GOODNIGHT SWEET PRINCESS (SUN/MOON and Kangaskhan)

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In terms of competitive field on both Singles/Doubles, it really depends whether or not Mega Kangaskhan gets the "same" secondary effect from Parental Bond. For those who don't know the mechanic of Parental Bond, basically Mega Kangaskhan can attack twice, and gets the same opportunity, or chance effect even from the first hit. This means like Rock Slide has a "second" chance to flinch the opponent's Pokemon, or an even more relevant scenario, Power-Up Punch to boost Mega Kangaskhan to +2 Attack. In terms of Smogon Singles, Mega Kangaskhan will get banned mainly "if" the Power-Up Punch set still remains the same as in Gen 6 where it acts as a pseudo Sword Dance boost. Note that in Singles, Mega Kangaskhan can use a Parental Bond Earthquake for coverage and some other Gen 3 Move Tutors like Seismic Toss, or Wish. However, if the effects of the second strike are not present, and Kang has the 25% nerf, it will be interesting to see how it fairs. While in the VGC scene Megas were banned anyways, Mega Kangaskhan can still see notable usage in Battle Spot Doubles and Doubles OU again depending on if the Power-Up Punch set works the same.

At the end of the day, people are going to use the Power-Up Punch Mega Kangaskhan as its the arguably the best set to run. The sweeping potential from Pup alone can win games and Mega Kangaskhan as we all know has the coverage, bulk, speed, and respectable strength to plow thru teams. While the nerf is appreciate on Game Freak's part, if it was just the power decrease Mega Kang will still be a strong Mega to use, but not ridiculous as in Gen 6.