Choice Band or Life Orb Weavile

currently using Choice band on my jolly weavile but bein locked into an attack has startin to get pretty annoyin, i was thinkin of switchin life orb onto it but im not sure if the loss in dmg will be worth it, currently runnin

Ice Shard
Pursuit
Night Slash
Low kick

ice shard and pursuit r my bread and butter ive trapped millions of gengars and revenge killed thousands of salamences with ice shard but will i still be able to OHKO them with life orb over choice band? OPINIONS PLX!

First off, this doesn't belong here, so I'll move it. Next, go with a focus sash on Weaville. A mence'll be able to take a Weaville in one hit any day, and if you can't get the shard off for a KO first, you get a second chance.

EDIT: Nesan, don't think you quite understood what I meant, I was saying if the ice shard doesn't KO, you get the second chance. As for the sash, that's just my opinion. I like keeping a Pokemon or two alive even if they become useless for fodder.

snuffleoffagus wrote:First off, this doesn't belong here. Next, go with a focus sash on Weaville. A mence'll be able to take a Weaville in one hit any day, and if you can't get the shard off first, you get a second chance.

1. Focus sash is a waste on Weavile unless it's a lead
2.Ice Shard is a 1+ Priority move which goes before Salamence's moves which are 0 priority.

Here's a set you can try.

Pursuit is a waste on Life Orb set. It doesn't get the KO's that a Choice Band would so...

Swords Dance
Ice Shard
Low Kick
Night Slash

swords dance sounds good but weavile is squishy, i wont have many chances to use it besides on maybe a switch and depending on wat it is i'd probably wanna kill it with pursuit over gettin a +2 and them gettin a counter switched in
with choice band on weavile can kill latias with pursuit, and there are so many latias' on teams nowadays i dont really wanna give that up

You should go with life orb because then you wont have to just use one move

the best item u should use 4 weavile is a foucus sash cause it has bad defense

Fuu wrote:swords dance sounds good but weavile is squishy, i wont have many chances to use it besides on maybe a switch and depending on wat it is i'd probably wanna kill it with pursuit over gettin a +2 and them gettin a counter switched in
with choice band on weavile can kill latias with pursuit, and there are so many latias' on teams nowadays i dont really wanna give that up

Night Slash can already KO Latias. Weavile may be frail but it's typing is good. I;'m sure there at least 2-3 chance in a battle to set up SD.
It does have decent special side with 85 base special defense. If you're sick of being locked into one move then SD is your best option over any other move.
As you said Weavile is frail with out any boost it doesn't make the KO's. If it fails to KO then it's going down for sure.

the point of havin pursuit on him tho, is to make him a revenge killer that most cant escape from, ive gotten 10x more ko's with pursuit then i have with night slash, MOST latias' i face switch out once weavile is out so pursuit is the ideal choice.

in light of recent events tho, a +2 swords dance boost with weaviles already beast 130 base atk might make for such an easy sweep, i think im gonna test it out

u should u life orb beacause it a better item beacuse it doesmt lock u in to one attack

Fuu wrote:the point of havin pursuit on him tho, is to make him a revenge killer that most cant escape from, ive gotten 10x more ko's with pursuit then i have with night slash, MOST latias' i face switch out once weavile is out so pursuit is the ideal choice.

in light of recent events tho, a +2 swords dance boost with weaviles already beast 130 base atk might make for such an easy sweep, i think im gonna test it out

y would u use persuit just life orb ice punch

I`l go with life orb.Idk say why.I`l pm you, i don`t want other ppl to hear my strategy.

Neither. Use muscle band or focus....

Fuu wrote:currently using Choice band on my jolly weavile but bein locked into an attack has startin to get pretty annoyin, i was thinkin of switchin life orb onto it but im not sure if the loss in dmg will be worth it, currently runnin

Ice Shard
Pursuit
Night Slash
Low kick

ice shard and pursuit r my bread and butter ive trapped millions of gengars and revenge killed thousands of salamences with ice shard but will i still be able to OHKO them with life orb over choice band? OPINIONS PLX!

Go with brick break instead of low kick for consistent damage and also to break reflect and screens

I say life orb because that way you can change your moves.

Dude, Life Orb boosts attacks about the same as CB. And you aren't locked into a move.

Life orb and ice shard! Weavile is lame just to let you know... Everyone uses his attack and speed + ice shard = death...

Choice band doubles your attack. NOT boost by 1.5x

No, it boosts by 1.5, and life orb boosts by 1.3

I would use Life Orb because you could Get more OHKO

Okay, basically you pick coverage or more power. Thats about it.

I pick life orb its just a little better

life orb cause choice band will be useless if ur locked in to night slash with a garchomp or salamence ready to take u out....

Garchomp is uber. Pretty late...

Life Orb is good but the bad part is that you will need Magnezone to take care of steels. Even worse, with Bullet Punch...

CB is bad because it really doesn't cause 2 OHKO to many Pokemon

mmm, life orb usually does me good, i find it too much of a pain with choice anything....

Fake out and ice shard are standards for Weavile I think

Choice Band.

Considering the heavy amount of steel types and "hi, I'm Scizor."