Excluding Zamazenta, are there any good offensive counters/responses/answers to weavile because sometimes that thing messes me up big time and i do not want to have to rely on zamazenta being unbanned to deal with it, preferably ones with high attack that can keep momentum because weaviles dark/ice stab is really tricky to come in on for a lot of my teams. Thanks in advance!
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Azumarill and Primarina can do the trick.
The answer to this largely hinges on the result of the test, but also there is nothing on the immediate horizon yet. This is absolutely subject to change though.
Thank you!
Also tapu fini!
In the event it was decided FuturePort is too much for the tier, would Slowbro and Slowking have a combined suspect test, similar to the Bewear and Pangoro combined test in NU? This feels like a similar situation: we have two Pokemon that fill similar roles and share a typing, and whilst their sets are slightly different, to ban one would likely result in the other sometimes running a new EV spread to mimic the banned one*, similar to Swords Dance Pangoro not being used in NU because it was mostly outclassed by Swords Dance Bewear and predicted to become a set if they banned Bewear.
*For proof of this, Slowking, which has usually been in a lower tier to Slowbro before this, has often run physically defensive spreads in the lower tiers: it did in UU before rising up to OU now, it does in National Dex UU, and it has here and here in past generations.
*For proof of this, Slowking, which has usually been in a lower tier to Slowbro before this, has often run physically defensive spreads in the lower tiers: it did in UU before rising up to OU now, it does in National Dex UU, and it has here and here in past generations.
If it is not a simple question or an answer to one, then it probably does not belong here. However, I will note that Galarian Slowking is not being suspected or banned anytime soon. It is not broken at all.
should i use banded lando-t i lost to it so i might be good but i am garbage so idk
It’s not a public team; your best bet would be to recreate it based off of replays and ask again if you are unsure of any specifics, so we can help you.
It is surprisingly decent and viable this generation, but only works on specific teams, so proceed with caution, but it can work.
Only way to default command sprites is the :pokemon: command i.e:
for Celebi. Otherwise, you have to IMG tag the sprites from those websites, yea
Depends on team. You miss out on Drill, offensive LandoT, Lele/Kyu ties, Molt-G, and Nidoking, but it helps with rolls in some scenarios. It’s largely a judgement call, not required either way
You can get away with modest on Choice Specs Kyurem. However, that leaves you outrun by other base 95 Speed tier Pokemon and also Excadrill and Nidoking, so I personally would run Timid. But with some support in Volt-Turn-Port, a Modest Specs Kyurem can deal huge damage to anything which comes in. Appropiate partners would be Slowking, Blissey, Tornadus-T, Landorus-T, Zeraora, and Dragapult. Also Garchomp can make up for a great Partner in this case.
Hope that helped :)
Depends on the team; Focus Blast is needed for damaging Tyranitar and Bisharp while also being able to break past Heatran and Ferrothorn, but dual STAB does not rely on inaccuracy and makes it easier to 1v1 CM Clefable or non-Ferrothorn Grass types. Figure out which your team prefers to lure and struggles with more to decide this.
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Focus blast is probably better for coverage, I just don’t like the move, but on that set, I’d go FB
Sub DD Phanton and Darts/Disable depending on team — usually leftovers and adamant, but this set is pretty inconsistent as many physical walls manhandle it. Haze Pex, fat LandoT, BB Corv, Mandi, etc all comfortably counter that set, so be careful when proceeding
So I'm thinking about using Tapu Fini bulky calm mind set, but I'm worried about its viability as a pivot because it lacks regeneration outside of leftovers and draining kiss.