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Gen V Initial UU
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Scary things:
With Cresselia, Umbreon, Gligar, Gastrodon, Milotic, Celebi, and, of course, chansey usable, stall looks good.
Drought also scares me, especially Charizard.
Baton Pass has Mew, Smeargle, Jolteon, ninjask, zapdos, Ambipom, and gorebyss usable. Scary as well.
The only question is, what to use?
With Cresselia, Umbreon, Gligar, Gastrodon, Milotic, Celebi, and, of course, chansey usable, stall looks good.
Drought also scares me, especially Charizard.
Baton Pass has Mew, Smeargle, Jolteon, ninjask, zapdos, Ambipom, and gorebyss usable. Scary as well.
The only question is, what to use?
Missingno needs to be banned from UU... and all tiers.
And I say this with all seriousness.
And I say this with all seriousness.
Oh ya, UU Azelf, Espeon, Zapdos etc.
Mew? Zapdos? Azelf? KYUREM?!
And Toxicroak is OU?!
... GLORIOUS. *rushes off to make a team*
And Toxicroak is OU?!
... GLORIOUS. *rushes off to make a team*
How do I play UU without Blaziken.......
Lots of awesome new Pokemon in UU, it's a little overwhelming (but not as bad as I originally thought). There are going to be a shit ton of Pokemon to consider and prepare for since there are so many equally awesome Pokemon in the top tier.....maybe I'd have preferred a larger OU.
Lots of awesome new Pokemon in UU, it's a little overwhelming (but not as bad as I originally thought). There are going to be a shit ton of Pokemon to consider and prepare for since there are so many equally awesome Pokemon in the top tier.....maybe I'd have preferred a larger OU.
Fusion Bolt Victini doesn't seem too big a difference. V-Create seems to be a better option in like all the cases.
Vulpix is actually doing something. Spreading burns decently.
Vulpix is actually doing something. Spreading burns decently.
So according to the usage stats, Vannilish is the worst competitive Pokemon? Man, it comes after Unown, and that's got to be insulting.
Anyhoo, I really can't wait to try out UU. Seems like a barrel of fun and a crapload of testing similiar to last generation. Curselax, Sun team and Speed Boost Sharpedo, here I come!
Anyhoo, I really can't wait to try out UU. Seems like a barrel of fun and a crapload of testing similiar to last generation. Curselax, Sun team and Speed Boost Sharpedo, here I come!
How did u decide the cut?
Do remmeber, Chansey doesn't need to use Eviolite now. The only reason why 100% of Chansey used Eviolite in OU is because that's the only way it is not outclassed by Blissey. In UU, Blissey isn't there, so Leftovers is now an option. Chansey is great with Leftovers too, as those who played Gen IV UU will know.
Hail owns. I've made a quick 5 min. Hail team and - although is faaaar from perfect - it's as fun to use as ever. Guys like Abomasnow, Kyurem, Froslass and Walrein finally have a chance to shine.
Other than Hail teams (which litter the ladder atm) I've seen two Baton Pass teams and two Drought Teams.
Other than Hail teams (which litter the ladder atm) I've seen two Baton Pass teams and two Drought Teams.
I'm really shocked that Espeon is not top 50 and shitty useless (in BW) pokemons like Vaporeon are... When you know that in the high ladder or in tournaments he's one of the most seen pokemons. I'm also surprised that ThundUberus is only 15...
Edit : Shandelure in top 50 is also pretty weird... I guess it's like for Ninjask in DPP ; he's one of the most popular pokemons in the low ladders
Edit 2 : Infernape top 25 is also weird..
Edit : Shandelure in top 50 is also pretty weird... I guess it's like for Ninjask in DPP ; he's one of the most popular pokemons in the low ladders
Edit 2 : Infernape top 25 is also weird..
Man, going on tilt is really harsh. I lost close to 100 points from like 3 matches :(
Has anybody tried using Heavy Sun? I'm interested in it, but I'd like to know if specializing is acceptable for this metagame.
Has anybody tried using Heavy Sun? I'm interested in it, but I'd like to know if specializing is acceptable for this metagame.
Excited about this metagame, I find it funny how the power shifted this generation, dropping so many viable OU threats from last generation into UU. Pretty crazy shit. ._.
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Kinda have to agree here.
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