| 1 | Scizor | 115131 | 29.795% | 95445 | 29.589% |
Slowbro's defensive typing is not too desirable for the OU metagame. Starmie has higher usage due to it being a good offensive Pokemon, that can also run Rapid Spin.slowbro still UU.
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Some of that was my fault. I had a bromance with CB Carracosta for a little while.OU Carracosta = #159
1337 OU Carracosta = #66
+93! Turtle power!
Not even close but it is going to net SR & 1 Layer of Spikes most of the time (as opposed to Deoxys-S' ALL the time) just because of how damn hard to KO it is. The difference is that it's complete setup bait for faster Pokemon and if it does run speed, it's much easier to KO due to it's Base 50 HP.People finally realising spiker Deo-D is almost as good as Deo-S... In fact, I'd say it's just as good.
90% of people try to kill Deo with U-turn anyway, so Red Card doesn't really have much use. That's actually quite a crappy item imoThat said, I HATE Red Card Deoxys-D and the fact that's becoming more common makes me cringe.
Deoxys isn't really setup bait with taunt or thunderwave. Yeah, I know deo-s guaranteed the spikes with that huge speed. However, the OU metagame isn't really that fast in this gen and you don't need to play it in a suicidal way all the time like deo-s - like you said, it has huge defenses and is really difficult to ko.Not even close but it is going to net SR & 1 Layer of Spikes most of the time (as opposed to Deoxys-S' ALL the time) just because of how damn hard to KO it is. The difference is that it's complete setup bait for faster Pokemon and if it does run speed, it's much easier to KO due to it's Base 50 HP.
That said, I HATE Red Card Deoxys-D and the fact that's becoming more common makes me cringe.
They didn't become legal until halfway through the month or so, hence why they are lagging. Don't worry; by the end of February, their standard rating should match their 1337 rating. Murkrow should also rise.Looking at the LC stats I am surprised that gligar and missy are not in the top 5!
...What?!Deoxys isn't really setup bait with taunt or thunderwave. Yeah, I know deo-s guaranteed the spikes with that huge speed. However, the OU metagame isn't really that fast in this gen and you don't need to play it in a suicidal way all the time like deo-s - like you said, it has huge defenses and is really difficult to ko.
The average base speed of all OU pokes (Before January's tier shifts) was somewhere close to 81. Yes the fast boys are FAST but if you're below that, you don't have to invest much in speed.We have base 105 Speed and even base 108 Speed Pokemon COMMONLY seen running Choice Scarf with a +Speed nature. "The OU metagame isn't really that fast in this gen" is just flat-out a wrong opinion. Gen 5 isn't just fast. Gen 5 is plaid.
Hell yea, hope people are realizing the beastliness of late-game Scarfed Moxie Mence| 22 | Salamence | 30226 | 7.822% | 23833 | 7.388% | +6
<3 you Mencey. Now, time to go kick Dragonite's ass.
Rotom-w out the ass. All teams, every team. I commonly find myself partnering him up with defensive venusaur or regeneration tangrowth when I use him these days just so that shit doesn't happen. Also, he's slower than scizor.slowbro still UU.
what the hell smogon