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The OP of the previous thread was lacking, so I created this thread myself
Kyurem-B
Stats: HP: 125 / Atk: 170 / Def: 100 / SpA: 120 / SpD: 90 / Spe: 95 | BST: 710
Ability: Terravolt - Bypasses targets' abilities if they could hinder or prevent moves.
Typing: Dragon / Ice
Weaknesses: Dragon (x2), Fighting (x2), Rock (x2), Steel (x2)
Resistances: Electric (0.5), Grass (0.5), Water (0.5)
Much has been said about Kyurem-B, the mighty new forme of Kyurem. The most talked about aspect, its the massive 170 base Attack stat, which lets Kyurem-B dish out tremendous damage, while also making it exceptionally difficult to switch into. If this wasn't enough, Kyurem-B also has an excellent 120 Special Attack stat, which allows it to pull off mixed sets very well.
With access to such high attacking stats, you would think Kyurem-B would be an instant Uber, however, Kyurem-B suffers from a few obvious flaws. For starters, it keeps its base forms typing, Dragon and Ice, which unfortunately grants it weaknesses to several common attacking types, such as Dragon and Fighting, as well as Rock and Steel. This means that Kyurem-B loses 25% switching in, if Stealth Rock is up, which cuts into its impressive bulk. Kyurem-B is also disadvantaged due to the fact that it is weak to many common forms of priority. With Mach Punch Breloom and Bullet Punch Scizor roaming OU, both pokemon can do large amounts of damage, picking off Kyurem-B once its health drops to a certain point. Lastly, 90 base speed, while respectable, isn't quite fast enough to outspeed some of the more common offensive pokemon such as Terrakion, Keldeo, and Garchomp, which allow it to be revenged without too much difficulty.
During the recent suspect test, users heavily debated the stats of Kyurem-B as to whether it was too strong for OU, however when the voting was carried out, the majority of voters felt that Kyurem-B was fine in OU, and for now at least, its here to stay
Level Up Moves
— Icy Wind
— Dragon Rage
8 Imprison
15 AncientPower
22 Ice Beam
29 DragonBreath
36 Slash
43 Scary Face
50 Glaciate
57 Dragon Pulse
64 Imprison
71 Endeavor
78 Blizzard
85 Outrage
92 Hyper Voice
— Dragon Rage
8 Imprison
15 AncientPower
22 Ice Beam
29 DragonBreath
36 Slash
43 Scary Face
50 Glaciate
57 Dragon Pulse
64 Imprison
71 Endeavor
78 Blizzard
85 Outrage
92 Hyper Voice
Tutored Moves
Draco Meteor
Dragon Pulse
Earth Power
Endeavor
Hyper Voice
Icy Wind
Iron Head
Outrage
Roost
Signal Beam
Sleep Talk
Snore
Zen Headbutt
Dragon Pulse
Earth Power
Endeavor
Hyper Voice
Icy Wind
Iron Head
Outrage
Roost
Signal Beam
Sleep Talk
Snore
Zen Headbutt
TM/HM Moves
Hone Claws
Dragon Claw
Toxic
Hail
Hidden Power
Sunny Day
Ice Beam
Blizzard
Hyper Beam
Light Screen
Protect
Rain Dance
Safeguard
Frustration
Return
Psychic
Shadow Ball
Double Team
Reflect
Rock Tomb
Facade
Rest
Round
Echoed Voice
Focus Blast
Fling
Shadow Claw
Payback
Giga Impact
Stone Edge
Rock Slide
Dragon Tail
Swagger
Substitute
Flash Cannon
Rock Smash
Cut
Fly
Strength
Dragon Claw
Toxic
Hail
Hidden Power
Sunny Day
Ice Beam
Blizzard
Hyper Beam
Light Screen
Protect
Rain Dance
Safeguard
Frustration
Return
Psychic
Shadow Ball
Double Team
Reflect
Rock Tomb
Facade
Rest
Round
Echoed Voice
Focus Blast
Fling
Shadow Claw
Payback
Giga Impact
Stone Edge
Rock Slide
Dragon Tail
Swagger
Substitute
Flash Cannon
Rock Smash
Cut
Fly
Strength
Possible Sets
Physically based Mixed
Kyurem-B @ Life Orb
Trait: Terravolt
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive nature
- Outrage
- Fusion Bolt
- Ice Beam
- Earth Power
Specially Based Mixed
Kyurem-B @ Expert Belt
Trait: Terravolt
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
~Dragon Claw
~Ice Beam
~Earth Power
~Focus Blast
Choice Scarf
Kyurem-B @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Terravolt
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
-Outrage
-Fusion Bolt
-Dragon Claw
-Earth Power
Sub Hone Claws
Kyurem-Black @ Leftovers
Trait: Teravolt
EVs: 56 Spd / 252 HP / 64 Def / 136 SDef
Careful Nature
- Substitute
- Dragon Tail
- Hone Claws / Earth Power / Ice Beam
- Roost
Sub + 3 Attacks
Kyurem-B @ Leftovers
Trait: Teravolt
EVs: 56 HP / 216 Atk / 236 Spd
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Substitute
- Fusion Bolt
- Ice Beam / Hidden Power Fire
- Dragon Claw
Choice Band
Kyurem-B @ Choice Band
Trait: Terravolt
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
-Outrage
-Fusion Bolt
-Dragon Claw
-Earth Power
Kuzan (Kyurem-Black) @ Choice Band
Trait: Teravolt
EVs: 252 HP / 96 Atk / 60 SDef / 84 Spd / 16 Def
Adamant Nature
- Outrage
- Dragon Claw
- Fusion Bolt
- Rock Smash
Conclusion
Kyurem-B has its obvious strengths and weaknesses, but there is no doubt that it has great potential in OU. For example, its one of the few dragon types that is not weak to Ice attacks, making it slightly more difficult for one of the more common revenge killers in OU, Genesect, to revenge with Ice Beam, while also not worrying about Mamoswines Ice Shard, unlike its other dragon types. In regards to "the Cube's" impact on the OU metagame, only time will tell, for now, please post your experiences, opinions, viewpoints and suchlike on Kyurem-B in OU, in this thread. Remember to stay on topic, and try not to discuss its tiering please.
ill try and add proper questions later, im tired and its past midnight