You guys think rain is overrated rn or no?
Pelliper + modest specs Kingdra + banded Urshifu rapid strike core has been doing serious damage for me. I like to throw meteor beam starmie in there to do as much dmg possible for a late game Urshifu aqua jet sweep
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Pelliper + modest specs Kingdra + banded Urshifu rapid strike core has been doing serious damage for me. I like to throw meteor beam starmie in there to do as much dmg possible for a late game Urshifu aqua jet sweep
yeah its one of those predictable mons that you constantly have to worry about. One or two poor choices and you can easily get swept. I still think the addition of HDB more than made up for the loss of psychium or bugium z, it essentially gets at least one free quiver dance against almost any mon. I think psychologically speaking, we sometimes underestimate Volc's natural bulk b/c we have this idea of the mon from previous generations, which would get obliterated by entry hazards.I know this is a really bold take, but I don't think Volcarona is as good as it's been made out to be. It's without question that it is a pretty good set-up sweeper, and HDB are a huge boon for it. However, no matter how you slice it, Fire/Bug offensively is less effective in execution as it seems on paper, and it lacks good coverage outside of Giga Drain/Psychic. HDB, while great for ease of set-up, really makes it lack that extra oomph that it needs for its offenses. In particular, lacking Z-Crystals really hurts its sweeping game and the ability to more immediately break apart teams like in Gen 7. It only really does one thing in the metagame due to the HDB hype as well, making it pretty easy to telegraph, punish, and switch into, too. I guess it's less that Volcarona sucks, and more just the fact that teams are more naturally prepared for it, especially with Alolawak, Rotom-Heat, and Chansey being so common-place. It's unquestionably good against the uprise of defensive Grass-types and definitely is a scary set-up sweeper, but it's harder to use in execution than it's been made out to be.
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