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It gets Ice spinner now, which is a very strong coverage option. I don’t know if Gunk Shot is new or not, but it’s certainly helpful as well. I think the biggest part of it is really just that the Elon Tusk duo showed how strong the base movekit of Donphan can be for general utility, so Donphan...

It could just be confirmation bias, but I’ve been having very good luck with Tinted Lens Venomoth so far. It’s not really anything NEW compared to what it’s done in previous Gens, but Tera DOES give it the option to run STAB Psychic or Giga Drain, and after a Quiver Dance, not much is happy to...

Another thing is that speed ties are EVERYWHERE in RBY, moreso than later generations, since Stat Exp means every base 100 speed Pokémon will have 298 speed, and so on and so forth. Paralysis is the only consistent form of speed control in RBY. In later generations, you can try to speed creep...

Is there any niche for Amnesia based Snorlax running Psychic over Ice Beam/Blizzard? It does worse against Rhydon and Eggy, but it can 2HKO Gengar at +2, and the 33% chance of special drop is easier to fish for than the 10% freeze. Nothing resists both Psychic AND Body Slam, even when digging...

Also, just because something is based on a native culture doesn’t mean it’s appropriated. That’s like saying Kalos is appropriated from the French. No. Braviary is BASED ON Native American motifs and concepts, but it does so with reasonable respect paid. Eagle Feathers are awarded for valor, so...

Zard can Terastalyze to Dragon type to get perfect STAB coverage bar Yeetran or flash fire Pokémon Terastalized to Steel or Fairy, or to Fire to get even STRONGER nukes.

Honestly thinking a hazard stacking team could be really fun to make this gen. Probably going to grab Puss in Boots, Apes if Wrath, and a bunch of rotation Pokémon for the main story, then add in HazardChomp for a PvP team if it’s in the main Dex, since Annihilape makes a pretty strong spin-blocker

Wouldn’t that count as dying?

But how can they go extinct if they can’t die?

I cannot believe the blasphemy I am reading

I think people are sleeping on just HOW dangerous Annihilape will be: bulk: 110/80/90 is in the same league as Swampert’s 100/90/90. Yes, Water/Ground is a far superior defensive typing, but this is still incredibly good speed/offenses: 115/50/90 is magnificently minmaxed. Base 90 speed isn’t...

I mean, on paper at least I’d argue it’s better that Hitmonchan. In practice probably not, but I genuinely cannot see any reason for GF to make Hitmonchan so weak. There’s nothing to be scared of it firing off with stupid stats because it has no moves. There’s no fear of it firing off better...

Are we still working on this? And by we, I mean you guys?

Alright. It still feels really weird to me, but I guess in hindsight, it is TECHNICALLY tied with Zapdos for the second slowest fully evolved electric in RBY, while offering way less bulk and power. Maybe if there was more than one or two ground types in OU, it’d have a better niche use, or if...

Maybe this is a stupid question, but why is Raichu’s viability THAT bad? I mean, I’m not expecting it to be an OU threat, make no mistake. I’m just somewhat confused that an Electric type that can easily defeat one of the preferred answers to Electric Types 1 on 1, is somehow worse in OU than...