Gen 6 Metagame Predictions

[Liam]

Of course it sounds nice in theory, there's no solid metagame yet so anything here is bound to just be theory.

Rock type isn't the most present type in OU, aside fron Tyranitar and Terrakion. Tyranitar is going to put a stop to it, pretty much, but I wouldn't want to switch a Terrakion into a Brave bird (I calculated choice band bb as a 2hko I think). Can't see Tyrantrum, Aurorus or Carbink being hugely popular options. Bulky waters will be dented, but they deal with Talonflame well, yeah. Aside from that (and Heatran), that leaves quite a large portion of Pokémon that can be smashed by Talonflame, it's ability really allows it to act as a premier revenge killer.

[SirBlaziken]

Good point.

It could be the Physical Volcanora (excuse my spelling), it could be the next kecleon (Totally useless, unless you like confusion).

Guess we'd better test the thing

[Richard and Blaziken]

I just feel like people are giving it more credit for being able to get going than it actually deserves. It requires a spinner, needs a turn to setup with bad defensive typing and stats, and is completely walled by one of the most common Pokemon in the past two generations.

As for Rock types, that's fair enough, there aren't many used in past generations of OU, but that doesn't necessarily mean that they won't be used this gen, especially if this turns out to be as big a threat as you're saying it will be. I understand why you're saying it's a threat, I just disagree that it'll be as big in OU as you're saying. Priority Brave Bird and Acrobatics is nice, though.

[SirBlaziken]

Stone edge is pretty common as well.

[Liam]

I doubt it will be top of the range OU (a lot of people seem to be using it right now, but that's not a fair reflection until the hype dies down), but I do think that it will have a solid place as an OU Pokémon. I just don't think that it should be disregarded because of its stats and defensive typing, it has a lot of things pulling it forward.

[SirBlaziken]

Aegislash with king's shield is working well.

[Liam]

Aegislash is pretty easy to play around provided good prediction, he's good but he isn't as good as Talonflame he's being made out to be.

[Hahex and Oshawott]

speaking of stealth rocks, how does everyone feel about the defog buff? It gives a nice alternative to the almost mandatory rapid spinner and means its less necessary to have a dedicated entry hazard setter.