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Metagame Tera Override [LCotM October]

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:unown-exclamation: Man Rambles :unown-exclamation:

Alright I'm here to talk about a team I made highest with it was top 20 took some times to see the meta shaping and am here to discuss my thoughts, ideas, and share data.

First I'll give thoughts on the mons and finally the team and how it fits into current meta​
:Excadrill:
As I've seen others already say before Excadrill is an excellent mon I have personally used it as a mold breaker hazard setter/spinner set though I've seen others succeed with it as a Sand Rush sweeper. Overall though while the Sand offensive set can be good I believe the Moldbreaker set is currently just much more consistent in it's game to game performance.
:Slowking-Galar:
He's the goat. As usual chilly reception is such an incredible move even more so now that you can choose what type gets the defense boost. A bulky pivot with high special attack and regenerator it's excellence is self evident and it is even more useful now to stop other weather strategies.
:Ceruledge:
Alright this might be my first controversial take however Ceruledge is an excellent pokemon though in a role different from what some might think. Ceruledge shines not through a sweeper set but through a bulky flashfire set with tera flying. This obviously helps against ground types and flying moves but there's one specific meta mon this dominates and that is Hawlucha. Plain and simple with bulk throat chop or stone edge will never kill you if they even run coverage whilst you threaten a burn or outright KO that can change the tide of a game in an instant. Certainly below the prior two but this is a genuine choice depending on the team's needs.
:Poliwrath:
Now I know it looks like I put a ZU Shitter on my team for laughs, BUT I assure you he's just outclassed no real reason to use unless you're a fan like me. But trust that when I reach the team specific section I will regale Poliwrath's heroics in greater detail.
:Scizor:
There's really no unique interaction with the OM or crazy meta read. It hits hard with Bullet punch like always, biggest meta specific thing it does is bait kyurem tera if it's running freeze dry. Besides that it's just Scizor being Scizor, except the meta as a whole tends to be frailer relying on immunities or high explosive damage so Bullet Punch kills that much more.
:Thundurus-Therian:
Weather ballin, jokes aside Thundurus gains a lot from the bolt beam being available no matter the weather though volt absorb will be used as a case study on meta counter picks as a whole. Outside of that however it's just a good fast electric type with ground immunity that doesn't care about Excadrill's moldbreaker and can even threaten grounds with grass knot regardless of weather ball. Though you may find yourself often just short of a clean one hit ko.
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So as you may have already realized this team has some major flaws :poliwrath: but flawed though it may be I believe there is knowledge to be found and shared.
  • :excadrill: The ability to choose stealth rocks of a type that would be most beneficial to your wall breakers can not be understated as well as Excadrill's naturally high atk paired with rapid spin giving even this bulky support set the ability to sweep late game teams with relative ease as it has done many times. And even when things aren't perfect makes it so nothing can set up safely infront of it without fearing large damage. Item choice can be tinkered with though boots seems to be the most consistent given the different stealth rock types going around. (Do try to maintain the speed just enough to outspeed fastest Ceruledge and other 85s)
  • :Slowking-Galar: Blending offense momentum and defense is no easy feat but Slowking-G does it anyways, it's ability to shut down other weathers while supporting the team's steel types and putting weather ball online is incredible, while also being able to criple fast mons with T-wave or set up Ko's with Future Sight. The last move is whatever but I chose Sludge bomb just for strong instant damage.
  • :Ceruledge: As I've said before I truly believe this is one of the best Hawlucha answers period but it's threat doesn't end there high atk and with bulk investment makes it's bitter blades heal a lot more than you would expect alongside poltergeist and shadow sneak Balanced and Hyper offense teams alike have to fear this thing all while crippling sweepers with will-o-wisp. Ceruledge has immense potential in this meta which hasn't been revealed yet but I think one step to reaching it will be to forget how standard OU Ceruledge plays and follow a new path with it. (Also blocks defog mini gholdengo frfr)
  • :Poliwrath: The star of the show, man of the hour, cream of the crop. Poliwrath for all the shitting I've done on it is surprisingly good with an electric immunity and bulk up set. Should an opportunity be found (which it has many with that typing) Poliwrath can completely bulldoze any team that's had it's likely only counter to it taken out as despite it's unimpressive stats across the board without the fear of electric types and genuine drought of grass here the door is often wide open for it to if not sweep deal irreparable damage to the team's defensive core. Though if I'm being completely honest I feel you could do much better if you replace it for another bulky water sweeper I truly do believe it can carry it's weight.
  • :Scizor: I really do wish I had more to say but besides being tankier on my team with snow it's well and truly just choice band scizor doing choice band scizor things.
  • :Thundurus-Therian: This mon on the team can put in work especially against Bomberdier however you need to be careful with it and the item choice here more so than the rest needs work. I think often times you'd like the speed of scarf but without life orb or specs it doesn't hit hard enough to kill bulky mons. More importantly it could run tera ice for ice immunity and boltbeam. But I specifically run tera dark for the bomberdier matchup and dark team spammers. It's a great insight on how depending on the meta you might want to change what would normally be a worse move or type for the majority of pokemon because the most common pokemon at the time need a different set of traits to counter, which is something I believe everyone should account for in this tier.

    That about summarizes my thoughts on the tier, as far as I'm concerned in order to succeed you should take advantage of the new OM but not lean in so much that your team has lost the fundamentals remember about those mons that really just get the job done regardless of gimmick alongside the gimmick abusers to maximize your team's effectiveness. With that Poliwrath gang out :Poliwrath:
 
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