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Project Top 10 6th Gen NU Titans
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Xatu :c
Nominating Samurott
What effect did Samurott have on the metagame?
Samurott is a large reason why teams carry one, or more water resists capable of taking its coverage on. It has a respectable speed tier, maxing out at 239 speed with a neutral nature, and has essentially forced the incredibly important 240 speed tier into prominence. It is either one of the tier's best wallbreakers or best sweepers, and its flexibility, and natural bulk allows it to get itself easy setup opportunities, or free attacks. Its ability to break walls that would normally wall gives it exceptional synergy with pokemon such as HW Mesprit, and sweepers that share similar checks such as Rhydon and Pyroar. Simply put, it has made a check to its SD set mandatory on bulky offense/balance, and heavily contributed to the rise of Jynx, which is one of its checks on even more offensive teams.
In what main roles was Samurott used?
Sets:
What caused it to have a significant impact?
Samurott's impact is due to its fantastic mixed attacking stats, natural bulk, and speed, which is a large part of why 240 speed is so important in the current metagame. Additionally, water stab is, and always has been a fantastic neutral attacking stab, and as a typing allows it to have easy switchins and setup opportunities. Simply put, the flexibility, and sheer power of both its sets allows it to find a place on almost any offensive or balanced teams, which makes it an incredibly powerful mon. Torrent is also a fantastic ability, allowing it to throw off one last absurdly powerful Hydro Pump/Waterfall or Aqua Jet, which could often allow it break through certain checks it wouldn't be able to normally break through, and made it much more difficult to revenge kill.
How do/did you deal with this Pokemon in NU?
While its checks do vary somewhat by set, bulkier grass types such as Vileplume or Gourgeist are very solid answer to the physical set, and can check the special set in an emergency. The special set is dealt with more solidly by bulkier water types such as Lanturn and Mantine, and the ever present special sponge of AV Hariyama. Both sets are fairly solidly dealt with by pokemon such as Poliwrath and Gastrodon. Offensive pressure from pokemon it cannot meaningfully threaten with its Aqua Jet, such as Jynx, Sceptile, or Kangaskhan can also revenge it, or force it out.
What effect did Samurott have on the metagame?
Samurott is a large reason why teams carry one, or more water resists capable of taking its coverage on. It has a respectable speed tier, maxing out at 239 speed with a neutral nature, and has essentially forced the incredibly important 240 speed tier into prominence. It is either one of the tier's best wallbreakers or best sweepers, and its flexibility, and natural bulk allows it to get itself easy setup opportunities, or free attacks. Its ability to break walls that would normally wall gives it exceptional synergy with pokemon such as HW Mesprit, and sweepers that share similar checks such as Rhydon and Pyroar. Simply put, it has made a check to its SD set mandatory on bulky offense/balance, and heavily contributed to the rise of Jynx, which is one of its checks on even more offensive teams.
In what main roles was Samurott used?
Sets:
- Swords Dance
- Specially Offensive
What caused it to have a significant impact?
Samurott's impact is due to its fantastic mixed attacking stats, natural bulk, and speed, which is a large part of why 240 speed is so important in the current metagame. Additionally, water stab is, and always has been a fantastic neutral attacking stab, and as a typing allows it to have easy switchins and setup opportunities. Simply put, the flexibility, and sheer power of both its sets allows it to find a place on almost any offensive or balanced teams, which makes it an incredibly powerful mon. Torrent is also a fantastic ability, allowing it to throw off one last absurdly powerful Hydro Pump/Waterfall or Aqua Jet, which could often allow it break through certain checks it wouldn't be able to normally break through, and made it much more difficult to revenge kill.
How do/did you deal with this Pokemon in NU?
While its checks do vary somewhat by set, bulkier grass types such as Vileplume or Gourgeist are very solid answer to the physical set, and can check the special set in an emergency. The special set is dealt with more solidly by bulkier water types such as Lanturn and Mantine, and the ever present special sponge of AV Hariyama. Both sets are fairly solidly dealt with by pokemon such as Poliwrath and Gastrodon. Offensive pressure from pokemon it cannot meaningfully threaten with its Aqua Jet, such as Jynx, Sceptile, or Kangaskhan can also revenge it, or force it out.
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Avant Heim
formerly The Bill Cipher
Sawk
Typhlosion
(echoing previously stated reasons by myself and other users)
(echoing previously stated reasons by myself and other users)
Take Azelfie
More flags more fun
Typhlosion
typhlosion
disgusting typhlosion.
Xatu
Em
formerly Based Sexy Pants
Xatu.
Was an amazing receiver to Speed boosts when that was a thing, has coverage for it's switch ins (specifically Grass Knot and Heat Wave), has U-turn, has been a phenomenal check to many Pokemon in the tier consistently, the CM set was a nice check to many Mons and added a lot of offensive pressure to the other team, and Magic Bounce is super nice and appreciated in a tier where Garbodor, Ferroseed, etc. reside.
Was an amazing receiver to Speed boosts when that was a thing, has coverage for it's switch ins (specifically Grass Knot and Heat Wave), has U-turn, has been a phenomenal check to many Pokemon in the tier consistently, the CM set was a nice check to many Mons and added a lot of offensive pressure to the other team, and Magic Bounce is super nice and appreciated in a tier where Garbodor, Ferroseed, etc. reside.
Typh
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