Guide to Bulky Hazard Stack in OU

[@Brain_Dead_Luis]

Instructions unclear accidently made semi-stall

[@pinkacross2042]

Semistall is a form of bulky hazard stack.

[@Brain_Dead_Luis]

@pinkacross2042 that fact says something about my intelligence as an ou player *cough cough* (and as a person) *cough cough*

[@JoyDaBeast]

I think a video about offensive hazard stack would be great, you could even show comparisons between bulky and offensive hazard stack in the form of what ideas/roles/pokemon they like to use

[@pinkacross2042]

Noted! :]

[@JakeBryant-l4j]

I was literally searching your channel for a video like this yesterday. The gods have answered my plea

[@nicholasroberts3202]

He can read minds

[@pinkacross2042]

Glad you like it! :]

[@cheddarcheese4159]

I’m glad there’s some mamo appreciation in this video It has plenty of flaws but it hits the metagame so damn hard and it gets seriously overlooked imo

[@pinkacross2042]

Yea Mamo is niche but definitely viable

[@jasperdalby8010]

"Kingambit is a Kingambit" enough said lmao. Loved the tutorial, might just give this a try.

[@pinkacross2042]

Good luck! :D

[@alucard4344]

I think Hawlucha is also a very neat Knock Off absorber. Not fazed by spikes, not bothered a lot by rocks, doubling it's speed upon losing item is a nice plus.

[@greattitan371]

Hawlucha doesn't have a lot of longevity though. It can't switch out after losing its item because it'll lose the unburden boost and be slower than it needs to be. It works better on a terrain HO style team because on those teams it doesn't need to ever switch out. Hawlucha is either gonna sweep or not be that useful.

[@pinkacross2042]

Hawlucha has good Knock absorber attributes in theory, but in practice, it's pretty bad as a defensive pokemon, and it loses to a ton of common Knock Off users. Meow, Darkrai, Gliscor, Weavile, and Ival all destroy it.

[@Beemo_666]

I would rly love to see a video about offensive hazard stack aswell!

[@Ace0887]

Just watched your team comp rankings vid earlier and planned to try out this type of comp. talk about perfect timing!

[@pinkacross2042]

Ah, nice! :D

[@torch-eh7ti]

Have annoying nicknames

[@torch-eh7ti]

most important component.

[@MintyTea_N]

name them brainrot terms to have a 50/50 chance of either annoying someone to no end or getting someone spewing brainrot in chat

[@torch-eh7ti]

@@MintyTea_N That's genius

[@Gold_Gamer_100]

Name Lando-t "the math test" to intimidate all of your opponents. It works

[@Thickdickdaddy420]

Its always funnier when someone loses with dumb names

[@martymooshy8443]

Hey Pinkacross, in the spirit of this being a bulky hazard stack team, i have one here my self, made this a while ago let me know how it looks. Love the teambuilding vids, keep up the great work. Weavile @ Heavy-Duty Boots Ability: Pressure Tera Type: Ice EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe Jolly Nature - Triple Axel - Knock Off - Ice Shard - Swords Dance Gholdengo @ Heavy-Duty Boots Ability: Good as Gold Tera Type: Fairy EVs: 252 HP / 196 Def / 60 Spe Bold Nature IVs: 0 Atk - Nasty Plot - Shadow Ball - Recover - Make It Rain Gliscor @ Toxic Orb Ability: Poison Heal Tera Type: Dragon EVs: 244 HP / 36 Def / 228 SpD Careful Nature - Earthquake - Spikes - Protect - Toxic Clefable @ Leftovers Ability: Magic Guard Tera Type: Water EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD Bold Nature IVs: 0 Atk - Moonblast - Moonlight - Stealth Rock - Thunder Wave Slowking-Galar @ Heavy-Duty Boots Ability: Regenerator Tera Type: Water EVs: 252 HP / 16 Def / 240 SpD Sassy Nature IVs: 0 Spe - Future Sight - Chilly Reception - Sludge Bomb - Thunder Wave Zamazenta @ Heavy-Duty Boots Ability: Dauntless Shield Tera Type: Steel EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe Jolly Nature - Close Combat - Heavy Slam - Crunch - Stone Edge

[@pinkacross2042]

Seems solid!

[@agquagwisvquwgavwj]

great video! something I hadn’t considered was having a knock off user that beats the knock absorbers

[@pinkacross2042]

Glad I could help!

