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Remember that the standard for banning in Ubers has always been significantly higher than other tiers, because Ubers for the longest time had no bans. A 6/4 majority isn't enough on its own- for something to get banned here you really do want to have that 2/3rds majority so there can be no room...

UUbers and its consequences have been disasterous for OU discussion. Not every Pokemon has to be viable somewhere. The reason these Pokemon are Uber in the first place is because they are TOO GOOD in the "top" format. The WHOLE POINT of Ubers was to be an OU banlist for years. It took an entire...

I dunno. Kingambit has the luxury of having no Pokemon innately immune to its nonsense, as well as an ability that is always good in every situation. Raging Bolt's main claim to fame is gonna be stopped by a ton of Ground types by default, plus Excadrill is back, which Raging Bolt just hates...

You thought Chi-Yu was bad? Gouging Fire is gonna make you wish Chi-Yu was on the unban slate. A Fire/Dragon MONSTER that eats stall for breakfast and bulky offense for lunch, with a healthy snack of yummy cheese stick (Gholdengo). You're essentially looking at Hisui-Arcanine with one extra...

At the rate things are going, the above post will be the only post about this suspect in this entire forum. A suspect on a Pokemon that everyone agrees is horrible for the meta as is with Gambit gone, and frankly didn't even deserve a suspect. And the most anyone has said about it in a suspect...

I know the tiers are ordered alphabetically, but do you really think Baxcalibur is the real deal? I love it personally, we do really need to embrace the big numbers it creates with minimal drawback, but potential top 5? In an Enamorus meta? Great work as always Finch!

alright it was less than 12 hours beating out my predicted 16 max awesome job glad the dumb stuff is banned can we nuke revival blessing from orbit now

blissey taking minimum 70% from a special attack (even if over the course of two turns) is not a good point. because that's blissey. that's the mon that blanks special attacks. even if you're looking at a 3HKO that blissey is taking chip, and with manuevering you can SO EASILY get it to the...

Let's talk about Rain. :pelipper: I know. no one wants to talk about rain. because it SUCKS rn. :barraskewda: :drednaw: :beartic: These are the three viable swift swim abusers. They're not the only swift swimmers, but I dare you to make Lumineon the star of your show. Barraskewda is rough...

Imagine Weavile but with 10 more speed, an actually good ability, and moves Weavile would kill for like Sacred Sword, Sucker Punch and Recover. That's Chien-Pao. Chien-Pao @ Choice Band Ability: Sword of Ruin Tera Type: Steel EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe Jolly Nature - Ice...

yeah, you guys are right. zama c doesn't deserve the suspect after all. ZACA C, however...........:smogthink:

More noms! :regieleki: : B -> C+ The honeymoon with this one is pretty much done. Everyone kind of just knows how it operates and can just switch around to their local Lando-T and completely nullify it. If your primary goal fast screens I would just use Grimmsnarl. If your concern is getting...

:cinderace: The bunny is incredibly unhealthy at the moment, but not absolutely broken. The real factor that everyone agrees on being a problem is its synergy with The Boots. Getting omni-STAB on U-Turn is already pretty silly, especially with its high attack, but being able to ignore the...

:hatterene: : B- -> C this thing sucks :(. In any reasonable metagame where Magearna is legal there is practically 0 reason to use this thing. Beyond that Magic Bounce is great but not so great that it requires this thing to automatically be used. In fact I feel like Xatu is probably a better...

There is a way we can suspect two things at once and not have it feel like a crapshoot. We suspect both forms of Urshifu, of course! :urshifu-rapid-strike: :urshifu: In practice of course Urshifu-Rapid isn't nearly as plainly broken as Urshifu-Single. But the problems raised by it can be even...

Wait it bypasses the secondary effect AS WELL AS THE PROTECTION? that's dumb. we should look into banning this thing.

Hey you! Yeah you, SweatySmogonGamer69. Are you tired out of your mind stacking Rocky Helmet onto things to punish Urshifu? What if I told you that Urshifu is about to make that strategy obsolete, and you can go back to using regular items? Urshifu @ Protective Pads Ability: Unseen Fist...

Oh great, a Toxapex discussion. This only ever ends with civil arguments and fluffy clouds. Meanwhile, Ferrothorn sets up yet another layer of hazards, invalidates a good half of the current roster, and pairs really really nicely with Pex. And has been doing this, consistently, for 3...

:hatterene: B- -> C, C-, or UR; I'm not picky. I already wrote about it so I'll link it here: Please do not use Hatterene in OU. :excadrill: A+ -> S Excadrill has been quietly one of the best Pokemon in the game for some time now. It's an incredible counter/check to every Pokemon in the S...

Avid Hatterene enthusiast here; Don't use Hat in OU anymore. TR is not good in the metagame at the moment, and her being the best TR setter is hardly praise when the archetype is often dead on arrival. Hat's bulk is good but her awful HP stat is holding her back significantly. She can take 1...