^only until Techniloom is out.
The CB set is going to be in par with the SD set. If you don't believe me go and see Lee's calculations about how it 2hkoes almost anything. They are a few pages behind.I Don't Know how viable a CB set will be because he then can't use spore as effectively and doesn't have U-Turn like Scizor. I Defiantly think the SD set will be by far the most used because I've been trying it out on simulators and it just completely rapes, Any slower Pokemon is just complete set up fodder and I would like to point out you should always go for jolly to catch things like adamant Dragonite and Gyarados.
It's just if your not using Spore then your not using Breloom to his full potential, why have 1.5x attack and not be abile to switch moves when you could have 2.3x attack, a sleeping Pokemon and the ability to switch moves?
SD has Spore and Swords Dance, leaving room for only two moves (hint: Breloom will be walled); the CB set has four moves, will wreck shit AND bluff a Spore on the first turn because no one really likes giving Breloom a free turn.
Because you have the ability to straight-up 2hko almost the whole meta. Both sets are very good but play very different.It's just if your not using Spore then your not using Breloom to his full potential, why have 1.5x attack and not be abile to switch moves when you could have 2.3x attack, a sleeping Pokemon and the ability to switch moves?
Warning, big rant here.
I'm seriously thinking this little mushroom is overpowered. The only counters to this thing are Gliscor,Espeon/Xatu, and Celebi. Lum berry works only once, allowing his breloom to switch and react, the newer bulk up version has enough special defense to take common special attacks aimed at it (and if not, just spore it on the switch), and tricking a scarf on to it gives you only one shot at doing it. Maybe Breloom isn't overpowered, but the 100% sleep inducing attack with the new generation 5 mechanics is. Some say sleep clause is Breloom's biggest threat and, well, it is. But having a pokemon asleep is left as set up bait, a crippled pokemon (1/6 of your team!) and adds more luck into the metagame by praying you wake up soon. So what i'm asking you guys here is, does anyone counter this thing besides the 4 pokemon mentioned earlier or one of the awful insomnia users?
Just sac a pokemon for sleep (the least useful one that you can tell from teamviewer) and switch in your powerful special attacker (Latios, Reuniclus, Tornadus, Hydreigon, Offensive Heatran) and you can force it out or kill it.
That's what I have been doing, but its like an instant kill. Whoever you sacrifice is basically out of the game, making the score 6-5. It's not like it stops there, as Breloom can set up and do work on top of that as well.
I don't see why breloom died down for a while. He is ridiculously good.
given the powerhouses of OU, he just can't keep up even with the bulk he has right now. Dunno though if techniloom will come out, i believe that'll be a beast.
plus a good counter to breloom is fast substitute such as gengar's, that's why i'm not having problems with breloom right now.
what i mean is breloom has hard time switching in in this current meta..i'm wrong probably but i found him easily 2hko'ed by any strong OUs.
+1 or +2 seed bomb should ohko gengar..but the sub+disable set of gengar kills breloom.
5 other pokes and/or by then, loom has caused enough damage as either gengae is sleeping (ie, can't sub or disable cuz its gunna die) or something else is sleeping (and other things are likelydead)
what i mean is breloom has hard time switching in in this current meta..i'm wrong probably but i found him easily 2hko'ed by any strong OUs.
you forgot gengar is faster than breloom. loom can't spore him behind subs.