Currently hosted by Dead by Daylight and kd458
previously hosted by: SunCooled, Milo, BT89 and SetsuSetsuna
Every generation is different and the metagame is constantly evolving. However, there has always been and always will be threats - Whether they are defensive threats or offensive threats, every competent player should have a way to handle any threat - whether they are top-tier or are a niche pick.
How does it work?
Every week, I will submit a victim for you so that you can submit checks or counters to the pokemon. Then, after submissions are placed in, voters will vote which ones are the most effective in their eyes.
Rules:
1. When nominating your check/counter take a gander at The Smog:
2. Only post Pokemon sets that are reasonably viable in OU. Try to stick to the mons on the Viability Rankings.
3. Reservations are allowed, however if you don't complete your post within 24 hours someone else is free to take your Pokemon.
4. You can correct people, but obviously be nice.
5. Calcs are incredibly helpful, but not necessary.
6. Give explanations. Not a thesis or anything, but more than one sentence should be fine.
7. If someone posts a pokemon with a certain set, you can only submit the same pokemon if it has a directly different set. You should be able to explain what makes your set unique.
previously hosted by: SunCooled, Milo, BT89 and SetsuSetsuna
Every generation is different and the metagame is constantly evolving. However, there has always been and always will be threats - Whether they are defensive threats or offensive threats, every competent player should have a way to handle any threat - whether they are top-tier or are a niche pick.
How does it work?
Every week, I will submit a victim for you so that you can submit checks or counters to the pokemon. Then, after submissions are placed in, voters will vote which ones are the most effective in their eyes.
Rules:
1. When nominating your check/counter take a gander at The Smog:
Pokémon A checks Pokémon B if, when Pokémon A is given a free switch into Pokémon B, Pokémon A can win every time, even under the worst case scenario, without factoring in hax.
Pokémon A counters Pokémon B if Pokémon A can manually switch into Pokémon B and still win every time, even under the worst case scenario, without factoring in hax.
There are some parts of those definitions that may be confusing to the unfamiliar, so now I'm going to make sure we're all on the same page. "Hax" does not mean cheats or codes used to win. "Hax" means, loosely, things that have a chance of happening but usually don't, for example, critical hits (under most circumstances), Ice Beam freezing, and Fire Blast missing. This means that we don't take into account these types of things when we analyze if one Pokémon checks or counters another. Despite this, it's unwise to declare that one Pokémon checks another when the victorious Pokémon relies on hitting Focus Blast three times in a row, or something like that. Basically, you're often okay ignoring hax unless something that doesn't have a high chance of happening must happen in order for a Pokémon to check or counter another.
There are some things, like flinching, which you would normally consider to be hax but aren't always so. For example, Jirachi has a 60% chance to flinch a slower opponent with Iron Head, so in this case, flinching is not hax because it happens over half the time. For things such as missing or secondary effects, such as a Scald burn or Special Defense drop from Seed Flare, that have a decently high chance of happening, you need to think about them when you analyse checks or counters. Even though they might fit the standard definition of hax, they happen often enough for you to expect to see them in real situations somewhat commonly. There's no official or best guideline, but in my opinion, if some form of "hax" has a 30% chance or higher of happening, you should keep it in the back of your mind because it's not a negligible occurrence.
Pokémon A counters Pokémon B if Pokémon A can manually switch into Pokémon B and still win every time, even under the worst case scenario, without factoring in hax.
There are some parts of those definitions that may be confusing to the unfamiliar, so now I'm going to make sure we're all on the same page. "Hax" does not mean cheats or codes used to win. "Hax" means, loosely, things that have a chance of happening but usually don't, for example, critical hits (under most circumstances), Ice Beam freezing, and Fire Blast missing. This means that we don't take into account these types of things when we analyze if one Pokémon checks or counters another. Despite this, it's unwise to declare that one Pokémon checks another when the victorious Pokémon relies on hitting Focus Blast three times in a row, or something like that. Basically, you're often okay ignoring hax unless something that doesn't have a high chance of happening must happen in order for a Pokémon to check or counter another.
