What is your Top 5?
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: I don't really have to explain. Continues to be the only good hazard removal while having next to impossible switch in headlongs. And using ice spinner, hits all the other answers that they're safe against headlong such as dnite or Gliscor. Skamory and corviknights are the only 100% true counter to the headlong/ ice spinner combo. Knock or rocks are always great utility moves as well. Without tusk, many balance and even HO teams would be far worst.
: This mon is truly the most spammed special wall. Regenerator is needed in such an offensive tier and having the tools of Thunder Wave and Chilly for pivoting and halting sweepers is really needed. Just like tusk, it's literally holding a lot of balance teams, and without it, so many mons such as raging bolt, Kyurem, special val, wake, and serperior would be so much more busted. The amount of defense it brings is unparalleled and is the most consistent special wall from my personal experience
: I'm not explaining this a lot. It has the strongest priority of the game and fits on many playstyles from balance to HO with even rare sightings on stall teams. It does the same thing every game but it's dam consistent just like a good cold water at 3:00 AM.
: I have it up here mainly for hazards and toxic. Unlike Skarmory which can be passive into many counters such as Pult, raging bolt, gholdengo, or anything that can interfere with iron defense, body press like encore ogerpon or taunt roaring moon, Gliscor always does something. It doesn't just set hazards but can knock forcing progress into many teams, and in a generation where everything lost toxic, Gliscor is one the few that has it and annoys the hell out of everything with it. The utility it brings and its consistency as a physical wall make me put it up here.
: May be controversial, but this mon is a nightmare. Ogerpon with ivy, sd, play rough, and grass stab has no counter on the defensive side, and this heavily limits team building. Even the dragon which should be consistent checks to pon typically only do so in the short term. And although not as crazy speed tier, it's efficient enoguh to break most team defensive cores. It just puts a whole strain as a whole and honestly should be suspected. Not nearly as spam able as the pervious four but still busted in it's own right
Who’s the most overrated mon in OU?
: Honestly, Gholdengo is good but isn't the craziest in this metagame. I don't see it being used on cores with Gliscor or Skamor for hazard stack anymore, and it's typing has become more of a liability when their are dark types everywhere in the tier. Still good overall but def not the best. I expect it's usage to even drop off the top ten in my opinion.
Who’s the most underrated mon in OU?
This mon, although not nearly as bad, can break defensive cores just as ogerpon can, although with some more luck needed. With nasty plot, dark pulse, focus blast, and ice beam/ sludge bomb it has no counters against it and even outspeeds most threats in the tier. The only true defensive counter would be prim and ting-lu. I do think it's being slept on as of now and may even rise in the future. I know I've heard recent discussion on this pokemon earlier.
Who do you think will rise/drop?
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: Honestly, I thought this mon was overhyped with triple axle and I was right. It feels inconsistent in testing. It does have good stall breaking potential with flower trick, axle, knock, and move of your choice, but besides that, it nothing special and will prob drop
: One problem and one problem only. Its mono attacking type sucks and, especially with all the dragons about, it can't OHKO anything. Even dpulse doesn't help with it not getting the knock out unless you tera. +2 252 SpA Serperior Dragon Pulse (85 BP) vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Roaring Moon: 256-302 (72.9 - 86%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
What’s your favorite anti-stall core/set/mon?
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Nothing too serious but spamming this regen cores allows you to pivot around a lot to bring in breakers on your team. With regen you take minimal damage from various moves and hazard chips. Not crazy like I said but i like it.