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Overview ######## Once a fearsome metagame-defining threat, Snorlax has had quite a fall from grace in recent generations. However, with the introduction of XY, Snorlax finally has a chance to regain its former glory. For one, its monstrous special bulk lets it check nearly any special attacker...

Overview ######## With access to an amazing offensive ability in Regenerator, Tornadus-T returns to OU as a fantastic offensive pivot. Regenerator offsets both Life Orb and Stealth Rock damage, reducing the overall damaging effect of entry hazards, and works fantastically with U-turn. With...

Overview ######## Latios has always been a premier special attacker, something that has not changed with the advent of XY. While Latios struggles to beat some of the newly introduced Fairy-type Pokemon, it still has respectable Special Attack and Speed stats in addition to a wide movepool...

Overview ######## With its newfound ability Speed Boost, Scolipede has established its role in the Overused metagame. Not only can it serve as a great entry hazards lead with access to Spikes and Toxic Spikes, but it can also serve as a Baton Pass user, passing its accumulated boosts to deadly...

Overview ######## With its high Attack, decent Speed, and good ability in Speed Boost, Sharpedo is a very dangerous physical threat. With the buff to Dark-type coverage, Sharpedo's STAB Crunch became all the more dangerous, and it has a good movepool and coverage to support it. The main...

Overview ######## Being blessed with a Mega Evolution this generation, Mawile finally has a chance to claw its way out of obscurity. The biggest boon Mawile received is its new ability, Huge Power, which doubles its Attack stat to monstrous levels. With good coverage and access to Intimidate...

[Pros] <ul> <li>It has an incredible ability in Huge Power, boosting its Attack to ridiculous levels.</li> <li>Its base form has a useful ability in Intimidate, making setting up much easier.</li> <li>It has good coverage, hitting a large portion of the metagame.</li> <li>It has a unique...

[Pros] <ul> <li>Exploud has decent Special Attack and access to STAB Boomburst.</li> <li>It has a fantastic ability in Scrappy, meaning only Soundproof Pokemon are immune to STAB Boomburst.</li> <li>It has fantastic coverage, able to hit much of the metagame super effectively.</li> </ul>...

[Pros] <ul> <li>It has high Speed and Special Attack.</li> <li>It has access to a wide range of coverage moves, which when combined with its Special Attack makes it a fearsome attacker.</li> <li>It cannot be paralyzed due to new mechanics this generation</li> <li>It has access to Dry Skin and...

[Pros] <ul> <li>It has an incredible offensive ability, with the movepool to support it.</li> <li>Its high Special Attack and large movepool make it a very threatening special attacker.</li> </ul> [Cons] <ul> <li>It is incredibly slow, which severely hampers its sweeping potential.</li>...

[Pros] <ul> <li>It has access to an amazing offensive ability, Speed Boost.</li> <li>It has high Attack and Speed stats, making it a fearsome physical sweeper.</li> </ul> [Cons] <ul> <li>It is extremely frail, leaving it open to being revenge killed by priority.</li> <li>It lacks useful...

[Pros] <ul> <li>Its Magic Bounce ability redirects all status moves and entry hazards that targets it.</li> <li>It has access to a wide range of support moves.</li> <li>Its typing bolsters its use as a Magic Bounce user.</li> </ul> [Cons] <ul> <li>It is fairly frail.</li> <li>It is weak to...

[Pros] <ul> <li>It is one of the two Pokemon with access to Drought in OU.</li> <li>It has a usable offensive movepool.</li> <li>Provides invaluable team support for many Pokemon that rely on sunlight.</li> </ul> [Cons] <ul> <li>It is weak to Stealth Rock.</li> <li>It is frail and lacks...

[Pros] <ul> <li>It has fantastic physical bulk.</li> <li>It has access to a wide range of boosting moves.</li> <li>It has a decent physical movepool, giving it what it needs to sweep.</li> </ul> [Cons] <ul> <li>It is somewhat outclassed by Hippowdon as a defensive wall, as Hippowdon has...

[Pros] <ul> <li>It has an incredible ability in Aerilate.</li> <li>It has access to both priority and a boosting move in Swords Dance.</li> <li>It is fast enough that it isn't only reliant on its priority.</li> <li>It has extremely high base stats in relevant areas, making it a very powerful...

[Pros] <ul> <li>Fantastic physical wall with reliable healing through its ability, Poison Heal.</li> <li>It has a very wide range of support moves to further aid its team.</li> <li>It is able to outspeed and Taunt the majority of entry hazard leads.</li> </ul> [Cons] <ul> <li>It is extremely...

[Pros] <ul> <li>It is one of the best special walls in the metagame, walling nearly every specially based threat.</li> <li>Eviolite increases its already great Special Defense and bolsters its low Defense.</li> <li>It possesses a wide range of support moves for both itself and its team.</li>...

[Pros] <ul> <li>Smeargle has access to every move.</li> <li>It is reasonably fast, which makes it able to taunt entry hazard leads.</li> </ul> [Cons] <ul> <li>Smeargle is pretty useless offensively.</li> <li>Not bulky enough to make use of the defensive moves it has been given.</li> </ul>...

[Pros] <ul> <li>Slowbro has high HP and Defense stats.</li> <li>It is a very sound check to physical threats such as Blaziken, Talonflame, and many Dragon-types.</li> <li>It has a good defensive typing.</li> </ul> [Cons] <ul> <li>It has a low Speed stat.</li> <li>It has relatively low Special...

[Pros] <ul> <li>One of the few Prankster Pokemon in OU, with access to Recover, Taunt, and Will-O-Wisp.</li> <li>Large amount of immunities.</li> </ul> [Cons] <ul> <li>Shallow offensive movepool.</li> <li>Overall mediocre stats and is fairly frail.</li> <li>Gained a super effective weakness...