Ok the meta oppose risin is back and as expected I am DNB for both eggy and vika. (I know this is not the way this post should normally go but its gonna be a very long post trying to explain why both these mons are okay here and so I told my view in the starting itself, so u don't need to search for it over the long paras.
Lets see why this mon with near to no switchins is still not banwrothy as per me.
V
252+ SpA Accelgor Bug Buzz vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Exeggutor-Alola: 338-402 (102.1 - 121.4%) {this calc was for throat spray set, otherwise plin252 spa has 62.5% chance to ohko and 0 spa does 74.3 to 87.6% meaning egg killed one at most and died.}
V
252 Atk Life Orb Cinccino Triple Axel (40 BP) (3 hits) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Exeggutor-Alola: 639-765 (193 - 231.1%)
V
252 Atk Life Orb Cinccino Triple Axel (40 BP) (3 hits) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Exeggutor-Alola: 639-765 (193 - 231.1%)
V
252 Atk Life Orb Lycanroc Stone Edge vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Exeggutor-Alola: 224-265 (67.6 - 80%) {once again, 1 for 1}
V
252 Atk Froslass Triple Axel (40 BP) (3 hits) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Exeggutor-Alola: 660-792 (199.3 - 239.2%)
V
252 Atk Choice Band Liepard Play Rough vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Exeggutor-Alola: 260-306 (78.5 - 92.4%)
252 Atk Choice Band Liepard U-turn vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Exeggutor-Alola: 202-238 (61 - 71.9%)
Pls don't kill me for baned liepard. It seems there was this set named PU wallbreaker in showdown calc so I checked it out.
V
0 SpA Cryogonal Freeze-Dry vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Exeggutor-Alola: 372-436 (112.3 - 131.7%)
V
252 Atk Rapidash Flare Blitz vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Exeggutor-Alola: 187-222 (56.4 - 67%) {again, 1 for 1 but wait! generaly during safe entry of eggy rap would be on +2 with sd}
V
252 Atk Life Orb Rapidash-Galar Play Rough vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Exeggutor-Alola: 367-432 (110.8 - 130.5%)
V
252 SpA Kadabra Dazzling Gleam vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Exeggutor-Alola: 208-246 (62.8 - 74.3%) {with sash magic guard, it beats it or with lo it nearly kos it, so either eggy dies, or 1 for 1}
V
252 SpA Choice Specs Exeggutor-Alola Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 192+ SpD Miltank: 297-351 (75.3 - 89%) {so between spa drop, milk drink, toxic and body slam, overtime miltank beats eggy}
V
Regigigas @ Leftovers
Careful Nature
Ability: Slow Start
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpD
- Body Slam
- Protect
- Substitute
- Toxic
this is the stall set of gigas.
252 SpA Choice Specs Exeggutor-Alola Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Regigigas: 210-247 (49.5 - 58.2%)
less efficiently than miltank, but still over time this set basically beats eggy.
V (small)
252 Atk Choice Band Gourgeist-Small Poltergeist (110 BP) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Exeggutor-Alola: 231-273 (69.7 - 82.4%) {eggy goes 1 for 1}
V
252 SpA Life Orb Basculin Ice Beam vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Exeggutor-Alola: 468-551 (141.3 - 166.4%)
V (scarf)
252+ Atk Electivire Ice Punch vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Exeggutor-Alola: 396-468 (119.6 - 141.3%)
V
252 Atk Life Orb Leafeon X-Scissor vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Exeggutor-Alola: 234-276 (70.6 - 83.3%) {eggy goes 1 for 1}
V (a random neutral from both ends vally)
252 Atk Silvally Multi-Attack vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Exeggutor-Alola: 181-214 (54.6 - 64.6%)
252 SpA Choice Specs Exeggutor-Alola Leaf Storm vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Silvally: 322-381 (97.2 - 115.1%)
So, either it goes 1 for 1, or u run the small spd investment vally which basically beats eggy.
V
(screens)
252 SpA Choice Specs Exeggutor-Alola Leaf Storm vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Uxie through Light Screen: 123-145 (34.7 - 40.9%)
4 SpA Uxie Psychic vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Exeggutor-Alola: 97-115 (29.3 - 34.7%)
(rocks)
252 SpA Choice Specs Exeggutor-Alola Leaf Storm vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Uxie: 186-219 (52.5 - 61.8%)
And then there are the twave yawn and memento sets which well are just there felt like mentioning ntg special about them for this respect ig.
