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Pdef Celesteela takes a huge chunk from Smack Down + EQ while not being able to do much back, and +2 Z-Stone Edge does 75% at least (it's also trappable by magnezone).
Mega Scizor gets OHKO'd by +2 Z-Fly while not being able to do much back (and is also trappable).
Most scarfers take a huge...
You say that but then ignore the offensive sets because of low usage. You yourself even said that it has a "lack of actual defensive counterplay to it's offensive Z sets"
Hey Finchinator, I know your probably tired of hearing this but it's about Landorus-T. I know ABR said that the Council doesn't think the Landorus-T deserves a suspect test, but judging by the amount of likes that ABR's post had (42 last time I checked) compared to Ciele's who was Pro Suspect...
Landorus being over centralizing is an interesting debate, but something people seem to neglect about landorus is how potent his offense Z-move sets are.
Landorus's Z-Fly + smack down set has only two defensive countermeasures in the game being Protect Quagsire and Mega Slowbro. Now the common...
After listening to feedback and testing multiple revisions to my team on the ladder, i think I've now improved it for the better.
Major Change
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Hippowdon @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Sand Force
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
-Stealth Rock
-Slack Off
-Earthquake
-Toxic
After Simia...
Hello this is Cletus also known as Cletus1 (My Showdown Account). I originally made a team in the middle of Sun and Moon but now that it's Ultra Sun and Moon that means that I had to make some edits to my original team. While the team currently seems to be doing good (It has actually brought my...
Hello this is Cletus also known as Cletus1 (My Showdown Account) and this is the team i mostly use in SM OU. I like to build my teams with the intention of countering the entire metagame as best as i can. While i do think the team is good i'd like to see what other people think about it...
Why don't we just use the metagame discussion thread to talk about mons that should be suspected like the lower tiers do? I pm'd both TDK and blunder to ask them about a pokemon that i felt was suspect worthy, but neither of them responded.
The Spdef on Slowbro is so it is a more consistent check to both Keldeo and Mega Metagross
0 SpA Tough Claws Mega Metagross Grass Knot (80 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Slowbro: 192-226 (48.7 - 57.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock and Leftovers recovery
0 SpA Tough Claws Mega Metagross Grass...