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Ask a simple question - get a simple answer: PU edition
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hello, i was just wondering if glaceon is viable to use in battle
Hello! For questions regarding how viable a certain Pokemon is you can use the viability rankings found here: http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/pu-viability-rankings.3528743/. You'll find that on these rankings Glaceon is "E-Rank" which is the lowest a Pokemon can be. So to answer your question, no Glaceon is not a viable Pokemon to use in battle.
However, if you still want to have an Ice-type on your team, try going for Rotom-F, Regice or Articuno instead, which are ranked MUCH higher than Glaceon.
If you want to know viable sets for these Pokemon, there's always the strategy Pokedex. (Though I'm not too sure if its outdated right now)
If you want to know viable sets for these Pokemon, there's always the strategy Pokedex. (Though I'm not too sure if its outdated right now)
regice:Focus Blast/Ice Beam/Tbolt/Rock Polish/ @ Life Orb
rotom-f:Tbolt/Volt Switch/Blizzard/Trick, HP ice @ Choice Scarf OR Sub/Wisp, Pain Split/Tbolt/Blizzard/ @ Lefties, Life Orb
articuno: Sub/Roost/Hurricane/Freeze-Dry @ Lefties, Life Orb OR Agility/Freeze-Dry/Hurricane/HP Ground/ @ Life Orb
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In addition to what the others above me were saying, Glaceon isn't viable because while it's powerful, it's just too slow to be able to be effective and has a limited movepool. While it's decently bulky, ice as a typing is pretty poor defensively. So yeah, the other ice types in PU are pretty much always a better choice for a team.
Confirming for today too unfortunately :/ Any chance we could have the suspect test extended?
Yes, chatter was banned from the PU metagame a while ago. While not a spectacular move it made dealing with chatot more absurd than it should since with that 100% chance to confuse it could even cheese through its counters, etc, etc.
Long story short, it was unhealthy. Chatot isnt missing that move either.
Long story short, it was unhealthy. Chatot isnt missing that move either.
you can read the discussion here
If shadow tag gets banned goth will remain PU unless it somehow gets enough usage over the next 3 months to become ou again
It can use Colbur Berry with Harvest to consistently switch into Machoke with Knock Off and lure Pawniard. It can use Yache berry with harvest to switch into some offensive water types such as Floatzel. It can use Sitrus Berry an Substitute along with either Toxic or Leech Seed to stall out certain pokemon.
Exeggutor @ Colbur Berry/Yache Berry
Ability: Harvest
EVs: 80 HP / 252 SpA / 176 Spe
Modest Nature
- Psychic
- Giga Drain
- Sleep Powder/Leaf Storm
- Synthesis/HP Fighting
176 speed is what I use to outspeed Adamant Golem.
it's just really gimmicky and not worth the team slot for one gimmick. Defensive teams aren't great right now anyway so you dont' gain much from using it, and using boosting items with Limber allows Lopunny to actually be useful offensively as well as for its support capabilities.
That's what I meant, that Colbur activates before Knock Off removes the berry.
yo i'm a doubles player and I'd want to get into a singles tier, I chose to try PU because shit user SpaceBass kept saying it was good and everyone circlejerks over how fun this tier is.
I have no clue what to do in singles anymore since last time i played singles was DPP OU and BW Ubers. Since then, things have changed, both on teambuilding and how to play game.
Disregarding how to play, and regarding more so how to teambuild, I'd like to ask: how the fuck to I PU?
also regardless of how cool this tier is doubles is still the supreme smogon meta :]
I have no clue what to do in singles anymore since last time i played singles was DPP OU and BW Ubers. Since then, things have changed, both on teambuilding and how to play game.
Disregarding how to play, and regarding more so how to teambuild, I'd like to ask: how the fuck to I PU?
also regardless of how cool this tier is doubles is still the supreme smogon meta :]