Alright so new Trailer dropped for the DLC and I thought it would be fun to talk about some of the new LC-Eligible Pokémon that are confirmed to come with the DLC. Ik there is a post above, so I'll be focusing on the new trailer rather than the older ones.
DLC 1: The Teal Mask (Confirmed for 9/13 Release Date)
Looks bad per usual, but (if it is still around) Tera could (humongous could) help it carve a small D Rank Niche perhaps.
Belly Drum + Hypnosis could be a cool combination, but there's a later Pokémon who got banned last gen for using Belly Drum so Poliwag probably won't be good.
Looks bad don't use it.
Looks bad DO NOT use it.
Ok so hear me out. Swinub could (major could) be a nice emergency check to Hisuian Voltorb thanks to Ice Shard. Probably nothing worth noting otherwise though.
Bulky Ghost... yay. Being real though, we only have like one good Ghost type and that could change eventually. Duskull won't be anything special, but it could be a D Ranker perhaps.
Other than funny SubSeed + Harvest sets, this thing probably won't be good. It's outclassed as a Ghost type by Drifloon and as a Grass type by Grookey. Also Bramblin exists.
DLC 2: The Indigo Disk (No Confirmed Date yet).
If Drilbur does not return, I could see Sandshrew being used as a Spinner with an Electric Immunity. Unfortunately, the best Electric Type... has Grass STAB.
If it gets Triple Axel, it could reprise the niche it had last gen. Plus being able to Tera into a better typing could be really nice. Could do Tera Water or Tera Ghost imo.
Not good per usual really.
Magnet Pull dude really. What Steels are there to trap though? Pawniard and Diglett-Alola? Oh yeah that's right, anything can become a Steel, and as long as they don't have Levitate, Scarf EQ can put in work.
This could be good tbh. It all depends on if it gets to keep Jump Kick or not. If it gets a better Fighting Move, this thing could be really good. If it keeps Jump Kick, still very good. If it loses Jump Kick and doesn't get a new fighting move, it would not be good.
No.
The Fire Type Belly Drummer from Gen 8 returns with a passion I guess? I don't really know, I didn't use Magby last gen, was a bit too enamored with Unburden + Grassy Surge so I really didn't care for Magby. It'll probably be good.
If Onix does not return this gen, Rhyhorn will be the defacto Rock type in the tier. Otherwise, if Onix does return, no one is using Rhyhorn.
Head Smash? That's it really? Scarf sets could be good? I have no idea I didn't use Cranidos in Gen 7, it looked... bad.
Looks bad, don't use it.
Alright so hear me out. If the Unburden Pokemon do get banned randomly, and Zorua-Hisui usage drops off a cliff, Litwick could be good. Key word could.
I dont care what anyone says, Topsy-Turvy strats are funny af. In terms of being a good Pokémon... no.
BTW, these Pokemon are based on what I found from footage at the moment. If I find more, I'll update the list.
Ekans actually has some cool tricks, like Glare + Switcheroo and Coil. Diglett being banned is actually big for every Poison type, Ekans included.
Agree with Poliwag. Tera can help if it transforms into Ground or Fire.
Oddish does look bad... unless Vulpix comes back. All current Chlorophyll users look worse than Oddish, except maybe Deerling.
Cleffa is terrible, but only Magic Guard user. Can have some usage with random Counters (+Sash) and Thunder Waves.
Agree with Swinub.
Duskull learns Trick Room!
I used Phantump in Gen 8 with Harvest Oran Berry + paralysis support. It needs a really big support, but it does somewhat work. With Tera it can have a better typing for the job.
Kanto Sandshrew: This Mon will actually have a niche even with Drillbur in the Tier. Sand teams might make a comeback . Tera allows both of them to work differently and wear each other checks down. Outside of Sand, it still has Knock Off over Drilbur. Knock Off is a broken move, so Sandshrew can either be a defensive Rocks + Spinner, or offensive SD + Tera Dark sweeper, even outside of Sand.
Alola Sandshrew: God Mon, nothing to say here. Lack of hail damage hurts, but 50% defense is good. If even Cubchoo is able to work this Gen due to Tera Electric Blast, Sandshrew is even better. Still useful outside of Hail, unlike the bear.
Geodude: I disagree with this Mon being bad. Its a discount Onix. Its viability depends on whether Onix is in the Meta or not. Sucker Punch and higher attack already gave it a niche over Onix.
Alolan Dude: God Mon, better if more Steel appear.
