As far as I'm concerned Duggy is the only real counterplay stall has for specs Hoopa-U, which is what makes it less effective against Stall than last gen because Dugtrio is on literally every single Stall team (or at least the ones I run into while laddering ~1500) and it's better this gen imo due to being able to trap Hoopa Twisted Spoon CM Lele (which would be really good against Stall if it wasn't for Duggy) and most threats to Stall.So I've been having an off-site discussion regarding a matter and guess I'd like to get some legitimate information.
How is stall dealing with Hoopa-U this gen? Other than Dugtrio, I'm in the dark as to what their methods of counterplay are for this thing.
Its typing gives it only one weakness, Poison Touch lets it spread Poison super easily (which is actually useful with the Burn nerf), it's decently strong, it's pretty bulky with an Assault Vest, and it deals with Lele.What makes Muk-Alola good?
ORAS OU forum was moved to the thread archives way down on the bottom of the forum list, with all the other closed forums. RoA will take on ORAS on their timetable, which I guess would be fairly soon.Also, I noticed that the ORAS OU Forum is gone, but it isn't in Ruins of Alph like the other old gens. Is it permanently deleted, or is it in the process of being transferred into R.o.A.?
Yeah, I suppose. It just feels like the lack of speed with a scarf isn't that great. Well, at least it's not a hindering nature lol.Adamant with Moxie isn't really bad. You can just give it a choice scarf and do some shenanigans with that. The added power from Adamant Nature can catch certain threats off guard as well.
Not an option, unfortunately. That would be really cool if it were, though!If you got it in ORAS or XY, you can tutor snatch onto it. Z snatch gives you +2 speed AND steals some of the opponent's moves (recover, swords dance, etc.). Really cool set.
How is Talonflame still viable in any capacity? Is the idea to bring it in after Lele and Rocks are dead and then fire off a single banded Brave Bird or something?
I was mostly asking since I see it's in C- and generally had the same thoughts as you. I know that's the lowest of the low for viable but I was wondering how it even managed to get there.Talonflame isn't viable (at all) in OU. In UU that's another story, but there is no reason to use it over staraptor or even dodtrio (due to the buffs) in OU. CB Brave Bird Talonflame is a bad set because brave bird causes recoil (interferes with gale wings). Flame body Talonflame is inferior compared to staraptor, dodtrio, and other flying types in OU. Talonflame will probably drop to RU.
I was mostly asking since I see it's in C- and generally had the same thoughts as you. I know that's the lowest of the low for viable but I was wondering how it even managed to get there.
http://www.smogon.com/forums/help/bb-codesI don't know how to use the "rich text editor." Whenever I make a post I am unable to edit it (i.e. make bold print, add icons, etc.). I click the wrench in the corner and that allows me to make posts using standard text, but no italics or anything like that.
Is this a common problem? Does anyone understand what I am describing or know a possible solution?
What has caused Azumarill to fall in viability so much? It seems to be one of the largest drops in viability (other than obvious ones like Talonflame) in this gen compared to last.
Helmet chomp kind of does this, but it usually runs dragon tail over roar.I was wondering if stealth rock plus roar is a viable option and what pokemon would be the best for maximizing effectiveness
Rocks+whirlwind is common on Skarmory and Hippowdon.I was wondering if stealth rock plus roar is a viable option and what pokemon would be the best for maximizing effectiveness
While Tapu Fini and Landorus-T can come in, they don't particularly punish the Shadow Bone, especially because it dodges Rocky Helmet from Lando-T.
How does Shadow Bone not get Rocky Helmet damage? I couldn't find anything about this on Bulbapedia's Rocky Helmet and Shadow Bone pages; do Ghosts dodge residual damage from items or something now?