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Actually, looks like they gave it just enough SpA to threaten BU Corviknight. 64 SpA Magnezone Thunderbolt vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Corviknight: 204-242 (51 - 60.5%) -- 89.1% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

Also: Smogon doesn't check broken threats with other broken threats, until the question of sun is settled (though there is talk that Venusaur was in fact The Problem) bringing Durant back is a mistake.

Does Conk run either Drain Punch or Poison Jab? Facade is just barely weaker than Poison Jab against Fairies with way better neutral coverage and power, and Conk relies on Close Combat's damage output to reliably threaten walls.

Shed Shell gets nuked by random Knock Offs (now a problem again with Home) and less-random Trick/Switcheroo, which means your one counter to an opponent's problem Pokemon is now vulnerable to Dugtrio. And as has been said earlier, if Terrakion/Jirachi/Kink's mother becomes a problem it will be...

The Gale Wings check happens before Aerilate (or still doesn't read it for some reason), and the two do not work together.

Is that Mewtwo-Y supposed to be using Light of Ruin instead?

Xurkitree is quite slow; even after a boost it's very revengable by most Scarfers, especially given that it's still not boosting its Defense. I would be more worried about what Tail Glow can do to defensive builds now that it has Ice Beam and Focus Blast (Z-FB with Tail Glow and BoltBeam is...

Metagross has excellent bulk, a much better defensive typing (though if you start with Dusk Mane you get that typing), and a pretty huge speed advantage compared to Dusk Mane, Alakazam has actual bulk on the special side so it doesn't go down to someone flailing in its general direction and can...

Where are we on the case of prevos accessing and passing moves? Them passing moves is kind of inconsistent right now. Yanmega can't access Earth Power from Yanma-Sunflora, while Steelix does get Trick Room from Onix but not U-turn from Gligar. EDIT: Steelix does not actually get Trick Room from...

Dropping the team I've been using for a few weeks now. Sharpedo @ Sharpedonite Ability: Speed Boost EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe Jolly Nature - Crunch - Assurance - Earthquake - Protect The ostensible star of the show. Imagine Sharpedo got Swords Dance in standard; that's almost what you...

The general offensive and defensive power of AAA are high enough that Mega Metagross is no longer head-and-shoulders above the competition. It can use a pre-Mega ability for something like Download or Drizzle to supplement it offensively or defensively, but it's still locked into Tough Claws...

The nature of Camomon's offense means that Latias-Mega was only barely just squeaking by with its best typings. Latias and Latios-Mega can still work as options against fatter teams (where Latias-M shined), but they won't be able to set up against offense like Latias-M could.

Zeraora can link any Normal-type move after Plasma Fists for big damage. It's also not so frail that it fears Water Shuriken most of the time. Zeraora @ Expert Belt/Life Orb/Zap Plate Ability: Volt Absorb EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe Hasty Nature - Plasma Fists - Return/Frustration - Close...

Onstagoon's gonna have Belly Drum Extreme Speed with an actual Attack stat.

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