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Banned deucer.
New info:
- New tutor moves: https://pastebin.com/CeZcXs7n
- New egg/level up moves: https://pastebin.com/dFCXVEv0
- New moves: https://pastebin.com/i83MBkQQ
- New Pokemon & Stats: https://pastebin.com/4Ed04RB2
DD Kommo with CC would be super cool here if the z move gets banned in UU and it drops here.Some stuff.
Goodbye Kommo-O - Close Combat makes Dragon Dance sets much more threatening, Clangorous Soulblaze is super broken.
Araquanid is way better, as it now gets Sticky Web.
Necrozma becomes much more threatening - Signal beam gives it a way to hit Dark types, and it gets a stronger STAB to boot. Probably ban worthy
Decidueye gets a nice buff
Bewear gets Drain Punch - maybe a SubSD set could work
Cloyster gets Liquidation, finally having a good Water STAB. Waterium Z lets it power through Registeel and Escavalier
Feraligatr gets a slightly stronger STAB
Accelgor is now the fastest Toxic Spikes setter around
UB Assembly is just as shit as I thought it would be. Rock / Steel with nonexistant Speed, godly defence, good Attack and shit everything else.
If it can run Photon Gyser in its base forme, that gives it a 100 power STAB that can be either physical or special and has no drawbacks other than low PP, and it can have a 200 BP STAB Z move with Light That Breaks The Sky (god that name is stupid) that again can be physical or special. The additions to its movepool let it run all kinds of new sets - Recovery + 3 attacks, Offensive Stealth Rock, Choice Specs, CM + 3 Attacks, Special Rock Polish even physical Rock Polish. It might not be broken, but right now it looks that way IMO.DD Kommo with CC would be super cool here if the z move gets banned in UU and it drops here.
Araq is a shit webber, won't run it here. You'd much rather run a faster webber like Galv.
Excuse me, but did you just say Necro will probably be banworthy? That seems like a huge overstatement. Getting access to EP/Heat Wave is obviously huge, but I don't see how this would make it broken. I also doubt it would ever use Signal Beam, as it simply won't be able to fit it. Between Toxic, EP, SR, Moonlight and Heat Wave the last three slots already have too many to pick between. Sr Necro will probably be one of the better offensive rockers now though.
I don't think Sneak makes much of a difference on Decid, as i expect sub to still be the better 4th move. I may be wrong though.
Drain Punch could be cool on Bewear i suppose, but I will probably stick to Superpower. Miss me with the Sub BU shit.
Cloyster getting Liquidation is certainly interesting. Maybe it'll be better than Hydro now as the 4th move? Seems hard to fit Waterium though, given how good Z Explosion is.
Personally I'm really hyped for all the new removal, such as Sigi, Mowtom and Cryo for instance.
It looks like Light That Breaks The Sky is probably going to be unique to a Necrozma Forme, which sucks because it has a 43.8% chance to ohko full defense Gligar if you're timid.If it can run Photon Gyser in its base forme, that gives it a 100 power STAB that can be either physical or special and has no drawbacks other than low PP, and it can have a 200 BP STAB Z move with Light That Breaks The Sky (god that name is stupid) that again can be physical or special. The additions to its movepool let it run all kinds of new sets - Recovery + 3 attacks, Offensive Stealth Rock, Choice Specs, CM + 3 Attacks, Special Rock Polish even physical Rock Polish. It might not be broken, but right now it looks that way IMO.
It's the exclusive Z-Move for Ultra Necrozma. Requires Photon Geyser and Ultranecrozium ZIt looks like Light That Breaks The Sky is probably going to be unique to a Necrozma Forme, which sucks because it has a 43.8% chance to ohko full defense Gligar if you're timid.
Rocks Necrozma looks like it'll be great, since it seems like it does fairly well versus most existing and most new hazard removers; the exception being Florges, which I don't think many of us expect to be good.
Well, Ribombee is faster than Galvantula and has sleep powder, so it'll be a great boon to the archetype. It also even gets u-turn if you want. That being said, Webs wasn't all that great to begin with and there are just too many defoggers out for it to work anymore. It's a real shame ;-;. TBH I see Ribombee taking Galvantula's place on the VR (which i predict will be subsequently unranked) and perhaps even moved up a bit.Also another thing I forgot to mention but a fuckload of mons (araquanid, slurpuff, ribombee most notable) get sticky web now. I'm interested to know if the meta will develop in favour of sticky web but having stuff like defog rotom-c and sigilyph might hamper them though.
on another note I'm kinda worried UU will steal a couple of defoggers if they didnt get any good ones of their own Q.Q
I don't see Sleep Powder in Ribombee's learnset nor in Cutiefly's egg movepool.Well, Ribombee is faster than Galvantula and has sleep powder, so it'll be a great boon to the archetype. It also even gets u-turn if you want. That being said, Webs wasn't all that great to begin with and there are just too many defoggers out for it to work anymore. It's a real shame ;-;. TBH I see Ribombee taking Galvantula's place on the VR (which i predict will be subsequently unranked) and perhaps even moved up a bit.
+6 252+ Atk Linoone Stomping Tantrum vs. 252 HP / 4 Def Registeel: 334-394 (91.7 - 108.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO after 1 layer of SpikesLINOONE GETS STOMPING TANTRUM 0_0
252 Atk Life Orb Sheer Force Feraligatr Waterfall vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Mew: 191-226 (56 - 66.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recoverySneaky Pebbles. Discrete Debris. Subtle Sediment. Stealth Rock.
The move that has defined competitive play from the advent of DPP until now is dead ladies and gentlemen. Do not be mistaken, though it may cry from its deathbed that it lives yet, it casts but a deadman's shadow. What offensive pressure, what holy exertion, can prevent a Pranskter defog from Whimiscott? What positioning can account for Florges, Cryogonal, Rotom- Heat, and the inevitable Mandibuzz. Shall you outplay Xatu, only to have it remove the rocks immediately with its own defog. With the advent of OU's monstrous defoggers (lando-, torn-t) new deffogers yet will trickle down. In this new meta thus, one can only speculate the reigns will be handed to volt turn and two bulky cores, with volt turn's offensive momentum unchecked and bulky cores unable to be pressured. RU, freed from its hazard problem, will be stuck in a state oscillating between polarizing offense and defensive cores (probably).
In other news, bye Kommo-o + Necrozma, was fun while it lasted.
Liquidation makes gatr all the more threatening, as sheer force really amplifies the small power boost. (probably ban this)
Probably best not to suspect talonflame now
Tsareena looks scary as an attacker/ semi-offensive pivot thanks to knock + whip
Drill run alone might make Lycanrock a threat, since tough claws boost makes it pretty strong
LINOONE GETS STOMPING TANTRUM 0_0