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Mostly because Strength Sap is easy to fuck up with techs like Sub or Magic Bounce / Good As Gold + Heatran and Tornadus being solid checks. That said its still a great Pokémon on all kinds of structures and I think its role as a ground/ Water resist that's bulky still gives it a strong niche. I...

The ban of Roaring Moon has let a lot of less honest cheesers like Manaphy, Ceruledge, Hoopa-U and the like getting fully unleashed, while giving teams one less soft check to other miscellaneous threats like Gambit, Ghold, and Ogerpon-W. The amount of offense seems to have only increased with...

Rest Chesto is the only set i use because it improves its defensive profile vs enemy Woger, rai, and Gambit which can be annoying. Roar is cool vs Enemy Zama or ID Corv, but I just prefer the safer option of Rest. I'm mixed on Zama in general. ID is dumb dumb cheese that might be unhealthy, but...

I am confused why anti-Tera players are against banning Tera Blast. If you dont like Tera, compromises and complex bans are the best way to inch closer to banning Tera. Regardless of what is being said now, there is a possibility that in the future Tera becomes too much and it will be acted...

Mega Dragonite is pretty cool. I am lowkey hoping it gets an ability that will turn its normal moves to a different type. I am guessing most players are thinking it will get aerialate, but I think since Mega Salamence / Pinsir already get that ability, it will get one that instead turns normal...

Whelp, with Tera Blast possibly being nuked, I decided to give the one shitty gimmick mon (that I can't let go of) a shot with another shot with a set that I think COULD cook given the right MU (main issue is just a few guys like Gambit, Dnite, zama, etc). Cryogonal @ Expert Belt Ability...

Points in favor of keeping Tera Blast High opportunity cost between needing to preserve Tera + dedicate a moveslot to it Useful tool against many of the dominant Pokemon in the metagame (Gholdengo, Gambit, Gliscor, Galarian Slowking, Ting-Lu, Zamazenta) Allows for some creative lures with...

Been loving anime as a way to avoid the constant shitshow that is reality, but its been tough retaining the attention span to watch the latest shows compared to just reading manga. That Said, the new seasons of Dress-Up Darling and Dandadan are pretty good.

It can be annoying but nope. Has some notable downsides between Tera + Item Lock, a bit of 4MSS, and a handful of annoying MUs depending on what move it runs. Think its general utility with its solid defensive typing and various utility moves like Spikes, Encore, etc. are all pretty nice for...

:Heatran: -> B+ I use to be a Heatran hater, but after using it more, it ain't half bad imo. I think its defensive typing and bulk have merit, letting it soft check a few annoying mons like Rai, Utility Ace, and Pult quite nicely, with Flame Body also working to let it punish Knocks from the...

Was reading through the unpopular opinions thread and there is a discussion on type balance. Not gonna comment on that too much, but I think its pretty cool that even types traditionally considered weak have their own unique attributes to give them their own niche. Some typical contenders are...

I'd say its lesser usage has to do with Heatran getting a bit better. Fire-types are kinda tough to swap into rn, so Heatran's access to Fire-stab + immunity to Fire moves like Wisp are both pretty nice compared to Tinkaton's weaknesses to the move. Options like Lava Plume, Wisp, and Taunt also...

Been playing by mostly by stealing teams and I'm confused by why so many teams in this format feel so.... greedy? Specifically when it comes to handling Nidoking? A lot of teams I steal feel like they get 6-0'd by that guy between running mons that get goobed like Heatran, Clefable, Melmetal...

Whelp I've decided to run Heatran again and I've gotta say.... Lava Plume >>>>> Magma Storm just from the handful of games I've played lol. This mon is actually pretty decent when its STAB isn't missing key targets, even in the spikes infested metagame, and the burn Rate + extra PP are pretty...

Its always been usable and a good mon in the tier. SV OU's ground resist aren't great and SD Chomp has an easy time ripping apart most of the standard mons players run to beat Tusk (Alo, Moltres, Zapdos). Most standard Kyurem teams can have a difficult time dealing with SD Garchomp because of...

I am intrigued by this - I would have assumed Moon's ban would make Veil worse given its prominence as setup sweeper role on this style of hyper offense, but it seems to be performing better than ever now..... Watching the replays, it does seem like almost 90% of these Veil teams are running...

Gking and Ting were in the top 10 and saw fairly decent success. I get they can be bulky offense mons, but they are also solid on most general balances & i consider them defensive mons, moreso than something like Pursuit Tar in past gens (which saw use on defensive teams in the past).

:Serperior: -> B / B+ I am a bit mixed on this mon in general because I an not entirely sure if its viability comes from being genuinely good or gambling with Paralysis. Still, with Ogerpon-W apparently rising in popularity, Serp stands as one of its best checks, outspeeding it, crippling it...

Personally I feel Dirge is probably B+ in the current metagame. Its probably the most reliable counter to DD Dragonite & DD Kyurem in the tier, while also acting as a solid check to Zama, which I feel certain Balances can get fried by otherwise if they elect to run other mons like Gking. I think...

Personally I feel like Ghold has been overrated for most of DLC2, with most of the banned setup sweepers like Volcarona, Gouging Fire, and Roaring Moon eating it alive - and even a lot of the non-banned Pokemon like Kingambit, Darkrai, Great Tusk, Hisuian Samurott, Weavile, and a few others...