Ace Emerald
Cyclic, lunar, metamorphosing
Those following regional results have probably noticed that Fire/Water and Fire/Water/Grass cores are big at the moment. For those who haven't been following the results and discussion, this essentially boils down to: Fire's good resistance to Fairy and offensive match up against Steel, Water's good match up against Fire, Landorus, Dragon w/ Ice coverage, support options both have (Burns, Icy Wind, etc), and the natural synergy they have with each other and with Grass. There are probably some more reasons the core has skyrocketed in popularity, so feel free to discuss those itt. However, the results show that the combination works in the current environment, and I'd really like to discuss implementation and counter strategy. Some simple leading questions:
How do you handle Fire/Water/Grass cores?
Cyclical Rock-Paper-Scissor cores like FWG can counter themselves, but the core far from impenetrable. Most notably, Kangaskhan can run through the FWG cores that don't include a Normal resist through secondary typing.
How do you supplement your Fire/Water/Grass core?
What teammates do you bring to support and flesh out teams utilizing this core? I've seen lots of Terrakion, most likely for its match up against Kangaskhan, Charizard, and Hydregeion.
What Fire-, Water-, and Grass- types are you using? What combinations?
A large number of bulky water types have cut in regionals over the past month, and players are experimenting with different Fire- and Grass-types.
You can respond to these questions, or discuss anything relating to this classic typing core!
How do you handle Fire/Water/Grass cores?
Cyclical Rock-Paper-Scissor cores like FWG can counter themselves, but the core far from impenetrable. Most notably, Kangaskhan can run through the FWG cores that don't include a Normal resist through secondary typing.
How do you supplement your Fire/Water/Grass core?
What teammates do you bring to support and flesh out teams utilizing this core? I've seen lots of Terrakion, most likely for its match up against Kangaskhan, Charizard, and Hydregeion.
What Fire-, Water-, and Grass- types are you using? What combinations?
A large number of bulky water types have cut in regionals over the past month, and players are experimenting with different Fire- and Grass-types.
You can respond to these questions, or discuss anything relating to this classic typing core!