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That is Constance Schwartz his business partner.
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Noah Puckerman stared out the bus window in a daze. He couldn't think, it was almost as if he'd forgotten how. Quinn Fabray had just given birth to his baby girl, and she was giving her up for adoption. She'd just given up their child like that, barely even paying attention to Noah's eye pleading to keep her. When he first discovered Quinn was pregnant, he had wanted nothing to do with it. Of course, he knew he'd have to help provide for the pregnancy, and help Quinn throughout the nine-month period, but he never would have thought twice about keeping her. It wasn't until a few months earlier, that he'd realized what importance this was. She was going to be his first child, possibly even his only child, and he wanted to at least make sure she was healthy and happy before sending her off to a whole new life and family.
But, when he saw those innocent little blue eyes starring up at him, those little lips turned up in a simple smile, those arms reaching up at him, something changed within him. All he wanted to do was scoop her up in his arms and feel her warmth. He wanted to hold onto her fragile frame and protect her from all evil.
Earlier that day:
Quinn held the child up to him, smiling up at him from the hospital bed she lay in.
"Hold her," she said, still breathless from the birth. "She wants you." His face was expressionless when he scooped her up and held her close to him, her tiny breaths blowing gently against his chest. She looked up at him and smiled, weakly grabbing onto his nose with her tiny hands. He smiled back at her, one-handedly reaching out to pinch her nose gently between his index finger and thumb. She giggled and swatted his fingers away, making a little squealing noise. Quinn laughed from the bed, observing the scene tiredly. "She likes your nose," she said in awe, her breath finally back. "Look, she's got your nose, too!" she exclaimed and laughed again. Her tiny nose was button-like, but more down-turned than a button nose, kind of like a pug-nose but it fit her face differently.
"I never knew I had such a cute nose," Noah sad, stifling a chuckle. There was a knock on the door, startling the newborn child and causing her to gasp and look at her father, before giggling again and clutching at his shirt.
"Is it safe in here?" He heard a familiar and rather annoying voice ask. Berry. Shit.
"Yes, it's safe, Rachel," Quinn called from the bed. The door slid open to reveal Rachel Berry, clad in performance attire, an impatient expression painted across her face.
"We gotta catch the bus, Noah," she told him, gesturing him to come on. He looked at his baby; she had a worried expression on her face, as if she knew he was going to leave. "Sorry, Beth, Daddy's gotta go," he said, before kissing her forehead and brushing stray curly dark hairs, his curly dark hairs, from her eyes, and placing her gently next to her mother. "I'll be back," he whispered into her ears. Just those simple words seem to bring a small smile to Beth's face, before she fell asleep. But maybe it was just an illusion.
Cold winds blew harshly through the open bus window near where he sat alone, in his dazed state. He hadn't blinked once in at least two hours, he was too afraid he'd start to tear up, and crying isn't exactly the most badass way to handle your problems. He felt someone sit next to him, and looked up to see Kurt Hummel casually crossing his legs, and sniffing simply. Noah was actually happy someone cared enough to sit down next to him, but he couldn't let that show through his hard shell.
"What do you want, Hummel?" He asked in the most annoyed voice he could, his voice only cracking slightly from trying to keep from crying. Kurt sighed, pulling off hiss white and blue striped scarf, and handing it to him. Noah sighed, and rudely rolled his eyes.
"I'm sorry if I got some trash on your new 'Marc Jacobs' scarf when I tossed you last Friday, kay Hummel?" he asked, raising a brow. Kurt rolled his eyes, and held it out a little further.
"For your information, it's a Gucci scarf," he stated, sniffing snootily, "and it's for you," he raised his eyebrows in a concerned manner, seeing the hidden pain in the jock's eyes. Noah's mouth dropped open, he really wasn't expecting that. He had thrown this kid in the dumpster every day since the 6th grade, and now he was offering him his scarf? That just wasn't what happened in the real world.
"What makes you think I want your women's winter apparel?" he mimicked the small boy with his words, deliberately speaking the way he did. Kurt stared him down, as if he was some sort of low-life form.
