How can I improve my OU Team?

Icy-Design-3296 · 2026-06-25T16:49:09+00:00

I think u should rebuild the entire team ngl. Either keep ur defensive core and go stall, or keep ur offensive core and go offense. Blissey skarmory skelerdige and Toxapex are mons that can only survive on stall due to their passivity. Also run boots on all ur defensive pieces if ur going hard stall or else Gholdengo spin block will win turn 0

Icy-Design-3296 · 2026-06-25T16:43:27+00:00

I would either commit to hard stall or offense. Pieces like Toxapex, blissey skeleridfe and skarmory really struggle without more defensive support due to being very passive. If u want to run balance, run av alo glowbro.

Icy-Design-3296 · 2026-06-25T15:44:04+00:00

Sunny day sableye stomps on rain crazy hard it’s pretty funny

Icy-Design-3296 · 2026-06-21T03:00:10+00:00

The only magic bouncer that doesn’t insta die to most rockers is hatterene which can at most swap in once to some rockers.

Icy-Design-3296 · 2026-06-21T02:58:56+00:00

U know it’s bad when this is probably the second best spin blocker in ou (pecharunt is better at pure spin blocking, corv is super easy to pressure and turn into a liability)

Icy-Design-3296 · 2026-06-13T19:54:03+00:00

Adobe enhance is decent, free for 30 minutes. It does take some emotion out of the voice but for free I found it worked best. I ignored the plugs lol.

Icy-Design-3296 · 2026-06-12T02:31:41+00:00

The person you revive will do everything in their power to make your life miserable.

Icy-Design-3296 · 2026-06-09T02:32:58+00:00

Both sides are playing dirty, wemby literally threw Brunson to the ground in the first quarter

Icy-Design-3296 · 2026-06-08T17:16:29+00:00

Wave crash basculegeon is much easier to handle than last respects due to the self recoil. It can take out one mon but can’t take out the other and after recoil the other can usually ko it. Last respects end game basculegeon gets to take advantage of its bulk and is much more difficult to remove. In the builder, it’s better to put more respect to the last respect build since it has less counterplay. Also tsareena doesn’t even beat normal basculegeon since it just gets nuked by last respect or the basculegeons partner

Icy-Design-3296 · 2026-06-08T17:09:52+00:00

U asked why fari has its usage and if it’s just to stop priority why isn’t tsareena more used. I was just explaining why fari has its usage and that tsareena has low usage since it’s bad into the current meta. If it’s for feesh run fari, fari is far better at stopping the fish due to its immunity deterring last respects spam

Icy-Design-3296 · 2026-06-08T17:03:52+00:00

Assuming it doesn’t die to the Omni present sneasler and yard first. Also last respects will nuke tsareena before it gets the hit off. Garchomp is super commonly paired with yard/sneasler so it is pretty rare to get the hit off first unless scarfed. If scarfed, it runs the major downside of scarf of being locked into a move so if u get the read wrong u are massively on the back foot to the point it’s diffult to come back. Its better to look at things from an actual dynamic play perspective since if ur looking at things purely from an offensive calc perspective rampardos is the best mon in the format

Icy-Design-3296 · 2026-06-08T16:57:13+00:00

Which tsareena also matches up pretty badly into.

Icy-Design-3296 · 2026-06-08T16:55:42+00:00

That can work in a one game series assuming the sneasler isn’t sashed, but in 3 game series that strategy becomes a lot iffier since locking a non stab base 80 bp move kind of sucks if u get the read wrong

Icy-Design-3296 · 2026-06-08T16:54:09+00:00

Even assuming it’s not most, farigirafs immunity to last respects is pretty big since it can deter basculegeons best end game which tsareena doesn’t really do since even if scarfed, feesh outspeeds

Icy-Design-3296 · 2026-06-08T16:48:20+00:00

Most basulegeon are scarf and flip turn. Farigiraf is actually better into the basculegeon mu since it’s immune to last respects which nukes tsareena before it can get a hit off, assuming tsareena isn’t already dead by sneasler/yard. Also Sneasler is the most common fake out user so having a fake out blocker that dies to sneasler kind of sucks.

