Y tends to be very obvious thanks to its teammates (you can usually tell it's Y if it has a Pursuit trapper) and needs Defog support more than X because it has a harder time against offensive and some balanced teams, which have an easy time checking/revenging it.
some defensive zard y replays:
Yeah you're right which is why I edited the last part lol. Still though A+ seems like a better fit than A in my opinion.
In the first replay, Zard Y was forced out a ton and barely did anything; the things that it burned could have been OHKO'd by a normal Y or done better by a defensive X. Quagsire and Amoongus put in more work.
synthesis
Toxic and Flash Cannon is carried by two of the best Aegi sets, which means that Chesnaught loses to 2/3 of the best Aegi sets. Also, Synthesis does shit against a sand team, the kind of team filled with Pokemon that you need Chesnaught to deal with, such as Excadrill and Tyranitar.
Isn't Flash Cannon somewhat rare on KS + 3 Attacks?
Flash Cannon is a standard move on the mixed set. Chesnaught usually beats the 3 attacks + King's Shield set (as long as Aegi lacks Flash Cannon), but loses to SubToxic and mixed (and SD for what is worth).
It's because when people start talking about blacklisted Pokemon, then discussion, frankly speaking, turns to shit.
The quality of discussion shouldn't affect a pokemon's viability ranking in this thread. That's not a valid reason to blacklist a pokemon from rankings. A pokemon should only be blacklisted if it lacks true viability and people continue to try and make cases for it like Donphan for example.
1st replays aren't me it was some guy at top of ladder few weeks ago (I like watching top players replays)
People were trying to make a case in the worst way possible. And Darm is not viable in OU when Victini and Entei both exist. The arguement against Darm has been done before, I'm just too lazy to go back 30~ ish pages.
If you have a problem with the blacklisting system, you should take that up with alexwolf.
Darm is viable even with Entei and Victini around. Darmanitan lacks Victini's detrimental psychic typing causing it to be maimed by Knock Off and Sucker Punch along with not enjoying a U-Turn and boasts less power with worse effects from V-Create than the recoil of Flare Blitz. Entei isn't even close to Darmanitan in terms of sheer wall breaking power and utility in the form of U-Turn. Darmanitan's ability to also take advantage of LO without recoil is a major plus.
Darm is also going to kill itself in 3 hits due to Flare Blitz's recoil and Darm's 105/55/55 bulk without investment doesnt allow it to take Knock Offs as well.
Nothing in the tier wants to take a knock off from a life orb Bisharp. My point about knock off is based around the fact that every pokemon in the game that can run knock off, runs knock off. That's where Victini's psychic typing becomes a real problem. I'm aware of Entei's ability to spread burns which is extremely valuable but Darmanitan's pure wall-breaking ability and U-Turn support warrant usage. Sure it's a glass cannon, that's the whole point of Darmanitan. Deoxys-A is a glass cannon as well. Doesn't change the fact that's it's a threat who can tear teams apart when given the chance.
Victini's Psychic typing is honestly pretty useful cause it gives offensive teams something to switch in to Mega Medicham and Gardevoir, that's not Aegislash.
