MoxieInfinite
Banned deucer.
Doesn't it have a Fire weakness? I guess it's not a common attacking type though.
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All Gens The Toxicroak Effect
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Don't forget Stealth Rock existing. Good luck walling with 3/4 HP.
Vap from RBY+Tradebacks to GSC probably counts. Sleep Talk is balanced by the Growth nerf. But Tradebacks has Amnesia everywhere, so Vap doesn't stand out the way it does in GSC.
BenTheDemon
Banned deucer.
Bisharp kinda fits this description. His buff was mostly mechanics changes. Steel no longer resisted Dark. Knock Off was buffed. Fairy type was introduced and weak to Steel. Defog now removes hazards, but Bisharp also enjoys the Attack boost. Sticky Web is also a thing in Low-Ladder that give Bisharp a free +2 Attack.
^^Meh, that's not the standout example. Bisharp rose from UU to OU. Mandibuzz, on the other hand rose all the way from NU, without getting any new moves or whatnot. Buffed Knock Off. Buffed Defog. Buffed Overcoat. Buffed Whirlwind, even (it now penetrates Protect). Stealth Rock less dominant. Not having to care about sun- and rain-boosted attacks (especially Thunder) any more. Sticky Web immunity. Excellent response to new threats such as Aegislash. I could go on.
(Oh, I may be in the minority here but IMO Mandibuzz was quite an unhealthy presence in Gen V NU - it was just too hard for stall teams to kill. It's just that Jynx and Scolipede were worse and so it didn't get noticed.)
(Oh, I may be in the minority here but IMO Mandibuzz was quite an unhealthy presence in Gen V NU - it was just too hard for stall teams to kill. It's just that Jynx and Scolipede were worse and so it didn't get noticed.)
