phantom
Banned deucer.
So I finally got around to playing, so I'm just gonna share some opinions:
I think there are three Mega Pokemon that have to go: Altaria, Lopunny, and Gallade.
Altaria is busted because of that retarded ass Dragon Dance set. What makes it annoying is that it has a free third slot to fuck over just about any check. Want to set up in front of Alomomola/Slowking? Use Substitute or Heal Bell. Wanna smash Doublade? There's Fire Blast. etc. It's extremely difficult to revenge kill due to that bulk and typing, and even if you net enough chip damage to put into KO range for a certain priority attack, it has Roost to negate that. The other sets (Defensive, SpA attacker) are no big deal, but the ease in which this thing can set up and sweep, the different ways in which the DD set can be executed (with another coverage atk, full on offensive, or even bulky), and how hard it is to stop once it gets going is disgusting.
Lopunny is broken because there's next to no counter play when facing it vs offense. Every time it comes in it will pretty much get a free kill, and even the most physically bulky Pokemon run the risk of being exploited by SubPass (Weezing, Alomomola) or just flat-out destroyed by a coverage move (Gligar). The only way offense can beat Lopunny is to revenge kill it, and it resists/can withstand most priority attacks anyway. The only priority attack that can KO it is Fletchinder's Acrobatics. Not to mention that the only relevant Choice Scarf user that can outspeed and KO is Moltres, and it has to rely on a 70% accuracy move for that. Overall, this thing is detrimental towards the development of offensive teams in RU and needs to go.
Gallade needs no introduction, I think it's pretty insane and the way it destroys stall/slower teams while still retaining superb effectiveness vs offense makes it too much. It has zero counters and more than enough ways to harass its various checks due to that insane movepool. I'm not even going to get into any other possible viable sets: SD + 3 ATKs (SD/CC/ZHB/KO) on its own is pretty damn broken. Basically, imagine if a better Mega Medicham with a great speed tier, the ability to set up, while still having useable bulk were to land in RU. That's Mega Gallade.
I feel like Mega Sceptile and Mega Beedrill are a lot like Lopunny only less resilient to priority. I think they're both kind of stupid against offense as well, but I suppose they're bearable for now.
As for the Megas that I don't think are bad for the meta:
Glalie and Camerupt are fantastic additions to RU and really breathe a breath of fresh air into the tier. Freeze Dry Mega Glalie in particular is insanely good vs slower teams and a fantastic wallbreaker in general. Mega Camerupt is a top-tier wallbreaker imo, rivaling effectiveness of even LO Moltres. Mega Camerupt is a great check to just about every Electric-type in the tier as well as some Grass-types, which makes it the perfect partner with Alomomola. I don't think Mega Camerupt needs Trick Room to work, and people seriously need to stop with that... Trick Room is literally the "fetch" of RU. Stop trying to make it happen. It won't happen, and you're worse than Gretchen fucking Wieners for trying.
Mega Pidgeot seems kinda underwhelming to me. I feel Choice Scarf Moltres does the exact same thing but w/o taking up a Mega slot (which actually means something now in RU). Still, I do think it's a notable threat because you just can't beat 100% accuracy Hurricanes, and not being 4x weak to Stealth Rock while having access to Roost means it doesn't even require Rapid Spin/Defog support. Good Pokemon on its own, but I feel it is a bit overshadowed atm by the other Megas.
Mega Sharpedo is legitimately scary, having actual usable defenses means it doesn't have to run Aqua Jet to counteract other priority, and the Strong Jaws-boosted Crunch is nothing to scoff at. I don't think Mega Audino is as bad as some people make it out to be, it's bulk is incredible. For reference, it can wall both LO Moltres and Mega Sharpedo at the same time. I haven't tried out Mega Steelix yet, but that's because I think there are better Pokemon to spend the Mega slot on. Once the first wave of bans happen, I can see it getting some use, but for now, there's better options.
As for the newly buffed Pokemon:
I think Pangroro and Dragalge are phenomenal. Dragalage is basically a better Clawitzer (I personally think it outclasses it as a special wallbreaker) due to its significantly higher BP STABs, coverage, and the ability to absorb Toxic Spikes and immunity to the move Toxic itself which makes it a lot harder to play around for defensive teams. Pangroro + Doublade is one of my favorite cores btw. Pangoro can lure in Gligar and smash it with Ice Punch while luring in Fairys and using Parting Shot to give Doublade free setup. It's great.
As for some of the old XY threats:
I think Moltres is just as good as fucking ever now, although the most effective set is by far Choice Scarf because it can revenge kill most Mega Pokemon. Cresselia is still pretty damn good as well, aside from Beedrill it can beat/scare off just about every single new mega and non-mega threat in addition to being as obnoxious as usual with its SubCM set. I'd say Cresselia got even better.
I think ORAS RU is a nice tier, although it does need a bit of work, but I don't think it'll take very long to smooth out the edges.
