>>33358616>>33359722>>33359977It was the thing that needed to be banned first and foremost in Gen 7. It had little counterplay considering Electric Terrain Thunder Punch breaks through Skarmory, Alomomola, Mandibuzz, and Slowbro. Hippowdon was what I had used for it but I can tell you from personal experience that's not enough, considering between Zen Headbutt flinch, Meteor Mash boost, and Ice Punch freeze it could muster the 3HKO. Grass Knot is an option too for Hippo. Its best answer in the meta was Mega Scizor, but once it was cemented as the one safe switch-in, even HP Fire Mega Metagross started catching on, and that was when Smogon finally decided to start its Gen 7 suspect test because nothing was safe.
