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Adamant LO Urshifu, as +TPP pointed out a page ago, has the potential to break past Regen cores that rely on Clefable over Mandibuzz as their Dark-resist. Wicked Blow + Iron Head will kill Clefable sets that aren’t max Def. Even with max Def, you have a 30% chance to flinch, it’ll die with...
Would it be worth it adding a Trick-user section? Could fit under Pivot or perhaps Choice-user section. Trick / Switcheroo has been useful in dealing with bulkier threats moreso this gen than last. It cripples a lot of walls and allows sweepers to set up on would-be counters.
I’ve been using a...
Hey so didn’t read every word of the thread but gathered most people’s arguments. I don’t know if I’m pro-ban or not yet -not even sure if I want to work to get reqs- but one thing I haven’t heard being discussed in really any of the many posts dismissing counters to Magearna is: Magearna.
The...
I posted about Trick Room a couple months ago after Dracovish was banned. At the time, Trick Room was really good on the ladder with that devil-fish gone. It was easier to set up and few offensive teams had good answers to Life Orb Necrozma, Hatterene, or Reuniclus. (My TR-users of choice...
Another winner of the Dracovish ban is Trick Room. The playstyle used to dread being caught outside of the ‘twisted dimensions’ staring down at the ancient fish. As it was, it would decimate slower teams. Now the meta (at least mid-upper ladder) seems to have shifted slightly more offensive, not...
Hey everyone, a trend I’ve noticed on the ladder is that every few games I run into a Screens Sweeper team. These teams have a lot of diversity but follow the same basic format: Screen setter, Belly Drum user, special attacker, Shell Smash abuser, Defog protection. Grimmsnarl is the most popular...
After messing around with Trick Room a bit and being a huge abuser of it last gen, the Pokemon I am missing the most is Magearna. Last gen is provided a valuable Dark-resist to otherwise Dark-weak setters, posed a significant threat on its own (with Twinkle Tackle) and had a lot of other...
But a team with a Venusaur, Amoonguss, Bulu, or Koko can just switch said mon in and shut down Breloom. Only Koko fears Bullet Seed and you’re relying on a Ferrothorn to spike tack to set up a Sub for Focus Punch. Breloom just doesn’t cause enough switches anymore to warrant using SubPunch imo...