yanmega was always good but was held back way too much by lack of good hazard control so it was really hard to fit on a lot of teams. usum introduced a lot of options for hazard control so it naturally became that much better.At the start of USM why did Yanmega rise to A on the VR? What changed for it?
it was never good to begin with. its only niche was spinning against the tiers most prominent spinblocker in doublade, but now that tsareena can do the same thing its completely outclassed by it as a spinner.Why exactly is Donphan so unviable now?
I wouldn't say so, no. milotic being everywhere and very commonly running haze means it'll win 1v1, and moltres has been in favour + mons like mandibuzz that can take a hit and foul play. escavalier in general isn't out of favour but if anything I'd use band, and even then why use it over durant?Is SD RestTalk Escavalier still viable? And what would be some good teammates for it if it were?
trick room in general is never consistent, u win and lose on team preview and trick room imo is a very uncompetitive move for that reason so I don't recommend using it, at least not in RU. however individual mons that use trick room for themselves to sweep can be good and are a bit undiscovered atm I feel like. stuff like OTR slowbro or eggy-alola are still niche thoughHow is Trick Room as a playstyle in general in RU? If I want to make a Trick Room team to play, where would be the best place to start?
Also, what happened to Kingdra? Did it drop or not? It wasn't included in the new VR changes but I thought I saw somewhere that it had dropped back to BL3.
the thing with mega camerupt is that its a balance breaker that cant break balance. milotic, umbreon, cresselia, and now mandibuzz and mega blastoise being everywhere really hurts is viability, since its unable to break these pokemon. and while it does hit hard, we already have other, faster breakers with better typings, stronger damage outputs and better match up against common walls. higher competition for a mega slot also limits the teams it can be used on. the only kind of team it really excels in is trick room but trick room as a whole is kind of iffy.Not a Gen 7 player, but why is M-Camerupt ranked D while being decent in OU? Surely it can break even more stuff down here while being threatened by less mons?
Not a Gen 7 player, but why is M-Camerupt ranked D while being decent in OU? Surely it can break even more stuff down here while being threatened by less mons?
Not a Gen 7 player, but why is M-Camerupt ranked D while being decent in OU? Surely it can break even more stuff down here while being threatened by less mons?
Sigilyph @ Life OrbDoes anyone have any good ideas for Sligilyph sets? I just don't know which moves to run lol
Hyper Offense can be pretty tricky to pull off since the Durant ban. The ant provided the archetype some unmatched offensive and defensive utility that it was pretty much necessary to put a Durant on your team and you would have been pretty much fine.Hey i wonder how well HO is in ru right now? I have been testing a bit and i cant seem to figure out a way to get it working
Hyper offense is as viable as ever, though spike stack variants are somewhat underwhelming currently. If you want to use HO, the most effective variant rn is screens, but webs are also not obsolete. Mega Glalie pairs great on HO, even when its not dedicated to spikestack, as taunt is always useful in preventing defogging, and Double Edge in combination with it is pretty good at core breaking, and even putting Milotic in a very sketchy position. If you're not already using Linoone, you should be, as it offers the most reliably threatening wincon in the tier when supported and played correctly. Other than your webs setter (usually should be Ribombee) or Screens setter (usually should be Espeon), most setup sweepers work fine under screens and webs, and a plethora of wallbreakers are available on webs archetypes as well. Try experimenting with different combinations until you get something that can reliably break down cores and outpace BO and you'll be good.Hey i wonder how well HO is in ru right now? I have been testing a bit and i cant seem to figure out a way to get it working
Hyper offense is as viable as ever, though spike stack variants are somewhat underwhelming currently. If you want to use HO, the most effective variant rn is screens, but webs are also not obsolete. Mega Glalie pairs great on HO, even when its not dedicated to spikestack, as taunt is always useful in preventing defogging, and Double Edge in combination with it is pretty good at core breaking, and even putting Milotic in a very sketchy position. If you're not already using Linoone, you should be, as it offers the most reliably threatening wincon in the tier when supported and played correctly. Other than your webs setter (usually should be Ribombee) or Screens setter (usually should be Espeon), most setup sweepers work fine under screens and webs, and a plethora of wallbreakers are available on webs archetypes as well. Try experimenting with different combinations until you get something that can reliably break down cores and outpace BO and you'll be good.