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Have had some success with a boots pivot set with Tbolt/Hurricane/uturn/roost, which is good at pestering a lot of common mons like waters, Corviknight, Amoonguss. It doesn’t hit all that hard and can’t break e.g. Iron Treads, but it’s fast and flexible enough to not be a big issue. I think this...

I wouldn’t sleep on Dragon Tail on bulky hazard setter sets. Good at racking up rock and spike damage on switchins or getting value out of them switching in their defogger/spinner.

Tierings are still based on usage, just usage when tier traffic was a little higher. It's not like preventing rises makes mons less usable- it makes them usable in as many tiers as possible. You can use UU mons in OU, but if something randomly rises in low ladder traffic, it can't be used in...

I've been absolutely loving this Sub Bulk Up set. It takes a lot of prediction to get any mileage out of, but it can check threats like Dragapult and tear through a lot of defensive teams. If you value its midgame presence more, you could run taunt instead of substitute, and if you value it...

After a long time of inactivity, I hopped back onto Showdown and was intrigued by this metagame. My first thought was to use a strong multi-typed scarfer as my God since it would only come into the fray to grab kills and otherwise opened up my team options with 2 types. Scarf Palkia is an old...

I've been messing around with this a bit, and built a HO team to use lead Sableye. Spore/Taunt/SR/Spikes @Sash is insanely good, almost guarantees SR and 2 layers. Also spinblocks and incapacitates any threat you have a problem with (aka you're gonna get swept). Thundurus oddly hasn't seen much...

I've been using DD Haxorus lately- almost nothing can take it on. does solid damage to Aggron, KO's Florges after rocks at +1 w/ LO (or just at +2 if you run SD), and can KO stuff like Keldeo with Dragon Claw if you can't Outrage. It seems to be working well alongside CB Entei- beats Steels and...

Chansey needs to go. I said it last gen, and I'm saying it again now. When a dedicated special wall is bulky enough to avoid a 2HKO from an 80 BP STAB off a banded adamant base 130 atk mon, it's just too bulky. Add in its ridiculously good healing potential, wonderful support movepool, immunity...

I honestly don't like Megacross. Guts and Moxie plus an item, along with its already high-BP moves, makes the regular form about as strong, or stronger, with a lot more offensive utility. The defense boost is wonderful, but Heracross needs special defense more. And the speed drop really hurts...

Mega Absol's been doing really well for me. Gonna test this: 252 Atk/- Def/4 SpA/252+ Spe Pursuit Sucker Punch Superpower Fire Blast (was using Jolly and Substitute in this slot before, but it seems a tad redundant) It deals nicely with most hazard users and leads, can revenge/pursuit trap...

Yeah, Parting Shot into something like Venemoth, Azelf, Cobalion, or Bisharp to set up on fairies will be standard, I think (anything that can work off of a single turn and either force out fairies and/or take their STAB will be a good partner). Pair it with VoltTurn staples like Raikou...

Ingame this thing has been way too clutch with Encore to basically be able to do everything untouched. Encore could make for a really good SD set (or even just alongside Sub or U-Turn or Roost if SD isn't needed). Having amazing dual STAB and good stats/moves/abilities makes this guy super cool-...

Parting shot, to be honest, is amazing. Why people are casting Pangoro down to NU already when it has good attack, decent bulk, very solid typing, and a U-Turn Memento is beyond me. I've seen worse in UU.

I noticed Dark/Poison got significantly better this gen (leggo Skuntank!), and Dark/Poison/Ground is, if I'm not mistaken, unresisted.

This guy is really cool, IMO. I'm testing a SubRoost Acro/Unburden set and it's been working pretty solidly. Being lightning fast and having powerful dual STABs with awesome coverage (hits nearly everything aside from Aegislash) is wonderful. This guy, though, can also run BU or SD sets well...

As a big fan of UU Stall last gen, I like this. Aside from Megas, most of it bodes well for us. Stall rests on the ability of a team to maintain hazards and stop momentum. Often you win when your opponent has to switch around to try and land a significant blow, and rack up hazards damage and...

Utility Mega-Absol with Sucker Punch, Pursuit, and Sub has been doing great for me. Still not sold on coverage, probably Superpower if you can handle fairies.

I've been trying a makeshift set of Sylveon Lefties 252 HP, 4 Def, 252 Spe, Timid, Wish, Sub, Moonblast, HP Ground. It gets good bulk, but all it can set up is a sub or pass wishes. HP ground is good coverage for it, so it can get away with a tank set with 2 attacks. Still working on the right...

I recently started using a dual weather team, using both BandTar and Politoed to support Keldeo, and to always be able to stop opposing weather. It's working pretty well. Has anyone else tried this out?

Gurdurr is brilliant. I'm a huge fan of the offensive BU set (it's pretty strong; drain+mach punch 2hkos Kadabra on switchin, for reference), but I also found a set I love pretty recently: Gurdurr@ Eviolite 252 HP/4 Atk/252 Def Impish (+Def, -SpAtk) Guts -Drain Punch -Ice Punch -Rest -Sleep...