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Been messing around with Tough Claws Pawmot on ladder, and I think it's legitimately a pretty solid wallbreaker in the tier. This is the standard set I run:
The advantage Pawmot has over the other Tough Claws users is better matchups into two of the most common Tough Claws checks, Fluffy...
With the new DLC having dropped a little while ago, I figured I'd outline some of the most intersting mons in the unpatched meta. Will start with the most broken and work my way down.
:regigigas:
Probably the most broken mon in the DLC, and for pretty obvious reasons. Swapping out Slow Start in...
:iron-hands:
Iron Hands @ Leftovers
Ability: Quark Drive
EVs: 140 HP / 116 Atk / 252 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Drain Punch
- Thunder Punch
- Substitute
- Swords Dance
Surprised I haven't seen mention of this lad yet.
Iron Hands possessing only one relatively uncommon weakness bolsters its already...
Won in 3 ggs.
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen9anythinggoes-687160
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My opponent (SKIPPERGAMEZ) has not responded to my scheduling request yet and it's about 1 hour before the deadline. Claiming the win due to inactivity.
Hard agree with this nomination. Will even push it a bit further and say Shocks is at least C+ material, especially looking at the other mons in the rank.
It's pretty good into a lot of the popular defensive cores and even beyond that, when you look at most of the ground and grass types in OU...
Chi-Yu now gets access to Flame Charge + Flare Blitz, while trading Pulse for a Dark STAB that's just as powerful but with a slightly worse effect. Flame Charge and Flare Blitz will definitely make it a top meta threat.
Flutter Mane goes from OU banlist to literally useless! It gets a whopping...
Avalugg looks way better than usual in this OM. It no longer has to worry about the physical attackers it's tasked with checking knocking off its boots, it gains a more consistent STAB option in the form of Ice Beam, and it can consistently check almost every Nidoking set (provided it's...