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Long time bug player here. Would confirm Water being one of Bug's hardest matchups from jump with/without Gyara as Rain makes Bug enormously dependent on maintaining webs throughout the match. Given our two frailest mons also happen to be the most important in the matchup (Galv w/ Sash +...

Name: Ralts Used Teleport/A Wild Dratini Metagames Played: SM/ORAS Timezone: EST Potential Activity Issues: School Types played: Bug, Dark

Buzzwole @ Choice Scarf Ability: Moxie Beast Boost EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 SpE Jolly Nature - Superpower - Earthquake - Thunderpunch - Ice Punch Been caping pretty hard as to the utility of Scarf Buzzwole. In my experience, the best offensive Bug variants are pretty linear with 3 major...

Going to lobby hard for Thunderpunch to be the preferred option over Hammer Arm. As a previous poster already mentioned, Ferrothorn usage appears to be in a spiral, and if forgoing T-Punch means you get walled hard by Celesteela/Skarmory, and risk getting Scalded by Mantine.

Agreed that Weavile was a bit of an asspull, but grants insight into what exactly Scarf allows you to outspeed. In the case of Lando-I/T in particular, why wouldn't they attempt to revenge kill Volcanion (before realizing it's scarfed?) If you're playing it right, even M-Metagross comes in...

Are you actually running Volcanion? Find it incredible that there's no discussion of a Scarf set, even as a minor option. Given the general speed creep in the meta, you trade the sheer power of Specs Steam Eruption for far superior utility in the ability to surprise and OHKO a number of...