I have a healthy Doublade which is able to handle a Guts boosted Knock Off.

I need to think about the possibility that Obstagoon may have Obstruct.

about the possibility that Obstagoon may have Obstruct. That leads me to a dangerous 50/50 there I can lost my Doublade or need to switch-out if I'm doing a Sacred Sword / Close Combat on Obstagoon's Obstruct. But I can also think that the opponent will Obstruct and then use SD. Unfortunately if the opponent decides to use Knock Off instead of Obstruct then I'm gonna lost my Doublade too.

Replay 1 : On turns 4 and 17, Obstruct Obstagoon was able to shine by forcing Doublade to switch-out and by being able to not be revenge killed by Sirfetch'd First Impression.

Replay 2 : On turn 8, once again Obstruct Obstagoon shines and was able to force out Doublade. This replays also highlight another issue with Obstagoon.. the fact that it's actually really bulky for a such offensive and "fast" threat.



Feel free to give your thoughts guys on the current metagame and/or threats. We'll be happy to hear you !​

Hello guys, it's Moot-Moot, still here to talk about my thoughts on the current metagame. Like yeezyknows , I know that during SMUU, some people complained that there wasn't enough transparency from the UU council and their thoughts on X or Y threats. My aim is to try my best to provide my thoughts on the metagame as much as possible and as often as possible..Let's dive now into the concrete..My thoughts on Obstagoon didn't change a lot since this post . I still strongly believe that this Pokemon is way too dangerous for the tier due to the lack of viable answers to it. In my opinion Obstagoon restrains way too much the teambuilding and it forces players to run moves like Body Press on a lot of defensive Pokemon in order to be able to lure Obstagoon or a least be able to punish it really hard. I also strongly disagree with Raikaria 's post which said that Obstagoon suffers from a 4MSS which isn't true. Outside of Facade and Knock Off which are mandatory, Obstagoon can really opt for whatever it wants and it will always be great. Taunt allows it to prevent some of its checks like Hippowdon or Avalugg to recover while Parting Shot is a great way to pivot while being able to bring on the field a teammate with much more safety. Close Combat is a great way to punish Steel-types and things like Rhyperior or Avalugg while Switcheroo can be super annoying since it allows Obstagoon to bother a defensive threats while still being able to get some useful items such as Leftovers (which allows it to offset residual damages from the burn). Last but not least.. how can we talk about Obstagoon without talking about its signature move : Obstruct.. This move is probably the most unhealthy tool Obstagoon has since it allows it to force some of the worst 50/50 in the whole tier. On the paper, Obstagoon has some solid checks such as First Impression Golisopod or Sirfetch'd, Sacred Sword / Close Combat Doublade but because of Obstruct, it totally changes the game since you have to predict if your opponent gonna use Obstruct / has Obstruct or not..This is a point I didn't talk about yet but here we are.. unlike threats such as Gengar or Crawdaunt, Obstagoon is super bulky ! 93/101/81 is not something to take lightly at all.. Thanks to its bulk, Obstagoon is able to handle a lot of hits from faster threats. Even if it gets chip because of the burn, it still able to take some hits from Pokemon like Noivern, Flygon and even some super effective hits from defensive Pokemon such as Weezing-Galar's Strange Steam. Unless you're using a super effective move on Obstagoon, it's actually kinda hard to OHKO it.. I believe Obstagoon puts way too much pressure on the whole tier and that it's super hard to play around its STABs and filler even defensive answers such as max def Hippowdon or Avalugg need to be careful. Hippowdon just need a bit of chip damages to be in range of 2 Guts boosted Facade and Avalugg can't really afford to take a Knock Off since without its Heavy-Duty Boots, it will struggles to handle hits from Obstagoon because of its Stealth Rock weakness.Crawdaunt is a pretty straightforward Pokemon : it just punches holes in opponent's team. This Pokemon doesn't have any switch-in and the only Pokemon which resist