Recent content by ciaranroy

It wouldn't be Ledian. Are we not talking about realistic changes here? Anyway, Recover would be immense on things like Ferrothorn and Heatran, it really is the only thing holding them back from being top, top threats (besides the 4x weaknesses). Also, an honourable mention to Politoed which...

It wouldn't be Cryogonal. Besides, 555 base stat total is extremely unlikely.

I agree with Toxicroak and Tornadus going up, but disagree with lowering Gyarados and Gengar. I don't quite know what you mean by saying Jirachi is better than Gengar, as they have literally nothing in common. And I also don't know how base 130 special attack classifies as "weak". Gengar has an...

You can't just say "Keldeo isn't broken because it can be countered". Almost every Pokemon can be countered. Genesect was completely walled by Heatran, didn't make it any less broken. I disagree with the sentiment that we shouldn't ban things just because its apparently "bad" to ban a lot of...

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252+ Atk Choice Band Scizor Superpower vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Ferrothorn: 258-304 (73.29 - 86.36%) -- guaranteed 2HKO 252+ Atk Choice Band Scizor Superpower vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Kyurem-B: 310-366 (68.28 - 80.61%) -- guaranteed 2HKO So yeah, higher natural bulk than Ferrothorn. With the power...

Not that it really matters about Lando-I since it's Uber now anyway. What if Jellicent learned Rapid Spin? The ability to spin and spinblock at the same time woul be unique in OU and would certainly make it even better than it is now. With reliable recovery, it could probably even replace...

But these Pokemon should really be staples. Zapdos is a stall staple due to its ability to reliably beat Landorus. Amoonguss is again a really great pokemon due to its ability to counter Keldeo and its access to Spore AND Regenerator (amazing). I don't think Pokemon should be lowered because...

The Analytic boost applies on switch ins. Analytic would be cool, but I just don't think Metagross needs something like that. I think something like Shift Gear would be really necessary for Metagross to become a top-tier threat again.

What if Shuckle got Leech Seed? Shuckle is nigh impossible to OHKO, and its only real downsides are lack of recovery and its pitiful HP stat. But, with Leech Seed, its terrible HP becomes a bonus, as it recieves huge amounts of HP from Leech Seed, and with Toxic, it could really wear down the...

Ah, even better. I think Low Kick would still be preferable to Low Sweep due to it being very powerful against the likes of Heatran, Terrakion and Ferrothorn. But Bite would help it by being stronger than Night Slash. I forgot to mention its amazing speed tier too, outspeeding all relevant...

Great thread, my kind of thing. I'm going to say Technician with Weavile. Technician would be perfect flavor-wise and competitively for Weavile. It would have a definite edge over the likes of Mamoswine and Scizor as a priority user and pursuit trapper. It would almost definitely be mid OU at...

Have you actually used it? Speed isn't an issue for something so bulky and that forces so many switches, giving it Sub opportunities. It's not a good wallbreaker, it and Hydreigon are easily the best wallbreakers. It may have a shallow movepool, but by no means is it bad, as it has Outrage...

Actually Homeslice, Cloyster destroys sun if it runs Ice Shard over water coverage. It doesn't really lose much coverage anyway, only really significantly on Jirachi. It destroys Dugtrio as it breaks its sash, Ninetales with Rock Blast, Donphan's Sturdy is broken with Icicle Spear, and Venusaur...