Viable, but less effective right now with so much Heatran, Blissey, Toxapex, and Dragapult. It works well with Knock off lures like Tornadus-T and hazard setters like Ferrothorn.Is Sub-Swarm Volcarona still usable and what are some solid partners for it for offence?
The OU dex is being worked on actively -- we have a lot of contributors working on analysis. In the meantime, feel free to ask about what specific Pokemon use here.Hi everyone!
One question: When are the Dex analysis going to be updated? Just realised that mons like Garchomp and several other OU staples don't have ones.
https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/ss-ou-c-c-reservation-index.3676163/ just to add to that, this is where you can see the progress on the write upsThe OU dex is being worked on actively -- we have a lot of contributors working on analysis. In the meantime, feel free to ask about what specific Pokemon use here.
A'ight then:]The OU dex is being worked on actively -- we have a lot of contributors working on analysis. In the meantime, feel free to ask about what specific Pokemon use here.
Life Orb is pretty risky, so you might want to use it on a more offensive team that is able to get by without longevity vs Heatran. Perhaps a hyper offensive team with suicide lead Landorus-T or dual screens Tapu Koko can function well. If not, then it also does pretty well with the support of Stealth Rocks from a Pokemon that handles Corviknight -- Heatran and Trick Clefable are good examples.A'ight then:]
I just wanted to search for ideas to add to a team around this set:
Garchomp @ Life Orb
Ability: Rough Skin
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Scale Shot
- Earthquake
- Swords Dance
- Stone Edge
(Mostly asking for teammates. I wanted to build an offense or balanced team around it. The more standard, the better)
Thanks, Finch!Life Orb is pretty risky, so you might want to use it on a more offensive team that is able to get by without longevity vs Heatran. Perhaps a hyper offensive team with suicide lead Landorus-T or dual screens Tapu Koko can function well. If not, then it also does pretty well with the support of Stealth Rocks from a Pokemon that handles Corviknight -- Heatran and Trick Clefable are good examples.
another great option for steel birds is magnezone, especially if you want to add more dragons to form a whats called drag mag core, since magneton is pretty good at removing things that usually annoy dragons. In this gen dragmag cores seem to be garchomp+magnezone+1 other dragon(latios or dragapult)Life Orb is pretty risky, so you might want to use it on a more offensive team that is able to get by without longevity vs Heatran. Perhaps a hyper offensive team with suicide lead Landorus-T or dual screens Tapu Koko can function well. If not, then it also does pretty well with the support of Stealth Rocks from a Pokemon that handles Corviknight -- Heatran and Trick Clefable are good examples.
Heatran or Trick Clefable as the Stealth Rock setter for sure. You want to make sure you have a durable Ground immunity, too, as it is less likely you can fit Landorus-Therian then. Finally, something to break bulky Grass types like Tangrowth reliably can help compliment Garchomp well.And if I wanted to use this Chomp set on a balanced team, what would you suggest me? (apart from changing the item to something like Lefties, probably)
Perfect!Heatran or Trick Clefable as the Stealth Rock setter for sure. You want to make sure you have a durable Ground immunity, too, as it is less likely you can fit Landorus-Therian then. Finally, something to break bulky Grass types like Tangrowth reliably can help compliment Garchomp well.
If you're weird you can use bronzong but it's like not exactly the most viable mon.Having a lot of trouble dealing with kyurem + lele cores. The big pink wall is not holding up, I'm aware of sp.def corvi and scizor. Anyone got any other gems for me?
Blissey can deal with both but has to be very careful about Psyshock from Tapu Lele. Other Pokemon would be Slowking and Slowking-Galar, they can stomach a move or two by Kyurem and Tapu Lele. Heatran can deal with them, but not properly, as it has to watch out for Focus Blast by Kyurem / Tapu Lele or Earth Power by Kyurem. These are probably the most optimal choices you have, besides the even more niche Jirachi, which can stomach a hit or two especially with a Wish + Protect set, so it can scout what moves Kyurem / Tapu Lele might look themselves into.Having a lot of trouble dealing with kyurem + lele cores. The big pink wall is not holding up, I'm aware of sp.def corvi and scizor. Anyone got any other gems for me?
You sub on the attack and then can KO it in blade form with the other set. Wouldn’t use Aegi for Kyuremaegislash is also pretty good, unless its specs kyurem with earth power
It's worth noting that I think most people when they build a team, they end up realizing at the end that they get 6-0d by Kyurem (or Lele, but more often Kyurem) :)Having a lot of trouble dealing with kyurem + lele cores. The big pink wall is not holding up, I'm aware of sp.def corvi and scizor. Anyone got any other gems for me?
Iron Defense + Body Press can run Impish nature with Leftovers as item, the EV spread could be 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD to get the maximum amount out of Body Press. Roost here is mandatory as it allows for longevity on Corviknight. Alternatively you can run Shed Shell, as Magnezone is rising again recently in usage, so Shed Shell might be a very considerable item choice.What does the Iron Defense + Body Press set for Corvi look like?
Just like katy said, but right now if u want set up corv, I think Sub bulk up is betterWhat does the Iron Defense + Body Press set for Corvi look like?
Metagame discussion.First time posting on here so I'll be asking a very simple question before I do anything wrong: let's say I want to post something about a specific playstyle, what I think makes it viable in a metagame should I post it in the metagame discussion thread or somewhere else?