Revealing a Major Weakness (Type or Pokemon-wise)
Being able to see your weakness is very helpful so it is suggested that you check with the Marriland Team Builder before making any sort of Rate. It takes a short time and is a great visual. If you notice a specific type that has three or more weaknesses, you should notice that that could be the un-doing of the team. If someone has a bad Fire Weakness he could have a major Scarf Ape problem. That's where the 'Pokemon-wise' part comes in. Even if a team had good coverage it could be exceptionally weak to something like Mixape or Scarf Tran. Hell, they could even be unable to beat certain common Pokemon like Swampert or Choice Scarf Latias who can block unprepared teams or can dispose of main sweepers without checks respectively.
Explain the Threat and Suggest a Solution
You can't just say "Mixape sweeps your whole team", you need to explain how it sweeps every individual member and if the team maker is a bit new to the competitive scene, it wouldn't hurt to explain HOW Mixape defeats each invidual member.
If you've found your opponent is weak to say, Lucario, intermediately check the standing team for possible checks to Lucario. If no one can possibly beat Lucario after a Sword Dance, I think it's time to look at Lucario checks of your own. Immidiatley Gyarados, Salamence and Gengar come to mind. Now look at the team you are rating. If he has nothing resistant to Steel moves or whatever he does have resistant to Steel moves can be outsped and KO'd by Close Clombat, Gengar is not your choice. Some Lucario can run Bullet Punch and you might've just given your ratie a terrible suggestion. Take another look. The team already has two Dragons and therefore, Salamence will not fit in the team because he makes the team Scarf Dragon weak. However, the team does contain a Jolteon, a small Ground weakness and a slight need of a Scizor check. If you think you need to suggestion Gyarados, you're absolutely correct. If fits perfectly without disrupting the coverage at all and synergizes with the team quite nicely.
Now that you know Gyarados will fit perfectly without any major visiable problems, it's time to suggest a set. If you look to the team threat's Smogon page and see it recommends a specific set to beat said Lucario, it would be smart to post that set. You can't just say "I suggest Gyarados" without a certain set otherwise there is no point to that post. But do realize, those sets on smogon are simply bases for your own sets to fit your teams. The Bulky Gyarados Ev Spread on Smogon lists 156 Hp / 108 Attack / 100 Defense / 144 Speed but say the team is weak to Jolteon? You can edit the Ev's to 84 Hp / 252 Attack / 168 Speed and Jolly to outspeed Max Speed Jolteon with one Dragon Dance while still retaining some bulk.
Re: Big Thread of Small, Useful RMT Posts -
2 Weeks Ago
Prodded on by R3I's post, I kind of have an inkling of why no one would read this. Most people would just disregard because (1. They think they already know anything that would be here and (2. The length of this is a real deterrent. Maybe you could ask the original readers to condense these for newer readers who don't have the time to tackle this whole thing on?
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