"Because it's -5° outside," he stated matter-of-factly, "And you're sitting next to a wide open window, shivering," he cocked his head as if asking him, 'Got it Scruffy? Got it? Good dog!' "And because it's a men's scarf, for your information," he sent death glares in the Jock's direction, still holding out the scarf. Noah didn't even realize the cold blowing in from the window, or the fact that he was shivering immensely. He quickly glanced around the bus, everyone else were wearing warm coats. He looked at the scarf again, and back at Kurt's eyes, which were still glaring at him. The glares made it like a bribe from the devil or something. He was tempted to take the scarf from him, but he just couldn't.
"It's not that cold," he lied, shivering more as he spoke. Karma came back for his lies, sending a rapid gust of cold wind in from the window, causing Noah's teeth to chatter. "I can wait until we're back at the school, it's not that long of a wait," he lied. Again. Kurt rolled his eyes at this.
"Okay, yes, 5° below 0 is that cold," he stated, annoyed. "And yes, two hours is that long of a wait." Noah shivered again just thinking about two more hours of lonely coldness, but shook his head no.
"I don't want your gay scarf, Hummel!" he exclaimed, anger in his eyes. But, it was clear his mind wasn't fully set on the scarf, and Kurt had a pretty good idea of what it was on. He chose to ignore the little 'gay' comment, deciding that the argument would get them nowhere.
"Whoa there, Noah!" he exclaimed, "Cool down! Why are you so upset? I just thought maybe you wanted someone to talk to and some warmth, rather than freezing your ass off with no one to talk to." Noah knew Kurt was right, but he rolled his eyes anyway.
"Well, I don't. Especially not captain homo." He retorted, slouching in his seat.
"I know you wouldn't get so worked up about a scarf, no sensible person would," Which…kind of does exclude you, though… Kurt thought to himself. "And it kinda hurts when you're trying to be sincerely kind to someone, and then they shit on you, but -sigh-, if you want to tell me what's really bothering you, I'm always here to listen" He explained gently. "But, if you don't tell me now," he explained in a fully serious voice. "You might lose your only chance at telling anyone." He leaned back in his seat and closed his eyes, not expecting the other boy to say anything.
Instead, he heard a rather loud and exaggerated sigh.
"Sorry, Kurt, I'm just really pissed right now," he said, breathing shaky a breath. "It's about Beth," he said, looking Kurt in his pretty blue eyes, which were now looking back at him, at attention. "I just know Quinn's gonna put her up for adoption," he explained, face palming as he did so. "But, I kinda wanna keep her." He closed his eyes tight, trying not to cry. When the urge subsided, he looked at Kurt again, who looked back with genuinely sorry eyes. "But I guess I have no say." He couldn't help it now; a single tear remained in the corner of his eye, and finally fell slowly down his cheek. Thankfully, no one had seemed to notice. Except Kurt, of course. Kurt sighed, putting a hand on Noah's, still shivering and ice cold, shoulder. He waited for Noah's eyes to meet his, before speaking.
"I guess there's nothing you can really do," he sighed again, and this time, gripped Noah's hand firmly. Noah's hand twitched, but accepted the grasp. "Except forget about it." At these words Noah finally broke down crying, burying himself into Kurt's chest.
"I can't just forget about her!" he said in between shaky breaths and sobs. "She's my fucking daughter!"
The entire bus observed the scene. Noah Puckerman, badass Noah Puckerman, was crying? Onto Captain Homo's chest? It wasn't exactly what one would witness everyday. Kurt was taken completely off-guard by this, and fretted. He had no idea whatsoever what he was doing. He shot Cedes a worried glance, mouthing 'What the fuck do I do!' to her, with panicked lost eyes. She shrugged, having not the faintest clue what was going on. He whipped his head around the bus, seeing the speechless glee club stare with bug-eyes at the scene, he was pretty sure he heard Santana mutter something like 'So not a turn on.' He had no idea what to do, so he just hugged onto the boy's head, letting him cry to him.
"Noah, I know it's hard, but you're just gonna have to let go of that dream," he said, gently patting the crying boy's head. "Life's like that sometimes, Noah. We can't always get what we want." The glee club sighed, and led into a chorus of soft ooh's.
You can't always get what you want.
They reprised the song they had sang once, a long while back, in soft sad voices, too a much slower tempo.
You can't always get what you want.
You can't always get what you want.
Kurt pushed Noah in front of him, holding his tear-stained face in between his hands.
But if you try sometimes you might find.
Kurt sang his solo so genuinely it made Noah start crying again.
