i wanna talk about some pokemon, which i do believe are a bit too much for the tier, and to kick it off, lets start with:
mieanshoa is a big threat in the current metagame as it can run a scarf-set reliably with having the coverage to nail the would be checks - it has stone edge in its arsenal to dent through talonflame, noivern, and sigilyph while other coverage-options such as knock off help it to weaken ghost-type pokemon such as dhelmise (when not itemless) and decidueye, while u-turn lets it switch out of unfavorable matchups, whereas close combat is a great spamable move in the lategame aspect. mienshao also has a great speed tier in conjunction with a great ability in regenerator, which lets it use u-turn very comfortably and to gain some longevity. 125 att rounds mieansho up perfectly as this lets it deal heafty amount of damage to anything. and choice scarf isnt the only set it can run, choice band sets could also be an considerable option, as it strucks alot of the checks with an 2hko or even ohko in the process and mieanshao can afford to run choice band as its incredible speed in 105 lets it outpace a lot of pokemon naturally.
i think mienshao is too much for the tier and should be kept a close eye on.
this pokemon definitely is a demon in the nu tier, with its incredible ability in scrappy it can hit everything with a choice band-boosted or swords dance-boosted close combat and its power shouldnt be underestimated with an incredible attack base. pangoro has not many checks in ther tier, the only three are sylveon (which has to be bulky to tank hits), comfey, and silvally-fairy, but none of them want to get hit by a iron head or poison jab as they are a clear ohko on comfey even when it is running bulk, a 2hko on bulky sylveon, and a guaranteed 2hko on silvally-fairy, so they cannot switch in safely unless the opponent forces pangoro to lock itself into a knock off or close combat. pangoro clearly is a bit too much for the tier as it checks can get blown away by either iron head or poison jab, and choice band isnt the only set which it can run, swords dance variants also can see reliable usage and the only downside it has is its speed tier, but that is enough with an adamant nature to put it over its bulky check in sylveon. pangoro is a low risk, high reward pokemon which in my opinion just overwhelms the nu tier currently.
252+ Atk Choice Band Pangoro Iron Head vs. 252 HP / 4 Def Comfey: 302-356 (98.6 - 116.3%) -- 93.8% chance to OHKO
252+ Atk Choice Band Pangoro Iron Head vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Sylveon: 260-308 (65.9 - 78.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
252+ Atk Choice Band Pangoro Poison Jab vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Silvally-Fairy: 290-342 (73.6 - 86.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
this pokemon is nuts and i think it doesnt take much for it to be an overwhelming presence in nu, boomburst, overdrive, volt switch, and even snarl found their ways on the sets and furthermore its poison-stab still is worth running, while shift gear sets can act on hyper offense teams reliably in the lategame aspect the choice specs sets proves to be a great set in itself. in all honesty i think toxtricity is a pokemon we should definitely be keeping a close eye on as well.
ya, that pokemon is another presence i want to bring up as with its high special attack base and decent speed and great coverage options in boltbeam, shadow ball, dark pulse, or psychic it can be an insane threat to further its potential it has access to nasty plot to boost its insane coverage and its great spatt. choice specs and choice scarf-sets with trick can also be worth to look into as both sets have merits in the current metagame.
now to pokemon which i feel are really great in the nu tier currently:
this pokemon is really great and proved very quickly that it is one of the best special tanks with an assault vest and it can even use protect sets with leftovers or a set with stealth rocks. the elephant in the room is a great tool currently and is a top tier pokemon in my eyes.
great typing and great check to ghosts with running an itemless set it can help versus other ghost-types such as golurk to check it. rapid spin is also a great tool alongside poltergeist, power whip, occosionally anchor shot or synthesis with the latter performing well as a supportive spinner.
be aware of the great fluffy bear and that isnt a phrase it is the truth, bewear is a crazy good powerful pokemon with its dual-stabs in double-edge and close combat along darkest lariat to hit ghost-pokemon, which can wall the stabs of it.
checks the above mentioned demon in pangoro with a defensive set, has cleric and wish options, to wishpass onto a teammate, mystical fire helps it to dish out damage on steel-types such as bronzong and copperajah, while dealing not a huge chunk of damage with it, it still whittles them down in the long term.
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throughout all the hectic and chaotic shifts these 2 bug-types stayed strong in the tier and are still great options, the former offensively and the latter defensively with great offensive assets. its amazing that both these bugs stayed strong and are still worthy options to run considering that they passed through a lot of chaotic times.
another buggy bug-type, with great tools in first impression, liquidation, and leech life in conjunction with spikes it is a great tool for teams which are absed around to whittle the opposition down with hazard stacking.
great pokemon with great defensive utility with colbur berry, moonlight and moonblast, sub-sets are also really worthy to try out and cresselias presence makes it that a lot of physical threats in the current meta dont roam around as free as they could without cresselia being in the tier. while a lot of peopele in the community deem it as too strong i feel for now cresselia is a needed evil for checking plenty of physical threats.
Thank you for reading and I hope you all will have an amazing day and a great New Years Eve!