CV Test Post
So I was using Mega Sharpedo, which I feel definitely deserves it's current B rank.
So I was using Mega Sharpedo, which I feel definitely deserves it's current B rank.
Mega Sharpedo is definitely great, allowing you to perform late-game sweeps at times with relative ease, acting as a great cleaner. On the other hand, it really doesn't like switching into anything, and is very much a single-use bomb, due to its reliance on speed boosts before it megavolves, which it obviously can't do. These are its "more notable flaws". Waterfall and Crunch are great STABs, however, allowing it to a load of things really hard with the Strong Jaw boost for Crunch. Ice Fang provides great coverage and is boosted to acceptable levels by Strong Jaw. However, Ice Fang can only 2KO 2 of the biggest Physical Walls in CAP, Tomo and Cyclohm, whereas Cyclohm can OHKO with STAB Discharge and Tomo can beat it through Reflect and Roost. cbrevan and I quite like Destiny Bond, which allows it to kamikaze 1 more mon before it dies. Along with it's great speed, Destiny Bond can provide an unlikely tool that can take out Walls, such as Cyclohm and put (even more) holes in the opponent's team. This links quite nicely to Sharpedo's biggest problem: It can only sweep when it's checks/counters are gone. If that pesky Tomo or Cyclohm doesn't die early enough, Sharpedo doesn't really want to sweep until it does, at which point it can become useless, especially if for example Tomo or Cyclohm are the last mons to die. Wall Trapper Gothitelle is quite useful in removing these and allowing it to sweep. This is "more team support". Therefore, it practically fits the B rank definition perfectly, since its "positive traits still outshine [its] negatives".B Rank: Reserved for Pokemon that are great in the CAP metagame. These Pokemon have more notable flaws than those above them that affect how they function in the tier. Their positive traits still outshine their negatives, but they require a bit more team support to bring out their full potential.