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Unscripted vs. Mana Won GGs

TLDR: Its AV The metagame is really fast right now, and bulky teams don't really have space for Primarina, boots makes it not hazard weak but balance generally hates having mons without recovery. Sub protect lefties is maybe the closest you'll get with like older gen heatran, kyurem, and modern...

I just hit top 20 on the ladder and broke 1900 for the first time (got my silver medal!). Its a pretty exciting accomplishment for me and I want to share my thoughts on various mons in the meta (and I want to procrastinate from things that I should be doing IRL). I've been running a mix of...

I’m confused what you mean by this. Do you mean mons that can repeatedly switch into swords dance Gliscor, or specifically win conditions that can? Iron press :skarmory: or :corviknight: are a particularly good matchup into sd gliscor and can out damage and survive it’s common moves (unless...

Kyurem: Ban

The tapus would go so hard rn. :tapu koko: might get banned but :tapu fini: and :tapu lele: would be great additions to balance and defensive teams Right now the fairies in the meta seem more focused towards offensive play, even defensive mons like :primarina: because it likes to run assault...

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Any suggestions on what do run with it? It’s my favorite mon and I’ve tried to make it work but it just feels doomed in the current meta. AV regen is just a fake gking, and its magic guard sets need like 5 turns of setup and 12 coverage moves to be good. Gambit, Lu, and all the other other darks...

You misunderstand my point. It’s not that SD gliscor teams specifically run hazard stack to beat these checks (although, they often can, not ever spiker is a ground type), it’s that these mons are unfavored on bulky balance because the metagame is so focused on hazard damage. Ogerpon probably...

0 SpA Zapdos Hurricane vs. 244 HP / 16 SpD Gliscor: 78-93 (22.1 - 26.4%) -- possible 7HKO after Poison Heal Gliscor if gamefreak gave it 200 spdef On a serious note yeah, if rocks are up then it will get 2hkod even with protect. But it’s actually more favorable to miss 2 hurricanes than hit 2...

The big problem is that theyre all hazards weak with the exception of boots :kyurem: (which doesn't particularly function as a breaker, but sd gliscor is not on teams that really need big breakers, so fair enough). Both :ogerpon-wellspring: and any :darkrai: set worth running will just get...

I mean ehh… not really. SD Gliscor loves to feed on slower bulky teams that send in defensive answers to beat gliscor. You want to send in your own :gliscor: to spike up alongside it and create your own pressure with knock off? Too bad it clicks sd and now you have to switch out or risk getting...

I was one of the two that advocated for a :magearna: retest (albeit with a stored power ban) and the recent discussion of :tinkaton: matching up well into the rest of the metagame has made me want to bring it it up here. I’m not quite sure what it would be like without stored power, I know it’s...

Great question. I’ve built a ton of balance teams in a variety of sub-playstyles and weather can often be a sneaky weakness that suddenly appears when you’re in ladder and testing. There are a couple mons that work exceptionally well against weather, but like everything, you can’t rely on just...

Spikes and Their Effect on the Metagame Spikes have been a contentious topic before in a couple generations, especially in BW as there is currently at least some discussion on whether the tier should have them at all. Spikes have also been discussed in the context of SV OU: when ceaseless edge...