SPOILERS! Pokemon Sword and Shield Datamine Thread

Wait until you notice she got Nasty Plot...

No, Dinamax doesn't heal. Keeps the % you had at the use, and maintains the % at the end.
It does *NOT* work like Zygarde's ability.
Ah, I thought it doubled your HP for the three turns? So technically you'd be back at 100% health after a Belly Drum, though not quite.
 
New Ubers moves are not great...
Zamazenta doesn't have reliable healing, not Will-O-Wisp and no attack boosting without Dynamax.
Eternatus doesn't learn Nasty Plot.
Zacian has Swords Dance but lacks Earthquake. It doesn't get great coverage moves, at least it has Close Combat but it doesn't help against Eternatus, Aegislash...
 

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New Ubers moves are not great...
Zamazenta doesn't have reliable healing, not Will-O-Wisp and no attack boosting without Dynamax.
Eternatus doesn't learn Nasty Plot.
Zacian has Swords Dance but lacks Earthquake. It doesn't get great coverage moves, at least it has Close Combat but it doesn't help against Eternatus, Aegislash...
Bruh Zacian has better speed than Marshadow and 170 attack with an automatic +1, his STAB will be enough for most neutral targets. Only issue is Aegi but that will be rare probably
 
Zamazenta's BST Spread is solid but I don't get why he doesn't learn SD. Lol, even Terrak does. He learns Iron Defense instead, which is sooo inferior and doesn't have recovery in the form of recover or slack off. At least it gets Work Up.
 
New Ubers moves are not great...
Zamazenta doesn't have reliable healing, not Will-O-Wisp and no attack boosting without Dynamax.
Eternatus doesn't learn Nasty Plot.
Zacian has Swords Dance but lacks Earthquake. It doesn't get great coverage moves, at least it has Close Combat but it doesn't help against Eternatus, Aegislash...
It has 170 Atk and 142 Spd. You call that not impressive?
 
Woof, having a hard time figuring out Toxtricity. His movepool is pretty barren. Almost exclusively electric, poison and normal moves. Only decent boosting move is shift gear, which increases his attack which is his lower attacking stat. Every time something seems like it could be good it doesn't quite work
 
Okay, so I know Eternamax Eternatus isn't usable in game, but can we talk about its stats for a minute:

255/115/250/125/250/130 (total: 1125) ->interesting that its special attack went down, obviously for balance.

Zacian looks incredibly hax, and its other form seems like a straight upgrade (no loss of speed, sky high attack) it is going to be a pain, since it can take out pretty much all of the ubers (Zamazenta and Eternatus takes neutral damage from Play Rough, the Tao Trio all go down to Play Rough, it outspeeds the frail Mewtwo). The Lunar trio seem like they may be decent counters (solgaleo resists or takes neutral from most of its hits, Lunala has multiscale to survive at least one hit, and Necrozma has its two forms to function similarly, though missing out on its ultimate form stinks). Eternatus only has Fire Blast to do damage, and the lack of Nasty Plot (why???) hurts it.
 
The Fossils

Arctovish (Water/Ice) gets Slush Rush but its Speed is horrible and you're better off running Water Absorb or Ice Body to compliment its decent all around bulk. It gets Aurora Veil, Icy Wind, Super Fang, and Iron Defence for utility. Attack-wise, it gets Crunch, Icicle Crash, Rock Slide, Icicle Spear, Liquidation, Psychic Fangs, Iron Head, Stone Edge, and Zen Headbutt. It also gets a new move called Fishious Rend which sounds like a Water-Type Electroball but that just doubles its power if you are faster (which you won't be). It might be good in the low tiers (RU at best?).

Dracovish (Water/Dragon) gets access to 3 great abilities in Water Absorb, Strong Jaw, and Sand Rush. It has a base 75 Speed, which, while not great, could allow you to outspeed certain things. It also gets access to Crunch, Fishious Rend, Stone Edge, Psychic Fangs, Liquidation, Outrage, Iron Head, Zen Headbutt, Leech Life, Earthquake, and Low Kick. It would be a threat if it only got any set-up like DD, SD, or even Agility. No such luck though.

Arctozolt (Electric/Ice) is almost an exact copy of Arctovish stat and ability-wise, with its offenses and defense switched, while keeping that 55 base Speed. It gets Slush Rush, but its not worth running, so you're better off with Volt Absorb, or Static for the gimmick. Instead of Fishious Rend, you get Bolt Beak, which is an Electric version of the same move. Notable moves are Discharge, Icicle Crash, Wild Charge, Stone Edge, Iron Tail, Thunderbolt, Ice Beam, Stomping Tantrum, T-wave, and Icy Wind.

Finally, you have Dracozolt (Electric/Dragon). Similar stats to Dracovish, with slightly higher offenses as compared to defenses, and the same Speed. Volt Absorb and Sand Rush are good, but you can also run Hustle for the extra power. Notable moves are Aerial Ace, Dragon Tail, Discharge, Bolt Beak, Dragon Pulse, T-wave, Low Kick, Flamethrower, Fire Blast, Earthquake, Thunderbolt, Thunder, Outrage, Iron Tail, Dragon Claw, Earth Power, Stone Edge, and Wild Charge. This one seems to be the most viable on paper. It's a crying shame it doesn't get any set-up or recovery.
 
Ironically, Zacian will usually want to stay in with SD and sweep (it gets Crunch for Aegislash btw, so there is really nothing that can wall it reliably). Meanwhile Zamazenta seems like more of a hit and run Pokemon because its most powerful STAB reduces its stats, it isn't setting up, and it has the sheer bulk to facetank repeatedly switching in.
 

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