What would you run as your flying STAB on Lum Archeops? Or do you just skip it and go EdgeQuake+1?
Not to burst your bubble, but I really don't think so. Even with Sand Rush, it's speed is still slow enough to be revenge killed by scarfers, and it's attack is sub par at best, even with SD. Finally, while it does have EdgeQuake, it's options outside of it are very limited.what about sand rush sandslash. with it sandslash could be a very effective sand sweeper with a fast sandstorm user like accelgor
Too bad Moltres tears it apart because of hurricane netting a 2HKO on slowking. Magmortar also, with Tbolt netting a 2HKO. maybe Lanturn > king for an amazing stall core since you add head bell. But then you do lose your regen combo :(Oh, this hasn't been brought up yet and it might not actually be that influential on the RU metagame, but...
For those of you that get around TangKing with Bug moves? (Including myself)
Get ready for SlowGuss. Perfect Regenerator synergy.
No common weakness defensive core, both with reliable recovery, access to 100% accurate sleep move, built in immunity to Toxic and ability to remove T. Spikes.
I could see a huge rise in AfroBull usage for this alone.
This is one of the only things I can see that can reliably switch into one member of the core (Amoonguss can't do much and is safe to come in on) and 2HKO either one with LO Head Charge.
This obviously means that you will be taking huge recoil so it will probably only work twice at best. Throw Steelix in the mix and even Bouffalant can't break it. (Amoonguss will clear smog any SD attempts if it's smart, so you need a Sub too, but then you can't even touch Rotom... the plot thickens!
The only down fall I can see is the possible ability to smash through the core with strong Ground-type moves also because they are both neutral in this core.
Anyway, Amoonguss/Slowking/Steelix/Rotom core is pretty boss and together they resist everything with only 3 common weakness in Fire, Ghost, Dark.
Guess I found my new balance defensive core.