[@FireShell8415]

@@pinkacross2042bro was very happy to help

[@leskoopmann6714]

😐

[@Ritsuemaru]

A really good knock user that wasn't mentioned is walking wake. It deals with a lot of knock absorbers or can flip turn on clefable. Also the pokemon that it lures in like glowking also don't want to lose an item. I think its really under explored on none sun teams with assault vest, choice locked or just straight up booster energy for offensive hazard stack.

[@pinkacross2042]

VERY true, Walking Wake with Knock Off and Scald is really nice. I personally prefer Leftovers on those sets though, and I run Knock Scald Flip Turn Protect.

[@Renegade77784]

If you use Substitute Gliscor, you just might belong in the 9th circle of Hell. (Joking) 😅😂

[@pinkacross2042]

Sub Gliscor is definitely a sin

[@diegom.8515]

Keep up the awesome vids 👍 definitely learning a lot

[@pinkacross2042]

That's awesome! :D

[@FalcoTheFinesser]

😄 That boy good! Can’t wait for the Aim, Blunder and Pinkacross stream! A Pokemon Training School Series would be 🔥!

[@pinkacross2042]

I'd be open to collab with them both, for sure!

[@ProfMush]

just saw the ranking vid and wanted to make a team like this! perfect timing!

[@pinkacross2042]

You've got this! :]

[@blue_the_boy_kisser]

Would absolutely be interested in a video about offensive hazard stack

[@alexminnich7048]

Thank you for posting these videos. I'm winning a lot more thanks to you.

[@pinkacross2042]

Great to hear! :D

[@alexminnich7048]

@@pinkacross2042 I feel like with balance you gotta think more like a defensive player

[@littensalt]

really would love an offensive hazard stack vid, mons like hamurott and meow have a great role on them but bulky teams not so much

[@pinkacross2042]

Yes, I will likely do this at some point!

[@Jahim14]

Thanks for the tutorial 🙏

[@pinkacross2042]

My pleasure 😊

[@Th3_pigeon]

the moral of the video, holy shit gliscor is good for everything

[@pinkacross2042]

Yea Gliscor is nuts

[@vidalpeterson1918]

This helps so much! It would be great if you could make videos of teams to test out!

[@pinkacross2042]

I have an example team in the description, and I've used hazard stack on several of my live streams! One great example is my Hoopa-U live.

[@IndiraDevi-tq2wq]

Meanwhile 10 elos running bulky ribombee as their "bulky" hazard setter

[@jertsi]

Great video!!😊

[@pinkacross2042]

Thank you!! 😊

[@playc.holder6432]

Instructions unclear; I ended up picking 5 digimon along with Blue Eyes White Dragon...

[@b00gabr0s]

When do you think you might make an offensive hazard stack guide?

[@pinkacross2042]

Likely when the metagame settles so I can give more appropriate examples-- for example, a Gliscor suspect test may be coming soon.

[@b00gabr0s]

@@pinkacross2042 ok thanks I've been waiting for it

[@nekostar-fallengaming6912]

I use Toxic Spike and Salt Cure and just stall until poison does the job

[@jordy7625]

Diabolical. I love it.

[@StormlordOG]

I always wanted to main Hazard Stack Teams, now I can finally leaen

[@pinkacross2042]

Glad I could help! :D

[@bladegalaxy5298]

Is Sturdy better than Purifying Salt for Garganacl on hazard stack? Didnt see that one explained so a tad bit confused at 4:34

[@samscherer4100]

Purifying salt is one of the best abilities in the game. Sturdy is not, especially on something that will almost never die in one hit from full

[@pinkacross2042]

Run Purifying Salt ALWAYS. Sturdy was a mistake

[@Lorexyz-dp5vz]

Can't wait for offensive hazard stack

[@Clubsandwich2]

thx for this

[@pinkacross2042]

You're welcome! :D

[@jacobjensen7704]

Yes to offensive hazard stack!

[@sethnaffziger1402]

Perfect timing, I was playing with a bulky hazard stack offence team ... My offensive hazard stack teams don't really work out that well

[@pinkacross2042]

What is a bulky hazard stack offense?

[@sethnaffziger1402]

@@pinkacross2042 idk it was what I named it in my head, you would have a more correct name for it probably. I only managed to build one that works: I have a few bulkier offensive mons (that attack rather than boost) providing defensive switches and opportunities to pressure switches or ko mons, the ability to lay out spikes and rocks, and a couple pivots in Glo-king and dragapult (for spinners)... It might be a bastard hybrid of a few play styles but it felt offensive in nature, Upon thinking about it it might be structured more like a balance team. Anyway the idea that I want to pursue is a hazards team (spikes rocks) with a few bulky setup sweepers that can be used as pseudo win conditions but also swap in on certain threats, a couple good pivots and a form of powerful priority to avoid getting preyed on by Pon or Valiant.

