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Lies, Shiftry has historically been a mixed attacker since he gets fire coverage via Heat Wave and Weather Ball in Sun teams as a chlorophyll sweeper while retaining STAB Sucker Punch. Check Smogon Dex's for examples through all gens.
Still Shiftry sucks, Meowscarada is better as a Grass/Dark...
Given how ultraoffensive the current meta is, I'd like to rescue certain set from gen 7
Greninja @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Protean
Tera Type: Poison
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Ice Beam
- Low Kick
- Gunk Shot
- Spikes/U-turn
At the expense of getting walled by Gholdengo...
Looking through NFE I remembered the existence of a mon you may remember if you played Gen 6 NU/PU
Vigoroth @ Eviolite
Ability: Vital Spirit
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 252 HP / 240 SpD / 16 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Bulk Up
- Slack Off
- Facade
- Taunt/Throat Chop
Bulk Up Vigoroth was one of the...
While I agree with the nom as I've seen many Zacian-Hero on the ladder lately, I've also seen an increasing usage in Sludge Bomb Eternatus not only bacause of Zacian, but also because of the rising usage of Clefable, Sylveon and Hatterene, which shuts down this argument (also Scarf Eternatus...
That's a nice VR, time to expand it
Conkeldurr UR - > C
Conkeldurr @ Flame Orb
Ability: Guts
EVs: 120 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def / 132 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Close Combat
- Mach Punch
- Defog
- Earthquake / Knock Off
Conkeldurr is surprisingly a really effective Defogger thanks to it's ability to...