Metagame Metagame - [Gen 9] PoA Dex OU

[SquidSpring]

PoA Dex OU
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POA Dex OU Council

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Arcato

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FlamPoke

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What is PoA Dex OU?
PoA Dex OU is a format where our members submit whatever Pokémon they can come up with to bi-monthly contests where they are voted on by the community for both their visual design and competitive potential! We have a constantly growing and welcoming community, and we'd love to have you here!

PoA Dex OU Ruleset
The following Pokémon, Moves, Items and Abilities are banned from PoA Dex OU

Pokémon

Bahamist

Blaziken-Delta-Mega

Electrode-Mega

Enchantobra

Entei-Supra

Florges-Mega

Growlsome

Harportia

Meditao

Robert Downey Jr.*
*Legal in OU on April Fool’s day

Sceptile-Delta-Mega

Snorlax-Frost-Mega

Suicune-Supra

Tyranitar-Delta-Mega

Moves

Shed Tail
Baton Pass
Accupressure
Last Respects
Permafrost
Livewire
Achilles’ Heel
New Moon

Abilities

Arena Trap
Shadow Tag
Moody
Multishot

Items

Quick Claw
King’s Rock
Razor Fang
Focus Band
Bright Powder
Lax Incense

Clauses

Sleep Clause: Limit of one Pokemon put to sleep
Endless Battle Clause: Forcing endless battles is banned
OHKO Clause: OHKO moves are banned
Evasion Moves Clause: Evasion moves are banned
Evasion Abilities Clause: Evasion abilities are banned
Evasion Items Clause: Evasion items are banned
Species Clause: Limit one of each Pokemon
Z-Move Clause: Z-Moves are banned

PoA Dex OU Resources

Viability Rankings

New!

Arcaspark

Catastropede

Jawladin

Rakura

Sauphozoa

S-Tier

Niandertroll

Paldemaria

A-Tier
A+

Pestri

Staruhz

Heatran-Supra

Tanukief

Gilotherma

A

Sekrilon-Mega

Scaleslash

Loxicant

A-

Scorching Kiln

Sirentom

Furumo

Lunachi

Ockthane

Hoppyre

Rotom-Hisui-Armored


B-Tier
B+

Felapstan

Catzelwyrm

Tinkashank

Grand Mirage

Cetitan-Hisui

B

Kaleidleon

Sinister Sickle

Parashukado

Magnegauss

Porygon-Z-Rhinian

Tyranitar-Delta

Incandele

Dryguaro

Mochimechi

Wrighvern

Miasmiss

UU Cutoff

B-

Nestitan

Crayzigater

Feidan

Berserker Gene

Escarphone

Eidolburgh

Conductree

Kleavor-Delta

Scaly Terror

Regimyo

Varkacosm

Anneliark

Porygon2-Rhinian

Jovianshk

Manacra-Plated

C-Tier

Mosster

Golisopod-Shogun

Manacra

Drifbozu

Carcharus

Bohememoss

Treatern

Decidueye-Olul

Bewitwing

Nebulant

Ceraguard

Cactusplash

Silretro

Saturoceras

Raikou-Supra

Mephistoxin

Pandiz

Mjochiin

Malamancer

Snugglosis

Wyrmplode

Wyvarice

D-Tier

Omecha

Snowiibay

Penumbralith

Heracross-Subarctic

Gelazura

Suenami

Tyranisacer

Celestray

Iron Chamber

Snorlax-Frost

Slowbro-Rhinian

Cloudinyte

Incineroar-Olul

Whacksteroid

Utensitile

Calobera

Zorblob

Crenibex

Braskeptic

Fonspring

Unranked

Barrimander

Buntaki

Caramitti

Chronobour

Dracotion

Guarig

Hydroupa

Icyall

Iron Everlasting

Maggony

Monetoad

Poltank

Primarina-Olul

Pupitar-Delta

Rabbicicle

Reneguana

Rotom-Hisui

Sekrilon

Slowking-Rhinian

Soulply

Sweepdol

Tinkaton-Rhinian

Tofagrif

Torterra-Delta-Crystal

Toxice

Twinova

Unreleased
Mystduck
Hyterra
Eversheen

Pending Changes
Nothing here!

Sample Teams

More samples expected in the near future, with recent metagame developments to be adapted to!

