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Keldeo @ Eject Button Ability: Justified EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe Timid Nature IVs: 0 Atk - Calm Mind - Scald - Secret Sword - Taunt Keldeo's biggest nemesis is Toxapex. So, pair it with Dugtrio, get hit with an errant Scald to get switched out, and then trap it to get rid...

Just want to preface this post by saying I'm not the biggest Ubers player, but I wanted to weigh in on what I've read in this thread so far. Basically, it seems like there are 4 options for limiting Dynamax: 1. Clause saying Pokemon classified as Ubers cannot Dynamax. This seems unideal as OU...

Hydreigon @ Haban Berry Ability: Levitate EVs: 248 HP / 8 SpA / 252 Spe Timid Nature IVs: 0 Atk - Taunt - Nasty Plot - Dark Pulse - Flash Cannon The idea behind this set is just to shut down bulky mons like Toxapex, Hippowdon, Ferrothorn and Corviknight (non-Body Press) with Taunt, boost...

I don't know how people come up with this take all the time. Pokemon is a game where in every single format, whether it's singles or doubles, some mons will be inherently better and will see higher usage because the opportunity cost of not using them is too high. You can say the same about every...

Flame Orb + Trick

Metal Sound

From the amount I've played so far, phys def Rotom-H seems one of the best checks to Zeraora (Life Orb CC does 41%, Overheat does 55-66% back), but it of course doesn't appreciate having it's item knocked off. Rocky Helmet Ferrothorn can chip it down and trade with non-Life Orb variants...

I sure hope so. They made the strongest Fairy type move in Light of Ruin, and then gave it to a mon they never planned to release? Very odd. Also, considering Original Color Magearna is the equivalent of a Shiny, why were we never able to use it in OU in Gen 7, when we can use Shiny Zacian in...

Don't know if Mence is coming back, but all three of these got Hurricane, Tornadus got Nasty Plot + Weather Ball, Rain Hurricane spam is gonna be very annoying to deal with. They really took away Megas and then gave this mon CC. And U-Turn?! It would've been so good with Scrappy CC/Facade/Quick...

Hatterene (F) @ Assault Vest Ability: Magic Bounce EVs: 200 HP / 252 SpA / 56 Spe Modest Nature IVs: 0 Atk - Dazzling Gleam / Draining Kiss - Psychic - Mystical Fire - Nuzzle / Giga Drain A set I've run a bit following the Dynamax ban (RIP G-Max Smite), Assault Vest adds onto its...

252+ Atk Life Orb Melmetal Rock Slide vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Rotom-Heat: 174-205 (57.2 - 67.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO 252+ Atk Life Orb Melmetal Rock Slide vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Rotom-Heat: 237-281 (98.3 - 116.5%) -- 87.5% chance to OHKO You'd have to give up either Superpower/Body Press, EQ, or Thunder...

I feel like the Choice Band set should already be on the analysis page, so I'll go with Bulk Up + 3 Attacks. Hard to choose though.

Overall from the first two weeks of SPL, Dug is top 10 in usage and has a 53% win rate, comparable to Clefable (55%), Toxapex (54%) and Rotom-H (53%), and higher than Corviknight, Dragapult, Hydreigon, among others. (link) Still a very small sample size, but progressively as the ladder goes up...

Just because Dugtrio doesn't see as much usage on lower ladder shouldn't factor into the discussion at all. High ladder and tournament play should be what's used when determining if something is broken or over-centralizing, because if a Pokemon is exceptional there it will be due to the mon...

Not too unexpected of a Top 10, similar to how the high ladder usage stats have been, although Clefable at 67% is still a bit surprising. Didn't expect Kommo-o being tied at 10th place, with a high winrate too, most running the Body Press/Stealth Rock set. Not to harp on Dugtrio too much, as...