It's been a long time since I last went on here, so could someone inform me on how the meta shifted, as well as other changes to smogon?
If this is helpful, I wasn't on Smogon for 8 months and now I read the smog and there's Kyurem Forms and Tornadus forms. Help!
yeah ok so because GameFreak has a forme fetish, they released new forms for Kyurem and the Genies with BW2. you probably won't need to worry about the former if you're posting in the OU subforum; the Kyurems have a 700 BST and are firmly Uber. However, the Therians (as the genie forms are called) are quite prevalent in OU and should definitely be on your watch list.
Those guys have some
W I P analyses going on that you should probably check out if you want to learn more. The main differences are minor stat and ability changes - Thundy gets Volt Absorb and loses 10 speed and attack in exchange for 20 atk, Torny gets Regenerator and 121 base Spe in exchange for some power, and Lando also loses 10 Spe and Spa but gets Intimidate and 145 Atk
There's some other new, but more expected, releases to be on the lookout for: keldeo, genesect, meloetta, and Shadow Tag Gothitelle are all now available for use in OU. Also, some Gen V DW abilities are available; check the index for the full list.
The other main thing to keep a lookout for is new Tutors. Some of the most notable are Superpower, Giga Drain, Roost, the Punches, and Gravity (which makes Landorus-I an absolute monster). Also, Rain is now by far the best weather, and Politoed is #1 in Usage Stats. in all, a lot changed from bw1 to bw2, and i suggest you go play to get a feel for the new meta.
edit: ninjas are ghey. it is a lot like DW but remember that there's some things that weren't anticipated such as tutors, and some abilities still not released such as Contrary Serp and Shadow Tag Chandy