Research Week's premise is simple. It serves as a place to discuss Pokemon that, although somewhat unorthodox, have the potential to be interesting choices in the OU metagame. Be it through; stats, movepool, ability or support capabilities, these Pokemon all have the chance to shine through this thread. Throughout the week, anyone who acheives a high enough ranking on the ladder using one or more of the featured Pokemon gets a mention, depending on their ladder ranking.
Feel free to post which sets have served you well and especially why! Theorymoning is fine (try to use them though), but when the end of the week nears I would rather have people posting which sets they actually used and how good/bad they were.
Rules:
- Be open-minded. Don't deride a Pokemon just because you think it's bad. Test it (and the others) out and at least see what it has to offer.
- Don't just use the standard sets posted on the analysis pages (if the Pokemon has an analysis page, that is). Feel free to explore any other options it has available.
- Don't suggest Pokemon in this thread, PM, VM, or find me or the other hosts on irc maybe we'll include it in the next one!
- Don't get too off topic with your posts. It's fine to make one post explaining why X Pokemon is outclassed by Y Pokemon but don't keep reiterating your point!
On to the Pokemon! This Research Week's title is...
Electric Appliances
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Rotom, Rotom-H, and Rotom-C. Back in DPP OU, these Pokemon all had one typing, Electric / Ghost. Now in BW, they each have unique typings and roles on a team. Below is just a short intro into each forme. .
Rotom (Courtesy of Makaveli)
Ah, the original Rotom, normally overshadowed by its counterparts in OU by a better typing or better BST; but that does not mean it should be overlooked. Its type, despite making it Pursuit weak and making Tyranitar its worst nemesis like back in the days of DPP OU, allows it to function as a premier spinblocker that is fast enough to keep momentum with the ever-so-annoying Volt Switch. It can also take on the role of a revenge killer. The sets you will most likely utilize in research week will be the Choice Scarf set that can revenge kill a multitude of threats, such as Gyarados and Dragonite, and destroy some Rapid Spinner users such as Starmie. A dual screen set can be utilized, or even a bulky set with Will-O-Wisp and Pain Split. It's up to you how to use these sets effectively in research week, as each set has its own merits and potential. Good luck!
Rotom-H (Courtesy of TrollFreak)
Rotom-H, they are alot of things unique with Rotom-H. For one, it is the only Rotom forme currently in UU. It is also the only Rotom in this Research Week that is weak to Stealth Rock. With resistances to Grass, Bug, Steel, Ice, Fire, Electric, and Flying, Rotom-H will have plenty of opportunities to switch in. Even though it is weak to Water and Rock, Water-types will be hard pressed to switch in due to Rotom-H's powerful Electric-type attacks. It also is the best Rotom forme to work in the sun, as a powerful Overheat boosted even more by sunlight is just hard to beat. While Pokemon such as Tyranitar try to run this oven's fun, Rotom-H is still a great Pokemon to use (and is obviously the best Pokemon to use in this RW!). While the Choiced set may get the most use out of this RW, they are plenty of other sets Rotom can use, such as a defensive set or even a TrickOrb set which cripples any Tyranitar that tries to come in! Nevertheless, the challenge is up to you, the researcher, to decide on what is best for the toaster Pokemon!
Rotom-C (Courtesy of SkullCandy)
Rotom-C surely is a mixed bag. Its typing is neither particularly offensive or defensive. Although it is immune to Ground and resistant to Water, Electric, Steel and Grass, its weaknesses to Ice, Bug, Fire are enough to keep it out of standard play. However, it does have some utility as a Rain Dance setter, as this gets rid of its Fire weakness and lets it fire off powerful Thunders. Offensively it's a bit better, but by no means excellent. Grass / Electric has an overlapping pool of Pokemon who are are weak to the two, or who resist the two. Water-types take super effective damage from both, whereas Dragon-types take half damage. However, Electric STAB helps Rotom-C to blast past any Flying-types trying to switch into Leaf Storm, and Leaf Storm obliterates Ground-types thinking they can absorb a Thunderbolt or Volt Switch. In the course of Research Week you'll all probably discover the effectiveness of Rotom-C's most common sets (Scarf & Specs) in OU, but do try out some unorthodox combinations. SubCharge, Rain support, SubPain Split/Will-O-Wisp, all have the potential to work, but it's up to you (and us) to find out if they really work!
Anyway that's enough from me, go out and...research!
What effect do these Pokemon have on the metagame? What sets can they run effectively? Which Pokemon counters them/is countered by them? That's for you to discover!
Go ahead and post the teams you used for your endeavors as well as your PO alts and battle logs! (These must be new and not a previously used alt). And don't forget to post screenshots of your ladder climbing acheivements to prove your greatness!
And finally, to quote Tobes:
Rotom alts and award holders
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alts: Heliotrope
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alts: Heliotrope
Rotom-H alts and award holders
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alts: Bloegg
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alts: Bloegg
Rotom-C alts and award holders
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alts: Cut yo lawn, SkullCandi
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alts: Cut yo lawn, SkullCandi
