Kyurem (QC 3/3) (GP 2/2)

[SuperChillarmy]

<p>Ever since its introduction, Kyurem has been a pretty rare sight in OU, and looking at its stats, it's not exactly clear why; these stats are absolutely on par with those of the many Uber legendaries. Base 130 attacking stats stand out in particular. On top of this, Dragon and Ice are great offensive types individually, if not fantastic in combination. So, you ask again, why? Well, Defensively, its Ice typing is a severe liability, leaving it extremely vulnerable to entry hazards and common attacks. This cannot be stressed enough: Kyurem hates entry hazards of all kinds, which makes Rapid Spin support almost compulsory. This can be somewhat counteracted by Kyurem's fantastic natural bulk, though; Kyurem's defensive stats would be considered good for a wall, and can allow it to switch into Water-, Grass-, and Electric-types with ease. Unfortunately, however, there is more bad news: Kyurem's Speed stat falls agonizingly short of Hydreigon, Haxorus, and a multitude of base 100s. Despite the extremely welcome addition of Earth Power, its movepool is rather lacking in comparison to other Dragons in OU; Kyurem lacks a good boosting move, as well as Earthquake and Fire-type moves. Altogether, this makes an outright sweep rather unlikely.</p>

Is this intentional? Kyurem obviously gets Earth Power, which is the special equivalent.

 

[jc104]

Abomasnow was played down, but was not physically moved down. There's a difference. Before it said that is was the best partner, and that Kyurem's Blizzard was the most powerful. Now it doesn't, and Blizzard's pp issues are mentioned.

Also, lack of access to EQ renders physical sets pretty much useless. It's really quite relevant.

 

[Rakan]

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