V
252 Atk Unfezant Brave Bird vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Exeggutor-Alola: 410-486 (123.8 - 146.8%)
V
252 Atk Silk Scarf Kangaskhan Double-Edge vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Exeggutor-Alola: 217-256 (65.5 - 77.3%) {1 for 1}
V
0 SpA Orbeetle Bug Buzz vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Exeggutor-Alola: 204-242 (61.6 - 73.1%)
252 SpA Choice Specs Exeggutor-Alola Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Orbeetle: 264-312 (81.4 - 96.2%)
Orbeetle @ Heavy-duty boots/leftovers
Timid Nature
Ability: Frisk
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
- Calm Mind
- Recover
- Psychic
- Bug Buzz
V
0 SpA Golbat Air Slash vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Exeggutor-Alola: 144-170 (43.5 - 51.3%)
252 SpA Choice Specs Exeggutor-Alola Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 68+ SpD Eviolite Golbat: 219-258 (61.8 - 72.8%)
Now golbat has stuff like bb/air slash/toxic/super fang/roost etc so eggy eventually loses.
V
252 SpA Rotom-Fan Air Slash vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Exeggutor-Alola: 270-318 (81.5 - 96%) {1 for 1}
V
252 SpA Rotom-Frost Blizzard vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Exeggutor-Alola: 780-924 (235.6 - 279.1%)
V
0 SpA Cramorant Hurricane vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Exeggutor-Alola: 260-308 (78.5 - 93%) {1 for 1}
V
252 SpA Golduck Ice Beam vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Exeggutor-Alola: 400-472 (120.8 - 142.5%)
V
252 Atk Pinsir X-Scissor vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Exeggutor-Alola: 290-344 (87.6 - 103.9%)
V
No need for calcs, just a straight dbond destruction.
V (sturdy)
252 Atk Sawk Close Combat vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Exeggutor-Alola: 219-258 (66.1 - 77.9%)
V
252 Atk Choice Band Gourgeist Poltergeist (110 BP) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Exeggutor-Alola: 240-283 (72.5 - 85.4%) {1 for 1}
V (speed creep)
0 SpA Skuntank Sludge Bomb vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Exeggutor-Alola: 186-218 (56.1 - 65.8%)
252 SpA Choice Specs Exeggutor-Alola Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 240+ SpD Skuntank: 306-360 (74.6 - 87.8%)
V
252 SpA Choice Specs Magmortar Fire Blast vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Exeggutor-Alola: 331-390 (100 - 117.8%)
252 SpA Magmortar Fire Blast vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Exeggutor-Alola: 220-261 (66.4 - 78.8%)
V
252 Atk Life Orb Lycanroc-Midnight Stone Edge vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Exeggutor-Alola: 224-265 (67.6 - 80%) {normally it might already have set sd during switch in)
V
0 SpA Altaria Hurricane vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Exeggutor-Alola: 222-264 (67 - 79.7%)
0 SpA Altaria Draco Meteor vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Exeggutor-Alola: 264-312 (79.7 - 94.2%)
V
252 SpA Choice Specs Exeggutor-Alola Draco Meteor vs. 12 HP / 0 SpD Drifblim: 507-597 (114.1 - 134.4%)
244+ SpA Drifblim Shadow Ball vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Exeggutor-Alola: 141-166 (42.5 - 50.1%)
Drifblim @ Sitrus Berry
Modest Nature
Ability: Unburden
EVs: 12 HP / 244 SpA / 252 Spe
- Calm Mind
- Substitute
- Shadow Ball
- Thunderbolt
with this set and the clacs, blim very easily sets up on eggy and beats it.
V
252 Atk Life Orb Gallade Close Combat vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Exeggutor-Alola: 285-335 (86.1 - 101.2%)
V
252 Atk Choice Band Thwackey U-turn vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Exeggutor-Alola: 198-234 (59.8 - 70.6%)
Here an easy switchin on clefairy or something is possible cuz in order to beat thwackey, eggy needs to use either dmeteor or flamethrower.
