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Name: PoisonousPen/Penpencilandbrush
Metagames Played: USUM Monotype
Timezone: PST (GMT-8)
Potential Activity Issues: Anything before 3 is probably a no-go.
To answer your question, yes, it would still be uncompetitive, however, it wouldn't be as much of a problem, since it's use wouldn't be so widespread. The meta is not a vacuum, and so usage and the users cannot be taken out of consideration. Would Arena Trap ever have gotten a suspect if it was...
You know, just because something's part of Pokémon doesn't mean it can't be unbroken under Smogon's ruleset. Smogon is, despite being based on Pokémon, a different environment, and as such, changes may have to be made to the mechanics. Smogon has a higher focus on teambuilding, and as such, when...
Disclaimer: I don't play a lot of OU. Barely any. So feel free to take the following opinion with a grain of salt. (The same salt you feel after Duggy OHKO's your Heatran.)
Dugtrio is an infuriating mon to play against. Mostly because, as everyone's already said, it either:
A)Forces you to...
Unbreakable Object
(Toxapex) @ Black Sludge
Ability: Merciless
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def
Impish Nature
- Stockpile
- Recover
- Toxic
- Liquidation
Maybe not exactly creative, but pretty underrated, or at least underused. From the moveset, you can probably guess what it does: Stall, and...