You get what you…
They sang 'you' one note higher than the other words, holding it out 3 measures.
They sang one note lower than the others, and held it out 5 measures.
Noah sniffled and looked at the glee club through teary eyes. He would have been embarrassed, but he knew they were all just sympathizing with him. He chose, just this once, to not be a douchebag.
"Thanks so much, guys," he said quickly, letting a couple of tears lose again, before sitting down again.
From the seat in front of him, Finn turned around and mouthed the words, 'you okay?' to him, concern in his eyes. Noah nodded and gave him a 'thumps up' sign, sniffling again.
Kurt and Noah sat in silence, barely not making eye contact. Noah finallyu broke the silence, tapping Kurt on the shoulder. He turned around, and nodded, encouraging him to go on.
"Uh, Kurt?" he addressed him by his first name, a little shy, "Do you think I'll ever have another baby girl?" He looked utterly serious. Kurt smiled.
"Well, I can't be certain about the girl part," he said, chuckling. Noah lightened up a little and chuckled, too. "But, Noah, I'm pretty positive that you'll have a baby one day." He said, putting a hand down on Noah's knee. "One that's yours to keep." At this Noah smiled, and a single tear fell down his cheek again. Kurt was positive it was a happy tear.
The wind blew rapidly in through the window still, this time even cold enough to make Kurt, who was bundled up in a warm black Marc Jacobs coat and a black Chanel beanie and leather gloves, shiver. He couldn't help but notice Noah shivering again, with his arms crossed against his chest. He tried not to make eye contact with the boy, not wanting to embarrass him any more.
Moments later, Noah sneezed loudly. The entire glee club jumped from their seats. Kurt sighed, and held the scarf out again.
"Take the scarf, Noah," he demanded. The shivering boy looked up with innocent eyes. "You've probably already caught a cold by now." Noah sighed again, but reluctantly took the scarf and wrapped it around his neck. Kurt was impressed, he thought Noah would have no idea how to put it on, but he had actually put it on quite stylishly.
Kurt picked up on Santana chattering away again.
'Okay, I lied. That was adorable, what Puck just did. And how Kurt gave him the scarf? A-DORABLE!' He could hear Brittany giggling and squealing with her.
"Thanks, Kurt," he replied, before sniffing and sneezing again into his cupped hands, he hadn't seemed to hear them.
The bus came to a stop, and the glee club all ran out the bus, in desperate need for their heated cars. Noah and Kurt were the last to get off. Kurt walked at a normal pace, and Noah slowly trailed behind.
"Kurt?" Noah asked as they stepped out of the bus. Kurt met his eyes again.
"Yes, Noah?" he asked, still sympathizing for him.
"Thanks again," he told him, blushing bright red from embarrassment. "For everything." Kurt smiled, and leaned in to hug Noah again. When they let go, he finally spoke again.
"Its fine, Noah. Sometimes everyone needs a little therapy session," Kurt's blue eyes stared into Noah's hazel ones, meeting in true sympathy.
"Oh yeah, your scarf," Noah began tugging it from his neck. He held it back out to Kurt. "Thanks." Kurt stared down at the scarf in Noah's hands, smiling again.
"Keep it," he said, and began to turn on his heel.
"You sure?" Noah asked, looking at it again. "It looks kinda expensive." Kurt laughed. He really wanted to just say 'If you really want to look good, everything is expensive Noah,' though, of course, he didn't.
"Yeah, I'm sure," he said, turning back around for just a moment. "I was planning on getting some more tomorrow, actually." Lie. But, it didn't really matter. He had billions in his closet he hadn't worn yet, one less scarf wouldn't be all that important.
"Thanks," he said, as they began to walk their separate ways. "Oh, and Hummel?" he called again, as Kurt turned back around. "You tell anyone outside of glee about this, and you're a dead fag." Kurt knew he should have taken it offensive, but he just smiled.
"Wasn't planning on it!" he called back. As he turned around again, out of the corner of his eye, he saw Noah smile. Not the usual smirk, a real, genuine smile. One that he had never seen before. He had one thought as he walked away. Maybe, just maybe, he's not that bad after all.
As he walked away, Noah had one thought as well. Maybe, just maybe, he's right. Yeah, I'll have a better life then this shit someday.
The second thought that came to their minds though, was the same for each.
