I'd love to see a National Dex version of this OM to bring back some of the other fun formes. Mega Kangaskhan would be utterly crazy.
This meta lets you use all the forms you can use (unless banned, of course) even if they don't exist in Gen 9. This would mean Mega Kangaskhan would also be legal here. All making a Nat Dex version of this OM would do is let you use Pokemon that don't have different forms and aren't in Gen 9 (for example, Ferrothorn)
252+ SpA Greninja-Ash Water Shuriken (20 BP) (3 hits) vs. 144 HP / 0 SpD Diancie-Mega: 234-276 (84.4 - 99.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKOWhat are the HP evs on diancie for? Doesn't focus sash guarantee 2HKOs anyway?
Idk if this counts as a one liner but just in case:
Douglas (Dugtrio) @ Focus Sash
Ability: Arena Trap
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Endeavor
- Stone Edge
- Sucker Punch
Underrated imo and can usually get 1-2 KOs every game if u play it right
This is a good point, but unfortunately I think it's just something we're going to have to live with. Although now that you mention it that could actually be a really annoying team to play against. Idk if anything can be done about this other than maybe forcing all non normal arceus to hold their respective plate.I'm not sure if this is intended, but without forme clause you can use multiple Arceus on the same team simply by using the type you want and giving it any item other than a plate. This allows players to stack multiple E-Killers on one team, a tactic I've only heard of in AG formats.
I feel like this could encourage tera ghostThis is a good point, but unfortunately I think it's just something we're going to have to live with. Although now that you mention it that could actually be a really annoying team to play against. Idk if anything can be done about this other than maybe forcing all non normal arceus to hold their respective plate.
most ekiller run tera ghost actually lol. I have yet to use/encounter a mono ekiller team so maybe we're safe for now. okay the actual reason I posted this was because there is a team I got to top 50 on ladder with that I like a lot and I am wondering how it could be improved. I would do an RMT but I didn't get any good replays.(Although there could be that one tera ghost ekillerarceus, but let's not dwell on that.
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It is not, as indicated in OP and validator.
I think Espathra is worth a mention in this Metegame due to one thing. Baton Pass.
Yeah Baton Pass is legal in this Metagame.
Thanks. I could have sworn Baton Pass wasn’t a listed clause. Absolutely for the best however.
Did someone say E-Killer spam?I'm not sure if this is intended, but without forme clause you can use multiple Arceus on the same team simply by using the type you want and giving it any item other than a plate. This allows players to stack multiple E-Killers on one team, a tactic I've only heard of in AG formats.
Yeah honestly surprised it wasn’t banned initially. You literally have here a Deoxys Atk with usable bulk and better STAB and E-Killer potential. The fact too that it can use full special sets too makes Mega Rayquaza a serious problem.now that meta's been around for a while and had time to settle, there is one thing that I want to say:
MEGA RAYQUAZA NEEDS TO GO. IT IS ON LIKE EVERY TEAM AND IS SUPER CENTRALIZING
anyway, here's an actual explanation of why I think it is broken.
On the surface, it doesn't seem like it would be THAT bad (despite being in the same tier as miraidon), since now its fellow members of the weather trio can hold items to supposedly match its absurdity. And honestly, some sets are just as easy to handle. mega Slowbro can easily 1v1 the original mono physical sets. However, unlike the other espeed spammers that have a hard time with mega Slowbro, rayquaza has a really freaking good SpAtk stat (and mega Lucario is frailer than a piece of wet paper and also even slower than ray so just dies to everything else). Uninvested neutral nature Draco Meteor 2HKOs uninvested mega Slowbro, and that's without considering the fact that if Rayquaza is boosted at all, slowbro can't switch in safely and needs a sac to come in. I personally run mixed mega ray with 252 SpA and even max SpDef mega Slowbro usually gets 2HKOed by thunderbolt. The Steel/Flyings that check (again, not mixed) Rayquaza are mostly dead weight slots otherwise and are easily eliminated by many other top threats in the tier. And just like mega Slowbro, they get ripped apart after a boost. Additionally, scarf is a niche pick that utterly decimates zacian and chunks Kyogre for a lot, meaning even out speeding and being able to tank espeed isn't always a viable option. The only pokemon that can reliably 1v1 any ray set is scarf koraidon, a Pokemon that outside its ability to check pogre could generously be described as "just okay" in most other roles. Mega Banette can 1v1 it as well, but is easy to play around (and also, mega Banette can reliably 1v1 nearly anything). The other issue is the bulk. It resists both primals' STABs and can usually tank at least 1 neutral hit. Additionally, heavy duty boots removes the threat of the ever present rocks to allow it to use its bulk to set up. Honestly, I probably wouldn't consider any of this quite banworthy were it not for the fact that Rayquaza just happens to be a fantastic enabler for other offensive mons. Its checks overlap nicely with many other threats in the tier, and if you do eliminate it, chances are you will have a much harder time dealing with the other three mons on the team that were checked by the thing that is now going to die to whatever comes in next. Similarly, other Mons can wear down mega rayquaza's checks and leave it free to sweep late game.
tldr: In my opinion, its offenses are just to much to handle and it has a ton of set diversity that makes it really difficult to check, and even if you do its going to force you to give up a lot.
