Special thanks to Serebii's POTW and the Dark Horse Project for inspiration.
Welcome to the Pokemon of the Week! This is a new "project" where we will study one OU viable Pokemon every week. The hope is to get the best understanding of the week's Pokemon as possible. After several weeks this will in turn give us a better understanding of the meta itself. The project will be broken up into two parts:
The Learning Portion: This is the main part of POTW. Here in the DST we'll take the Pokemon and study it under the microscope. We'll analyze potential sets, uses, viability, counters, team mates, and the Pokemon's impact on the metagame. This will give a much deeper understanding of the Pokemon than a simple analysis would.*
The Competitive Portion: Theorymon is great sometimes, but to truly get a better grasp of a Pokemon, actually using it is the way to go. And hey, while we're were at, let's turn it into a competition. This competition will be an OU ladder challenge similar to the Dark Horse project. Basically, every week each participant will try and get as high on the ladder as possible using the week's Pokemon. The catch? You only have a week to do it. Every week a new challenge will begin. The player who gets the highest rank on the ladder with that Pokemon during that week will be posted in the POTW Winners for all to see. So, of you want to participate, just fill out this form:
Username: The username you're going to use. You must use an unused username at the start of each week. Anyone found using a used username or not using the POTW will be disqualified indefinitely.*
POTW: The POTW you're using. Remember, you must be using the POTW of that week to qualify for the challenge.*
It's that simple. If you think you have a shot at winning, post a screenshot of your rank. I'm hoping this part will not only teach us more about the Pokemon but also add some diversity to the ladder.*
Any questions?
