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I haven't played in a while (last time I played before a heavy session today was before the first DLC for SS) and I just got back to it, laddering with my own team.
I really wanted to use Skarmory + Kartana so that's kinda what I built around.
Skarmory (w/ Rocky Helmet)...
Played for the first time today since the big OU bans earlier this week.
My first impression is.. RILLABOOM. W/ Mag and Cinderace being gone, Wood Hammer + grassy glide are more free than ever before. Of course, Cinderace never wanted to switch into a banded grassy glide even when it was...
Breaker
Rillaboom @ Choice Band
Ability: Grassy Surge
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Grassy Glide
- Wood Hammer
- High Horsepower/Knock Off
- U-turn
I think Rillaboom won considerably from Magearna and Cinderace being banned. Grassy glide + wood hammer are more free...
How do you guys feel about Arcanine in OU, or am I the only person somewhat consistently using it?
I was kinda surprised to see it unranked in the updated OU viability ranking, and it even dropped to RU the other day. From my experience, Arcanine has been the only consistent switch in to...