Yeah I don't see you staying in many turns, toxic orb is much better here. I think it still has good use too, as a good status wall, and a total counter for Chansey then.
Flare Blitz from a Blaze Emboar 252 Hp/252 Atk LO does 226.5%-266.9% to a standard Heracross.Probably not unless it was CBed, but if Emboar was coming in the switch I don't think it would matter as you'd get 2HKOed by Close Combat (unless Hera uses Megahorn or Emboar has a scarf). But really you wouldn't switch either Hera or Emboar into the other unless you were desperate; it's just far too risky.
Oh and I reckon CB is still quite viable. If you do a little bit of good predicting the combination of Guts and CB is enough to wreck anything apart.
i dont see why they wouldnt use CS. Sure CB and LO give him more power, but in UU the common speed range is 95-110. Heck almost all of the fire types are over 95, almost all of the flyings are over 95, and a few psychics are as well. Heracross really needs that speed with him.people use anything other than Choice Scarf?
This is not the place to discuss why Emboar is better than Arcanine in some ways.Emboar is a bad Pokemon.
Honestly, what's it doing that Arcanine isn't doing better.
But to make this on the topic of Heracross, he's definitely proved to be a really threatening Pokemon, but I haven't had that much trouble with him, though I'm running multiple bug and fighting resists.
Priority is far too common in this metagame as its a necessity on most teams to deal with the top UU threats, so I just don't see this set working.I have been having some sucess with a kinda gimmick set.
Heracross@Salac bery Moxie
252 attack 252 speed 4 hp
Jolly
-Endure
-Close Combat
-Megahorn
-Earthquake/Aerial ace
After you kill something with Close combat people will be just tempted to try to revenge it with -1/-1 defense, thats when you endure and get a pretty amazing speed with salac berry. And after a +1/+1 hera, you will only be killed by pretty most prioty or something scarfed. It has great coverage on its stabs, and aerial ace can be used if you run in likes of hitmontop(but they have priority so you prolly dont want to stay in after endure).
I have been having some sucess with a kinda gimmick set.
Heracross@Salac bery Moxie
252 attack 252 speed 4 hp
Jolly
-Endure
-Close Combat
-Megahorn
-Earthquake/Aerial ace
After you kill something with Close combat people will be just tempted to try to revenge it with -1/-1 defense, thats when you endure and get a pretty amazing speed with salac berry. And after a +1/+1 hera, you will only be killed by pretty most prioty or something scarfed. It has great coverage on its stabs, and aerial ace can be used if you run in likes of hitmontop(but they have priority so you prolly dont want to stay in after endure).
Secondly if we did the amount of priorety would put quite the damper on this.
What priority? This is BW UU. Hitmontop is the only common priority user in the tier. Occasionally you'll see Aqua Jet Azumarill or a Sucker Punch Bisharp. Priority moves aren't popular in UU and the pokemon that use them are easy to counter.Priority is far too common in this metagame as its a necessity on most teams to deal with the top UU threats, so I just don't see this set working.
Nidoqueen/king, as well as doing more damage to Victini without the miss chance. It can also finish off a lot of pokemon, gaining Moxie boosts without resorting to miss chances or Def drops.Even if the first two points were somehow invalid, why the hell would you run earthquake over reversal? The only type it beats is poision, and the only two common posions in UU are Crobat, and Drapion. If anything you may want stone edge.
Heracross is slower than the most common Psychics, Victini and Celebi, so that kinda sucks for it. It's also slower than Kyurem, the most popular scarfer...and it's also slower than most things on a Drought team. It has its uses, but Heracross is far from "excellent" in the tier.All this aside, really looking to see how hera plays out in uu, handling psychics and the ability to check loads of top threats with a scarf really makes for an excellent poke.
ES Arcanine would like a word with you :P^You haven't played UU much, have you?
What priority? This is BW UU. Hitmontop is the only common priority user in the tier. Occasionally you'll see Aqua Jet Azumarill or a Sucker Punch Bisharp. Priority moves aren't popular in UU and the pokemon that use them are easy to counter.
Hitmontop is on a shitload of teams. Yeah, only about 5 or so Pokemon in the tier are using strong priority, but damn, those mons can be common.What priority? This is BW UU. Hitmontop is the only common priority user in the tier. Occasionally you'll see Aqua Jet Azumarill or a Sucker Punch Bisharp. Priority moves aren't popular in UU and the pokemon that use them are easy to counter.
I haven't seen Hitmontop much during laddering.Hitmontop is on a shitload of teams. Yeah, only about 5 or so Pokemon in the tier are using strong priority, but damn, those mons can be common.
If anything Moxie should go with Choice Scarf. Revenge something, and BAM! You have a pseudo-DD going along.Use Moxie instead of guts for the sub set. I have been using it for a while in OU and it works great. If you get a free sub you can sweep hard. This thing is OU material not UU.