Recent content by Sun King

Yo that Hawlucha+Rillaboom core is fkn nasty. Tried it out after watching your replay and swept from turn 6--the meta isn't packing enough Aegislash rn...

I'd concur with this for the most part. I've also logged about 10-15 games with it and I want to echo Steel With It by saying it really doesn't perform fundamentally different from Blaze Cinder. I will say--mindgames vs Toxapex are handy, and I do think Zen Headbutt is better than really any...

I think Gunk is overkill unless you really want to take on Primarina with Cinderace tbh, and Iron Head seems pretty redundant because Pyro Ball already accomplishes the Clefable and Togekiss kills in 2 hits (and they're not invited in by Cinder so it seems weird to include a surprise OHKO when...

Clef is such an interesting mon to me because I've really never seen anything so versatile. It can either be a top notch support mon or a sweeper with the ability to take advantage of low tempo stuff like a Toxic turn or a hazard setter not named Exca. I've found myself using CM Clef on pretty...

I'd like to discuss Kyurem--specifically Specs Kyu. In my experience, Specs Kyu has been the absolute staple on a few of my teams for the following reasons: It is an excellent check to both Scarf and Band Dracovish. It has incredible power and coverage, and it has pretty decent offensive...

I think you may be misinterpreting the true scope of those arguments. While yes, niche Pokemon can become more viable due to the presence of strong Pokemon, it becomes an issue when one Pokemon alone warrants really wonky stuff. In my previous post, I highlighted how in Gen 6 we resorted to...

Howdy, long time no talk. I don't have a ton to say that hasn't already been said here, but I do have a smidge of original thought. Apologies in advance for a wall of text without fancy hide/unhide buttons; I forget how to do that stuff (pm me with assistance if you're nice). I'm seeing a lot...

I posted about this in the metagame thread. I disagree with a ZardX rise right now because I think it's premature. I think most of the success recently is due more to surprise factor than anything else. Teams that have been carrying Zygarde or other Dragon types to check/counter ZardY are often...

I have also noticed a lot of Zard-X, but I think it's largely due to the fact that most people got so used to splashing Zygarde as their go to ZardY answer, so when they switch in the Zygarde to answer Y, it Dragon Dances and steals a ton of momentum. That, and not having the usual Zard-X...

I hardly post in here, but I want to echo this post. I could easily see Tran going S because it's one of the hardest things to switch in against. Even Ground mons think twice with the exception of Chomper and Zyggy, but even then you don't reeeeally like the chip of Magma + the guaranteed safe...

Likely because it's incredibly polarizing and VERY hard to stop. Fire/Fight STAB is very good—especially right now—and blaziken hits very very hard. I would imagine Blaziken/Dugtrio cores would be incredibly polarizing (even more dominant than CharY/Dug).

My issue with this line of discussion is that it seems as if you're assuming the opponent KNOWS all 4 moves Greninja is running. It's so easy to bluff Hydro/Low Kick and then set up Spikes on the switch. Greninja's coverage lets it take advantage of a lot of bluffs, which is whyyyyyy I am so...

This is a reply to you and Gary You are both taking the Aegislash mention a bit too far. It was not intended as a direct comparison, so it should not be interpreted as such. It was intended to show that not ALL sets of a mon need to be S ranked in order for it to be an S ranked Pokemon. I'm...

Hey. I think your indication that XYZ moves are mandatory RIGHT NOW is what more or less proves our point more. The fact that Greninja is a Pokemon that adapts to all meta shifts by changing its coverage is WHY we say it's S ranked. You go on to talk about an enumerous host of sets that are...