HO / Offense
https://pokepast.es/c88e7b42a944054a Coil Sickle + HWish Staruhz HO by FlamPoke
https://pokepast.es/94a399afd94a78d2 Webs - SD Mirage + SD Tinkashank by FlamPoke

Balance / BO
https://pokepast.es/2987ab47e35bf411 NianCat Spikes + Special Kaleidleon by FlamPoke
https://pokepast.es/7382c8252b79a505 NianGilo Spikes + StatusSpam by FlamPoke
https://pokepast.es/17610616bd689f8d SubNP Ock + NP Gilo BO by LTitan9
https://pokepast.es/e99060baf5f77c62 SFLO Conductree HazStack by FlamPoke
https://pokepast.es/a7e092f9acd317f9 Tyranisacer Spikes by the great mega

Stall
https://pokepast.es/2e77fdb375337fc5 Felapstan Stall by FlamPoke
https://pokepast.es/dd81e9a654d88b3e Manacra Hazardless Stall by Suuuuper Craig

Speed Tiers (Outdated)

Speed Tiers

Createmons Samples

For use in Balanced Createmons to test out your mons that you are planning to submit to the format, many Pokemon cannot be perfectly replicated due to custom abilities and moves. Any stats that cannot be perfectly replicated are 1 point under the original stat.
https://pokepast.es/429ac7d90cdf56f9

 

[SquidSpring]

Snugglosis, Bahamist and Incandele have released!

Snugglosis Convergent Reuniclus
Dark/Ground
85/110/75/85/125/30
Wind Rider, Sand Veil
Vampiric

Bite The Dust | | Ground | 95 BP | 100% Acc | 16 PP | Heals 1/8th of the user's max HP on contact.

Bite The Dust, Knock Off, Nuzzle, Pursuit, Sucker Punch

Scorching Sands

Defog, Encore, Haze, Moonlight, Spikes, Stealth Rock, Whirlwind

Snugglosis @ Assault Vest
Ability: Vampiric
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Knock Off
- Pursuit
- Bite The Dust
- Nuzzle

Functioning as a bulky Assault Vest user or hazard setter, Snugglosis leverages its incredible bulk and self-sustain with its ability Vampiric and signature move Bite The Dust to stick around on the field and annoy the opponent with its vast support movepool. Its typing lends it to being incredibly splashable on teams.

Incandele
Fire/Fairy
100/76/115/85/66/80
Magic Bounce, Gooey
Power Spot

Melting Aroma | | Fairy | - Acc | 16 PP | Heals the user and ally(s) by 1/4th their max HP, also removes their status condition.

Flame Charge

Dazzling Gleam, Draining Kiss, Fire Blast, Flamethrower, Lava Plume, Stored Power

Acid Armor, Calm Mind, Healing Wish, Will-O-Wisp

Incandele @ Eject Button
Ability: Magic Bounce
Tera Type: Fire
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Lava Plume
- Dazzling Gleam
- Will-O-Wisp
- Healing Wish

Essentially a Fire-type Hatterene, Incandele acts as either a Magic Bounce pivot on hyper offense teams or a Calm Mind setup sweeper, with its incredible combination of ability and typing Incandele is only really held back by its lackluster movepool, where the Calm Mind sets struggle to find a fourth move and lacking Moonblast, despite this I believe Incandele will be a strong choice in the PoA Dex OU metagame going forward.

Bahamist
Water/Dragon
89/95/79/70/88/101
Sheer Force, Storm Drain
Thermal Exchange

Mist Barrage | | Dragon | 80 BP | 95% Acc | 16 PP | Ignores Misty Terrain debuff, 1.5x power in Misty Terrain. Has a 10% chance to confuse the opponent.

Aqua Jet, Fire Punch, Flip Turn, Ice Punch, Liquidation, Mist Barrage, Thunder Punch, Wave Crash

N/A

Coil, Dragon Dance, Substitute

Bahamist @ Life Orb
Ability: Sheer Force
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Liquidation
- Mist Barrage
- Dragon Dance
- Thunder Punch

Bahamist is a Sheer Force setup sweeper with a wide coverage movepool, unfortunately this coverage is relatively weak and it is held back immensely by its stats so whether Bahamist will be viable in the PoA Dex OU metagame is still up in the air. Stay tuned to see if he will beat the odds, i'm rooting for him!

 

[SquidSpring]

Wyvarice and some new items have released!

