Let's talk about Pokemon in the Pokemon Mega Thread.

[Mise]

SmokedHostage said:

Mise said:

SmokedHostage said:

 Hmm.  Special Attacker.. I'm pretty Diamond/Pearl/Platinum right now but for Emerald, have you tried Starmie?  Starmie was pretty much the premier special attacker in R/S/E.

I haven't used Starmie since the RBY days, so might as well try it out. It'll still be a while before I can get my hands on a Super Rod or a Water Stone, but I'll manage.

So Starmie it is, then.

 

 Go for Timid Nature, 40 HP EV's, 216 Spd EV's, rest in Sp. Atk.

The standard set is..

Recover
Thunderbolt/Ice Beam
Surf

I know the Smogon site, thank you very much.

EV optimization is a huge pain when you have to do it yourself, since you'll need a crapload specific berries. That usually take ages to grow. And getting an optimal nature is another pain, especially since the RNG hates my guts with a passion. And I don't do bot battles.

Hell, you don't even need to optimize your team unless you're doing the Battle Tower, and that's only because the computer is a huge cheating bastard - using pokemon with illegal movesets, perfect IV's, multiple traits and whatnot. I still have nightmares about Palmer's fucking Milotic (yes, I know that's in DPP).

But because I have a crapload of time to kill, I'll probably do it anyway.