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Anonymous Fri 06 Dec 2013 19:40:20 No.16509582 View View Reply Original Report

Remember when people thought this thing would be instant-uber if Stealth Rock was somewhat nerfed?
Daily reminder that Smogonbird laughs at your predictions.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 06 Dec 2013 19:44:14 No.16509634 Report

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Now watch Gen 7 introducing a Smogonbird hard counter with a gimmick that makes it the most OU pokemon.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 06 Dec 2013 19:44:35 No.16509639 Report

Quoted By: >>16509654

>>16509582
>Leaving Volcarona out of a Smogonbird

OP youre an idiot and so is your thread

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 06 Dec 2013 19:45:55 No.16509654 Report

Quoted By: >>16509700

>>16509639
>switching Volcarona out
>only to take 50% from SR damage when it switches back in
Actually
>switching Volcarona out, ever
Please kill yourself for even suggesting this.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 06 Dec 2013 19:48:40 No.16509700 Report

Quoted By: >>16509737

>>16509654
If youre so smart to not take Volcarona out, why arent you smart enough to kill smogonbird before ever switching in Volcarona?

The point is, dont switch in Volcarona if SmogonBird is still alive. Dont be a dummy

Dont be OP

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 06 Dec 2013 19:49:13 No.16509706 Report

Quoted By: >>16509722

>>16509582
What do either of these sentences have to do with eachother?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 06 Dec 2013 19:50:23 No.16509722 Report

Quoted By: >>16509743 >>16509774 >>16509889

>>16509706
Volcarona is hard countered by Talonflame, aka Smogonbird, the most OU pokemon.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 06 Dec 2013 19:51:26 No.16509737 Report

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>>16509700
Smogonbird is mainly played as a late-game sweeper so unless your opponent is an idiot it WILL be alive until the end of the match.
Volcarona is NEVER safe if you see Smogonbird in team preview.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 06 Dec 2013 19:51:50 No.16509743 Report

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>>16509722
And how is that related to Stealth Rocks?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 06 Dec 2013 19:54:06 No.16509774 Report

Quoted By: >>16509966

>>16509722
Ok but what does that have to do with SR nerf? The OP implies that it was nerfed but talonflame is balancing it but SR wasnt nerfed.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 06 Dec 2013 19:58:13 No.16509834 Report

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man op quit reminding me that my cozy bug bro isn't exactly viable outside of blasting level 3 bugs into ash

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 06 Dec 2013 20:01:21 No.16509889 Report

Quoted By: >>16509941

>>16509722
Did someone say Volcarona "hard counter"?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 06 Dec 2013 20:03:55 No.16509941 Report

Quoted By: >>16510000

>>16509889
Giga Drain on the switch. Volcarona has literally nothing outside of HP Rock to damage Talonflame.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 06 Dec 2013 20:06:30 No.16509966 Report

Quoted By: >>16510755

>>16509774
Back in gen 5 pro-SR people used to rationalize SR's presence in the metagame as "healthy" because it's what kept Volcarona from destroying OU.
Come gen 6 and SR gets a nerf with Defog becoming a reliable way to remove rocks but Volcarona is now stopped by Smogonbird (the most used pokemon in OU), who can take everything it can throw at it (bar uncommon HP rock) and outspeed and KO with priority Brave Bird.
So in short Volcarona was actually better in gen 5 despte SR's omnipresence back then.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 06 Dec 2013 20:08:18 No.16510000 Report

Quoted By: >>16510018

>>16509941
Azumarill has the bulk to take a non-STAB Giga Drain and can KO back with Aqua Jet. At worst it will catch a birn from Flame Body 30% of the time but it always wins against Volcarona unless you let it Quiver Dance more than once.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 06 Dec 2013 20:08:46 No.16510007 Report

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>Volcarona gets a mega evo and gains the ability magic guard
>insta-uber unless everyone is willing to carry smogonbird in all their teams just to counter the monstrosity.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 06 Dec 2013 20:09:20 No.16510018 Report

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>>16510000
*burn

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 06 Dec 2013 20:52:02 No.16510755 Report

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>>16509966
Nice Double

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