Is Mega Beedrill good?

Question

I know I posted a set for it but seems EXTREMELY frail.
Why do so many people use it?

Comments

Needs to eat more??


Agreed :D

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Demat, please don't use personalised tags that have absolutely NOTHING to do with the question.

Answer 1

Yes, it's a fantastic Pokemon. Not as broken as Mega Salamence, but still a very threatening Pokemon. It may be frail, but it has everything it needs to be a threat in OU. If you play ORAS OU on Showdown you'll see plenty of people using it.

• It has a fantastic ability in Adaptability, which makes STAB 2x instead of 1.5x. So it's essentially a Choice Band boost for its STAB moves. Stack that on top of its insane attack stat, and you have a real offensive threat.
• It is one of the fastest Pokemon in the game. It reaches a peak of about 420 Speed, which places it above popular OU threats such as Greninja and the Lati twins. This allows it to function as a revenge killer as it moves before basically the entire unboosted metagame.
• Access to a good set of moves, including U-Turn, which allows it to deal damage and get out. It also gets Drill Run, which handles lots of Steel-type switch-ins, particularly Heatran who otherwise walls it completely.

Even though it's frail and weak to Stealth Rock, Mega Beedrill is a very effective late-game cleaner. Once all the broken Megas are out of the tier, Mega Beedrill will stand out as one of the better Megas in OU.

Smogon analysis and movesets

Comments

Tanks!
:D

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No problem :)

Answer 2

A few Reasons

1. Adaptability- This ability DOUBLES the power of your same type moves, that means that attack's like pin missile have 50BP + the fact that it hits 2-5 times in a row (100BP - 250BP)

2. It's Attack and speed are huge and it has sweeping potential.

3. Large Movepool- Bug, Dark, Fighting, Grass, Poison, and Normal type attacks.

4. It is more than capable of dealing with those pesky spD fairy's.