How would Archeops factor into the meta with no hindering ability?

>>31415984
It would be mega aerodactyl with moves

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>>31415984
Then my favorite pokemon wouldn't be shit, but then everyone would use it just because it's good and I'd be looked at like some bandwagon asshole. So I lose either way.

>>31415984
>Game Freak makes a fast Rock type
>Give it a shit ability

Depends on the replacement ability. Rock Head or Sheer Force maybe?

>>31415984
Even if it gets a new ability it would need to be changed in some way to deal with its stats.

>>31416264
What do you mean?

Basically, do you want its damage to be insale til it takes some damage then becomes knock out bait for a safe switch, or would you rather reduce its stats.
Even GF could see this thing would be OP as hell if they didn't give it that ability.

>>31416388
They could change its ability to Klutz. That's a cruddy ability but not totally useless, and fits with its awkward flying.

>>31416412
it has switcheroo though and agility/rock polish.
adamant archeops at +2spd with no defeatist. just imagine

>>31416337
It's a Rock/Flying Conkeldurr+Tangrowth tag team with Latios carrying them on his back for speed support, access to Head Smash and the ability to go mixed with Earth Power or Z-Focus Blast.
People would slap a band/scarf and U-turn in and out, force switches like a motherfucker because of the threat of BANDED fucking Head Smash now that it doesn't activate Defeatist instantly.

>>31417351
Band/Scarf wouldn't matter if the ability was Klutz.
Yeah, it gets Switcheroo, but I'm not sure how good that would actually be -especially since having Klutz for no items means you can just run itemless Acrobatics