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Not pink but Cresselia is not only slower but doesn't get Agility/Rock Polish. I feel like being able to outspeed everything after a boost is worth quite a bit, especially when you're relying on Leftovers for recovery.

I usually lead Adamant SD Sash chomp (252 atk 4 Def 252 spe eq/outrage/sd/spikes) into rain. I also run SD excadrill and a couple special attackers (enamo and 1 of any of Specs Kyurem, walking Wake, latios, or keldeo.) I do consciously make the effort to position well ahead of Archaludon if I can.

I used a Specs Draco/Steam/Flamethrower/Flip Turn on a weatherless BO DLC1 and it was great. Ran through Sun teams and provided useful resists and good offensive coverage. Started messing around with the moveset switching Steam for Scald and Flamethrower for Knock which is what I use in DLC2...

Excadrill lacks any significant bulk but has a useful defensive typing for a lot of teams right now and can set-up and spin with good offensive stats. I've been using Balloon Excadrill Iron Head/EQ/Swords Dance/Spin. I like to use a double ground core on my team and Exca gives me an extra...

Gouging Fire is the Gohan of the tier IMO, this thing just has so much potential. I've been thinking it over and I think building around Tera Ground GF could be very effective. It's typing is great at baseline, but Tera Ground will turn it into physical Arceus-Ground who still has Dragon/Fire...

For those discussing Gouging Fire how concerned are you about its resilience and consistency vs Tera Fire Proto Boosted Choice Band Heat Crash in Sun

I disagree about Choice Items. Booster Energy only works for one appearance and only works on a handful of mons, Set-Up moves eat a turn and their Stat boosts disappear after a switch. Choiced Mons don't have to spend a turn setting up and they remain buffed as long as they have their item so...

Unburden doubles speed and will outspeed Choice Scarf Darkrai and everything slower (including Iron Valiant and Roaring Moon) after activation if max speed Jolly. So it's only +1 Dragapult, Scarf Deoxys, and other +2 mons that outspeed you.

Priority is one of the most reliable forms of speed control in the metagame, which is important considering the high speed tiers immediately available to so many mons. The two attacks you mentioned while among the most powerful priority options are actually some of the least reliable in the...

It isn't broken, but I think Gouging Fire is the new mon with the most potential in the metagame. 91 base speed is not bad on a wallbreaker. At +1 you outspeed Dragapult. Booster Energy gives it immediate breaking power and the natural bulk supports potential utility sets as well as set-up...

60% clauseproof flinch on a 95% accurate damaging stab move and 80% 2 stage sp Def drop on a damaging 120 bp stab move vs a 60% claused sleep or suck is not a good comparison.

1. Focus Energy Ogerpon-Cornerstone. During Turtle Time I got sick of all the Screen Offense, Unaware Spam, and Iron Defense or Cosmic Power sets so I tried this. Both Rockpon and Waterpon beat every Unaware user and Ivy Cudgel has 100% critical hit rate after Focus Energy to ignore Screens...

Oh thank God. Time for me to build a real team now.

Tera Starstorm is so good I've just been running it, CM, RP, and Rapid Spin. If I need the Tera for something else to like stop a sweep or something Terapagos can at least spin, and if Terapagos is Stellar than Rapid Spin becomes 100 BP move that still raises speed. I know Rapid spin should...

Latios. Latios @ Choice Specs Ability: Levitate Tera Type: Fairy EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe Timid Nature - Luster Purge - Draco Meteor - Aura Sphere - Flip Turn I haven't figured out the best coverage move yet, but Luster, Draco, Flip Turn is great. This thing hits hard...