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I'm just going to cast my thoughts into the aether if anyone is interested.
This meta is really dumb but hilarious. Dittos on every team and blown-up enormous pokemon sprites make me feel like I'm playing some weird OM ubers tier at points. This is the most broken initial gen OU I've ever seen...
I don't think Stakataka is going to be PU. Honestly I feel like people are getting way too hung up on it's steel/rock typing and not enough to it having the strongest gyro ball in the game which has no immunities off of an attack stat higher than terrakion and it can set up it's own trick room...
Noteworthy Things I spotted
+ Throat Chop
means that hitmonchan now has a reliable dark type move to smack spinblockers. I could see darkinium z hitmonchan ran as a lure to nuke obvious spinblocker switches since it is 1 time use 160 BP dark type move. At the same time ice punch already hit...
Wasn't expecting to participate in this meta until USUM but I've watched most of the PUPL matches in various moments of free time and played some ladder matches. Might as well share my thoughts:
(Agree) Bronzor C -> C+ should have happened a while ago honestly. It has continually shown through...
Requesting Monotype God, Bronze God, and Hall of Fame <3
Every Team Used for Every Single Achievement:
https://pastebin.com/Rg4Lr6FM
All New Achievement Submissions have been marked with Asterisks
Monotype God! [19/19]
Technically Monotype...
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7pubeta-622837175 mono fighting was really easy
Happy you liked it!
Winning a match without STAB moves is definitely possible just really difficult
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7pubeta-622788169
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7pubeta-622814742...
mfw when you beat the 9th dude on the PU ladder with a crappy mono rock team when they're using sun with 4 grass types
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7pubeta-622619574 Add me under monorock please
Also thanks QueenDaisy for the work you've done in this thread and actual acknowledging...
Requesting Achievement Expert <3
Every single team used (Feel free to draw inspiration from or copy teams):
https://pastebin.com/yMjbUpki
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7pubeta-621664733 Gen I
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7pubeta-621690896 Gen II...
Hey psst... over here. You want free ladder points?
+ + 4 Setup Sweeps
Seriously though aurora veil hyper offense is pretty stupidly strong right now. Especially with some of the setup sweepers in the tier right now. Got rather high on the ladder in like 2 hours just using aurora...
Unranked -> C/C-
Not really big on forum posting but I just wanted to jump in real quick and voice support for Cheryl & Punchshroom's Masquerain unranked to ranked nomination. I'd say it's worthy of C rank.
Masquerain @ Focus Sash
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Modest...
Interesting like this? lol http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7anythinggoesbeta-478132304
Jokes aside here are my 2 cents.
Aegislash still seems as borked as ever if not worse then before.
I could see Greninja and Mega Mawile being resuspected and possibly kept around. Like was mentioned...
Don't have an opinion on this just want want to point out the fact you are neglecting to mention just how easily worn down Zangoose is.
The primary issue with Zangoose in this tier and why it was dropped harshly a while back is simply that Tauros exists, and most of the time you may as well use...