Maybe, just maybe, that someday when it turns out alright, I'll still have him here, the most amazing friend I've ever made.


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The Power of Mistakes: Creating a Risk-Tolerant Culture at Home and School
Educators and parents want their kids to seek challenges and persist through difficulty—but so often, they don't. It's all too familiar: John always takes the easy way out; Angel gives up at the first sign of difficulty; Anna falls apart when she gets a disappointing grade.
Of course, struggling students are especially vulnerable to helplessness and fear of failure. But even high-performing kids fall prey to test anxiety, or avoid that one subject that fills them with dread. Why does this happen? And what can we do about it?
The sad truth is that many students feel very vulnerable in school. For lots of kids, school is above all a place where they are tested and judged—often publicly—and where they feel inadequate. Sometimes, this vulnerability extends to the home, especially if parents place a very high value on perfect performance or are intolerant of failure. It's not what we intend, but it's what they experience.
The good news is that it's within our power to change this, if we know the keys to creating a risk-tolerant home and classroom culture.
The Power of Mistakes
Most students dread "making a mistake"—especially a public one. Here's what one beginning 6th grader told us when we asked how he felt about doing a hard problem where he would make mistakes:
"If I were doing it in front of people? I wouldn't really want to do it, because when you make mistakes people will be, like, 'No what are you doing, you're doing it wrong,' and that tends to be embarrassing. When you ask for help, and there's kids around, they know that you're not understanding it, and then some people think that it's really easy, they're like, 'How are you not understanding it?' and it makes you feel stupid, and then you get embarrassed." (Roberlio)
Note that Roberlio wasn't objecting to the difficult problem itself—it was the risk of embarrassment and "feeling stupid" that made him want to avoid a challenge. In our work, we've interviewed dozens of students and surveyed hundreds more, and most of them acknowledge similar concerns.
Here are four things you can do to create a risk-tolerant culture, and liberate the young people (and adults) in your life to reach their potential.
1) Highlight the value of mistakes in the service of learning. If you ask them, most people will say that they've learned more from their mistakes than from their successes. And it's impossible to tackle a challenge without making some mistakes. So, celebrate mistakes in your classroom and home as great chances to learn. Explain that learning requires stretching beyond your comfort zone. As a teacher, when you introduce a new topic or assignment, tell students they should expect to find some things confusing and to make initial errors—and if they don't, that you need to raise the challenge level so they will in fact be learning. Point out the interesting varied ways people approach the same problem, and have your students discuss what each person was thinking. Ask kids to share their "best" mistake of the week with you, and what they learned from it (and do the same yourself). And bring humor into the mix. A growth mindset teacher keeps a giant pink eraser labeled "For BIG mistakes" on her desk!
2) Put kids in charge of their own learning. When we are preoccupied with obtaining a favorable evaluation by others, we become risk-averse. Rather than focusing on your evaluations, encourage your kids to assess their own progress. There are many good self-assessment tools out there for students of all ages. Among them, those that ask students to reflect on their learning process—what we call metacognitive thinking and strategies—are particularly helpful for increasing ownership of the learning experience. Finally, ask open-ended questions that prompt kids to think for themselves: not "What did you get on your test?" but "How did you prepare?" "Where did you get confused?" or "What did you learn?"
3) Give growth mindset feedback. Praise the process, not the person. Don't get too excited about a "success," especially if it comes without effort. In the moment, it feels good to be told, "Fantastic, perfect, you're a genius!" But it focuses the young person's attention on the judgment that you have made about them, rather than on what they can control, such as their attention, effort, and strategy. Right now, it's a positive judgment—but if they don't do it perfectly the next time, it will be a letdown. (This is the source of a lot of anxiety among high-achieving kids.) Make challenge-seeking and diligent effort, rather than performance, the goal.
4) Nurture a risk-tolerant peer culture. We may not find Roberlio's 6th grade classmates very intimidating, but peers are powerful agents, and you can't have a risk-tolerant culture without their cooperation. This can work the other way too: kids can tear down a classmate who seems to be striving in class (the well-known "crabs in a bucket" phenomenon). As the adult, you need to set the tone and establish clear expectations about how your students treat each other. How?
- Never call out or embarrass a student publicly over anything if you can help it.