I think there are three Mega Pokemon that have to go: Altaria, Lopunny, and Gallade.
Altaria is busted because of that retarded ass Dragon Dance set. What makes it annoying is that it has a free third slot to fuck over just about any check. Want to set up in front of Alomomola/Slowking? Use Substitute or Heal Bell. Wanna smash Doublade? There's Fire Blast. etc. It's extremely difficult to revenge kill due to that bulk and typing, and even if you net enough chip damage to put into KO range for a certain priority attack, it has Roost to negate that. The other sets (Defensive, SpA attacker) are no big deal, but the ease in which this thing can set up and sweep, the different ways in which the DD set can be executed (with another coverage atk, full on offensive, or even bulky), and how hard it is to stop once it gets going is disgusting.
Lopunny is broken because there's next to no counter play when facing it vs offense. Every time it comes in it will pretty much get a free kill, and even the most physically bulky Pokemon run the risk of being exploited by SubPass (Weezing, Alomomola) or just flat-out destroyed by a coverage move (Gligar). The only way offense can beat Lopunny is to revenge kill it, and it resists/can withstand most priority attacks anyway. The only priority attack that can KO it is Fletchinder's Acrobatics. Not to mention that the only relevant Choice Scarf user that can outspeed and KO is Moltres, and it has to rely on a 70% accuracy move for that. Overall, this thing is detrimental towards the development of offensive teams in RU and needs to go.
Gallade needs no introduction, I think it's pretty insane and the way it destroys stall/slower teams while still retaining superb effectiveness vs offense makes it too much. It has zero counters and more than enough ways to harass its various checks due to that insane movepool. I'm not even going to get into any other possible viable sets: SD + 3 ATKs (SD/CC/ZHB/KO) on its own is pretty damn broken. Basically, imagine if a better Mega Medicham with a great speed tier, the ability to set up, while still having useable bulk were to land in RU. That's Mega Gallade.
I feel like Mega Sceptile and Mega Beedrill are a lot like Lopunny only less resilient to priority. I think they're both kind of stupid against offense as well, but I suppose they're bearable for now.
As for the Megas that I don't think are bad for the meta:
Glalie and Camerupt are fantastic additions to RU and really breathe a breath of fresh air into the tier. Freeze Dry Mega Glalie in particular is insanely good vs slower teams and a fantastic wallbreaker in general. Mega Camerupt is a top-tier wallbreaker imo, rivaling effectiveness of even LO Moltres. Mega Camerupt is a great check to just about every Electric-type in the tier as well as some Grass-types, which makes it the perfect partner with Alomomola. I don't think Mega Camerupt needs Trick Room to work, and people seriously need to stop with that... Trick Room is literally the "fetch" of RU. Stop trying to make it happen. It won't happen, and you're worse than Gretchen fucking Wieners for trying.
Mega Pidgeot seems kinda underwhelming to me. I feel Choice Scarf Moltres does the exact same thing but w/o taking up a Mega slot (which actually means something now in RU). Still, I do think it's a notable threat because you just can't beat 100% accuracy Hurricanes, and not being 4x weak to Stealth Rock while having access to Roost means it doesn't even require Rapid Spin/Defog support. Good Pokemon on its own, but I feel it is a bit overshadowed atm by the other Megas.
Mega Sharpedo is legitimately scary, having actual usable defenses means it doesn't have to run Aqua Jet to counteract other priority, and the Strong Jaws-boosted Crunch is nothing to scoff at. I don't think Mega Audino is as bad as some people make it out to be, it's bulk is incredible. For reference, it can wall both LO Moltres and Mega Sharpedo at the same time. I haven't tried out Mega Steelix yet, but that's because I think there are better Pokemon to spend the Mega slot on. Once the first wave of bans happen, I can see it getting some use, but for now, there's better options.
As for the newly buffed Pokemon:
I think Pangroro and Dragalge are phenomenal. Dragalage is basically a better Clawitzer (I personally think it outclasses it as a special wallbreaker) due to its significantly higher BP STABs, coverage, and the ability to absorb Toxic Spikes and immunity to the move Toxic itself which makes it a lot harder to play around for defensive teams. Pangroro + Doublade is one of my favorite cores btw. Pangoro can lure in Gligar and smash it with Ice Punch while luring in Fairys and using Parting Shot to give Doublade free setup. It's great.
As for some of the old XY threats:
I think Moltres is just as good as fucking ever now, although the most effective set is by far Choice Scarf because it can revenge kill most Mega Pokemon. Cresselia is still pretty damn good as well, aside from Beedrill it can beat/scare off just about every single new mega and non-mega threat in addition to being as obnoxious as usual with its SubCM set. I'd say Cresselia got even better.
I think ORAS RU is a nice tier, although it does need a bit of work, but I don't think it'll take very long to smooth out the edges.