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I don't quite understand what you mean. Are you implying that having many choices leads to unhealthy metas? That's just absurd. Just last gen, the meta was mostly vibrant, with new strategies being used often. Now, there were some pokemon that were unjustly banned (looking at the snake), but in...

There is no "earning" when it comes to sweeping. You either pull it off, or you don't. The opponent isn't twiddling their thumbs as you stack up boosts, for they are most likely either doing the same to counter you, or preparing for you to slip up. If it weren't for the inclusion of skill, I'd...

fair, i suppose. Well, that begs the question of "did i already dynamax or not", because if I did, then shit, I'm outta options for what is, in this (SS) generation, dead meat. It is a slow, bulky pokemon in an offensive meta. The only thing its stopping is the occasional dark type. On the other...

Yeah. Setting up on an unaware pokemon. Real smart. Hell, none of the sets so far for gothitelle have cosmic power as a recommended move. 0 SpA Clefable Moonblast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Gothitelle: 67-79 (19.4 - 22.9%) -- possible 6HKO after Leftovers recovery It ain't much, but its honest work...

I don't see a problem with Shadow Tag. It allows the user to not have to worry about the opponent switchspamming, and helps secure a well-needed takedown on an otherwise insurmountable foe. It helps you in case you didn't specifically prepare for a situation but know that you can win with just...

Well, this instability and unpredictability makes me overjoyed. The meta has far too long been stale and predictable, which makes for an unfun and uncompetitive experience. If all you're doing is playing with numbers, where's the competition?

I was thinking of running a Lele/Hydreigon/Keldeo core, but i don't know what else to add to it. https://pokepast.es/c8bd185be7d3a420

If Dragonite didn't need to run Fly, because some dumbass decided switching aerialate onto it was a good idea, what move would it run in its place?

Both sides made sense, but the no-ban side, at least to me, made more sense, given how the two other users besides dugtrio were rather weak, and that the meta naturally changed during that time. Honestly, I get why it was banned, but it wouldn't have been bad if it wasn't.

What was the reason for the arena trap ban?

All I can say is that it isn't the best electric type by far in OU, and all it has going for it is amazing speed, and a somewhat-acceptable 112 attack. It just gets too little done for how much a risk it is. Some of the top-tier threats ohko it, and while it can beat Greninja, Tapu Koko does it...

How would a freezing move, like thunder wave, affect OU?

While I'm here, how does one find the move usage stats? Thank you in advance

Replacing HP Ground with psychic can do almost exactly the same thing, so you have options. May not be the most typical, but it can be useful.

Sometimes a wall is better than whatever gliscor was

What makes evasion moves so hard to deal with? So many Pokemon have moves which can deal with it, such as Haze, Roar, and Whirlwind. Hell, some Pokemon have Haze as one of their recommended moves to use. You wouldn't have to adapt a set to the change, since there is already a set or three with...

Could Mamoswine leaving the tier actually be good for UU? It allows good grass, ground, electric, dragon, and flying types to prosper here.

In light of seeing this combination, and its potential, I offer up two solutions: Wingull, which resists Torchic's STAB, and takes neutral damage from HP Grass, which could become HP Electric to deal with this threat, and also is immune to Diglett's Earthquake. I ran some calculations, and got...

Torchic itself is not broken, nor is it centralizing, but when it is paired with baton pass (a move banned in all other tiers), it reaches levels of apparent broken-ness, of which many describe as too much. It has below average speed and defenses, and while one might think one could just speed...

What makes unpredictability so bad? It seems to just be a simple factor, and one which isn't even that big of a deal.