Recent content by Achohermano

Saying that you can "scout" every single possible set from every Pokémon in gen 9 OU and that, if you get cheesed, it's a skill issue, it's fucking wild honestly. Gen 9 OU is, from the gens that I've played more than 200 games (Gen 3, 7, 8 and 9) easily the easiest to cheese. Tera as a mechanic...

If that's the case, I think you should list the counters (Pokémon that can switch to any set comfortably and force Waterpon out without problem, that's what a counter is) and elaborate on why those Pokémon are, in fact, counters. Because I can think of a few defensive checks; Pecharunt: (gets...

I actually understand the reasoning behind wanting to ban Deo-S off of OU (I think that Light Clay would be a better solution, tbh), but it's a bit frustating to see since as an individual Pokémon, Deoxys is really balanced. I'd say in fact that it's not even OU top or even high tier level...

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When you add Tera / TBlast on the equation, you can change "Solgaleo" for: Dragonite, Kingambit, Ogerpon Welspring, Kyurem, Gliscor or even Zamazenta and Garganacl. Those are 5 (if we count the last two, which are clearly more balanced and healthier but can again be argued to be as strong when...

I honestly think that terastalization is keeping the meta from being actually balanced. It brings a lot more harm that good, and it wasn't thought for closed sheets meta, nor a singles format. For every cool Yanmega set, or band / scarf cool surprise with Landorus, you have 20 kingambits...

When there's an issue in the tier (a Pokémon that's been outstanding aganist the competition and therefore being problematic), or a certain set / move that hasn't a counterplay developed at the moment, there's usually a lot of activity around it. I know that there's also the influence of having...

I don't know what you consider "near the top", but I play on the 1800s, and every single player I face except the Jolteon guy is either playing stall, or HO, 80% of the time it is, in fact, screens HO. And those fellas are like my elo or higher. So I honestly completly disagree. I don't think...

Grimmsnarl has priority but deo-s "has" it too almost all the time due to Scarf being an unsued item and Deo-S being base 180 speed. It can slow-pivot with teleport, it hits way harder with Psycho Boost (if you need to) and has coverage with Ice Beam, Thunderbolt, Shadow Ball... It actually has...

I agree with Seraphyde, while I don't think Alomomola, even in an hypothetic Waterpon-less meta that I won't talk in depth since it's theorymon, would be broken, using Gastrodon or even Tatsugiri as arguments isn't good. It's cool to find some sort of niche to those low tier mons, but using...

You made some solid arguments for everything but if you don't mind for making this post easier to read I'll just quote the last line. But I read everything and you made some solid points. The thing is (I knew it could Volt Switch...As you said, for some reason neither of us know) but at that...

Great Tusk --> Okay at best, you don't do anything in front of it except of slightly chip it and probably get yourself worn out if it has helmet. Can set up rocks, bulk up, do heavy damage with headlong, clean away hazards... Kingambit --> Good matchup for Cobalion Gholdengo --> A lvl 1...

In my honest opinion, sadly, Cobalion has nothing to do in this metagame. You need BP to do some damage, and then you need to choose between Stealth Rock, Thunder Wave, Taunt, Roar and, maybe, as Aminal said above me, Stone Edge. Pretty cool on paper, some role compression and while you dont...

Idk if talking a discussion about this is pushing "theorymonning" and if that's the case, I know it's forbidden and I will stop talking about this. But if Tera Blast gets banned, it's not that Eleki will be dropping. It's that it's gonna be straight up bad. 60% - 70% of teams have either Lando...

I know this is ban dependant, but if, at any moment, Gliscor gets banned, Alolan Muk is gonna pop off a lot in this metagame. Nothing in the entire tier likes to switch to a Poison Touch Knock Off, has Drain Punch for Kingambit and the Poison Touch means it makes progress aganist Tusk, Ting Lu...