I know that the updated v.r thread is rather new, however nomming two mons to rise
Mega Metagross A- -> A.
I can understand why it has fell from the grace of the upper echelons but despite the bulky ground meta game hampering its effectiveness, it is simply underrated at this point. I'm well aware of the 4mss it suffers, and its reliance as mentioned to run coverage like ice punch to take down the omnipresent lando's/chomps running amok. No you'll never have that perfect set but still, lets be real Metagross still remains at large an effective powerhouse in ORAS. Not to make this too hypothetical, but if you really want despite the mentioned 4mss, it'll 2hko still just about everything you want in the tier bar Mega Scizor and Slowbro (I find bro shaky with gk especially after sr and a bit of prior dmg but regenerator eases the stress overall). Other grounds like Hippo are 2hkod by grass knot (with a negative nature btw) as well as quagsire who obviously just faints. Skarmory loses to repetitive hammer arms (although rocky helmet deters this). The list ends there and point being, if you want this thing to work it will, and it'll almost always pull its weight. Lastly, that bulk allows it to win so many 1v1s in the tier, 80/150/110 is insane and something I find to to be under appreciated. Many cases a player will need to sack something prior to get the necessary takedown. This meta has adapted a lot since its conception but its almost as if people forgot how nasty it is in practice. lol in my post I couldn't help but point out some of the things that undermine its potential but then again thats why I believe mid A is appropriate. It isn't perfect, but it rarely disappoints when used properly. Firmly believe the right team support will mitigate whatever flaws mentioned.
Mega Sableye A -> A+
Don't even get me started on this thing. Sableye serves as the cornerstone for almost ALL stall and to be frank, its an opportunity cost not to use Sableye as the preferred mega in almost all cases. No need to run you the overwhelmingness of magic bounce's merits because we all know what it does. Hoopa's removal if anything, has made stall to be far more effective as obviously predicted. It's improved since the ban and thats incontrovertible in my opinion. Yes..Clefable and Heatran have incredible usage and essentially ensure that they'll be able to breeze past Sableye in terms of setting SR but any solid stall will have hazard removal on top of it. Well put together stall doesn't just collapse over these two mons and I put emphasis on "stall" because it's really where Sableye peaks. Stall is alive and better then ever and having the claim to carry an entire playstyle on its back should grant Sableye access to A+ territory.
Mega Metagross A- -> A.
I can understand why it has fell from the grace of the upper echelons but despite the bulky ground meta game hampering its effectiveness, it is simply underrated at this point. I'm well aware of the 4mss it suffers, and its reliance as mentioned to run coverage like ice punch to take down the omnipresent lando's/chomps running amok. No you'll never have that perfect set but still, lets be real Metagross still remains at large an effective powerhouse in ORAS. Not to make this too hypothetical, but if you really want despite the mentioned 4mss, it'll 2hko still just about everything you want in the tier bar Mega Scizor and Slowbro (I find bro shaky with gk especially after sr and a bit of prior dmg but regenerator eases the stress overall). Other grounds like Hippo are 2hkod by grass knot (with a negative nature btw) as well as quagsire who obviously just faints. Skarmory loses to repetitive hammer arms (although rocky helmet deters this). The list ends there and point being, if you want this thing to work it will, and it'll almost always pull its weight. Lastly, that bulk allows it to win so many 1v1s in the tier, 80/150/110 is insane and something I find to to be under appreciated. Many cases a player will need to sack something prior to get the necessary takedown. This meta has adapted a lot since its conception but its almost as if people forgot how nasty it is in practice. lol in my post I couldn't help but point out some of the things that undermine its potential but then again thats why I believe mid A is appropriate. It isn't perfect, but it rarely disappoints when used properly. Firmly believe the right team support will mitigate whatever flaws mentioned.
Mega Sableye A -> A+
Don't even get me started on this thing. Sableye serves as the cornerstone for almost ALL stall and to be frank, its an opportunity cost not to use Sableye as the preferred mega in almost all cases. No need to run you the overwhelmingness of magic bounce's merits because we all know what it does. Hoopa's removal if anything, has made stall to be far more effective as obviously predicted. It's improved since the ban and thats incontrovertible in my opinion. Yes..Clefable and Heatran have incredible usage and essentially ensure that they'll be able to breeze past Sableye in terms of setting SR but any solid stall will have hazard removal on top of it. Well put together stall doesn't just collapse over these two mons and I put emphasis on "stall" because it's really where Sableye peaks. Stall is alive and better then ever and having the claim to carry an entire playstyle on its back should grant Sableye access to A+ territory.
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