- Don't over-praise students publicly—especially not for their attributes or for performance alone. Commend them instead for prosocial behavior—which can include accepting challenges, staying on task, persisting, and being resourceful, as well as volunteering, helping others, and being kind.
- Encourage and model empathy. Ask students to reflect on how others may feel, and let them know that they can help create a culture that will support them by doing so for others. People tend to give back what they get!
- Finally, never compare your kids with regard to their attributes or talents. (This one may be very hard!) When one of the kids in a family or classroom is "the smart one" or "the athletic one," that child may limit themselves to that pursuit--while the others may just give up trying in that domain for fear of never measuring up.
Some of these changes may take time, and at first your kids may even resist, especially if they've become dependent on easy praise or learned to be comfortable in a low-challenge mode. But if you stick with it, you'll see them start to show more initiative, persistence, and supportiveness of one another—the hallmarks of a growth mindset culture.
Tell us about your experiences in creating a risk-tolerant culture in your home or school!
Acknowledgments: Thanks to my educator-colleagues Jenn Maichin and Emily Diehl for sharing insights and practices that informed this piece!
Thursday, 17 January 2013
Encourage teachers to take a risk. It is ok if it doesn't work out....it is just an experiment. Isn't that what we are teaching our kids?· Braydon Sawer likes this comment.
Tuesday, 21 April 2015
Agreed, a great practice! To build on it: a recent blog post by David Dockterman inspires a tweak:
Facilitate a "me to we" attitude by having students coach other students in our struggles
(with the idea being that we should all be struggling to stretch ourselves - see Dock's post at http://edublog.scholastic.com/post/all-students-should-be-struggling-learners ).
Thanks for sharing your ideas and practices!
Tuesday, 21 April 2015
Yes! Everyone should be struggling at something. Diversity in learning is an opportunity to engage in unity and development of empathy.· Braydon Sawer likes this comment.
Tuesday, 05 May 2015
I am a baby boomer born in the late 40's. How I wish mistakes, small or big, were seen as opportunities for growth. I easily recall the emotions, embarrassment, and rejection I felt from not rising to expectations of significant authority figures. To be belittled in public in childhood stays with one for a long time. But we are never too old to learn and believe in ourselves. Thanks to Mindset for teaching educators and parents the the process of positive thinking.
Tuesday, 05 May 2015
IN CLASS -I am not a native English speaker so I ask them for the correct stress of words every now and then or double check some of spelling with them while writing on the board even when I may know the answer. I ask many questions regarding technology or ask them to help me with the SMART board often.
AT HOME- I joined a choir a couple of years ago as singing is not a real gift I have. My kids knew it was a real challenge and so did I . They are invited to try and explore as many sports and activities they want as a way of knowing which one makes them really happy. Nothing is excluded.
Monday, 25 May 2015
Well written and thanks for sharing your ideas and practices.
Breaking down the barriers by asking students to coach each other is a win win for both parties ensuring mutual understanding and learning shared. It is a great way to develop empathy for others' struggles. We all don't get everything the first time round.
Friday, 10 July 2015
Teaching and learning is a partnership between students and teachers. The mere fact of admitting that one learn from mistakes can have a substantial effect on a student. Also, looking at a mistake and its consequences with different angles can also prompt a student to broaden their mind horizon. By this, we are stretching their thinking tank and brain's horizon to accept diverse meanings drive from the situation
Sunday, 02 August 2015
I was asked to read this for a seminar and though it's a much different grade level--Community College--it definitely makes sense. My students this Summer session were so sad when the class was over. We had laughed, clapped, argued and thought about things almost as one mind!
I find that it's not that teachers aren't taking risks, they just aren't creative in the classroom. Have them write a paper together about video game strategies! Instead of giving them individual quizzes in a deathly silenced room, have them do the quiz as a class. Instead of calling up two students for debate, have four, as REPRESENTATIONS for their group. And finally, to always invite them to write about multiple angles instead of one. This last part may be difficult for lower grades, but in college I find that it's extremely effective.
Saturday, 31 October 2015
In a few words I can relate this great article with an idiom I always mentioned to my students in math class " if you stumble make it part of the dance", keep moving, do not waste time to hide or cover up missteps, do not let your fear of being imperfect stop you from doing the things you want to. Instead decide to do them imperfectly. Then you get the golden medal. The power of making mistakes, learn from it, do not dwell in failure, weak up and be persistent on facing the challenge. In engineering if you write a piece of code/program and worked from first trial, it is too good to be true, agin the power of making mistakes. I love it.
