Recent content by Ducem

Right, so I'm really excited to see Smeargle make an entrance once again. I don't really care about the other two drops (well, I care a bit about Venomoth, but gothitelle isn't worth my time. And that's saying something since it's MY time). Anyways, Smeargle here is something to behold in UU...

I've been a bit busy not playing UU at all except maybe a few battles here and there, so maybe I'm pulling this straight out of my ass, but is there any use for donphan at this point? Now, let me explain myself. Obviously, people are going to right away say that his niche is being someone who...

Well glad to see that the snorlax nom is finally gaining some momentum. As mentioned beforehand by Cactrune, it acts as both a blanket check to many threats while also being able to set up and sweep when the floor is cleared. I've also tested out how it does with EQ instead of sleep talk and I...

Firstly I'm sorry if I implied that confusion was the biggest threat when facing mega pidgeot, because it's obviously not. I'd say it's the strong spamable STAB with good speed + SpA is what sells it. It can be whittled down by rocks, yes. But every team in UU should have one form of hazard...

Geezus Christo have I seen some shit. I'm sorry that I don't have the replays for proof, but I swear what I'm about to say is 100% not true. So I was bored on Showdown one day when I decided; "hm, well this mega pidgeot thing is raising a bit controversy, I want to play around with it a bit."...

Well, I'll be having fun with this... Snorlax - see my reasoning above for mostly a description on why curselax alone might be able to make it to A+, though I can say that Belly Drum + Rest + Return + a coverage move/Sleep Talk totally shrekt one poor kid's stall team totally off guard (don't...

Is Arcanine finally moving up? If so, I totally agree with the ranking. But I still feel that Snorlax should move up. If you can take care of fighting types and trick users (Crobat takes care of both for the most part). Then this thing has great potential to wreck house. It can set up on...

Oh, well I surprisingly haven't faced one in quite some time. But, at the same time, I'm not sure you'd want to risk a speed tie with Jolteon. Granted, Jolteon doesn't want to risk a speed tie with aerodactyl either. but if I was the one using Jolteon, I would chance it if it meant possibly...

Which is why helio is higher on the viability rankings. Jolteon needs a rise because it has a niche in outspeeding a few key threats that helio simply can't do (namely mega pidgeot). And it can stop momentum with volt absorb. It may not be better than helio in general, but it still deserves...

Oh, well I assumed everyone here knew how Jolteon was different from helio. Better speed, slightly higher SpA, and a decent momentum stopper with volt absorb, in which he can the volt switch back and reverse said momentum. He obviously misses dry skin for a few free switch ins. But I find...

Okay, fair points. But also, this tier is also the same one with suicune, mega bird, and swampert. So it's safe to say that Jolteon puts a lot of offensive pressure to a lot of top-tier threats. I'm still in belief that jolty deserves a rise in the ranks. Both Pokemon are able to do the same...

Wait, wait, wait. If it's niche is outspeeding mega bird without taking up a mega slot, the why isn't Jolteon in this tier? I might be a bit biased, of course, as jolty is my favorite Pokemon. But he can outspeed and KILL mega bird with RELIABLE stab. Noivern may have switcheroo and taunt...

Ducem Not really. If I can actually vote, YABO had a pretty cool set

I think Cress is fine where it is. It has cemented it's place in Stall nowadays with it's aftermentioned insane bulk, and while it's CM set may be outclassed (don't know, I've never tried it) It's defensive sets are really nice. It can take a hit from just about any pokemon and hit back with a...

also, most curselaxs that I've seen (including my own) run a coverage move instead of sleep talk. I personally run EQ, but I've seen Crunch and Ice punch used to it's strength too, so just be careful when trying to trick lax.