Yeah, I'm definitely struggling to see a meta where this thing doesn't dominate. But S/V took the mentality "If everything is overpowered... nothing is". So who knows? 116 isn't the speed tier it used to be lol.
My friend and I tested a set with orthworm yesterday. I'm not sure on the exact move set but its ability "earth eater" makes it immune to ground type attacks. if you stack it with the electric terra type. orthworm's weaknesses are essentially covered as all of its weaknesses become neutral sense orthworm is now pure electric.
Doesnt help its lack of recovery, damage, status, special defense, or speed. It can temporarily peeve some mons but IDK how it can really do anything productive besides setting up hazards
Yeah, this guy will be everywhere too. That 120 bp steel move with 133 special attack, aegislash typing and the defog denial? Along with spikes being given out to half the ground types? It will definitely be interesting to see how this guy impacts the game.
I’m very new to competitive pokemon, but I love weather teams. I’ve been trying to make a Sun team based around Roaring Moon, Flutter Mane, and Great Tusk as wallbreakers/sweepers.
I don't think it will rule it, but i think people hard underestimate Palafin. Like you can almost always lead with it and then hard switch or flip turn out. And 160 attack and 100 speed with a 60 bp prio stab. Just slap band or scarf on it and you can do what you want. It might struggle with Pex a bit, but it can even learn Zen Headbut. So i would probably just scarf it and run something like Close combat, liquidation, flip turn, zen headbut. On band you can run Jet Punch for fast strong prio. It seems kinda busted
Idk how anyone who has played a decent amount of games rn would think Palafin is being "hard underestimated" considering how easy it is to get Hero form on top of everything else u mentioned, I'm pretty sure current OU council has it on their watchlist for
I think kinggambit will be a massive threat even around some of the crazy pokemon like fluttermane. I could see it being a top 10 Mon after terrastalizing and op mons are banned. As it stands right now it can even take a mystical fire from fluttermane
The vgc format isn't out so idk if I should play doubles ou or 2v2 doubles. I've just been looking at the new mons on showdown when I have time at work
I've been playing doubles and the combo of follow me moushold with population bomb and tidy up and rage powder toedscruel with Spore to start is great and nasty plot chi-yu can ohko with snarl and it gets access to heat wave and dark pulse and then weakness policy tera poison dondozo paired with orange tatsugiri running waterfall order up with rest and sleep talk and for my last one having baxcaliber for a last resort if needed
Maushold. 300bp pop bomb with a great speed stat. Combo with a grimsnarl or a tailwinder for speed control and you're golden. Tera ghost to get a stab shadow claw and avoid fake out/fighting moves.
Iron Vialent is getting banned. Swords Dance with a speed booster is broken. Calm mind Vialent isn't any healther.
Yeah, I'm definitely struggling to see a meta where this thing doesn't dominate. But S/V took the mentality "If everything is overpowered... nothing is". So who knows? 116 isn't the speed tier it used to be lol.
Bullet Punch Scizor checks it, a little
My friend and I tested a set with orthworm yesterday. I'm not sure on the exact move set but its ability "earth eater" makes it immune to ground type attacks. if you stack it with the electric terra type. orthworm's weaknesses are essentially covered as all of its weaknesses become neutral sense orthworm is now pure electric.
Eelektross lmao
Doesnt help its lack of recovery, damage, status, special defense, or speed. It can temporarily peeve some mons but IDK how it can really do anything productive besides setting up hazards
alr posted about it on
Yeah, this guy will be everywhere too. That 120 bp steel move with 133 special attack, aegislash typing and the defog denial? Along with spikes being given out to half the ground types? It will definitely be interesting to see how this guy impacts the game.
I’m very new to competitive pokemon, but I love weather teams. I’ve been trying to make a Sun team based around Roaring Moon, Flutter Mane, and Great Tusk as wallbreakers/sweepers.
Kingambit, to counter it's huge attack stat you gotta play mind games to avoid sucker punch
Or just have any body press user
I don't think it will rule it, but i think people hard underestimate Palafin. Like you can almost always lead with it and then hard switch or flip turn out. And 160 attack and 100 speed with a 60 bp prio stab. Just slap band or scarf on it and you can do what you want. It might struggle with Pex a bit, but it can even learn Zen Headbut. So i would probably just scarf it and run something like Close combat, liquidation, flip turn, zen headbut. On band you can run Jet Punch for fast strong prio. It seems kinda busted
Idk how anyone who has played a decent amount of games rn would think Palafin is being "hard underestimated" considering how easy it is to get Hero form on top of everything else u mentioned, I'm pretty sure current OU council has it on their watchlist for
Bulk up has done me far better than banded.
Band or scarf is a waste on palafin. Bulk up, taunt, jet punch, drain punch and I can almost guarantee top 500 on the ladder
I think kinggambit will be a massive threat even around some of the crazy pokemon like fluttermane. I could see it being a top 10 Mon after terrastalizing and op mons are banned. As it stands right now it can even take a mystical fire from fluttermane
I used these pokemon with my own movesets that I will show here, but I can easily see changing them to better suit the team.
Gholdengol
Is there ranked pvp on s/v?
yo have you seen memento+scarf last respects. i was utterly “astonished”
Koraidon and miraidon
Does anyone have any teams for me to try?
The vgc format isn't out so idk if I should play doubles ou or 2v2 doubles. I've just been looking at the new mons on showdown when I have time at work
Houndstone. Easy. Having a 300 base power move, even if it's in the last stretch of a battle, is insane.
Roaming Moon without a doubt
Houndstone with explosion strats and then final respects
Flutter mane... Op.
Yes
The water dolphin thing
idk if anyone commented this yet but cyclizar can substitute and baton pass with one move, and gets regenerator. that’s broken on so many levels.
got swept by maushold tidy up then popbomb in my first game, don’t know if it’s broken but gyat
I've been playing doubles and the combo of follow me moushold with population bomb and tidy up and rage powder toedscruel with Spore to start is great and nasty plot chi-yu can ohko with snarl and it gets access to heat wave and dark pulse and then weakness policy tera poison dondozo paired with orange tatsugiri running waterfall order up with rest and sleep talk and for my last one having baxcaliber for a last resort if needed
Maushold. 300bp pop bomb with a great speed stat. Combo with a grimsnarl or a tailwinder for speed control and you're golden. Tera ghost to get a stab shadow claw and avoid fake out/fighting moves.
Palifin should've been banned on day 1, there's no counterplay to anything it has...