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Lost to Indigo in 3, my Chris Brown Weavile set got me this far but couldnt pull though. Fair play to him, I mispredicted a lot of his sets, very deserved win.
1. Knock off is Rotom/Zap momentum (and risking Static)
2. Missicane is not the same as Hydro, you can run Surf. Its your main move unlike Mag with FB.
3. Yes Mawile cant switch in initially, but Mag is free switch in. But when you see a Mawile, do you want to go straight for the ZFlying move...
I agree with Zapdos and Jirachi but not Lando dropping, its still the king. It blanket checks too much and has too many functions it excels at. I still really like the defensive set, sure its not as good without Zygarde but it has many opportunities to come in, especially with Mawile everywhere...
Torn T- A+ to A.
Rotom W is rising and still Zap is around who keeps being nominated to rise. Only top tier Pokemon that has to rely on a Missicane in many instances, next worse is MS Heatran. Lets in Magerna (rising) which is always very bad. Also lets in Mawile which is just as bad. Seeing...
Slowbro B- to B
Hawluncha I think is slightly picking up again, and with less pex we're seeing more Keldeo. Plus Zygarde is still everywhere. Is an answer to Medi and Lopp, and also the best two mons in the tier.
I really like the AV set, although not common its a blanket switch in to almost...