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Project National Dex UU Next Best Thing: Cycle 18 - Crobat (Voting)
- Thread starter Arishem
- Start date
With a majority on Sub 3a, congrats to WM2N for winning this week's round! Your Submission will be added to the Hall of Fame shortly.
Cycle 15: Hippowdon
Between its huge bulk, crucial longevity, and utility offered as a Ground-type. Hippowdon continues to remain as one of the tier's most notable and iconic defensive Pokemon, unwavering as it constantly is in the face of metagame shifts. Can you discover its next best set from under the shifting sands?
Deadline is June 27th
Banned Sets
Cycle 15: Hippowdon
Between its huge bulk, crucial longevity, and utility offered as a Ground-type. Hippowdon continues to remain as one of the tier's most notable and iconic defensive Pokemon, unwavering as it constantly is in the face of metagame shifts. Can you discover its next best set from under the shifting sands?
Deadline is June 27th
Banned Sets
Body Slam 
Hippowdon @ Leftovers
Ability: Sand Stream / Sand Force
EVs: 252 HP / 16 Def / 240 SpD
Careful Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- Slack Off
- Body Slam
Wait you want to defeat non refresh malt without waiting too long for toxic to kick in while punishing scizor, steela and amoongus hard? well paralysing them is enough, as slowing them down while a 25% chance of being unable to move makes us have an easier time, the latter being much since with hippo it's likely you are playing a long game anyways, denying loads of progress that's made.
Hippowdon @ Leftovers
Ability: Sand Stream / Sand Force
EVs: 252 HP / 16 Def / 240 SpD
Careful Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- Slack Off
- Body Slam
Wait you want to defeat non refresh malt without waiting too long for toxic to kick in while punishing scizor, steela and amoongus hard? well paralysing them is enough, as slowing them down while a 25% chance of being unable to move makes us have an easier time, the latter being much since with hippo it's likely you are playing a long game anyways, denying loads of progress that's made.
curse
curse
With a landslide vote on Curse, congrats to GiyuForPresident for winning this week's round! Your Submission will be added to the Hall of Fame shortly.
Cycle 16: Rotom-Wash
Even disregarding the long history of Melmetal's presence for a while now, Rotom-Wash's excellent typing that allows it to pivot into many threats in the tier and huge utility movepool continues to keep it at the absolute forefront of the defensive metagame. Can you discover its next best set?
Deadline is July 4th
Banned Sets
Cycle 16: Rotom-Wash
Even disregarding the long history of Melmetal's presence for a while now, Rotom-Wash's excellent typing that allows it to pivot into many threats in the tier and huge utility movepool continues to keep it at the absolute forefront of the defensive metagame. Can you discover its next best set?
Deadline is July 4th
Banned Sets
Toxic Protect
Rotom-Wash @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 164 Def / 92 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Hydro Pump
- Volt Switch
- Toxic
- Protect
Oh no Swampert uses washtom to get rocks and toxic off, while pump doesn't do a lot back. Slowking teleports out since volt switch doesn't do a lot + i want to punish opposing washtoms regardless of it's sets. well fear not as toxic cripples all of them relatively hard. Protect amplifies the effect while also increasing leftovers recovery. Also helps to scout choice locked mons intentions, notably scarf zarude. Extra speed makes sure toxic gets to land on opposing washtom before volt switch.
Rotom-Wash @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 164 Def / 92 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Hydro Pump
- Volt Switch
- Toxic
- Protect
Oh no Swampert uses washtom to get rocks and toxic off, while pump doesn't do a lot back. Slowking teleports out since volt switch doesn't do a lot + i want to punish opposing washtoms regardless of it's sets. well fear not as toxic cripples all of them relatively hard. Protect amplifies the effect while also increasing leftovers recovery. Also helps to scout choice locked mons intentions, notably scarf zarude. Extra speed makes sure toxic gets to land on opposing washtom before volt switch.
Voting is up:
Nasty Plot by GiyuForPresident
Toxic + Protect by WM2N
You have until July 7th to vote for either one of these options.
Nasty Plot by GiyuForPresident Toxic + Protect by WM2N You have until July 7th to vote for either one of these options.
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With a majority vote on Nasty Plot, congrats to GiyuForPresident for winning this week's round! Your Submission will be added to the Hall of Fame shortly.
Cycle 17: Aegislash
Aegislash's extreme versatility has cemented it a spot as one of the most defining aspects of the tier. Between its amazing typing that allows it to pivot into many great threats and huge movepool enabling it to run many different sets, are you able to unlock Aegislash's true potential?
Deadline is July 10th
Banned Sets
Cycle 17: Aegislash
Aegislash's extreme versatility has cemented it a spot as one of the most defining aspects of the tier. Between its amazing typing that allows it to pivot into many great threats and huge movepool enabling it to run many different sets, are you able to unlock Aegislash's true potential?
Deadline is July 10th
Banned Sets
Aegislash @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Stance Change
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Steel Beam
- Shadow Ball
- Flash Cannon / Close Combat
- Destiny Bond
Choice Scarf Aegislash is able to be an effective revenge killer with it's enormous attack stats and has the ability to take down certain opponents with Steel Beam and Destiny Bond, that it usually isn't able to OHKO.
252 SpA Aegislash-Blade Steel Beam vs. 248 HP / 0 SpD Altaria-Mega: 464-548 (131.4 - 155.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252 SpA Aegislash-Blade Steel Beam vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Nidoking: 306-360 (100.9 - 118.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252 SpA Aegislash-Blade Steel Beam vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Tangrowth: 415-490 (102.7 - 121.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252 SpA Aegislash-Blade Steel Beam vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Nidoking: 306-360 (100.9 - 118.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252 SpA Aegislash-Blade Steel Beam vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Tangrowth: 415-490 (102.7 - 121.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO
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Aegislash @ Choice Band
Ability: Stance Change
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Close Combat
- Iron Head / Head Smash
- Shadow Sneak
- Shadow Claw
CB Aegi is quite an effective lure/breaker. It can OHKO Zarude and non Chople Krook, and easily 2HKO Scizor. It also 2HKOs Celesteela. The other reason to use this is it provides decent priority, CB boosts Shadow Sneak to a level where its damage is slightly less pitiful. CB Aegi struggles with most physical walls (Skarm, Buzzwole, Amoonguss), but the domination of special sets means these rarely attempt to switch in.
You know this mon is good when there are 6 (six) banned sets
Sub toxic 2A
Aegislash @ Leftovers
Ability: Stance Change
EVs: 212 HP / 252 SpA / 44 Spe
Modest Nature
- Substitute
- Shadow Ball
- Close Combat
- Toxic
Just try to do as much damage when you have the chance, king's shield is sometimes exploitable so we have sub here instead, catches something like a predicting bisharp using SD and unlike with king's shield, you invalidate amoongus. Oh and also it means that rude can't just click u-turn
Aegislash @ Leftovers
Ability: Stance Change
EVs: 212 HP / 252 SpA / 44 Spe
Modest Nature
- Substitute
- Shadow Ball
- Close Combat
- Toxic
Just try to do as much damage when you have the chance, king's shield is sometimes exploitable so we have sub here instead, catches something like a predicting bisharp using SD and unlike with king's shield, you invalidate amoongus. Oh and also it means that rude can't just click u-turn
Voting is up:
Choice Scarf by GiyuForPresident
Choice Band by 3MoreMinutes
SubTox + 2 Attacks by WM2N
You have until July 13th to vote for either one of these options.
Choice Scarf by GiyuForPresident Choice Band by 3MoreMinutes SubTox + 2 Attacks by WM2N You have until July 13th to vote for either one of these options.