inspired by (but not identical to) the ou theorymon project
Art by lei
Current Slate:
OM Theorymon is a project that aims to answer "what if" questions about competitive Pokémon. Each timespan of 2 weeks will feature a slate with a topic to discuss and relate to our various OMs.
Our goal:
Our goal is to explore possibilities missed out on because of how the game works, and limitations put in place on competitive Pokemon by the nature of the game we play. What if Sand gave a 1.5x power boost to Rock moves? What if Fire was Super-Effective against Fairy?What if accuracy checks didn't exist? How would these different questions affect OMs as we know them?
What we'll discuss:
Examples of potential topics include modifications of the type chart, changes to specific moves, alterations of abilities, and many more things! Things we will steer away from include giving individual Pokémon access to moves, abilities, or specific typings, as these are already possible in certain OMs. We will instead be primarily focusing on mechanical changes, and keeping it specific (such as changing one type) rather than broad (such as inverting every types effectiveness) to differentiate this project from existing or potential Other Metas or Mashups.
Process:
At the beginning of each 2 week period, I will announce what change we will be theorymonning around. For the next fourteen days we will discuss meta trends, potential sets, newly banworthy or unbanworthy Pokemon, and more in all our favorite OMs. After those fourteen days we will have a voting period of three days to determine the coolest new sets posted, and the top three voted submissions will be winners added to our Hall of Fame. However, this vote is not the main point of this project. The main point is to try and discover what competitive could have looked like with a single change!
Rules:
Notes:
> Any set intended for voting consideration needs to be prefaced by "Submission Start" and "Submission End"
> Only ONE of the sets you post can count towards voting. This is to prevent someone from theoretically posting a huge plethora of sets and making it difficult for anyone else to contribute to the voting process. In any case where a post has more than one 'Submission Start/End', only the first set will be considered for voting.
Art by lei
Current Slate:
OM Theorymon is a project that aims to answer "what if" questions about competitive Pokémon. Each timespan of 2 weeks will feature a slate with a topic to discuss and relate to our various OMs.
Our goal:
Our goal is to explore possibilities missed out on because of how the game works, and limitations put in place on competitive Pokemon by the nature of the game we play. What if Sand gave a 1.5x power boost to Rock moves? What if Fire was Super-Effective against Fairy?
What we'll discuss:
Examples of potential topics include modifications of the type chart, changes to specific moves, alterations of abilities, and many more things! Things we will steer away from include giving individual Pokémon access to moves, abilities, or specific typings, as these are already possible in certain OMs. We will instead be primarily focusing on mechanical changes, and keeping it specific (such as changing one type) rather than broad (such as inverting every types effectiveness) to differentiate this project from existing or potential Other Metas or Mashups.
Process:
At the beginning of each 2 week period, I will announce what change we will be theorymonning around. For the next fourteen days we will discuss meta trends, potential sets, newly banworthy or unbanworthy Pokemon, and more in all our favorite OMs. After those fourteen days we will have a voting period of three days to determine the coolest new sets posted, and the top three voted submissions will be winners added to our Hall of Fame. However, this vote is not the main point of this project. The main point is to try and discover what competitive could have looked like with a single change!
Rules:
- Be respectful. It's absolutely encouraged to discuss or give feedback on other people's submissions/ideas, but personal attacks won't be tolerated.
- Don't just post a Pokemon set or one-liner! Even if brief, some sort of explanation as to how your set idea would be different from already existing trends in a given meta will make it infinitely easier for people to understand.
- Submitting a Pokemon posted by someone else is fine as long as it's either for a different meta or has a legitimately different set. Changing up one move or EVs does not count as a "different set."
- Not every post you make has to be a submission. Even just coming up with different ideas regarding the impact on each meta(s) we discuss is welcome--anything that fosters more discussion is ideal!
- Keep in mind that posts should always be from a competitive perspective--try to stray away from "meme" sets or gimmicks that wouldn't really have a place in a competitive environment.
- If you want to reserve a particular Pokemon, set, or idea--state explicitly what it is that you want to reserve.
- After 24 hours, any unexplored reservations will be treated as expired. At that point, they're fair game for anyone else to take.
Q: Can I discuss OMs besides the main 'ladder' OMs?
A: Sure! Our main focus will be on our major metagames with tour and ladder representation but feel free to discuss any Other Metagames from our section.
Q: How can I suggest a topic for a slate?
A: PM me Thinkerino on Smogon with your idea.
Q: Will we ever get to test these out in an actual meta?
A: Where it is possible to use existing mods to create tours we would love to make roomtours turning our theories into practice. However the majority of what we discuss will require code that simply does not currently exist on the server, and as such we will not be able to make tours.
A: Sure! Our main focus will be on our major metagames with tour and ladder representation but feel free to discuss any Other Metagames from our section.
Q: How can I suggest a topic for a slate?
A: PM me Thinkerino on Smogon with your idea.
Q: Will we ever get to test these out in an actual meta?
A: Where it is possible to use existing mods to create tours we would love to make roomtours turning our theories into practice. However the majority of what we discuss will require code that simply does not currently exist on the server, and as such we will not be able to make tours.
Notes:
> Any set intended for voting consideration needs to be prefaced by "Submission Start" and "Submission End"
> Only ONE of the sets you post can count towards voting. This is to prevent someone from theoretically posting a huge plethora of sets and making it difficult for anyone else to contribute to the voting process. In any case where a post has more than one 'Submission Start/End', only the first set will be considered for voting.
Triple Typing in Camomons
Submission Start
Toxapex @ Black Sludge
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def
Impish Nature
- Knock Off
- Scald
- Toxic
- Recover
Typing: Dark/Poison/Water
Currently in Camomons, Toxapex tends to retain its Poison-type and either choose to run Dark-type to become immune to Psychic, or Water-type so it can retain its resistance to opposing Water-type attacks. Combining the benefits of both with a Dark/Water/Poison typing enables Toxapex to fulfill both roles in a single slot, making it all the more desirable in the builder. While Toxapex would obviously still be weak to Electric and Ground-type attacks, the fact that it no longer has to choose between water-resistance and psychic weakness is huge--pivoting into water-type attackers without the coverage to kill it would become significantly easier, and Knock Off + Scald + Toxic is honestly pretty amazing utility. Admittedly, it would be really weak to setup mons who don't fear scald burns or being poisoned, but that's what the remaining 5 teammates are for! Toxapex would still benefit from being paired with Pokemon like Mew and Clefable, who have access to a myriad of potential typings and could easily patch up weaknesses for it.
Submission End
Submission Start
Toxapex @ Black Sludge
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def
Impish Nature
- Knock Off
- Scald
- Toxic
- Recover
Typing: Dark/Poison/Water
Currently in Camomons, Toxapex tends to retain its Poison-type and either choose to run Dark-type to become immune to Psychic, or Water-type so it can retain its resistance to opposing Water-type attacks. Combining the benefits of both with a Dark/Water/Poison typing enables Toxapex to fulfill both roles in a single slot, making it all the more desirable in the builder. While Toxapex would obviously still be weak to Electric and Ground-type attacks, the fact that it no longer has to choose between water-resistance and psychic weakness is huge--pivoting into water-type attackers without the coverage to kill it would become significantly easier, and Knock Off + Scald + Toxic is honestly pretty amazing utility. Admittedly, it would be really weak to setup mons who don't fear scald burns or being poisoned, but that's what the remaining 5 teammates are for! Toxapex would still benefit from being paired with Pokemon like Mew and Clefable, who have access to a myriad of potential typings and could easily patch up weaknesses for it.
Submission End
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