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Gastrodon has remained one of my most trusted mons through this gen. While it hasn't been touched upon in this thread, Clear Smog is another strong niche it holds over other bulky waters. Both of its STABs are feared by steel types, so Clear Smog becomes spammable rather quickly. It also avoids...

Almost paradoxically, I feel more comfortable with a speed boosting nature when I'm nurturing Mence's weaker offensive stat. Ever since Gen 4, I've ran a Timid Specs Mence and Naive Mixmence respectively. Recently, I've been pairing these mence builds with Jirachi to slap Threats with...

Crunch and Dragon Rush. Still want to defend the guy?

I was on my way to get a burger, and ran into a physically oriented hydreigon...Looks like someone forgot to press B.

I like the idea, but I can see this being more of a subset to Gravity, which is a boon to Sticky Web's viability.

Gracias. And I think that we do need to examine Balance a bit more, as it has become quite murky as a playstyle. While historically viable, Balance is now ironically vulnerable to wallbreakers, and strong priority, effectively inheriting one disadvantage to the two playstyles it spawned... If...

Systems that come to mind include: -Base Power Cap, maybe a total of 500 for Stall -Leaving STAB Moves unregulated, but restricting coverage (I.E, no Coverage moves 90 Base Power or over, so Hippo must run Rock Slide > Stone Edge, and Clefable must forgo Flamethrower) Thoughts?

Why am I not surprised by your statement? I think that a fresh start is a good idea; the metagame has completely shifted since the last round's were developed: Sand Rush offense was niche, and stall now leans on different pillers - albeit with the same typing. Since we were encountering some...

Two things differentiate this guy from Blastoise: U-Turn, and the use of an item slot. With a ridiculous amount of support, it at least fills a niche. Also, Entrainment is just so amusing. This is not to say that you're going to have a very easy time playing with it in OU, but to say it is an...

Yeah, because Magnezone would kill for it. That derpy computer can't even BSOD correctly. Blue Flare Magnezone for Hoenn Remakes plz. Anyway, Manectric's coverage is enviable, and I tried a dual screening Snarl pivot back in the day, it did pretty well in supporting, the team, providing an...

If you ever played against the trick taunt set with a stall team, you would ragequit pretty quickly, it derails defense effortlessly. The Toxic stall variant is also an option on a Trick set. The major issue with offensive TrickSpecs is how easy it is to wear down when switching into things it...

Care to discuss the pros and cons? As a favor to me, and as yourself as a team builder, please give Char-Y a shot, he's a gem to play with if you give him what he needs Indeed, Fire Blast makes him a fierce wallbreaker, but Max Speed base 100 is so crowded that his use of that speed is...

Because it only gets Flamethrower and Overheat; both of which vital staples on Man's pivot set. And with the bleak course of OP updates, it's common for a set to be considered standard and not found on the front page of this thread. You're free to check the C+C for a more manicured article. If...

If you're looking for an item that interacts with the recoil free Acrobatics, Sitrus Berry is always an option on Swords Dance sets; depending on your investment, you can withstand some minor damage, return to 75% health after switching into Stealth Rock, or grind yourself down via recoil to get...

If we can talk about a trend in Char-Y's move pool, we'd have to cite Flamethrower's resurgence as the primary STAB option over Fire Blast. This is only going by my experience in the 1600-1700 range. It seems that just like Specs Keldeo shying away from it's once loved Hydro Pump in favor of...

Sounds like he was really eager to jump on the DeoSharp train; poor kid was probably coming straight from a thrashing. The stories behind these are pretty bittersweet, especially as we pull from 1200+, it is in that range that most of the excursionist teams die, and folks begin to lean on...

You could say that Flame Body is a decent way to punish Mega Mawile when switching into a Play Rough/Knock Off/Iron Head. An SD Mawile would even fear picking Tran off with Sucker Punch if weakened. Substitute variants still come out on top with Focus Punch. It's a niche that Volcarona can't...

I never implied that I condemned the move, nor the use of alternative sets, but with that said, when's the last time anyone has to go out of their way to hit an Ice Type for SE damage? If he had utilized your friend's Swords Dance build, my Blissey would have certainly been dead, and I gather...

Halcyon. Edit to rest my conscience and confirm that I am not bandwagoning: Halcyon's team shows how cohesive two prominent metagame threats can be, and keeps the opponent guessing in the regard of the team's roles, which won't be revealed until mid game without some uncommonly deft plays, or...

The opposing Gliscor used Sky Uppercut! It's super effective! Blissey lost 47.5% of its health! Mmkay, Ima go to bed now.