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There are a few, but your point stands. Fills a lot of roles nicely and has great stats. It's the reason for certain things (like muk and lax) running things like fire blast. It doesn't completely dominate in any regard, but does many things well. It's seriously just so bulky and hits hard.

This was a solid response. I don't agree 100%, but this should help people see the support role in a different light. There really is some complexity to it.

Very simple question. Why is this metagame so heat?! I haven't even played yet, but it just looks so fun. Oh my lawd, RU got some power this gen. I played a ton of it in Gen 6, but this isn't granpappy's metagame. Definitely giving this one a shot soon.

Mega Gengar is really strong. I can see why one would argue that. It just fills a similar role to Zam, which is absolutely ridiculous in this meta. That being said, let's keep it in perspective that it is much easier than Eevee to use, due to having great offensive stats. You could basically...

I definitely played this team a few times on my way to top 30 or so when the meta was just starting. In spite of my team thriving against this sort of build, it was a tough matchup. Very well-built.

I'm so happy this metagame is thriving. I need to hop back on after finals. It is really refreshing. Golem is AT LEAST C+ for filling Rhydon's role in a metagame where Rhydon is important. It also beats Rhydon 1-on-1. That's basically its niche. This is a metagame where niche roles can be...

I'm sure M-khan will do fairly well in this meta. The issue is that there are so many good megas.

Eevee definitely isn't mandatory. It's just really good bc it fills roles that can't otherwise be filled. Luvdisc would be good at doing what Eevee does.

No problem. Another effective use of sub is for scouting. Seeing what your opponent's answer is to what you have in without really having to deal with it immediately.

Well if you're using it to overwhelm zam checks like in the core I suggested, it would be something along the lines of Shadow Ball/Sludge bomb/Thunderbolt (dazzling gleam is an option too)/Will-o-wisp. Gengar has some options, so it's worth trying on other cores with different movesets too. You...

+speed -Atk on both. Both of them have very threatening speed tiers. I haven't tried nidoqueen yet, but Rhydon is very solid.

After laddering for a few days here are my thoughts on a few mons: Mega Alakazam: Y'all are failing the people by not having Mega Zam as an S rank. It's the best offensive mon in the meta due to having limited checks. It's primary check is almost mandatory because it's on every team, and...

Spinner, spin blocker, somewhat of a venusaur check. All of those are lacking in the current RU meta. I think it would be solid.