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Mega Heracross B+ -> A- This thing is a monster. I played it for a long time, I grew up 274th on the OU ladder with Mega Heracross and it's definitely not B+ material imo. Except Landorus-T which is quickly worn down and Gliscor, Mega Heracross has no switch-in. Basically, when I play it...

Thundurus really needs an ORAS update, his current analysis is a bit outdated. Hippodown must have a SpD set somewhere. He checks/counters a so large portion of the meta : Special Mega Altaria (with Toxic), Mega Diancie, Gengar, Offensive Heatran, Lati@s, Thundurus, Tornadus-T, Mega Alakazam, LO...

0- SpA Tough Claws Mega Metagross Grass Knot (80 BP) vs. 252 HP / 24 SpD Slowbro: 168-198 (42.6 - 50.2%) -- 41% chance to 2HKO after Stealth Rock and Leftovers recovery After SR and some prior damages, Metagross has a high chance to 2HKO Slowbro.

Amoonguss needs an ORAS revamp because his spread is outdated.

Special Attacker Mega Altaria -> S Special is easily the best set because it simply slaughters bulky offense and balance builds, which struggle to handle it defensively due to its great coverage and power. It's a very consistent and useful set on the whole. Defensive DD Altaria -> A It just...

Why Scizor didn't move up to B+ ? He has one of the most powerful priority in the tier, is a very good check to Fairies, can Pursuit trap Psyshic-types and his U-turn hits very hard. I understand he's outclassed by his mega, but Scizor is still a solid choice. Maybe his lack of bulk.

For the Bulky DD set, I suggest the following spread : 88 HP / 184 Atk / 28 SpD / 208 Spe (with Jolly nature of course) The HP and SpD EVs allow Gyarados's Sub not being broken by Mega Sableye's Shadow Ball, and the repartition is the most optimal for bulk (104 SpD EVs or 136 HP otherwise). The...

What about Hydreigon to B+ ? He's a powerful special attacker that souldn't be underrated, the metagame is quite unprepared for. He has the ability to defeat his checks with the appropriate coverage move (Flash Cannon for Fairies) and can be a good revenge killer with Choice Scarf.

Why Defog is not at least slashed after Spikes ? Removing hazards is very important in the metagame and there are a few viable hazard removers (Excadrill, Starmie, Lati@s, Tentacruel, Skarmory, and to a lesser extent, Empoleon and Mandibuzz). When using Skarmory, having a good Defog user is...

Banning KS doen't make sense imo. Greninja was banned from OU because Protean made him broken. The other Protean user, Kecleon, has no impact on the metagame. So why did Smogon ban Greninja instead Protean ? Because Protean isn't a broken ability, Protean is a broken ability on Greninja. Now...

Scald needs at least a mention on LO set. The accuracy is very useful and it can cripple switch in like Mega Altaria, Ferrothorn and Azumarill. I would slash it after or even before Waterfall, Hydro Pump is still powerful enough after a SpA drop.

Bisharp is not going to switch in Suicune anyway, but Suicune can't swicth in Bisharp neither and in 1v1 situation, SD Bisharp wins if not haxx. The most common set of Gengar is LO 3 Attacks + Taunt, and Gengar has 80% to chance 2HKO him with Sludge Wave after SR, what is pretty big. My...

Sorry for the confusion, I wasn't talking about Mega Slowbro. I just said defensively Slowbro is a better choice than Suicune. I explained in my post the weaknesses that has Slowbro over Suicune don't matter very much because Suicune can't wall proprely Ghost-types, most Dark-types without Scald...

Suicune -> B/B- Suicune is not really good in ORAS metagame. First of all, he lacks reliable recovery, what is his main flaw : he has to rely on Rest + Sleep Talk to get recovery, which makes Suicune very luck reliant. In fact, Suicune has only 33% chance to pick the right move (usually Scald)...

Also I think Bold nature deserves a slash on Tank Chomp set because you can run Fire Blast + Toxic. ;)