Welcome to the Victim of the Week project. Originally created in the Fifth Generation, the Victim of the Week project encourages users to creatively brainstorm and consider how to deal with premier threats in the OverUsed metagame. The premise is simple: each week I will pick a specific Pokemon's set that is both popular and powerful in OU, and then you guys will post a specific Pokemon set that is able to counter the one that I have posted.
Your goal is to find even underrated Pokemon that can counter big threats, so be creative; however, be sure to always write up a description of your selected Pokemon, including why you picked it and what it does, so that we can understand why you have chosen this particular Pokemon. At the end of the week, I will create a summary of what has been discussed including the best counters existing to said Pokemon. The original post will also be updated with the threat of the week and the winning counter. A new Pokemon will then be selected and the round will restart. Keep in mind that intelligent contributions can help you work towards the prestigious Community Contributor badge!
Helpful to this project are some definitions for checks and counters courtesy of MattL! Be sure to keep these in mind when you make your posts.
General Rules
1. You are only allowed to post 1 answering set per Victim of the Week. If you wish to change your set (to something new), either delete your post and make a new one or contact me.
2. Format your sets so that are are easily readable. This means don't try to be extravagant with many fonts, colors, or images. A PS! importable of the set is perfect.
3. The sets you post must be viable in the OverUsed metagame. Ridiculously gimmicky sets won't be allowed. On top of this, don't post commenting on every single set unless you have something important to add.
4. As a rule of thumb, one-liner posts aren't generally encouraged as they don't add much to discussion. For this reason, you should aim for at least a few sentences in your response.
Victim of the Week #1
Kyurem-Black @ Leftovers
Ability: Teravolt
EVs: 56 HP / 200 SAtk / 252 Spd
Mild Nature
- Substitute
- Ice Beam
- Earth Power
- Fusion Bolt
This thing is one of the best wallbreakers in the OU metagame and can set up on most of the defensive pokemon. Substitute blocks status while easing prediction and preventing it from being revenge killed easiely with priority moves. With bolt-beam coverage and earth power for steel types it hits very hard on both sides of spectrum with its gigantic attacking stats. It can easiely punch holes in a team allowing its teammates to clean.[/SIZE]
