Recent content by PixelKirby

I’m pretty disappointed with the bans and think it’ll only contribute to a homogenous, one-note metagame where Paradox Sweepers blend together and do more-or-less the same thing. Houndstone had over a dozen counters, apparently that wasn’t enough. Even worse, they banned the mon rather than the...

So much for no hasty decisions. Sad to see Houndstone go.

Palafin is weird territory for me. In some games, it does nothing at all, while in others it becomes a Tera Water curbstomping machine. I feel as if it has the potential to be very good, and while I disagree with it being banned right now, I definitely see it potentially busting faces once the...

Glad to see a lot of interesting discussion involving grave dog. #HoundstoneDidNothingWrong!

I think this is a very interesting set, albeit definitely a beatable one. I’ve tried it out myself and I actually like it more than Sand Rush. Sure, it isn’t anywhere near as likely to sweep, but it is good at scoring 1-2 kills against high-priority mons in the late game. This set...

So, in your line of thought, we should assume that the Houndstone player can and will save their Tera for Houndstone, but the person playing against them will not? How can you dismiss an opponent using Tera only to say “Also, Houndstone can Tera,” completely missing the contradiction? You can’t...

I listed several offensive counterplays, while your ”calc” leaves out Tera, Adamant and Choice Band. Not to mention, Sucker Punch is simply a very good move to have right now with the abundance of fast, frail sweepers such as Mane, so acting like that is a tall request is unreasonable. As for...

To further elaborate my point, this battle here. The opponent had to both be running zero Normal Types, no Sucker Punch, and misplay on both not activating Palafin-Hero and allowing Houndstone a clean switch in for it to wipe face. If this is considered justification for banning it, well, I...

I disagree with the notion of banning Houndstone. In a post-ban metagame, maybe it’s too strong, but there are a plethora of ways to stop it as of current. Between one of several walls, a plethora of priority moves, weather management, or simply having a strong normal type, there is no shortage...

I've been messing around with team comps with Houndstone for a while. With the abundance of priority in the tier right now (Sucker Punch, Jet Punch, Mach Punch) and the difficulty in relying heavily on Sand Rush setups, I've been trying out a Fluffy Houndstone. It's probably not anything more...