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Specs Kyurem, among the other sets, is very good. It needs support, but look at the amount of damage it does on average. And there are multiple good teams with it. Arguing it’s not good is really a non-starter in serious discussions. It’s one of the better sets one of the most threatening Pokemon.

Ting Lu is pretty dumb for offense as Ruination is super free and it takes so little from everything, meaning it can set 'em up and Whirl things out without being disrupted earlier in games a lot. It will never be banned and is mostly balanced, but my placement just reflects a "yea, it's...

Really think Moon has settled down nicely with the abundance of priority and stuff like Sticky Barb Clef, Avalanche Dondozo, etc. -- it is still comfortably on the broken side and, as I alluded in my post, "health" is more arbitrary and vibes based, so yea

I mean they’re p close to the center aside from Primarina, which has been a concern for quite a few people just in terms of switching in. There is kind of a perfect storm in the metagame for Primarina rn between typing and offensive presence, but even then I wouldn’t ban it lol Think things...

Comparing Volcarona to any other Pokemon (be it a prior OU mainstay or Uber) is an act in futility. Volcaona is nothing like SM Magearna or any other Pokemon to touch OU. It posesses a unique profile and I think arguing otherwise is misinformed or overly generalizing things. I do not think any...

Made this after some others brought up their template in the Trainer Aid discord the other day. Figured it would be cool to share so people could see roughly how I view the tier -- obviously this is very rough, unofficial, etc. Terms like "unhealthy" are far less formal and more "vibes" based...

won for last round, ggs

I really like this take on Aboma lead offense. Think it has a good mix of conventional offensive strategies and some new school technology. Wouldn’t suggest many changes, and certainly nothing personnel wise. I do find Rock Slide on Scarf Chomp to get diminished returns on a team like this...

Ngl I really like the tier right now and I don’t see a huge reason to change a ton immediately. There are some Pokemon that are borderline issues like Weavile, Dragapult, and Tapu Lele, but I think they all are kept in check enough by most archetypes or their natural barriers. Maybe others feel...

The way I personally see it and the way it has been enforced across tiering (both firsthand under me as I have been a tier leader and beforehand) is this: a non-Pokemon element must break more than one Pokemon to be considered for tiering action. We tier Pokemon first and anything else second...

What? Please reread if that’s your takeaway. Tiering policy always has been that you cannot look at a non-Pokemon element if it only breaks one Pokemon — you look at the Pokemon. Multiple instances makes it a more open discussion. Hence why I said it can’t only be Reuniclus. What I said is...

I do not think that Magic Guard should be off the table forever, but I do think the onus would be more than just Reuniclus for it to be discussed. Maybe if Alakazam were to garner more attention, for example, but I don’t think that’s where we are right now.

Something I want to point out that doesn’t get enough discussion: Volcarona’s set is near impossible to decipher from team preview, which is a quality that is not shared by other Pokemon with its power level. You can hypothesize “oh it’s probably not Modest Fire Blast 3A on a balance”, but...