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With so many pokemon getting access so many new moves and abilities, one would think that the amount of viable pokemon in Balanced Hackmons would become more diverse in contrast to other tiers, sadly, this is not the case.
In a game where pokemon have less unique traits, it is much easier to find the "perfect match" for specific jobs. Deoxys-S is the lead to end all leads, Giratina is the Great Wall of China reborn, and if you were to look up revenge killer in a dictionary, you'd find a picture of Blissey (try it, I dare you). Since only a pokemon's base stats and typing matter, many pokemon literally do not have a single advantage over the titans of the tier.
However, while not immediately appearing to have much over the champions of the tier, a few pokemon do possess a unique typing, or a certain combination of stats, that allow them to carve out a small niche in the Balanced Hackmons metagames, this thread is devoted to those pokemon, which means that,
MAY NOT BE SUBMITTED
With that being said, any pokemon you submit should both A. have a set accompanying it, and B. not be outclassed by a pokemon on the above list. The proper format for submitting a set is
Pokemon sprite (I recommend using this site to find sprites)
Pokemon name
move 1:
move 2:
move 3:
move 4:
item:
ability:
nature:
evs: Pokemon name
move 1:
move 2:
move 3:
move 4:
item:
ability:
nature:
ev's: [Only applicable if the ev's are different than 252 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Def / 252 SpA / 252 SpD / 252 Spe]
iv's: [Only applicable if the iv's are different than 31 HP / 31 Atk / 31 Def / 31 SpA / 31 SpD / 31 Spe]
[Explanation of what makes this pokemon useful in the current metagame, what does it have over other pokemon that fulfill similar niches as it, or why is its niche important enough to dedicate a pokemon to it.]
In a game where pokemon have less unique traits, it is much easier to find the "perfect match" for specific jobs. Deoxys-S is the lead to end all leads, Giratina is the Great Wall of China reborn, and if you were to look up revenge killer in a dictionary, you'd find a picture of Blissey (try it, I dare you). Since only a pokemon's base stats and typing matter, many pokemon literally do not have a single advantage over the titans of the tier.
However, while not immediately appearing to have much over the champions of the tier, a few pokemon do possess a unique typing, or a certain combination of stats, that allow them to carve out a small niche in the Balanced Hackmons metagames, this thread is devoted to those pokemon, which means that,
MAY NOT BE SUBMITTED
With that being said, any pokemon you submit should both A. have a set accompanying it, and B. not be outclassed by a pokemon on the above list. The proper format for submitting a set is
Pokemon sprite (I recommend using this site to find sprites)
Pokemon name
move 1:
move 2:
move 3:
move 4:
item:
ability:
nature:
evs: Pokemon name
move 1:
move 2:
move 3:
move 4:
item:
ability:
nature:
ev's: [Only applicable if the ev's are different than 252 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Def / 252 SpA / 252 SpD / 252 Spe]
iv's: [Only applicable if the iv's are different than 31 HP / 31 Atk / 31 Def / 31 SpA / 31 SpD / 31 Spe]
[Explanation of what makes this pokemon useful in the current metagame, what does it have over other pokemon that fulfill similar niches as it, or why is its niche important enough to dedicate a pokemon to it.]