supermarth64
Here I stand in the light of day
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Drizzletoed is released. Hydrationvap is completely outclassed by Manaphy right now.Just because DrizzleToad isn't released yet, I don't see why you can't include a Rest/Hydration set. It can stall, or be a special sweeper with an instant recovery move.
The move Rain Dance (and the item Damp Rock) still exists, afterall.
So just because one pokemon does it better, all other competitive pokemon capable of performing the same role should be disregarded? Does that mean we should only have one spin blocker in the OU section? And one cleric? And one entry hazard user?Drizzletoed is released. Hydrationvap is completely outclassed by Manaphy right now.
If that one Pokemon completely outclasses the competition, yes. Manaphy does any Hydration-Rest set you'd ever want to do on Vaporeon, only better because of better speed, set up moves (or the threat of set up moves), and better coverage.So just because one pokemon does it better, all other competitive pokemon capable of performing the same role should be disregarded? Does that mean we should only have one spin blocker in the OU section? And one cleric? And one entry hazard user?
Besides, we all know Manaphy is getting banned (unless Drizzle gets banned).
Since these analyses are being written almost solely for simulator play, whether or not the person actually has a Manaphy in-game is somewhat irrelevant. Please don't start cussing out Smogon in general just because you have received one negative response.If two Pokemon are both capabale of performing the same role, why not include both of them in an analysis?
I think the Hydration/Rest set is at least worth MENTIONING in the damn analysis, don't you?
Smogon claims to be a university and the premier resource for competitive battling strategies. And yet you won't even MENTION a competitive set because you are blinded by your obsession with a handful of boring, broken, cookie-cutter cliche Pokemon.
Some people might like to use a Hydration Vaporeon because *GASP* they may not have a Manaphy!
Actually, as far as I know if a new set is added then the quality of it should be checked, making the previous checks no longer valid.How is it not competitive?
Hydration, Rain in play, defensive EV spread, Leftovers
- Toxic
- Protect
- Rest
- Boiling Water / Roar / Haze / Ice Beam / Surf
If the analysis has been approved, surely it can still be added to?
I guess that's fine, to each his own, but I like Hydration Vaporeon on Rain Stall teams :)Any Vaporeon can beat weakened physical sweepers, those logs don't show much. Thing is, the normal Wish Vaporeon can beat them even without rain.