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...to Kartana (especially against Swords Dance variant) -Worry Seed to punish Gliscor/Clefable/Toxapex/... Checks and Counters =================== **Fire-types and Fire-type Coverage**: Heatran is probably the most distressing, as its neutrality to Stealth Rock let it come in the most...

...checks/counter. Moreover, the move by itself is still valuable for the small chance of paralyzing. Checks and Counters =================== **Physical Walls**: Mega Lopunny fares poorly against a wide range of physically bulky Pokemon. Bulky Psychic-types like Cresselia, Reuniclus, and both...

I'm fine with this if it stays as extra credit at first. In fact, if after enough experimentation, we figure out that adding replays improves the relevance of the analysis (without adding too much extra work), I'm down to making it the new standard. I'm only talking from my personal experience...

If we only put a bunch of replays without any kind of explanations, I don't see the plus value of bothering finding qualitative replays. From my point of view, it's either we do it right and the workload is much higher than the current format, or we keep it minimal and that sounds kinda...

I'm a member of the QC team for SM OU and, while the idea sounds lovely in theory, I find it too unrealistic to be ever included in an analysis. Outside of the technical aspect of its implementation, it requires dedicating a lot of words to ensure that the reader will correctly understand the...

Support: Salamence @ Leftovers Ability: Intimidate Careful/Impish Nature - Flamethrower - Earthquake / Aqua Tail - Refresh - Roost This set allows Salamence to check many threats such as Serperior, Kartana and Heatran. Refresh is especially great to avoid any issue from Glare and Toxic. It is...

Clefable @ Leftovers Ability: Magic Guard - Seismic Toss - Cosmic Power - Encore - Soft-Boiled The real magic of this set comes from not Cosmic Power, but rather the unexpected combination of Seismic Toss and Encore. The first move allows Clefable to chip very easily his common counters such as...

...its ideal matchups and is often overkill. It's up to you but you can include Taunt (on Mega Tyranitar). Checks and Counters =================== **Water-types**: Rain mainstays Mega Swampert and Manaphy have both the bulk to switch in and the power to threaten Tyranitar out, though it can...

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No idea why we are even considering Darkrai in SM OU. NP Darkrai is basically SD Kartana but much faster and bulkier. Therefore, it would kill Balance playstyle as a whole and force the meta to be even more HO-centric. Moreover, Darkrai's movepool is ridiculous with the access to incredible...

...Volcarona but you need to drop a moveslot for it -on very specific stall, Defog Volcarona is possible Checks and Counters =================== **Entry hazards**: Volcarona despises all forms of entry hazards, especially Stealth Rock and Toxic Spikes, as they will reduce its setup...

...grass coverage in the form of Grass Knot/HP grass to hit harder (without z-focus blast) Hippo/Gastro/Pert Checks and Counters =================== **Faster Threats and Priority**: Mega Alakazam is one of the toughest threats to face, utilising its ability to copy Volt Absorb and its...

[SET] name: Support move 1: Lunar Dance / Future Sight move 2: Thunder Wave / Toxic move 3: Ice Beam move 4: Moonlight You can mention more niche moves such as Psychic/Psyshock and Skill Swap, it's up to you. item: Leftovers / Rocky Helmet / Eject Button (I'm putting Ebutton last since you only...

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...such as Mega Tyranitar and Landorus-T, but it reduces its effectiveness as a wallbreaker and sweeper. Checks and Counters =================== **Rock-type Pokemon and Coverage**: Mega Diancie outpaces an unboosted Mega Charizard X, resists both STAB options, and can force it out with Diamond...

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Short answer is that the Meta is dominated by HO (filled with Fire-types such as Mega Charizard X, Volcarona and Victini), Sand with Excadrill (to answer those HO) and other different playstyles (Rain Manaphy, Psy-Spam with Tapu Lele, Hazard Stacks Balance, ...). Moreover, Cresselia (popular in...

Yh, Doom Desire has the same logic. On boosting items, it's the same case as Choice Specs: Doom Desire is affected by them if only the User is on the field during the hit. Side Note: obviously, FS/Doom are only affected by the Pokemon clicking those moves. Let's say I click FS with Pokemon A...