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Check :gyarados: Gyarados @ Life Orb Ability: Intimidate Level: 50 EVs: 5 HP / 32 Atk / 28 Spe Jolly Nature - Power Whip - Waterfall - Dragon Dance - Ice Fang Counter :snorlax: Snorlax @ Sitrus Berry/Leftovers Ability: Thick Fat Level: 50 EVs: 32 HP / 2 Def / 32 SpD Careful Nature - Earthquake...

It looks that way on paper, but a well-formed team strategy is enough to make a vast number of mons usable. As someone who regularly tests teams & mons in T500 & against some Top 10, you can use the less-explored characters like Snorlax, Inteleon, & Mega Slowbro & find success.

I updated the post! I try hard to avoid going off anecdotal data for these exact reasons; idk what was happening whenever I was online ;_; I'll be sure to include write-ups for multiple sets whenever they exist going forward. Appreciate you both!

1) I THOUGHT THE SAME THING! But I've never run into Shadow Claw Absol in the dozen games I've logged against Absol Z 2) Again, I just don't see it in my games or in spectator games. I'll edit the post to include a Shadow Claw set regardless, though. 3) I include every appropriate mon for the...

A list of mons :absol-mega-z: struggles with Absol-Mega-Z @ Absolite Z Ability: Sharpness Level: 50 EVs: 2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe Jolly Nature - Night Slash - Sucker Punch - Close Combat - Swords Dance "Struggle" includes mons the listed Absol set is fully resistant to (Best)...

My Process: Mega Meganium Weaknesses: Fire, Flying, Ice, Poison, Steel The types that patch the most gaps are Steel & Fire (:Heatran: can't come sooner). If you were to pick something like :Corviknight:, it would further exacerbate your Fire weakness, so your third core member should be a...

Original Post: Mons H-Samurott struggles against with a disclaimer on what each category entails. (Best = mons that resist every move on a common set), and, (mons that can both contest & consistently gain pivot against it (Defog/Iron Defense Corviknight, Aurora Veil Ninetales-Alola, Revival's...

Design & grammar are fundamental af. Prim & the other members in "best" were selected for resisting all moves on a common otter's kit. If you wanted to orient your Primarina towards bulk & use sitrus berry/leftovers/draining kiss specifically to patch up a weakness to Rott for your team, you...

The reality is, people keep misplaying the hell out of their matches, so the average Hamurott experience & mentality goes like this (https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9championsou-2707494970), then we have to waste time coiling arbitrary suspects.

Typically, Primarina has a form of sustain in Sitrus Berry, Draining Kiss, or Leftovers & could Flip Turn on a Glowking switch, regardless. ~All interactions are more nuanced in practice than on paper, especially with how certain mons may or may not be built for their team. Nonetheless, it meets...

A list of mons :samurott-hisui: struggles with Samurott-Hisui (M) @ Black Glasses Ability: Sharpness Level: 50 EVs: 2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe Jolly Nature - Ceaseless Edge - Sacred Sword - Sucker Punch - (Water Stab) "Struggle" includes mons that a common H-Samurott set is fully...

A list of mons Unburden Sneasler is strong against :sneasler: Sneasler @ Psychic Seed/Grassy Seed Ability: Unburden Level: 50 EVs: 2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe Adamant Nature - Close Combat - Dire Claw - Throat Chop - Acrobatics "Strong" is primarily weighted on whether sneasler is...

Your points are valid & it's the nuance of different cores you might run with each mon that is an apparent tipping factor on both our sides. In my games, a Dragonite oriented towards its bulk wasn't notably impacted by any key targets (& those targets' supports) I included Drago on my team for...

I'm using Dragonite as a bulky offense with sustain; I don't recall saying anything about raw offensive power, but if you want that, sure, go for Salamence? Nothing is stopping you from using Mega Dragonite either. Salamence also does miss out on the surprise factors I mentioned. Lots of my...

Underutilized Mons That Win Games (GXE ≈ 70% x Early T500) :banette-mega: Banette (M) @ Banettite Ability: Cursed Body Level: 50 EVs: 32 HP / 32 Atk / 2 Def Adamant Nature - Poltergeist - Shadow Sneak - Destiny Bond - Encore It's a bit of a noob-trap than an actual threat...