Maybe, he was all "what is an Eelektross?" People never use him, so it is no surprise that the dude had no idea it had levitate.seriously? Earthquake? Apparently he chose the wrong move.
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Um, wait. Maybe we're going too fast.
*whimpering*
Since Eel has no weakness, you may test it against some of the most powerful special sweepers to get a better idea.how well does it take hits with a 252 hp 252 sp. defense sassy spread?
Eelectross effectively comes in on both of Gliscor's and Landorus' STAB attacks, and can somewhat resist Thundurus' attacks. It can also resist Dragonite's Hurricane. I've been using Eelectross as a way against Gliscor mostly (So Eelectross in replace of Rotom).I seriously love this Poke; if I want to fit him on my OU team, what kind of support and two/three 'mon synergies can I use to greatest effect?
That's not necessarily true. The two Pokemon are quite different. While I'll admit that Thundurus is the more threatening (and better) of the two Pokemon, Eelectross has qualities that distinguishes it in a very positive way from Thundurus.I can't help but feel sad that Thundurus outclasses Eelektross in so many ways. At least Eelektross has the element of surprise and fantastic typing though.
It doesn't require set up really, its just handy if you can do it.I'm not liking that Coil/Rest/Zap Cannon/filler set. Like pocket said, having an extremely shaky STAB that relies on set up to be even viable is questionable, but on top of that the free turns granted by using Rest will prove fatal to Tross. Latios, SpecsToed, etc can all come in and fire away at Eelektross' uncushioned SpD, knowing that if you switch, your sleep counter will reset.
Which Pokemon wouldn't?Lets make an item that has the effect of Wonder Guard, Eelektross would love it. Anyways I'm surprised that it has Levitate it actually caused me to lose my winning streak on the Battle Subway.
Explaining how Electivire was never bad is not a good way to start an argument.Considering that Electivire was never bad (this anti-Electivire fad must stop) and Eelektross plays in a completely different way, I'm going to be blunt and say that the previous post is full of BS.
No, they don't. Acid Spray is a joke.Both the Coil/Dragon Tail and Acid Spray sets have their merits,
Ground / Electric / Steel / Flying. Not the worst but its not winning any awards defensively.and I disagree when people say that it lacks useful resistances because even though they're few they're all useful.
lol. Thunderbolt or HP Ice + Focus Blast is a clean 2HKO on max HP after rocks.It can reliably switch into a number of threats, including but not limited to: Thundurus,
Specs Hurricane easily 2HKOs. LO Hurricane + HP Ice or Hammer Arm also 2HKOs.Tornadus,
Sub Roost just shits on Eelektross.Gliscor,
CB U-turn will strip 80% off it after rocks. Bullet Punch is the only attack it takes well. Fuck if all Eelektross does is resist Bullet Punch just use a Magnezone.Scizor,
lol. Are you kidding. Do you really think Eelektross counters Dragonite. Even Hurricane 2HKOs after SRs. Not that HP Ice would even get close to a OHKO in return.Dragonite
+2 Stone Edge easily OHKOs. Sub Landorus beats it. Scarf Landorus shitting U-turns beats it.and Landorus
Its not hitting very hard. Its only STAB moves are Thunderbolt and Wild Charge. Its not hitting hard compared to REAL threats like Thundurus, Terrakion and Haxorus. Hell its not even hitting as hard as Electivire who is still fucking terrible.and then hit fairly hard from either side thanks to its large and unpredictable movepool.
No, sorry. Your argument is terrible. Eelektross is easily one of the worst Electric types in the game. If its Speed and one of the attacking stats were switched it might be a bit more usable but as of now its slow, reasonably frail and doesn't really hit THAT hard.In short: no, Eelektross does not suck. It's not even close to be a bad pokemon.
Which Pokemon wouldn't?
agreed Eelektross isn't bad at all, no weaknesses + decent bulk allows it to take a hit. As well as destroy some slower walls with its movepool.About all the talk about Eelektross being a bad pokemon. It's not that he sucks, but he simply doesn't compare to OU threats, as well as having to compete with better options like Thunderus and Rotom. Which is why he is in RU (Right?). When people say he's amazing, they're talking about his effectiveness in the RU metagame.
tldr: He's not bad, he's in RU. :P