This may be a dumb question but does the ability to get older moves from RBY with pokebank change the metagame at all? Ik a lot of pokes get fissure but that won't affect OU. Is there any poke that gets moves that could benefit it more in OU?
Just theorymon ofc, but Chansey could maybe use it.Also, a bunch of random things get Reflect. Might be useful on something.
It can't, the only things that get it from TM in Gen 1 are Chansey and Mew.Just theorymon ofc, but Chansey could maybe use it.
Also apparently Unaware Clefable can use Softboiled with this, which is cool.
It does, yeah. All bulky waters fit on balance.So I've been wanting to use Curse Gastrodon for a while, as it seems like a really cool bulky sweeper that can even threaten offense with enough boosts. I don't wanna use stall though, so I wanna ask: Does Curse Gastrodon fit on balance?
There is nothing being discussed atm. The policy review subforum has been pretty dead in the past few weeks and the meta is pretty balanced atm, so I don't expect we'll see one anytime soon.Is there a suspect test to reintroduce/ ban something in plan? The metagame has been rather stale lately. It'll be fun to get/ lose something
NoIs there a suspect test to reintroduce/ ban something in plan? The metagame has been rather stale lately. It'll be fun to get/ lose something
Azu or zard x.which pokemon in OU has the best 2-move or STAB coverage in the meta? e.g. Megagross with zen headbutt+MMash, something with boltbeam, etc. I suppose coverage isn't quite the word for it, because I think power should be taken into account as well.
Well nothing resists Mega Lopunny's STABs (High Jump Kick + Return), so I'd say that, although azu/charx also have good 2-move coverage.which pokemon in OU has the best 2-move or STAB coverage in the meta? e.g. Megagross with zen headbutt+MMash, something with boltbeam, etc. I suppose coverage isn't quite the word for it, because I think power should be taken into account as well.
Personally I do not think it would be of very much use to you. Since things like rotom, defensive starmies, and keldeos like to switch in and honestly dont take much damage from your attacks and some of those mons being able to restore their hp. And things you wanna hit like landos and diancie can outspeed and ohko right back. This is why scarf seems better, since it can outspeed and ko threats like diancie. Specs heatran just doesnt seem good considering its typing and speed.What is the viability of specs heatran? It seems like it can put a dent into a lot of things with max spattack fire blast. I'm curious if it considered a useful set on balance.
working on a core right now for it as well. I currently have scarf tar + colbur latias. Scarf tar lets you outspeed and pursuit trap threats like starmie and lati twins. While lati lets you take on things like keldeo which LO conk does not appreciate.Good Core with LO Conkeldurr? Coverage is Drain Punch, Ice Punch, Poison Jab, and Thunder Punch
Thanks I will try it outworking on a core right now for it as well. I currently have scarf tar + colbur latias. Scarf tar lets you outspeed and pursuit trap threats like starmie and lati twins. While lati lets you take on things like keldeo which LO conk does not appreciate.
Thats why I run it with HP Electric. (And Overheat) It's not very popular so people won't just assume it and it puts in so much work most games. It gets outsped by stuff yeah, but I generally use it as a wallbreaker and not to outspeed stuff. If I remember my calcs, a Modest Heatran with Specs Overheat does like 70% to Keldeo, so with little damage done to it, it's not a switchin.Personally I do not think it would be of very much use to you. Since things like rotom, defensive starmies, and keldeos like to switch in and honestly dont take much damage from your attacks and some of those mons being able to restore their hp. And things you wanna hit like landos and diancie can outspeed and ohko right back. This is why scarf seems better, since it can outspeed and ko threats like diancie. Specs heatran just doesnt seem good considering its typing and speed.
Stall is viable but has been decreasing in viability over the past few months due to the ban of Shadow Tag and the rise in usage of huge offensive threats. I doubt Defog is one of the reasons for the decrease in viability, because stall has multiple ways of pressuring common Defoggers (Skarmory and Lati@s, by far the most common ones, are pressured by pokemon such as MSableye, SpD Skarmory and Tyranitar.)I used to play competitive pokemon back in dpp and early early bw, but I stopped. I've started playing and I'm extremely new to ORAS. I'm wondering how exactly stall is viable with stuff like defog. Is stall TOTALLY unviable, when you can't spinblock hazards at all? It just seems it would just autolose against defoggers. Am i Wrong?
You net more damage on AV Azumarill and AV Torn-T.What's the point of Latias running Psyshock over Psychic? It's not like you are going to be able to get past blobs and Clefable by using it over Psychic which OHKOes Chesnaught, Amoonguss and Mega Venusaur (Psyshock can't do this). The only merit I can see is beating Sub CM Keldeo easier but it's not like the set is super common atm and Psychic hits Keldeo very hard anyway.