Saturday, 31 October 2015
It is indeed great article the power of mistakes, I always share with my students in math class this idiom
"If you stumble make it part of the dance" keep moving, don't waste time trying to hide or cover up your missteps, do not let your fear of being imperfect stop you from doing the things you want to. Instead, decide to do them, imperfectly. Then celebrate the Golden Medal. This is the power of making mistakes all about.
In engineering software business, the rule of thump, when you write a piece of code/program , "If it works from first trial, it is too good to be true. The students/teachers people will indeed succeed if they adopt this amazing mindset growth concept- the power of mistakes.


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text: TWINS DRAGONS RISING(Proof and whatnot) Introduction Hello Smogon, UU has been good fun lately and I've had a great time playing it. As I was playing however I decided to see how one of my old ladder peak teams (#5) I believe would stack up against the current metagame. This was in fact a BW1 UU team so I had to adjust it slightly. I then took to the ladder and started laddering, it was a lot more successful then I anticipated, eventually topping out at 1954 ARCE. I admit I can take this team further but lack the motivation (since I've played like 40-50 matches already) in all honestly, I'd just like to see if improvements can be made. The current record is 42-3 I believe. What the team focuses on is hyper offense, pure and simple. Get the momentum going right off the bat and open up holes for either Raikou or Kingdra to sweep. If one fails, the others checks should be reasonably decimated to the point where it can sweep. There's little defensive core to lean on so I either crush the other team or get crushed, synergy is very important too as you'll see. Eh, here's the team. Overview Mew Item: Normal Gem Ability: Synchronize EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe Nature: Jolly (-SpA, +Spe) - Stealth Rock - Explosion - Magic Coat - Zen Headbutt Team Preview has generally killed the need for a dedicated lead however I've found that they can still be useful if played right. Especially for this team as I need the offensive momentum quickly. Mew's role is to get the rocks up, possibly prevent the opponent from doing the same and find lure something out to blow up on. Magic Coat is so handy because not only can you reflect SR/Spikes back at your opponent but Taunt which cripples leads like Froslass. Zen Headbutt provides reliable STAB and Explosion is simply for things like Snorlax/Umberon who take ~85% and factoring in SR means they are finished and Raikou and Kingdra can sweep easier. Or I just blow up on anything I deem a threat as a 375 power attack is hitting pretty much anything hard. Mew is always sacrificed early on and only saved if the opponent carries a tonne of Fighters. I simply need rocks and something eliminated and Mew excels at this. Not to mention the surprise factor is always cool. No one expects Magic Coat + Explosion. Heracross Item: Choice Band Ability: Guts EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe Nature: Jolly (-SpA, +Spe) - Close Combat - Megahorn - Earthquake - Stone Edge This is the best Heracross set in my eyes, Scarf is overrated and SD lacks speed CB hits like an absolute truck. Heracross is here to punch holes and break walls open for Raikou and Kingdra. Snorlax, Umberon and Empoleon are of note. He also absorbs status for me, particularly WoW and Toxic. To give you an idea of just how powerful this thing is, when burnt it can OHKO 252HP/252Def Cresseila after Rocks through a Tanga Berry. I always care to save Heracross because he can threaten so many UU Pokemon and he forms part of my stall defense. Kingdra Item: Life Orb Ability: Swift Swim EVs: 252 SpAtk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe Nature: Modest (-Atk, +SpAtk) - Hydro Pump - Surf - Rain Dance - Dragon Pulse One of my clean-up sweepers and arguably the best in the tier. After special walls are eliminated teams can literally crumble beneath Kingdra's feet (tail?), granted without the proper support Kingdra cannot sweep well but with it, Kingdra can outspeed and cleanup basically any weakened offensive team. Even special walls like Snorlax are hard-pressed to tank LO rain-boosted Hydro Pumps after SR and prior damage. What makes it so good in my eyes is that you can't revenge kill it without resorting to gimmicks. Scarf