both its STABs are Whimsicott and Shiinotic which aren't good in the current metagame which is really really offensive. I played a lot this Pokemon and I found it amazing. If it's able to come on the field safely, then it's pretty sure that it's going to do a KO or dent hellah hard a Pokemon. I second what yeezyknows said about Xatu + Crawdaunt core, I played with it and it's just amazing, Teleport + Choice Band Crawdaunt is overall insane because it allows Crawdaunt to be brought on the field safely which is just what it looking it. I believe this Pokemon doesn't bring something healthy in the tier and that it should leave as soon as possible. Even it's bad speed isn't the biggest issue since Choice Band Adaptability Aqua Jet is able to take out of guard frail offensive Pokemon or weakened threats.You know the saying "never two without three" and there it is, the third broken Pokemon of the Holy Trinity : Gengar. While I think that Gengar is the more manageable threats between the three, I can't deny the impact of this Pokemon in the tier. The loss of Pursuit is so huge for Gengar and it can just go back and forth on the field while hitting like a truck thanks to its amazing typing Ghost / Poison. It's also important to raise the fact that the only Pokemon which are able to handle some hits from Gengar get shreded by Trick. Indeed, Pokemon like Umbreon, SpD Mantine or Gastrodon doesn't appreciate at all being choice locked. The council talked a lot about this Pokemon and we raise the fact that Trick + Nasty Plot is a 100% viable tech which allows Gengar to always be able to exert pressure on the opponent's team even after it uses Trick. The speed of this Pokemon is also quite amazing since it allows it to outspeed every Shell Smash users at +2 and generally almost any Pokemon at +1. Gengar also has a great movepool with options such as Focus Blast to obliterates Dark-types such as Obstagoon or Umbreon or Thunderbolt which is able to nuke bulky Water-types such as Vaporeon, Mantine or Milotic. Yes this Pokemon is frail but it's also a pure powerhouse and one of the best Pokemon in the tier. Like its counterparts Obstagoon and Crawdaunt, I believe that it should leave the tier as soon as possible.Now that I talked about the Pokemon which should be banned, I'd like to briefly talk about some great I used and enjoyed a lot. I'll try to be as brief as possible to not both you any longer.. !Barraskewda is a super nice Pokemon and I love it. Its great speed tier and attack allows it to be pretty nasty vs offensive teams but the fact that it struggles to break through bulky Water-types means it's kinda a dead weight vs more defensive builds. I've been using a lot Barraskewda as a Choice Scarf user and ngl it acts as a really nice revenge killer and a great finisher. Thanks to Choice Scarf, Barraskewda can also afford to run an Adamant nature while still being able to outspeed Shell Smash users at +2 and Choice Scarf Gengar. It's also able to pressure Screens Offense thanks to its fast Psychic Fangs which is nice.. I found Choice Band Barraskewda nice too but I have to admit that I prefer its Choice Scarf set. This Pokemon is overall a great addition to the tier, it's good but definitively not overwhelming.Choice Band Sirfetch'd is one of the best breaker in the tier and Scrappy Close Combat is such a great move to spam.. Even if its speed isn't great, its access to First Impression allows it to somewhat overcome this issue. Since it really only needs 3 moves (Close Combat / Knock Off / First Impression), it can afford to be flexible on the last slot. Steel Wing dents Weezing-Galar while Defog can be useful vs some offensive teams. Overall a nice Pokemon which probably will enjoy the future bans. yeezyknows talked about this guy and I pretty much agree with everything he said. Golisopod is one of these Pokemon which has been blessed by the Heavy-Duty Boots. It's a great Spiker and a great answer to some threats such as Mamoswine or Lucario. Even with its bad speed, this Pokemon can annoy offensive teams thanks to First Impression (and to a lesser extent Aqua Jet or Sucker Punch). Liquidation is a pretty spammable move and even if it struggles to beat bulky Water-types just like Barraskewda, it's still a really nice Pokemon in the current metagame.