Hello everyone this is the old Mons general discussion (semi stolen from ginjanija in the ou forum also permission from the man himself blarajan) where you can talk about pokemon from last gen that haven't really changed. You can talk about many of your favorite pokemon of last gen and how they perform this gen with all the new threats and unbanned pokemon. Now let me get this straight this thread is not for new pokemon or pokemon who have been extremely buffed/nerfed such as a new typing or game play mechanics there are other threads for that. This thread is for pokemon from last gen and how they fit in this gen compared to last gen or if there still viable.
A few examples of this in my opinion is pokemon such as mienfoo,murkrow,munchlax,scraggy and many more some examples of a proper discussion would be something like this.
Mienfoo hasn't really changed much from last gen he gained one new resist to his stab and one new weakness along with a buffed knock off for ghost types. That being said Mienfoo is still a top tier threat and arguably the best physical attacker in the tier thanks to being able to get past bulky ghost types such as Missy (who is another great old Mon to talk about) now its previously best check with the buffed knock off. That being said he gained a new weakness to the new fairy typing which can be deadly considering the threat of Swirlix this gen and is walled fairly hard by the recently unbanned gligar.
Another great example of a poke that hasn't changed much is murkrow who still is arguably the best mixed attacker in the tier with its solid 85 85 offenses great speed tier and amazing move pool and ability. The only thing that changed for murkrow is the new weakness to fairy and it resisting his dark. That being said murkrow is still the same threat it was last gen with its amazingly powerful stab brave bird access to the strongest priority move in the game heat wave and a great special move pool and his old sub roost or calm mind feather dance prankster shenanigans.
One last example of this is munchlax who is still arguably the best special wall in the tier with an eviolite equipped and the now legal berry juice which allows him to pull of a weird berry juice recycle set. The only thing that really changed for munchlax is the fact that fighting types are less prevalent due to the ghost buff and gligars unbanning and that special attackers such as and fire types are becoming a lot more common allowing his walling capabilities to be better then ever. The other only things that changed for him is the unbanning of certain things such as tangela yanma two amazing new special attackers that he can wall and berry juice which provides a way of recovery outside of rest talk and when combined with recycle can be used to further his walling capabilities.
Overall this is a place to talk about your favorite old Mons from last gen and how they do in the new meta along with old mons that have found new niches in the new meta. Thank you and have fun posting :)
A few examples of this in my opinion is pokemon such as mienfoo,murkrow,munchlax,scraggy and many more some examples of a proper discussion would be something like this.
Overall this is a place to talk about your favorite old Mons from last gen and how they do in the new meta along with old mons that have found new niches in the new meta. Thank you and have fun posting :)
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