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Pokemon Unfit for UU Analyses
- Thread starter Oglemi
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I'd like to vouch from experience that Electric attacks are pretty damn rare in UU. Nidoking's Thunderbolt is just about the only one you'll find in the average game, although admittedly Electivire does better against Nidoking than Jolteon.
Ok so I think there should be a few changes here:
Sawsbuck: ok this thing was on my team last round and it was very good without a doubt. However, without Drought support, it has neither the bulk to get the boost it NEEDS to sweep, or the Speed to revenge anything. So I think it just doesn't deserve an analysis for now.
Charizard: pretty much the same reason makes me bring Charizard. The only reason people used it was its ability Solar Power. However, without Drought support, Charizard doesn't have the necessary power (Solar Power provided it with the Specs boost it needed to hurt things). Its major weakness to Stealth Rock means a Choice item is pretty much unviable unless you carry a Rapid Spinner and, in that case, Moltres outclasses it completely by hitting harder and taking hits better (which means it has the opportunity to use Roost). So I think it should be removed.
Froslass: in a metagame that will have Hail as its main weather, Froslass deserves at least a Spiker set. It's fast and its ability means it will often get at least 2 layers, while also working as a spinblocker. With the top spinners being Donphan and Hitmontop (which doesn't run Sucker Punch that often on the spinners sets), Froslass can pretty much come in, threaten them out, and being to set up.
Sawsbuck: ok this thing was on my team last round and it was very good without a doubt. However, without Drought support, it has neither the bulk to get the boost it NEEDS to sweep, or the Speed to revenge anything. So I think it just doesn't deserve an analysis for now.
Charizard: pretty much the same reason makes me bring Charizard. The only reason people used it was its ability Solar Power. However, without Drought support, Charizard doesn't have the necessary power (Solar Power provided it with the Specs boost it needed to hurt things). Its major weakness to Stealth Rock means a Choice item is pretty much unviable unless you carry a Rapid Spinner and, in that case, Moltres outclasses it completely by hitting harder and taking hits better (which means it has the opportunity to use Roost). So I think it should be removed.
Froslass: in a metagame that will have Hail as its main weather, Froslass deserves at least a Spiker set. It's fast and its ability means it will often get at least 2 layers, while also working as a spinblocker. With the top spinners being Donphan and Hitmontop (which doesn't run Sucker Punch that often on the spinners sets), Froslass can pretty much come in, threaten them out, and being to set up.
Actually, Milktank's bigger issue is competition with Slowbro/SlowKing... Same resistances (fire/ice), similar defensive stats and offensive (special v. physical). While Miltank needs to choose between the precious fire/ice resistances and the ability to hit everything with its STAB, Slowbro gets all of that just by typing, and Regenerator on top of it. Regenerator alone is generally a bigger selling point than Heal Bell. With Scald for STAB + Burn, Slowbro just generally makes for a better support Poke
As a stat-booster Slowbro get Calm Mind to cover his weaker special defensive side, better offensive STAB type (and 2 of them!) and a host of awesome coverage moves like Flamethrower/Fire Blast, Ice Beam and Grass Knot.
I've considered Miltank before, but I really couldn't justify using it over Bro or King.
anything on galvantula? most of the bulky pokes in UU right now are bulky waters and psychic types. galvantulas stab compoundeyes thunder and bug buzz take care of both of them , while he has energy ball for any quagsires trying to switch in
also he is not outclassed by jolteon because his life orb thunder does more damage than jolteons specs thunderbolt.
also he is not outclassed by jolteon because his life orb thunder does more damage than jolteons specs thunderbolt.
Pretty much this.
I'd like to nominate Espeon for an analysis. Magic Bounce works quite well against defensive teams, and the ability to bounce back status is always a plus, as status inducers usually don't like being statused as well. It also bounces back entry hazards and incoming Taunts, so it doesn't fear using moves such as Calm Mind. It also makes a decent Dual Screener (though Uxie does it better) and can Baton Pass Calm Minds and Substitute's without fear of being Taunted. Its also has a great base 130 base special attack and a very good base speed of 110, so its perfectly capable of sweeping as well.
Edit: I'd also like to nominate Victreebel. He's a monster under the sun, and essentially functions as a less bulky but more offensively oriented Venusaur. Access to growth only helps it, as it can easily run either a mixed or purely special set. It also has access to Weather Ball, which operates at double BP under the sun, and means Victreebel needn't use Hidden Power Fire to hit Steels, allowing it to use another Hidden Power. It also has a decent support movepool as well, such as Stockpile, Knock Off, and Encore, which it can effectively set up thanks to its boosted speed under the sun.
And, just because it hasn't been mentioned, what about Vulpix? Sure, its bulk isn't fantastic with Eviolite, but its got an ok support movepool, and Drought allows you to give sweepers like Sawsbuck and Charizard abuse Chlorophyll and Solar Power respectively.
Edit: I'd also like to nominate Victreebel. He's a monster under the sun, and essentially functions as a less bulky but more offensively oriented Venusaur. Access to growth only helps it, as it can easily run either a mixed or purely special set. It also has access to Weather Ball, which operates at double BP under the sun, and means Victreebel needn't use Hidden Power Fire to hit Steels, allowing it to use another Hidden Power. It also has a decent support movepool as well, such as Stockpile, Knock Off, and Encore, which it can effectively set up thanks to its boosted speed under the sun.
