uh this Pokemon...
Guys remember how Nidoking got a bit of a "Anti-Meta" Position in ORAS?
I know you all want to abuse its spike stacking abilities, but I think its true potential is of a strong Poison Attack user like Nido with a bit worse coverage but definitely more (special) bulk of Gengar.
In fact... it is quite between Nidoking and Gengar.
Now that Lando-I is banned too, I can only see this Pokemon moving "up".
Just an example of Special Bulk:
252 SpA Life Orb Latios Draco Meteor vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Nihilego: 220-259 (61.2 - 72.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
Any Neutral Special Attack weaker than that can't threaten Nihilego, which can acquire even Moxie boosts.
=> This thing gonna be viable in OU, whether for spike stacking or being a hybrid gengar/nidoking
Guys remember how Nidoking got a bit of a "Anti-Meta" Position in ORAS?
I know you all want to abuse its spike stacking abilities, but I think its true potential is of a strong Poison Attack user like Nido with a bit worse coverage but definitely more (special) bulk of Gengar.
In fact... it is quite between Nidoking and Gengar.
Now that Lando-I is banned too, I can only see this Pokemon moving "up".
Just an example of Special Bulk:
252 SpA Life Orb Latios Draco Meteor vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Nihilego: 220-259 (61.2 - 72.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
Any Neutral Special Attack weaker than that can't threaten Nihilego, which can acquire even Moxie boosts.
=> This thing gonna be viable in OU, whether for spike stacking or being a hybrid gengar/nidoking