There are some things, like flinching, which you would normally consider to be hax but aren't always so. For example, Jirachi has a 60% chance to flinch a slower opponent with Iron Head, so in this case, flinching is not hax because it happens over half the time. For things such as missing or secondary effects, such as a Scald burn or Special Defense drop from Seed Flare, that have a decently high chance of happening, you need to think about them when you analyse checks or counters. Even though they might fit the standard definition of hax, they happen often enough for you to expect to see them in real situations somewhat commonly. There's no official or best guideline, but in my opinion, if some form of "hax" has a 30% chance or higher of happening, you should keep it in the back of your mind because it's not a negligible occurrence.
3. Reservations are allowed, however if you don't complete your post within 24 hours someone else is free to take your Pokemon.
4. You can correct people, but obviously be nice.
5. Calcs are incredibly helpful, but not necessary.
6. Give explanations. Not a thesis or anything, but more than one sentence should be fine.
7. If someone posts a pokemon with a certain set, you can only submit the same pokemon if it has a directly different set. You should be able to explain what makes your set unique.
- A full article describing the differences between checks and counters can be found here!
- BKC's video on checks vs counters: not everything in this video is applicable to this project, but its a good starting point!
- Having trouble coming up with ideas? Check out the stats page. Not everything listed under checks/counters from the data constitutes a check/counter by definition, so try to use some critical thinking!
- If you're not certain about whether a submission should be submitted as a check or a counter, feel free to DM me!
Hall of Fame
| Week | Pokemon | Winning Check | Winner | Winning Counter | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26 | SD  |    |  | ||
27 | Offensive  |    | Haze  | ||
28 | |  | PhysDef  | ||
29 | SD  | ID  BU  | PhysDef  | ||
30 |  | Bulky  | SpD  | ||
31 |  |  | Air Balloon | ||
32 | SD  | Scale Shot  | Curse  Curse  | ||
33 |  |  | PhysDef  Brave Bird | ||
34 | Scale Shot | PhysDef  | | ||
35 | | | Bulky |
| Week | Pokemon | Winning Check | Winner | Winning Counter | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
14 | SD  | PhysDef  | Iron Defense  | 1LDK | |
15 | | Choice Scarf  | PhysDef  | ||
16 | CM | Choice Band | Unaware  | ||
17 | CM  | SpDef Bulk Up | SpDef | ||
18 | SD  | PhysDef | Curse | ||
19 |  | NP Volt Absorb  | SpDef | ||
20 | SubCM | SpDef  | | ||
21 |  | Choice Specs | SD  | ||
22 | BB  |  | CM + Tera Water  | ||
23 | Sub  | Victory Dance  | BU  | ||
24 | SD  | PhysDef  | PhysDef | ||
25 | SD  | Bulky | PhysDef |
| Week | Pokemon | Winning Check | Winner | Winning Counter | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |  | Lectrys | ||
| 2 | | SpDef | Mugenman88 | ||
| 3 |  | Energy Ball | Lectrys | PhysDef | Bice |
| 4 | | PhysDef  | Aomori | PhysDef | xyeu |
| 5 |  | SpDef Foul Play  | Wolf-X | ||
| 6 | | PhysDef | Bice | ||
| 7 | |  | Lectrys | Covert Cloak | SOM/05 |
| 8 | Booster | | Mugenman88 | Bulky  | SirinC&Kokomi |
| 9 | | Booster | bobfishcat | Tera Fairy | SirinC&Kokomi |
| 10 | Booster  | Tera Rock  | Dragonitebestboi | Rocky Helmet | Motor Hawk |
| Week | Pokemon | Winning Check / Runner Up | Winner(s) | Winning Counter / Runner Up | Winner(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Tera Ground |  Bulk up | Mugenman88 pratik2007 | SpDef ESpeed | Motor Hawk Dr Ya Yeet |
| 12 | DD  | Belly Drum | Lectrys UUTS | Body Press Body Press  | 1LDK Dr Ya Yeet |
| 13 | Offensive | SD  | BT89 | Iron Defense | Zora489 |
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is a pretty cool check tbh. Decent movepool too, so that's my vote.