Recent content by zenmodeman

Some of the modern trends are feelsbad, even for restricted legendaries. Like pre-gen-8, boxart-calibre legendaries almost always had speed stats < 100 (exceptions of Mewtwo and Lugia, as well as Palkia at the edge at 100), and having pretty mixed offenses was the norm. That fell off with...

I do think stat distributions in that vein should exist every gen for stat diversity sake, but there are ways to compensate for it. Gen 8 did it with Grimmsnarl, whose middling bulk is assisted by the fact the dude’s clicking quick Screens or Parting Shot all the time.

Because Mega Scovillain is just one of the most interesting Pokemon to theory about right now. An ability with an amazing payoff but many surrounding elements holding it back. It’s the combination of the issues alongside the unique payoff that makes it so temping to think about. I couldn’t...

I do think Mega Emboar being AV+ does give it a potential Bulk Up Drain Punch role in a lower tier. I look at the base Atk increase as basically getting 200 free Atk EVs to give you more room for further bulk EVs and potential mid-tier speed creeping. The 10 Defense helps Bulk Up a little...

The one hesitarion I have with Mega Scov in singles is you have to really worry about Rocks especially with it being a very pivot value mon. With Rocks out of the picture, I think it could go really hard in Singles, but with them being ubiquitous it might require very dedicated anti-hazard...

I’ve quite liked Mega Scovillain from the around 50 VGC games I’ve played on the pre-Champions Showdown server. The Spicy Spray value is consistently quite high though Incins and Zards are a little annoying. With 252 HP/252+Def, it’s been doing really well into sand and some rain teams (burns...