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When I made the comparison between gen 9 volc and gen 7 mag, I do not mean to insinuate that their roles in the metagame are identical. I acknowledge that gen 7 mag is a much more diverse pokemon than gen 9 volc. The point that I was trying to get across is that just because a sweeper can beat...
I would like to draw a comparison between volcarona and another mon, gen 7 shift gear Magearna to highlight why a sweeper having "no counters" does not necessarily make it banworthy. I acknowledge that Magearna has other sets that don't try to sweep in gen 7 like AV and heart swap, but I will...
Just got reqs, and I confidently can say that volcarona does not deserved to be banned.
I used this team: https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/dark-n-darker-top-5-peak-2000-elo.3740874, which on the surface looks pretty weak to certain teras of volcarona, notably ground, dragon, and water +...
won in 3, ggs
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen9ou-755417?p2
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen9ou-755423
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen9ou-755425