[Magcargo 2]

Originally Posted by Fat ScraftyIsTheBest

I think the reason Dusclops is E-Rank is because of a couple of things. While his defenses are wonderful, he has no reliable recovery outside of Pain Split and Rest. The former is easy to play around while the latter makes Dusclops a deadweight. Dusclops also has a laughable 40 HP stat, so he does kinda have more vulnerability to 2HKO's. Dusclops also suffers from the lack of offensive presence, so he's generally too passive to be used on a team. He will usually just sit on his ass all day, and Seismic Toss isn't always stellar enough. Because of this, Dusclops can often be setup fodder for quite a few Pokemon.

Cofagrigus in the long run is usually the better choice, because he has consistent Leftovers recovery and his bulk is not dependent on Eviolite. Therefore, he will not be completely useless should a Rotom-H come and Trick something on you. He also has the same recovery, but also has a slightly higher HP stat. He also packs offensive presence, and Shadow Ball is pretty darn good and can do decent damage to Chandelure trying to come in on WoW. Also, Mummy is a much more useful ability than Pressure, being able to shut down MoxieCross and RegenShao, plus some other things like Defiant Bisharp and Huge Power Azumarill. Furthermore, Cofagrigus also has access to the wonderful Haze, and combined with modest offensive presence, he is not as much setup fodder as Dusclops.

Okay thx for explaining it to me. Dusclops recieved a lot of hip in early BW, so I was wondering why it sucks now.