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XY UU Beta Discussion (Read post #32)
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ok thanks. i was pretty sure they were illegal last generation so i didnt think that would change.
I think it was; breeding mechanics changed this gen, now either gender can pass down egg moves. That's how BellyJet Azumarill became a thing.
ok that basically changes the entire metagame. ill make sure to use bellyjet azumarill in ou
BellyJet Azumarill isn't all it's cracked up to be. You HAVE to rely on Aqua Jet for Pokemon that are faster than you (which is most of the metagame), unless you run speed in which case your bulk is severely compromised, you still get outprioritized by shit like Talonflame, and there's a shitton of Pokemon that can take a +6 Aqua Jet and proceed to OHKO you because base 50 Speed is laughable.
I didn't say it was good, but it's an example of something that's possible with the changes to breeding.
Sorry, I was replying to Ununhexium. Now a GOOD example of a newly legal combination that's relevant in UU is Sleep Powder/Spikes Roserade.
Agreed! Roserade is actually pretty good in the severely unbalanced UU metagame.
Defog users can rest easy, Latias may be more prominent, Colbalion won't be used anymore, Chesnaught might see a slight drop in usage, and people can use chansey without fear of a free bisharp switch in. Those are my predictions.
EDIT: And my new favorite UU pokemon, Diggersby, can sweep more easily without worrying about Sucker Punch mind games.
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(I like how you diss cobalion but come to the assumption that claydol and golurk actually have worth, when it's truly vice versa)
252 Atk Choice Band Terrakion Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Hippowdon: 187-222 (44.5 - 52.8%) -- 25% chance to 2HKO after Stealth Rock and Leftovers recovery
252 Atk Choice Band Terrakion Stone Edge vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Slowbro: 165-195 (41.8 - 49.4%) -- 24.6% chance to 2HKO after Stealth Rock and Leftovers recovery
252 Atk Choice Band Terrakion Stone Edge vs. 220 HP / 0 Def Celebi: 244-288 (61.6 - 72.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock and Leftovers recovery
252 Atk Choice Band Terrakion Stone Edge vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Celebi: 177-208 (43.8 - 51.4%) -- 64.5% chance to 2HKO after Stealth Rock and Leftovers recovery
252 Atk Choice Band Terrakion X-Scissor vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Claydol: 250-296 (77.1 - 91.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock and Leftovers recovery
252 Atk Choice Band Terrakion Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Golurk: 196-231 (51.3 - 60.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock and Leftovers recovery
and a simple switch from jolly to adamant can turn those from chances to guarantees
Not only that but we have it's SD rock gem set from last gen, however since rock gem is illegal in XY, stone plate is the next best bet:
+2 252 Atk Stone Plate Terrakion Stone Edge vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Golurk: 234-276 (61.2 - 72.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock and Leftovers recovery
+2 252 Atk Stone Plate Terrakion Stone Edge vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Slowbro: 262-310 (66.4 - 78.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock and Leftovers recovery
+2 252 Atk Terrakion Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Hippowdon: 250-295 (59.5 - 70.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock and Leftovers recovery
+2 252 Atk Stone Plate Terrakion Stone Edge vs. 220 HP / 0 Def Celebi: 390-459 (98.4 - 115.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Stealth Rock
+2 252 Atk Terrakion X-Scissor vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Claydol: 334-394 (103 - 121.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO
etc
Not saying you're other stuff or even your tidbit on terrak is 100% wrong, but just correcting you a bit
Im not sure how i feel about terrakion and landorus in uu. Compared to the megas in uu, terrakion seems to fit nicely imo. You have cobalion with steel typing that can easiky setup on bisharp but terrakion haz to watch out for iron bead.
Landorus is still a beast lol
Landorus is still a beast lol
Yeah, Latias got a lot better. She lost her biggest check, and the tier gained two threats that she can check fairly well in Terrakion and Landorus. As for Terrakion, this is a set that I like the looks of:
Terrakion @ Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Justified
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SDef/ 252 Spd
Jolly Nature
- Close Combat
- Stone Edge
- X-Scissor
- Earthquake
Full coverage Terrakion with the ability to change moves. Although Terrakion is a solid revenge killer, I think that job is better left to its cousin, Keldeo, considering Terrakion fares quite well against most walls in the tier. Close Combat and Stone Edge are your obligatory STABs. X-Scissor kills Celebi and does a serious number on other Psychics such as Latias, Slowbro, and Deoxys-D. EQ rounds out the coverage by hitting Nidoqueen (and King for that matter) and Golurk for solid damage. Life Orb gives Terrak enough power on most occasions and the ability to switch moves is amazing. In fact, this can be a really good wallbreaker for something like Scarf Keldeo or Scarf Staraptor as Terrak can beat or weaken many of their checks and counters (Keldeo especially) You can use Choice Band for a higher power boost, but Terrakion has deceptively good coverage in UU despite its very limited movepool. Poison Jab can be used over either coverage move to stick it to Fairy-types, but Stone Edge is hitting the common ones (Florges and Gardevoir) hard enough anyway.
Terrakion @ Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Justified
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SDef/ 252 Spd
Jolly Nature
- Close Combat
- Stone Edge
- X-Scissor
- Earthquake
Full coverage Terrakion with the ability to change moves. Although Terrakion is a solid revenge killer, I think that job is better left to its cousin, Keldeo, considering Terrakion fares quite well against most walls in the tier. Close Combat and Stone Edge are your obligatory STABs. X-Scissor kills Celebi and does a serious number on other Psychics such as Latias, Slowbro, and Deoxys-D. EQ rounds out the coverage by hitting Nidoqueen (and King for that matter) and Golurk for solid damage. Life Orb gives Terrak enough power on most occasions and the ability to switch moves is amazing. In fact, this can be a really good wallbreaker for something like Scarf Keldeo or Scarf Staraptor as Terrak can beat or weaken many of their checks and counters (Keldeo especially) You can use Choice Band for a higher power boost, but Terrakion has deceptively good coverage in UU despite its very limited movepool. Poison Jab can be used over either coverage move to stick it to Fairy-types, but Stone Edge is hitting the common ones (Florges and Gardevoir) hard enough anyway.
I'm wondering right now how my favorite physical tank/BAMF Reuniclus is doing in UU, especially now that Bisharp has moved on to bigger and better things. Is his sweeping potential still good, and, perhaps more importantly, can he still count on his bulk?
Ahh is it? Is there a list with all tbe changes? So biaharp left uu and terrakion andblando dropped?
Jirachi also entered uu, and that seems to be it as of now.
yes jirachi is very good in UU. it seems like a bunch of pokemon gained recognition and a bunch of good ones dropped
lol that literally took like 10 hours. Even faster than I would've thought
Damn, seriously? I was at work, didn't even have time to put him in my team. I mean, I knew he wasn't staying, but it would have been nice to see how he worked.
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