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Cryogonal works if you want a white-ish Spinner.

Classical cofagrigus. --- Cofagrigus (M/F) @ Leftovers/Rocky Helmet Trait: Mummy EVs: 4 Def / 252 SAtk / 252 SDef Nature: Modest (+SAtk, - Atk) - Hex - Will-O-Wisp - Haze - Pain Split --- Standard status/Hex combo, with Haze and burns to jam setups (especially physical ones). Mummy's great to take out scizor's Technician. If against normal-types, just burn and follow up with a Pain Split when needed.

I take it he opened with medicham/gallade/hariyama.

Maybe gastrodon for water? It has brown patches.

Interesting - been a while since I've seen celebi on a Rain team. Looks like it'll be a painful team to take on, which pretty much makes it a decent staller, haha. Although I would have to agree with one of the earlier posts which advocated skarmory over bronzong, but that's a minor issue (and skarmory's not green, anyway). As for the comments made on originality... well, weather's a legal in-game tactic, if you'd recall Glacia's rather sad team in RSE Just because people online have the brains to exploit the advantages offered by weather doesn't make it a game-breaker (well, weather teams might win consistently, but then again, what decent tactic doesn't lead to a win?). Although... I'll admit to being appropriately annoyed by all those genesect in Rain. Those are just disgusting.

How does it fare in Rain?

Would you mean possess in exceedingly high doses?

Sounds interesting, but as Beaveroo said, there are logistics issues. Which European time zone are you going to follow, though?

With 6 Defense Curls, it goes somewhere close to 200+. Works alright.

Isn't krookodile brown, though?

Offensive shuckle that doesn't compromise defense. --- Shuckle (F) @ Leftovers Trait: Sturdy EVs: 255 Def / 255 SDef Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk) - Rollout - Defense Curl - Rest - Power Trick --- Defense Curl up to 6 times, then run Power Trick and Rollout. Slow and needs a setup, but it works alright in sand.

Boo.

Grabbed an old gliscor from the boxes, and missed the EV's. As for water/ice moves, that's what No1 is for.

There's a story that once, the Emperor travelled incognito by disguising as a secretary, but his officials were in the Imperial robes. At a teahouse, he served them tea, and to show him gratitude, they did the tapping thing. Another even rarer practice is dipping your finger into wine and tracing a circle with a dot in its center on the tabletop. Supposed to represent the blind eye of the Chinese wine god, I think. @ Maelstrom - Interesting about the Middle Eastern cultures; we get some here in Malaysia due to the predominantly Muslim population, but not in great detail. About the respect being earned, it's taking hold slowly as time goes by, but in the past, 'fake it till you make it' was very much in practice. As I recall, Michael Crichton once mentioned how the Japanese are technically encouraged to 'lie' in different situations, particularly when business is involved (by adopting different personalities and outlooks to handle different situations).

PLACEBO effect.

Just for some fun, since it goes well with the thread's main topic - some Asian customs --- Chinese Indians Some other Asian rules of thumb: - If eating with hands, usually only the fingertips are used. For Arabs, they eat with only the right hand, usually (as they tend to use the left for personal hygiene). - Shoes must be removed before entering homes or temples. - It is not considered acceptable for people to call their parents-in-law by name. --- Hopefully it was an interesting read.

Very true. God bless Nobuo Uematsu, Yoko Shimomura, Masashi Hamauzu, and Takeharu Ishimoto, for starters.

Just from what we've seen and talked about - yes, it is indeed an interesting topic - there seem to be a few major differences in the East and West as far as ideals go. Bear in mind that most of these would be education-based, since that's where the three of us tend to linger. - Western people value individualism more, as mentioned by other posters here. Asians tend to have a hive-like mentality in some aspects. - Free speech is highly encouraged in Western countries, but for the Asians, deference to another person's rank and seniority usually overrides that. - Education in some Asian countries is based on the British system. Believe us, it's a BIG difference (look up the British system, and tell us if it scares you, lol). - Food in Asian countries tends to be shared and eaten communally, whereas Western food seems to be prepared more for individual servings. - Corporal punishment is still widely practised in schools here XD - Uniforms are a standard for schools. - Religion seems to emphasise being at peace with yourself and the world around you, not sure how similar is this to Western theology. - The gods seem to reflect natural elements more, rather than representing an omniscient, omnipotent metaphysical being. - The belief in spirits and superstitious practice are more common around these parts (e.g. for the Chinese here, if you need to pee on a bush, you're expected to apologise to whatever may be 'occupying' the bush). - Sex is highly taboo. As in 'The Scarlet Letter' taboo for some communities and/or families. - Our condoms are made with smaller average diameters (yes, we have proof of that - the Japanese manufactured ones are the smallest). - Homosexuality is a criminal offence in some Asian countries (including Malaysia, where the three of us are located - to Ian's eternal frustration). - Psychiatric therapy is less common here; the usual course of action is to force the person to swallow their own issues - It is not unusual to see straight guys happily walking about in Speedos or tank tops (though they may get curious looks from the more culturally-savvy girls out there) LOL - Showing emotions in the workplace is considered as highly unprofessional for the most part. - There appears to be a livelier reading culture here, and we're not including Twilight in that. So, that's just whatever I can recall from our little nocturnal discussions (coffee is as always our good friend!). Hopefully it works for whatever the OP was looking for

Oh, I think I once led with bibarel - used to to pump up a few Curses, and Rollout. Magic Bounce is common, but usually since Prankster comes with Night Shade (at least, for sableye and I think murkrow), damage is assured barring BP onto a Normal pokemon.

Prankster and Thunder Wave also works well, barring espeon. One thing everyone so far seems to have missed is Unaware, LOL The constant anti-BP ability.

Presenting a new team, based on the main cast of the Artemis Fowl series Props to you if you can identify just why the various species were used. --- Mulch (Hippowdon) (M) @ Leftovers Trait: Sand Stream EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 SDef Careful Nature (+SDef, -SAtk) - Earthquake - Crunch - Slack Off - Stealth Rock --- Artemis (Gliscor) (M) @ Toxic Orb Trait: Poison Heal EVs: 252 Def / 252 SDef Careful Nature (+SDef, -SAtk) - Earthquake - Aerial Ace - Swords Dance - Agility --- Butler (Excadrill) (M) @ Air Balloon Trait: Sand Rush EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk) - Iron Head - Shadow Claw - Brick Break - Swords Dance --- Holly (Flygon) (F) @ Lum Berry Trait: Levitate EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk) - Earth Power - Flamethrower - Giga Drain - Tailwind --- No1 (Gastrodon) (M) @ Leftovers Trait: Storm Drain EVs: 252 Def / 4 SAtk / 252 SDef Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk) - Earth Power - Scald - Ice Beam - Recover --- Root (Nidoking) (M) @ Life Orb Trait: Sheer Force EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk) - Earth Power - Flamethrower - Ice Beam - Sucker Punch --- Quite a generic ground team, at its heart.

Just a tidbit: herpetology is rumoured to be a highly limited field, and most places that offer it seem to offer it only if you major in something else. Apparently, one of our buddies once tried to apply for it but got blackballed.

Hello, administration office. Could you kindly not mess with the clinical timetables again? It's hard enough meeting a patient quota when we don't even know when we're supposed to be in the clinic. Toodle doo ~

We resent this! ... But we do wonder how they measured the weight of pokemon such as snorlax, gastly, or even steelix. Do they have super weighing scales?

Bearded dragon? Nice.