Things to be suspected (Besides Terastilizing)
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String Cheese Man gotta go, and I am not saying that just cause of Good as Gold, its also the fact that this thing has Magearna levels of SpA with a typing with even less resistances and with 84 sped. Name a single thing that can switch in safely versus it?
If you said Chi-Yu, good guess but you are wrong. This shit can’t switch in repeatedly and is nuked out the wazzoo by Focus Miss. Invalidating Defog and having the capacity to beat most defoggers, even Great Tusk makes games just “who can get hazards the quickest. The hazard/hazard removal game is nuanced, and has been since the introduction of Spikes, but Ghold invalidates most of that interaction by simply existing. Ghold is problematic with or without tera, Terastilizing just amps up its bullshit even further. Spikes and hazards will still be good without it, its just that now you don’t have to extreme measures to remove them like Oricorio or running a spinner that can lose the 1v1 if it isn’t max speed jolly. Gholdengo should be the main priority of suspect testing later down the line.
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Weavile was already bordering into broken territory. Then we got a better version of it with higher speed and a broken ass ability. I think its a bit problematic, but its because of the lack of Buzzwole, Ferrothorn, Clefable, and Heatran that kept Weav in check before. If it get banned (which is a plausible outcome) then we should re-suspect it when Home comes and introduces many old gen tier staples and some PLA mons. The main thing balancing it rn is that it mostly uses Boots because of the plethora of hazards running a muk
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This fish has been stirring up a storm lately. Its Lele but with an ability that reduces everyone’s SpD by 25%, a better offensive typing + 100 speed, and Nasty Plot. With the meta slowly starting to settle down after the new toy syndrome hype and the bans of four oppressive threats, I think it is time to find some counterplay to determine if Chi-Yu should be banned or not.
So here is a guide on how to combat the fish.
Checks
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Tyranitar @ Choice Band
Ability: Sand Stream
Tera Type: Flying/Rock
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Stone Edge
- Crunch
- Ice Punch
- Tera Blast
Resists both stabs and moreso under sand. Ttar is still Ttar, and it comes packing with the same fire power it has since its introduction. It also has some utility as a Pult check. Tera Flying takes Breloom and Great Tusks while Tera Rock makes its Stone Edges absolute nukes or gives it accurate Rock type STAB.
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Roaring Moon @ Leftovers
Ability: Protosynthesis
Tera Type: Dark
EVs: 252 HP / 32 SpD / 224 Spe
Careful Nature
- Crunch
- Roost
- Taunt
- U-turn
While Roaring Moon is intended to be an offensive powerhouse, it has 105/71/101 defenses, Roost, Taunt, and U-Turn. It resists both STABs, outspeeds it easily, and has reliable recovery. Even with Crunch as its primary attacking move it still does a big chunk to Chi-Yu’s lackluster physical bulk. It also has Taunt to shutdown Nasty Plot. On its own it can shutdown fatmons like Dondonzo with Taunt, pivot with U-Turn, halts hazards from Glimmora, and check the ghosts with Tera Dark. People should explore the defensive side of Roaring Moon as its potential is there.
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Dachsbun @ Leftovers
Ability: Well-Baked Body
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
- Wish
- Protect
- Play Rough
- Yawn
Without Clef, the title for defensive fairy is left wide open. Dachsbun has some interesting potential as not only a fairy/wish passer, but also a fire immunity. Making it another potential Chi-Yu check. Wishpassing is invaluable in a meta full of hazards. Yawn scares out setup mons. Main issue is its reliance on wish to recover and its passivity.
Limiting its switch ins
Blacephalon was a pain for many builds, its STABs were mostly unresisted and its checks were limited to a couple of mons, but many teams had ways of limiting switch ins via rocks. Assuming Chi-Yu isn’t running Boots, Rocks are a great way to limit its switch in opportunities.
Faster mons/Priority
Another obvious one. Its base 100 speed is still outrun by Garchomp, Iron Valiant, Pult, and more. There is alot of priority going around and it just so happens to be weak to Mach Punch and Aqua Jet. Even priority it resists can still knock it out at under half health cause of its fraility.
Overall, I think the meta has a long way to go since it is a few weeks old, but come January and we might have a more fleshed out meta.