EonX
Battle Soul
Kinda have to agree with Agent Gibbs on AV Hariyama. While it certainly is not the best user of the move, it's also far from terrible either. The main issue I have with it is that your main STAB is Close Combat. This, more than anything, is the main issue I have with it. Obviously, you can switch out to restore the defense drops, so this mitigates the problem to an extent. That said, most other AV users such as Escavalier, Druddigon, and Meloetta don't have this issue, which allows them to stay in on multiple special attackers in a row while utilizing their STAB moves should they not carry super effective moves.
As for the weather discussion, I have used a rain team, and it's stupid easy to use. While the loss of Toxicroak and Raikou hurts, there's one Pokemon that can fuse them together; Heliolisk. Like Toxicroak, Heliolisk has Dry Skin, and like Raikou, it can spam 100% accurate Thunders. The biggest kicker for Heliolisk on a rain team is its coverage. Normally very redundant, Water / Grass coverage is an absolute godsend for rain teams as it allows Heliolisk to cut down Rhyperior and Gastrodon at the same time! And that brings me to something I want to discuss with the recent shifts: Heliolisk
Heliolisk was previously largely overshadowed by Raikou. However, with Kou now gone, Heliolisk finally gets a chance to shine. With solid Speed and Special Attack, Heliolisk looks like your prototypical Electric-type. However, what sets it apart is the odd, but good coverage it gets. Surf and Grass Knot are rarely seen as coverage moves for Electric-types, but Heliolisk gets both to dump about any Ground-type in the tier. That's not where it ends though. Heliolisk is capable of running Life Orb and Choice Scarf sets quite effectively. Access to Thunder and Dry Skin also means Heliolisk is likely going to be the first addition to a rain team looking for a Thunder spammer, and it even gets a boost to Surf on such teams. While Heliolisk may be frail af and not have the strongest attacks, I feel it is something that really deserves some attention now that its main competition is gone. So what have you guys tried out on Heliolisk? Is there a set I may have missed out on? What are good teammates for this guy?
As for the weather discussion, I have used a rain team, and it's stupid easy to use. While the loss of Toxicroak and Raikou hurts, there's one Pokemon that can fuse them together; Heliolisk. Like Toxicroak, Heliolisk has Dry Skin, and like Raikou, it can spam 100% accurate Thunders. The biggest kicker for Heliolisk on a rain team is its coverage. Normally very redundant, Water / Grass coverage is an absolute godsend for rain teams as it allows Heliolisk to cut down Rhyperior and Gastrodon at the same time! And that brings me to something I want to discuss with the recent shifts: Heliolisk
Heliolisk was previously largely overshadowed by Raikou. However, with Kou now gone, Heliolisk finally gets a chance to shine. With solid Speed and Special Attack, Heliolisk looks like your prototypical Electric-type. However, what sets it apart is the odd, but good coverage it gets. Surf and Grass Knot are rarely seen as coverage moves for Electric-types, but Heliolisk gets both to dump about any Ground-type in the tier. That's not where it ends though. Heliolisk is capable of running Life Orb and Choice Scarf sets quite effectively. Access to Thunder and Dry Skin also means Heliolisk is likely going to be the first addition to a rain team looking for a Thunder spammer, and it even gets a boost to Surf on such teams. While Heliolisk may be frail af and not have the strongest attacks, I feel it is something that really deserves some attention now that its main competition is gone. So what have you guys tried out on Heliolisk? Is there a set I may have missed out on? What are good teammates for this guy?