- Corviknight is still one of the few Defoger left.
probably corviknight and the paradox donphans. i think ancient donphan would be a good option cause it seems like it could 1v1 most hazard setters on top of not removing the hazards you set on your opponent's field. cyclizar gets spin too but i'm not sure if it'd be easy to fit cause it gets a lot of utility moves, good option at least. corviknight should be as good of a defogger as always but seems a bit passive plus it could mess with your own hazard stacking lol. it seems like the spinners this gen are gonna be way, way better than the defoggers which are basically just corviknight and maybe giratina if that manages to come to ou.
Corviknight is probably the best defogger. I would expect that it's probably the only one relevant to OU too. However, it is completely walled by Gholdengo, which blocks Defog due to its ability. Gholdengo is likely a staple on hazard stack because it invalidates all forms of removal.
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a defogger that I think's gone a bit under the radar is noivern, this mon has a great speed stat, decent offensive stats, and was one of few mons to keep defog, it also notably keeps roost, meaning it can be a psudo-koko that pivots and roosts off damage, here's a basic set
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More seriously, we should see HDB become incredibly useful, moreso than even Gen 8. Because hazard removal is harder now, pokemon that cannot afford to take hazard damage are all the more incentivized to carry boots. It becomes helpful on even more pokemon now, which is a good or a bad thing depending on how you interpret the meta. Obviously SR weak pokemon such as Zapdos, Torn-T, etc will carry boots, but we can realistically see Toxapex, Slowbro, etc HDB being the premier item option just because of metagame trends. Could he cool! Glimmora is also huge when it comes to hazard removal. The mon does not have great stats/typing but the utility is out of this world!
Its signature move, Mortal spin, is a poison-type Rapid spin with guaranteed poisoning.
Edit: It also has SR and Toxic spikes. You can run Corrosion to spam Toxic or run its other ability Toxic debris for free toxic spikes.
It has a Poison-type Rapid Spin that guarantees poison instead of boosting its speed. It also has Corrosion.
I dunno about you, but "brings in steels like no one's business" sounds to me like a mon that pairs beautifully with magnezone, I think this will see some use, even if not enough to stay ou.
Corrosion (which is imo the superior ability) makes it 1v1 Corviknight pretty well, and turns it into a solid Spikes setter for this reason, imo.
Court change too
I don't know about other folks, but I'm spending way too much time manually changing numbers in calc
If he was in, he would probably lose Defog anyway, since it learned it by TM. Same goes for Roost, so Chomp fully outclasses it... except for DD, but 100 Attack is too low.
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Beware, it default to Lvl50 for cartridge online play so you may have to change the level each time (if that somehow matters). Still way less work.
Sad but true. They probably also would have refused to give it Spikes or Stealth Rock via TM after giving them out like candy this gen, just to add to the injury
Calling booster energy a “free specs” is a stretch. It’s a free specs until you switch out again, so you better be winning the game right then and there if you are using it.What's everyone's thoughts on Iron Moth?
140 Sp.A, 110 Spe, and an ability that can give it a free specs makes it hit pretty fucking hard without the setup required by regular volcarona or the 4x weakness making boots a necessity. It keeps all of Volcarona's coverage except for giga drain (now energy ball) and loses quiver dance. It gains discharge, dazzling gleam (dragons), and flash cannon.
and because why the fuck not it gets toxic spikes too, but no toxic.
+1 is assuming always boosted by quark drive
+1 252 SpA Iron Moth Psychic vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Toxapex: 174-206 (57.2 - 67.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
+1 252 SpA Iron Moth Discharge vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Toxapex: 156-184 (51.3 - 60.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
+1 252 SpA Iron Moth Dazzling Gleam vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Garchomp: 316-372 (75.2 - 88.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
and if you go for the electric terrain route deciding to run a different item from energy booster;
+1 252 SpA Choice Specs Iron Moth Discharge vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Toxapex in Electric Terrain: 302-356 (99.3 - 117.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Stealth Rock
Even against chansey the chansey eventually loses with fiery dance boost:
+6 252 SpA Choice Specs Iron Moth Sludge Wave vs. 248 HP / 8 SpD Eviolite Chansey: 622-733 (88.4 - 104.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Stealth Rock
(I calc'd it with choice specs to simulate a +7 calc.. quark drive + 6 fiery dance boost but you likely will get into 2hko range before chansey has enough softboils to out heal sludge wave spam. Especially with the PP nerf.)
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Iron Moth @ Boost Energy / Life Orb / Heavy-duty Boots
Ability: Quark Drive
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Sludge Wave / Energy Ball
- Fiery Dance / Overheat
- Discharge / Psychic
- Morning Sun
Perhaps other uses develop after the hype of the "probs quick ban shit" concludes, but Iron Moth seems to be overlooked. With its speed tier, it can function as a specs Latios replacement with essentially a soul dew attached due to quark drive spamming Overheat instead of draco meteor.
