I’m at work with less than half of my office in, so it’s time for another post lol. I was going to make a post with all the mons that I thought would be cool in UU, but others beat me to it, so I’ll just highlight some that I’m excited for:
For as long as I can remember now, removal in UU has been pretty lackluster, but all of these 4 seem like pretty solid options this time around. Starmie has a crazy movepool and isn’t limited by Pursuit like it was in SM, and its 115 base Speed is extremely good for UU standards. I think Tentacruel will be phenomenal due to its defensive typing + Sylveon forming an amazing defensive core with it. Good compression with Haze + Knock and with the +1 speed it can actually outspeed quite a bit. Tsareena gets the new Ice move, letting it run something like Grass + Ice + Knock coverage alongside Spin and also has the option of using HJK for Steel-types too. It’s always suffered from 4MSS but being able to threaten bulky Waters + Grounds is always good compression for offensive builds. I’m really excited for Claydol, which can pick between SR and Spin, gets the new Ground move, and can be really annoying due to status + solid offensive coverage.
Really disappointed that its base Speed is 105 and not 110, but at least SD sets will be a lot of fun to play with given that it has a 120 bp Flying move now. Scizor does Scizor things and isn’t new to anyone, and I’ll be excited to see how it fits in a tier with Keldeo, Cobalion, Tentacruel, Chandelure, etc, but a Steel with reliable recovery = bless.
Could be somewhat solid? 100 base Attack + Sheer Force + LO with Normal / Ground / Rock coverage could be neat. Probably won’t have a huge impact but I like Tauros so it makes the list.
Not sure if this stays OU or not but I could easily see it dropping, and it’d be a pseudo-Obstagoon with Guts and could definitely rock Choice sets too. Actually pretty excited for this one if it ends up dropping. #FreeGoon btw
Toxtricity v2.0 with insane coverage. It can’t pivot, its Boomburst does a tad less than Toxt’s, and its speed tier is worse, but maybe with the probable increase of Ground/Steel types, it might have a niche? Hard to tell but like Tauros, I love its design, so it made the list.
The beloved Spikes offenses return :bite: Rapid Spin being a bit more spread now will be annoying, but Klefki / Froslass can annoy all of the spinners quite a bit due to taunt status + Magnet Rise, so perhaps this playstyle could return? It obviously won’t be as good without stuff like Mimikyu and megas, but who knows.
Gigalith Stoutland teams anyone? Really excited for this doggo, seems like it’d do really well with its base 110 attack + Sand Rush + respectable movepool, but it might struggle to get through mons like Rhyperior and Doublade.
Intimidate, Stealth Rock, Knock Off, Taunt? Yes please. Very splashable, not sure how much traction it’ll get in OU but I’m assuming it’ll drop and having more Ground-types is never a bad thing.
Soooo excited for this beast. It can run stuff like AV Regen, LO, and Choice sets, making it an extremely versatile mon with a really good movepool too. I can easily see this becoming a staple on offense and Mienshao is one of my favorite mons design-wise ever so you’ll likely see this on 80% of my teams.
Another really good SR user that teams really struggle to switch into, especially with access to Gunk Shot for Sylveon. Who needs Duraludon anyway when you can use this instead?
Again, hard to tell whether this drops from OU or not, but the oven is prevalent there and I can’t see that changing. Toxic + Taunt could make waves but if it does drop, I could see this being really annoying. SpDef Taunt sets, SD with the new Flying move, etc. Could be a nice addition for another real Flying-type but only time will tell.
I feel like a broken record now but SR with really good typing + the new Ground move seems really annoying to deal with. I could see the sand castle being a staple alongside things like Tentacruel and Sylveon.
I tried to keep this list to only things that I was excited for. I definitely missed more and I was too lazy to include existing mons with new moves (Power Herb Necro, prio Rillaboom, etc) but I hope it was still a fun read. Keep the great posts coming!