Wyvarice
Dark/Dragon
127/57/67/117/67/107
Pickpocket, Runaway
Kleptomancy

Lucky 7s | | Dark | 100 Acc | 16 PP | +5 BP for each 7 in the user's stats.

Kleptomancy | When coins are scattered, recovers 1/3 max HP. 2/3 if holding Amulet Coin.

U-Turn

Draco Meteor, Fire Blast, Flash Cannon, Lucky 7s

Calm Mind, Encore, Parting Shot, Substitute, Taunt

Wyvarice @ Choice Specs
Ability: Pickpocket
EVs: 8 HP / 28 Def / 192 SpA / 28 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 11 HP / 0 Atk
- Lucky 7s
- Draco Meteor
- Switcheroo
- Parting Shot

Wyvarice is an interesting offensive pivot, with the provided spread above Lucky 7s reaches 115 BP, a very strong click into neutral targets. Wyvarice pairs exceptionally well with Loxicant as it is extremely vulnerable to fairy types. Switcheroo is great to punish switchins but it can also delve into its coverage movepool with options like Fire Blast and Flamethrower. Other item choices could be things like Boots and Life Orb.

Buddy Lantern
Holder deals x0.125 damage to allies.
Not really relevant in PoA Dex OU, but it was designed for doubles so if PoA Dex DOU ever becomes a thing it will likely be very useful.

Energy Drink
This Pokémon cannot fall asleep.
Very useful into the likes of Siren Song Paldemaria, Hypnosis Staruhz, the very rare Spore Parashukado and the like, this item was designed to mitigate the effect of Sleep on the metagame in a healthy way.

Mana Gel
The holder cannot have its stat changes cleared or stolen. Psych Up will fail when used.
A very useful item for setup sweepers, Mana Gel blocks the effects of several popular moves such as Sirentom's Haze and Staruhz's Mindwipe allowing for an easier time to set up and sweep.

 

[SquidSpring]

Been a while since I updated this thread, a lot has happened!

I’ll start with the bans we’ve had.

Wrighvern, Bahamist, Meditao and Light Clay have been banned in PoA Dex OU, and Barrimander has been Unbanned!

Wrighvern just did too much damage with specs, basically anything that wasn’t an incredibly fat flying resistant steel was melting to it. Screens hyper offense was also a huge problem with Bewitwing being a frankly absurd screens setter, and thus Light Clay was banned and Barrimander was freed. Bahamist pretty much just won after one DD, it did too much damage combined with its phenomenal coverage that hit virtually the entire metagame. Meditao was just an annoying stored power cheeser that we kind of got fed up with.

NEW POKÉMON!

Anneliark
Psychic/Ground
84/83/124/130/85/44
Mold Breaker, Strange Anatomy*

Strange Anatomy | Replaces foe's ability on when making contact. Reduces BP of the user's Physical moves by 5 each turn the user is on the field.

Future Sight, Psychic, Earth Power

Moonlight, Toxic, Teleport, Stealth Rock, Calm Mind

Bohememoss
Grass/Fairy
79/97/79/109/79/127
Beast Boost

Power Whip, Play Rough

Moonblast, Giga Drain, Energy Ball, Earth Power, Psychic

Calm Mind, Strength Sap, Substitute, Swords Dance

Celestray
Ghost/Flying
96/119/90/60/65/95
Infiltrator, Frisk, Hidden Ambush*

Hidden Ambush | Boosts moves that require a charge turn by 50%

Acrobatics, Dual Wingbeat, Phantom Force, Shadow Sneak

Swords Dance, Trick

Fonspring
Water/Ground
94/52/116/98/70/65
Weak Armor, Natural Cure

Pump Up | | Water | 32 PP | Raises highest stat by 2 stages.

Dragon Tail

Earth Power, Scald, Scorching Sands

Stealth Rock, Shore Up, Toxic, Yawn

Furumo
Water/Ice
85/99/69/99/69/109
Water Veil, Pixie Power*, Refrigerate

Pixie Power | Boosts fairy-type moves by 50%

Rapid Spin, Return, Extreme Speed, Liquidation, Flip Turn, Play Rough, Drill Run

Freeze-Dry, Surf, Moonblast

Spikes, Encore

Malamancer
Psychic/Normal
95/70/100/110/70/90
Telepathy, Wonder Skin, Magic Guard

Double-Edge, U-Turn

Psychic, Psychic Noise, Psyshock, Hyper Voice, Moonblast, Flamethrower, Ice Beam, Energy Ball, Focus Blast

Calm Mind, Trick, Toxic, Teleport

Nebulant
Bug/Psychic
91/66/70/108/71/114
Vacuum Bubble*

Vacuum Bubble | Ignores foe's defense and special defense boosts, including items. Immune to Pressure.

