[RBY] Is Friendlymie the best lead Starmie?

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  1. Torvald

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    Hello all,

    My name is Torvald. I was wondering what you all think of Friendlymie. From my experience and from what I've seen, it's probably the best lead Starmie because it hits both Gengar and Exeggutor, and can beat Chanseys that don't have Thunderbolt. Should I keep using it?
     
  2. Isa

    Isa Well-Known Tauros

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    What is a Friendlymie? I have never heard the term previously.

    Starmie in general is a decent lead though.
     
  3. Torvald

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    Friendlymie is named after Mr. Friendly, who popularized the set thanks to his dominant ladder team.
     
  4. mibuchiha

    mibuchiha Was yea ra chs ieeya.

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    You know, if you're gonna explain who popularized it, might as well tell us what set it is.
     
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  5. Torvald

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    Most people probably know the set, but it's Blizzard/Psychic/Thunder Wave/Recover.
     
  6. mibuchiha

    mibuchiha Was yea ra chs ieeya.

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    Well yes, I would say it's a good set. Though beating Chansey is kind of irrelevant since afaik most of them do pack tbolt.

    And I also dunno about it being a lead.
     
  7. Torvald

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    I would say the ratio of T-Bolt vs non-Tbolt is about 60/40%. It's enough to warrant mentioning, and Starmie can give Chansey trouble with special falls anyway.

    And I think it's an ideal lead.
     
  8. magic9mushroom

    magic9mushroom Active Member

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    Hello again, GGFan.

    Anyway, it's a great set (and probably the best anti-sleep lead since only Jynx and Sing Chansey can safely sleep it), although you can swap out Thunder Wave for quite a few other moves depending on what you want out of Mie. Thunderbolt can be nice if you're struggling against Slowbro (but is otherwise mostly redundant since STAB Psychic's so spammable), or you could slap on a move to hit Jynx and Zam hard (Surf, Hydro Pump, or Hyper Beam). Thunder Wave's great, though.
     
  9. Torvald

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    GGFan? Thanks, but I'm no legend. Speaking of alts, aren't you that guy Dre?
     
  10. froggy25

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    More like 70/30 actually
     
  11. Blitzamirin

    Blitzamirin Waluigi! Number one!

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    No. Dre is a different person.
     
  12. Torvald

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    Nope.
     
  13. Crystal Moogle

    Crystal Moogle Ayaya~ Administrator Administrator

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    I decided to actually check who Mr Friendly was, turns out it was you, who turns out to be GGfan.
    If you're gonna evade, at least stop self fellating in every post you make, it's the only reason you ever get caught
     
  14. magic9mushroom

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    You should have realised by now that GGFan is an internet supervillain.
     
  15. froggy25

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    Just decided to check on PO's stats, and that's obv 70/30
     
  16. Candy princess

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    You've should have realise also that GGFan could also be a villain anywheres as well