Yeah, I guess I shouldn't be making those kind of comparisons with other hazard setters. It's just that if Deoxys-D proved too much for OU, what of NU that has to deal with Pede's efficiency and versatility? Scolipede does it job(s) extremely well, and has Samurott syndrome in terms of dealing with it in that you could bring in the wrong countermeasure. Trying to wall it? That won't stop it from laying down hazards in your face. Trying to stop the hazards? Prepare to be skewered if you hope to do so. Trying to check/revenge kill it? Good luck without relying on a Scarfer or something notoriously frail AND SR weak(they can't switch in as a result), as Pede's typing and defense makes it more resilient to priority than most. It is fortunate that our Spinners have an easier time against Pede though. I never said anything about banning it before it drops, I'm just discussing how much it could shake up NU. But at this point I could be considered rambling, so we'll just have to wait for the hugeass bug to actually drop to NU and see. (The next tier shifts do happen at April, right?)
On another note about the possibility of Pede in NU, I'm not sold on the idea of running Toxic Spikes along with Spikes on Pede, as the former is not as strong in this NU meta as it could have been. Other than Scolipede itself, the other main reason for its ineffectiveness is that Skuntank is goddamn everywhere, with its Poison typing being the biggest reason I'd consider it over trusty Liepard. I mean, good players like FLCL and Brostime run it. It is such a clutch pokemon in almost any situation, its only truly unfavorable matchup is against bulky things that EQ it to death. Aside from that, it is the best (only, but still very good) Psychic-trapper in the tier, able to check things by dealing heaps of damage with Sucker Punch and Aftermath, and Taunt screws up bulky things that can't EQ it to death. For the sake of variety, I hope Mandibuzz gets down here soon, because let's face it: if Musharna has Signal Beam, Cacturne and Shiftry are abysmal choices for handling Musharna, and Murkrow only has a chance to come out on top if running CM itself.