Pocket Picks

>1.5 weaknesses
>Psychic + Thousand Arrows

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>pursuit sucker punch mind games
>moxie
>somewhat fallen into obscurity
>That attack stat

>>32253232
>>32253248
Wasn't including specific moves / abilities. Mold Breaker obviously counters too.

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Priority Supersonic Skystrike is pretty cool

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>Access to Rock Polish for sweeping or Synthesis for tanking
>EQ, Stone Edge, Wood Hammer/Seed Bomb is great coverage
>can effectively handle a lot of top threats, including megas
>no one ever expects it

But I know, I know, that Ice weakness.

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>has the right STABs for "Fairies: The Metagame"
>base 110 Scarfer
>OG Ghost

>>32253269
Which megas, off the top of your head, does it beat out? Does it need Rock Polish up first or were you saying tanky?

>>32253276
I don't think that counts

>>32253285
>>32253276

Gengar fell from grace slightly this gen, but it is still quite popular in the singles meta. Still, thanks for sharing!

>>32253285
it is comparably low usage and UU at the moment

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>weak armor
>weakness policy
>endure
endure a hit... and time to sweep.

>>32253331
Just make sure to eliminate priority first

>>32253282
I usually go with Rock Polish.

Just ran some calcs, may have left out a few.

Can beat one on one:
>Aerodactyl
>Absol
>Aggron
>Blastoise
>Mawile
>Gyarados
>Ampharos
>Kangaskhan
>Slowbro (if no Ice)
>Tyranitar (if no Ice)

Can beat if set up to outspeed with Rock Polish
>Both Charizards
>Alakazam
>Gardevoir
>Gengar
>Altaria
>Swampert
>Ash-Greninja
>Houndoom
>Metagross

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>>32253336
>aqua jet
yeah, about that priority...

>>32253363
>xD
Leave my site REEEEEEE

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Relatively low usage as it's still king of UU, I love getting a kill every time I drop a draco once the fairies are out.
Also it has a really nifty set of resistances and dark pulse is still very spammable.

I just wish it hit 100 base speed.

>>32253384
What do you normally do about the speed? Accept it? Scarf it? Tailwind?

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>>32253363
>xD

>>32253391
I run a modest scarfed set since timid isn't outspeeding any relevant scarfer/DDer anyway and the extra spa helps a ton.

>>32253407
You ever try any other sets / coverage moves not normally used?

>>32253402
>>32253381
ecks dee

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>>32253354
>>32253331
>No swift swim
>Endure with weakness policy
>When swords dance focus sash literally does the same thing but better and lets you have more boosts
>+2 aqua jet from 115 attack with no boosting item killing anything
Nothing personnel kid, but your bro already has a niche in ou and you managed to fuck it up.

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>>32253449
>implying it wont sneak in SD before resorting to endure
>implying i can't scout for priority with endure if i suspect anything, and use stone edge if safe from endure
>implying the turn setting up with rain dance wouldn't be better used for SD
smogonfag BTFO

>>32253482
>Unsheathes mega metagross after kabutops comes in and sds
>Outspeeds and uses mash once
>Second sd and weak armor speed
>+4 Kabutops outspeeds and uses its strongest move
>+4 252 Atk Kabutops Stone Edge vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Metagross-Mega: 157-186 (52.1 - 61.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
>Metagross uses mash twice
>Kabutops is now kill

>>32253548
>What is Waterfall?

>>32253548
Not the Kabutops guy but everything has counters. This thread was made just to see which low usage bromons people bring to battle / why they do.

>>32253548
>it takes a mega metagross to counter kabutops
and i guess swift swim would have done better?
QED

anyway, what would happen if instead of using another sd id start spamming stone edge?

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This qt here definitely. Amazing speed, decent movepool and great balance of offense and defense. I love Miltank

>>32253548
>hitting meteor mash
what bizzaro world is this

>>32253619
rapid spin when GF

>>32253255
There's always Z-Mirror Move.

>>32253232
I used a fuckton of Alomomola back then
People underestimated the power of it's regenerator/wish combos in OU, and the occasional soak+toxic memes to bamboozle idiots that thought that ferrothorn is unkillable forever.

I also used to use a rain dance team that starred Swift Swim Ludicolo with Life Orb as my main sweeper in Gen 4, that was pretty funny

>>32253632
id like to try this with fearow
i know it would just be bootleg Z mirror move staraptor set
but fearow needs some love

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Houndoom. This little fucker. Give it flash fire with Nasty plot, double stab and destiny bond and it will take out anything. I ran Gliscor with agility/substitute/baton pass with this houndoom on gen 6 and it just works, no need for mega.

