Shiftry is baller as hell.
Here is the standard Rhydon's Importable.
My thoughts are #makekokoreleasevulpix
Actually unlike 5th gen we actually have a strong list of decent spinners and defoggers:
I believe the spread you meant was 48 Atk / 248 HP / 108 Def / 104 SDef
Defog Xatu is illegal with Magic Bounce so it's not that good with Defog. Losing the reason to use Xatu isn't worth it really.
Pls Seed Bomb over Drain Punch
Cacturne is good, but i find Shiftry to be better thanks to (a lot) better speed tier and access to knock off and defog. Cacturne still has a niche, as it is stronger and can set up easier thanks to water absorb.
Armaldo as an offensive spinner is outclassed by Sandslash, as for Avalugg it can be a decent physical wall (remember it can learn recover) and spinner so long as you know not to keep/bring in on Fire types and Sawk.
Burd is best used as a mixed sweeper with either no item or Life Orb as shown, also a great lead with SR for jokes. The below sets takes advantage of its best traits as either a cleaner or a sweeper. Stone Edge is the STAB of choice, and either Heat Wave or Earth Power are used for coverage. Earthquake is terrible, because you are walled by Doublade, Steelix, and other stuff still, but Earth Power helps to push through them by hitting them on their frail SDef. The Last two spots are filler. U-Turn grabs momentum against things Archeops cannot beat such as Poliwrath, Knock Off is great for wearing down pokemon and nabbing their items, and Acro is a great secondary STAB. The option of Taunt, Stealth Rock or Roost comes at the cost of Utility vs. Reliability. Roost is best when using Archeops as an offensive pokemon, but Taunt makes stall teams helpless, and Stealth Rock offers support to HO Teams.STARTING/RESTARTING THE FLAPPY BIRD HYPE 1!!!!
DOES THIS LOOK LIKE THE FACE OF MERCY TO YOU? (it doesn't to me, I'd finna take off if I met this thing in a dark alleyway)
Stats: 75/140/65/112/65/110
look at those stats YOUR EYES SHOULD BE MELTING FROM THE BEAUTY.
(sorry if i broke any of your eyes but if they broke then ur probably weaker than my hitta Archeops, and you need to buff up)
Ok Let's actually get to archeops's pros and cons, because this is really interesting and I've heard next to nothing about this mon so far
Intro toFlapy brdArcheops: Archeops is shoved down in the pits of NU. Why, oh why is a mon with 140/112/110 offensive stats struggling down in the pit of other pokemon that are seemingly unviable enough to not be used by many players at all? Thes offenses scream UU, OU even. Like that jason derulio talk dirty to me asian girl, u might "not unnastand" why it's so low
Well you have one thing to thank- The archeops line's infamously horrendous ability, Defeatist. Defeatist halves archeops's Near unmanageable atk and special atk to xtremely mediocre levels when this mon drops below 50% health. Well, you say, just keep it above 50%, that'll keep it fine and good and not feeling defeated. well it's no easy feat to keep it above 50% either, mostly because of the prevalence of stealth rocks, being weak to most types of priority, and it's 75/65/65 defenses you passed over earlier while your eyes fell out staring at it's Jaw-dropping attack.
Despite all these shortcomings, I personally belieb archeops carves itself a little niche in this metagame. Being The best nuke to ever grace NU since rampardos counts :]]
Possible Sets:
Archeops @ Sitrus Berry
Ability: Defeatist
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spd / 4 SAtk
Jolly Nature
- Head Smash
- Acrobatics
- Earthquake
- U-turn / Heat Wave / Knock Off
Premise of this set is to spam Archeops's most powerful move to sort-of "unlock" his second most powerful move. The Recoil from Head smash will most likely drop you into a range Where Sitrus Berry can proc. and now you have Archeops's Second most spammable STAB, Acrobatics. Acrobatics hits ruthlessly hard off of base 140 attack, 2HKOing almost the whole unresisted meta, Eqarthquake is mandtory otherwise mons like bastiodon and probopass would wall this set. The last slot you could use a lot of moves in, knock off for sheer utility, u-turn to pick up momentum, and my preferred final option, heat wave. Archeops sits at a trolly base 110 speed tier, so it can snipe durant with a 4x super effective heat wave before durant has the chance to move.
Other options it has:
choice Band/Scarf because archeops gets uturn and switcheroo this gen and banded head smash would be the ultimate nuke
Power Herb Sky attack would be pretty cool and powerful ah
Special attacker but a semi-lackluster special movepool
Opinions on flapy brd? How has he worked/not worked for you so far?