V
252+ Atk Iron Fist Hitmonchan Drain Punch vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Exeggutor-Alola: 160-189 (48.3 - 57%)
252 SpA Choice Specs Exeggutor-Alola Leaf Storm vs. 44 HP / 0 SpD Assault Vest Hitmonchan: 190-225 (75.3 - 89.2%)
Hitmonchan @ Assault Vest
Adamant Nature
Ability: Iron Fist
EVs: 44 HP / 252 Atk / 212 Spe
- Rapid Spin
- Drain Punch
- Throat Chop
- Bullet Punch
if u have ice punch over throat chop, u basially ohko eggy.
V (speed creep)
252+ Atk Garbodor Gunk Shot vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Exeggutor-Alola: 398-470 (120.2 - 141.9%)
V (agility set)
252+ Atk Life Orb Kingler X-Scissor vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Exeggutor-Alola: 286-338 (86.4 - 102.1%)
V
252 SpA Butterfree Hurricane vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Exeggutor-Alola: 354-416 (106.9 - 125.6%)
V
252 Atk Choice Band Hustle Flapple U-turn vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Exeggutor-Alola: 350-412 (105.7 - 124.4%)
V
252 SpA Life Orb Ludicolo Ice Beam vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Exeggutor-Alola: 499-593 (150.7 - 179.1%)
V
252 Atk Choice Band Poliwrath Ice Punch vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Exeggutor-Alola: 452-536 (136.5 - 161.9%)
V
252+ Atk Centiskorch Leech Life vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Exeggutor-Alola: 302-356 (91.2 - 107.5%)
V
252 SpA Frosmoth Ice Beam vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Exeggutor-Alola: 724-856 (218.7 - 258.6%)
V
252 SpA Life Orb Alcremie Dazzling Gleam vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Exeggutor-Alola: 382-452 (115.4 - 136.5%)
V (offensive)
252+ SpA Lapras Freeze-Dry vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Exeggutor-Alola: 472-564 (142.5 - 170.3%)
V
252 SpA Choice Specs Mega Launcher Clawitzer Dragon Pulse vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Exeggutor-Alola: 494-582 (149.2 - 175.8%)
and so on.... (basically I am now tired of calcing all this ;_; ) There are otherwise a few more mons with similar trait, and then theres webs that let slower mons do crap with it as well.
Above are some of the most relevant calcs of mons faster than eggy and tbh most mons of any team are composed of the above mons. Hence, even though eggy is an amazing breaker, its speed makes it balanced. It has negligible switchins, but u don't need a switchin to beat it. There is in fact normally no such thing as bringing eggy in safely. It can either lose to the mon in front or atmost take down 1 mon if we go bam on it and 1 for something like eggy is very much worth while imo.
Theres anoher way to explain this. Eggy is beartic of alpha zu.
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hp atk def spa spd spe~~ hp atk def spa spd spe
95 130 80 70 80 50~~~~~95 105 85 125 75 45
As you can see, their bulk and offensive power is very similar. And as for no 130 bp stab on beartic, lemme show you a calc.
1.5*x = 2; x=4/3
Which means, sd boost is 4/3 times choice band boost. So, if we multiply this 4/3 in 85 bp of icicle crash for a rough calc,
85*4/3 = 113.2 which takes it really close to 130 bp stab(not to mention higher offensive stat).
So, in alpha zu where mons that could answer beartic and were faster were not many, and half of the team used to be slower than beartic, how did we beat a beartic after sd given it had coverage like ice/water/fighting?
We abused its low speed to go bam. That's exactly what eggy demands too.
I was planning to advocate properly fro vika as everyone knows how much I love bugs and am obsessed with sticky web and tbh I also wrote a big para explaining it in detail, but then my pc hung up and my edit went to trash. now I cant type all that stuff again, so I willskip summarising the plus points of vika and go straight ahead.
magmortar(win)/lycanroc-midnight(win)/sash lycanroc(win)/gurdurr(win)/kangaskhan(tie)/regigigas(win or tie)/rotom(win)/drampa(win)/dusknoir(win) are some answers to czim set of throat spray agility (I forgot the others I had found out and written previously.) ;_;
The thing is that even tho this set is destructive, due to the spread and strat, it loses hdb, recovery and bull investment making most checks of crustle become the checks of vikavolt as well.
(Yeh I skipped the calcs too cuz u know, that's the main time consuming thing and I had done that while typing vika part previously so ik how much of a pain it is really sry.)
the other set is webs with different spreads and has most of the same answers as above while also many other sp attackers that are faster that it.
Basically, the unpredictability of vikavolt isn't much problematic as all its sets have many common answers.