>>32253634
This was also part of my team, but instead of using wish, I had healing wish for safer heals. Regenerator/scald/toxic was pretty annoying.

>>32253682

>>32253682
just give his mega Sheer force and he will be amazing

i never got why satan dog got solar power
sheer force makes more sense
>inb4 drought

>>32253696
Yeah, in my mind life orb/flash fire was way more useful than solar power, so I just ran normal houndoom.

>>32253609
>spamming stone edge with weakness policy endure kabutops
>+2 252 Atk Kabutops Stone Edge vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Metagross-Mega: 105-124 (34.8 - 41.1%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
>only outspeeds after getting hit and can't kill it in two hits
>vs slow uturn drizzle pelliper into swift swim kabutops
>kabutops sds and lives any one hit from megagross
>Outspeeds and goes for waterfall
>+2 252 Atk Life Orb Kabutops Waterfall vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Metagross-Mega in Rain: 329-387 (109.3 - 128.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO

>>32253751
try 252+ atk (not in speed, not when endure free speed boost)
remember crit chance. remember miss chance as well if you want.
>implying waterfall kabutops wouldn't work with weak armor as well
but i will admit thre will be some cases swift swim is better. but generally relying on weather and depending on setups from teamates isn't sign of kickass.

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Hardcounters most OU Wall cores
Big enough movepool that opponent most likely has no idea what you are running
Immune to weather damage and basically all entry hasards
Hits like a truck with only Life Orb

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>>32253232
Wheezing is an underrated beast. I find myself using lanturn into OU way more often than I probably should.
>excellent typing
>useful ability in volt absorb (i guess water absorb is decent too but i never use it)
>bulky enough to act as a pivot
>heal bell
Admittedly, it only had one niche, but it's very good at it.

>>32253876
Yeah I've been trying to find underrated beasts and I love Lanturn so I might give him a shot.

>>32253864
You're misusing the term "hard counter", if it actually did "hard counter" the common core of lando, tangrowth/ferro, toxapex and variations on that then yeah it would be fucking solid. Reuni is one of my favourite mons but let's not overrate it.

>>32253887
I use heal bell, scald, twave, and voltswitch

>>32253945
I feel like a parafusion set could work too (a little weaker due to confusion nerfs) but still

>>32253232
Machamp. I love bullshitting wins with Dynamic Punch.


also Emolga for the Nuzzle/Encore combo.

>>32254036
Tell me more about this Emolga

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>>32253904
0 SpA Life Orb Reuniclus Psyshock vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Toxapex: 148-174 (48.6 - 57.2%) -- 41.8% chance to 2HKO after Black Sludge recovery
If the toxapex isnt running Haze Its free calm mind setup

0 SpA Life Orb Reuniclus Focus Blast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Ferrothorn: 177-211 (50.2 - 59.9%) -- 82.8% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
If you arent running Focus miss, just press calm mind a bunch of times and plow through it, whats he gonna do Gyro ball you? Leech seed you? Kek. Same thing with tangrowth.

0 Atk Landorus-Therian Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Reuniclus: 129-153 (30.4 - 36%) -- 40.6% chance to 3HKO
Physically defensive Lando Cant really do anything,

Reuni's real problem comes in two forms: No fairy coverage so it gets demolished by mega sableye, and 4 moves slots syndrome. The coverage move should always be one that hits stuff that your other mons cant easily switch on. Also Pheromosa is a problem unless you have 1 calm mind up.

Obviously hes not the best, otherwise everyone would be using him, doesnt mean that he cant hardcounter most OU Wall cores.

Dazzling Gleam for Reuniclus pls.

>>32254072
that damage output is garbage tf?

>>32254087
>0 SpA

>>32254087
Well, it is with 0 SpA.

>>32254111
natural nature? not negative?

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>great bulk
>reliable recovery
>EQ immunity
>useful support moves

Why is she not more popular?

>>32255689
recent dark type nerfs
lots of pokemon that easily exploit its weaknesses in the meta
can't compete with most other tanks like toxapex or ferrothorn, both of which are immune to toxic

>>32253347
Half of these are straight up not true, according to the damage calculator. How does Torterra beat Mega Aerodactyl when Aerdactyl outspeeds and 2HKOes with Aerial Ace? What the fuck?

>>32253682
Aye houndoom is my fav Pokemon, nice to see another Houndoom fag

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>cucks 3 out of the 4 tapus with AV
>momentum w/U-Turn as they switch to Landorus
>perfect defensive coverage with Mantine, another viable yet underused mon
>Nuzzle and Zing Zap shenanigans
>can Fake Out for priority and stacking Toxic from Mantine

I like this thread. Keep it up bros