Doduo: Even without Jump Kick, extremely good with Tera Fight, Flying or Normal to remove the Rock weakness. This is going to be the premier fast breaker.
Tyrogue: Probably specs Magikarp witj Hydro Pump is better than this.
Magby: Ok drummer. Tera gives more options, for example STAB Mach Punch.
Rhyhorn: Used this last Gen. Mediocre Mon, but not bad, offensive movepool is wide enough. Tera Water + Lightning Rod looks decent.
Cranidos: Another Mon very boosted by Tera. With Scarf Tera Ice, Fire, Ground, Psychic or Rock Head Smash looks viable. RP is harder to use due to low bulk, but even more powerful with Tera. I like this Mon in Tera era.
Shieldon: Don,t see use for this guy either.
Litwick: Trick Room time again.
Inkay: Contrary Tera Fight Super Power, finally.
Timburr: I hate this Mon, never works for me, always for the opponent.
Vullaby: Hopefully it stays this time. Doubt it though.
Pikipek: One of my favorite scarfers in Gen 7. With Tera Rock or Tera Grass, I can see this being even better this Gen.
Jangmo-o: A worse Bagon, which is a worse Axew. Only viable in Monodragon. One niche it has is being immune to Spore with Overcoat. Not Spore from Toedscool though.
Skill Link King's Rock if that's not banned? Otherwise, garbage.
is going to become LC. As such, Duraludon is going to rule the tier for all of three seconds before it immediately gets quickbanned for being way way waaaaaay too strong for the tier (It's got 535 BST, for crying out loud, that's 35 more points than freaking Scyther [who has been quickbanned from the moment it got an evolution], on top of the utterly phenomenal Steel/Dragon typing).
Will only work if sun teams become a thing in LC with Vulpix's arrival. Otherwise, garbage.
Same as Bulbasaur but for rain. Slightly better cause rain is used a lot more than sun at the moment.
Looks bad don't use it.
Will definitely be at least D tier, gets good coverage and sheer force, hopefully keeps rock slide from BDSP. Also probably gonna abuse tera.
Just what the meta needs, another unburden sweeper. It had so many coverage options in gen 8, from tpunch to iron tail. C tier at least.
Speed Boost is great, but probably won't be too good.
Don't know how I feel about this one. Probably bad though.
No.
Move over Crabrawler, there's a new Iron Fist mon in town.
Defiant is always nice, but will probably be bad.
Um.... Contrary Leaf Storm? Nobody will ever use fomantis ever again lol
Slightly worse Growlithe-H. Won't be nearly as good due to no Rock Head but can make use of Thick Fat with Tera Grass maybe?
I don't see Intimidate mons a lot in this metagame, but could still be pretty good.
Looks bad don't use it (purely cause water mons are becoming less and less viable in this tier)
has (or had) a very exploitable weakness, it folds like a wet tissue when exposed to water. its slow speed and a weakness to earthquake, one of the most common ground type moves used at the time (high horsepower also works for you swsh grookey stans) but now it has the ability to tera into a grass type, negating both of its weaknesses and giving it time to set up its turbo virgin stockpile stacks.
is in a similar boat but it was actually a thing you could use when tera didn't exist, but again, still had counterplay. bulky steel typeslike pawniard completely walled it and threatened a KO, now it can tera water or tera fire and terablast to completely nullify its weaknesses.
is the main "slow" pivot of the tier. With regen and u turn, It can take hits and pivot out to other pokemon whilst staying healthy. Terablast is a new addition to the mon, with tera psychic or ground being preferred to hit poison types (mainly koffing), tho psychic is mostly used for its ability to protect foo from gothita. Otherwise, fake out is still a good option for residual chip, in which case tera fairy is ran for end game foo on foo situations where u should need the edge. Theres a lot to this pokemon however, scarf provides very solid offensive pressure, and im sure exact speed and bulk will be optimized with time.
is kinda cracked, with access to stab knock and brave bird, as well as u turn and weak armour to boost speed, its an incredibly good pokemon at punishing stuff like obvious u turn or other weak physical moves. It typically runs evio, tho boots and oran are good alternate options. Vullaby also benefits a lot from tera, mainly using tera ground to bypass pawn, glimmet and tinkatink. Vullaby is also an incredible set up sweeper with nasty plot, and using the immunity to most prio of tera ghost to sweep through teams.
is the new cool kid on the block, if you played sv in past metas, you already know most of this pokemons mu, solid speed and crazy stab. It's just easy to plop in and just click volt. This guy is also super bulky fsr lol
