alephgalactus
Banned deucer.
Pros:I'm not good at competitive analysis but I hope Excaliberd is good
- One of the best defensive typings in the game backed up by 80/120 physical bulk
- Access to Sheer Force, which can turn a Pokémon with base 85 Sp. Atk into a devastating special wallbreaker, so imagine what it can do for something with base 140 Attack
- Still strong even after Life Orb gets removed thanks to high natural Attack
- Access to King’s Shield
- Good offensive typing plus strong Fighting coverage can make switch-ins difficult
- Only physical Fairy STAB is the relatively weak Spirit Break
- Out of its coverage moves that get boosted by Sheer Force, exactly one (1) is worth even considering and it’s Rock Slide
- Literally cannot inflict a secondary effect ever, meaning it can’t take advantage of Spirit Break’s defensive utility to patch up its terrible special bulk
- Fighting coverage isn’t boosted by Sheer Force (unless you’re running Rock Smash, which you aren’t), leading to potential longevity problems
- Quagsire (this is basically Boneless Zacian, after all)
- Golmech (Fighting immunity provided by Nanomachines means Excaliberd has literally zero viable options against it)
- Aegislash (how ironic)
- Opposing Excaliberd (even more ironic)
- Basically any other Steel-type that can tank physical Fighting moves
- Fire-types (resist both STABs and hit back supereffectively, though they have to be wary of Rock Slide)
- Bushedo (hard walls non-Toxic sets unless you’re running Facade for some reason)
- Landorus-Therian (fuck this Pokémon)