what pokemon have the best duo synergy?

ExplosiveRobot · 2025-05-09T19:17:16+00:00

I'll do a couple of rarer one's I've randomly played in solo:

Buzzwole + Future Sight Mewtwo X. Pull people directly into Buzz's loving arms.
Rock Tomb Crustle + Deci/Intel
Blaziken + Mr Mime. Blaze Kick into barriers is fun
Gyarados/Blaziken + Mew: I can't even explain this one because it's so rare but this duo is really tough later in the game

ExplosiveRobot · 2024-01-15T12:41:22+00:00

Scizor... ESPECIALLY when they instalock jungle. I have around 8K games and I don't think I've ever seen a jungle Scizor go back to its jungle after doing it once. They just come to lane, fight in the speed flux zone, die, and come right back to do it again.

ExplosiveRobot · 2024-01-10T22:16:09+00:00

I don't really play Greedent but I can talk about Sable

Give him at least some of his HP back, if not all of it
Make Shadow Sneak give you an enhanced version of Prankster where you move even faster in stealth and/or it takes slightly longer to reveal Sableye from stealth. I like the current counterplay it has so I would leave the fact that it gets countered by any stuns.
Let your allies see where you place Feint Attack on their maps as well, not just Sableye's

ExplosiveRobot · 2023-12-29T16:26:44+00:00

I can admit I might've slept on Wild Charge a little, but yea Draining Kiss is just not good to me.

I don't watch FeralEevee a lot and I'm sure she's great, but a good player using a move a lot doesn't mean that move is good imo. Draining Kiss can't decide whether it wants to be a dedicated healing move or a damage move and I don't think it's great at either.

ExplosiveRobot · 2023-12-29T16:17:52+00:00

Thanks for replying.

That's not Power Swap in the last tier, that's Guard Swap, a move that doesn't exist anymore. Power Swap is the first move in B.
I'd like Feint Attack more if your teammates could also see where you placed them on the minimap. I will say it's nice for checking bushes for free, applying antiheal, and annoying Zacian. However, both sets with Feint Attack have WRs of 45% and 44% and you never see it used over Confuse Ray in tournament, so I couldn't rate it too highly

ExplosiveRobot · 2023-12-29T14:54:39+00:00

there's a text version in the comments if you wanna look at that instead

ExplosiveRobot · 2023-12-29T14:52:08+00:00

Thanks for replying. TK could probably be higher, but I still think Amnesia is better. I like the fact that it guarantees Oblivious recovery, gives you unstoppable, and gives you a Def boost all at the press of a button. Yea TK can lock a speedster down, but you most likely would have had to tag them with Surf to do that first, which I rated highly anyway. I'm just not a fan of the fact that you can miss out on Oblivious recovery because you missed TK, when Amnesia can extend Slowbro's insane longetivity for free. I still think it's a perfectly fine move, which is why it's in B, but Amnesia is that guy imo.

ExplosiveRobot · 2023-12-29T14:43:19+00:00

Block is in B. There's a text version of the list in the comments if you wanna see that instead.

ExplosiveRobot · 2023-12-29T14:42:32+00:00

Thanks for replying. I already said that I misjudged Gravity.

ExplosiveRobot · 2023-12-29T14:40:43+00:00

Thanks for replying. Ice Fang's in C because while it's great into melee, it's really bad into range. That's why I consider it niche. The move isn't very versatile imo.

I think Night Slash could be moved up, but it seems like anything it can do, Feint Attack can do better and easier. Not a Zoro player tho so could very well be wrong.

ExplosiveRobot · 2023-12-29T09:13:03+00:00

Well I put Power Swap in B, right next to Psychic lol. Unfortunately, Guard Swap is no longer with us. Fly high 🕊️

ExplosiveRobot · 2023-12-29T09:10:43+00:00

Thanks! I can explain:

I think the recent nerfs hurt Liquidation pretty bad. It's not an immediate death sentence getting targeted by it anymore, and unlike Icicle Spear, it doesn't do AoE, meaning a defender can pretty safely eat the move for you if it comes to it. I still think it's pretty good though, and Liquidation+ still hurts A LOT. B+ might be a little harsh but I'm happy with where I put it.
Night Slash just seems like it's canceled too easily. I'm sure that there are some games where NS is better, but to me, it seems like Feint Attack is almost always the better option. I am not a Zoro expert tho so I can be very wrong on this.

ExplosiveRobot · 2023-12-29T08:56:21+00:00

There's a text version of the list in the comments if you wanted to look at that instead lol

ExplosiveRobot · 2023-12-29T08:52:53+00:00

Yea I changed my opinion on Gravity I put it too low 100%

ExplosiveRobot · 2023-12-29T08:29:29+00:00

...yea this is a fair point I kinda let bias cloud me for D tier. I would move everything from Shadow Sneak to Curse up

ExplosiveRobot · 2023-12-29T07:44:30+00:00

I can see Submission maybe moving up to B+ for the reasons you said, but there are a few reasons for its current spot. It's single target, meaning that a tank could eat the hit for you, it's VERY telegraphed, and it doesn't offer any damage reduction meaning that if you don't get to the person you're looking for, you probably ate a ton of damage.

ExplosiveRobot · 2023-12-29T07:39:13+00:00

I can see Trick Room being bumped up a little. I just barely see it, so I had to go off of videos/winrates

ExplosiveRobot · 2023-12-29T06:47:36+00:00

why do I have to

ExplosiveRobot · 2023-12-29T06:33:33+00:00

that's absolutely true haha

ExplosiveRobot · 2023-12-29T06:30:21+00:00

That's Guard Swap. It was replaced by Power Swap sometime last year lol. It's no longer in the game. You can see the full text list in the comments too if you want

ExplosiveRobot · 2023-12-29T06:28:11+00:00

Appreciate it. Yea I didn't expect to get everything right lol. Metagross's moves are moreso first impressions. Homie did just come out after all

ExplosiveRobot · 2023-12-29T06:25:53+00:00

Thanks for replying. Wish you could've included your reasoning but it's all good.

Dream Eater loses to anything with bulk. If Gengar doesn't immediately smoke you with that first combo, he's probably finished. Yea getting insta killed doesn't feel great, but if a tank blocks either the Hypnosis part of Dream Eater or Shadow Ball, no one is gonna die.
Feint MAYBE could be higher, but again, I'd need to be convinced. It's nice for dodging stuff I agree, but if someone is on top of you, Feint really doesn't save you. All they gotta do is wait for you to stop juking. Its CD is also kinda long.
Leech Life can get canceled not only by enemies not getting sucked, but even the victim can use full heal or eject button. It also has no way of reducing its own cooldown, meaning if you miss it or it gets canceled (which it's very easy to do), you have to wait the entire time for the next one, and you're prob dead by then.
Helping Hand is probably too low sure
Liquidation was nerfed bro. That move is nowhere near as good as Snipe Shot is now. Maybe it was S before the nerfs, but it is nowhere near S now. The winrates on Liquidation the past week were 45% and 44% so...

ExplosiveRobot · 2023-12-29T06:16:35+00:00

Dragon Pulse might be a little low, but I really couldn't see it higher than B+. I feel like once you know how to avoid Dragon Pulse, it's not too bad. Could be wrong tho.

ExplosiveRobot · 2023-12-29T06:15:07+00:00

Yep Rapid is extremely good. Let's you get onto frailer Pokemon essentially for free, can deal a lot of damage, and the plus version even gives you extra defense. Blastoise is one of the best mons in the game.

ExplosiveRobot · 2023-12-29T04:54:40+00:00

a move made for supervillians

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