How viable is Quaquaval in competitive?
Quaquaval has moxie right so if combined with its signature move aqua step and a focus sash could it be in ubers or atleast ou?
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Apparently my predictions were wrong, and the people on Smogon now rank Quaquaval above many other offensive waters and a few OU Pokemon, like Meowscarada, Pawmot, and Ceruledge.sourceQuaquaval also had almost 7% usage (OU 1695 stats) in December, which is more than enough for OU. Because it’s both viable and popular, I think Quaquaval will stay in OU for the foreseeable future. Focus sash is often an useless item because of entry hazards and priority moves, but this moveset was pretty successful last month.
Quaquaval @ leftoversAbility: moxieEVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 SpeJolly nature- bulk up- aqua step- close combat- ice spinner
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UPDATE: QUAQUAVAL IS NOW IN UU my guess would be its reliance on swords dance or bulk up to start its chain and you have to actually HIT the aqua step and still dodge priority due to aqua jet not being very powerful. It having to set up with mediocre defenses leaves it open .And scard Quaquaval is not great bc aquaStep or close combat is easily walled by clodsire which is one of the most important walls in ou as of now