If you're going to go itemless, don't bother avoiding the spA decrease from jolly or adding the 4 leftovers Evs to SpA. Neither of them help because all the things you hit with Earth Power/Heat wave is Ohko/2hko just the same either way. Might as well save what little bulk Burd still have if you can.
Right, forgot about Sandslash, even though I've used it a lot.
This is the optimal spread IMO.
Honestly, if I am using Hariyama it will either be Assault Vest, Defensive, or SubPunch. Frankly, a Choice Banded set does not take advantage of Hariyama's best quality, which is relentlessly tanking hits. I wouldn't compare Hariyama to Sawk, as Sawk hits a speed tier letting it clean up much of the metagame, and offers utility in Mold Breaker, making it NU's premier "spinner". Hariyama is best seen as you said checking Typhlosion, Magmortar, and Pyroar, but also still taking advantage of good coverage and a somewhat existant movepool, and honestly does much better when not Choice Locked. It hits hard enough most of the time, and makes much better use of reliable recovery in Lefties or the extra bulk offered in AV.
I think you are forgetting a lot of viable options on these pokemon so I will fill them in.One thing I noticed about NU is the great amount of good water-types. A small comparative list:
-Seismitoad. Great Pokemon, can set up SR and stops other water types such as Lanturn in their tracks. Has a decent movepool with Knock off and Sludge Wave. Watch out for HP Grasses on things like Magmortar.
-Qwilfish. Also, a great counter to many physical pokemon. Like Seismitoad, has a great movepool with Taunt, Thunder Wave, Spikes, Toxic Spikes, etc. Decently fast for a defensive pokemon. Poison is a great secondary typing which ensures Qwilfish resists Durant's X-Scissors, Virizion's Leaf Blades, Sawk's Close Combat etc. Like Seismitoad, doesn't have reliable recovery.
-Lanturn. Again, great typing and good bulk. Lanturns niche is Heal Bell, which is really useful for balanced and defensive teams. Volt Switch is another obligatory move. Doesn't mind HP Grasses too much and is thus a very reliable check to most fire types.
-Carracosta. More fit for Shell Smash. Water/Rock isn't the best offensive coverage, but it does the job. Respectable defenses + Sturdy often ensure a Shell Smash.
-Barbaracle. Should only be compared to Carracosta and Omastar. Faster and more powerful, but has to rely on inaccurate moves, plus doesn't get access to Aqua Jet which Carracosta does. It does get Fighting coverage though.
-Mantine. Great as a purely defensive pokemon with Defog, comparable to Pellipper. Doesn't get Roost or U-Turn like its Water/Flying companion, but has Haze and way better Special Defense to make up for it. Counters Typhlosion to hell and back. Also, Grass Types are not really an issue with Air Slash.
-Ludicolo. Unique Typing, rips holes in teams with a LO Rain Dance set. Also has good coverage with Hydro/Ice Beam/Giga Drain. No real negatives, except that you'll need to find a turn to set up Rain.
-Samurott. Can run two viable sets with SD and Special LO. Megahorn is its niche over Feraligatr. Has decent stats but stands out in none. Often outclassed by things like Feraligatr or Ludicolo.
-Poliwrath. Another unique typing, good defensive pokemon that stops Durant. Circle Throw is a good phazing move and Poliwrath can run a few different sets, with Resttalk, Toxic or Bulk Up, or a combination of them.
-Basculin. Good CB user. Adaptability helps power up Aqua Jet and Waterfall, but is definitely not one of the best water types out there. A lot of things are capable of using Aqua Jet and doing more than that.
-Feraligatr. Good bulk, access to SD, Dragon Dance, Aqua Jet, Ice Punch, etc. Very good pokemon but lacks Speed when not running DD. Good late game cleaner, but isn't really popular on the ladder yet.
-Pellipper. Another defensive water type. As said, Roost + U-Turn + Defog and good Defense. Reliable pokemon for a core. Actually the only Water type in NU with reliable recovery (!).
-Gorebyss. Another SS user. However, can also pass the boosts to other pokemon sweeping in its place. Therefore a very dangerous pokemon. On itself it's often outclassed by the other Shell Smash users.
-Omastar. Similar to Carracosta and Barbaracle, even has the same typing, but attacks on the special side, thus having Water/Ice coverage rather than Water/Rock. Not much to say really. Also has access to Spikes and Toxic Spikes if you really want.
-Simipour. Fastest Water Type in NU with 101 Base Speed. Also has Nasty Plot, but is very frail. Most priority moves can deal with it. Also walled by other water-types such as Lanturn and Seismitoad.
