![]() ![]() Hoopa-U is a very potent threat in the Doubles metagame, not because of any Choice set, but because of its ability to bypass Protect with its Hyperspace Fury and Hyperspace Hole. The combination of these things caused Hoopa-U to be banned in its suspect test. ![]() On top of this, Hoopa-U also had potent Life Orb, Choice Band, and Expert Belt sets, which had different checks and counters. This made Hoopa-U an incredibly potent wallbreaker, as there were very few, if any, safe switch-ins to it. Hoopa-U was the most recent suspect in ORAS OU because of the rise of its Choice Specs set. The prevalence of Intimidate and the huge value placed in the support moves in Aegislash's arsenal also pigeonhole it into comparatively few possible sets when considering how many possibilities it had in XY OU. Its high bulk is slightly less useful due to the potential for double targets and the commonness of Fire-types, and there's far less value placed in King's Shield mindgames when Aegislash has a partner that can be targeted, not to mention in some ways it is inferior to Protect, due to an inability to block status moves. However, a variety of factors hold it back from being as threatening as it was in singles play. In the end, Aegislash's flexibility and the pressure it applied with the 50/50 situations created by King's Shield were deemed too much for OU.Īccess to Wide Guard and a decent set of dual STAB types help Aegislash carve itself a solid place in Doubles OU. The subject of one of the most controversial suspect tests in XY OU and an eventual retest in ORAS OU, Aegislash was an all-new kind of threat due to its ability Stance Change giving it an incredibly bulky forme as well as an offensive powerhouse of a forme, the two of which it could access interchangeably within the same game. #Hoopa unbound smogon free#Though it has been the subject of two suspect tests, Mega Kangaskhan was spared each time, leaving it free to reign over the tier. Its massive immediate power thanks to Parental Bond makes it very threatening to almost any team, while Mega Kangaskhan's flexibility allows it to occupy a slot on many team archetypes, but the omnipresence of Intimidate and its susceptibility to being worn down due to the lack of Protect on its most popular movesets have been enough to keep it in check. Not only did it bring the same super-strong attacks that it carried in XY OU, but Mega Kangaskhan also stood out due to its access to Fake Out, a highly valued utility move in the Doubles metagame. Similarly to in single battles, Mega Kangaskhan was quickly identified as a powerhouse in Doubles OU. After a bit of discussion, it was quickbanned to Ubers. Parental Bond allowed it to get around Focus Sash users, and a +2 Sucker Punch took out most faster threats, leaving it nearly unable to be revenge killed, and many games amounted to whose Mega Kangaskhan could set up first. Many Pokémon deemed broken in ORAS OU have been found to be much more manageable in the Doubles metagame for too many reasons to be spelled out individually.įrom the very beginning of XY, Mega Kangaskhan was clearly a large threat to the rest of OU due to the sheer power behind its ability Parental Bond, solid bulk, and access to a setup move that couldn't even be blocked with Taunt in Power-Up Punch. The Doubles and singles OU metagames have shifted quite a bit since the end of XY, a metagame described here, and as a result, the Ubers tier has as well. All Pokémon that call Ubers home have been banned from OverUsed for one reason or another, but many of these have not been banned from the Doubles OU metagame. Ubers is home to some of the most powerful or otherwise game-changing Pokémon that ORAS has to offer. ![]()
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