@ ThiS2Vi: It certainly is easy to switch in with a Ground immunity, 4x Fighting resistance and decent defence. It is easily revenged and it's stopped by Paralysis... which can be argued on any sweeper. The only thing holding it back really is its SR weakness.
What makes Yanmega broken is not its sweeping potential or its wall breaking potential because it can't do both at once and either will be walled or revenge killed easily. It's the fact that you don't know which one it is. When you see an SB Yanmega, a Scarf resist can easily come in, outspeed and KO or you can send in your special wall. But if it turns out to be a Specs TL variant then you've just lost your scarfer or wall not named Munchlax. If you think it's a Specs TL variant and send in a death fodder only for it to turn out to be a SB variant then you've just given it a free SB and your scarfed Pokemon is now useless and it proceeds to sweep. The two sets Yanmega can use effectively require completely different strategies and counters, and the Pokemon as a whole only has one true counter in this tier which is Munchlax. This is why I think it is broken, and I am usually really reluctant to call anything broken or want anything banned.
@ Dragontamerchris: I agree with Venomoth but it's is gone in the next tier update thank goodness so we don't have to worry about that anymore. However I disagree with Honchkrow, Porygon-Z and Sharpedo.
Honchkrow's poor speed makes it rely on Sucker Punch, which is really not an ideal sweeping move and is easily played around. Moxie Krow needs much more team support than other sweepers because of its poor coverage and poor speed. Mixed LO is an amazing wall breaker but its reliance on Superpower for coverage hinders its sweeping potential and is easily forced out. If played well then Honchkrow is nearly unstoppable but it will have to be properly supported just like any good sweeper.
Porygon-Z is powerful but its lack of useful resistances means its not going to enjoy coming in at all and Choiced variants are easily played around (notice the difference between TL Yanmega here). It does have Trick which is amazing but really, I'm not convinced at all that it's anywhere near the wall breaker Specs Yanmega is.
Sharpedo is frail, doesn't hit hard enough, lacks offensive boosting moves, and only causes problems if it's up against a super frail hyper offence team. Like all good sweepers, Sharpedo needs a lot of team support to shine and having problems with it is likely down to an opponent's excellent execution of strategy rather than any inherent 'broken-ness' in the Pokemon imo.
What makes Yanmega broken is not its sweeping potential or its wall breaking potential because it can't do both at once and either will be walled or revenge killed easily. It's the fact that you don't know which one it is. When you see an SB Yanmega, a Scarf resist can easily come in, outspeed and KO or you can send in your special wall. But if it turns out to be a Specs TL variant then you've just lost your scarfer or wall not named Munchlax. If you think it's a Specs TL variant and send in a death fodder only for it to turn out to be a SB variant then you've just given it a free SB and your scarfed Pokemon is now useless and it proceeds to sweep. The two sets Yanmega can use effectively require completely different strategies and counters, and the Pokemon as a whole only has one true counter in this tier which is Munchlax. This is why I think it is broken, and I am usually really reluctant to call anything broken or want anything banned.
@ Dragontamerchris: I agree with Venomoth but it's is gone in the next tier update thank goodness so we don't have to worry about that anymore. However I disagree with Honchkrow, Porygon-Z and Sharpedo.
Honchkrow's poor speed makes it rely on Sucker Punch, which is really not an ideal sweeping move and is easily played around. Moxie Krow needs much more team support than other sweepers because of its poor coverage and poor speed. Mixed LO is an amazing wall breaker but its reliance on Superpower for coverage hinders its sweeping potential and is easily forced out. If played well then Honchkrow is nearly unstoppable but it will have to be properly supported just like any good sweeper.
Porygon-Z is powerful but its lack of useful resistances means its not going to enjoy coming in at all and Choiced variants are easily played around (notice the difference between TL Yanmega here). It does have Trick which is amazing but really, I'm not convinced at all that it's anywhere near the wall breaker Specs Yanmega is.
Sharpedo is frail, doesn't hit hard enough, lacks offensive boosting moves, and only causes problems if it's up against a super frail hyper offence team. Like all good sweepers, Sharpedo needs a lot of team support to shine and having problems with it is likely down to an opponent's excellent execution of strategy rather than any inherent 'broken-ness' in the Pokemon imo.
