04-03-2018, 09:17 AM
The title says everything, I suppose hahah. Not doing any guides or stuff like that, I've been away from Pokémon for far too long to do that. But I was doing a new playthrough, starting with Metalynx this time, and I began thinking that Metalynx could be way more broken than we thought. I remember that, back there, we used to talk about how broken Nucleon and M Inflagetah were, but I think we may have let this little cat pass. This thing is scary!
I say that because I got really curious about it, and went to do some math. Mega Metalynx is, at least theoretically, capable of killing everything in his path without boosting - all he needs is some pointed stones floating in the air around his foes' team. With Stealth Rock set, Metalynx can almost kill any Fire-type that might switch in, leaving them with very low health just by hitting them with a Leaf Blade (that is, when Stealth Rock is up). I'm not even considering the possibility of a EQ, which would be much more catastrophic to the enemy's Fire-type mons. Besides, the other threats, Fighting-type mons, can't afford to take a neutral hit from Metalynx, because that hurts a lot as well. Actually, the only mon I found (I may have overlooked many other mons, btw) that could reliably switch into Leaf Blade is Coatlith, and even though that Coatlith has to watch out for a Meteor Mash. And we all now that Metalynx has enough coverage to deal with almost everything in the game, or at least most of the mons that we believe would shape the meta.
Now imagine this monster paired with, let's say, a Syrentide. That core would have the potential to be unstoppable! Metalynx can deal with most of his own counters already, but if he had a partner like Syrentide to help him he would reach a whole new level. I hope one day when the online is fixed, we get to see something like that. Iirc, Metalynx already got first place in the usage-based tier that Narshyl made. That could be some testament to that cat's power, although many could be the reasons for his placement. Anyway, I do believe that thing might prove to be a real monster in the future to come!
What do you guys think?
I say that because I got really curious about it, and went to do some math. Mega Metalynx is, at least theoretically, capable of killing everything in his path without boosting - all he needs is some pointed stones floating in the air around his foes' team. With Stealth Rock set, Metalynx can almost kill any Fire-type that might switch in, leaving them with very low health just by hitting them with a Leaf Blade (that is, when Stealth Rock is up). I'm not even considering the possibility of a EQ, which would be much more catastrophic to the enemy's Fire-type mons. Besides, the other threats, Fighting-type mons, can't afford to take a neutral hit from Metalynx, because that hurts a lot as well. Actually, the only mon I found (I may have overlooked many other mons, btw) that could reliably switch into Leaf Blade is Coatlith, and even though that Coatlith has to watch out for a Meteor Mash. And we all now that Metalynx has enough coverage to deal with almost everything in the game, or at least most of the mons that we believe would shape the meta.
Now imagine this monster paired with, let's say, a Syrentide. That core would have the potential to be unstoppable! Metalynx can deal with most of his own counters already, but if he had a partner like Syrentide to help him he would reach a whole new level. I hope one day when the online is fixed, we get to see something like that. Iirc, Metalynx already got first place in the usage-based tier that Narshyl made. That could be some testament to that cat's power, although many could be the reasons for his placement. Anyway, I do believe that thing might prove to be a real monster in the future to come!
What do you guys think?
