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hard agree on the viable mons thing. most of those ive seen used at high level myself before webs became defining. i myself have won a teambuilding comp with ultra necrozma, so it def isnt gutted by this
small disagree on the scarf yveltal criticism, as i find it quite useful even into bulkier matchups. it can often beat their speed control as most use zacian speed tiers or slower, which it beats, can fit toxic in its kit often letting it still have field presence when it already used foul play...
generally increases volitility in a way that doesnt add to the competitiveness of a tier, and regardless of wether you find it fun thats a more subjective metric and the average competitiveness of the tier is a much more concrete metric, though it still leaves some room for disagreement, it is...
to me, tera and its biggest issues are volatility and making a lot of more simple interactions needlessly and often detrimentally complex. so many interactions are often dragged into a pseudo guessing game at an unhealthy frequency. especially where Pokémon have various viable tera types such as...
some replays from tonight as examples;
game 1 with pult, forcing quite a few switches and getting nice chip on ferro
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9nationaldexubers-2236942689
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9nationaldexubers-2236945315game 2 getting both screens up giving a great...
:dragapult: Dragapult to C-. I firmly believe that Pult deserves some recognition to be a tour pick vs opponents you have reads on as it has some merits compared to the other premier screen setter in the tier, Grimmsnarl. To me Pult has 3 distinct traits that Grimmsnarl cannot replicate. One of...
Meta enjoyment: 8~
personal opinion, can't really argue any side of this
Meta stability/balance : 6-7 i feel like there is a black sheep still hiding amongst the many threats of the tier as something in particular feels super overwhelming to fight, but i need to think on it more. overall i think...
Giratina-Origin @ Griseous Core
Ability: Levitate
Shiny: Yes
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Calm Mind
- Draco Meteor
- Shadow Ball
- Earth Power
I always wanted to give this sort of set a shot on Giratina O. with its natural bulky...