Yeah my main problem with ray is how it demolishes the common answers to espeed. I think without Rayquaza espeed spam would be a lot more manageable.It’s pretty hard to counter E-Speed in a limited meta like this where your best options are Giratina and Mega Banette, when the latter doesn’t work when you use Darceus and block all its prankster moves.
HP | 608 |
Attack | 730 |
Defense | 730 |
Sp. Attack | 912 |
Sp. Defense | 608 |
Speed | 547 |
April Fool’s day was 18 days ago.Hi there. I noticed that we are missing one of the most iconic formes of all time: PRIMAL DIALGA from the award winning Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky.
Primal Dialga (Japanese: やみのディアルガ Dark Dialga) is the main antagonist of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky. It is located at the pinnacle of Temporal Tower, and is the final boss of the game's main storyline. Primal Dialga is actually Dialga after losing control of its ability to manipulate time due to the collapse of the Temporal Tower. In this form, it is also incapable of logical reasoning or showing mercy, only seeking self-preservation and preventing time from flowing properly. The player must return the Time Gears to the tower to restore the flow of time, calm down Dialga, and prevent the future where darkness rules.
As revealed in the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky Special Episode In the Future of Darkness, before they are erased from existence, Primal Dialga proceeds to punish Dusknoir for his failure, as well as Grovyle for trying to change the past. However, they escape, and eventually it's revealed that Primal Dialga's order was a plot for Dusknoir to take over Grovyle's body and return to the past to alter it. What Primal Dialga didn't count on was Dusknoir sympathizing with Grovyle and saving him at the last second; in response to this, Primal Dialga viciously attacks Dusknoir for his betrayal. In that moment, time starts to flow as a result of the player's victory in the past, and the returning flow of time affects Primal Dialga, causing it to go completely berserk and act on pure instinct, which leads it to the Passage of Time at the peak of Vast Ice Mountain. Primal Dialga then battles Grovyle, Dusknoir, and Celebi, but is beaten. After the dark future is erased, Dialga, Dusknoir, Grovyle, and Celebi are spared, and Dialga is restored to its normal state of being. Unlike his past self, Dialga states that this action was beyond his abilities and informs them they were likely saved by a being even more powerful than him.
Now you might be thinking this: Well, we don't know Primal Dialga's stats, and furthermore PMD isn't a canon game. this is where you're WRONG. You see, we do have a point of reference to calculate Primal Dialga's base stats:
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Figure 1: Bulbapedia record of Level 48 Dialga's HP.
As shown in Fig. 1, I think we can safely conclude that Primal Dialga is most likely similar to Dialga judging by its movepool, ability and typing. Despite these similarities however, we must notice the extraordinarily impressive HP stat of 700 at lvl 48.
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Figures 2a and 2b: Base and Actual HP stat of a Level 48 mon according to Pokemon Shgowdown Damage Calculator.
As you can see in Figs 2a and 2b, a 1 Base HP increase roughly corresponds to a 1 Actual HP increase. Based on this observation, we can conservatively estimate Primal Dialga's base HP to be about 608. Now that we have an accurate representation of the relative power between Dialga and Primal Dialga, we can simply multiply each of Dialga's base stats to recreate and introduce Primal Dialga into this tier.
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PRIMAL DIALGA Estimated Base Stats
HP 608 Attack 730 Defense 730 Sp. Attack 912 Sp. Defense 608 Speed 547
I look forward to the introduction of PRIMAL DIALGA and how it will affect the Formemons metagame moving forward.
dw it shows the type below the health bar if its not the same as the base formI forgot to save replay but I saw my opp use a arceus base formbut gave it a dark plate so it's typing will be dark
instead. How big of a problem will it be or will we just be adaptive in this scenario on even more type mix-up shenanigains? :D
EDIT: I give up on getting reqs it's hard to adapt to higher ladder ngl![]()
Yeah Ho-oHI got to 2795 coil and lost and I js need to vent ig
Edit: so its not a one liner ho-oh has carried a lot of my games and I think its really good
yeah I don't think its that broken bc arceus is everywhere but it is annoying in every format its inWould probably just hard ban Last Respects otherwise formats pretty fun and still relatively unexplored with lots of options.