UberSkitty
Assist Skitty was banned from NatDex Ubers
I'm apparently experienced enough in this tier to be making VR noms.
A -> A+
Everyone's been thinking it. While hazards Qwilfish is fine and all, this is specifically in relation to its SD set. It's been seeing a lot of usage recently, especially in tournaments. It isn't too hard to set up SD with Intimidate and decent defensive stats and typing. The typing's STAB combo also makes it very hard to wall with a standard Water or Poison resists, and Aqua Jet makes it that much harder to RK. But like I said, everyone's been thinking it already.
UR ->C+/C - nvm forgot mareanie existed lol
People mock this mon smh, but Qwilfish alone justifies it imo. Otherwise, the most notable Qwilfish walls are Pyukumuku, which you can't just stick into any team, and opposing Qwilfish, which would need some specific and weird T-Wave to do so. Palpitoad on the other hand does have a slightly easier time slipperingly slipping onto teams, being somewhat of a discount Stunfisk or Palossand, but with that previously mentioned benefit of walling Qwilfish. I thought I'd share my set below cuz why not.
Palpitoad @ Eviolite
Ability: Water Absorb
EVs: 252 HP / 136 Def / 96 SpD / 24 Spe
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Scald
- Earth Power
- Stealth Rock / Rest
- Toxic / Sleep Talk
Spd lets it creep Rhydon, since Palpitoad surprisingly fast for some reason. The SpDef lets it take two +2 Dark Pulses from Timid Skuntank, and also handle stuff like Rotom better. The rest is just thrown into the physical bulk. I ran this mon with Wish+Teleport Clefairy and Heal Bell Miltank so I didn't need RestTalk, but it's still there as an option.
B -> B+
This mon falls under what I like to call "The Claydol Effect". By this I mean that it's questionable if this mon would even get used if it weren't for its Stealth Rock+Rapid Spin combo, with mons like Rhydon existing. However, I personally find this mon to be a great glue option, alongside it's other benefits like Spikes, Flame Body, and overall unique typing to justify it on many teams.
B+ -> A-
Just a solid wallbreaker all around. High Attack and great coverage makes it hard to switch into if you don't have a Palossand. No Guard makes moves like Stone Edge and Play Rough reliable, and even allows for random and otherwise unviable coverage options like Iron Tail and Mega Kick. While its Speed and bulk can be underwhelming, they're not the worst, especially with base 82 Speed allowing Lycanroc to creep base 80 mons. It also gets Sucker Punch.
B -> C+
You're not using this mon and neither am I. Almost completely outclassed by its brethren, regular Stunfisk, as well as the multiple other Ground and/or Steel mons in the meta. The typo combo is nice for a defensive mon, but ultimately can't make up for Stunfisk-G's various flaws between an average movepool, massive amount of competition, and of course the infamous:
B+ -> B
I admittedly have no experience with this mon, so this is majorly just on-paper, but Sun doesn't seem common enough to justify a Sun-dedicated mon being this high. Especially within the same rank as Exeggutor and Shiftry, both Chlorophyll options that still have viability without Sun. The plethora of common resistances/SpDef mons isn't helping Ivysaur's case either. I can see it putting in work if you manage to set up, but that just seems like a big if.
B -> B-
Kinda agree with above, it's hard to fit this mon onto a team with so much competition as a Defogger, with that being it's main issue. It has niches that do give it some use though, specifically its unique and useful typing as a Defogger that gives it a better matchup against a handful of Stealth Rock setters. It's also very satisfying to pull of its ability.
B- -> C+
No more Perrserker, use regular Rotom.
Okay, bye.
A -> A+
Everyone's been thinking it. While hazards Qwilfish is fine and all, this is specifically in relation to its SD set. It's been seeing a lot of usage recently, especially in tournaments. It isn't too hard to set up SD with Intimidate and decent defensive stats and typing. The typing's STAB combo also makes it very hard to wall with a standard Water or Poison resists, and Aqua Jet makes it that much harder to RK. But like I said, everyone's been thinking it already.
UR ->C+/C - nvm forgot mareanie existed lol
People mock this mon smh, but Qwilfish alone justifies it imo. Otherwise, the most notable Qwilfish walls are Pyukumuku, which you can't just stick into any team, and opposing Qwilfish, which would need some specific and weird T-Wave to do so. Palpitoad on the other hand does have a slightly easier time slipperingly slipping onto teams, being somewhat of a discount Stunfisk or Palossand, but with that previously mentioned benefit of walling Qwilfish. I thought I'd share my set below cuz why not.
Palpitoad @ Eviolite
Ability: Water Absorb
EVs: 252 HP / 136 Def / 96 SpD / 24 Spe
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Scald
- Earth Power
- Stealth Rock / Rest
- Toxic / Sleep Talk
Spd lets it creep Rhydon, since Palpitoad surprisingly fast for some reason. The SpDef lets it take two +2 Dark Pulses from Timid Skuntank, and also handle stuff like Rotom better. The rest is just thrown into the physical bulk. I ran this mon with Wish+Teleport Clefairy and Heal Bell Miltank so I didn't need RestTalk, but it's still there as an option.
B -> B+
This mon falls under what I like to call "The Claydol Effect". By this I mean that it's questionable if this mon would even get used if it weren't for its Stealth Rock+Rapid Spin combo, with mons like Rhydon existing. However, I personally find this mon to be a great glue option, alongside it's other benefits like Spikes, Flame Body, and overall unique typing to justify it on many teams.
B+ -> A-
Just a solid wallbreaker all around. High Attack and great coverage makes it hard to switch into if you don't have a Palossand. No Guard makes moves like Stone Edge and Play Rough reliable, and even allows for random and otherwise unviable coverage options like Iron Tail and Mega Kick. While its Speed and bulk can be underwhelming, they're not the worst, especially with base 82 Speed allowing Lycanroc to creep base 80 mons. It also gets Sucker Punch.
B -> C+
You're not using this mon and neither am I. Almost completely outclassed by its brethren, regular Stunfisk, as well as the multiple other Ground and/or Steel mons in the meta. The typo combo is nice for a defensive mon, but ultimately can't make up for Stunfisk-G's various flaws between an average movepool, massive amount of competition, and of course the infamous:
B+ -> B
I admittedly have no experience with this mon, so this is majorly just on-paper, but Sun doesn't seem common enough to justify a Sun-dedicated mon being this high. Especially within the same rank as Exeggutor and Shiftry, both Chlorophyll options that still have viability without Sun. The plethora of common resistances/SpDef mons isn't helping Ivysaur's case either. I can see it putting in work if you manage to set up, but that just seems like a big if.
B -> B-
Kinda agree with above, it's hard to fit this mon onto a team with so much competition as a Defogger, with that being it's main issue. It has niches that do give it some use though, specifically its unique and useful typing as a Defogger that gives it a better matchup against a handful of Stealth Rock setters. It's also very satisfying to pull of its ability.
B- -> C+
No more Perrserker, use regular Rotom.
Okay, bye.
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