You think it's worth using sticky web Masquerain as a suicide lead? It can also sub vs breloom to prevent spore and they cant break the sub in 1 hit unless they are using rock tomb which seems less likely due to gholdengo making more of them run bulldoze.
I need counters to Dondozo
I need counters to Dondozo
I believe using Gholdengo helped me against Dondozo. When I see Dondozo, I have to use Flying terra, which is so annoying.I need counters to Dondozo
I need counters to Dondozo
I feel like I should have lots to contribute with over 200 games already(yes really lol,) but idk. Definitely lots of dragons, I capitalize on this with Orthworm, Alomomola(Play Rough ohkos Hydreigon,) and Fairy Tera Appletun.
I'm not doing good, but it always seems like I almost am. Dalliances with weird mons can hurt, though the FWG core and worm are solid as far as I can tell. I haven't noticed much Dondozo unlike the others, I must be checking it enough. Rotom is super common, I like to handle it with mirror coat or Appletun, mainly. I'm finding weather to not really exist, snow seems bad mostly, so does rain. And sun has its primal paradox banned. While sand is there a little(I use resttalk for hippo lol,) there is no abuse of it, unless the odd ttar counts.
Annihilape is my biggest problem rn I think. Otherwise it's combinations of stuff more than one Mon beating me. Well there's also the very rare Bellibolt and Ampharos that threaten me.
Gosh, you are right about freeze dry. Horrible users. Glaceon is the only I find quite interesting. It has nice defences and huge spatk. But lack of coverage. Maybe a rest talk build?
I've been looking into him as a potential focus sash/punching glove lead. All of his abilities are so good too and the ice punch is good coverage on things that come to wall it. Revival Blessing is very hit/miss for me because I don't always bring something with a priority move or you don't even get a chance to use it.Pawmot can also do ok, only reason I say that is bc revival blessing is nuts so finding a use for it on your team could potentially be good.
Trick specs rotom w is really good devastating or creeping Don. Specs tera elec hydreigon hits like a truck against him. Tera flying taunt vital spirit annihilape can set up on him easily.
I'd say the most reliable one tends to be Rotom-W: you're immune to Fissure, can take most of its attacks (Grass Tera Blast seems uncommon right now thankfully), and zap it with your Electric-type attacks! You can even Trick a choice item on Curse ones. Rotom-W can also very feasibly run Lum Berry + Nasty Plot.
Specs Hydreigon hits it pretty hard too, though watch out for Avalanche variants.
If you're willing to Terastallize, Flying Annihilape with Taunt does great as well.
Glad someone else has tried out Cyclizar to similar levels of mediocre success. I was tempted by lurid stories of it being ridiculous in 6v6 and my natural love of dual screen offense from dynamax days to give it a whirl for my first Gen 9 teams. Man oh man, it did not work out lol. Having 1 support Pokemon and 5 targets vs 1 support pokemon and 2 Pokemon who need to do everything else together is such a massive difference. I will say though, passing shed tail subs to Multiscale Dragonite felt evil at times. Despite the inherit bad synergy, passing to a Dragonite and having your sub live effortlessly feels amazing. Most other recepients I tried like super fat Espathra didn't seem to go in nearly as hard. I think we're mostly just light on Pokemon where a free sub is a near auto win for now. I can see Cyclizar getting a lot better with more high power formats farther into the generation.Cyclizar Team
My favorite thing to do with Cyclizar is to run him with a choice scarf to kill all the dragapults with draco meteor. Fast passing is pretty good for dragonite and cloyster against a physical threat.How does fast Cyclizar shed tail compare to slow Orthworm Shed Tail? I'm still unsure if I should be running that.
I definitely wanna speak on some Pokémon that have been tearing it up as of lately:
Volcarona- Man I see this thing absolutely everywhere on the Cart Ladder and somewhat on the Showdown ladder. Puts in work and has a variety of sets. Specs Overheat absolutely HURTS and not many things want to come in and take it. Scarf is also kinda cool as well, being a very effective cleaner when everything is set. Quiver Dance sets have also become more deadly, especially since more Volcs are running bulk and can therefore setup on Physical Attackers and Morning Sun on them. Really baller lately as long as you can stop rocks and even then, it can run boots to prevent that. Also has a assortment of Tera types that it loves to run.
Kingambit- Absolutely hate this thing. Supreme Overlord makes this thing hit harder than a freight train. It also resists everything and is a great check and answer for Pult, Hydreigon, and yes, Gholdengo if he's not running Focus Blast. Kowtow Cleave is a neat move versus cheese and SD gives it a already insane boost to what it does. Definitely a major threat that puts in crazy work especially with not many fighting types in this season.
Skeledirge:- Don't even get me started on the Alligator. Yawn + Torch Song makes it liable to snowball eventually if you're not prepared. Tera Fairy almost makes this nigh unkillable if it gets in the right situation. Also have started seeing Sub + Torch sets which are VERY annoying. Feels as if everyone is running Kingambit and Hydrei just to get rid of it.
Baxcalibur- Haven't made a team with this mon yet, but boy it's a matchup nightmare if you're not prepared. Glaive Rush with Tera Dragon nukes everything that doesn't resist after a boost, and this thing is quite bulky so it's always gonna get a DD off and do a lot of damage.
I'm maintaining a 1:1 ratio. Still. It's ok, but does anyone have a good answer to Annihilape and Sylveon? Im using an extreme ape answer in braviary, but it's no particular use vs Sylveon. Otherwise things seem to work, still not a fan of hippo(I use resttalk on Skeledirge but it's just one Mon.) Arboliva looks threatening, thankfully it's rare.
Has anyone used Clawitzer? I always loved the potential of this mon, with moves with bp 120 and strongs water pulse. Its spatk is really high, decent bulk but horrible speed. Even scarf+ only has 183, less than jolly Meow or neutral Dragapult.