Metagame Medichamite in ORAS Monotype

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Returning for more unfinished business, the council would like to have a vote on the legality of Medichamite in ORAS Monotype. Not suspected originally due to both Sablenite and Hoopa-U being much higher priority threats to the metagame at the time, Mega Medicham managed to avoid a public suspect and is still legal now. However, Mega Medicham is banned in SM Monotype, and it was already on the council's radar before ORAS even ended. While by no means a guarantee, Mega Medicham was a threat that would likely have found itself a suspect sooner or later in ORAS. As a result, we'd like to revisit this behemoth and give the community a chance to vote on whether it should or shouldn't be allowed in ORAS Monotype.

Mega Medicham is blessed with being the strongest Pokemon in the metagame bar none. Its Pure Power-boosted massive Attack stat combines with access to a powerful STAB attack in High Jump Kick to make it capable of 2HKOing even Pokemon that resist its attacks. In addition, while its Speed is stuck in the crowded 100 Speed tier, it has access to both Fake Out and Bullet Punch, giving it options to cover its Mega Evolution turn along with solid priority for checking faster threats. For the rare Pokemon that can actually take on Mega Medicham's STAB attacks, it can use all three elemental punches, giving it the coverage it needs to have very few reliable answers across the entire metagame. Outside of Fake Out and High Jump Kick, Mega Medicham's options are vast and any coverage can show up, making it very difficult to predict its set and know which Pokemon should be preserved to check it. Much like with Hoopa-U, this wallbreaking potential is arguably unbearable for ORAS Monotype.

Like with Hoopa-U in ORAS and Mega Medicham itself in SM, Mega Medicham warps the ORAS metagame around it. From MPL 3 to MPL 5, ORAS Psychic has always been over 17% usage, with its main contenders being Psychic cteams. This has resulted in a metagame where every team is either Psychic or something that has a decent chance of beating it. Mega Medicham's power might be contributing to this dynamic, as most teams lack a way to handle it defensively, forced to revenge kill a base 100 Speed Pokemon with strong team support.

Due to its known influence prior to the end of ORAS Monotype, its subsequent ban in SM Monotype for similar reasons, and its continued success in the ORAS Monotype tournament scene, Mega Medicham will be voted on for the next week and a half. This thread will be made available for any Mega Medicham ORAS Monotype discussion. Please follow standard suspect thread rules.

The users who are eligible are based on the same criteria we have used in the past and will consist of the following users:

1. Users who played at least 3 ORAS Monotype games in Monotype Premier League V with a 50% win rate or higher
2. Users who played at least 3 ORAS Monotype games in Monotype World Cup with a 50% win rate or higher
3. Users who reached the semifinals of Monotype Cup
4. Users who reached the semifinals of Monotype Generations
5. SM Monotype council

The ORAS Monotype council will no longer be eligible because of the Hoopa-U ban after ORAS ended affecting the metagame drastically.

The final list of players is:
Jase the World (5-2)
Eternally (5-2)
Catalystic (4-0)
Sae (4-1)
Izaya (4-2)
maroon (4-2)
Arifeen (4-3)
Finchinator (4-3)
Cell (4-4)
Vid (3-1)
Megazard (3-2)
Corporal Levi (3-3)
rozes (2-1)
Attribute (2-2)
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Total: 14
1 True Lycan (4-3)
Attribute (3-1)
Wanka (3-2)
obii (2-1)
Arifeen (2-2)
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Total: 5
Kev (Seed #16 Winner)
Eien (Seed #7 Finalist)
dahli (Seed #3 Semifinalist)
roman (Seed #12 Semifinalist)
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Total: 4
Sabella (Winner)
Yami (Runner-up)
MetaRiolu7 (Loser's Finalist)
1 True Lycan (Loser's Semifinalist)
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Total: 4
Eien
Paleo
1 True Lycan
Ridley
TheThorn
Vid
Wanka
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Total: 7


If you meet the criteria but are not on the list, please PM me ASAP with proof and I will add you to the voters.

Voters may PM their vote to Eien with either:

Ban Medichamite
Do Not Ban Medichamite

60% of voters must vote to Ban Medichamite for it to be banned from ORAS Monotype. Voting will end September 15 at 11:59 PM EST or whenever enough votes have been cast. This vote does not count towards the Tiering Contributor badge.
 
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