Recent content by CappyThePulpy

I am hoping we move for a volcarona suspect in the near future. I wont get into the arguments, but I think everyone knows the issues and how it impacts teambuilding. And DONT bring up the hazards argument, its bs. If zardy can thrive in this tier and come in multiple times per game, so can...

Alright time for a DOUBLE nomination :altaria-mega: UR -> C+ Set: 248HP / 244+ def / 16spe 248HP / 160+ def / 84 spdef / 16 spe - Body Slam - Will-o-Wisp - Roost - Heal Bell / Flamethrower Coming in first we have everyone’s favourite fluffy cloud dragon. What does it do so well in the meta...

Doubt you can find the exact sample team being used. You can find some similar stuff by spectating high ladder games. I would take tournament replays with a grain of salt as cheese sets are a lot more common there. A similar looking team might have a completely different gameplan due to a...

To be fair, yes, 1/3 of your team for hazard control sounds like a lot. However, these mons are very good even if no hazard is ever clicked. Hatterene is a good defensive fairy which can stop sweepers like dragonite or idbp zama and many more, while also providing utility with nuzzle...

Regarding subswarm Z volcarona: I cannot even begin to fathom the “weak to hazards” argument. Y’all know zardY is also weak to hazards right? And that thing doesnt really have problems coming in more than once a game. The combination of tusk/terapagos + hatterene can keep hazards off 95% of...

As me and many other people have said before, most tiering suggestions regarding mola stem from skill issue. There is SO MUCH counterplay to a mola flip turn, not just waterpon. Waterpon just happens to be the most punishing example since a busted wallbreaker gets to come in for absolutely free...

Lots of hot takes here but I will only comment on the main points: :alomomola: Pivoting is an essential part of modern pokemon and having a reliable defensive pivot which can do its job multiple times is critical for a healthy meta, as the stuff it enables is usually the sub optimal or niche...

While I do NOT believe that lokix is viable in natdex, I have to criticise some of your arguments for the sake of better understanding the meta and how mons like lokix can be built to work (even though it is an uphill battle). 1. Lokix is not hardwalled by lando. Nothing is hardwalled by lando...

As a fellow lokix enjoyer, I will be honest and say there is nothing for this mon in natdex. Without tera bug (especially for a jolly set) it struggles to ko offensive threats, even with how broken tinted lens is and how good its moves are for abusing it. With tera bug you used to be able to...

Seeing as wellspring isn’t going anywhere and in order to get back to the usual meta ideas, I strongly recommend everyone to give :beedrill-mega: a try. Y’all called it a shitmon before, but I have been doing quite well with it so hear me out. It has one very very important niche: OHKOing...

Half agreed, the meta does have ample space for creativity with many archetypes, its just that they have to work extra in the builder to beat the dominant HO, and they usually have to make do with “I beat X sweeper mon except for Y set/coverage”, which is literally the opposite of how a healthy...

I am very surprised by the suspect result. I guess the (not) majority wants the meta to be autopilot HO. Seriously though, waterpon both enables HO to break bulkier builds and is severely countered by HO, which is imo the definition of over centralizing. But we are past that discussion. Now...

So I got my reqs, using balance not some autopilot HO. Here is my experience and my thoughts about waterpon: I ran a mbeedrill team and had the following tools vs waterpon: 1. Zapdos, a check thrown around quite a lot in this thread 2. Specs kyurem, which can eat any unboosted hit and ohko...

First of all please use some periods (“.”), my brain ran out of breath reading that. Now getting to the point, I dont think that their offensive combo is a reason for or against a waterpon ban. I would argue that its combos with mons like mttar, tornT, flyZ lando, and zama are more relevant...

Did not finish reqs yet, but I will be voting ban on this. Why? Let’s compare :ogerpon-wellspring: to :diancie-mega: , one of the best wallbreakers in the tier and a top tier mon overall. Similarities: Same speed tier, similar raw power and near unwallable offensive presence, good stab combo...