The metagames throughout this generation have seen pokes in the spotlight only to fall into depths of UU (or below) or be banished to the heavenly realm of ubers. Some of fallen into relative obscurity in OU from their initial high (I'm looking at you Haxorus) while others have remained a constant force in this generation. Sometimes its surprising to see how much a Pokemon has evolved this gen. Whatever the case is, discussion of your favorite Pokemon to use in OU will show everyone your personalized taste in Pokemon and some snapshots of metagames in generation 5.
So he is an example (not my personal favorite just an example):
Excadrill was my favorite pokemon to use in generation 5. While it was broken, it was cool Pokemon to use because it really showed how much the metagame could become warped around a single weather threat and with a rapid spinner that could KO all spinblockers easily. The combination of power, speed, and utility in one pokemon really appealed to me. 405 attack with a great STAB and ability to boost it with Swords Dance. Check. Enough speed to outspeed every boosted threat in OU. Check. An almost unblockable Rapid Spin. Check. The weather-centric metagame that it created appealed to me because it was a very high-stakes metagame, all or nothing, win or lose, based on one pokemon, your weather starter. It was also very offensive. Overall, it was a solid threat that was easy to use (not prediction heavy), fill a good amount of roles, and made a metagame that was enjoyable to me.
Rules:
So he is an example (not my personal favorite just an example):
Excadrill was my favorite pokemon to use in generation 5. While it was broken, it was cool Pokemon to use because it really showed how much the metagame could become warped around a single weather threat and with a rapid spinner that could KO all spinblockers easily. The combination of power, speed, and utility in one pokemon really appealed to me. 405 attack with a great STAB and ability to boost it with Swords Dance. Check. Enough speed to outspeed every boosted threat in OU. Check. An almost unblockable Rapid Spin. Check. The weather-centric metagame that it created appealed to me because it was a very high-stakes metagame, all or nothing, win or lose, based on one pokemon, your weather starter. It was also very offensive. Overall, it was a solid threat that was easy to use (not prediction heavy), fill a good amount of roles, and made a metagame that was enjoyable to me.
Rules:
- Put the name of your favorite Pokemon in bold so we can see it from the get-go.
- Try to include the sprite of your favorite Pokemon.
- Only post pokemon that are actually viable and somewhat relevant to the metagame. This is your favorite pokemon to use, not what your favorite pokemon is.
- If you can, try to list your favorite moveset of that Pokemon
- Explain why it was so good in your eyes.
- make your post more than a 2 liner
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