Thursday, December 1, 2022

Speedy Skeledirge

 Does Skeledirge Outspeed Meowscarada?


Background:

It has all come down to this. Skeledirge and Meowscarada are all that's left. They are each giving it everything they have in battle. 

Meoscarda has been slowed down by a Sticky Web but has still landed some devastating blows to Skeledirge. 

Skeledirge has the massive type advantage against Meoscarda and has just been given a further advantage with a speed boost via Tailwind. 

Both Pokemon only have a single hit point left! Whichever Pokemon moves first in the next turn will decide the victor!


Question:

If Skeledirge has a stage +2 boost in speed from Tailwind and Meowscarada has a stage -1 decrease in speed from Sticky Web, which Pokemon moves first and with what speed stat?

Note:

Neither Pokemon has IVs or EVs applied to their Speed stat. Since both Pokemon are at level 50, their speed stats at stage 0 are the following:

  • Skeledirge = 71
  • Meowscarada = 128
The Pokemon Showdown Teambuilder was used to identify the speeds of each Pokemon at stage 0 and level 50 without IVs or EVs.

Hints:

Use the description of stages from the previous post to understand how to calculate the speed of each Pokemon in the appropriate stage.














2 comments:

  1. Meowscarada will have a speed of 85 1/3 (128/1 x 2/3) after Stick Web. Skeledirge will have a speed of 142 (71/1 x 4/2) after Tailwind. So, Skeledirge will be faster and will win the match with a final devastating blow!

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