I'd also like to add to the teleport discussion for some further support of how the Slowtwins are basically just lightning in a bottle when it comes to teleport
1. Wishport Clef just cannot keep up when a tier has numerous powerful wallbreakers, as we've seen in the history of the tier
2. Blissey has access to teleport yet still feels like a gigantic momentum sink all things considered
If a mon like Corviknight for instance had access to teleport, it'd definitely LIKE not having to worry about the chip causing a net increase in needs to use roost, but it wouldn't really stop it from struggling to meaningfully threaten many of the things that it's supposed to check (which has been its issue this past year)
Even just a tier below, one of the big reasons Mienshao got banned is because regenerator (an overtuned ability ofc whew) made its u-turns really difficult to punish and made the mon super difficult to wear down.
With all this being said I'm not calling for a ban to regenerator because that'd honestly be kind of ridiculous, but it just goes to show that the strength of certain pivots does come from a variety of factors and not just an overtuned move because honestly? There are a LOT of those in pokemon
I've spoke about maybe the negative priority being overkill because when drypassing was a thing it was still a great option, but a pivot move that's also affected by taunt is a legit drawback fwiw (even if it doesn't come in to play that much)
1. Wishport Clef just cannot keep up when a tier has numerous powerful wallbreakers, as we've seen in the history of the tier
2. Blissey has access to teleport yet still feels like a gigantic momentum sink all things considered
If a mon like Corviknight for instance had access to teleport, it'd definitely LIKE not having to worry about the chip causing a net increase in needs to use roost, but it wouldn't really stop it from struggling to meaningfully threaten many of the things that it's supposed to check (which has been its issue this past year)
Even just a tier below, one of the big reasons Mienshao got banned is because regenerator (an overtuned ability ofc whew) made its u-turns really difficult to punish and made the mon super difficult to wear down.
With all this being said I'm not calling for a ban to regenerator because that'd honestly be kind of ridiculous, but it just goes to show that the strength of certain pivots does come from a variety of factors and not just an overtuned move because honestly? There are a LOT of those in pokemon
I've spoke about maybe the negative priority being overkill because when drypassing was a thing it was still a great option, but a pivot move that's also affected by taunt is a legit drawback fwiw (even if it doesn't come in to play that much)
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