08-17-2018, 04:07 PM
Hello! This is my first time posting here and of course I want it to be on something I'm very passionate about and this is the viability of Geigeroach.
Ability: Leadskin
HP: 66
Attack: 54
Defense: 102
Special Attack: 92
Special Defense: 66
Speed: 88
These stats leave much to be desired but with the combination of its movepool and ability give it a decent niche with the ability to be an offensive pivot against Nucleons.
This is the set that I have been labbing:
Geigeroach Sash/Life Orb/Choice Specs
Ability: Leadskin
EVs: 4 atk / 252 sp.atk / 252 spe
Nature: Naive
- Photon Beam/Gamma Ray
- Overheat
- U-turn
- Sticky Web/Toxic Spikes/Thunder Wave/Taunt
Now this is the Offensive Pivot that aims to switch into Nucleon and force a 50/50. Focus Sash is best against non-choiced variants or the opponent predicting the switch in and going for a non-nucleur move. Life Orb allows you to nab a kill on Nucleon with Overheat 56.3% of the time as well as maximising damage with U-turn. Choice Specs guarntees you the kill.
Photon Beam allows you to OHKO the majority of the metagame but Gamma Ray is a more spammable option. Overheat maximises your damage against S51-A as well as pick up the KO on Max HP, Max Sp.Def Metalnyx if you're Life Orb or Specs. U-turn provides momentum if you don't want a KO right away and it's an option that covers both but doesn't even KO Nucleon. The last move is up to preference or to what your team needs.
As I said you bring this in when Nucleon comes in and unless they predict or have a reason to click HP Fire you will be fine, predict accordingly and set-up hazards/bring in a threat or just get a KO.
Aggressive teams that don't want to run a slow steel type like S51-A should consider this as it answers Nucleon and gets tempo from it.
Checks and counters:
Geigeroach is so weak that steel types can easily chunk Overheats. Anything faster than it's below average can easily dispose of this surprisingly killable cockroach as bug only resists Fighting and Grass as well as this having horrible defenses overall.
Now, how would you build Geigeroach? What teams would you put it on? How viable do you think it would be?
Note: This is purely theory right now but I'm going to start breeding soon.
Ability: Leadskin
HP: 66
Attack: 54
Defense: 102
Special Attack: 92
Special Defense: 66
Speed: 88
These stats leave much to be desired but with the combination of its movepool and ability give it a decent niche with the ability to be an offensive pivot against Nucleons.
This is the set that I have been labbing:
Geigeroach
Ability: Leadskin
EVs: 4 atk / 252 sp.atk / 252 spe
Nature: Naive
- Photon Beam/Gamma Ray
- Overheat
- U-turn
- Sticky Web/Toxic Spikes/Thunder Wave/Taunt
Now this is the Offensive Pivot that aims to switch into Nucleon and force a 50/50. Focus Sash is best against non-choiced variants or the opponent predicting the switch in and going for a non-nucleur move. Life Orb allows you to nab a kill on Nucleon with Overheat 56.3% of the time as well as maximising damage with U-turn. Choice Specs guarntees you the kill.
Photon Beam allows you to OHKO the majority of the metagame but Gamma Ray is a more spammable option. Overheat maximises your damage against S51-A as well as pick up the KO on Max HP, Max Sp.Def Metalnyx if you're Life Orb or Specs. U-turn provides momentum if you don't want a KO right away and it's an option that covers both but doesn't even KO Nucleon. The last move is up to preference or to what your team needs.
As I said you bring this in when Nucleon comes in and unless they predict or have a reason to click HP Fire you will be fine, predict accordingly and set-up hazards/bring in a threat or just get a KO.
Aggressive teams that don't want to run a slow steel type like S51-A should consider this as it answers Nucleon and gets tempo from it.
Checks and counters:
Geigeroach is so weak that steel types can easily chunk Overheats. Anything faster than it's below average can easily dispose of this surprisingly killable cockroach as bug only resists Fighting and Grass as well as this having horrible defenses overall.
Now, how would you build Geigeroach? What teams would you put it on? How viable do you think it would be?
Note: This is purely theory right now but I'm going to start breeding soon.