U-Turn

Bug Buzz, Meteor Beam, Mystical Fire, Pheroblast, Psychic, Psyshock

Recover, Substitute, Taunt

Reneguana
Electric/Dragon
70/100/110/110/50/75
Battle Armor, Berserk, Tailgun Railgun*

Tailgun Railgun | If Electric-Type moves at full PP, uses Charge.

Severed Sidearm | | Electric | 55 BP | 100 Acc | 32 PP | If User's HP is 50% or less: +1 priority.

Dragon Claw, Supercell Slam

Draco Meteor, Severed Sidearm, Thunderbolt, Volt Switch

Dragon Dance, Roar, Toxic

Saturoceras
Fire/Rock
65/60/75/115/95/85
Shell Armor, Speed Boost

Flamethrower, Fire Blast, Meteor Beam, Power Gem, Hidden Power Grass, Earth Power

Protect, Stealth Rock, Will-O-Wisp

Snowiibay
Ghost/Flying
100/68/73/95/85/76
Thick Fat, Windy Spirit*

Windy Spirit | This Pokémon's wind moves have 1.2x power.

Phantasmal Gust | | Ghost | 90 BP | 100 Acc | 16 PP | 10% chance to lower target's special attack by one stage.

U-Turn

Phantasmal Gust, Hex, Hurricane, Ice Beam

Roost, Defog, Will-O-Wisp, Haze

Torterra-Delta-Crystal
Rock/Fairy
95/109/105/75/85/56
Solid Rock, Crystal Mana*

Crystal Mana | Raises defense and special defense by one stage whenever terrain changes.

Body Press, Diamond Storm, Earthquake, Play Rough

Iron Defense, Moonlight, Spiky Shield, Stealth Rock, Toxic, Teleport, Roar

Twinova
Psychic/Fairy
70/52/101/77/101/109
Synchronize, Shield Dust, Telepathy

Draining Kiss, Moonblast, Mystical Fire, Psychic, Psyshock

Calm Mind, Defog, Roost

Omecha
Normal/Electric
84/42/69/110/104/111
Volt Absorb, Download, Pixel Perfect*

Pixel Perfect | +1 accuracy when missing a move.

Reboot and Retry | | Electric | 70 BP | 80 Acc | 16 PP | Power doubles if the user's last move failed.

Thunderbolt, Volt Switch, Hyper Voice, Heat Wave, Reboot and Retry

Switcheroo

Crenibex
Rock
100/111/130/50/84/65
Rock Head, Bulletproof

Rampart's Might | | Rock | 16 PP | Combination of Follow Me and Metal Burst.

Head Smash, Earthquake, Headlong Rush, Body Press, Heat Crash, Megahorn, Trailblaze

Stealth Rock, Bulk Up, Slack Off, Iron Defense, Spikes, Toxic, Yawn

Poltank
Bug/Normal
93/83/122/62/104/61
Adaptive Armor*, Shield Dust, Friend Guard

Adaptive Armor | Takes half damage from moves with the type of first move user is hit by.

U-Turn, Body Slam, Body Press

Infestation

Defog, Haze, Heal Bell, Recover, Toxic, Yawn

Zorblob
Psychic
90/72/78/105/110/85 (Base)
90/91/66/115/66/112 (Split)
Hive Mind*

Hive Mind | If Zorblob: Takes 0.5x damage once per switch-in, transforms into Zorblob-Split.

U-Turn

Future Sight, Psychic, Psyshock, Psychic Noise, Ice Beam, Moonblast, Meteor Beam

Calm Mind, Slack Off

Tanukief
Dark/Fighting
95/84/121/76/94/60
Coat of Arms*

Coat of Arms | Gains additional type based on form. Immune to secondary effects. (Form is selected in builder)

Body Press, Circle Throw, Counter, Drain Punch, Knock Off, Poison Jab

Curse, Iron Defense, Protect, Recover, Spikes, Taunt, Toxic

Will update the VR post with these new additions soon!