Recent content by effyouzion

It's ridiculous to say that a metagame that includes Mega Heracross, Mega Medicham, Mega Gardevoir, Mega Alakazam, and Terrakion is better for stall than a meta without those 5 mons. Before the Aegi ban, those mons were very rare at the top of the ladder because Aegislash was everywhere...

Aegislash was a staple on balanced / semi stall (whatever you want to call it), so I disagree with the idea that those play styles are better off after his ban... because those were the teams that were actually using him. I like creative solutions. That's why I dislike the current state of the...

As was predicted during the Aegislash test, stall is done for. There are too many threats to cover and not enough team slots. You need checks for: -MHera -MMedi -MGard -M Pinsir -CM Clefable -DD ZardX -Sub/DD Gyara -Belly drum (and choice band) Azumarill -Specs Keldeo -Band Terrakion -Random...

Keldeo doesn't lose to Excadrill at all unless he switches in on an EQ while sand is already up. As for the Garchomp vs. Aegislash comparison: Aegislash was used on HO as a spin blocker. If rapid spin didn't exist, Aegislash would not have been used nearly as much on HO as he was. Garchomp has...

I think you meant to say "SD Mega Hera", not "SD Hera" I will agree with you that mega Hera is a better wall breaker than Garchomp. He's also better than mega Garchomp, too.

Okay, fair enough. I think that's a bad spread in general, but I won't get into that here. Yes, because then I can use another mega. And no, SD hera sucks in OU. Garchomp has 102 base speed, which Hera (and Garchomp mega) both lack. This means you can actually do something against faster...

Those calcs are with a +atk nature. You would never use a +atk nature on an uninvested mega Chomp -- you would max SpA and speed. The actual damage (with a neutral attacking nature) is much closer to KyuB. LO SD Garchomp is perfectly viable, and destroys stall that lacks Quagsire or unaware...

The problem with mega Garchomp is that he's a mixed attacker who doesn't have the stats to make use of both: 4+ Atk Mega Garchomp Earthquake vs. 4 HP / 252+ Def Eviolite Chansey: 250-295 (38.9 - 45.9%) -- guaranteed 3HKO He needs sand to 2hko Chansey. That means, without sand, he does the...

Tornadus-I isn't garbage at all. He's a great rain supporter with prankster rain dance, and is an excellent mixed attacker with prankster tailwind for backup support -- although Torn-T outclasses him in that role (prankster tailwind being his only niche over Torn-T). Jellicent... just sucks. If...

I never thought Hawlucha was broken in beta. I ran a Suicune/mAmph/Doublade/Hawlucha/Jirachi/Krookodile team -- which was basically designed to make Hawlucha's life easier with the slow volt switch from mAmph to get him in safely, then pursuit trapping from Krook to help take care of Slowbro --...

If Hera SDs and Torn-T or Latias or anything faster than base 85 with a flying move comes in, you're forced out. Stall has plenty of answers for Hera. We don't need to get in to each individual situation.

Mew is a stallbreaker... who only fits on stall. Again, the fact that he is good is proof that stall is good. Mega Hera does not get a free kill every time he comes in. He has to predict correctly to get those kills. You used close combat on that Chansey, and the stall player switched to...

Mew in OU is a stall mon, so I would consider Mew being popular a sign that stall is doing pretty well. Mega Heracross is beaten by hazard damage, predictions, and flying move users such as my aforementioned AV Torn-T or aerial ace Gliscor. Mega Venu can switch in on a close combat and force...

I highly recommend AV Torn-T to anyone building a stall team. His lack of a strong, reliable STAB is unfortunate for offensive teams looking to use this great mon, but stall teams don't really need hurricane to hit every time. The mere threat of a hurricane is enough to force out knock off...

Keldeo hits first on the majority of the metagame anyway. The things that are faster I listed above, and a scarf doesn't help with any of those. Other scarfers are rare and not worth sacrificing the power of specs/life orb or the utility of leftovers. Even if you do face a scarf Garchomp or...