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Probably not fitting of here specifically but why do some megas like Manectric or Heracross have new sprites on the UU threads here? Were the sprites for them and the other Megas of Galardex Pokemon found through datamining?
Credits to Sprite Project Smogon for being able to offer extra sprites such as Mega Evolutions.
The mega sprites are just fanmade by some awesome users on this website, which get posted in the Sprite Project forum!
Is the stuff that was unbanned yesterday available for use in round 1 of natdex UU cup? Ik it takes some time to change the tiers on PS so wondering if it makes the cut.
the tour started 1 day after shifts so yeah all the unbanned mons are allowed
Is chesnaught viable in natdex uu, because currently it is there
its completely outclassed by skarmory, and it isnt even in the VR, so no its just ladder using random mons
Why is Conk considered mediocre in the tier right now? Salamence I can easily see why (it starts with a D and ends with an e), but Conk is another question.
too slow to do anything vs offensive teams and walled by msab vs defensive ones basically
Most Fighting-types in the tier are just better options and offer more in general. Pokémon like Heracross have a way better matchup vs stall due to their ability to beat Mega Sableye and Mega Altaria a lot more consistently. Urshifu-RS, Keldeo, Terrakion, Buzzwole and Infernape just have better matchups in the metagame and offer more to a team. Conkeldurr offers no speed control, outclassed as a breaker and even breaking it struggles with due to low speed tier and being walled by Mega Sableye.
Why do people not seem to use specs Aegislash? Looking at the tier, it seems like there's very few ways to defensively deal with it.
its specs hoopa-u but weaker and even easier to pursuit trap, like it just gets ohkod by CB weavile pursuit, at least hoopa takes one if it stays in
Mismagius would have some niche as a user of Z Ghost??
If you want to nom something, go to the vr thread and provide replays and analyses please
Hey. I want to get into this tier again after not playing it for a while. What Pokemon are mainstays/staples on Balance and Bulky Offense teams?
yes (although I am pretty sure that all viable sets are already there)
Bulky Offense is pretty straightforward so i would say that Salamence, Rotom-W, Swampert/Rhyperior, and Zeraora are all staples on that playstyle. Zeraora provides Speed control and is really good to punish stuff with Knock Off and Toxic, Swampert is almost mandatory on VoltTurn teams because of Flip Turn and Stealth Rock, while Salamence provides Defog and a good check to non-Ice Punch Urshifu-R. Amoonguss and Scizor are also good parts of BO since Amoonguss can shut down stuff with Spore and Scizor can revenge kill DD Mega Altaria and MB Nihilego.
Some staples on balance would be Hippowdon, Regenerators like Amoonguss / Tangrowth / Slowking, Zarude, Aegislash, Mega Altaria.
you can check the sample teams thread to get a better overview about the current metagame as well ( although most teams are BO)
https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/national-dex-uu-sample-teams.3672486/
Hi, I’m new here and I was wondering why some people‘s names have a strike through on them. Below it says ”Banned deucer” Does this just mean that they were banned or does it mean that they committed a specific offence such as ghosting?
Yes it means they were/are banned, it can be for any number of reasons.
Is there a reason that national dex doubles isn’t a format on smogon?