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Team Building / Re: PKMN.net's Tier Lists
« on: June 28, 2009, 22:41 »
I have a few recommendations for the NU tier...
Nidoqueen:
None of it's stats really stand out compared to other bulky pokemon, but I believe nidoqueen would make do just fine in UU. Access to Stealth rock and Toxic Spikes is just one reason for this, albeit T. Spikes is a somewhat wasted move in UU. She sports a decent HP and sturdy defenses, so she can take unboosted hits quite well. She also sports a very impressive offensive movepool, so she has the capabilities of tanking or sweeping. Access to charm is somewhat underrated, but with Stealth Rock and T. Spikes, forcing switches with charm is a simplistic gesture. Other than that, not much else I can really say about her.
Vileplume:
A lower HP than nidoqueen, but with the trade off of higher offensive and defensive stats. Sleep Powder alone turns vileplume into a very annoying pokemon, but it's also got access to double status with stun spore, making it an excellent team player. Albeit she doesn't have a very deep offensive movepool, she has just enough of a pool to pull off a sunny day sweeping set. HP-Fire, Solar Beam, Sleep Powder, Moonlight will turn it not only into a strong sweeper, but with sunny day up it actually has a reliable recovery move in moonlight. Aromatherapy is another decent support move that isn't found as often as most would like, making her more reliable as a team supporter. The combination of sleep powder and aromatherapy is also a very rare combination to find. Shut down a vileplume counter, and quickly recover your own team of any status ailments.
Bellossom:
Essentially the same as vileplume, only with it's special sweeping swapped out for special walling.
I also wanted to mention Torkoal for UU, but didn't really have any compelling argument besides WoW and SR. Fire's not exactly the best typing for a defensive pokemon...
Those are just my own opinionated arguments. Do what you will with them.
Nidoqueen:
None of it's stats really stand out compared to other bulky pokemon, but I believe nidoqueen would make do just fine in UU. Access to Stealth rock and Toxic Spikes is just one reason for this, albeit T. Spikes is a somewhat wasted move in UU. She sports a decent HP and sturdy defenses, so she can take unboosted hits quite well. She also sports a very impressive offensive movepool, so she has the capabilities of tanking or sweeping. Access to charm is somewhat underrated, but with Stealth Rock and T. Spikes, forcing switches with charm is a simplistic gesture. Other than that, not much else I can really say about her.
Vileplume:
A lower HP than nidoqueen, but with the trade off of higher offensive and defensive stats. Sleep Powder alone turns vileplume into a very annoying pokemon, but it's also got access to double status with stun spore, making it an excellent team player. Albeit she doesn't have a very deep offensive movepool, she has just enough of a pool to pull off a sunny day sweeping set. HP-Fire, Solar Beam, Sleep Powder, Moonlight will turn it not only into a strong sweeper, but with sunny day up it actually has a reliable recovery move in moonlight. Aromatherapy is another decent support move that isn't found as often as most would like, making her more reliable as a team supporter. The combination of sleep powder and aromatherapy is also a very rare combination to find. Shut down a vileplume counter, and quickly recover your own team of any status ailments.
Bellossom:
Essentially the same as vileplume, only with it's special sweeping swapped out for special walling.
I also wanted to mention Torkoal for UU, but didn't really have any compelling argument besides WoW and SR. Fire's not exactly the best typing for a defensive pokemon...
Those are just my own opinionated arguments. Do what you will with them.