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Resource Ask a simple question get a simple answer: RU edition
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is CB Sneasel a thing, like in NU?
It's an option that people run but generally in this tier Sneasel appreciates being able to sweep late game with its coverage rather than be locked into Low Kick or Knock off versus a Jellicent or Cobalion respectively, so Life Orb is usually more useful.
Life Orb is generally more useful, but it does have some merit if you decide to surprise opponents and use Sneasel for Pursuit support.
This is more of a theorymon question, but what would happen if Trevenant dropped from UU?
Nothing would really change that much. In a lot of ways it seems as though it would be an inferior Gourgheist XL or Small. Would probably have some niche though, probably b- or c+ on viability ranking thread if I were to guess.
Trev would have one sorta neat niche over the pumpkins with a Choice Band set imo, its attack stat and STABs are decent enough to poke at some water- and psychic-types and Natural Cure means it's less afraid of Scalds and Thunder Waves than other physical attackers (though Jellicent moving from Scald to Hex as an attacking move doesn't exactly bode well for it!).
The only thing I can really see Trevenant doing is running a bulkier Choice Band set (probably enough Speed for Alomomola) as any defensive set is generally going to be outclassed by Gourgeist forms unless you absolutely need Natural Cure (which is definitely a nice niche for a spinblocker)
Could we not theorymon potential drops here? This thread is for players to ask about something in the tier, not what may happen. Plus if the stats at the start of June remain right around the same, we would have a higher chance of getting Haxorus or we could get Slowking back, and Donphan isn't anywhere close to dropping.
Could an offensive Trick Room Trevenant set work ? I mean, it's slow, it gets Trick Room, and has good attack and physical coverage! Just throwing ideas here 'cause I feel bad for it now that everyone and their mum have decided that it's shit tier.
Edit: It can even use that sweet and tasty Trick Room Destiny Bond
Edit: It can even use that sweet and tasty Trick Room Destiny Bond
I mean I don't really think it's a shit tier but then again I think OU is a shit tier but literally thousands of people play it so what do I know huh?
As for the OTR set, that actually sounds interesting, might try it out sometime. Trevenant has the bulk (especially with HP investment) to set up TR and has a strong STAB in Wood Hammer. Probably another thing that sounds cool on-paper but mediocre in practice though.
edit: atomicllamas pointed out that you mean trevenant is shit not RU LOL my bad, but tbf thats awkward wording @_@
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With Cobalion out of the tier, what's a good replacement for its Stealth Rock support set?
What was the new baton pass ban?
phantom
Banned deucer.
I think the cases with the vanilla Pokemon and the Megas are different, and Smeargle/Venomoth are no where close to being NU level Pokemon lol. Don't get your hopes up. Venomoth might be even too much for RU considering it was meant to be suspected, not just for the Quiver Pass set, alongside Froslass before UU swooped in and banned it first.
Why is there a viability thread Dragon Edition and what's the difference with the "normal" one?
That's just a joke referring to the fact that the current viability ranking thread was created right after 3 Dragon-types (plus the Dragon-dancing Scrafty) were all added to the tier, causing the domination of what was previously a rather unseen type in RU (though since that title was made 2 out of the 3 dragons were banned lol)
Why does typhlosion have to have an RU analysis even though it's bad?
NU banned it to BL3 so we're required to have an analysis on it. It's the same reasoning why Pokemon in BL have to have an OU analysis.
Alright, so I've searched all over and still couldn't find a full answer to this: Scrafty is S-rank and I'm curious as to what's the meta set for him? Is it Dragon Dance? What's generally used the most on Scrafty, and what are the common checks/counters to it?