Okay hold on. I have been away and paid zero attention to the meta since SuMo was released. How the hell dude Aloloan Marowak and Muk end up OU???
Pic unrelated.
Alolan Muk buttfucks Tapu Lele.
Alolan Marowak's typing and ability makes it resistant or immune to a hilariously high number top tier threats.
>>31546504
Alolan Marowak is a sub killing Ghost type with Thick Club to back Fire and Ghost STABs
>>31546565
Sure, but that's not its main selling point. The thing that keeps Marowak in OU is its defensive capabilities, with the typing+bulk+ability+wisp.
>>31546489
>2017
>SuMo
>>31546489
>shitting on NaanPOO
>>31546489
Because they specifically check top threats in the current meta. Same reason Tangrowth made OU in gen 6.
>>31546489
Your pic is pretty related.
>This is Ubers
>This is OU
>Look how diverse our metas are!!
lol there's little difference between OU and Ubers now.
>>31546489
Reminds me of this bit a comedian does about how every Mexican dish is just, tortilla, veggies, cheese, and meat.
>>31546489
Muk was a trend to help deal with Tapu Lele. The metagame has shifted instead towards other Pursuit users like Metagross, so it's leaving OU pretty soon.
Marowak on the other hand is simply a miracle: it just so happens to wall an enormous amount of the metagame's top threats, while dealing metric tons of damage with Shadow Bone.
Both are anti-meta, but only Marowak will be good enough to stay in OU.