Other The OU Theorymon Project (CLOSED)

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Regenerator Registeel. With Registeel's 80/150/150 defensive stats, Regenerator Registeel will become an immortal cyborg. Well of course, with proper switching because one wrong switch, your team will be in danger. It's absolutely not that OP. More like balanced. ♥
 
Isa Simple said:
Slack Off Krookodile

To be honest I'm a bit disappointed with this round. It seems that we are going backwards a bit as we are covering both Ampharos and Regenerator again, and then just whacking fairing typing on yet another pokemon. Hence I voted for Krookodile as it is unique to a lot of other theorymons but I'm still not sure I feel the flavor. "Moxie = Force of character, determination, or nerve" (Dictionary). Generally those who are determined don't "Slack Off".

Sorry for being so negative but this is how I feel :(
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Don't forget that this thread is not only about originality, but it's about what's good in competitive play, so the suggestions that made it in this slate were some of the most competitively viable (excluding mindless offensive buffs). As for Krookodile, i don't see the problem when another Pokemon line that doesn't look sluggish or lazy at all, the Infernape line, also gets that move. In fact, Chimchar's dex entry says that it's very agile, and the whole line's design is the exact opposite of slackers. But if you just treat Infernape and Krookodile as animals, Slack Off makes a lot of sense, as both monkeys and crocodiles are slacking all the time.
 
Mega amphy again? Alexwolf really wants it to be viable one way or another XD


Im gonna go with water/fairy milotic. While these slap-a-fairy retypings are getting boring I still maintain we need more defensive mons in the meta game as the powerhouses keep getting stronger...

Can we also get more offensive theorymons? All the ones we get nowadays are bulking up Pokemon and making them more defensive...
 
Personally I would like another Fairy offensive theorymon (Competitive Milotic with the typing sort of fits that bill, but...), and it's pretty obvious which one I want due to several of my posts. (Keep in mind Lilligant was mediocre last gen, but so were Charizard, Mandibuzz, Scolipede, Azumarill and Clefable. Look at them now.)

But anyways Regenerator Registeel.
 
Koishi Komeji said:
Keep in mind Lilligant was mediocre last gen, but so were Charizard, Mandibuzz, Scolipede, Azumarill and Clefable. Look at them now.
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If someone told you during Gen V that Quick Attack Pinsir would be at the top of OU, how would you react? It's one of the things I love about this game :)
 
Slack Off Krookodile

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Actually, I'm gonna have to change that to Water/Fairy Milotic. I feel as though Krookodile would be outclassed by fellow Ground-types such as Landorus-T, Gliscor, and Hippowdon. I think Milotic would benefit much more from her buff than Krookodile would from his.
 
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Regenerator Registeel
Regenerator is one of the most useful abilities in the game, but it is limited because there are too little good ones. With a few new users, Regenerator cores will be much more versatile.
Mega Ampharos has already had a buff. I honestly don't think Slack off will make Krookodile any more viable. Fairy Milotic is cool and would've gotten my vote if Registeel wasn't one of the options.
 
Regenerator Registeel

Mega Ampharos has already had a buff in Regenerator, and doubling an already great defense combined with an even better special bulk and typing would be over the top. With a Wish-passer Mega-Amp would be nigh-invincible.

I don't really see Krookodile using Slack Off, as others with superior bulk and typing pull off an Intimidate wall much better than Krook, even with recovery. Also Krook is mainly used as a Moxie sweeper rather than an Intimidate wall.

Water/Fairy Milotic would be a significant defensive buff to an already good Pokemon, but I feel that Registeel needs the buff more than Milotic does.

Here are some calcs to demonstrate Registeel's bulk:

+2 252 Atk Mega Pinsir Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Registeel: 268-316 (73.6 - 86.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

252 Atk Mega Garchomp Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Registeel: 218-258 (59.8 - 70.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

252 Atk Pure Power Mega Medicham Drain Punch vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Registeel: 222-264 (60.9 - 72.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

Now obviously it wouldn't be able to do anything back, but if it can take super-effective attacks from these massive threats, imagine what it could do against regular 'mons.

252 SpA Life Orb Greninja Hydro Pump vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Registeel: 109-129 (29.9 - 35.4%) -- guaranteed 4HKO after Leftovers recovery

252 Atk Salamence Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Registeel: 122-144 (33.5 - 39.5%) -- 20% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

+2 252 SpA Mismagius Shadow Ball vs. 252 HP / 252 SpD Registeel: 135-159 (37 - 43.6%) -- 99.8% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

As you can see, it can wall things that would maim any sweeper and keep on trucking with Regenerator. It's also a pretty good counter to Mismagius, as it takes nothing from Dazzling Gleam and it's only 3HKO'd by Shadow Ball, while Iron Head deals massive damage back.

4 Atk Registeel Iron Head vs. 4 HP / 0 Def Mismagius: 206-246 (78.6 - 93.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
 
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As you can see, it can wall things that would maim any sweeper and keep on trucking with Regenerator. It's also a pretty good counter to Mismagius, as it takes nothing from Dazzling Gleam and it's only 3HKO'd by Shadow Ball, while Iron Head deals massive damage back.
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How a theorymon fares against other theorymons shouldn't be a reason for you to pick it, as those theorymons are supposed to be picked based solely on the OU metagame, not OU + theorymons. Also, Mismagius won't exist in Registeel's metagame, as each month only the theorymons of the past month exist in the ladder.
 
Kabu said:
Really? That's kind of odd, but oh well.
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This happens so that we manage to keep the ladder as relevant and close as possible to the actual OU metagame. If we kept all the theorymons we made, then eventually the metagame would become completely different to the OU metagame, which is something we don't want, as the whole point of talking about those theorymons is learning about the actual OU metagame. But, with only 7-8 theorymons on the ladder each month, it is much easier to stay close to the real OU metagame.
 
Regenerator Registeel. That thing is already hard to take down with its above-average bulk, and Steel is a great defensive type this gen, even with the nerf. The flavor makes sense, and it wouldn't be so heavily reliant on Rest... If only it had some form of offense that was decent.
 
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