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It is. Sand Rush + 88 Speed lets it rape through most Pokemon with QuakeSlide coverage (and yes, I'm aware a neutral Rock Slide does as much as a resisted Earthquake).
Victini was revealed to keep its Japanese name recently.
What's cool is that Magcargo gets this after evolving from Slugma:
-Shell Smash
-Lava Plume/Fire Blast
-Earth Power/Earthquake
-Stone Edge
Nature: Naive
EVs: 4 Atk/252 SAtk/252 Spe
Item: White Herb/Life Orb/Leftovers
Ability: Flame Body
Still, Magcargo is better off with defending. What would happen if Torterra and Blastoise got this?
Agreed. What do you think about Shell Smash? I'm glad they made it because it's a combination of Swords Dance, Nasty Plot and Agility, but with Close Combat's side effect.
That's actually neat. Combining that and Rough Skin and sending the Pokemon in against Pokemon that rely on contact moves and Life Orb will wear them down even more quickly; Crimgan, Garchomp and Nattorei are good at abusing the Rugged Helmet + Rough Skin/Iron Thorns combo.
Not only that, Nattorei hurts physical sets with Iron Barbs/Thorns. You can bring it in against an Endrevver (Endure/Sub + Flail/Reversal) to let Iron Barbs/Thorns chip off the opponent's last HP.