I’ll do one better
>For now and after a few months of the DLC, /vp/ and lowelo players outside of /vp/ think Kartana will be Uber material because of muh conditional priority that relies on having 2 physical attacking grass types and Tapu Bulu will replace Rillaboom because of muh Fairy typing
>Kartana does well in OU, but is snuffed by Tangrowth, Amoongus, and Landorus-T like in Gen 7, but with no band-aid nukes to help it
>Tapu Bulu is used more on low ladder than Rillaboom, but high ladder players still realize that U-turn, Acrobatics, and Knock Off are too valuable to give up
>Kartana and Rillaboom sit comfortably in OU together and Tapu Bulu drops to UU
>There, it’s actually fine, if not a bit weak since it gets shat on hard by Skarmory, Aegislash, Doublade, Roserade, Galar Weezing, Jirachi, Tsareena, Celebi, Noivern, Toxtricity, and Incineroar, but it does help those mons in return with Grassy Terrain (not as much as when Rillaboom was legal in UU tho), it can do well against Keldeo, Tyranitar, and still hits hard.
>Zaruda is first shafted by players due to Rillaboom’s success and how shit Leaf Guard is, but eventually it gets a decent niche as a Volcarona revenge killer. Below Rillaboom for sure, but still niche
>Eventually ends up in UU
>And unlike Tapu Bulu, Zarude is actually too good. This shocks /vp/ who genuinely believes having a Fairy typing automatically makes you good because Clefable is good. They won’t be able to comprehend being essentially a Dark/Grass type Mienshao with 105/105/95 bulk could be powerful
No seriously.
252 Atk Mienshao Close Combat vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Zarude: 368-434 (104.8 - 123.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252 Atk Zarude Power Whip vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Mienshao: 280-331 (103.3 - 122.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO
It take Super Effective hits just as well as Mienshao does for neutral attacks, while also having just 5 base power less attack and identical speed. Mienshao is also A rank, and it’s not just because it has Regenerator either.
