lol yeah. WobbTrio + Nidoking is like a 6-0.Can't even run a stall team because everything gets Wobb-trio'd.
Most people tend to not run it though since they know it's dirty as all hell
So Wobb is easy to counter if you magically predict when Wobb will come in and switch to your Wobb counter?Actually WobbTrio is countered fairly easily if you have some common Choice user on your team(Raptor, Flygon, Jolteon, etc.) and lure Wobb in with U-Turn/Volt Switch. Get Houndoom or Zoroark in off of that and Dark Pulse Wobb then Sucker Punch Trio. Houndoom's better at it since it lures in Trio more easily due to dual Fire typing. Still, I can see how WobbTrio would be extremely annoying primarily on more defensive teams.
Not everything... it doesn't trap other Wobbuffet.the difference between wobb and duggy is that duggy doesn't affect flying types or pokes with levitate. wobb affects everything.
Of course, but that's what makes Wobbuffet what it is. With out Shadow Tag it would be completely useless. However, just having it does not mean it is broken. Sure your can't counter it the same way you counter other Pokemon, but that does not mean it is automatically broken.but that's the thing; it is simply because of its ability. it wouldn't be anywhere near as dangerous or annoying if you could just switch out.
1.5x is not a "slight" boost. Pokémon have changed tiers over such magnitudes of change, e.g. Aggron getting Head Smash and Drought giving so many boosts to Fire Pokémon that it got banned. DP Chansey needs eight turns of Leftovers recovery to attain the same overall bulk...I don't see much people complaining about her last gen but now they do just because she got a slight boost in her defenses..
The best players I know adapt to the metagame that they're playing in.- It absolutely does make standard stall almost unviable. But hey, maybe we should tell them to "adapt" to it, just like we have to "adapt" to Chansey. Run taunt on everything guys ^__^
At the beginning of UU in Generation IV there were actually a few minor complaints about Chansey. It was after we'd decided to allow NFEs in lower tiers. Chansey had always been banned from UU in the first three generations, so come Generation IV, people weren't sure about it being UU, since it had the 2nd highest special defensive capabilities in the game, etc. Of course it all turned out fine in the end.Agreeing with Snunch, if you are using an offensively inclined team beating Banded raptor is hundred time easier then scarf. Regarding Chansey how on earth is it broken...That thing with Evolite just became more pathetic, no recovery and when you burn or toxic it it just goes down so quick. I don't see much people complaining about her last gen but now they do just because she got a slight boost in her defenses..yeah but in exchange for no leftovers or shed shell anymore. You can set up on chansey you can OHKO chansey with alot of common Pokemon, it nowhere near centralizes the fucking metagame so don't point the finger at her please. Mew is a bit more notorious and is only quite fearsome when it actually has the surprise element of running a BP set.
You're right that without his ability he would be pretty useless, so it's certainly the most important factor, but it's the moves he gets to use in conjunction with Shadow Tag that make him good. If Shadow Tag Wobbuffet lacked Encore/Tickle/Mirror Coat/Counter and the only move he learned was Tackle, do you honestly think that he would still be good? If the answer is no, then Shadow Tag isn't the only reason he might be broken (just for the record, I'm not necessarily saying he is broken). All Pokemon are a combination of attributes that work in tandem. It's incredibly difficult if not impossible for one attribute specifically to be broken all on its own. Frankly, I would go as far to say that even Moody isn't broken on its own since it was the combination of the ability and Sub/Protect that broke it. A theoretical Pokemon that had Moody but lacked Sub/Protect could most likely be dealt with.but that's the thing; it is simply because of its ability. it wouldn't be anywhere near as dangerous or annoying if you could just switch out.
How exactly do you propose we adapt to Wobb? Almost everything in UU that walls Raikou regardless of its Hidden Power is picked off by WobbTrioThe best players I know adapt to the metagame that they're playing in.
you gotta...How exactly do you propose we adapt to Wobb? Almost everything in UU that walls Raikou regardless of its Hidden Power is picked off by WobbTrio