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I have two for Electric
ELECTRIC BALANCED OFFENSE
:sandy shocks: :rotom wash: :zapdos: :raging bolt: :magnezone: :iron hands:
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ELECTRIC DOUBLE FIGHTING OFFENSE
:sandy shocks: :rotom wash: :zapdos: :Pawmot: :magnezone: :iron hands...
I really like this team. One thing to note - I have never found any speed EVs useful on Rotom. Instead, if you put 36 SPA EVs while maintaining the rest in Max HP/D Bold, you guarantee live mold breaker Drill EQ and guarantee OHKO it back with hydro pump.
Here's my problem with this: Not that true balance is achievable right now for electric, but Rotom Wash is just so pivotal defensively that when you take that slot away in order to use rotom mow, in my opinion the net gain from having a potential strong grass stab does not compensate for the...
I love this post. I agree on a lot - Eel has a niche as a levitate/AV mon and the coverage feels super important at the moment, being one of very few to have fire (outside of fire punch) and grass among other nice moves you pointed out. Tox also may have a place like you said as a scarfer...
I agree, I think ghost is the toughest but CAN be won...though a lot of this depends on the team comp and the skill of the ghost player. Fairy - a lot easier if you are running magnezone, but still tough because of both Iron Valiant and Flutter Mane. Dark - actually fairly easy, set up rocks...
Question on tiering/banlsiting in the meta. Let's say council is unsure if Flutter Mane is truly OP in a ban worthy sense, but both Fairy/Ghost are the objectively best types and spammed nonstop. If it's agreed they essentially have no losing matchups in the tier and are pretty much...
Here's what I'm thinking for electric pre-home:
Let's start with what is returning:
Pachirisu - lol
Luxury - essentially outclassed by every new physical threat for electric. Only gained trailblazer and I think Psychic fangs - not gonna be enough
Raichu - no
Alolan Raichu - Low key this KOs...
I assume Terrastralizing will be allowed off the bat as a token but, I just don't see how it can last more than a week or two. Definitely not as long as Dynamax, and that was hella broken. I just can't imagine a meta game more broken by random type changing in the middle of battle than MONOYTPE.
Hello, is there any way to tell if Rotom-Fan special move has changed? random I know but the dumps don't show rotom's moves that change per its form. Wondering if they thought to give it hurricane instead of air slash finally.