Hold on there brother think! what if you rise to mid ladderAhhh. Gen 9 is a banger. Load up 5 shitmons + Kingambit and just win!
We suspect tested it and voted no ban, there's plenty of counterplay, its not actually a "50/50 machine"Okay I know this has probably been posted a fair few times but I am genuinely just confused. Why is Kingambit allowed to just, be like that? It's just so good and you can just, hold tera and win because you can't like, know what move to hit it with as 50/50's your team no matter the gap? Like I don't think it's comically overpowered like the many now ubers mons but like I don't know the 50/50 machine is kind of just, super lame?
That suspect was before both dlc's wasn't it? And I know there is literally counter-play but it makes teambuilding feel really restricting imo. As well as just, kind of losing if your check to it has to fight the other 50 insane physical attackers running around right now and then it at the end.We suspect tested it and voted no ban, there's plenty of counterplay, its not actually a "50/50 machine"
a couple of reasons:Okay I know this has probably been posted a fair few times but I am genuinely just confused. Why is Kingambit allowed to just, be like that? It's just so good and you can just, hold tera and win because you can't like, know what move to hit it with as 50/50's your team no matter the gap? Like I don't think it's comically overpowered like the many now ubers mons but like I don't know the 50/50 machine is kind of just, super lame?
It's bullshit, but it's not extreme bullshit.Okay I know this has probably been posted a fair few times but I am genuinely just confused. Why is Kingambit allowed to just, be like that? It's just so good and you can just, hold tera and win because you can't like, know what move to hit it with as 50/50's your team no matter the gap? Like I don't think it's comically overpowered like the many now ubers mons but like I don't know the 50/50 machine is kind of just, super lame?
It literally is Mr. 50/50. Of course theres counterplay but every game that its a part of, it creates 50-50 situations caused by sucker punch mind games.We suspect tested it and voted no ban, there's plenty of counterplay, its not actually a "50/50 machine"
i personally believe that it's not as easy to justify a kingambit ban when the meta has adapted very nicely to exploiting it, particularly by punishing kingambit for its reliance on sucker punch mindgames (i.e. encore, will-o-wisp, substitute, faster setup, etc.). also helps that a lot of commonly used pokemon like great tusk, landorus-T and zamazenta can check kingambit quite nicely, and it gets hard countered by the metal birds and dondozoOkay I know this has probably been posted a fair few times but I am genuinely just confused. Why is Kingambit allowed to just, be like that? It's just so good and you can just, hold tera and win because you can't like, know what move to hit it with as 50/50's your team no matter the gap? Like I don't think it's comically overpowered like the many now ubers mons but like I don't know the 50/50 machine is kind of just, super lame?
Until it gets flinched by iron head multiple times and you die regardless.and it gets hard countered by the metal birds and dondozo
I know it's not a very intellectual point to say "yeah but I don't wanna use dondozo" but on god dondozo just creates negative serotonin in my braini personally believe that it's not as easy to justify a kingambit ban when the meta has adapted very nicely to exploiting it, particularly by punishing kingambit for its reliance on sucker punch mindgames (i.e. encore, will-o-wisp, substitute, faster setup, etc.). also helps that a lot of commonly used pokemon like great tusk, landorus-T and zamazenta can check kingambit quite nicely, and it gets hard countered by the metal birds and dondozo
Try sweeping with dozo, now that's serotonin in your brain. They can't do any damage to the big dumb fish, and you just keep cursing up.I know it's not a very intellectual point to say "yeah but I don't wanna use dondozo" but on god dondozo just creates negative serotonin in my brain
Unfortunately specs raging bolt is the funniest pokemon on the planetTry sweeping with dozo, now that's serotonin in your brain. They can't do any damage to the big dumb fish, and you just keep cursing up.