Besides, it is a very healthy presence that effectively answers stuff like gallade/cinccino/sneasel.
Lets see why this mon with near to no switchins is still not banwrothy as per me.
V
252+ SpA Accelgor Bug Buzz vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Exeggutor-Alola: 338-402 (102.1 - 121.4%) {this calc was for throat spray set, otherwise plin252 spa has 62.5% chance to ohko and 0 spa does 74.3 to 87.6% meaning egg killed one at most and died.}
V
252 Atk Life Orb Cinccino Triple Axel (40 BP) (3 hits) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Exeggutor-Alola: 639-765 (193 - 231.1%)
V
252 Atk Life Orb Cinccino Triple Axel (40 BP) (3 hits) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Exeggutor-Alola: 639-765 (193 - 231.1%)
V
252 Atk Life Orb Lycanroc Stone Edge vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Exeggutor-Alola: 224-265 (67.6 - 80%) {once again, 1 for 1}
V
252 Atk Froslass Triple Axel (40 BP) (3 hits) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Exeggutor-Alola: 660-792 (199.3 - 239.2%)
V
252 Atk Choice Band Liepard Play Rough vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Exeggutor-Alola: 260-306 (78.5 - 92.4%)
252 Atk Choice Band Liepard U-turn vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Exeggutor-Alola: 202-238 (61 - 71.9%)
Pls don't kill me for baned liepard. It seems there was this set named PU wallbreaker in showdown calc so I checked it out.
V
0 SpA Cryogonal Freeze-Dry vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Exeggutor-Alola: 372-436 (112.3 - 131.7%)
V
252 Atk Rapidash Flare Blitz vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Exeggutor-Alola: 187-222 (56.4 - 67%) {again, 1 for 1 but wait! generaly during safe entry of eggy rap would be on +2 with sd}
V
252 Atk Life Orb Rapidash-Galar Play Rough vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Exeggutor-Alola: 367-432 (110.8 - 130.5%)
V
252 SpA Kadabra Dazzling Gleam vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Exeggutor-Alola: 208-246 (62.8 - 74.3%) {with sash magic guard, it beats it or with lo it nearly kos it, so either eggy dies, or 1 for 1}
V
252 SpA Choice Specs Exeggutor-Alola Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 192+ SpD Miltank: 297-351 (75.3 - 89%) {so between spa drop, milk drink, toxic and body slam, overtime miltank beats eggy}
V
Regigigas @ Leftovers
Careful Nature
Ability: Slow Start
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpD
- Body Slam
- Protect
- Substitute
- Toxic
this is the stall set of gigas.
252 SpA Choice Specs Exeggutor-Alola Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Regigigas: 210-247 (49.5 - 58.2%)
less efficiently than miltank, but still over time this set basically beats eggy.
V (small)
252 Atk Choice Band Gourgeist-Small Poltergeist (110 BP) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Exeggutor-Alola: 231-273 (69.7 - 82.4%) {eggy goes 1 for 1}
V
252 SpA Life Orb Basculin Ice Beam vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Exeggutor-Alola: 468-551 (141.3 - 166.4%)
V (scarf)
252+ Atk Electivire Ice Punch vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Exeggutor-Alola: 396-468 (119.6 - 141.3%)
V
252 Atk Life Orb Leafeon X-Scissor vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Exeggutor-Alola: 234-276 (70.6 - 83.3%) {eggy goes 1 for 1}
V (a random neutral from both ends vally)
252 Atk Silvally Multi-Attack vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Exeggutor-Alola: 181-214 (54.6 - 64.6%)
252 SpA Choice Specs Exeggutor-Alola Leaf Storm vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Silvally: 322-381 (97.2 - 115.1%)
So, either it goes 1 for 1, or u run the small spd investment vally which basically beats eggy.
V
(screens)
252 SpA Choice Specs Exeggutor-Alola Leaf Storm vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Uxie through Light Screen: 123-145 (34.7 - 40.9%)
4 SpA Uxie Psychic vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Exeggutor-Alola: 97-115 (29.3 - 34.7%)
(rocks)
252 SpA Choice Specs Exeggutor-Alola Leaf Storm vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Uxie: 186-219 (52.5 - 61.8%)
And then there are the twave yawn and memento sets which well are just there felt like mentioning ntg special about them for this respect ig.
