Excadrill is such a lovely addition to OU. It's a fantastic spinner that we've lacked for quite some time, and it really helps against the swarm of Rotom-W.
Thundurus-I is pretty underwhelming, but I'm only running T-Wave + 3 attacks, so I'm unsure of how well the NP set holds up. The prankster T-Wave is frustrating, but I'm not sure if it's ban-worthy.
Genesect is the same monster it was last gen. It's basically taken the place of Scizor on all of my teams. Even when my opponent knows I'm going to U-turn, they're forced to go into a bug resist, where I respond with another counter to that pokemon, and give them the choice to switch out, give me a free sub, or get KO'd. Sub+SD Garchomp and Genesect are such a brutal combination. Not a big fan of Genesect at all.
I still have to try out some of the others, but I've found a team that really meshes well together and I've been enjoying some fun games.
Btw, if you're not using Choice Specs Keldeo, you're missing out. The thing is still a monster and it stacks up well against the current OU threats.
Thundurus-I is pretty underwhelming, but I'm only running T-Wave + 3 attacks, so I'm unsure of how well the NP set holds up. The prankster T-Wave is frustrating, but I'm not sure if it's ban-worthy.
Genesect is the same monster it was last gen. It's basically taken the place of Scizor on all of my teams. Even when my opponent knows I'm going to U-turn, they're forced to go into a bug resist, where I respond with another counter to that pokemon, and give them the choice to switch out, give me a free sub, or get KO'd. Sub+SD Garchomp and Genesect are such a brutal combination. Not a big fan of Genesect at all.
I still have to try out some of the others, but I've found a team that really meshes well together and I've been enjoying some fun games.
Btw, if you're not using Choice Specs Keldeo, you're missing out. The thing is still a monster and it stacks up well against the current OU threats.
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