Recent content by Moyashi

This is called broken checks broken and it’s not a fun way to play the game. It might seem fine for a couple days but you will quickly get tired of it because certain Pokémon are so far way better and stronger than everything else, you use them or build to beat them and it will eventually...

Parting Shot is way more spammable with a far greater upside and brings the utility of lowering foes attacking stats, which enables its own frailer teammates beyond just getting them in safely via Rotom W and its slower pivoting. Parabolic Charge is a great replacement stab that while not super...

After playing for a few hours this afternoon and earlier, and observing some other games at higher ladder I’ve got some early thoughts- It’s actually impressive that this tier feels so much more playable and enjoyable than I expected it to be given all the insane new Megas. There’s of course...

The only noteworthy case here really is Volcarona. Gholdengo is fine. Dragonite especially is fine and I’m not exactly sure why it’s mentioned next to the former two? It never will have room for all the moves it wants and has more than enough checks. Uhm… Volcarona has had Giga Drain since...

Nah. Mega Vic can be used on non offensive teams with a bulky set that punishes physical attackers with toxic spikes, and stays alive through strength sap. It’s actually really interesting. In concept anyways. Time will tell if it’s good enough in practice.

I know the new meta just started like ten minutes ago but I’d like to throw out there than Dondozo looks to be really strong for defensive teams for stifling lots of the crazy boosting threats. Also Genesect is free again weeeeee

Mega Darkrai’s stats are fine. It simply has its role changed from its base form. This is hardly new for a Mega to shift it up. It’s now a bulky wallbreaker that has strong defensive utility (ghost and dark check) that can spread status like wisp and twave, and even better, make use of its...

Raichu Y doesn’t need it at all. It’s already much stronger than Tapu Koko without active terrain, and has strong anti ground coverage with Surf.

I don’t really see this. Fissure is largely there for flair and flavor on Golurk. Of course they’re not actually keeping it in regular battle system games. That however doesn’t say or imply anything about the other movepool buffs which are all around normal looking and believable without...

It’s not talked about much but I think this is a great design. It’s even hotter iirc so it’s like it’s so hot it’s causing its own body to liquify/melt a bit.

The grass type can threaten the water type isn't really a compelling argument imo. Waterpon screws with every water type in the tier (hi it's me I still hate this thing) but just like those waters, you pair it with a Waterpon check to account for this. It's also weird to suggest it can't handle...

Starmie, Excadrill, Greninja, Floette-E, Chesnaught, Delphox, Skarmory There’s plenty new megas that are viable. I’m not really understanding this at all.

I think Darkrai is strong overall, and specifically utility Darkrai, imo, is the way to go. Pure offensive sets have too many shaky match ups to be consistent (Zamazenta and Ting Lu chief among them of course). Utility sets on the other hand I find have a much easier time making progress. Tools...

Set up sweepers should have reasonable outs against them so they can’t just snowball and roll over teams. All the set up threats that have been banned from OU this gen have have that absurd snowball/sweep capability, and they also have had minimal counterplay. In fact let’s go through them...

If you’re going to accuse someone of this- Maybe don’t make claims that are the same “ignorance” you accuse others of. Kyurem has been on a tear and been very successful in current SV OU. It never “fell off”. People exploring new ideas like “Z Poltergeist Ceruledge” is considered fishy to...