V
252 Atk Unfezant Brave Bird vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Exeggutor-Alola: 410-486 (123.8 - 146.8%)
V
252 Atk Silk Scarf Kangaskhan Double-Edge vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Exeggutor-Alola: 217-256 (65.5 - 77.3%) {1 for 1}
V
0 SpA Orbeetle Bug Buzz vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Exeggutor-Alola: 204-242 (61.6 - 73.1%)
252 SpA Choice Specs Exeggutor-Alola Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Orbeetle: 264-312 (81.4 - 96.2%)
Orbeetle @ Heavy-duty boots/leftovers
Timid Nature
Ability: Frisk
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
- Calm Mind
- Recover
- Psychic
- Bug Buzz
V
0 SpA Golbat Air Slash vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Exeggutor-Alola: 144-170 (43.5 - 51.3%)
252 SpA Choice Specs Exeggutor-Alola Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 68+ SpD Eviolite Golbat: 219-258 (61.8 - 72.8%)
Now golbat has stuff like bb/air slash/toxic/super fang/roost etc so eggy eventually loses.
V
252 SpA Rotom-Fan Air Slash vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Exeggutor-Alola: 270-318 (81.5 - 96%) {1 for 1}
V
252 SpA Rotom-Frost Blizzard vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Exeggutor-Alola: 780-924 (235.6 - 279.1%)
V
0 SpA Cramorant Hurricane vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Exeggutor-Alola: 260-308 (78.5 - 93%) {1 for 1}
V
252 SpA Golduck Ice Beam vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Exeggutor-Alola: 400-472 (120.8 - 142.5%)
V
252 Atk Pinsir X-Scissor vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Exeggutor-Alola: 290-344 (87.6 - 103.9%)
V
No need for calcs, just a straight dbond destruction.
V (sturdy)
252 Atk Sawk Close Combat vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Exeggutor-Alola: 219-258 (66.1 - 77.9%)
V
252 Atk Choice Band Gourgeist Poltergeist (110 BP) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Exeggutor-Alola: 240-283 (72.5 - 85.4%) {1 for 1}
V (speed creep)
0 SpA Skuntank Sludge Bomb vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Exeggutor-Alola: 186-218 (56.1 - 65.8%)
252 SpA Choice Specs Exeggutor-Alola Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 240+ SpD Skuntank: 306-360 (74.6 - 87.8%)
V
252 SpA Choice Specs Magmortar Fire Blast vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Exeggutor-Alola: 331-390 (100 - 117.8%)
252 SpA Magmortar Fire Blast vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Exeggutor-Alola: 220-261 (66.4 - 78.8%)
V
252 Atk Life Orb Lycanroc-Midnight Stone Edge vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Exeggutor-Alola: 224-265 (67.6 - 80%) {normally it might already have set sd during switch in)
V
0 SpA Altaria Hurricane vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Exeggutor-Alola: 222-264 (67 - 79.7%)
0 SpA Altaria Draco Meteor vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Exeggutor-Alola: 264-312 (79.7 - 94.2%)
V
252 SpA Choice Specs Exeggutor-Alola Draco Meteor vs. 12 HP / 0 SpD Drifblim: 507-597 (114.1 - 134.4%)
244+ SpA Drifblim Shadow Ball vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Exeggutor-Alola: 141-166 (42.5 - 50.1%)
Drifblim @ Sitrus Berry
Modest Nature
Ability: Unburden
EVs: 12 HP / 244 SpA / 252 Spe
- Calm Mind
- Substitute
- Shadow Ball
- Thunderbolt
with this set and the clacs, blim very easily sets up on eggy and beats it.
V
252 Atk Life Orb Gallade Close Combat vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Exeggutor-Alola: 285-335 (86.1 - 101.2%)
V
252 Atk Choice Band Thwackey U-turn vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Exeggutor-Alola: 198-234 (59.8 - 70.6%)
Here an easy switchin on clefairy or something is possible cuz in order to beat thwackey, eggy needs to use either dmeteor or flamethrower.
V
252+ Atk Iron Fist Hitmonchan Drain Punch vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Exeggutor-Alola: 160-189 (48.3 - 57%)
252 SpA Choice Specs Exeggutor-Alola Leaf Storm vs. 44 HP / 0 SpD Assault Vest Hitmonchan: 190-225 (75.3 - 89.2%)
Hitmonchan @ Assault Vest
Adamant Nature
Ability: Iron Fist
EVs: 44 HP / 252 Atk / 212 Spe
- Rapid Spin
- Drain Punch
- Throat Chop
- Bullet Punch
if u have ice punch over throat chop, u basially ohko eggy.
