quick note: yes, the Weavile test's voting process isn't technically over yet! we had already decided to test Okidogi after Weavile regardless of result, so this is just in the interest of time. thanks for your understanding!
For a while now Okidogi has been one of the most consistent and dreaded progress makers UU has to offer. We've all been on the receiving end of a nasty Toxic Chain proc; the ability is arguably the main catalyst behind Okidogi's viability, and there's no worse feeling than correctly predicting a Drain Punch and bringing in your Tornadus-T only to get poisoned anyway. This ability lets Okidogi theoretically break down any non-Poison-type given a long enough period of time, since no Steel-type wants anything to do with its Fighting moves, and Okidogi's great bulk and staying power provided by its great typing and Drain Punch give it the opportunity to do exactly that. Okidogi's STABs alone are already very nasty, but its coverage lets it bring even more pain; between Knock Off as an all-purpose progress maker and Psychic Fangs as a way to damage other Poison-types - most notably opposing Okidogi - there's not much Okidogi can't get through. With Tera at its disposal, it's not uncommon to see Okidogi clean up games incredibly easily after a single Bulk Up, since it can wall anything and everything given the opportunity with its great bulk and Defense boosting. It's not just beholden to these sets either; it's still plenty strong with Choice Scarf, Choice Band, Substitute + 3 Attacks, and just flat 4 Attack sets.
It's not all sunshine for Okidogi - it does have some notable weaknesses. The two best Pokemon in the tier, Excadrill and Tornadus-T, hit it super effectively with their STAB moves, making it forced to trade or Tera out of its weaknesses quite often. Some other Pokemon that are especially strong also threaten it heavily like Hoopa-U and Latios. It's also not super fast by any means, so if you do manage to get it low on HP it can be revenge killed quite easily by Pokemon that aren't particularly fast themselves like Lokix, Rotom-W, and speedy Heatran. Lots of Pokemon also run Psychic coverage for it, like Ogerpon and its Cornerstone sister as well as Thundurus-T.
This test has been talked to death by now, so let's get some results. What should we do with Okidogi?
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NOTE: THIS TEST WILL BE USING A NEW SUSPECT PROCESS!
The instructions to participate in this test are as follows:
- Create a new account on PS. You do not have to follow any specific naming convention, but your suspect account must have never played a game in UU before this suspect test went up or you will not receive valid requirements (resetting W/L does not count for this - the account you use must never have played UU before the test, full stop.)
- At any point on your new account, use the command /linksmogon on Pokemon Showdown! You will receive instructions on what to do once you run this command.
- Double check that you're listed as a voter here! If you aren't listed as a voter despite having valid reqs, please contact myself, vivalospride, or a member of staff.
- If you have any questions about this new process, feel free to PM me or post here!
The requirement to vote in this suspect test is a COIL value of 2900. The deadline for getting requirements will be Sunday, November 10th. Good luck to all!
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