woo hoo new mons new noms
This post is about the non-galar forms of older mons.
Persian, Rapidash, Farfetch'd, Mr.Mime, Corsola, Linoone and Stunfisk probably have no usage at all. For brevity, I'll put the reasons in a spoiler.
Now moving on to actually neat stuff.
NR-->C+/B-
If you know what Avalugg does you know what Cofagrigus does. Iron Defense+Body Press is heat and pure ghost typing is pretty good for it. Cofagrigus fares better against Sawk, Rhyperior, Crustle, and Jirachi that Avalugg does. Those first three are winnable for Ava but Jirachi is a pain since hax is a possibility. Shadow Ball 2hkos most Rachi variants and even has the added bonus of Mummy canceling out Serene Grace. It also potential to drop Body Press in favor of NP for Ava and various boosting mons. Other options like Haze, Pain Split, Wisp, and Trick give this thing good potential as well. It does face stiff competition from Ava however I think it has a discernable niche. Also Runegris can do this but I think Ground hurts it because of Darm-G.
PL
C-->B-
Darm is aight. Where it prospers is its versatility. Mystical Fire, Trick, Taunt, Yawn, and a very strong Flare Blitz make this thing hard to predict on preview. It doesn't have to beat everything to be good, it can easily be teched to lure most mons. I've seen a great amount of creativity on Darm because of its good movepool, 105 hp, and 95 speed. I could not tell you Darm's best set. I've seen it have a good amount of success on the ladder using Darm as its versatility is spooky on preview.
NR-->S+
Very scary not sure it can be killed.
252+ SpA Choice Specs Tapu Koko Thunderbolt vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Slowpoke in Electric Terrain: 0-0 (0 - 0%) -- possibly the worst move ever
There we are. I'd talk about Alola forms but I haven't tested them nearly enough.
Edit: I am blind, fixed Darm being listed as NR
This post is about the non-galar forms of older mons.
Persian, Rapidash, Farfetch'd, Mr.Mime, Corsola, Linoone and Stunfisk probably have no usage at all. For brevity, I'll put the reasons in a spoiler.
Persian-Very weak and no good qualities outside of decent speed tier
Farfetch'd-Weak and explodes to a light breeze
Mr.Mime-Weak paper
Corsola-Its Galar counterpart is better overall and Gastro/Milotic are much better bulky waters
Linoone-Obstagoon and Snorlax 100% better
Stunfisk-Its Galar form has a niche and Stunfisk does very little besides sitting there and dying
Farfetch'd-Weak and explodes to a light breeze
Mr.Mime-Weak paper
Corsola-Its Galar counterpart is better overall and Gastro/Milotic are much better bulky waters
Linoone-Obstagoon and Snorlax 100% better
Stunfisk-Its Galar form has a niche and Stunfisk does very little besides sitting there and dying
If you know what Avalugg does you know what Cofagrigus does. Iron Defense+Body Press is heat and pure ghost typing is pretty good for it. Cofagrigus fares better against Sawk, Rhyperior, Crustle, and Jirachi that Avalugg does. Those first three are winnable for Ava but Jirachi is a pain since hax is a possibility. Shadow Ball 2hkos most Rachi variants and even has the added bonus of Mummy canceling out Serene Grace. It also potential to drop Body Press in favor of NP for Ava and various boosting mons. Other options like Haze, Pain Split, Wisp, and Trick give this thing good potential as well. It does face stiff competition from Ava however I think it has a discernable niche. Also Runegris can do this but I think Ground hurts it because of Darm-G.
PL
Darm is aight. Where it prospers is its versatility. Mystical Fire, Trick, Taunt, Yawn, and a very strong Flare Blitz make this thing hard to predict on preview. It doesn't have to beat everything to be good, it can easily be teched to lure most mons. I've seen a great amount of creativity on Darm because of its good movepool, 105 hp, and 95 speed. I could not tell you Darm's best set. I've seen it have a good amount of success on the ladder using Darm as its versatility is spooky on preview.
Very scary not sure it can be killed.
252+ SpA Choice Specs Tapu Koko Thunderbolt vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Slowpoke in Electric Terrain: 0-0 (0 - 0%) -- possibly the worst move ever
There we are. I'd talk about Alola forms but I haven't tested them nearly enough.
Edit: I am blind, fixed Darm being listed as NR
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