I'm kinda afraid of the NU's metagame of tomorrow,with Sharpedo and Misdreavus gone,i can't stop thinking of how dangerous Psychic-Types Pokemons will be,but the most scary of them is Grumpig imo.Now i was wondering how can i counter grumpig without sharp and misdre in the tier ? shiftry ? But thief doesn't do enough damage to ohko it unless crit
252+ Atk Life Orb Shiftry Thief vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Grumpig: 218-260 (59.8 - 71.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
0 SpA Grumpig Signal Beam vs. 4 HP / 0 SpD Shiftry: 300-356 (93.1 - 110.5%) -- 56.3% chance to OHKO
even venomoth can't counter it
(if Pig bold)
252 SpA Life Orb Venomoth Signal Beam vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Grumpig: 229-273 (62.9 - 75%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
(if Pig Modest)
252 SpA Life Orb Venomoth Signal Beam vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Grumpig: 229-273 (76 - 90.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
Probably shuckle can wall it,but problem is Grumpig have access to Substitue which can easily brain shuckle and set up on it,Kecleon does the job yea certainly,but thats not enought in my point of view.Now i can only see two solutions : Ban Grumpig/Bring back Sharpedo and Misdreavus.Feel free to discuss about it,you're more than welcome to give your opinion.