Recently the SV OU tiering council held a vote on the Pokemon on the radar. The result of this vote is that Magearna is unanimously banned from SV OU!
Below you can see the results of the SV OU council vote:
Nothing else received over 2/3 support (meaning 7 of 9) to get banned at this time. For those hoping for more action (like myself), worry not as we will have another radar and vote during this upcoming week in hopes of balancing the metagame.
Magearna is one of the most dynamic and versatile offensive Pokemon. It is capable of breaking through the bulkiest of teams with one set as it stacks boosts while capitalizing on fragile offenses with the next as it deploys seemingly perfect coverage. Terastallization bolsters its offensive profile while simultaneously granting free turns defensively for it to continue to position itself well, but other methods of team support such as dual screens or even Trick Room can run-up the score promptly on foes as well. This is not even mentioning the addition of Spikes, the sheer strength of Choice Specs -- which broke it last generation, or its newly found niche as a Trick Room setter with Fleur Cannon + Eject Pack!
Obviously it can only run one set at a time, but alone the set-up variants are seen as too problematic. It was particularly potent with Calm Mind + Shift Gear as a "double dance" user that had Draining Kiss for recovery and Stored Power for excessive damage output. Shift Gear + 3 attacks with a variety of options is very good into opposing offense, too, as it is able to handpick its own counterplay most of the time thanks to the coverage possibilities.
I expect more tiering action this upcoming week. Stay tuned! For now, tagging Kris and Marty about Magearna being banned.
Below you can see the results of the SV OU council vote:
Nothing else received over 2/3 support (meaning 7 of 9) to get banned at this time. For those hoping for more action (like myself), worry not as we will have another radar and vote during this upcoming week in hopes of balancing the metagame.
Magearna is one of the most dynamic and versatile offensive Pokemon. It is capable of breaking through the bulkiest of teams with one set as it stacks boosts while capitalizing on fragile offenses with the next as it deploys seemingly perfect coverage. Terastallization bolsters its offensive profile while simultaneously granting free turns defensively for it to continue to position itself well, but other methods of team support such as dual screens or even Trick Room can run-up the score promptly on foes as well. This is not even mentioning the addition of Spikes, the sheer strength of Choice Specs -- which broke it last generation, or its newly found niche as a Trick Room setter with Fleur Cannon + Eject Pack!
Obviously it can only run one set at a time, but alone the set-up variants are seen as too problematic. It was particularly potent with Calm Mind + Shift Gear as a "double dance" user that had Draining Kiss for recovery and Stored Power for excessive damage output. Shift Gear + 3 attacks with a variety of options is very good into opposing offense, too, as it is able to handpick its own counterplay most of the time thanks to the coverage possibilities.
I expect more tiering action this upcoming week. Stay tuned! For now, tagging Kris and Marty about Magearna being banned.