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  1. canasian

    UU Simple Questions Thread

    Sometimes multiple Water-types will find their way onto the same team due to synergistic qualities (in particular Swampert and Suicune, as the latter performs well with hazards and the former happens to be one of the best Stealth Rock setters in the tier), but the whole concept of teams that...
  2. canasian

    Smogon Usage-Based Tier Update: December 2015 (Read the OP)

    It's a full tier shift month, the new thread was made in December because of the new split between megas and base forms in that month, but the last full shift was November.
  3. canasian

    Underused Pokemon Matchmaking Phase 2 [Week 29 - Nasty Plot Infernape]

    + Feraligatr+Mega Beedrill My favorite team archetype to use Feraligatr with is Volt-Turn, which provides the momentum and chip damage needed for Feraligatr, a slow but deadly attacker, to thrive. The cornerstone of such a team, of course, is Mega Beedrill, which forces switches to fish for a...
  4. canasian

    ORAS UU Viability Rankings V4

    I think putting Gyarados in the A/A- range is too low, I'd put it closer to the top of A or even the lower end of A+. Not to directly compare their roles, but if you're going to run exactly one "physically offensive Water-type" on your team I'd probably choose it in most scenarios over Mega...
  5. canasian

    Smogon Usage-Based Tier Update: December 2015 (Read the OP)

    Well you click Pursuit with Slaking so you're guaranteed to receive Mummy by sacking Cofag to a physical attacker. Honestly I think Yamask works better with the gimmick since Cofagrigus is actually reasonably tough to kill so sacking it is harder As a team archetype, yes it's a joke, but that...
  6. canasian

    Resource Ask a simple question get a simple answer: RU edition

    And ftr the reason Heliolisk saw little usage during that time period was because Dragalge, Serperior, and worst of all Mega Pidgeot were all in the tier; the former two were able to switch into Heliolisk's non-Volt Switch attacks and use it as setup fodder while the latter forced teams to run...
  7. canasian

    ORAS UU Viability Rankings V4

    While I don't think the value of a water-immune 'mon with reliable recovery can be dismissed, I actually think Seismitoad does in fact do the job (being "answering Scald users, particularly Suicune") better, thanks to Power-Up Punch. While Gastrodon has to run Curse to actually beat Suicune (the...
  8. canasian

    UU Simple Questions Thread

    And in a more general sense regarding the suspect question, a Pokemon doesn't have to "have very few, if any flaws" (which is a portion of many S-rank definitions in viability ranking threads) to be an unhealthy influence on the metagame. OU just banned Shadow Tag despite the best user of the...
  9. canasian

    ORAS UU Viability Rankings V4

    I know there aren't strict definitions for the individual ranks anymore but look at the 'mons that are currently residing in A-; they are all highly self-sufficient 'mons that have high reward and are very splashable. Froslass is definitely high-reward, but it's highly archetype-specific and...
  10. canasian

    UU Simple Questions Thread

    The issue with ranking individual sets' viability is that it's a) very subjective, b) constantly changing, and c) heavily dependent on teammates. Easy example here is Suicune; a lot of players swear by Roar+CM+Rest while others can't stand to run Rest without Sleep Talk. And even if you settle...
  11. canasian

    I'm actually neither Canadian nor Asian, the name is from a model UN-type club I was involved in...

    I'm actually neither Canadian nor Asian, the name is from a model UN-type club I was involved in in middle school and in 9 years since I've never come up with an actually relevant name
  12. canasian

    UU Cores V3

    Because the "core" is a base to build a team around, a starting point. 6/6 Pokemon isn't a starting point, it's a finished product.
  13. canasian

    ORAS UU Viability Ranking Thread M3 (READ POST #823)

    Rotom-C occupies a very sought-after niche in UU of being an offensive momentum-grabber that's able to switch into Scald and beat every bulky water-type. Rotom-H has its own unique set of 'mons which it effectively checks, but the things that Rotom-C checks are generally harder to find solid...
  14. canasian

    ORAS UU Viability Ranking Thread M3 (READ POST #823)

    Milotic distinguishes itself from other bulky water-types, particularly Vaporeon, with one-turn recovery and Haze preventing it from being fodder for bulky setup 'mons. While largely outclassed (as are many if not most of the pokemon in C-rank), it's not totally unviable, as D-rank implies.
  15. canasian

    Resource Ask a simple question get a simple answer: RU edition

    The thing about Steelix is that its EV spread is extremely customizable; most of them will be running Earthquake, Heavy Slam, Stealth Rock and a filler move (Stone Edge/Dragon Tail/Roar/etc.), but the EV's can range from max HP/Atk with an Adamant nature, max Attack with some HP investment and...
  16. canasian

    np: ORAS UU Stage 4 - Go with the Flow

    If a sleeping Blissey switches out Natural Cure wakes it up, so you can put something else to sleep (Clearly this means Serene Grace Blissey should be used as the hot new sleep fodder)
  17. canasian

    Lower Tiers ORAS NU Speed Tiers

    +2 Shiftry could also be added at 518 alongside Stoutland for Chlorophyll
  18. canasian

    UU Simple Questions Thread

    The problem is that the point of webs is generally to allow slower-but-not-slow wallbreakers (like Blastoise, or say a Choice Band Salamence or a Shaymin or something) to outspeed things they normally wouldnt, so they can stay in longer and even clean up games. Camerupt at most hits 142 speed...
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