Tank Weezing (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SDef
Calm Nature (+SDef, -Atk)
- Clear Smog
- Will-O-Wisp
- Pain Split
- Toxic Spikes
Ferro likes the lefties recovery, or the extra damage from rocky helmet.
In reply to the first, that's not what I asked. What I was looking for was what the player base's general opinion of the strategy in regards to the Ubers metagame. Quite frankly, I feel it's more suited to a general discussion but hey, thems be the brakes
Nope. This is not the place for such discussion, this is the place for simple questions to be answered. If you want to discuss Swaggplay go on IRC or post a thread in the XY discussion (which isn't a good idea as it won't lead to anything).
I originally posted the exact post in the general thread in this forum, but was then told to post it in this thread
Thanks for the extensive reply, this is pretty much what I was after, specifically the bolded part. Also, the edit/delete is fine, given the circumstances
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Shed Shell can be used on pokemon like Skarmory and Blissey who appreciate not having to stay in on Gengar. Using it on an offensive pokemon would be slightly more redundant as those guys can just punch through Gengar, and then you have the issues of wanting Leftovers, so a pokemon like Ferrothorn would prefer Leftovers recovery to Shed Shell, whereas Skarmory and Blissey can both heal via different means (Roost, Wish and Soft-Boiled)
So in other words Shed Shell grants Blissey this one niche over Chansey in Ubers? Or is it such a niche that it's more of a reason to always use Blissey over Chansey in Ubers?
It's basically mandatory to use Blissey > Chansey in Ubers since so many teams carry Mega Gar. Not only this, but Blissey has two reliable methods of preventing Gar abuse, either Shed Shell, or Leftovers + Flamethrower. Chansey is actually a liability if the opponent has Mega Gar, but against teams that don't Chansey is superior. Since team building is about being able to take down as many potential threats as possible, Chansey should never be used.
thats wrong, its all about utility cost, most stall teams or bulky offense teams that require a spinner would like to have an arceus that can cm to stallbreak or have another useful function, whereas scizor can run defog and pursuit. While this is not a perfect solution to mega-gengar, it can handle hits aside from hp fire and bullet punch to weak it first off, since it needs to stay in 1 turn to mega-evolve. Any mon is viable within the means of teambuilding structure, why do gimmicks sometimes work without even spamming hax?
Yes it has been slow. There could be many reasons, such as people still figuring out the Meta, their own personal lives, playing RU, various things like that.
