What are some common anti-meta pokemon? For example, Mamoswine seems to do very well against a lot of common pokemon in the tier.
It's kinda hard to define "anti-meta" since it's usually only a matter of time before they're prepared for, but Mamoswine is a pretty good example of an anti-meta mon that has a fantastic matchup against a good portion of the tier's top threats.What are some common anti-meta pokemon? For example, Mamoswine seems to do very well against a lot of common pokemon in the tier.
Though I agree with Mamo not being anti-meta at this time, nothing stops a Mamo user from using Knock Off / Icicle Crash / Ice Shard / Earthquake. Superpower is nice, but if you have Magnezone support it isn't as necessary. Knock will at least remove the pinch Berry from Rotom-W, which makes it more susceptible to Icicle Crash chip along the way (especially with Metronome).i'd argue mamoswine is kind of the opposite of anti-meta at the moment, meta isn't quite on it's favor right now. most importantly rotom-w and to a lesser extent celesteela make it not quite ideal to have one at the moment. i suppose knock off could work, but strong priority is one of mamo's notable traits so i'm not sure about it.
Hello Chocopot,What do people think is a good Scarf Tapu Koko set?
I’ve a team that it’s really the perfect pick for but I’ve been tinkering with the set?
Initially I was fully physically invested with Wild Charge, Brave Bird, U-Turn, Defog but the recoil was a problem so I’ve been running the regular spread ( 20 HP / 252 SpA / 20 SpD / 216 Spe) with Thunderbolt, Dazzling Gleam, U-Turn and Defog but that doesn’t seem right either.
Interested to see what others think.
so, the most important change was that someone came up with a z-stone edge set, that was capable of blowing two of garchomp's usual checks, namely tapu bulu and celesteela through the roof. this set is a lot more notable than the previously used dragonium z set, which makes it an outstanding rocker with a far more deadly coverage. however, a few other metagame trends helped it since zygarde's ban.As ecstatic as I am about it, I gotta ask. I don't really play OU that much, so with that said, how much did Zygarde's ban contribute to the resurgence of Garchomp as a prominent, top-tier threat?
its main issue is that, as a wallbreaker, water resists are plentiful, so the likes of toxapex, tapu bulu, and amoonguss, for instance, easily take it on. as a sticky web user, defog is very plentiful, and most defoggers have a great matchup against it, most notably tapu fini and tornadus-t, so there's not really much of a reason to use araquanid.I've been calcing with one of these new pokemon, Araquanid, and for the absolute life of me I can not understand its tiering decision. What is the reasoning that allows him to sit in RU, because for the life of me I can not understand this. It seems like a criminally underrated mon. Fantastic bulk, one of the handful of actually competent sticky webs users if you so choose, and water bubble - liquidate OHKOs or 2HKOs a very very large number of things that don't come packing a water resist or sizeable defensive bulk, with leech life handling a few of the things that would have been considered safe from liquidate. Simply put, it has so much defensive + offensive capability combined with the utility of sticky web that I'm at a loss for how it's considered at the level of acceptance criteria for RU. Or has power creep just ploughed the tiers into ahego?
I would say no. Kyurem only really has one viable set in OU, that being SubRoost, and any other option is overshadowed by another Pokemon that can do it better in OU.Is Groundium Z worth considering on regular Kyurem?
I mean Groundium Z on the SubRoost set. I wonder if it may be worth to hit stuff like Tyranitar and Mag.I would say no. Kyurem only really has one viable set in OU, that being SubRoost, and any other option is overshadowed by another Pokemon that can do it better in OU.
Ah, my fault. I guess it'll have somewhat of a use akin to Groundium Z Weavile and such, though I bet Icium would still be the better option due to more damage with STAB and less situational usage. Pardon the possibly cruddy answer, I usually run Leftovers or Metronome on Kyurem so perhaps I'm not the best the answer, though I'm sure someone else can answer soon here.I mean Groundium Z on the SubRoost set. I wonder if it may be worth to hit stuff like Tyranitar and Mag.
Kyurem @ Groundium Z
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 56 HP / 200 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Ice Beam
- Earth Power
- Substitute
- Roost
I'm gonna go extremely contrary to some posts and argue that it was only really placebo if anything and that Garchomp would've ended up rising to this point regardless of whether or not Zygarde was banned. There are two (well, three if you include Mega Chomp and its workable Special Attack stat since that's actually not only viable but very strong right now) things Garchomp has that Zygarde would've killed for: Stealth Rock and Swords Dance. Even before Zygarde's ban I distinctly remember Garchomp starting to rise and see a lot more usage, and that's mostly because people "figured out" how to make it work.As ecstatic as I am about it, I gotta ask. I don't really play OU that much, so with that said, how much did Zygarde's ban contribute to the resurgence of Garchomp as a prominent, top-tier threat?
What do people think is a good Scarf Tapu Koko set?
I’ve a team that it’s really the perfect pick for but I’ve been tinkering with the set?
Initially I was fully physically invested with Wild Charge, Brave Bird, U-Turn, Defog but the recoil was a problem so I’ve been running the regular spread ( 20 HP / 252 SpA / 20 SpD / 216 Spe) with Thunderbolt, Dazzling Gleam, U-Turn and Defog but that doesn’t seem right either.
Interested to see what others think.
mega venusaurWhat mons can counter Tapu Bulu and Greninja simultaneously?
assault vest amoonguss then probably? takes quite a bit from ice beam though, so be careful around that if you do decide on itHm I'm already using my mega slot, not sure if it's proper to start putting the progress of the team I've built ITT.