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Mega Staraptor getting +1 to both defenses after a CC is actually valuable even with 0 bulk investment, it means that Scarf Lele's Moonblast never kills (so it has to lock into Psychic and that's still a roll), and non-Specs Koko's Thunderbolt never OHKOs even with 1 round of Stealth Rock chip...

Mega Starraptor is kinda nuts with Contrary CC? It's got decent bulk and isn't weak to Stealth Rock, with a very useful defensive typing to boot and Intimidate in base form. A set with Brave Bird, CC, Roost, U-Turn that operates as a defensive pivot in singles might have real value. Of course an...

"AHHHHHHHHHH DARKRAI WHERE ARE MY LEGS HELP ME I'M EVEN SLOWER THAN BEFORE"

Once people start passing out though, you'll bust out the Kingambit with 5 Fallen and sweep them all. THEY'LL LEARN.

FINALLY A BULKY POISON-GHOST THAT GETS RECOVER WOOOOOOO

Plus can help break subs, pop Air Balloon on Gholdengo, etc. Tradeoff vs ability to soft check an un-Tera'd Kinggambit, threaten Glowking, etc.

I wonder if they're pseudo-legendaries, cause that is a nutty ability. Looks like it's a 30% chance ("may cause") but that's still really REALLY strong since it's not just with contact moves.

Dunno why my post got eaten, ah well. Unaware Clodsire is a counter Clodsire @ Leftovers Ability: Unaware EVs: 248 HP / 8 Def / 252 SpD Tera Type: Water Careful Nature - Toxic / Poison Jab - Stealth Rock / Poison Jab - Recover - Earthquake 252 SpA Enamorus Earth Power vs. 248 HP / 252+ SpD...

If Gliscor loses Roost and Toxic, that's actually a huge nerf to its viability. It would likely keep Knock Off though, which is really important in giving it a niche over Lando-T.

I don't remember if Tera Flying is still a really common option on Kingambit (and to a lesser extent Gholdengo), but IMO a problem that I'd notice when running Bulk Up on fat Tusks with Spin was that anything that was a Flying type (whether Tera or naturally) could sit on me pretty easily...

that burn on Dragonite was hilarious but good job not tilting that Annihilape set is demonic btw, wonder what the EVs are

hurts to see Revavroom not on the ranking list, but unfortunately appropriate given the stat spread and (lack of) coverage tools it gets sadly WHY GAMEFREAK, IT HAS SUCH A COOL DESIGN

Another unconventional mons that I think may have an OU niche depending on how the meta shakes out: Bellibolt - 109/91/83 defenses are not bad at all, pure Electric is a decent defensive typing (yes, weakness to EQ sucks but it's only a 2x weak), Static is a great defensive ability, and it...

Agree that this nerf really does hurt, but Moonlight also being hit by Sand/Rain is a big issue.

YES YES FINALLY GODDAMN IT YES okay I wish it was Shore Up, and that Gamefreak gave Regirock Recovery too but still this is actually a big deal because it's really quite tanky - yea sure it doesn't have Sand naturally, but that ability is honestly SUPER good (free Ghost resist is really...