Axelyx Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 So, I had a blast recently with my intense monobug run and i decided to rank my mons into a tier list just for fun xD Tier ranking details: Spoiler S tier -- Mons that are really good overall and are in my 'fixed' party, I can win the fight with them usually if I go in blind. A tier -- Mons with really good support (sticky webs), or hits hard but are a little passive due to slow speed, or mons that need setup to work. B tier -- The mons here are niche, but they actually carries me in certain fights. Mons at the front carried me the most number of times lol C tier -- Dedicated for the cheese teammates, but most of them are really great leads as well! (I'd rank them low A tier if it weren't for the cheese factor) You can 99% see them if the enemy is a rift mon :P D tier -- These are mons that carried me through the early game (pre-terajuma), mostly early route bugs that somehow fall off after a certain point at the game :( but they have a special place in my heart! Not used -- I didn't use them cuz I didn't need to (nincada family), or it's not in the bug egg group (armaldo) so it's hard to breed for good ivs As for individual mons: Spoiler S-Tier Golisopod: Top tier simply because of the priority moves. Scizor: Swords dance + Roost + Bullet Punch hits like a truck, y'know? A-Parasect: This thing is just OP for the two HP bars, you essentially have 7 mons in your team with it. Nice priority and sleep powder is really good as well. Volcarona, M-Heracross: All-around hard hitters, rona has roost and q.dance so it's a bonus. A-Tier Vivillon: The most viable late-game early bug! Compoundeyes + Sleep Powder is simply a beast! Crustle: Has dual roles - shell smash sweep and rocks support. Both excel and it's up to specific fights for which to use. Ledian: Wow. Ledian Crest is simply ridiculous. Scolipede: The cornerstone of baton pass teams, always get me through the hardest fights. B-Tier Parasect: HARD CARRY for numerous fights, ie Valarie, Flora, Neptune sidequest and many more! Never knew this mushroom had so much potential :D Ariados: It's crest is quite good as well, but require sticky web support. A swords dance boost will be even better! C-Tier Shuckle: Don't fuckle with shuckle >:) Aside from a great web lead, power split, knock off makes it a great utility mon! Illumise: Prankster + a ton of status moves ftw, helps with significantly weakening the enemy! Vespiquen: Its crest makes even better for stalling, Pressure + Toxic + Attack Order infestation + Heal Order tortures the enemy. Just no crits pls Summary of Bug's strats: Spoiler Hazard Support Bug types normally use hyper offense, dishing out tons of damage ASAP. I normally lead with supports, then bring in my attacker/sweeper to 1v6 the enemy. Bug has access to every hazard move, so I normally spread webs and rocks before attacking ---- breaks sashes and it's easier to sweep! Toxic spikes can be used with vespiquen for stalling as well, as I did with the Chapter 4 Ren fight. Baton Pass So this is just a really OP strat that I could've used for any fight, so I save these for the hardest fights, for example: Mosely sidequest and Saki's absurd gym xD Yeah that's it, bugs are actually quite good when it comes to monotype (Am I sounding like Bennett lol), fellow bug enthusiasts feel free to share your thoughts hehe Btw I did compile all fights on my youtube, maybe leave a view if you're interested? https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiqPolgGCOXKrzDL10Ngj3dvct5Dbzc3D 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtrack Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 Bug monotype was run I ended up enjoying a lot more than I expected. Like you said, you can do a lot of really fun hyper offense teams that can just wreck bosses. Probably in my top 3 favorite monotypes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axelyx Posted September 23, 2022 Author Share Posted September 23, 2022 15 hours ago, Xtrack said: Bug monotype was run I ended up enjoying a lot more than I expected. Like you said, you can do a lot of really fun hyper offense teams that can just wreck bosses. Probably in my top 3 favorite monotypes. Bug is definitely suited for me, as I like hyper offense a lot. But they can definitely cheese with toxic stalling as well, making it a really versatile monotype! Certainly exceeded my expectations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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