Discussion HighTierScrappy / Pokemon

While I'm no competitive authority nor anything of the sort, I've looked and played enough to have an idea of which are the best types in the game.

Regarding why I reworded the section on Ground — sure, there are A LOT of great Ground types in SV OU, but this is because they possess strong traits rather than just being Ground-types (Great Therian being THE offensive spinner, Ting-Lu being so sturdy, Lando-T remaining a good pivot, and Gliscor being... well, a master of all).

You have to look at the type from other tiers' perspective; when you do, you then realize that yes, Ground is good, but Ghost, Steel and (to my chagrin) Fairy tend to be just as good, if not better. Ground is strong because it's THE offensive type, but though they resist Rock (and thus Stealth Rock), it can sometimes be a little awkward defensively; meanwhile, Ghost, Steel and Fairy tend to compensate their lower super-effectiveness with better defenses, making them more well-rounded, and they're not weak to SR either. Ground sometimes has to pair itself with another type to alleviate its weaknesses or emphasize its strengths further to the point its weaknesses aren't as big, while the other three are good by themselves.

I will say though, yes, Ground is very strong. IMO it's still a top 5 type, competing with Water and being even better than it. It's just not as good as the top 3.

This is why I reworded the section. Hopefully no one takes it the wrong way, and I'm open to talk it out.

Why on earth is Ursaluna exclusively referred to as Hisuian Ursaluna here? That’s the only kind of Ursaluna there is, you don’t have to say “Hisuian” every time. It’s like saying “Chai Tea.”

Does non-mega Gengar really qualify for this trope? While it's a good Pokémon in a lot of generations, it's not really broken or despised in any of them outside of BDSP, and doesn't attract the kind of hatred others like Clefable or Kingambit do.