Molk
Godlike Usmash
Alright, so Shuckle's been banned for a bit and the meta's settled a little. After looking at community feedback and some of my own experiences, i've decided on the next 2 suspects for this round: Yanmega and Zoroark (despite the banner i have no plans on suspecting Doublade or Hitmonlee). See the paragraphs below in hide tags for some reasoning on why both of them are being suspected (written by Silentverse and New Breed) If you're curious about the general stance on why they're being tested. Feel free to agree/disagree or possibly even respond to the points in the thread (just remain civil). As per usual, the reqs will be 2400 COIL with a B value of 20.0, and the test will end/voting will begin exactly two weeks after this post is made. Sample values below.
Code:
GXE N
100 28
90 35
85 40
80 49
75 63
70 90
65 174
N=20.0/log2(40*GXE/2400)
So, some questions to be answered during this suspect test? Are Yanmega's cleaning/wallbreaking abilities too much for the tier even with the existence of Stealth Rock? Are Zoroark's offensive ability and mindgames too much for the tier to handle? Are there any perfectly viable but currently uncommon ways to get around these Pokemon? How do you tell Zoroark apart from a real Pokemon and play accordingly? On top of that, how do you manage riskvreward when playing against Zoroark?
Now, i know for a fact that these Pokemon are the most controversial suspects/quickbans so far, and that they have more obvious flaws that might prevent them from being bannable (In fact, from my personal experiences using and facing both of these i only think one of these suspects genuinely deserves the banhammer). But remember to remain civil, you can't just go about throwing around personal insults because people disagree with you, be reasonable .-..
here are some imports to some of the most common/best sets that these Pokemon are capable of running, so you guys know what you're dealing with during the test :).
Yanmega @ Life Orb
Ability: Speed Boost
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Protect
- Bug Buzz
- Air Slash
- Hidden Power Fire / Shadow Ball / Giga Drain
Yanmega @ Choice Specs
Ability: Tinted Lens
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Bug Buzz
- Air Slash
- Giga Drain
- U-Turn
Zoroark @ Life Orb
Ability: Illusion
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Knock Off
- Sucker Punch
- Low Kick
Zoroark @ Life Orb
Ability: Illusion
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Spa / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Sucker Punch
- Knock Off
- Flamethrower
- Grass Knot
Zoroark @ Choice Specs
Ability: Illusion
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Dark Pulse
- Flamethrower
- Focus Blast
- Trick
Ability: Speed Boost
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Protect
- Bug Buzz
- Air Slash
- Hidden Power Fire / Shadow Ball / Giga Drain
Yanmega @ Choice Specs
Ability: Tinted Lens
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Bug Buzz
- Air Slash
- Giga Drain
- U-Turn
Zoroark @ Life Orb
Ability: Illusion
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Knock Off
- Sucker Punch
- Low Kick
Zoroark @ Life Orb
Ability: Illusion
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Spa / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Sucker Punch
- Knock Off
- Flamethrower
- Grass Knot
Zoroark @ Choice Specs
Ability: Illusion
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Dark Pulse
- Flamethrower
- Focus Blast
- Trick
Yanmega is being suspected because it is undoubtedly one of the strongest and most potent threats in RU at the moment. The problem with Yanmega is that it has two potential sets, both of which are extremely good and threaten multiple playstyles. The Speed Boost set allows Yanmega to turn into offense’s worst nightmare, out pacing just about every non Choice Scarf’d Pokemon at +1 and everything else at +2. This set also has the luxury of being able to run quite a few options in it’s last slot, Giga Drain can be used to let Yanmega breeze past Rhyperior, while also aiding in cancelling out LO recoil. This is usually inferior to Shadow Ball or Hidden Power Fire as both let you get passed Doublade, Escavalier and Magneton respectively. Yanmega does have another string to it’s bow however, with the Choice Specs set turning it from a late game cleaner into a powerful wallbreaker. XY RU is a tier with very few 4x Bug resists, with the best of them being Moltres. This allows Tinted Lens Bug Buzz to be extremely spam able, almost guaranteeing a kill everytime it comes in if the opponent lacks a Registeel or Moltres. Unfortunately most of the Pokemon in the tier that can switch into a Bug Buzz don’t appreciate taking an Air Slash (except for the mighty Bastiodon). To top it all of, XY RU also has one of the best Pokemon to help support Yanmega in removing it’s most reliable counter: Dugtrio. Dugtrio has the ability to trap and kill or severely weaken Registeel, essentially clearing the path for Yanmega against any sort of slow/defensive teams.
Zoroark is being suspected for both offensive and support based reasons. Due to Zoroark's incredible offensive stats and very nice Speed tier, which conveniently places Zoroark above a large amount of RU's most relevant threats, in addition to a wide movepool that contains not only powerful STAB attacks such as Knock Off and Sucker Punch, but also a wide array of coverage moves such as Extrasensory, Flamethrower, Low Kick, Grass Knot and Hidden Power, Zoroark is a powerful offensive threat in RU. These qualities are enhanced significantly as well by its ability, Illusion, which allows Zoroark to disguise itself as the last Pokemon in your party. In the hands of a competent player, Zoroark can use this disguise to lure out counters to the Pokemon it is disguised as and OHKO or severely cripple them, oftentimes paving the way for the Pokemon Zoroark disguised itself as to sweep. With the amount of dangerous threats in RU, the ability to lure out and remove the few counters to said dangerous threats makes Zoroark an extremely potent supporting Pokemon, which is a key part of why it is being suspected. However, Zoroark is not just limited to luring out and removing counters for other dangerous threats to sweep; Zoroark itself is perfectly capable of sweeping as well, due to its access to Swords Dance and, to a lesser extent, Nasty Plot. Once again by using Illusion, Zoroark has the ability to quickly gain a set-up opportunity, and due to the sheer power of its STAB attacks and the amount of coverage it can possess, Zoroark can be very difficult to stop once it has a boost. Overall, the combination of Zoroark's offensive capabilities in tandem with Illusion make a Pokemon that the RU community feels deserves to be suspected.
Last of all, the song for this round is Tunak Tunak Tun because i promised Magnemite i'd make this a song 3 rounds ago, a true classic.
Suspect Ladder should be up ASAP
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