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Scizor @ Choice Band / Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Technician
EVs: 236 HP / 252 Atk / 20 Spe
Tera Type: Steel
Adamant Nature
- Bullet Punch
- U-turn
- Close Combat
- Knock Off / Swords Dance
There isn't much to say here. Tera Steel Bullet Punch is a OHKO, and even...
I feel like this thread is beginning to devolve into deflecting the blame onto other Pokemon and topics like Gliscor, Kingambit, hazard control and Stall as a whole instead of looking at what's supposed to be presented right now.
The purpose of the suspect is to discuss whether action taken...
I doubt that this is a deciding factor, but I feel it should be mentioned.
Another strength of Roaring Moon isn't just its oppressive offensive capabilities, but its shockingly fantastic defensive utility as a pivot.
Roaring Moon @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Protosynthesis
Tera Type: Fairy /...
I feel like a lot of arguments that people are giving for keeping Zamazenta have the idea of banning and not banning something backwards.
Regardless of whether it really is broken or not, most of the arguments I'm seeing seem to want Zamazenta in the tier because it helps stave off other...
First: Thank you for this, this was honestly all I was looking for. I just found it extremely bizarre that you didn't mention anything about a set and/or core that's pretty notorious for being hard for Stall teams to deal with was all.
Now, onto the points you made: Those are fair, it's not a...
This hasn't been mentioned, but I feel it needs to be addressed before people get the wrong idea:
This core destroys this team.
Mixed Iron Valiant 2HKOs the majority of the team if not one-shot what's in sight, half of which can't do anything meaningful back to it, while the remainder of the...
Okay, I'm throwing my hat in the ring about Terastalizing, because a lot of the following pro-ban arguments being thrown out don't work in a vacuum due to the following reasons or comparisons:
"Pokemon become unwallable" = Manaphy
"Complete surprise factor" = Lure sets
"Gives them nuke options"...
Damn, they covered everything then.
Alright, here are my thoughts based off what's given so far:
The Winners:
Hisuan Arcanine actually got a breakthrough by gaining Head Smash + Rock Head. Big bro Aggron would be so proud ;-;
Quagsire, and by extension Gastrodon, got full compensation for...
Question.
Because of Pokemon Home, shouldn't it be possible to transfer Pokemon that previously had legal movepools into Scarlet/Violet? Like, Bisharp can no longer learn Knock Off, but you could theoretically transfer one over that has Knock Off, right?
I think the only cases where the move...
Manaphy is a problem. A big one. And it's not just because it's too strong, because below is a set I conjured up that proves why this thing is such a problem:
Rain of Terror (Manaphy) @ Leftovers
Ability: Hydration
EVs: 212 HP / 188 SpA / 108 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Tail Glow...
Say hello to possibly the best Pokemon in Cross Evo that nobody talks about.
The Undertaker (Dusclops) @ Lum Berry
Ability: Inner Focus
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Atk / 8 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Close Combat / Drain Punch
- Poltergeist
- Shadow Sneak
Gallade Dusclops is possibly the...
I know it's not my place to judge or critique here, but I feel like giving a few of my personal opinions on this unit.
This is a waste of EVs.
You want Snorlax's Hp to always be divisible by 8, or divisible by 8 + 1 if you really want an odd number, to maximize its recovery. The only reason to...