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Ok so maybe I'm missing something about Gholdengo but I can't see the logic in banning it. Yes Good as Gold is an amazing ability but it's power is somewhat neutered on Gholdengo. It's slow enough that thunderwave isn't hugely impactful, it's already immune to toxic and I'd argue it doesn't have...
I haven't played OU in a few months and since I last played Rillaboom and Washtom have exploded. Apparently bulky Rillaboom is a thing now? What stat spreads do either of these run. Particularly trying to work out what speed tiers I should be trying to hit
I agree with the general sentiment about not voting for banned mons. In particular Magearna and CInderace. However I think Kyurem deserved to be an exception as it wasn't overwhelming for a huge part of its time in OU. This separates it from Cinderace and co who were never truly balanced (as the...
Whilst I've only played DLC-2 meta I've tried to consider what those have said about the pre-Tundra meta in my list.
1. :Clefable:So I'm entirely basing this off of the opinions of people who say how defining it was pre-Tundra. If it's been this consistent across the generation, living with the...
Well it's a super interesting point. I hadn't thought about just how defining they've been. Obviously freeze dry and HDB has boosted them hugely. Freeze dry feels like an excellent evolution on the classic bolt beam whilst HDB has given a new consistency and ease of use to the ice types.
But it...
Ooo I have a list of reasons
:landorus-therian:
:corviknight:
:Garchomp:
:Buzzwole:
:Kartana:
:Urshifu:
And I could probably keep going. It's outclassed as a physical sweeper, has bad defensive typing for the meta and struggles against common defensive and offensive mons right now. It might...
Ok question about the next gen of OU. There are many things have had complex bans or debate before being inevitably banned each generation. Things like arena trap, shadow tag and baton pass are continuously problematic and have been blanket banned this generation. Assuming these continuously...