alright lets do this
Gen 8 MBH is now underway! It will feature the whole national dex, with some QOL changes made to stats, moves, items, or abilities.
Banlist carries on from the previous gen. That means sleep/ability clause is in effect, etc. Discussion is open to unbanning if there is a solid argument to be made, however.
New Bans:
Neutralizing Gas: self-explanatory.
Gorilla Tactics / Intrepid Sword: Give too much power at no cost, which can be abused by mons like MMX and Kartana.
Libero: clone of Protean.
Watchlist:
Octolock: overwhelmingly pressures walls that lack pivoting moves or Shed Shell. Note that it goes through Magic Bounce.
Fishious Rend / Bolt Beak: Very high base power, abusable by the likes of Greninja-Ash and Zekrom. On the other hand, Giratina resists both and Zygarde is immune to Bolt Beak, so we'll have to see.
Dynamaxing: Doubling HP limits offensive counterplay while the added BP and effects limit defensive counterplay. Overall, it is very difficult to prepare for - OU and OMs are discussing bans and there's no exception here.
Notes:
According to this post, in-battle formes do not exist outside of battle and therefore cannot be hacked. This means Zacian-Crowned, Zamazenta-Crowned, Darmanitan-Galar, and Eternatus-Eternamax are illegal.
According to this (unconfirmed) post, Silvally can use different types without RKS System or type memories.
Discussion Topics:
- Would Arceus be able to use different types without Multitype or plates as well? How would this affect the metagame?
- How does/should this affect Mega Evolutions and other in-battle formes like Zygarde-Complete (if at all)?
- How do Gen 8 additions affect the original metagame? What are potential mons that need buffs?