Weedle Reigns Supreme: Gen 9 NatDex Doubles OU's Unexpected most valuable Pokémon

Ladies and gentlemen of Smogon, Weedle may seem unassuming, but its unique qualities deserve reconsideration in Gen 9 NatDex Doubles OU. With access to **String Shot**, it provides unparalleled speed control, synergizing with fast sweepers. Holding a Focus Sash, it can endure a hit and disrupt opponents with pinpoint utility moves. Its Bug typing resists common Grass moves, adding subtle defensive value. In creative, niche team compositions, Weedle’s untapped potential shines. Dismiss it no longer—embracing innovation is what drives the Smogon metagame forward. Let Weedle surprise you.

In Doubles OU, where titans clash, Weedle rises, swift as a flash. Its tiny might, a sight unseen, Best bug around, the Gen 9 queen.
Strategic stings, a well-placed jab, Support and strikes, foes it will nab. With String Shot speed and Poison’s bite, It turns the tide in every fight.
Mock its size? A big mistake, For Weedle wins with moves that break. The metagame bends to its will, This tiny bug’s the king until.

In a shocking turn of events, Weedle has skyrocketed to the top of the NatDex Doubles OU ladder, dethroning top-tier threats like Kyogre and Zacian-Crowned. Players discovered an "ultimate meta-breaking strategy" utilizing Weedle's String Shot to control speed tiers and a specially trained team enabling its survival. Alleged replays showcase Weedle sweeping teams with critical-hit Poison Sting, though skeptics believe this is an elaborate hoax. Smogon forums are in chaos, debating whether Weedle's dominance signals innovation or a potential ladder exploit. Despite skepticism, Weedle's newfound fame has sparked memes and discussions about its "gamebreaking potential."
 
you gotta hand it to Smogon folks, there are so many niche tiers these days that anyone or any mon can be the best at something
-phoopes, #1 ranked DPP NU + Hippopotas + Snover + evasion abilities + Brightpowder player

(seriously I cheesed the fuck out of everyone in that tier back in the day)
 
Yes, String Shot is speed control. But at a mere Base 20 Speed and 35 HP, even a Focus Sash can't save it from the doubled chaos of spread moves, priority, and terrain wars. Its “pinpoint utility” is dulled by its lack of coverage, bulk, or the movepool depth needed to truly support in a metagame of titans. Bug typing resisting Grass? Sure. But it folds to Psychic Surge-boosted Expanding Forces, Dazzling Gleams, Earth Powers, and any physical breeze from a Landorus-T.
 
Yes, String Shot is speed control. But at a mere Base 20 Speed and 35 HP, even a Focus Sash can't save it from the doubled chaos of spread moves, priority, and terrain wars. Its “pinpoint utility” is dulled by its lack of coverage, bulk, or the movepool depth needed to truly support in a metagame of titans. Bug typing resisting Grass? Sure. But it folds to Psychic Surge-boosted Expanding Forces, Dazzling Gleams, Earth Powers, and any physical breeze from a Landorus-T.
Just use Rage Powder/Wide Guard :p
 
-phoopes, #1 ranked DPP NU + Hippopotas + Snover + evasion abilities + Brightpowder player
Great times. I have gotten to #1 on a Gen IV UU ladder with skillful use of Cacturne@Bright Powder in Sandstorm. But our kind of skill since got banned there.

Now I barely play that tier anymore when it's ladder shows up. What would be the point? It is full of scrubs too afraid to face my real team. By banning Cacturne, they banned skill. By banning skill, they banned me.
 
Great times. I have gotten to #1 on a Gen IV UU ladder with skillful use of Cacturne@Bright Powder in Sandstorm. But our kind of skill since got banned there.

Now I barely play that tier anymore when it's ladder shows up. What would be the point? It is full of scrubs too afraid to face my real team. By banning Cacturne, they banned skill. By banning skill, they banned me.
Say it again man. “By banning skill, they banned me” goes insanely hard
 
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