Why dont you use salazzle more?
That unique typing and ability.
Easy on the eyes.
Fast and hits very hard specially.
Give it a focus sash or a life orb. And its great.
>>31858157
I'm still disappointed that it didn't get something more gender-neutral.
>>31858218
Not a valid complaint in the slightest.
You wanted vespiquin to be more gender neutral too?
>>31858157
-Too slow
-Too frail
-Ability is useless on such a fragile Pokemon
-No good coverage outside of STAB
-Can't even set up, gets dinkled on by priority even if you hang on with sash
-stinky lizer
>>31858227
>too slow
A timid set put her at 366 speed.
Whats she slowed compared too?
Even faster than scarfed garchomp
252 SpA Life Orb Salazzle Hidden Power Ice vs. 4 HP / 0 SpD Garchomp: 354-416 (98.8 - 116.2%) -- 87.5% chance to OHKO
>>31858245
Tapu Koko, Greninja, Healthy meta bug, scarf lando-t, scarf lele, Scarfed garchomp, anything with Dragon Dance, Dugtrio. Those are just the common threats.
>>31858257
Im just saying you hear all the time around here that celesteela is a problem.
Salzzle owns any steel type and what the fuck are you saying tapu koko for? Did you forget that salzzle has poison type attacks. Yeah sure it isnt as bulky as alolan muk you can just switch into it. And greninja isnt capable of being handled by most pokemon let alone a fire type.
>>31858283
Celesteela has heavily fallen out of favor, whereas everything I've mentioned is a current threat. Plus, Tapu Koko one-shots it and even if you have a sash and the opponent somehow doesn't have stealth rocks/spikes, that doesn't change the fact that all Salazzle was able to do was take out a single mon. More Pokemon can do its job far better, it's just not a good Pokemon in OU. I'm sure it's decent in UU, though.
>>31858257
It really only gets outspeed by the healthy meta bug that of which you listed and would be beaten by dugtrio and pheromosa if you werent running focus sash.
>>31858312
What on earth are you talking about? Scarf increases speed by 50%, everything I mentioned outspeeds it unless it has a scarf of its own. I don't know why you said it outspeeds scarfed garchomp before, are you assuming they're just not running any speed EVs and a detrimental/neutral nature?
>>31858308
Herein lyes the problem. You smogon guys only look at 6v6.
Salazzle was made for 3v3 battle spots.
Little to no stealth rocks to be found. Can set up all it wants with nasty plot and goes unchecked.
>>31858329
So garchomp has closer to 600 speed if its scarfed?
>>31858218
This. Gender differences would have been perfect for it.
>>31858342
>600 speed
When does Salazzle have 600 speed? You said Salazzle has 366 speed when timid, whereas a scarfed garchomp with 252 Speed EVs and an adamant nature will have 454 speed. The rest of the Pokemon I mentioned have similar, much higher speeds than a sashed Salazzle. If you're talking about Scarfed Salazzle, yes, it does outspeed everything else.
>>31858224
Hey, I'm just saying why I personally don't use Salazzle more, which is the purpose of the thread. I don't like it, because it's blatant waifu bait and that's not my jam.
>>31858359
Oh my bad this whole time i figured choice scarf doubled speed by 2 not 1.5 yeah it would be checked by some of the more cancerous pokemon in Ou. But she still has her uses. In of being a great nuke.
>>31858366
So you dont use any feminime pokemon whatsoever?
>>31858386
>So you dont use any feminime pokemon whatsoever?
I do, I just don't like THIS one. Why is that so hard for you to understand? I don't have to like the same Pokemon as you.
>>31858418
whatever you say,barafag
>>31858418
I know that but what i dont understand is what feminine pokemon isnt waifubait?
>>31858434
Salandit?
It's just a sneaky-looking lizard, and then suddenly it becomes fucking Jessica Rabbit.
At least the other waifumons start off somewhat cute and girly.
>>31858434
Something like Purugly or Bruxish, even cute stuff like Ribombee isn't so overtly appealing to furfags. I think what he means is it's massive furry/fetish bait, just like Tsareena is fetish bait and Lopunny/Gardevoir are furry bait.
>>31858418
>I just don't like THIS one
What are you fucking gay?
>>31858451
Not him, but I'm a massive pokefucker and even I don't like it. I hate the shitty bedroom eyes and the painful, forced sexuality of it in appearance, lore, etc. It kinda makes me cringe.
>>31858446
So you'd have rather have had it be more manly i understand now. The same way i feel about poplio to primarina you feel about salandit to salazzle.
This is really gen 7s fault for not thinking about making everything gender neutal or just outright manly.
>>31858447
You shouldn't take other peoples dirty minds into consideration for the appeal of a pokemon.
>>31858462
You are also a massive faggot
>that moment when you realize you will never fuck salazzle.
Feelsbadman
>>31858472
I would normally agree, but when attempting to appeal to people like that influences the Pokemon's design as heavily as it did with Salazzle, it's past the point where it's as easy as ignoring the shitty fanbase, because the fanbase wound up ruining the Pokemon's design.
>>31858490
>it's another one of these threads
>>31858490
So i shouldn't like gardevoir
The fanbase over sexuals it way to much and that design is just begging for it.
I mean just look at the main girl they used to promote salazzle and toxapex. A waifu usinf waifumons how fitting.