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Chesnaught is probably my favourite solution. I'm not sure if it's the perfect solution if Breloom does a Swords Dance when you switch in given it takes up to ~65% from Facade...but it works so well against the standard set that I would be fine running the risk. Doublade, though a really niche...

Fair enough. I wrote the entire thing assuming that you could alternate between Substitute and Spiky Shield. If you run Spiky Shield, you get a little more predictable (Spiky Shield is the most recognizable Chesnaught attack) but should be able to deal with Mega Gyarados very well.

Chesnaught is my favoured counter to Gyarados. It deals with virtually every set it has and is able to set up on them (the exception is Bounce - about 20% frequency). Great if you have Spikes on it or Substitute. It doesn't really matter which moveset you use but I'll use one of the common...

I think defensive Mega Venusaur would work as a counter, even if you build for physical defence instead.. It can't take every situation but will likely go as a one-for-one trade off with Serperior itself if you haven't Mega Evolved it first. I've worked with this moveset for Mega Venusaur the...

Does Mega Ampharos have a spot in OU at all? I mean, probably not given the ubiquitous nature of some Ground and Dragon types in the metagame (as well as the option of Slowbro and Sableye) but it might work as a niche solution. A bit shaky if you take the Physically Defensive build and don't...

Fixed that for you. You Toxic it on turn 10 to remove the Lum Berry.

I absolutely agree. Honestly, I think stall is a harder and harder style to play because of different viable offensive permutations (something that seems to increase faster than the number of viable defensive permutations). I've played since Generation III and I feel that developing a good...

I'm still waiting until the ORAS metagame settles down to try anything (as well as to develop a team of underrated stall pokemon once again...plain stall gets a bit boring for me so I really want to develop Pokemon which nobody expects on your standard stall team) but my memories of the XY game...

Going by October stats (which is to say, not updated for ORAS), it is still extremely common...about ~80% use it overall, ~70% when you look at the 1825+ stats if we make the assumption that Charizard-Y has negligible numbers of DDance users. I'd say plan for the DDance set first against...

Not to mention a typing that exposes it to so many more Pokemon with weaknesses in Ground and Water in exchange for the fairly predictable Fairy attack type.

Honestly, I think Mega Altaria could be a big OU threat assuming its stats are decent. The ability to run both a physically destructive Fairy sweeper (Dragon Dance/Dragon Claw/Return or Frustration) or be a decent wall (Fairy/Dragon really only fears Ice and Fairy given the general lack of...

I'm guessing the demand for a Damp Rock in this generation and using about 2-3/8 turns to keep permanent rain makes it much more difficult to utilize?

Just a thought: Is there any ability to hybridize stall and weather playstyle? I know it's extremely limiting to have a Politoed on your team as it counters virtually nothing (Charizard Y is the only thing I can list right now) but I imagine the increase in popularity of Rain playstyle means...

I absolutely agree, which is why I call the prospect kind of silly. Most teams which run Pinsir rely on it to clean up.

Kind of silly IMO but is removing Quick Attack for Knock Off be a possible alternative? I mean, it's less threatening against teams with faster Pokemon as it has an only "decent" 105 speed but you do make it impossible for Heatran and Tyaranitar to come in (with either EQ or Close Combat) and...