Resource Simple Questions, Simple Answers Thread

[Finchinator]

Do you guys think that Quaquaval usage should pick up if and when palafin-hero gets banhammered? I personally think it will because Quaquaval is really good in its own right and the only reason people aren't running it is palafin-hero being broken from what I see.

I think it will always run into some barriers trying to be consistent in OU, but it may be viable at least

 

[RaiZen1704]

Will there be a kickoff sv ou tour like tundra cup when dlc 2 dropped?

 

[Finchinator]

Will there be a kickoff sv ou tour like tundra cup when dlc 2 dropped?

Yes, signups will be going up sometime today.

 

[spookysocialist]

Does clear amulet protect against the ruin abilities from the 4 dark legendaries?

 

[Duck Chris]

Anyone got a good spread for Glimmora

 

[AmericanPi]

How usable is rain in SV OU?

 

[Bakugames]

How long does it take for bans to go out on ladder? Faced a team with flutter mane and realized I never actually checked the usual estimated time these things go live. If the answer is "whenever the showdown admins are active", that's ok too lol

 

[Quite Quiet]

How long does it take for bans to go out on ladder? Faced a team with flutter mane and realized I never actually checked the usual estimated time these things go live. If the answer is "whenever the showdown admins are active", that's ok too lol

No defined time because it requires someone to be online to hotpatch the server to make the update live. Basically anyone could update the tier lists, but they wouldn't be updated on PS until the hotpatch happens. Depending on when a ban happens this shouldn't typically take that long, but a few hours to half a day can be expected.

 

[Finchinator]

How usable is rain in SV OU?

Somewhat, but it is still limited due to how many things it has to cover.

 

[Quagman]

There is no plate other than Pixie in gen9. why is that?

 

[DrPumpkinz]

There is no plate other than Pixie in gen9. why is that?

The plates were removed in SwSh because Arceus wasn't available, then readded in BDSP because Arceus was available. Arceus isn't in SV, so they're gone again.

The reason the Fairy Plate is still around is because Game Freak never bothered to give it a generic type-boosting item like Soft Sand or Mystic Water.

 

[BestDatrix]

Anywhere I can find a sample team?

 

[Finchinator]

Anywhere I can find a sample team?

Not yet, but we are hoping to get these up in the near future! In the meantime, some people are posting their teams here!

 

[BestDatrix]

Not yet, but we are hoping to get these up in the near future! In the meantime, some people are posting their teams here!

Good to know. Thanks for the help!

 

[Band]

Anyone got a good spread for Glimmora

You can go with a hyper offense approach or a more balanced one, whichever you prefer:

hyper offense

Glimmora @ Focus Sash
Ability: Toxic Debris
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Spikes
- Mortal Spin
- Earth Power

balance

Glimmora @ Black Sludge
Ability: Toxic Debris
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Spikes
- Mortal Spin
- Sludge Wave / Power Gem / Energy Ball
- Earth Power

Just make sure to always run Earth Power so you're not stonewalled by Steel-types.

 

[Red Raven]

Are Hydreigon, Tyranitar, Dragapult and Garchomp viable rn? If they are what sets are most useful on them rn?

 

[Finchinator]

Are Hydreigon, Tyranitar, Dragapult and Garchomp viable rn? If they are what sets are most useful on them rn?

All of them but Hydreigon are on the viability list, which alone is a rough sell due to the Iron form.

Tyranitar tends to just run standard utility, but Dragapult can run specs or DD with Tera while Garchomp is less common rn but I've seen SD intermittently

 

[Soiramio3000]

2 pokemon got banned yesterday but fir some reason they haven't been officially moved to ubers and I can still use them right now.

How long do we need to wait until they are gone once and for all?

A few hours? A few days? The end of the month?

 

[1LDK]

Question regarding the first OU tournament, when does the tournament actually start? in a week? few days? as soon as the pool of players is full?

 

[Finchinator]

2 pokemon got banned yesterday but fir some reason they haven't been officially moved to ubers and I can still use them right now.

How long do we need to wait until they are gone once and for all?

A few hours? A few days? The end of the month?

See QQ’s post below:

No defined time because it requires someone to be online to hotpatch the server to make the update live. Basically anyone could update the tier lists, but they wouldn't be updated on PS until the hotpatch happens. Depending on when a ban happens this shouldn't typically take that long, but a few hours to half a day can be expected.

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Question regarding the first OU tournament, when does the tournament actually start? in a week? few days? as soon as the pool of players is full?

A few days — could be tomorrow or Wednesday tbh

 

[Soiramio3000]

thanks.

 

[gvon]

What's the Tera boost for adaptability users using stab moves? I know Tera blast is 80 BP, and terastalizing to a type that isn't any of yours will give a 1.5x boost and same type terastalizing will give stab moves a 2x boost instead of a 1.5x stab boost. However, adaptability already grants stab moves a 2x boost. If dragalge with adaptability were to Tera poison, how strong would sludge bomb get boosted?

 

[Finchinator]

What's the Tera boost for adaptability users using stab moves? I know Tera blast is 80 BP, and terastalizing to a type that isn't any of yours will give a 1.5x boost and same type terastalizing will give stab moves a 2x boost instead of a 1.5x stab boost. However, adaptability already grants stab moves a 2x boost. If dragalge with adaptability were to Tera poison, how strong would sludge bomb get boosted?

You would multiply the multipliers with each other to get the total boost I believe

 

[Soiramio3000]

I have a question about tera.
when the pokemon terastylizes to match its own type (maushold becoming normal for example) do the STAB attacks become 1.5x1.5 or they become 2? and what happens if the pokemon has adaptability?do they become 2x2?2x1.5? something else?

 

[gvon]

You would multiply the multipliers with each other to get the total boost I believe

Would that mean the boost for same type tera stab is 4/3 × 2 so about 2.66x stab boost? I could see the stab same type tera boost being 5/3 x 2 thanks adaptability