[@andrewhoang3113]

What if you were freaky and ran regigice knock off absorber?

[@wuppado]

You explode

[@andrewhoang3113]

@@wuppado :(

[@anonymoususer3610]

This video tells us that GLISCOR IS INSANELY BROKEN.

[@pinkacross2042]

ye pretty much

[@FalcoTheFinesser]

The replay value of this video 🤌🏽

[@pinkacross2042]

Glad you think so! :D

[@alexminnich7048]

Love me some hazard stack.

[@pinkacross2042]

Me too!

[@GeniusTrainer720]

Only a stall and bulky offense team left to be made by you

[@twilightsilver6230]

Is toxapex viable in this metagame outside stall? It being my favourite pokemon, ive tried it on a lot of teams. Sure, it's bulkier on both sides, more so than clodsire, glowking, or alomomola, but in practice is worse due to being passive and lacking spikes, pivoting, or wish. The only set ive found so far that works decently is Toxic + Infestation + Recover + Haze for alright damage on things it can wall. Any tips? Thank you!

[@pinkacross2042]

I would be inclined to say it's almost never good outside of stall, but it can probably fit on some balance / offense teams. Ejectpex may be cool on more offensive teams as well!

[@Wendeez76-f9j]

How to build a raging blot only fans

[@pinkacross2042]

lol

[@legalmel]

Currently my only ghost type for my bulky hazard stack team is Skeledirge, which while a good Pokémon for this playstyle isn't a great spinblocker for a handful of reasons. Would I be better off replacing it with Sinistcha?

[@pinkacross2042]

Depends on the team, but as a spinblocker, yes Sinistcha will be better for sure

[@Renegade77784]

@Pinkacross Are you still gonna make a live playing the mono Regenerator team? That would be cool. Even if you don't play the team that's fine, I was just asking.

[@pinkacross2042]

I doubt I will-- the team wasn't very good, it produced very slow games, and I didn't really enjoy playing it. Viewership would indicate that it wasn't a favorite among viewers either.

[@andrewhoang3113]

Can you make a video playing against HO as bulky hazard stack? I’m struggling to play this archetype because of setup sweepers n stuff

[@pinkacross2042]

Sounds a little specific, but I've streamed a lot of hazard stack games live and certainly faced HO at some points!

[@im_so_so_normal]

pinkacross i noticed you omitted heatran from your list of stealth rock setters... is this because you think its not particularly viable for hazard stack, or was it omitted for a different reason?

[@pinkacross2042]

Not good on hstack, unless you run it with a Tusk. Heatran NEEDS leftovers to be on a bulky hstack, and therefore it can't run HDB, making it not great outside of Tusk hstack.

[@blue_the_boy_kisser]

Currently attempting to build a team in this style. Do you think Hatterene could have a place on a bulky hazard stack team?

[@pinkacross2042]

Generally, no. Hatterene can work on some offensive hazard stack but without recovery, it can't hold up in a long-term game.

[@blue_the_boy_kisser]

​@@pinkacross2042 Makes sense. I tried messing with it on some teams, but I couldnt think of a way to make it last as long as I would need it to. On a side note: How do you minimize the Ice, water, and ground weaknesses these teams tend to have? I can't tell if I'm just inexperienced, or if the pokemon that fit into this playstyle generally have issues holding up defensively against those types. Especially when I try to utilize Meowscarada as my knock user. I either build a team that gets demolished by Wogerpon and Kyurem, or I build a team that lacks specially defensive walls.

[@Xcavalier]

I see garchomp, I click

[@DodgyGog]

You should try building taunt spam!

[@pinkacross2042]

Perhaps so!

[@adwaithdharma2181]

dude specs crown decimates this team

[@pinkacross2042]

Yea the example team is pretty outdated, Specs Crown wasn't much of a set when I made this video

[@alucard4344]

Why dragon darts and not draco meteor on pult? Just wanted to hear your thoughts as to why

[@pinkacross2042]

Better for Blissey, Clodsire, Iron Moth, and Dragonite.

[@mochimoYT]

saying gg ez

[@R.Andreas2813]

When are we getting a Scizor live/video Pinka 🤑

[@pinkacross2042]

Definitely at some point! Not a huge Scizor fan but it can be pretty cool.

[@ImpKraken]

How viable do you think hazard stack would be if gholdengo did not exist/had a different ability

[@pinkacross2042]

Not as good since Defog Corv would be more popular, but it would be 95% as good. Most hstack don't even use Gholdengo.