The statistics and evidenced-based medicine nerd is going to show here, and it's def off-topic, but the serotonin hypothesis of depression has been disproved and discredited by the evidenced-based medicine community for a while now, since there has been practically no good evidence linking serotonin levels to depression.I know it's not a very intellectual point to say "yeah but I don't wanna use dondozo" but on god dondozo just creates negative serotonin in my brain
The metal birds can be screwed over by tera ghost kingambit if they only run body press though.it gets hard countered by the metal birds and dondozo
My take is that first of all, the meta is kind of adapted to Kingambit already. Many common mons can check Kingambit well, such as zamazenta, great tusk, and the metal birds, and other mons really annoy it like Waterpon with encore and Dragapult if it carries will-o-wisp and Kingambit doesn't have a lum berry (or you don't get haxed). Second of all, Kingambit can't really get everything it wants, with tera, evs and items. Max speed max attack low kick is nice to at least know it's 50/50 vs. other Kingambit, but at the same time it isn't as good as a bulky dark resist anymore. Especially the item and tera type to me is what restricts Kingambit. Gambit wants balloon, so it can setup on great tusk without tera, but it also wants lum berry, to not get afflicted by status, but it also wants tera dark black glasses, to break more easily, or a defensive tera, or even tera ghost. Overall this set diversity makes Kingambit very versatile and yes scary since its set and tera can screw you over sometimes (sometimes feels like volc lmao) but it also means Kingambit can't do anything at once. It can't have insane damage output with Tera Dark black glasses and be a bulky ghost resist/wincon at the same time. That's what I think holds Kingambit from being banned.Okay I know this has probably been posted a fair few times but I am genuinely just confused. Why is Kingambit allowed to just, be like that? It's just so good and you can just, hold tera and win because you can't like, know what move to hit it with as 50/50's your team no matter the gap? Like I don't think it's comically overpowered like the many now ubers mons but like I don't know the 50/50 machine is kind of just, super lame?
Seriously maybe its cuz im mainly an offense/balance player and can notice minmaxxing with big fat walls mainly instead of some offensive pokemon(Not saying there arent minmaxxed offensive mons, looking at you moon, mane, etc) but God dondozo is the definition of a minmaxxed wall, 150 hp + 115 def is almost blissey levels and especially when it has an actual attack stat of 100 and can rest off status, not to mean its typing means only grass and electric is doing supereffective(although to be fair hit it with like maybe 3 special attacks at most and its gone)I know it's not a very intellectual point to say "yeah but I don't wanna use dondozo" but on god dondozo just creates negative serotonin in my brain
Have u tried spdef dondozo I saw an rmt with spdef dondozo running curseSeriously maybe its cuz im mainly an offense/balance player and can notice minmaxxing with big fat walls mainly instead of some offensive pokemon(Not saying there arent minmaxxed offensive mons, looking at you moon, mane, etc) but God dondozo is the definition of a minmaxxed wall, 150 hp + 115 def is almost blissey levels and especially when it has an actual attack stat of 100 and can rest off status, not to mean its typing means only grass and electric is doing supereffective(although to be fair hit it with like maybe 3 special attacks at most and its gone)
I feel like spdefzo just... stops being an answer to rm and gambit (which it was already shaky against for tera dark glasses or tera flying taunt) and loses mus into pokemon its supposed to physically check in order to become a pokemon that holds its own against... gholdengo (maybe), ival (until its physical anyway), and volcarona until it pulls out the grass move.Have u tried spdef dondozo I saw an rmt with spdef dondozo running curse
Normal dozo can do well into volc as long as it doesn't have a grass move. I won a game with dozo against a volc despite having to sack my Blissey to a Darkrai. It just could not deal enough damage to deal with it and they forfeited.I feel like spdefzo just... stops being an answer to rm and gambit (which it was already shaky against for tera dark glasses or tera flying taunt) and loses mus into pokemon its supposed to physically check in order to become a pokemon that holds its own against... gholdengo (maybe), ival (until its physical anyway), and volcarona until it pulls out the grass move.
Dugtrio lost access to High Horsepower in Gen 9 which is the weirdest decision Game Freak has doneDugtrio has more potential with it's access to Swords Dance and High Horsepower (although I don't know how it can afford to set up a SD to begin with)
Razor Shell's Japanese name is Shell Blade, which explains why it makes contact. All "blade" moves make contact (Leaf Blade, Solar Blade, Behemoth Blade)It's so weird to me that Razor Shell makes contact when the entire point of Shells and the use by its initial Signature User was using an object/armor extension instead of a vulnerable body part. That 50% DEF drop should come in handy on a spammable move, but the contact detriments are way too steep in this Meta..
most people who are good at building stall would recognize that it would be better to throw clodsire on the team insteadI would avoid it unless you are really amazing at building stall or balance teams.
Dugtrio has EQ why are we considering High HorsepowerDugtrio lost access to High Horsepower in Gen 9 which is the weirdest decision Game Freak has done
Someone was talking about using Dugtrio instead of Wugtrio lol you gotta scroll upDugtrio has EQ why are we considering High Horsepower