Maybe it's tankier but without any sort of recover, it should be useless.Intimidate Rhyperior
Intimidate+assault vest=boss tank.
Intimidate Rhyperior
Intimidate+assault vest=boss tank.
Only after MEvolving.Ghost/Dark Mega Banette.
To clarify, would Banette be Ghost/Dark before Mega Evolving, or would it be Dark only after Mega Evolving? This won't change my vote, but it just seems like an issue that needs clarification.
Only after MEvolving.
Also, i don't get why some people say that Solid Rock > Intimidate in singles. Yeah, tanking a bit better HP Ice or Focus Blast ocasionally is nice, but Rhyperior's primary job is dealing with physical attackers, against which Intimidate helps way more.
The others sound nice, but a little too niche for me to really get behind. Sad too, because if Levitate and Bullet Proof can't get Metagross back on his feet, I don't know what can.
Edit: I know! Huge Power! Everybody for Huge Power Metagross!
Bulletproof Metagross all the way although I really like the idea of Intimidate Rhyperior. Metagross with the Bulletproof ability would have an instant immunity to:
As of Intimidate Rhyperior, I would say it would be a really nice addition on Rhyperior but I much more prefer Solid Rock.
- Aura Shpere: A powerful special move which un-Assault Vest Metagross can't take (Although rare in OU now with the ban of Mega-Lucario)
- Focus Blast: Again another powerful special move.
- Shadow Ball: Immuned to the most used Ghost type move in the meta? Yup.
- Searing Shot: Although rare because of Fire Blast and Blue Flare on Victini it's still a nice plus.
- Weather Ball: Sun Sweepers like Victrebell and Venusaur can't touch Metagross anymore. (Except with Earthquake on Venusaur and Sucker Punch on Victrebell)
Out of all those moves you just listed, only Focus Blast and Shadow Ball are commonly used. Everything else is very rarely used in the OU meta. And out of these two moves the pokemon it checks/counters which it hasn't before include the following: Gengar, Aegislash (most variants), Alakazam, and Espeon (variants). These are all pokemon from the viability thread all the way down to the B- rank. M-Gard isn't one because Metagross already checks it somewhat. the Focus Blast immunity is just a reassurance. Now if we compare that to the pokemon who check metagross we get a rather lengthy list seeing as how Earthquake is extremely common and is used as coverage by a lot of physical attackers. There are more than 30 pokemon in B- rank and above who can check/counter Metagross with their common coverage moves. Bulletproof is obviously an improvement like all the ideas suggested here are but it does not improve Metagross' viability in OU drastically. Levitate Metagross would've been much better imo.
This is why Bulletproof Metagross would be underwhelming.Out of all those moves you just listed, only Focus Blast and Shadow Ball are commonly used. Everything else is very rarely used in the OU meta. And out of these two moves the pokemon it checks/counters which it hasn't before include the following: Gengar, Aegislash (most variants), Alakazam, and Espeon (variants). These are all pokemon from the viability thread all the way down to the B- rank. M-Gard isn't one because Metagross already checks it somewhat. the Focus Blast immunity is just a reassurance. Now if we compare that to the pokemon who check metagross we get a rather lengthy list seeing as how Earthquake is extremely common and is used as coverage by a lot of physical attackers. There are more than 30 pokemon in B- rank and above who can check/counter Metagross with their common coverage moves. Bulletproof is obviously an improvement like all the ideas suggested here are but it does not improve Metagross' viability in OU drastically. Levitate Metagross would've been much better imo.
I believe its more due to the idea Meta has always had difficulty with Special attacks more than Physical ones. Sure Earthquake is a hindrance, but he often has a large amount of defense/HP to abuse to absorb them.
Will you be investing Defense? No, but most invest in Hp or ones I saw, so again I think its more fixing some of his problem more than the whole.