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Hey everyone, I'm back again with another niche Pokemon that I've had a lot of OU success with lately, Amoonguss. Amoonguss You're probably thinking, why use this Pokemon in OU? Hello, Toxapex, anyone? While Toxapex is admittedly far better than Amoonguss in a general sense (base stats come...

So I'm finally back playing LC again after taking a hiatus since Gen 6 (couldn't stand Gen 7 at all competitively), and these last few weeks of diving into the meta have been absolutely wonderful and some of the most fun I've had with competitive Pokemon in a while. Vullaby going the way of the...

These are all extremely good points, and for the most part, I agree! The main reason I've been using Webs was that my team composition is reliant on it, but the approach you're talking about also seems far better for teams that aren't geared for webs (aka a lot of them), for reference I was...

Ribombee I'm back again with another unconventional pick, but this has probably been my favorite lower-tier Pokemon to use in OU over the last couple of days. So, why would I use Rimbombee in OU? It's PU for a reason, right? Absolutely understandable why on the surface, its Special Attack...

Good point on the nature part, swapped Hasty out for Naive instead. However, the whole surprise factor is its surprisingly high physical attack being used here. The whole point of this set is to hit like a truck, snowball boosts, and lure in Special Walls to cripple them with Knock Off.

Blacephalon @ Life Orb Ability: Beast Boost EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe Naive Nature - Shadow Ball - Flamethrower / Fire Blast (Your preference of Accuracy v Power, I prefer Flamethrower) - Knock Off - Psychic I've been having a good amount of fun with this set lately, Blacephalon hits...

I think Smart Strike still has a lot of viability in the current meta; hitting Clefable, Tapu Lele, Tapu Bulu (worth mentioning since it's rising right now), and fairies, in general, are definitely still fantastic reasons to use it, and keep in mind Smart Strike still gets a STAB boost, so its...

Okay so I'm getting kinda tired of the King's Rock talk and nothing new is really being added, so I'm gonna try to switch the topic to a niche pick I've been having a lot of fun in OU with. Volcanion HP: 80 Attack: 110 Defense: 120 Special Attack: 130 Special Defense: 90 Speed: 70 I've had...

Hey, heads up buddy. The people in the OU thread can be pretty judgmental of even well-explained perspectives like yours if you mention that you play low ladder. I wouldn't mention it in future posts in the thread.

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Let's talk about Regieleki for a moment, because I feel people are underestimating the magnitude of this thing's capabilities thanks to the Light Clay ban and its limited coverage. I think we should stop thinking of Regieleki as a screens setter, and start thinking of it as an exploding...

I mean it doesn't have to be a complete cluster like that. Like, let's take Thunder Wave for example. Instead of the speed reduction + the chance to randomly miss, it could be just the speed reduction and stuff like that. By RNG I mean literally random, not set debuffs and not lower accuracy.

I mean honestly, if we're talking about the metagame going into a better state... Smogon set the precedent for banning core mechanics and deviating from the cartridge games by getting rid of Dynamax, I'd wager we should talk about the possibility of getting rid of RNG for good in OU, and the...

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Never did I think I would hear the phrase "boots perverts" in relation to competitive Pokemon discussion. Honestly, I disagree with the part of your statement that I bolded in the quote very heavily. Darkshifu made certain additions to the team mandatory (aka physically defensive Fairy types)...

For your #1, I absolutely agree with your point about not being able to defeat Pokemon with certain Pokemon, and how it reduces skilled teambuilding. I'd actually like to add to your point by saying that Hidden Power actually also removes the skill in proper prediction in quite a few cases as...

I'm sorry if my original post regarding Giratina-O wasn't conducive to conversation, and I appreciate the candor about Ubers retests! The main reason I posted it was because I felt that a bulky ghost support mon that doesn't lose an item to Knock Off would actually be a really nice change for...

Thank you so much! I did go through the Viability Ranking Resource and parts of the Metagame discussion to get an idea, and actually saw some discourse on Ash-Gen being potentially broken. I just wanted to get a secondary view in case I was missing something.

So I've never played National Dex's meta before, and I'd like to try and get into it! Can someone give me a quick summary on what's good right now, what isn't, and key threats to think about using and looking out for in return?

So I thought I would do something interesting that I don't see often in OU metagame threads, and instead pose a few questions about Generation 8 OU over its whole lifespan and I'd love to hear some of your responses to them! The responses might bring to light some interesting, unexplored aspects...