complete legitimacy
is it cold in the water?
Approved by SilentVerse and atomicllamas.
Please read the entire OP.
This thread serves two purposes: to enlighten people about the constantly changing metagame, and to make this forum a bit more fun.
Firstly, the RU metagame is in a constant state of change. With so many people playing, everyone is trying to get the jump on everybody else by creating the most anti-metagame teams and sets. This leads to the development of the metagame. The goal of this thread is to highlight these changes over time. I think that one of the most interesting things about playing competitive Pokemon is how various threats rise and fall in usage and effectiveness with the passing of time. Something that frustrated me in the past is that people talked about metagames that didn't exist more than ones that did, as in asking things like "What if Alomomola got Magic Guard instead of Regenerator?" I don't think we have enough high-quality discussion on how the metagame actually is or was. I feel that this forum is too focused on things like teambuilding and trying to educate new players without any knowledge of RU. While this thread is still somewhat reflective of both of these things, I feel that it will be a step up from basic knowledge and this will hopefully have many posts of exceptional quality.
I'd like people to share new Pokemon or sets that have changed or are changing the metagame. Explain why it is anti-metagame, why and how it works, and anything else you might like to add. I'd like the emphasis to be on post quality rather than things like presentation. While it may look nicer that you c/p the set and an image of the mon, do not feel pressured to do such things because we want as low a barrier of entry as possible so that the top players can share their thoughts without putting in a bunch of time and effort.
Here is an example of a post that your posts should be along the lines of, although hopefully you all can be more insightful than I am because I don't really play that much:
Now I'd like to elaborate on the second purpose of this thread, which is to make this forum more fun. While I think that this thread could be one of the most interesting threads in this forum based on subject matter alone, this thread does have a twist. One thing that you must do in each post in this thread is that you must call out at least one other user in your post. Tagging is encouraged. However, don't take this as an invitation to leave out actual content in your post, as this is not the main goal of this thread. Please know where the line exists when it comes to being stupid, this is a serious thread still. If you don't who you should call out, feel free to call me out for something that I may or may not have done, I don't care. To start with, I will call out Molk for not giving me a definitive answer on whether I could make this thread n_n.
I look forward to seeing some great posts in this thread.
Please read the entire OP.
This thread serves two purposes: to enlighten people about the constantly changing metagame, and to make this forum a bit more fun.
Firstly, the RU metagame is in a constant state of change. With so many people playing, everyone is trying to get the jump on everybody else by creating the most anti-metagame teams and sets. This leads to the development of the metagame. The goal of this thread is to highlight these changes over time. I think that one of the most interesting things about playing competitive Pokemon is how various threats rise and fall in usage and effectiveness with the passing of time. Something that frustrated me in the past is that people talked about metagames that didn't exist more than ones that did, as in asking things like "What if Alomomola got Magic Guard instead of Regenerator?" I don't think we have enough high-quality discussion on how the metagame actually is or was. I feel that this forum is too focused on things like teambuilding and trying to educate new players without any knowledge of RU. While this thread is still somewhat reflective of both of these things, I feel that it will be a step up from basic knowledge and this will hopefully have many posts of exceptional quality.
I'd like people to share new Pokemon or sets that have changed or are changing the metagame. Explain why it is anti-metagame, why and how it works, and anything else you might like to add. I'd like the emphasis to be on post quality rather than things like presentation. While it may look nicer that you c/p the set and an image of the mon, do not feel pressured to do such things because we want as low a barrier of entry as possible so that the top players can share their thoughts without putting in a bunch of time and effort.
Here is an example of a post that your posts should be along the lines of, although hopefully you all can be more insightful than I am because I don't really play that much:
I would like posts on actually relevant things like Gurdurr. The deciding factor for me if something is legit or is just a gimmick is if the set relies too much on surprise factor. Things like Magmortar in BW1 and BigPig in BW2 were good sets in their own right even if your opponent knew the set, while things like Stallbreaker Virizion and Stallbreaker Cobalion lose most of their effectiveness without surprise value. I'd also like people to avoid making future predictions. Let's focus on the here and now, although past trends are acceptable because the metagame has been changing long before this thread was made.Gurdurr @ Eviolite
Ability: Guts
EVs: 232 HP / 252 Atk / 24 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Bulk Up
- Drain Punch
- Knock Off
- Mach Punch
Gurdurr has become a very relevant threat in a short period of time. Gurdurr is a great check to arguably the best Pokemon in the tier right now in Zoroark, which allowed it to burst onto the scene. The really great thing about Gurdurr, though, is that it checks a lot of threats in the metagame but has very few hard counters. Gurdurr checks the aforementioned Zoroark, Sharpedo, Rhyperior, Cobalion, Virizion, and Registeel, among other things; its few counters include Aromatisse, Cresselia, and Moltres. It is extremely physically bulky even before a Bulk Up and decently specially bulky as well, which makes it hard to defeat for weak walls like Gligar and Alomomola, who can get set up on and defeated thanks to Drain Punch. Gurdurr is a huge threat right now, which means that Aromatisse is rising in effectiveness and popularity, and Yanmega is better than ever partially due to the rise of Gurdurr. Gurdurr is truly an anti-metagame Pokemon right now.
Now I'd like to elaborate on the second purpose of this thread, which is to make this forum more fun. While I think that this thread could be one of the most interesting threads in this forum based on subject matter alone, this thread does have a twist. One thing that you must do in each post in this thread is that you must call out at least one other user in your post. Tagging is encouraged. However, don't take this as an invitation to leave out actual content in your post, as this is not the main goal of this thread. Please know where the line exists when it comes to being stupid, this is a serious thread still. If you don't who you should call out, feel free to call me out for something that I may or may not have done, I don't care. To start with, I will call out Molk for not giving me a definitive answer on whether I could make this thread n_n.
I look forward to seeing some great posts in this thread.