>+3 252+ Atk Minior-Down Acrobatics (110 BP) vs. 252 HP /

It's a bit too weak to priority (it's Flying type so Psychic Terrain won't benefit it), and its Shields Down can be hard to work with - sometimes you take enough damage so that your offenses don't activate it but another attack will be an OHKO, or you get blown up from 100% to full from any SE attack. Ironically this is where Stealth Rock can actually be something you can make use of.

Can't see it leaving UU though, because if you do get 2x Shell Smashes and Shields Down activates, and they don't have priority? You can and will sweep their entire team, it has near perfect coverage.

Honestly I would just consider it this gen's Volcarona, absurdly strong sweep potential but it's actually, well, balanced. Gamefreak for once have a well designed pokemon that can feel both overpowered or useless depending on how you play it.

Might also see some use as a lead due to the Stealth Rock + Explosion suicide lead combo, but you would run Shell Smash + Acrobatics at the same time meaning it can still be a sweeper in some circumstances.

Throw in the fact it's immune to status when above 50% and you have something that fits on nearly any team.

>>30051455
Pretty high, but it'll be low OU due to its weakness to priority like >>30051599
Said
I don't doubt its sweeping potential, but if someone plays around its ability, they can just wreck it before it gets unleashed

>>30051455
What is the ideal nature though?

>>30051744

Pretty much.

You basically have to use it as a trump card right at the end of the fight - it's probably completely viable for all five of your mons to be designed to bring out and kill its counters, as it can win games by itself if there's nothing around to stop it.

Or you can just chuck it on any team and it will probably pull its weight.

>>30051893

You'll never use its special move pool and you don't really need more speed, so Adamant is a no-brainer.

Someone might at some point find some really meta damage values and find ways to finetune Minior's defensive stats to be as efficient as possible, but even then that will be an EV thing.

What's the +3 coming from, shellsmash is only +2, right?

>>30051969
Liechi

>>30051982
>Not sashed
Does he learn endure or sub or something?

>>30051982
Can't see Liechi being common at all tbqh.

I'll be lame and predict BL.