Mienshao can't outspeed this thing and that's probably the best and fastest revenge killer available. If Kingdra cannot sweep most of the time it can weaken Raikou's checks enough for him to sweep. Flygon Item: Choice Scarf Ability: Levitate EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe Nature: Jolly (-SpA, +Spe) - Earthquake - Outrage - U-Turn - Stone Edge ScarfGon has a bad rap, it's honestly not that bad. It needs to be played as a check and a scout, spamming Outrage early-game is simply stupid. What Flygon is here for is to check things that get out of hand such as Raikou, Kingdra, weakened Scarfty, Victini, etc. Early game he is rarely brought out save to absorb a Electric-attack, scout with U-Turn or revenge-kill something. He also provides me with a back-up clean up sweeper if Raikou and Kingdra fail which is rare but possible against better players. I do dislike how weak it is especially compared to things like Scarf MienShao and it's Speed is just acceptable but the resistances it provides, immunity to entry hazards and having both Dragons simply earnt him the spot. He has not failed me...yet. Chandelure Item: Life Orb Ability: Flash Fire EVs: 252 SpAtk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe Nature: Timid (-Atk, +Spe) - Fire Blast - Shadow Ball - Energy Ball - Hidden Power [Fighting] / Substitute Chandelure is my spinblocker in some sense but more importantly he's also here to punch holes and to help synergy wise. Things like Scarf Mienshao give me trouble at times and Mew/Lure are my defense. He's also useful for luring out walls like Umberon/Snorlax for Heracross, I can make the double-switch for these and then predict accordingly. For Umberon I can even opt to spam Fire Blast as it cannot take a LO boosted Fire Blast well at all after SR. The rest of his moveset is simply for coverage, Shadow Ball helps immensly especially if I predict a Victini/Cofarg switch-in correctly. Thinking of running Substitute over HP Fighting to ease up prediction against Honchkrow since HP does jackshit to Snorlax anyway. Raikou Item: Life Orb Ability: Pressure EVs: 252 SpAtk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe Nature: Timid (-Atk, +Spe) - Thunderbolt - Hidden Power [Ice] - Calm Mind - Substitute This here is the MVP of the team. Raikou is bar none the best special sweeper in UU. With Heracross and Chandelure weakening his checks, once Raikou comes out it's time to wreck shit. Even if Raikou fails I can always rely on Kingdra to finish it off, Sub + LO kills him fast but it's simply needed to ward off status/revenge killers and it's one of my main ways to avoid Honchkrow. Raikou can be brought out early-game but only as a lure, rarely do I use him at all at the beginning. If I have to choose between sacrificing this or Kingdra though I usually pick the former, Raikou is good but it simply lacks the speed and power Kingdra gets after set-up which is why although he's my MVP his main purpose is really to weaken Kingdra's checks and just do a tonne of damage on top of that. Conclusion Double switches and predictions, this team thrives on them and that's why I feel a good player using this team can do pretty well against any type of team. If played well however, it's a simple team. Rocks -> Wallbreakers (Chandelure/Heracross) -> Raikou -> Kingdra/Flygon. Generally you'll have to mix it up but the intent is always the same. Anyways hope you enjoy and please rate, I know it's not perfect. Importable Hide (Move your mouse to the hide area to reveal the content) Show Hide Hide Hide Kingdra @ Life Orb Trait: Swift Swim EVs: 252 SAtk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd Modest Nature IVs: 0 Atk - Rain Dance - Hydro Pump - Dragon Pulse - Surf Heracross @ Choice Band Trait: Guts EVs: 252 Spd / 252 Atk / 4 HP Jolly Nature IVs: 30 Atk / 30 Def - Close Combat - Megahorn - Stone Edge - Earthquake Mew @ Normal Gem Trait: Synchronize EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd Jolly Nature - Stealth Rock - Explosion - Zen Headbutt - Magic Coat Flygon @ Choice Scarf Trait: Levitate EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spd / 4 SDef Jolly Nature - Outrage - Earthquake - U-turn - Stone Edge Chandelure @ Life Orb Trait: Flash Fire EVs: 252 Spd / 252 SAtk / 4 SDef Timid Nature - Fire Blast - Shadow Ball - Energy Ball - Hidden Power [Fighting] Raikou @ Life Orb Trait: Pressure EVs: 252 Spd / 252 SAtk / 4 HP Timid Nature - Calm Mind - Thunderbolt - Hidden Power [Ice] - Substitute