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Volcarona: Do Not Ban

I guess this seems to be an unpopular opinion but volcarona does seem to be dead weight in a fair bit of match-ups. I have found a less controversial but similarly focused pokemon in IDPress zamazenta to be far better in bad match-ups like vs stall despite the fact that it should be worthless in...

This reminds a lot of gen 4 being the madhouse now and BKC's video on it tbh. Gen 9, like gen 4, requires intricate metagame knowledge whereas other generations you can coast by on general pokemon skills and gen 3 has a big enough community for information to be easily available. With how fast...

I don't think we should be shaping the metagame around new players when the more experienced playerbase doesn't have issues with a certain pokemon. Blaziken, for example, is very scary for inexperienced players due to how easily it ramps but more experienced players know how to play around it...

I want to do a little write-up on :volcarona: now that I hit reqs. I have been playing OU fairly regularly and did restart my reqs a handful of times (I managed to choke a 28-1 run that turned into reqs in 47 that I also choked :( ) while playing with a new squad everytime. After playing with a...

Meme mon tbh

Meloetta-P would be amazing in OU because of its speed tier + being stronger than 4a zama but being forced to be the other form until clicking relic song is way to big of a detriment for it to be viable right now, especially given that relic song becomes a dead slot after transforming and its...

I don't think it was a joke based on how the council members have responded both here and on the chat room on showdown. Also, based on the super small sample on the room tour, solgaleo was a fancy paper weight except for wp which went 1 for 1. To get back on track, what's everyone's thoughts on...

Spikes is cool but with boots structures rising in popularity, spikes end up being a momentum sink, especially when its on such and easily exploitable mon. U-turn lets you keep you momentum and get away from the pult or bolt or whatever coming in and let's you get into a better position. It's...

What is your top 5? :Dragapult: :kingambit: :landorus-therian: :zamazenta: :Slowking-Galar:/:iron valiant: Pult is by far the number 1 mon imo. Between statuspult, specs and band, the only safe switch in is garganacl and even that isn't 100% safe when hazards are accounted for. Gambit is an...

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Wellspring reminds me a lot of gen 7 kartana. Both rely heavily on chipping their checks slowly throughout the game to get themselves in a position to clean. Both have a few expected moves and a few slots that let them tech to do better vs certain match-ups. Both also slot into a good speed tier...

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It doesn't have stored power which is pretty big but it can certainly leverage its bulk for some interesting sets.

This is pretty much why I feel like it could useful. Imagine magearna without the ability to spiral out of control and a far more exploitable typing but gains a better pivoting move + reliable recovery. Offensive sets are also not super stand out raw damage wise but I'm sure access to knock may...

Idk, sub/cm/gleam/sp just brute forces its way through everything late game. Remember that teammates exist and will chip down it's checks. 1 free turn is all it usually needs since it sets up passively. Maybe it ends up as a shitty version of latias or ironpress zama but I have a feeling that...

Since most noms I would make have been thrown out there already, I've got a few that seem to be overlooked. :roaring moon: A+ -> A It may seem wild to suggest that a mon that's on the survey and is a potential suspect should drop but hear me out. Yes, it hits hard and can tear through a...

It hasn't been seen in spl once and semi-stall type structures that like it are not popular. Its certainly good but a surprisingly awkward speed tier and reliance on the protean boost on boots sets make it hard to justify over weavile for TA+knock spam on BO structures and lack of...

Archaludon: Ban