Is there or will there ever be an OU Theorymon thread?
Obviously not a staff member, but I can confirm that this will likely never happen; it’s a complete mess to moderate since it’ll require a decent amount of moderation and likely be messy in regards to contentIs there or will there ever be an OU Theorymon thread?
Fair enough, thank you!Obviously not a staff member, but I can confirm that this will likely never happen; it’s a complete mess to moderate since it’ll require a decent amount of moderation and likely be messy in regards to content
Ok. So from gen 5 and on, all of the metas are really matchup based?Only from Gen V onwards. Team Preview is what lets you know if you are on a bad matchup from the beginning. Before that, you have to guess.
It’s a consequence of having 800+ Pokémon available, it’s inevitable. And btw the 4 first generations are also matchup-based. It’s just that you cannot know the matchup from the beginning.Ok. So from gen 5 and on, all of the metas are really matchup based?
That really sucks. Can anybody explain exactly why it's this way? Less room for counterplays?
Yes. Also, rating includes providing assistance to improve your team. That's usually the type of feedback you can hope to expect in that forum. Just be sure to read the rules before posting :)Is RMT the best place to post the team I've made and my replay list to garner feedback (not rating, but assistance to improve my team and also my playstyle)?
Hello,How did weather-based playstyles such as Sand and Rain become so good? Isn't it like TR where you have a limited number of turns to act before it ends and you have to set it up again?
The issue with Trick Room is that you have no way to extend it and no way to set it outside of manually using Trick Room, which costs a turn on its own. OU has its fair share of viable Sand setters in TTar and Hippowdon - both of whom use Sand Stream and thus don't need to run Sandstorm and dedicate both a move and a turn to setting it - and quite a few Sand abusers like SD Mega Garchomp and Sand Rush Excadrill that become nigh-uncounterable after a turn of setup. On the Rain front, Pelipper provides the perfect combination of things needed to be a legitimately good Rain setter: decent bulk, a passable defensive typing, access to two STABs that both benefit greatly from the rain in Hurricane and Scald/Hydro Pump, access to reliable recovery, access to U-turn, and access to Defog. Pelipper also helps enable a bunch of downright terrifying wallbreakers and sweepers: Mega Swampert is Pelipper's perfect teammate as they beat one-another's checks defensively and offensively and Mega Swampert abuses its good bulk and ludicrous power to tear teams to shreds. Kingdra is a similar case to Mega Swampert but on the Special front, which therefore leaves it with a few more counters. Ferrothorn can abuse the rain to take less damage from Fire stuff that would otherwise give it hell so it can set up hazards or Leech Seed more reliably. Tornadus-T can just spam the shit out of Hurricane with no drawbacks. Manaphy and Ash-Greninja are beefed up further by the 50% boost to their Water STABs, allowing them to break past even more stuff than they normally would (and Manaphy can abuse its ability to be immune to status for eight turns whilst under Rain).How did weather-based playstyles such as Sand and Rain become so good? Isn't it like TR where you have a limited number of turns to act before it ends and you have to set it up again?
it fails in both instances: http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7ou-906167969Not related to this tier, but generally knowledgeable people here
2 cases
If I am hit by u turn or they attack then switch to another mon can I still mimic it
If I prevent u turn with eject button and my mimic user comes out, can I still mimic? That one might fail not sure
Zygarde made Tangrowth very common. You cannot use Tangrowth and Mega Venusaur generally. Therefore, there were less times to make use of Mega Venusaur in a Zygarde metagame. With that said, Mega Venusaur still isn't too common atm.When it comes to Mega Venusaur's rise in usage, what Did Zygarde do to keep it from rising that Garchomp can't currently do?
I still don't understand why I can't even make a thread on RMTYes. Also, rating includes providing assistance to improve your team. That's usually the type of feedback you can hope to expect in that forum. Just be sure to read the rules before posting :)
Did you go to the RMT section, create a thread, and follow the rules to avoid it being locked? Here are the RMT rules and guidelines. Hope this helps!I still don't understand why I can't even make a thread on RMT
Mega Latios is B+, regular Latios is unranked.Just asking, I was searching in the OU viability rankings and I could not find Latios or it’s Mega. Is it in Ubers? I always thought it was OU.
Latios-Mega is B+ in the OverUsed Viability Rankings, meanwhile regular Latios got unranked as it is irrelevant and offers not even the smallest niche in the current metagame.Just asking, I was searching in the OU viability rankings and I could not find Latios or it’s Mega. Is it in Ubers? I always thought it was OU.
It can check Heatran and also counter Ash-greinja and is a useful Defogger and it got a huge usage during the SPL Season 10 and proved to be a consistent and good mon there. It found itself on a lot of USUM Ou teams as a supportive mon resulting into a VR rise as well.What has made Tapu Fini so good nowadays? I remember when it was like the worst Tapu.
It's not ideal but if you have no other option you can do it. It's better to have rocks on scarf Lando than no rocks at all.I'm working on a team right now, and struggling to fit stealth rock on it. Would it be a bad idea to put stealth rock on scarf Lando (not the standard one, just a custom one)? It has room for it, but I'm not sure how viable it is to have my only hazard on a choice-locked Pokemon.