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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 |
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.
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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. |
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.
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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. |
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.
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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. |
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. |
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It's so slow it barely makes a difference. |
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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... |
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.
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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. |
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I actually use the Ghost/Flying and Psyhic/Flying Oricorio because I notice most people carry Mimikkyu on there team with Sword Dance. But you must absolutely must have Tapu Lele and Normal Type on your team!
The little bird is absolutely a mind-game dancer. Other then that, I don't how else you can use it. I also like using it to speed up slow Pokémon to, if the birds survive or it's fast enough. |
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Alternatively I could just burn Mimikyu since his disguise ability doesn't work against Will-O-Wisp/Thunder Wave. But that's boring. I like to prolong my sweet victory. |
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