Dark type moves? Dark type moves are the one reason why Cresselia is no longer OU (other than Sand Stream). Crunch is powerful enough, especially from Tyranitar. The last thing we want is Tyranitar launching a 120 base power physical dark attack with a Choice Band. Pursuit doesn't sound very powerful, but OHKOing Rotom-A is a pretty astonishing feat. Sucker Punch basically means "don't attack or die", and Dark Pulse ain't too bad for the special side.
Anyway, here's what I thought of:
- Entei has a physical movepool of Fire Fang, Iron Tail, Stone Edge and Return. Sweet. It got Flare Blitz and Extremespeed from an event, but it needs it as level-up moves, at least. And look at it, it's a massive volcano demi-god cross between a dog and a lion. Surely it should have Earthquake? And Crunch, maybe.
- I know, Rock/Steel type, but still, give it Curse, and it will rise in the tiers. Given that OU is filled with choiced Scizors and Heatrans, Probopass can easily come in on an unsuspecting Scizor or Heatran locked into Bullet Punch or Dragon Pulse, trap it, then set up with Curse and destroy the opposing team. It will make special-based Pokemon a given for any team with a Scizor. Also works in UU with Registeel and other steels.
- Remember in advance when it was OU? Alakazam needs its elemental moves back. Flamethrower, Ice Beam and Thunderbolt are all pretty viable for an Alakazam. I mean, Mr. Mime and Gardevoir learn them, why shouldn't Alakazam? And maybe go over the top and have Fire Blast, Blizzard and Thunder. But that's like giving Garchomp Dragon Dance.
- Just kidding.
- It's already an uber, but why should it stop there? Wobbuffet should have some attacking moves so that Taunt don't completely kill it, even if its attack stat is lower than the number of male Justin Bieber fans. Recover is a nice little thing, as Wobbuffet's main weakness is that despite its HP, it's still killed pretty easily.
- Speaks for itself.
- Ditto above.
- Okay, so here we have 100 base defence, 105 base special defence and 79 base HP. Water-type, one of the most defensive types in the game. And no recovery move. Blastoise needs Recover, or anything that doesn't involve Rest and Sleep Talk. It's already got Rapid Spin, Toxic and even decent offensive stats, so all it needs to make OU is Recover.
with Sucker Punch and Rapid Spin? Gimme a break.
- In Pokemon Ranger, Shelgon attacks by rapidly spinning around. Why not in the main games? Y'know, Shelgon can conveniently learn Rapid Spin anywhere between level 30 and 50, then the opponent can either switch in their Giratina to a Dragon Dance and Outrage, or their spiking efforts go to waste. Maybe I'm just biased with the fact that Salamence is my favourite Pokemon, but hey!
- Okay, so it's one of my favourite Pokemon and all I want it to be is the powerful sweeper it was in advance. But Sceptile should get Nasty Plot. There's nothing against it learning Dark-type moves already, it learns Crunch and Pursuit, two of the most popular dark-type moves in OU. It should learn Nasty Plot, and then the only things stopping it are bullet punch, ice shard and scarfed revenge killers.
- Just look at that Defense stat! Arcanine only has intimidate going for it, and even that makes it physically bulky. If Torkoal had a recovery move, even an unreliable one like Morning Sun, it'll make him so much better. At least in UU.
- Explosion. 'Nuff said.
- Taunt. Yeah, I said it.
destiny bond
fire blast
really needs better moves. It has great base 115 Attack, but a really crappy physical movepool.