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New UU List (October 2009)
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Rhyperior will appreciate the numerous, and effective Dual Screeners in UU.. but he is still washed away by the likes of Milotic's Hydro Pump. Subperior is likely to be my favorite.. probably with three attacks, but with paralysis support, Sword Dance maims just about anything. Easier said than done.
Alakazam has a few sure fired Counters to the most dangerous set, Calm Mind. If he opts for Substitute+Calm Mind, he has to make a difficult decision on Focus Blast vs. Signal Beam.. ie, Registeel vs Uxie/Spiritomb. I suppose he could run HP Ground which will wreck Registeel, and hurt Spiritomb too as well.
He'll be revenge killed a lot by Dark types holding Choice Scarf, or threatening with the Pursuit/Sucker Punch combonation.
It should be fun.
Alakazam has a few sure fired Counters to the most dangerous set, Calm Mind. If he opts for Substitute+Calm Mind, he has to make a difficult decision on Focus Blast vs. Signal Beam.. ie, Registeel vs Uxie/Spiritomb. I suppose he could run HP Ground which will wreck Registeel, and hurt Spiritomb too as well.
He'll be revenge killed a lot by Dark types holding Choice Scarf, or threatening with the Pursuit/Sucker Punch combonation.
It should be fun.
Oh baby, for those who reckon p2 will suck in nu...it wont. There are many users of waterabsorb and flashfire aswells as random abilities like static, intimidate and magnetrise. However download is so much better as with specs (and without the download boost) p2 is already able to hit a sp att stat of 508. Add trick to the mixture and you have something extremely deadly!
EDIT: Wouldnt alakazam use signalbeam> focusblast? Far better coverage with being able to hit both darks and psychics while you only lose out to registeel.
EDIT: Wouldnt alakazam use signalbeam> focusblast? Far better coverage with being able to hit both darks and psychics while you only lose out to registeel.
They will not rule the UU metagame,
Priority moves to alakasm, and Azumaril to Rhyperior
Being the #1 most used pokemon, it isn't surprising why people would opt for Focus Blast > Signal Beam.
One notable thing is that with Rock Blast and Skill Link, Cloyster now has way more utility as a full stop Azumarill counter (as long as that Azumarill doesn't nail you with CB Superpower on the switch), as Rock Blast with 180 EVs will 100% of the time break a 101 HP Substitute and proceed to knock Azumarill out of its Focus Punch.
Also, Alakazam would use both Signal Beam and Focus Blast IMO, as it's not like it's really getting much outside of those three moves.
Also, Alakazam would use both Signal Beam and Focus Blast IMO, as it's not like it's really getting much outside of those three moves.
Probably just more fail additons. =/
The only problem with paralysis support is that its #1 counter still beats it. If Milotic isn't paralyzed, it outspeeds Rhyperior. If it is, then it has the boosted defenses to take a hit thanks to Marvel Scale.
When do the changes get implemented?
Well, 80% of the time, due to the accuracy. Definitely has its use, although I tend to use Cloyster just to stop CB Aqua Jets, as SubPunchs variants are a bit easier for my team.
Just why.
lol, however bad that may look, it might not be the WORST thing to do. Getting rid of Milotic in one shot would be invaluable to Rhy, and to a TON of other pokemon, and theres not honestly that many common things that will be able to OHKO Rhy on an average team (Venusaur maybe the most)
But it IS Rock Wrecker...
I'm a bit iffy with Alakazam in UU. I mean, specs Psychic does a cumton to anything bar Registeel or Regice. But then again, with Yanmega in UU it'll be alright though.
The question is, "Is OHKOing your opponent's Milotic worth giving your opponent a free turn of setup?".
I really don't know the answer to that one. A free NP on Mismagius or SD on whatever could be disastrous, but taking out Milotic for the rest of the match is just so appealing. I mean, think of the sweeps it opens up. And if you could time it so that Poison damage or perhaps LO recoil (not on CB sets) takes out Rhyperior that turn, you'd get a free shot with it, though that would obviously be rather situational.