>>20435558>Altaria is now weak to poisonWho gives a shit
>most importantly, steelWho gives a shit
No, seriously. Even with Fairy type "buffing" poison and steel offensively, barely anything uses them as coverage moves. Like I think Haxorus is the only thing that carries Poison Jab, and only because it doesn't have a secondary STAB move.
>a good BP will do a ton of damage to itScizor is the only thing that uses Bullet Punch. Without STAB or Technician nothing else can really make good use of it
>Heatran is basically a perfect counter to AltariaNo it isn't. EQ/PixiReturn/Flamethrower is almost perfect neutral coverage, only missing out on Flying/Fire and Fire+Levitate.
>the typing trade-off is something to be wary ofConsidering Altaria is an obscure shitmon at the moment, not really. Oh and it's neutral to sneaky pebbles now, which further improves it defensive capabilities.
You also completely neglect to mention the resists it gets. Electric/Grass/Fire/Water/Bug/Dark (+no knock off boost)/Fighting and immune to Dragon. Holy fuck that is good. Here's some things it would theoretically be able to take on:
-Thundurus
-both Charizard forms
-Keldeo (+not resists pursuit, and doesn't mind scald if you stick with Hyper Voice, which is super major)
-Mega Gyarados
-Dragonite
-Garchomp (could avoid 2HKO from EQ, depending)
-Lati@s (see above, Psyshock)
-Mandi
-Mega Heracross (this is also super major, it only needs to be a bit bulkier than Clefable)
Don't kid yourself, nearly any pokemon can be improved if it gains Fairy typing.
