Kyurem kinda sucks now, but I expect with the third installment, Nintendo'll give him a kickass ability and/or new typing. There's no point in using him: Garchomp is faster, and he's dead against any Steel type due to lack of coverage.
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Kyurem
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Chomp is uber and he at least has focus miss right/
Besides understanding 30% of that, I've forgotten, and the dragon in question is still stopped dead by Steels, but he's going to be make 115% better in the next game, so...
The Ice melts away & it turns Dragon/Dragon-type. I'm calling it. Double STAB Draco Meteor. I don't put it past GF to do it.
Gamefreak probably will do that cause you know, its Trollfreak double StAB outrage and DM would be the ultimate troll
(alongside Dw sabelye...Really)
now to get serious i think that kyurem in the third game will become the original dragon that reshiram and zekrom used to be and it will probably get its signature moves, ice burn and freeze shock along with an ability that makes it require no charge up turn by. by the way should i do anything to the evs of my kyurem?
Kyurem should get Snow Warning in the third game and have its HP stat reversed with its speed stat.
that makes a lot of sense actually. snow warning seems like The ability for third game kyurem, maybe freeze shock and ice burn dont require a charge up turn in hail can anyone look at this?
thats what we are hoping for. and also if freeze shock and cold flare get a chance to skip their charge turn kyurem would be great. by the way Does hail work like sunnybeam with these moves like i theorized (most likely not but still a possibility)
Whoops, yeah, I meant a Rash nature.
Give it a scarf and Rapid Spin support and it will destroy everything.
As for improvements, give Kyurem Swords Dance, Ice Shard, Icicle Drop and Icicle Spear and I'll be happy.
You're so wrong. Modest specs Draco Meteor is the strongest in OU, it has insane bulk (keep away from scizor, fighting types ect.)
Give it a scarf and Rapid Spin support and it will destroy everything.
As for improvements, give Kyurem Swords Dance, Ice Shard, Icicle Drop and Icicle Spear and I'll be happy.
Keep it away from fighting types? Enlighten me how, considering everyone spams Drain Punch until they've crapped their pants about it. Tons of stuff have fighting type moves, as well as Steel type. It's typing gives it no advantage whatsoever, as Ice sucks, and why do we want bulk for something that gets killed by a buttload of stuff? And all ice type moves, what the hell?
Anyway, I personally predict it'll lose its ice typing, because the dex says it has so much raw energy, its body froze. I assume it'll be something that melts the ice and keeps him a Dragon or a new second type, and maybe a stat change, because a motto legendary in OU is laughable.
Not to mention, no T-tar counters.
I personally love this guy. If you can get rocks off the field, he's such a beast. Here's my set, having a lot of success with him/her/it lately.
Kyurem @ Choice Scarf
Timid
252 Sp. Atk, 252 Spd, 4 HP
-Draco Meteor
-Ice Beam
-Focus Blast
-Dragon Pulse
130 base sp. atk means that pretty much only chansey and blissey have a hope of walling this set
Kyurem @ Choice Scarf
Timid
252 Sp. Atk, 252 Spd, 4 HP
-Draco Meteor
-Ice Beam
-Focus Blast
-Dragon Pulse
130 base sp. atk means that pretty much only chansey and blissey have a hope of walling this set
Those who are using Kyurem purely Special is doing it wrong, as Latios has a far superior speed, and Hydreigon has higher speed and a much better typing.
No, what he excels at is being mixed. He has the highest mixed attacking stats outside Ubers, and his sets should capitolize on this. I run him on my Tailwind/Hail/balanced teams with TWave support to GREAT success:
Kyurem @ Life Orb
Naive/Rash Nature
252Sp.A/Atk EVs to OHKO Blissey/Rest Speed (I really haven't done the math, I run 252Atk/252Sp.A, but not everyone is me, so...)
Moves:
Draco Meteor
Outrage
Focus Blast
Blizzard/Ice Beam/HP Fire
Obviously Kyurem is worse than most dragons...if you use him as an inferior dragon. You have to use pokemon where their uniqueness shines.
No, what he excels at is being mixed. He has the highest mixed attacking stats outside Ubers, and his sets should capitolize on this. I run him on my Tailwind/Hail/balanced teams with TWave support to GREAT success:
Kyurem @ Life Orb
Naive/Rash Nature
252Sp.A/Atk EVs to OHKO Blissey/Rest Speed (I really haven't done the math, I run 252Atk/252Sp.A, but not everyone is me, so...)
Moves:
Draco Meteor
Outrage
Focus Blast
Blizzard/Ice Beam/HP Fire
Obviously Kyurem is worse than most dragons...if you use him as an inferior dragon. You have to use pokemon where their uniqueness shines.
what on that set OHKOs Blissey?
I've been using this set lately, but only on Hail teams:
Kyurem @ Choice Scarf
212 HP / 252 Sp. Atk. / 44 Spe
Ice Beam
Blizzard
Draco Meteor
HP Fire
It might seem awkward not fully investing in speed considering that it is scarfed, but this gives it just enough speed to out-run Thundurus. Ice Beam is there in case Hail isn't up. Spam Blizzard otherwise. Draco Meteor is obvious, and HP Fire is there for pesky steels. Though you might want to run an alternate spread of 116 HP / 252 Sp. Atk. / 140 Spe and Timid nature in case you fear Jolly +1 Spe Dragonite.
Kyurem @ Choice Scarf
212 HP / 252 Sp. Atk. / 44 Spe
Ice Beam
Blizzard
Draco Meteor
HP Fire
It might seem awkward not fully investing in speed considering that it is scarfed, but this gives it just enough speed to out-run Thundurus. Ice Beam is there in case Hail isn't up. Spam Blizzard otherwise. Draco Meteor is obvious, and HP Fire is there for pesky steels. Though you might want to run an alternate spread of 116 HP / 252 Sp. Atk. / 140 Spe and Timid nature in case you fear Jolly +1 Spe Dragonite.
252 Atk Life Orb Kyurem Outrage vs 252 HP/252 Def Blissey: 64.85% - 76.47%
A very clean 2HKO, but not an OHKO.