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Diancie @ Diancite - Naive Nature (Magic Bounce) EVs: 16 Attack / 240 Sp. Attack / 252 Speed move 1: Moonblast move 2: Diamond Storm move 3: Earth Power / Hidden Power Fire move 4: Protect Shedinja @ Focus Sash - Lonely Nature (Wonder Guard) EVs: 252 Attack / 100 Sp. Attack / 156 Speed move 1...

Good to see you guys are retesting Aegislash. Somehow, he's sorta nostalgic to me even though the whole XY meta only happened two years ago or so. Anyway, while I definitely agree that Aegislash's overcentralization is now hurt with the introduction of new megas (namely Mega Lopunny), I still...

I support Tyrantrum going to B-. I admittedly haven't used it too much on the ladder, but from the couple of matches I've played he's pretty good. With good attack (that can be boosted by a boosting item, unlike certain megas) backed up by good defense and decent speed. Not to mention its...

That's true, but a lot of things are dead if they switch in on a RP set. I think Protect might actually be a better option despite the speed increase in general - I think RP is definitely suited to a different team type (hyper offense) but Protect helps Diancie mega evolve and to get over her...

252 SpA Mega Diancie Hidden Power Ice vs. +1 0 HP / 0- SpD Landorus: 272-324 (85.2 - 101.5%) -- 87.5% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock That's actually not bad at all. Scarf Lando would be a problem but that's what protect is for I guess.

(OP you stole my old avatar that definitely was mine and no one else's) Has anyone tried Hidden Power Ice on Diancie? She actually outspeeds most of the attacks' targets, unlike HP Fire, where Scizor almost always runs Bullet Punch. Landorus-T, Gliscor, Garchomp (though it may be kinda useless...

Guys, I still don't get how fairies will run rampant if one Mega is gone. Like...it's a mega. I think I said this before so forgive me for repetition, but you can't just slap Mega Meta onto any team. It's a mega. If you're so worried about Mega Diancie being broken afterwards (which she won't be...

I said something about this earlier, but you literally read my mind and said my exact feelings on this metagame. At this point, suspect tests are nothing but cry-outs: it's either "don't ban this (because I use it on my team?)" or "do ban this (it's not really giving me trouble, but I'd prefer...

^ Bingo. I'm still in the middle as far as banning goes (I said I was leaning towards a ban, but I'm still mostly undecided). You pointed out the biggest flaw I see in this metagame. I find it hard to take people seriously because I cannot interpret whether people truly want it gone or if they...

Ah, you know what? Will-O-Wisp and Scald are very common in OU right now. That means Aegislash is no longer broken! It's weak to Bisharp, Tyranitar, Mandibuz, Bisharp, etc...it's also weak to Foul Play and Pursuit. Let's unban it! No, but this is flawed logic. That stuff negatively affects every...

I concur. I thought that a boosting move was originally superior to Protect, but Machi ended up convincing me that it actually wasn't and I've been using it to great success. Really eases prediction on the Diancie user while not sacrificing coverage.

One could argue that any offensive mega is scary behind a sub. Sceptile may be the fast grass-type OU has wanted, but it's just not strong enough. It's also frail and 4x weak to ice.

Oh, I never said SD was that great, I was just saying why it wasn't A- worthy anymore IMO. Its physical movepool is awesome but base 110 unboosted isn't that awesome.

You're right, but unfortunately base 145 SpA isn't so great unboosted. Base 110 Attack is also sort of low for a Swords Dance set and it is also checked by Talonflame, who is a major threat in the tier.