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This is a good point. Even with a complex sandstorm/sandveil ban, people will still complain about Garchomp hax because chances are that teams with Tyranitar and/or Hippowdon will end up matched up against teams with Garchomp. The complaining might get a little quieter, but it won't end...
I got the information from Bulbapedia, and I confirmed it when leveling my deino up to a hydreigon.
So yes, you could use entrainment on the switch to escape chandelure (or scarf magnezone for that matter) with 100% accuracy.
I was thinking about that too, but there is a problem with that strategy:
The reduced accuracy from hustle--like the increased damage--only affects physical attacks.
Heatran seems like a natural partner for durant, especially with the hone claws/baton pass set. Have durant baton pass the hone claws to heatran on a predicted fire move and you have 100% accurate magma storm (or fire blast if you prefer) with a 50% power boost.
The bulky chestorest set is working wonders for me, and I'm not even running fiery dance yet (I do everything the old-fashioned way, including leveling).
I want to thank Ulevo for doing the calcs on it.
I was content to just lurk moar and look at the arguments presented in this thread, but this just drives me crazy.
The debate wouldn't be so intense if "obviously the majority doesn't want [weather]." Also, if the majority didn't want it, wouldn't they have banned drizzle outright instead of...
I usually listen to the less extreme forms of metal myself, but I do enjoy some extreme folk like Eluveitie or Ensiferum occasionally and some thrash like Pantera and Megadeth and whatever genre Nevermore is.
My favorite band is Blind Guardian.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snwvpJ7DxyY...