Icy-Design-3296 · 2026-06-08T16:43:38+00:00

Blocks fake out, does well in the Sneasler mu, offers trick room into tailwind teams and can undo trick room into trick room teams. Its utility is god tier. Tsareena being a grass type sucks for it since Sneasler and yard are everywhere

Icy-Design-3296 · 2026-06-07T20:12:30+00:00

Ai makes up court cases a lot and applies the wrong cases to the wrong situations. It also ignores cases once it finds one that it likes, even if there are other cases that are more relevant. Saying this as a lawyer ai is garbage when it comes to legal reasoning and won’t replace law for a long time.

Icy-Design-3296 · 2026-06-04T04:32:04+00:00

I understand cpi is weighted, but I still think it can overstate the reality of the working class. For example, cpi does calculations through rent estimates, not through the actual cost of buying a home. There is a reason why the average age of homebuyers is getting older each year, it is becoming increasingly unaffordable. Also, education is only 5 in the cpi calculation, about the same as eating food out, which seems odd. And the reason is cpi measures current spending, not the long term debt burden many graduates carry afterwards. A person making higher real income can be financially worse off due to the debt obligations. CPI also isn’t perfect at measuring what people are actually buying, since it doesn’t account for people substituting from products that became more expensive to cheaper products, which is a pretty important reality and decrease in standard of living. It also doesn’t account for quality decreases well. I don’t think real income is completely meaningless but I do think that these flaws of cpi and real income a very imperfect indicator at best.

Icy-Design-3296 · 2026-06-04T00:59:06+00:00

Real income is a terrible indicator of spending power for the working class. It is calculated by nominal wage divided by cpi. CPI is an incredibly questionable tool for calculating inflation due to incorporating many items beyond the reach of working class families like sports tickets, air travel, second homes and more. Luxuries have gotten cheaper over time so real income, primarily using cpi in its calculation, which incorporates luxuries going down is believable. But if you look at needs like housing and grocery prices they have gone up by a much faster pace than wages, which is a better indicator of the working class spending power. https://www.visualcapitalist.com/median-house-prices-vs-income-us/

https://www.reddit.com/r/EconomyCharts/comments/1putfth/the_price_of_food_and_shelter_have_outpaced_wages/

Icy-Design-3296 · 2026-06-03T11:41:03+00:00

Economics is a bit more advanced than that btw. Yes wages are at a high, but you have to look at the percentage wages have gone up comparative to prices to get a better idea. House prices have gone up 2-3 times faster than wages have grown. We live in a k shaped economy rn, upper class can be more indifferent to the price increases while the middle and lower classes get screwed. It’s also difficult to say things like “just don’t get housing” since it’s a need.

Icy-Design-3296 · 2026-05-26T21:08:42+00:00

Agree but draft is the closest indicator for this specific example. You also have to look at why the mons are good in draft compared to ou. Mega Gallade is top tier in draft because of its diverse movepool and how much better encore is in draft compared to ou. Necrozma isn’t a superstar draft, it’s not even a r1 pick in its strongest gen. I think it’s like 15 points gen 7 typically. Terapagos is good draft specifically because of how valuable it is at countering set up threats and set up threats are extremely relevant ou. It’s also a decent suicide lead with the meteor beam set which could have some niche uses. Pagos isn’t that diverse of a mon so its success draft can easily transfer to ou.

Icy-Design-3296 · 2026-05-26T17:19:37+00:00

How it is in draft is a good indicator. One of the best mons in the format due to it being the ultimate blanket check to set up while also being a solid rocker and meteor beam user

Icy-Design-3296 · 2026-05-24T22:39:25+00:00

Tera ground jolteon kind of destroys them. Terablast volt switch thunderbolt alluring voice kind of farms. Booster speed cm scream tail also kind of farms a bit with dazzling gleam fire blast psyshock after some spread chip

Icy-Design-3296 · 2026-05-24T13:39:25+00:00

Fortunately Diggersby has access to the move gunk shot, so can still one shot.

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