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Wow thanks so much for the generous detailed reply. I'll have to mull over a few times for it to sink it, but educational for sure.
I appreciate the sheer amount of dedication you've committed Finch, that's definitely made a big impact on improving Smogon.

small edit: I'm curious what does RH stand for, when you said "RH in the back." ?
Rocky Helmet. Flying types like post-Tera Roaring Moon can never actually die to Ruination + EQ Ting Lu, but you can clinch it being put into RH (Rocky Helmet) range and if they get greedy with DDs, you can bait an Acro, rather than a resisted Knock Off, and take the resisted hit with Skarmory to potentially keep both in-tact.
 
I used the team Finchinator just shared, in this replay. I know it's winnable, but I personally don't see the strategy to win vs Moon + Gambit.
If someone would please advise, thank you.

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2124505032-3od66yvuki7y1u8rg75yy9cfqm3h4vhpw

Edit: perhaps I should have sacked Glowking --> brought down Valiant with Gholdengo, mitigated Moon setting up --> utilized Whirlwind on healthy-ish Ting-Lu more
my fellow sg, u just said it keep the slowking 4wat it 10%hp lose to moon lose to gambit slower than dog, keep is waste
 
I know Sand isn’t good right now, but thoughts on Ogerpon-C in it? Sand gives it +1 SpD, Tera gives it +1 Def, and SD Horn Leech can give it longevity. Could it work/ be built around?
 
I know Sand isn’t good right now, but thoughts on Ogerpon-C in it? Sand gives it +1 SpD, Tera gives it +1 Def, and SD Horn Leech can give it longevity. Could it work/ be built around?
Ogerpon-C and Teal both are solid enough in their own right, with the main issue being Species Clause competing with the extremely oppressive Wellspring right now. If that thing goes in the coming survey/suspects or the meta gets REALLY hostile to it again like when Dragon spam was everywhere, I could see Cornerstone picking up though.
 
How are base forms in different tiers as their evolutions? If Scizor-Mega is OU in Gen 7 doesn't it mean that by definition Scizor should be OU as well?
 
When a Pokemon with Trace copies Dauntless Shield from Zamazenta, is it able to activate multiple times per battle?
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2125195982
It appears that it would not
How are base forms in different tiers as their evolutions? If Scizor-Mega is OU in Gen 7 doesn't it mean that by definition Scizor should be OU as well?
Evolutions are tiered separately. Megas are tiered separately from their base forms; if a base form drops to a lower tier then they're banned from holding their mega stone. On the other hand, megas cannot drop lower than their base forms, since you could always, like, not mega I guess. This is why mega garchomp is considered "OU by technicality" in SM.
https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/separate-tiering-of-mega-pokemon.3546062/ Read this very old PR thread for more info or if you want a ginormous headache.
 
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I really like how they buffed/changed hail.
Does snow have any kind of viability?
Snow "teams" are different from more traditional weathers like Sun or Rain. Instead of building your entire team around it, you simply use a core. There are 2 forms of snow in OU: Chilly reception snow and veil. Veil is mainly paired with setup sweepers instead of ice type blizzard spammers, while chilly reception lacks enough "true" abusers, it is generally used as a pivot move. A common snow core is :slowking-galar: :Kyurem:. Chilly reception is manual weather, but it switches out, granting a free switch and an extra snow turn. You don’t run ice rock, but this is compensated by how many opportunities you have to set snow up.
 
I have a question. I read somewhere about Body Press Kyurem - what exactly does Body Press accomplish? And if it accomplishes something crucial for Kyurem, can't Sandy Shocks run the same set?(It gets Body Press aswell)
 
I have a question. What the fuck is with all the goddamn Probopass lately? Mostly lower el,o. Are they popular higher up? The ones I've faced literally accomplish nothing but setting up rocks and dying, and so many mons are better for setting up rocks and dying if that's your purpose.
 
I have a question. What the fuck is with all the goddamn Probopass lately? Mostly lower el,o. Are they popular higher up? The ones I've faced literally accomplish nothing but setting up rocks and dying, and so many mons are better for setting up rocks and dying if that's your purpose.
There was a team with probopass that got number 2 on ladder, it was used to trap and ko gambit. Low ladder people prob just don't know how to use it.
 
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