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The “Mandi bad” stigma is just OU chat propaganda and overly exaggerated. Its not a bad mon at all and C+ doesn’t reflect its actual viability imo. Its better than Blaziken and Rachi are rn, and you can’t tell me with a straight face that it is on the same level as Cress. Seriously tho, when was the last time you have seen TR do anything in high ladder or tours?
It isn’t splashable and it’s faces heavy competition with Torn and Zap as a defogger/defensive flying. Regen for Torn means losing Boots isn’t the end of the world and Knock means it can constantly force progress. Zap’s naturally high SpA makes it not a passive piece of shit and Static punishs U-Turn, non-Pads Shifu, and Kart. The threat of Static and Knock from either of these two gives them more utility outside of Defog. Mandi (and to an extent Corv) is passive outside of Foul Play vs physical powerhouses. It also could not afford to run any other potential utility moves like Knock, Toxic, Taunt, or Whirlwind. If it drops Foul Play it becomes a sitting buzzard against the physical threats it is meant to check, and if it forgo’s U-Turn, you lose crucial momentum. Losing Boots is a huge problem for it considering it loses to every common rocker in OU and it is usually the team’s Kart check, which means this happens.
252 SpA Choice Specs Dragapult Draco Meteor over 2 turns vs. 248 HP / 152 SpD Mandibuzz: 355-421 (83.9 - 99.5%) -- guaranteed KO in 2 turns after Stealth Rock
With all that being said, it fits on specific Balance/Fat builds that are in need of a defogger as well as a check to Chomp, Pult, Blace, and Kart. So I believe its role compression gives it a decent enough niche to deserve a
raise up to B-.
Side note: Mandi does not check Dnite or SD Lando.
+2 252+ Atk Landorus-Therian Stone Edge vs. 248 HP / 108+ Def Mandibuzz: 408-482 (96.4 - 113.9%) -- 81.3% chance to OHKO
+1 252 Atk Dragonite Ice Punch vs. 248 HP / 108+ Def Mandibuzz: 198-234 (46.8 - 55.3%) -- 68.8% chance to 2HKO
+1 252 Atk Mandibuzz Foul Play vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Multiscale Dragonite: 124-147 (38.3 - 45.5%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
Pls unrank the TR mons and put Krook in C-