Sleep Clause is a clause that exists in the game in at least some form, and Freeze is less prevalent because the highest chance any move has to inflict it is 30% on an Attack move compared to Sleep having multiple 60%+ Accuracy moves with decent distribution (Spore stands out most)
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What does Tinkaton do, does it actually do something worthwhile?
yes, it does work
I know there’s a viability list right now but when can we expect the actual viability rankings to come out?
Yes, it should. Chilly Reception still gives the Def Buff for Ice Types and still sets up snow as normal, and since Icy Rock is used to prolong snow, it will work as intended.
It has one of the best typings in the game, and although it has lacklustre stats (for the most part) it comes with a pseudo-nuke move that enables it to hit a lot of top-tier threads surprisingly hard. Chien-Pao and Flutter Mane are OHKO'd by 252 / Adamant Gigaton Hammer. It also has a solid support movepool, it'll probably see more play in VGC than OU, but its movepool + typing + Gigaton Hammer will probably let it find a nice niche within OU once the metagame settles down.
I find it's fairly useful to check the contribution threads for the newer Pokémon to see what more experienced players are using to get a general idea; here
Sometime later this week or earlier next week
The first of December
Is the calc working with the ruin abilities yet? If not, is there some kind of workaround to get the correct damage ranges? I guess -1 / +1 is too great of a boost.
Does priority matter in regards to Glaive Rush? Can someone explain this interaction to me, or did I find a bug?
if you click on the box above your items that list level, shiny, gender there is a scroll down menu
As Finch said, no, but it's of note to mention that Meowscarda's signature move Flower Trick does have a 100% chance to crit, which could potentially be a part of it.
How does Shed Tail not violate Baton Pass clause?
Baton pass doesn't take up your health Is the most clear difference
That is true. However, I still don’t buy it. Shed tail still passes, and passes a substitute at that.
Rage Fist is incremented by any direct damage hit Annihilape takes. Counterplay I'm less on top of but his main exploitable facets are a fairly low speed and only okay Power until Rage fist builds up and/or he accumulates Bulk-up, so Taunt + Status seems one way to disrupt it, alongside hitting hard through its admittedly good Bulk.
toxic + haze toxapex can against test sets but not taunt, otherwise you have to push it really aggressively with offensive firepower like specs chi yu
I’m hoping for OU, but nothing is definite.
