Today is finals day for me so my time is limited, but I still wanted to give a quick rundown of the Pokemon that I've gone against and have used so far.
Archaludon
Archaludon @ Leftovers
Ability: Stamina
Tera Type: Fighting
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 Spe
Impish Nature
- Body Press
- Dragon Tail
- Protect
- Stealth Rock
My favorite mon in OU bar none that sits on half of the meta right now. Stamina is insane (
almost entirely invalidating Pokemon multi-hit strats) and just doesn't die, even while lacking support. I honestly haven't even bothered using its Special Attack stat, it's just so naturally bulky that I find myself mowing down 3-4 mons on an enemy team consistently with Stamina-boosted Body Press. Steel/Dragon is an insane defensive typing - I wholeheartedly expect Archaludon to remain a consistent member of OU for the rest of the generation.
Personal Verdict: Versatile OU Staple,
A-/A Rank
Darkrai
Darkrai @ Life Orb
Ability: Bad Dreams
Shiny: Yes
Tera Type: Fighting
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Nasty Plot
- Dark Pulse
- Ice Beam
- Tera Blast
Darkrai has been inconsistent, but generally good. He's not broken right now by any means (
although once the meta settles and broken mons like the Terror Turtle and Serperior are gone, it might be on the radar), but he's still good. Darkrai heavily suffers from 4MSS and is extremely setup reliant if you're not running Scarf (
which is surprisingly outsped more often than you think) or Specs (
which is good but is also exploitable). Solid A- rank mon and has a great place in the metagame.
Personal Verdict: Versatile OU Offensive Mon,
A-/A Rank
Enamorus
Enamorus @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Contrary
Tera Type: Fighting
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Moonblast
- Earth Power
- Superpower
- Sludge Bomb
As I mentioned before I love this thing, easily my favorite scarfer - outspeeds Deo-S Timid/Jolly, eats half of the meta for breakfast with STAB Moonblast, and its incredible coverage. Matches up against Pokemon like Serperior quite well as well (
being able to deal with the Tera Fire variant quite handily).
Personal Verdict: OU Premier Scarf User,
B+ Rank
Deoxys-Speed
Deoxys-Speed @ Expert Belt
Ability: Pressure
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
- Knock Off
- Psycho Boost
- Ice Beam
- Energy Ball
People are flipping out about the hazard sets when they need to be flipping out over the offensive sets instead. Deo-S is scary - I'm not sure if it's banworthy quite yet, but something to look out for. It's so versatile and its speed has launched an all-out reshuffling of the meta's base standards. If Deo-S stays, it will likely become a top 5 OU mon.
Personal Verdict: Extremely Versatile,
A+/S- Rank (
Possible Radar Suspect)
Serperior
Serperior @ Life Orb
Ability: Contrary
Tera Type: Fire/Ground
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Leaf Storm
- Tera Blast
- Dragon Pulse
- Glare
Kill it with fire. Matchup fishing from hell to a degree that makes Volcarona blush. Sometimes it'll do nothing but other times it'll sweep your whole team unless you're carrying Ditto or Unaware. This mon imo needs to go, it's not healthy.
Personal Verdict: Matchup Fishing Nightmare,
S/S+ Rank (
Recommended Radar Suspect)
Deoxys-Defense
Deoxys-Defense @ Leftovers
Ability: Pressure
Tera Type: Dark
EVs: 248 HP / 124 Def / 136 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Cosmic Power
- Night Shade
- Recover
- Taunt
Has all the makings of a UUBL mon honestly, it has some nice qualities but the nerfs were too much for it. It'll start seeing more use if Deoxys-S gets the boot, but I don't expect this thing to be more than mid-tier OU when all is said and done.
Personal Verdict: Bulky but Flawed Defensive Utility,
B-/B Rank
I'll comment on more as I feel comfortable talking about more, additional Pokemon like Raging Bolt (
Inconsistent), Iron Boulder (
Fantastic), Gouging Fire (
Inconsistent), Terapagos (
the GSC OU Celebi of Gen 9 OU, it just doesn't die half the time), Latios (
Great Choice User), and some others.