V (speed creep)
252+ Atk Garbodor Gunk Shot vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Exeggutor-Alola: 398-470 (120.2 - 141.9%)
V (agility set)
252+ Atk Life Orb Kingler X-Scissor vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Exeggutor-Alola: 286-338 (86.4 - 102.1%)
V
252 SpA Butterfree Hurricane vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Exeggutor-Alola: 354-416 (106.9 - 125.6%)
V
252 Atk Choice Band Hustle Flapple U-turn vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Exeggutor-Alola: 350-412 (105.7 - 124.4%)
V
252 SpA Life Orb Ludicolo Ice Beam vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Exeggutor-Alola: 499-593 (150.7 - 179.1%)
V
252 Atk Choice Band Poliwrath Ice Punch vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Exeggutor-Alola: 452-536 (136.5 - 161.9%)
V
252+ Atk Centiskorch Leech Life vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Exeggutor-Alola: 302-356 (91.2 - 107.5%)
V
252 SpA Frosmoth Ice Beam vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Exeggutor-Alola: 724-856 (218.7 - 258.6%)
V
252 SpA Life Orb Alcremie Dazzling Gleam vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Exeggutor-Alola: 382-452 (115.4 - 136.5%)
V (offensive)
252+ SpA Lapras Freeze-Dry vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Exeggutor-Alola: 472-564 (142.5 - 170.3%)
V
252 SpA Choice Specs Mega Launcher Clawitzer Dragon Pulse vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Exeggutor-Alola: 494-582 (149.2 - 175.8%)
and so on.... (basically I am now tired of calcing all this ;_; ) There are otherwise a few more mons with similar trait, and then theres webs that let slower mons do crap with it as well.
Above are some of the most relevant calcs of mons faster than eggy and tbh most mons of any team are composed of the above mons. Hence, even though eggy is an amazing breaker, its speed makes it balanced. It has negligible switchins, but u don't need a switchin to beat it. There is in fact normally no such thing as bringing eggy in safely. It can either lose to the mon in front or atmost take down 1 mon if we go bam on it and 1 for something like eggy is very much worth while imo.
Theres anoher way to explain this. Eggy is beartic of alpha zu.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
hp atk def spa spd spe~~ hp atk def spa spd spe
95 130 80 70 80 50~~~~~95 105 85 125 75 45
As you can see, their bulk and offensive power is very similar. And as for no 130 bp stab on beartic, lemme show you a calc.
1.5*x = 2; x=4/3
Which means, sd boost is 4/3 times choice band boost. So, if we multiply this 4/3 in 85 bp of icicle crash for a rough calc,
85*4/3 = 113.2 which takes it really close to 130 bp stab(not to mention higher offensive stat).
So, in alpha zu where mons that could answer beartic and were faster were not many, and half of the team used to be slower than beartic, how did we beat a beartic after sd given it had coverage like ice/water/fighting?
We abused its low speed to go bam. That's exactly what eggy demands too.
I was planning to advocate properly fro vika as everyone knows how much I love bugs and am obsessed with sticky web and tbh I also wrote a big para explaining it in detail, but then my pc hung up and my edit went to trash. now I cant type all that stuff again, so I willskip summarising the plus points of vika and go straight ahead.
magmortar(win)/lycanroc-midnight(win)/sash lycanroc(win)/gurdurr(win)/kangaskhan(tie)/regigigas(win or tie)/rotom(win)/drampa(win)/dusknoir(win) are some answers to czim set of throat spray agility (I forgot the others I had found out and written previously.) ;_;
The thing is that even tho this set is destructive, due to the spread and strat, it loses hdb, recovery and bull investment making most checks of crustle become the checks of vikavolt as well.
(Yeh I skipped the calcs too cuz u know, that's the main time consuming thing and I had done that while typing vika part previously so ik how much of a pain it is really sry.)
the other set is webs with different spreads and has most of the same answers as above while also many other sp attackers that are faster that it.
Basically, the unpredictability of vikavolt isn't much problematic as all its sets have many common answers.
Besides, it is a very healthy presence that effectively answers stuff like gallade/cinccino/sneasel.
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