Keep in mind that the precedent has already been set.....as long as Heracross makes stall practically nonviable it is (most likely) going to be deemed BL.
However, I do fear that regardless of how good Heracross is, it won't be given a real shot at UU, similar to Porygon-z (again, in my opinion). Everyone started yelling broken right out of the door.
Keep in mind that the precedent has already been set.....as long as Heracross makes stall practically nonviable it is (most likely) going to be deemed BL.
However, I do fear that regardless of how good Heracross is, it won't be given a real shot at UU, similar to Cresselia (again, in my opinion). Everyone started yelling broken right out of the door.
Keep in mind that the precedent has already been set.....as long as Heracross makes stall practically nonviable it is (most likely) going to be deemed BL.
I've scanned the thread and can't believe people are mentioning 'mons like Masquerain and Golbat but nobody has brought up Gligar yet?
vs a 252/252+ Gligar (and all assume ADAMANT Heracross and bear in mind Hera will be all but forced to run Jolly so these represent worst case scenario)
CC/Megahorn = 21% - 25%
Stone Edge - 24% - 28%
CB CC/Megahorn - 32% - 38%
CB Stone Edge - 36% - 43%
0 Atk Aerial Ace vs 4/0 Heracross = 87% - 103%
I'd probably run EQ or AA/Roost/U-turn/Toxic or Stealth Rock. I used to love using U-turn Gliscor to counter Hera back in OU as if you switched in on him it was all but assured he'd switch out so you could U-turn off the bat to gain momentum. Gligar could only really do that on the Scarf variants though as the CB ones will force him to Roost.
Earthquake vs AA depends on how worried you are about Hera...EQ is the much better move of course but AA has it's obvious use. The last slot is for supporting the team.
Obviously the SD+Orb+Facade set is a problem but then you're just gonna have to use your noggin' a bit...almost any faster 'mon can revenge kill him easily with that exploitable typing...Swellow, Scyther, Manectric, Houndoom, Duggy, Alakazam, Ambipom etc all revenge kill with their standard sets and if you want additional insurance you could always whack HP Flying on your Mismagius/Sceptile (heck, it hits Venusaur too).
shrang said:This is a pretty horrible precedent, IMO. Why is that if Stall (Or <insert playstyle here>) is unviable then a Pokemon is broken?? We'll essentially be basing our bans with a logic that is flawed. Making stall less viable is only one of the consequences of a Pokemon being broken, not a root cause. If we want to ban Heracross with respect to Gallade's ban, it should be due to its overpowering nature against THE WHOLE METAGAME, not just a particular playstyle, otherwise we'll have something like "Taunt Clause" because Trick Room is severely impaired by Taunt. Are we forgetting how GSC was Stall-based and therefore offense was harder to play??
Why is that if Stall (Or <insert playstyle here>) is unviable then a Pokemon is broken??
Uh yeah, Stall and Offense are "majorities of the metagame", so making any one completely unviable is essentially wiping out half the metagame (or rather, making it grossly unequal competitively)
This is a pretty horrible precedent, IMO. Why is that if Stall (Or <insert playstyle here>) is unviable then a Pokemon is broken?? We'll essentially be basing our bans with a logic that is flawed. Making stall less viable is only one of the consequences of a Pokemon being broken, not a root cause. If we want to ban Heracross with respect to Gallade's ban, it should be due to its overpowering nature against THE WHOLE METAGAME, not just a particular playstyle, otherwise we'll have something like "Taunt Clause" because Trick Room is severely impaired by Taunt. Are we forgetting how GSC was Stall-based and therefore offense was harder to play??
Heracross wipes out 5/6 members of an average stall team by itself, with no assistance (the exception being the occasional moltres). Heracross also wipes 3/6 or 4/6 Pokemon on a balance team, depending on the team. Heracross wipes out 3/6 or 2/6 Pokemon on standard offense, again depending on the team. Average all those out and you easily have "a majority".
I thought Gallade was banned because it swept teams. I do remember running through at least 3 Pokemon every match even with an Adamant nature. Ironically enough, that was my first UU team too, and I was up against some pretty good players.Because that's the precedent that's been set? For your information, Gallade was banned because it was too good against stall while not being a liability.