nevermind, even with 252/184+ and haze, she still gets beat by Char-X at +1. Since a +1 Flare Blitz, then two +0 Flare Blitz's still kill it.
Can't she just Roost off those +0 Flare Blitzes while Char-X recoils itself to death?nevermind, even with 252/184+ and haze, she still gets beat by Char-X at +1. Since a +1 Flare Blitz, then two +0 Flare Blitz's still kill it.
That's true, but then Altaria can't switch in freely. It would have to sack a Pokemon, or predict a dragon claw correctly to come in without any damage. That makes it a check not a counter. I honestly would prefer an intimidate Landorus-t, since it does basically the same thing and offers more utility in general. Still it would have a small niche in countering char-Y and checking char-x which a lot of Pokemon can't do.Can't she just Roost off those +0 Flare Blitzes while Char-X recoils itself to death?
Don't worry, any good theorymon that didn't get picked will be slated in the future again, such as Harvest Florges, Levitate Metagross, and Psychic / Fairy Cresselia.Protean Porygon2..it would be good to see protean used defensively, and one of the main problems of porygon2 is normal typing offers no resistances and with protean porygon2 can hit much harder and score some resistances which can only make it tankier . so here hoping this gets picked. also just wondering is there any chance there might be another chance for the 2nd placed theorymon for the end of month, for example. Leviate Metagross came 2nd, and before that Psychic/fairy Cresselia, so basically the last theorymon of the month. Is one that wasn't successful the first time in its initial shortlist. hopefully that makes sense, sorry if that's a bad idea.
Hmm, you're right. As english is not my native language, i understood rattled a bit more like jostled or hustled. However, I believe some tall and strong guys can have a dark or bug phobia, so that could still have a meaning somewhere.Rattled Emboar makes no sense to me in terms of flavor, because the pokemon that get it seem to suggest they are afraid of the dark and bugs, like children. Emboar is no such thing.
Eh, Pigs are and aren't. I raise em in my spare time, but they are more........whats the word, are more annoyed/freaked out by odder things. Like they wont get scared of big butcher knife or a whip, but they start squealing their heads off when someone walks by with a bucket of feed. They can be rattled easily though by physical punishment (ie, I have one pig who is rattled every time she is touched due to being scared after being attacked by another pig), but that's as close as I usually see. They are more stubborn than anything.Granbull also has Rattled but doesn't look like something that can be easily scared. Besides, Emboar is a pig and pigs are easy to scare i think?
Vacuum wave is a special attack with priority, given it's the only one and it's quite rare but it's there. (btw first time using the quote thing so if it doesn't turn out right sorry.)I really think that Gale Wings articuno, a bulky special attacker with priority SPECIAL ATTACKS (something I believe, doesn't exist) would be the true meta game changer.
I am genuinely curious about how well Defensive Articuno sets would fair if this is chosen. 90/100/125 Defenses are nothing to scoff at, even if his only resistances are to Bug-, Grass-, and Ground-type moves. Priority Roost will help mitigate his vulnerability to hazards too, making him less reliant on Defog support to function as an effective defender.Gale Wings Articuno (amzaneok)
This read like an O. Henry short story for me. I was like "Yeah, yeah! See, Articuno is awesome!" and then "Oh yeah, good point, specs is not the best it could do..."I am genuinely curious about how well Defensive Articuno sets would fair if this is chosen. 90/100/125 Defenses are nothing to scoff at, even if his only resistances are to Bug-, Grass-, and Ground-type moves. Priority Roost will help mitigate his vulnerability to hazards too, making him less reliant on Defog support to function as an effective defender. Pressure-based Stall sets become more viable as well, as Gale Wings Roost will let Articuno burn through some Super-Effective moves. In addition to that, Articuno has good team-supporting options with Heal Bell, Roar, Tailwind, and Defog.
I don't know how I feel about offensive sets, however. Hurricane / Freeze Dry / Hidden Power [Ground] / U-turn gives Articuno everything he needs to muscle past Rotom-W and Heatran, non-Hurricane moves aren't ones you want to be locked into. Aegislash is also a full stop to the set even with proper prediction, since Hidden Power [Ground] won't 3HKO if he's running King's Shield + Leftovers, meanwhile Articuno is 3HKO'd by Shadow Ball, and 2HKO'd if he's running a boosting item. Not that this is necessarily a bad thing, though.
If anything, the biggest turnoff is the fact that Choice Specs Articuno requires Defog/Rapid Spin and Damp Rock Politoed in order to function. Why run so much support for a single Pokemon, when I can run Choice Band Talonflame + Choice Band Staraptor + Defog/Healing Wish Latias, and accomplish the same thing, but with more offensive presence and wall breaking capabilities?
Despite the power drop, Articuno would probably prefer something like:
Articuno @ Expert Belt / Sharp Beak
244 HP / 252 SpA / 12 Spe
Modest
- Hurricane
- Freeze-Dry
- Hidden Power [Ground] / U-turn
- Roost
This set muscles through most Rotom-W, Aegislash, Heatran, and Mega Vanusaur without fail, and is less dependent on Defog support to function thanks to Roost.
Even though it's not every day we get a Pokemon capable of breaking through the best F/W/G core OU has to offer, I think I am going to vote for Fairy/Dragon Altaria. Yeah, it's mine, so I'm really biased, but I would like to see less wall breakers and more checks/counters to the many dangerous threats we have running around. In addition to checking/countering Charizard X and Charizard Y, Altaria also handles Dragonite, (most) Keldeo, Volcarona, Lati@s, and makes an excellent pivot because she resists Volt Switch and U-Turn.
If we're not allowed to vote for out own, though, lemme know and I'll change it.
I don't see the defensive applications of porygon2. I think it works best as a normal type, especially seeing as fighting types are no longer prominent, and with mega lucario getting the boot soon enough, the only fighting type you'd see is AV conk.Protean Porygon2
While Altaria is great, and would probably be better in the current OU metagame, Protean's defensive applications on Porygon2 would be extremely fun to discover and discuss.
I mean, Talonflame is quad weak to rocks too, yet it is doing fine in OU. Articuno is also bulkier, and has better coverage thanks to freeze dry and hidden power. It also doesn't depend on recoil moves so much, so it has better survivability. My vote is Gale Wings ArticunoArticuno - Gale wings articuno isn't going to be that dangerous. Sure, the power and speed is nice, but if there's rocks up, you won't be coming in. Personally, I think magic guard would benefit this thing far more.