[@OperativeCandyPants]

TV level content

[@Whichkraft910-vy1kv]

Next live stream, please make a Garchomp Alomomola team with endure rocky helmet wish pass.

[@pinkacross2042]

Very strong core indeed!

[@bg-cc6hn]

Pinkacross not sure just how much Gen 3 OU experience you have, but do you think playing a hazard stack team in Gen 9 would feel comfortable to a Gen 3 TSS player?

[@pinkacross2042]

Gen 9 will NOT feel comfortable to anyone accustomed to pretty much any other generation of OU (other than maybe gen 7?). Hstack may play similarly to TSS, but the threats you have to play around are on a whole different level. Imagine if the Salamence could Tera Water on your Suicune Ice Beam and get up 2 more Dragon Dances as you're forced to swap out.

[@bg-cc6hn]

@pinkacross2042 My lord that sounds terrifying 😳 Sounds like if I want to try Gen 9 I just gotta jump in and do it! Thanks for the advice and the consistently excellent content. So glad to see you get to 10k! To 100k and beyond in the future 🍾

[@basicpotat8897]

Would Rorinng moon be a decent knock off user on bulky hazard stack?

[@pinkacross2042]

For the most part, no. It loses to every single good knock absorber (Glisc Clef Corv/Skarm), and it provides little defensive utility.

[@basicpotat8897]

@@pinkacross2042 thanks for the tip and for the wonderful content. Do your knock off abusers typically run more bulky or just need to hit very hard

[@moeeyeguy531]

Quick question: in the example team shown at the very end, Garganacl has protect despite running boots instead of lefties. Is protect used just to accrue more salt cure chip, or would another move be better on boots garg?

[@pinkacross2042]

Protect is just for scouting and salt cure chip, you can change it if you like though.

[@alexminnich7048]

Lu or glisc for spikes in your opinion?

[@pinkacross2042]

Both are great, Scor is better though imo

[@alexminnich7048]

What should I use to counter dozo?

[@wuppado]

​@@alexminnich7048from my experience future sight glowking

[@oyuncuadam5381]

İ would love to see offensive hazard stack

[@GeniusTrainer720]

Lazier than a sloth pokepaste of example please

[@k413nm]

offensive stack vid pls

[@pinkacross2042]

Definitely on the list!

[@jabohonu]

How can we counter this kind of teams?

[@pinkacross2042]

Hatterene, Court Change, powerful breakers, HO, etc.

[@ezzzzyyy]

This video is "guide to having no friends"

[@noivern1380]

What team styles have friends then lol

[@RocketPropelledMexican]

Inb4 gen 10 comes around and we get mega sableye again

[@pinkacross2042]

I hope we get Megas back, Tera sucks

[@arthurlage8272]

Great vid, am playing your excadrill teams from the livestreams, and its a good lesson on how to play that team. Any changes you'd make to it in retrospect?

[@pinkacross2042]

Working on improving the Ogerpon-W matchup, for example I'm considering Tera flying Eject Button Alomomola

[@FireShell8415]

Obviously you use avalugg

[@pinkacross2042]

True

[@GeniusTrainer720]

I recently had participated in a tournament in which sv ou and palfin were allowed, does that mean Palfin might get set free

[@whydoiexist7029]

You mean the room tour?????

[@pinkacross2042]

Palafin may be freed.

[@beyonddreamland273]

Plz offensive hazard stack

[@pokegod70419]

soooooooo offensive hazard stack when?

[@pinkacross2042]

Eventually! This video did quite well, so there will be an offensive hazard stack video coming!

[@pokegod70419]

@@pinkacross2042 yooooo w

[@MindGameArcade]

where is the gameplay lebowski!

[@pinkacross2042]

People don't click on 1-hour videos as often, but I've streamed hazard stack teams several times!

[@Wanawa8724]

So um akshually you didn’t mention steelyards as being not used in it so that means you should use it but you can’t so bulky hstack is impossible (on a serious note, i feel bb is trash cus of kyurem and wogerpon rn man fuck these guys)

[@pinkacross2042]

Yes, bulky balance has fallen out of favor due to an astronomic rise in Kyu + Wellspring usage-- definitely not as dominant as it was.

[@biguzivertt]

don’t enable this style of play we need videos titled “how to counter annoying hazard stack”

[@greattitan371]

@@biguzivertt Either you join hazard stack or die resisting

[@pinkacross2042]

Sure, I may make a video on countering hstack.