>>19947564>it can counter one thing thats why it must be OUYeah no, Rotom is going to be running HP Ice from day 1 of ORAS
>X switched out into Sceptile>Rotom-W used HP Ice>4 SpA Rotom-W Hidden Power Ice vs. 4 HP / 0 SpD Sceptile: 160-192 (56.7 - 68%) -- guaranteed 2HKOThat's with a 30 SDef buff, which is likely never going to happen
And if you're against TrickSpecs Rotom, it literally only needs 16 SpA EVs to OHK MSceptile after hazards, still assuming a 30Sdef buff
>16 SpA Choice Specs Rotom-W Hidden Power Ice vs. 4 HP / 0 SpD Sceptile: 248-292 (87.9 - 103.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Stealth RockIt's barely going to change the meta, and even if Rotom does give Sceptile a boost, all it needs to do is switch to either Aegislash or Talonflame, who both resist the fuck out of Special Sceptiles viable moveset (excluding HP Fire and Rock ofc)
People think it's going to be an ultimate counter, but it's just forcing Rotom into using a moveslot on HP Ice, which isn't even hugely crippling