Tyrone Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Zangoose, the goose that's very fast and can hit very hard after setting up. Too bad it's paper. The subpar defensive stats combined with the requirement to set up (sword dance) are a valid weakness that must be exploited. But once the appropriate conditions are set, this white monster can really dish out the damage and is hard to stop. Looking at this thread, I see a lot of people in favor for a ban, yet the recent usage stats show a very low percentage of him. What shall we do about this one? The UU Council is still undecided and looking for some more information. If you know, please share that information so we can help build a better tier. (Make sure to stay on topic and add reasoning to your arguments) Link to comment
NikhilR Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 (edited) Zangoose has terrible defenses which prevent it from switching in and setting up. But because of its normal typing, almost any move that isn't banded or a fighting type, will 2hko zangoose. Because of this zangoose can set up an SD. The flail set is obviously too strong because of how we have lack of options vs it. It is either sack something and run priority, or run golem+steelix in a team to beat it. About the usage stats part, because of the breeding system not many people have as many hoenn comps as they have of the previous regions. Low percentage usage means that not many people have it, not that despite having it, it isn't being used. EDIT: Omastar and Kabutops are also nice answers to Zangoose. Edited April 13, 2015 by NikhilR Link to comment
Robofiend Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 EDIT: Omastar and Kabutops are also nice answers to Zangoose. Both are kinda underhyped given how hard they hit, even without the rain boost. Hitmontop deserves a shotout, although it's not as reliable as either of the Rock/Water types DoubleJ 1 Link to comment
DoubleJ Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Zangoose is top tier and can guarantee at least one kill with the flail set if you can set up. Unfortunately people are starting to expand what they breed and things like Armaldo, Golem, and Omastar really poop on it. Kabutops is solid too as previously stated. Lf ghosts to help even more. Archinix and Robofiend 2 Link to comment
Tyrone Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 The UU Council has decided to keep Zangoose in the UU Tier for now. We'd like to thank everyone who constructively contributed to this discussion! I'll be locking this thread now. Gunthug and Arimanius 2 Link to comment
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