I'm just going to preface this with a warning, if you use this thread to complain about OST, your post will get deleted. A lot of us were unhappy with how things turned out but this thread's purpose is to discuss Game 1.
The idea of analyzing matches isn't something I'm a great fan of, but I think analyzing competitive matches of a high level of play gives you access to metagame trends and decisions players are making. You can use this knowledge for your own teams going forward and I think it's something we can really learn from.
So we're going to see how this goes. The point of this is going to respectfully critique or comment on Game 1 of the Official Smogon Tournament Finals. It was actually a great match showcasing some things you should keep in mind as players and I'll provide my comments below the log.
Gr8astard:
Vs.
Destiny Unknown
Celebi
The first thing I'd note is that both teams shared only 1 Pokemon: Celebi. I think more and more that you have to consider this a Pokemon that is almost staple now. The most broken threats in the tier are sharing Celebi as a common weakness (Landorus-I, Keldeo, and Breloom spring to mind). How much did Celebi influence the teams here? Gr8 was using a Hidden Power Bug Keldeo solely for opposing Celebi. It's one thing to see that as a laddering decision but as a tournament decision, it's a risk he takes on the theory that Celebi is too good to just hope that it won't be used.
When Gr8 brought in his Feraligatr, Celebi was there to at least stop it on DU's side. It's just so good as a general stop to what they're doing just based on it's typing alone. Why aren't you using this?! I just feel like that without Celebi, I'm going to get swept by random threats right now way too often, specifically on ladder but in any high level of play.
Risk/Reward
I might be wrong on this one, but I'm not seeing the reward to DestinyUnknown's risky Jellicent play vs Feraligatr. When Jellicent had switched in to Feraligatr the first time, the Feraligatr switched out to Celebi. But Feraligatr comes in again and uses Swords Dance. If I'm DU, I have to be asking myself "Why would he waste a turn of set up once again?" Chalking "it switched out of Jellicent the first time" doesn't seem like smart management considering how pivotal Jellicent is to this team. It provides a stone cold wall to Keldeo, non Thunder Jirachi, Politoed, Garchomp, and Feraligatr if it doesn't have Crunch later. Gr8 can easily be thinking that he doesn't want to reveal Crunch on the chance that Jellicent switched the first time around.
With how key Jellicent was to DU's side, I think he could have formed a gameplan to win surrounding Landorus/Heatran + