>>43103474And this is why I play VGC, which is a perfectly functioning and balanced format with a good meta going right now, centered around Dmaxing. Just like
It still baffles me how Dmaxing, a mechanic everyone has access to and only applies a temporary 3 turn limit to it, is seem as OP while mega evos, a mechanic that lasts the whole battle and promotes only a select few who have the best most optimal megas, are beloved and even considered better in the eyes of Smogon.
>>43108938And you have even more options than that. Don't let sand set up and just use a water or grass move on him. Whimsicott combos with Fake Tears to lower spD to the point you could kill a Dmaxed Rhy in 1 hit with a special attack. The whole point of doubles is you have so many options, so many combinations, nothing is unstoppable when you have 2 Pokemon gunning you down instead of 1.
>>43120011Imagine just stalling a Dmax for 3 turns with good predictions, use of Protect, and good typing. Unironically a fantastic answer to some Dmaxes if they aren't hyper offensive like Grimmsnarl or Durant. If you can survive the hit, do it. Think about it, Max Knuckle and Ooze never have power higher than 90, so it's potentially even easier to survive than say Close Combat/ Hydro Pump spamming. It's just the boosts that are the biggest issues stalling out.
