Sticky Web
I've been using web teams a good amount on the ladder and have run into a couple more of them as of late. I think they are in a pretty cool spot right now despite a lot of Pokemon like Zeraora running Heavy-Duty Boots. Araquanid and Shuckle have been the main Sticky Web users that I've used or ran into with Ribombee still being a viable option on a couple of teams. Shuckle is a pretty nice Webs user simply because compressing rocks on these types of teams opens up a lot more options.
I've been using these three a good amount on webs as the premier abusers. Thundurus-T providing an Electric immunity helps with playing around Zeraora on these teams + its issues with Speed unlike Thundurus-I is mitigated with Sticky Web support. Gengar is one of the strongest Ghost-types we have now that Blacephalon is gone + it can spin block against Tentacruel fairly well. Bisharp is mainly there as the Defiant abuser and is insanely strong after a boost as Sucker Punch can pick off quite a few Pokemon that resist the hit with minimal chip. The last two slots are honestly filler but I've had success with the above few Pokemon but there are plenty of other offensive threats to opt for.
Weathers
Just wanted to give a more thorough opinion of weather as I think all of them are fine in the tier right now. Sun teams are really reliant on Venusaur to function well otherwise they fall short. Yeah, a Choice locked Charizard, Victini, etc. hits extremely hard under Sun but I haven't found this particularly difficult to play around + these Pokemon are easy to revenge kill. A lot of teams are using priority, which does make handling Venusaur easier, hence why I was using Tapu Lele on the above version. Arctozolt is a pretty fun Pokemon but it is definitely not as potent as Dracozolt was. There are only so many ways you can go about a hail team but it more or less becomes Aurora Veil + Arctozolt (and Alolan-Sandslash if you wanna use that). I still find Drizzle/rain teams to be the worst out of the weather options. There are so many splashable checks to rain teams that it struggles to be consistent. My version is quite bulky but I've seen many attempts at more HO variants and they still have similar issues. A big reason for this is also because Politoed is rather bad and can't provide too much outside of clicking Scald.
A couple of sets/Pokemon I've been using right now
Credit to Hogg who shared this set on Discord but I wanted to give more light to it. This bulkier Togekiss is a good pivot into Pokemon like Volcarona, Latias, and Hydreigon. It primarily functions as a Thunder Wave spammer, a move that I think every Togekiss needs to be running right now because it struggles to make much progress. I haven't found it particularly easy to fit removal on a fair amount of teams but this is a fairly good one. Hogg made the spread to outspeed a paralyzed Volcarona at +1.
Despite there being a lot more checks to Keldeo like Primarina, Latias, Tapu Bulu, and Azumarill I think it is probably in the best position it has been in for a while. I'd argue that it is the best Choice Scarf user in the tier being capable of revenge killing foes like Volcarona, Gengar, Salamence, and a weakened Alakazam. Choice Specs sets are also great and strong enough to 2HKO offensive Tapu Bulu and Azumarill with Hydro Pump after Stealth Rock. Flip Turn being a nice tool to let Keldeo pivot out on all the new switch-ins we gained with DLC drops. It's typing also having a lot of defensive utility to switch into foes like Scizor, Jirachi, and Crawdaunt makes it one of the better picks in the meta rn.
I haven't found anything else to be really broken outside of the four Pokemon banned, but I do still believe Gyarados is borderline stupid. I have seen some decent means to revenge kill it though like Thunder Punch Jirachi and Thunderbolt Tapu Lele on Choice Scarf sets. I saw a couple of Glastrier outside of TR with Avalanche capable of stomaching a hit and revenging Gyarados pretty well.
I've been using web teams a good amount on the ladder and have run into a couple more of them as of late. I think they are in a pretty cool spot right now despite a lot of Pokemon like Zeraora running Heavy-Duty Boots. Araquanid and Shuckle have been the main Sticky Web users that I've used or ran into with Ribombee still being a viable option on a couple of teams. Shuckle is a pretty nice Webs user simply because compressing rocks on these types of teams opens up a lot more options.
I've been using these three a good amount on webs as the premier abusers. Thundurus-T providing an Electric immunity helps with playing around Zeraora on these teams + its issues with Speed unlike Thundurus-I is mitigated with Sticky Web support. Gengar is one of the strongest Ghost-types we have now that Blacephalon is gone + it can spin block against Tentacruel fairly well. Bisharp is mainly there as the Defiant abuser and is insanely strong after a boost as Sucker Punch can pick off quite a few Pokemon that resist the hit with minimal chip. The last two slots are honestly filler but I've had success with the above few Pokemon but there are plenty of other offensive threats to opt for.
Weathers
Just wanted to give a more thorough opinion of weather as I think all of them are fine in the tier right now. Sun teams are really reliant on Venusaur to function well otherwise they fall short. Yeah, a Choice locked Charizard, Victini, etc. hits extremely hard under Sun but I haven't found this particularly difficult to play around + these Pokemon are easy to revenge kill. A lot of teams are using priority, which does make handling Venusaur easier, hence why I was using Tapu Lele on the above version. Arctozolt is a pretty fun Pokemon but it is definitely not as potent as Dracozolt was. There are only so many ways you can go about a hail team but it more or less becomes Aurora Veil + Arctozolt (and Alolan-Sandslash if you wanna use that). I still find Drizzle/rain teams to be the worst out of the weather options. There are so many splashable checks to rain teams that it struggles to be consistent. My version is quite bulky but I've seen many attempts at more HO variants and they still have similar issues. A big reason for this is also because Politoed is rather bad and can't provide too much outside of clicking Scald.
A couple of sets/Pokemon I've been using right now
Togekiss @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Serene Grace
EVs: 248 HP / 56 SpD / 204 Spe
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Air Slash
- Thunder Wave
- Defog / Nasty Plot
- Roost
Ability: Serene Grace
EVs: 248 HP / 56 SpD / 204 Spe
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Air Slash
- Thunder Wave
- Defog / Nasty Plot
- Roost
Credit to Hogg who shared this set on Discord but I wanted to give more light to it. This bulkier Togekiss is a good pivot into Pokemon like Volcarona, Latias, and Hydreigon. It primarily functions as a Thunder Wave spammer, a move that I think every Togekiss needs to be running right now because it struggles to make much progress. I haven't found it particularly easy to fit removal on a fair amount of teams but this is a fairly good one. Hogg made the spread to outspeed a paralyzed Volcarona at +1.
Despite there being a lot more checks to Keldeo like Primarina, Latias, Tapu Bulu, and Azumarill I think it is probably in the best position it has been in for a while. I'd argue that it is the best Choice Scarf user in the tier being capable of revenge killing foes like Volcarona, Gengar, Salamence, and a weakened Alakazam. Choice Specs sets are also great and strong enough to 2HKO offensive Tapu Bulu and Azumarill with Hydro Pump after Stealth Rock. Flip Turn being a nice tool to let Keldeo pivot out on all the new switch-ins we gained with DLC drops. It's typing also having a lot of defensive utility to switch into foes like Scizor, Jirachi, and Crawdaunt makes it one of the better picks in the meta rn.
I haven't found anything else to be really broken outside of the four Pokemon banned, but I do still believe Gyarados is borderline stupid. I have seen some decent means to revenge kill it though like Thunder Punch Jirachi and Thunderbolt Tapu Lele on Choice Scarf sets. I saw a couple of Glastrier outside of TR with Avalanche capable of stomaching a hit and revenging Gyarados pretty well.