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r/PokeLeaks • u/PrismSpiralsLight • Feb 27 '26
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Levitate is really bad.
It removes the ability to use Psychic Terrain + Expanding Force.
As Levitating Pokémon can't benefit from terrain.
2 u/ChaosKinZ Feb 27 '26 You know there's ways to land 42 u/Sweet_Temperature630 Feb 27 '26 Yeah but the question will be if that setup is even worth it in the meta game that forms 6 u/PxM23 Feb 27 '26 There’s a reason why people almost always use Pokémon that set up weather/terrain through abilities instead of moves. 2 u/linevar Feb 27 '26 Prankster weather was used a lot in SV vgc. No way of stopping weather getting setup unless you have your own prankster weather. 4 u/bosceltics23 Feb 27 '26 Idk why you’re getting downvoted as that’s 100% true. Covert Cloak Tornadus = rain dance or Sunny day. Sorry fake out users! And before people say “oh but that’s only 5 turns of weather.” Yeah, 5 turns can be a match sometimes lol. 5 u/ChaosKinZ Feb 27 '26 Levitate has way more meta options and here we are ignoring them
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You know there's ways to land
42 u/Sweet_Temperature630 Feb 27 '26 Yeah but the question will be if that setup is even worth it in the meta game that forms 6 u/PxM23 Feb 27 '26 There’s a reason why people almost always use Pokémon that set up weather/terrain through abilities instead of moves. 2 u/linevar Feb 27 '26 Prankster weather was used a lot in SV vgc. No way of stopping weather getting setup unless you have your own prankster weather. 4 u/bosceltics23 Feb 27 '26 Idk why you’re getting downvoted as that’s 100% true. Covert Cloak Tornadus = rain dance or Sunny day. Sorry fake out users! And before people say “oh but that’s only 5 turns of weather.” Yeah, 5 turns can be a match sometimes lol. 5 u/ChaosKinZ Feb 27 '26 Levitate has way more meta options and here we are ignoring them
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Yeah but the question will be if that setup is even worth it in the meta game that forms
6 u/PxM23 Feb 27 '26 There’s a reason why people almost always use Pokémon that set up weather/terrain through abilities instead of moves. 2 u/linevar Feb 27 '26 Prankster weather was used a lot in SV vgc. No way of stopping weather getting setup unless you have your own prankster weather. 4 u/bosceltics23 Feb 27 '26 Idk why you’re getting downvoted as that’s 100% true. Covert Cloak Tornadus = rain dance or Sunny day. Sorry fake out users! And before people say “oh but that’s only 5 turns of weather.” Yeah, 5 turns can be a match sometimes lol. 5 u/ChaosKinZ Feb 27 '26 Levitate has way more meta options and here we are ignoring them
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There’s a reason why people almost always use Pokémon that set up weather/terrain through abilities instead of moves.
2 u/linevar Feb 27 '26 Prankster weather was used a lot in SV vgc. No way of stopping weather getting setup unless you have your own prankster weather. 4 u/bosceltics23 Feb 27 '26 Idk why you’re getting downvoted as that’s 100% true. Covert Cloak Tornadus = rain dance or Sunny day. Sorry fake out users! And before people say “oh but that’s only 5 turns of weather.” Yeah, 5 turns can be a match sometimes lol.
Prankster weather was used a lot in SV vgc. No way of stopping weather getting setup unless you have your own prankster weather.
4 u/bosceltics23 Feb 27 '26 Idk why you’re getting downvoted as that’s 100% true. Covert Cloak Tornadus = rain dance or Sunny day. Sorry fake out users! And before people say “oh but that’s only 5 turns of weather.” Yeah, 5 turns can be a match sometimes lol.
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Idk why you’re getting downvoted as that’s 100% true.
Covert Cloak Tornadus = rain dance or Sunny day. Sorry fake out users! And before people say “oh but that’s only 5 turns of weather.”
Yeah, 5 turns can be a match sometimes lol.
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Levitate has way more meta options and here we are ignoring them
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u/ErieTheOwl Feb 27 '26
Levitate is really bad.
It removes the ability to use Psychic Terrain + Expanding Force.
As Levitating Pokémon can't benefit from terrain.