And, just because it hasn't been mentioned, what about Vulpix? Sure, its bulk isn't fantastic with Eviolite, but its got an ok support movepool, and Drought allows you to give sweepers like Sawsbuck and Charizard abuse Chlorophyll and Solar Power respectively.
Urk, I was so excited about UU analyses that I didn't notice this.
So, I'll make cases for Exeggutor and Aggron. Exeggutor is one of the best supporters for Trick Room thanks to Sleep Powder, has a niche for Subseeding thanks to Harvest, and is quite threatening with Sunny Day or a Choice Specs set, especially due to Sleep Powder.
Aggron is pretty damn scary with a Choice Band thanks to Head Smash, 2HKOing at worst just about anything that doesn't resist it, and even some things that do. Metal Burst + Sturdy also gives it a niche over other Stealth Rock users.
EDIT: Self-locked my threads until approved to save the mods some trouble. Won't complain if I'm infracted.
So, I'll make cases for Exeggutor and Aggron. Exeggutor is one of the best supporters for Trick Room thanks to Sleep Powder, has a niche for Subseeding thanks to Harvest, and is quite threatening with Sunny Day or a Choice Specs set, especially due to Sleep Powder.
Aggron is pretty damn scary with a Choice Band thanks to Head Smash, 2HKOing at worst just about anything that doesn't resist it, and even some things that do. Metal Burst + Sturdy also gives it a niche over other Stealth Rock users.
EDIT: Self-locked my threads until approved to save the mods some trouble. Won't complain if I'm infracted.
K some things:
Espeon - I had/have it on the priority list for the Reservations thread, but I forgot to add it here. My bad.
Exeggutor - I agree. Go ahead
Aggron - This I'm not so sure about. I haven't tried it myself, but if someone else could vouch for its effectiveness and maybe add a couple logs I'll consider it. Those glaring weaknesses are hard to miss, and there is just too much stuff that is faster than Aggron this time around. It'll definitely get one later, so don't worry about that.
Galvantula - See Chou's post
Victreebel - Honestly, when I tried him with Drought I wasn't impressed. And, now with Drought gone, I don't see him being the best choice for a Sunny Day team. I would always choose Shiftry over Victreebel tbh (but that may be because I have a soft spot for Shiftry). In any case, I don't even have Shiftry on the priority list, so it'll take some major convincing for me to add Victreebel.
Vulpix - lol no Drought got banned.
Regirock - Rhyperior > Regirock. So no. I realize he plays differently, but he's really not good enough even with SS support.
Froslass - Yeah I agree.
Electivire - OK, I guess the tier is kind of lacking in physical Electric attacks. Also Motor Drive is an OK niche.
Espeon - I had/have it on the priority list for the Reservations thread, but I forgot to add it here. My bad.
Exeggutor - I agree. Go ahead
Aggron - This I'm not so sure about. I haven't tried it myself, but if someone else could vouch for its effectiveness and maybe add a couple logs I'll consider it. Those glaring weaknesses are hard to miss, and there is just too much stuff that is faster than Aggron this time around. It'll definitely get one later, so don't worry about that.
Galvantula - See Chou's post
Victreebel - Honestly, when I tried him with Drought I wasn't impressed. And, now with Drought gone, I don't see him being the best choice for a Sunny Day team. I would always choose Shiftry over Victreebel tbh (but that may be because I have a soft spot for Shiftry). In any case, I don't even have Shiftry on the priority list, so it'll take some major convincing for me to add Victreebel.
Vulpix - lol no Drought got banned.
Regirock - Rhyperior > Regirock. So no. I realize he plays differently, but he's really not good enough even with SS support.
Froslass - Yeah I agree.
Electivire - OK, I guess the tier is kind of lacking in physical Electric attacks. Also Motor Drive is an OK niche.
Victrebell is a no-go from me... weak bulk, slow :/
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I'd like to add Jynx and Archeops (mostly because I want to add analyses of them, heh).
Jynx was previously outclassed by Kyurem, but is now one of Hail's premier sweepers with its ban. It's a very nice scarfer and now does not have to worry about anything but Sandslash and faster scarfers outspeeding. It can also run Nasty Plot very well.
Archeops is similar. It's fast, it's idiotically strong, and now it doesn't have to worry about anything outspeeding it at all, bar scarfed pokemon, unlike the Drought sweepers of last round. If scarfed pokemon (especially hail sweepers) begin to be problematic, a Scarf set (it can run Adamant and still outspeed most relevant pokemon) can be run at the cost of Acrobat.
Jynx was previously outclassed by Kyurem, but is now one of Hail's premier sweepers with its ban. It's a very nice scarfer and now does not have to worry about anything but Sandslash and faster scarfers outspeeding. It can also run Nasty Plot very well.
Archeops is similar. It's fast, it's idiotically strong, and now it doesn't have to worry about anything outspeeding it at all, bar scarfed pokemon, unlike the Drought sweepers of last round. If scarfed pokemon (especially hail sweepers) begin to be problematic, a Scarf set (it can run Adamant and still outspeed most relevant pokemon) can be run at the cost of Acrobat.
Quick question, Kyurem was tiered in UU by the usage stats, is he still down here? If so he would be a monster in UU where he's actually pretty fast and deserves an analysis. Also an analysis for Accelgor is deserved as he makes a pretty good spikes lead.
Blastoise is a good bulky water and rapid spinner. He also got a nice buff in Dragon Tail.
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