Alright, time for my thoughts on Dracovish
Dracovish is, at it's core Fishious Rend, the 127.5 BP STAB move that gets doubled if you move first. Even with it's lackluster 90 Attack, the sheer power of this move has completely warped the tier into a mess. The two Choice sets that Dracovish commonly runs are amazing: Scarf smashes any mons that aren't Zeraora or Dragapult(and they can't switch in for the life of them) and Band with Webs Support simply kills shit, especially since it's forces out the most common Defogger, Corviknight. This abomination of sea-life has completely made it so that you must run a Dracovish check, of which there are only 5 of them that are viable, and they all have their problems:
Max Def Ferro is probably the most solid check to this beast, as it resists Draco's 2 spam moves in Rend and Outrage. If the player switches
out, Ferro can get hazards up
The problem: This thing is very susceptible to chip, and with it switching in on Rends and also lacking major recovery outside of Leech Seed(imagine getting Synthesis), this thing can only check it for so long. Also Dracovish can learn Low Kick(252+ Atk Dracovish Low Kick (100 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Ferrothorn: 112-132 (31.8 - 37.5%) -- 0% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery, band has a 30% to 2HKO)
A Ferrothorn that trades the Dragon resistance for actual recovery in Regenerator+Recover. Again, solidly can switch in and eat hits, right?
The Problem: 252+ Atk Choice Band Strong Jaw Dracovish Fishious Rend (170 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Toxapex: 141-167 (46.3 - 54.9%) -- 10.9% chance to 2HKO after Black Sludge recovery. Band just destroys Toxapex with Rend spam, and Scarf can use Psychic Fangs or chip this thing down with teammate support. All Toxapex can hope for is a lucky Scald burn on the switch or that it poisons it with Baneful Bunker.
Hey, where'd these guys come from? In all honesty, if you're looking to stop Rend spam these two are great for the job. Seis gets 25% recovery and Gastro gets a SpA boost from Rend, forcing out these sets.
The Problem: Toad is basically praying it takes 0 chip whatsoever in case Vish decides to click Outrage, and genuinely hates Knock Off and no recovery outside of switching in on Rend. Gastrodon is in the same boat, except it has even lower Defense and lacks the Rocks to at the very least, get the chip on. Both get destroyed by Outrage, so these are hardly checks.
In all honestly, outside of these four your best bet are faster Scarfers or Dragapult, but good luck getting them in. When you can literally get 6-0'd simply because you took too much chip, there is a serious problem. I 100% believe that Dracovish needs the boot, so ban this.
and then ban clef but that's another story
Dracovish is, at it's core Fishious Rend, the 127.5 BP STAB move that gets doubled if you move first. Even with it's lackluster 90 Attack, the sheer power of this move has completely warped the tier into a mess. The two Choice sets that Dracovish commonly runs are amazing: Scarf smashes any mons that aren't Zeraora or Dragapult(and they can't switch in for the life of them) and Band with Webs Support simply kills shit, especially since it's forces out the most common Defogger, Corviknight. This abomination of sea-life has completely made it so that you must run a Dracovish check, of which there are only 5 of them that are viable, and they all have their problems:
Max Def Ferro is probably the most solid check to this beast, as it resists Draco's 2 spam moves in Rend and Outrage. If the player switches
out, Ferro can get hazards up
The problem: This thing is very susceptible to chip, and with it switching in on Rends and also lacking major recovery outside of Leech Seed(imagine getting Synthesis), this thing can only check it for so long. Also Dracovish can learn Low Kick(252+ Atk Dracovish Low Kick (100 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Ferrothorn: 112-132 (31.8 - 37.5%) -- 0% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery, band has a 30% to 2HKO)
A Ferrothorn that trades the Dragon resistance for actual recovery in Regenerator+Recover. Again, solidly can switch in and eat hits, right?
The Problem: 252+ Atk Choice Band Strong Jaw Dracovish Fishious Rend (170 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Toxapex: 141-167 (46.3 - 54.9%) -- 10.9% chance to 2HKO after Black Sludge recovery. Band just destroys Toxapex with Rend spam, and Scarf can use Psychic Fangs or chip this thing down with teammate support. All Toxapex can hope for is a lucky Scald burn on the switch or that it poisons it with Baneful Bunker.
Hey, where'd these guys come from? In all honesty, if you're looking to stop Rend spam these two are great for the job. Seis gets 25% recovery and Gastro gets a SpA boost from Rend, forcing out these sets.
The Problem: Toad is basically praying it takes 0 chip whatsoever in case Vish decides to click Outrage, and genuinely hates Knock Off and no recovery outside of switching in on Rend. Gastrodon is in the same boat, except it has even lower Defense and lacks the Rocks to at the very least, get the chip on. Both get destroyed by Outrage, so these are hardly checks.
In all honestly, outside of these four your best bet are faster Scarfers or Dragapult, but good luck getting them in. When you can literally get 6-0'd simply because you took too much chip, there is a serious problem. I 100% believe that Dracovish needs the boot, so ban this.