Worst Alola-mon Competitively?

[Christos]

Raticate, Marowak and Oricorio

I've not actually used any and it's still too early to tell but these are some of the Pokémon that don't seem great stat-wise and don't have anything going for them, except for Oricorio's ability

 

[Aurora]

Oricorios are all garbage—no one is going to let it get a free QD—and I'm not too fond of most Alolan formes, specifically Raticate and Persian. Pyukumyuku sucks as well... it's the epitome of Taunt bait. Vikavolt isn't that crash-hot either; it's extremely slow, not all that bulky, and has a terrible defensive typing. At least it can hit hard.

 

[2pado]

Oricorios are all garbage—no one is going to let it get a free QD—and I'm not too fond of most Alolan formes, specifically Raticate and Persian. Pyukumyuku sucks as well... it's the epitome of Taunt bait. Vikavolt isn't that crash-hot either; it's extremely slow, not all that bulky, and has a terrible defensive typing. At least it can hit hard.

Not an expert in Pokemon battling, but with Levitate Vikavolt is only weak to Fire and rock isnt it? seems fine to me

 

[PlatinumDude]

I don't like Alolan Raticate. Its stats are a downgrade from the original. If it had its original form's stats, it would have made reasonable use of Hustle, letting it hit faster and harder.

As for the brand-new Pokemon, Crabominable. This is because while it has a good offensive typing, it doesn't have the stats to take advantage of it.

 

[Syndrome]

Salazzle. It has a very interesting ability and decent offensive stats, but it's very frail and one would think that trying to use it's ability to poison something would end up in it knocked out. I suppose it could be useful in lower tiers, but assuming this as directed at OU, I don't think this thing will see much use. If any.

 

[gimmepie]

Honestly, I don't see the majority of Alolan mons being OU except for a few of the Ultra Beasts and Tapu.

I think the worst fully-evolved mons though are definitely Gumshoos and Pyukumyuku. Bad types, stats and movepools.

 

[Sirfetch’d]

Pyukumyuku is absolutely terrible from what I've heard. No idea about any of the Alolan forms really but Ninetales might be somewhat usable. The rest seem underwhelming at initial glance.

 

[5qwerty]

Don't know why everyone seems to think Marowak is bad. Fire/Ghost + Lightningrod allows it to check some UBs and Tapus, which are all popular right now.

Pyukumuku isn't that bad either. It's susceptible to Taunt, but its ability is very strong, allowing you to come in on non-bulky sweepers that are already set up and essentially nullifying their sweep. It has Baton Pass and also Z-Memento which is basically like Memento + Healing Wish.

Turtonator and Drampa seem like garbage. Also Togedemaru.

EDIT: After consideration, maybe Drampa isn't as garbage as Turtonator, but I still feel like there are too many conditions that have to be in place in order for it to do well.

 

[Mobile Tsk]

Pyukumuku is fine. Once the tiers settle it'll probably be a good UU or RU Pokemon that is still viable in OU. It can tank up pretty much everything except super effective hits and has a good number of support moves like Soak, Memento, dual screens, Toxic, Psych Up, Baton Pass, Taunt, etc. With the right set it can PP stall virtually anything without Taunt and it's considerably bulkier than Quagsire, thereby generally performing the Unaware Wall role better.

Palossand is pretty bad and Silvally has been incredibly underwhelming in Pokebank OU. I have to agree about Turtonator and Drampa, though Drampa may become better as some of the Steel-types that will likely be banished to Ubers are done away with.

 

[gimmepie]

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Couldn't Turtonator function as a pretty good check to Aegislash since it's back in OU? Otherwise it is rather underwhelming.

 

[5qwerty]

Couldn't Turtonator function as a pretty good check to Aegislash since it's back in OU? Otherwise it is rather underwhelming.

Well, Aegi is going to get banned again sooner or later. Also, most Aegislash run Shadow Ball, so it's not like Shell Trap would do anything to it. SubToxic is also cancer, and I don't see Turtonator beating that, especiallly since it's slower as well.

 

[gimmepie]

Well, Aegi is going to get banned again sooner or later. Also, most Aegislash run Shadow Ball, so it's not like Shell Trap would do anything to it. SubToxic is also cancer, and I don't see Turtonator beating that, especiallly since it's slower as well.

Shell Smash is a terrible move for Turtonator anyway tbh.
It's so slow it barely makes a difference.

 

[Mobile Tsk]

Couldn't Turtonator function as a pretty good check to Aegislash since it's back in OU? Otherwise it is rather underwhelming.

It certainly could, though I think it'd be outclassed by Volcanion and Heatran among others for that role.

 

[gimmepie]

It certainly could, though I think it'd be outclassed by Volcanion and Heatran among others for that role.

True enough, although not so much Heatran on account of Sacred Sword.

 

[5qwerty]

Shell Smash is a terrible move for Turtonator anyway tbh.
It's so slow it barely makes a difference.

Shell Trap, not Shell Smash.

 

[gimmepie]

Shell Trap, not Shell Smash.

Oh wow, my mistake!

 

[Mobile Tsk]

True enough, although not so much Heatran on account of Sacred Sword.

I have not seen a lot of Sacred Sword, though you are right Heatran would definitely not want to switch in on that. I have mainly seen SD + King's Shield + Iron Head + Shadow Sneak, or a special variant. That's perhaps why Aegislash has been underwhelming in Pokebank OU. I think Turtonator lacks offensive presence which hurts its viability when considering it against Heatran/Volcanion as a Steel-type check.

 

[Frozocrone]

Oricorio. Doesn't matter what secondary type it is, they lack movepools to take advantage of rather average stats.

Turtonator...as much as I love it, can't see it doing much in the meta...

 

[Syndrome]

Coming back to mention Golisopod. Yet another pokemon that won't see much use because of it's ability. It's insane. Great offensive stats and decent bulk for a physical attacker, yet as soon as it takes 50% damage it has to switch out. I know it only activates once, but that's enough to swing all momentum in a battle.

 

[PlatinumDude]

Coming back to mention Golisopod. Yet another pokemon that won't see much use because of it's ability. It's insane. Great offensive stats and decent bulk for a physical attacker, yet as soon as it takes 50% damage it has to switch out. I know it only activates once, but that's enough to swing all momentum in a battle.

Emergency Exit can activate multiple times per battle if Golisopod gets over 50%, then gets knocked into that range again. Emergency Exit also synergizes well with its signature move, First Impression, which only works on the first turn Golisopod is in battle. Golisopod also has access to Leech Life, allowing it to help remain healthy throughout the battle.

If anything, I can see some good sides in having Emergency Exit: Golisopod can fire off a priority attack before it hits 50% from an enemy attack, which allows you to make a switch into something more appropriate. Speaking of priority, Golisopod learns three priority moves (First Impression, Aqua Jet, Sucker Punch) to make up for its terrible Speed.