Black and White recent happenings thread!

That's an ideal situation for the Ferrothorn. I have definitely been through this situation at one point, and I could tell I would faint if I did not Roost early enough. I anticipate that I may be unable to attack for at least 2 turns in a row because of paralysis. So, I use Roost right after I finish getting 2 or 3 Swords Dances up. Then I either get my final Swords Dance up or sweep. I would go for +6 as early as possible. The +4 from Swords Dance was just if the situation would seem to be in my favor and it would not have iron barbs. However, any smart player knows that Ferrothorn has protect and you're better off recovering your hp instead of attacking right after you get your Swords Dances up at that point. Thus, in many cases the Ferrothorn will use Protect while you heal yourself. There is no rush to kill Ferrothorn asap. You heal and hit it when you are confident you will survive.

It's somewhat not possible to predict the battle situation entirely because you could be incredibly lucky and not be really affected by paralysis. Or, you could be very unlucky and never get a single attack in against the Ferrothorn. It's just how the player adapts to being paralyzed and whether they realize they need to heal at the right points or not. You should always consider at the minimum that you'll be paralyzed for two turns in a row. Also, leech seed can be avoided as well. This gives the Scizor a free turn if that happens. I always heal at the right points, so I never have a problem with it. Maybe new players would. *shrugs*