Corthius
diehard hockey fan
It's a bit of a bummer that Toxtricity already got the boot, but I trust on their word to revisit it later. The unbans all seem quite fine for now, I am mainly worried about Zoroark.
It is no stranger to the tier and has show its dominance before. One set alone doesn't feel broken enough to justify my worry, but its variety in sets makes it very hard to consistently answer with one or two pokemon and with 105 base speed it is not as easy to revengekill either. Additionally, with the recent influx of, mostly Fighting types tbh, great breaker that have insane synergy when paired in combination with Illusion, Zoroark feasts on our lack of proper understanding of how to build a solid balance or defensive team, and can open up its teammates like nothing else can.
I'm not 100% convinced that the issue is Zoroark just yet, because the tier is very hostile and some things still need to be removed in my eyes, before I'd focus on Zoroark. Still such a bitch to play against (it's not skill issue).
It is no stranger to the tier and has show its dominance before. One set alone doesn't feel broken enough to justify my worry, but its variety in sets makes it very hard to consistently answer with one or two pokemon and with 105 base speed it is not as easy to revengekill either. Additionally, with the recent influx of, mostly Fighting types tbh, great breaker that have insane synergy when paired in combination with Illusion, Zoroark feasts on our lack of proper understanding of how to build a solid balance or defensive team, and can open up its teammates like nothing else can.
I'm not 100% convinced that the issue is Zoroark just yet, because the tier is very hostile and some things still need to be removed in my eyes, before I'd focus on Zoroark. Still such a bitch to play against (it's not skill issue).
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- for now lets enjoy our new friend, or shall I say amigo? Mejores Amigos
Both Zoroark and Flamigo are absolutely insane right now, and they complement each other fantastically. There is nothing in the tier that can take on both, so you can create deadly mindgames and 50/50s in your favour. The rest is just complementary filler, Jolteon compresses speed, another pivot for our core, a Volt/Electric immunity, and a potential wincondition with Calm Mind. Tera Ice for the classic BoltBeam coverage, you can replace it with Shadow Ball + tera Ghost too. To be frank, there are a bunch of things that could be changed (Choice Item choice on Zoroark), while still maintaining the integrity of the team. Uxie adds a defensive pivot, with FS additionally pressuring switchins for the other pokemon, while also compressive the role of a Stealth Rock setter; FS can be replaced with reliable Psychic STAB too. It is also the main/only pre-tera Flamigo switchin on this team. Encore is broken in this generation and tera Electric + Levitate is very solid defensively, lets you resist Brave Bird in a pinch. Scyther is added for Defog support and speed control. It also acts as a pivot for Zoroark and Is another Fighting resist. Appletun is a fire resist, while being the general special wall for the team, holding off against strong special attacker. Eject Pack for added pivoting action; it's all about the vortex really.
The team is insanely weak to Flying, so opposing Scyther, BB Flamigo etc are insanely dangerous and sorta require an early tera from Uxie/Appletun.
The team is insanely weak to Flying, so opposing Scyther, BB Flamigo etc are insanely dangerous and sorta require an early tera from Uxie/Appletun.