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Agreed. Also, hyper offense cannot exist in an environment where ORAS Greninja is able to run amok. Nothing can switch in safely, and once any Scarf/priority users/faster threats (a whole 9 Pokémon between both OU and UU) are removed, Ninja can effortlessly pave through the rest of the team...
I feel like Aegislash should be banned. People say the 50/50s Aegislash brings to the table are the same thing as regular predictions, but honestly, I disagree.
Aegislash's 50/50s are immensely different because it can scout what the opponent's doing, and cripple them in the process.
In my...
Faster Substitutes, yes, do shut down Smeargle. Taunt, on the other hand, can be a different story. Smart players will only run two hazards and Magic Coat, predict the Taunt, and bounce it right back at you.
I've had a lot of success with Crustle as a lead. It's bulky, has fantastic defensive typing, gets Sturdy, and has the STABs to severely hurt any Espeon/Xatu/Absol hoping to come in on the obvious attempt at getting Stealth Rocks up.