>>29321663Mostly because it has been nerfed like whoa over the years.
>Gen4>The Physical/Special split added more moves that could target Meta's bad special bulk.>Gen5>Explosion nerf killed one of it's main sets>Weather wars dominated by rain/sun made it's lackluster special bulk more apparent>4 Movepool syndrome started to kick in>Gen 6>Stell types got nerfed defensive-wise, making take neutral damage from both ghost and dark attacks. Because of that, stuff like Shadow Ball, Knock Off and Sucker Punch made it lost it's glory.Say what you will about Mega-Evolutions, but if it wasn't for those Meta wouldn't be as viable as it is now. Granted, it still has all those hyndrances I mentioned before, but it's better than nothing.
