Recent content by Eraxxer

So I've dusted off this old account because I'm taking part in my once-or-twice-yearly Pokemon Showdown obsession and I've been messing around with a bit of National Dex OU. I wanted to share a few cluttered thoughts I've had on the metagame, partly to see what others think but just partly to...

Something I think is underrated with Poltergeist is the fact that it tells you their item. Gives the move pretty significant utility on top of the major damage as well. Obviously it's early days, but assuming Marowak becomes fairly common, I wonder if people start running no item Slowbro or...

So I haven't played much lately, and over the past couple of days I came back to try out the meta and see if I enjoyed it again, and I was reminded exactly why I quit playing. No Zygarde was genuinely a really great change, and I'm glad it was removed. But still, I came here to discuss why I...

Made an OU squad with Rhyperior you may like. https://pastebin.com/raw/8JvnSk8G.

Rhype for the Picking This is my first Sun/Moon RMT, mainly because the meta has been absolutely trash for the entire Gen so far and only now are we starting to see at least some diversity. It's still a long shot from being considered 'good' or 'healthy' but it's enough for me to produce a team...

Got some hot gas for you trying to make rhyperior work. https://pastebin.com/raw/WK0QiRrd

I think almost everyone agrees this thing needs a ban, but I want to comment on something: just because the without-phero meta is fucking awful, which it is, doesn't make phero less broken. The metagame was a few broken pokemon propping each other up using landorus as a base. If things are still...

My problem with Zygarde is how ridiculously weak it is. Depending on your spread, you're giving up speed, bulk or damage, but regardless: +1 0 Atk Zygarde Thousand Arrows vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Hoopa-Unbound: 220-259 (73 - 86%) -- guaranteed 2HKO +6 0 Atk Zygarde Thousand Arrows vs. 252 HP / 216+...

Stay S Not much has changed to make me think Greninja deserves to leave S. It's still ridiculous, and we've seen HP Fire and Extrasensory as examples of 'lure' sets (becoming more common now) so that scouting for its moveset becomes even more of an issue than before. It's stupid strong and it...

My thoughts on current noms: Gengar Many people have already commented on this, but Gengar's checks are still just as prevalent, and not much has changed in the meta to warrant a rise. Whereas in XY/ORAS it had no good switchins in the tier, now we have Celesteela, Magearna and Muk as well...

Dugtrio: Ban

The fact is that Duggy's one set defines the metagame. Having multiple sets isn't an argument since Mega Metagross is S rank with only one good set. Duggy doesn't need to OHKO Metagross straight away when a few rounds of rocks and maybe a helmet hit is putting it in range (and Zard needs one...

It might end up being pointless but I think Duggy should go to A+. It's a metagame defining pokemon and we've seen how insanely capable of changing the game it is, it's the reason it's being suspected. Just the presence of Duggy on your team instantly makes some metagame defining threats much...