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There are no damage ranges LO Blaziken reaches that makes the slightly higher damage compared to Mega worth the recoil. The extra speed makes a big difference (notably regular Blaziken still is slower than several scatters as well as the Z mega and Zeraora at +1, which forces it to run protect...

Dragonite has just as bad 4MSS, if not worse, and also happens to be a Tera merchant much more than Zama. Dragonite is really good, but Zama offers a truly remarkable degree of role compression and efficiency that simply cannot be matched. It has some less good match ups like Pecha, yet the Mon...

in OU, Flying types: Corviknight, Dragonite, Talonflame, Gyarados, Skarmory. Of these Gyara is mediocre and lacks flying stab, Talon is passive and not very good, and Dragonite doesn’t really like running its flying stab because its a mid move and has better choices, while Corv and Skarm just...

Banded Sunsteel 2HKOs HP invested Tusk with a Spike up, and Zama can’t comfortably switch in either without the dauntless shield boost as without the +1, even bulky Zama is 2HKOd and can’t even threaten Solgaleo back sufficiently while offensive Zama is of course only a one time switch to Banded...

I’m not gonna dwell on Ttar rising because I’ve said my piece on that and why I don’t expect it to last since it’s still a pretty flawed mon that’s not very splashable, but instead I want to talk about one thing Can anyone explain THIS to me? How is a mon that’s C rank in UU suddenly joining...

Garg is good in nduu without needing Tera and still has viability even in ou. More limited obviously and has to be built around more consciously but this is a gross over exaggeration of how much it depends on Tera. It would imply it’s outright terrible without it, but garg is fundamentally a...

If we needed genesect to hold off certain offensive Pokémon and now they’re supposedly gonna run amok without it, then they’re likely broken regardless. Genesect had so little consistent counter play and what little existed was easily rolled by u-turn+spikes or was very niche and hard to fit. It...

This 100% deserved the drop. Not splashable and awkward to both fit and use, does not wall Wellspring when Knock Off is such a common coverage move for it, and hates the ubiquity of so many strong special attackers that pressure it hard and easily. Apple is cool, but again like the above it’s...

Infiltrator Pult has issues with Tera abusing set up threats due to its lack of notable power, and is hardly a catch all for every screens abuser in the first place. It’s awful against Galarian Moltres and CM Hatterene and in general struggles against bulky set up mons. Phasing is not always...

Lack of rain setters is just how ZA ended up. Pert is designed around rain and is meant to be used when rain exists. That doesn’t mean it should arbitrarily get a different ability here because there aren’t rain setters in the tier. Sometimes things just happen that way. And as for modding old...

This is called broken checks broken and it’s not a fun way to play the game. It might seem fine for a couple days but you will quickly get tired of it because certain Pokémon are so far way better and stronger than everything else, you use them or build to beat them and it will eventually...

Parting Shot is way more spammable with a far greater upside and brings the utility of lowering foes attacking stats, which enables its own frailer teammates beyond just getting them in safely via Rotom W and its slower pivoting. Parabolic Charge is a great replacement stab that while not super...

After playing for a few hours this afternoon and earlier, and observing some other games at higher ladder I’ve got some early thoughts- It’s actually impressive that this tier feels so much more playable and enjoyable than I expected it to be given all the insane new Megas. There’s of course...

The only noteworthy case here really is Volcarona. Gholdengo is fine. Dragonite especially is fine and I’m not exactly sure why it’s mentioned next to the former two? It never will have room for all the moves it wants and has more than enough checks. Uhm… Volcarona has had Giga Drain since...

Nah. Mega Vic can be used on non offensive teams with a bulky set that punishes physical attackers with toxic spikes, and stays alive through strength sap. It’s actually really interesting. In concept anyways. Time will tell if it’s good enough in practice.