6th Gen Pokemon of the Week

[OpalRhea]

It's fine. I just wanted to let you know. Get some food and some sleep.

[Spriter]

Xerneas is powerful, no doubt. I think that Xerneas was definitely my favourite cover legendary out of it and Yveltal, and I was pretty up for using it in Ubers.

I love mixed LO Xerneas the most out of all the sets, but I have been tempted to give that ResTalk Xerneas a go.

Good article though, very well covered

[Delicious_Scout]

Cleric Xerneas is a blessing for defensive teams. Seriously, I mean it. Are you running a Registeel with Three Attacks and Rest? Xerneas is your deer. Does Wallceus use Recover too Often? That. Even for balanced and bulky-offence teams, this Xerneas is one of the best members of one's team. Extreme Killer will appreciate it.

[Richard and Blaziken]

Alright guys, this is it. Yveltal is the last issue I'll be writing before OR/AS, and I will be taking a break from Pokemon of the Week for a while to allow the metagame to reform itself and balance out with the new changes from OR/AS.

I hope you've enjoyed Pokemon of the Week this year, guys. I've really been committed to trying to get an article up every week and make sure it's quality material every week, even with my frequently hectic schedule. I appreciate you guys reading it very much, and value any feedback and discussion it sparks. Here's to returning to Hoenn!

...But I'm getting ahead of myself! What do you think about Yveltal? Which version Legendary do you like best? Why is Xerneas's signature move so much more insanely overpowered? Comment below!

[Delicious_Scout]

So much more insanely overpowered? Geomancy? Hello, Roar and Whirlwind, I would like to nerf that Xerneas, could you please use Wallceus or Lugia? Thank you.

*EHEM*

I have always preferred Yveltal over Xerneas, as it synergises pretty well with my teams and preferences, and Dark Aura → Foul Play is outstanding for a tank/wall (ask Mega Mawile with Huge Power, for example). Yes, I usually use the Bold version, but if going nuts, the All-Out-Attacker is the way to go, as there are a lot of Choice Specs users around. Bonus Points for Double STAB Sucker Punch.

[SirBlaziken]

I think Yveltal is so underrated in the Ubers tier because of Xerneas. I've seen it, if you don't stop the wyvern of death, you've lost. At least crippling it will help you chances. That's why I always run either toxic or T-wave on at least pokemon in my ubers team, before it was erased.

[SirBlaziken]

I apologize for the double post, but do you know when this will continue?

[Richard and Blaziken]

I've been thinking on it, and I don't want to set anything in stone as yet, because there is currently a suspect test and I'm fairly certain more will follow soon, but I'm tentatively going to say early March is what I'm looking at.

Thanks for the interest!

[SirBlaziken]

They're focusing on getting Greninja banned, yet Mega Salamence hasn't even left UU.

[Richard and Blaziken]

Mega Salamence was quickbanned day 1

[Delicious_Scout]

Yet it is your Mega in your Secret Base

If I tell by experience, Richard can write now if he assumes some variables will be eventually banned. Megapunny is good already, for example.

[Richard and Blaziken]

I know I can, but there are a few factors that are keeping me postponed until March, some of which are real life issues, and some of which are down to seeing how the metagame changes once Greninja is banned, and the last of which being that I just need a bit of an extended break before going back to doing weekly articles.

Don't worry though, I will announce the actual date of PotW's return next month, and it will return some time in March.