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Erisia has been inactive so I'm taking liberty and posting the latest Research Week.
Introduction:
NU is a tier where many Pokemon are usable, and there are a ton of different options. Research Week aids in helping explore the tier, and is especially effective right now as NU is relatively balanced. Who knows, maybe in future tier changes one of these Pokemon can be incredibly useful, potentially being able to check the new threats well. Maybe one of these Pokemon may find uses in other tiers and is not just a simple throw-away Pokemon, unlike some unfortunate Pokemon in NU.
Some rules:
-Be open-minded, don't just say something is terrible and walk away; at least look into them and see what options they may be able to utilize!
-Feel free to theorymon, but make it clear that you are theorymon'ing. At the end of the week, however, I want discussion to move towards how useful the Pokemon actually are in NU, and what sets are effective on them.
-Just because an analysis has been done for a Pokemon doesn't mean there isn't more to explore; it's quite possible that something might have gone unnoticed or is missing.
-Do not post in this thread complaining about the Pokemon I choose and/or suggesting ones we should do for future weeks. I want discussion to stay on topic about the 4 Pokemon we are "researching". Feel free to VM / PM me these suggestions, but don't expect the next research week to have all the Pokemon you suggested, or any of them.
This testing period:
This Week (well it spans two weeks so idk) we'll be looking at some rather overlooked pokemon, spanning all five Generations bar Sinnoh (because we used four mons from then :\). All four of these pokemon have unique abilities and niches in NU that really can set them apart from each other and the rest of NU, It's just up to us to find it!
Don't forget you're not just limited to this topic to discuss these Pokemon, I encourage you to talk about them on the #neverused irc chat as well! At the end of the week I hope we can reach a general consensus on how good these Pokemon really are, and maybe we might find some interesting discoveries.
One person will get chosen as the Research Week Champion for this week. This will be decided by me; the person who ladders the most and contributes to the research week discussion the most will get temporary Half Op status on #neverused and they will potentially get a few other perks! I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE DISCUSSION THAT COMES OUT OF THIS!
HALL OF FAME!
Gold Class: 1400+
Silver Class: 1350-1399
Bronze Class: 1300-1349*
*will be downgraded to 1250 but I need to dig all those up, too.
Participants:
MMF ~ -Challenger-
Raseri ~iresar
Zebraiken ~ RAIK
FLCL ~ Carracosta
Drakon136 ~ NURW
NuclearMedicineT ~ Turtletank
VintageBooks ~ Beirut
Full2Half ~ Flintrock
Erisia ~ Erisiabat
CrashingBoomBang ~ CrashinBoomBang
Straw Hat ~ imverydrowzee
TropiOUs ~ GOML.
AlexanderTheGreat ~ .Aleeskl.
Endorphins ~ EndorphinsRW
Wartortle ~ Sweet Rice
breh ~ Zolotaya Mish
HiipFire ~ imdabes
bean1706 ~ What a horrible day
WhiteDMist ~ WDMist
Steamroll ~ moleman
Introduction:
NU is a tier where many Pokemon are usable, and there are a ton of different options. Research Week aids in helping explore the tier, and is especially effective right now as NU is relatively balanced. Who knows, maybe in future tier changes one of these Pokemon can be incredibly useful, potentially being able to check the new threats well. Maybe one of these Pokemon may find uses in other tiers and is not just a simple throw-away Pokemon, unlike some unfortunate Pokemon in NU.
Some rules:
-Be open-minded, don't just say something is terrible and walk away; at least look into them and see what options they may be able to utilize!
-Feel free to theorymon, but make it clear that you are theorymon'ing. At the end of the week, however, I want discussion to move towards how useful the Pokemon actually are in NU, and what sets are effective on them.
-Just because an analysis has been done for a Pokemon doesn't mean there isn't more to explore; it's quite possible that something might have gone unnoticed or is missing.
-Do not post in this thread complaining about the Pokemon I choose and/or suggesting ones we should do for future weeks. I want discussion to stay on topic about the 4 Pokemon we are "researching". Feel free to VM / PM me these suggestions, but don't expect the next research week to have all the Pokemon you suggested, or any of them.
This testing period:
This Week (well it spans two weeks so idk) we'll be looking at some rather overlooked pokemon, spanning all five Generations bar Sinnoh (because we used four mons from then :\). All four of these pokemon have unique abilities and niches in NU that really can set them apart from each other and the rest of NU, It's just up to us to find it!
The Research Week Challenge:
In order to participate in the challenge, simply post here with a brand new alt. Post battle logs, experiences with your team on the ladder, and generally how a Pokemon has worked out for you: past or present.- Users will use any number of the research week mons on their team
- Users will attempt to reach as high as possible on the ladder with the Pokemon. Breaking past the 1400 mark on the ladder with your registered alt will earn you a spot on the Hall of Fame: Gold Class. Crossing the 1325 mark will secure you a Silver Class spot while a 1250 rating will earn you a Bronze Class spot. Post a screen-shot of your peak in order to achieve this, and a pastebin of your team.
- Users will be expected to post their experiences with the pokemon they use, the teams they used, the problems they encountered while trying to make the said pokemon work.
- If a user does not participate in the discussion, he will be passed over.
Don't forget you're not just limited to this topic to discuss these Pokemon, I encourage you to talk about them on the #neverused irc chat as well! At the end of the week I hope we can reach a general consensus on how good these Pokemon really are, and maybe we might find some interesting discoveries.
One person will get chosen as the Research Week Champion for this week. This will be decided by me; the person who ladders the most and contributes to the research week discussion the most will get temporary Half Op status on #neverused and they will potentially get a few other perks! I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE DISCUSSION THAT COMES OUT OF THIS!
HALL OF FAME!
Gold Class: 1400+
1456 CrashingBoomBang -- Kangaskhan (Team n thoughts)(RMT-outside RW)
1452 Raseri -- Shelgon (Team n thoughts)(RMT-outside RW)
1406 CrashingBoomBang -- Rapidash, Articuno
1405 FLCL -- Rapidash
1401 FLCL -- Ampharos
1452 Raseri -- Shelgon (Team n thoughts)(RMT-outside RW)
1406 CrashingBoomBang -- Rapidash, Articuno
1405 FLCL -- Rapidash
1401 FLCL -- Ampharos
Silver Class: 1350-1399
Bronze Class: 1300-1349*
*will be downgraded to 1250 but I need to dig all those up, too.
Participants:
MMF ~ -Challenger-
Raseri ~iresar
Zebraiken ~ RAIK
FLCL ~ Carracosta
Drakon136 ~ NURW
NuclearMedicineT ~ Turtletank
VintageBooks ~ Beirut
Full2Half ~ Flintrock
Erisia ~ Erisiabat
CrashingBoomBang ~ CrashinBoomBang
Straw Hat ~ imverydrowzee
TropiOUs ~ GOML.
AlexanderTheGreat ~ .Aleeskl.
Endorphins ~ EndorphinsRW
Wartortle ~ Sweet Rice
breh ~ Zolotaya Mish
HiipFire ~ imdabes
bean1706 ~ What a horrible day
WhiteDMist ~ WDMist
Steamroll ~ moleman