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LO Technician on Breloom is actually a standard set and is capable of hitting sickeningly hard. Sash is subpar IMO and Scarf isn't really viable either. Most you see will be LO or Toxic Orb, and Toxic Orb is mainly used by bulkier sets.
Excadrill isn't broken anyway and shouldn't be hammering through your entire team. Just go for burns, pack quick, powerful hitters etc... He really isn't that hard to deal with, although he's definitely a great 'mon in general.
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Bronzong could work well as an Excadrill counter. Levitate makes it immune to Earthquake, and Rock Slide and Iron Head are both NVE against Bronzong. Bronzong can easily Earthquake Excadrill and wear it down, and can run gyro ball alongside it to break a potential balloon.
The first thing you need to do in order to build a successful core is to know the prominent threats of the tier you are playing in. This is really key, since your core will need to take on the most prominent pokemon in said tier. For example, it is no good building a defensive core which is weak to several top tier mons.
Secondly, your core will need to have synergy, whether it be defensive or offensive.
To check out some cores that have been tried and tested, I reccomend viewing this topic http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/good-cores-v2.3505075/ to get you started. Look at some of the cores already made and read the reasoning behind them.
Why do most suggestions I see recommend Roost on Lati@s instead of Recover? As far as I can see, they both have the same PP, only Roost means that the Lati is temporarily vulnerable to EQ. It doesn't come up often, but still, why not just run Recover since they get both?
Roost doesn't actually make Lati@s ground prone, it removes the Flying typing, not Levitate. In this case, neither of them actually are Flying types, so Roost has no negative effects.
Trust me, it confused me as well.
You go here.
Yeah, to continue, it's just preference. It's why Soft-Boiled > Roost on Mew; it's cooler. No other reason though, the moves are identical and they don't come with any illegalities.
Mold Breaker
True, although on a sand team, which are rising in popularity, Drill won't be using Mold Breaker.
First, Crawdaunt has a poor defensive typing and bad special bulk, so an Assault Vest is actually a really bad option on it. Life Orb or Choice are far superior, since they allow Crawdaunt to do what it does best: do a ton of damage. Additionally, Crawdaunt find's no use for special defense EVs, as even with an AV, it's ridiculously frail. It'd rather use max Speed to outpace uninvested Heatran, even though that's getting rare.
Second, Crawdaunt needs Crabhammer + Knock Off to wallbreak, and Aqua Jet to revenge kill. Rock Slide is useless, since its main hypothetical target, Talonflame, outspeeds an OHKOs you. Plus, Crabhammer does more damage to it on the switch, so there really is no point.
Lastly, always use Superpower > Brick Break in the last slot if you want a Fighting move.
Here's the Crawdaunt set that you should probably be using. btw, I'm just trying to help, since you were looking for input :) gl
Crawdaunt @ Choice Band / Life Orb
Ability: Adaptability
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Crabhammer
- Knock Off
- Aqua Jet
- Superpower
Ability: Adaptability
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Crabhammer
- Knock Off
- Aqua Jet
- Superpower
This set could be fixed with some minor changes, first Crawdaunt is not supposed to take hits at all so instead of investing in bulk you should invest in Attack and Speed.
Non-Trick Room Set
Crawdaunt @ Life Orb
Ability: Adaptability
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature
- Crabhammer/Waterfall
- Knock Off
- Aqua Jet
- Swords Dance/Superpower
Trick Room Set
Crawdaunt @ Life Orb
Ability: Adaptability
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Brave Nature
IVs: 0 Spd
- Crabhammer/Waterfall
- Knock Off
- Aqua Jet
- Swords Dance/Superpower
Rather than interrupt the viability's discussion about current ranking, I thought I would take this question to here instead. I would like to ask why each of the pokemon in the viability ranking here are blacklisted/had their conclusion reached?
MoxieInfinite
Banned deucer.
probably because theyre shit.
Because people kept making stupid posts about them, mainly.
edit: But yeah also what the guy below me said.
florges is 1000% outclassed by Sylveon
Donphan is 100% outclassed by Excadrill (even defensively, av exca is possible)
Helioisk and Darmanitan because most everyone agreed on a rank except this one guy who kept bringing it up, again, again, and again.
Florges: Outclassed by Sylveon
Donphan: Outclassed by Excadrill (I still use Donphan though, it's a MONSTER aha)
Heliolisk and Darmanitan: This one is weird, they are both outclassed but some dude kept bringing them up even when discussion had ended.
Every blacklisted Pokemon is there because besides of not being good enough to get a rank, its mention sparks shitty discussions constantly. The conclusion reached list is for Pokemon that have reached their ideal ranking decisively. Mantine got there because it made the thread lose focus, as a lot of people were asking why it was ranked and similar stuff, derailing the thread from more important discussion points. Once the metagame settles down, you can expect to see more Pokemon in this list.
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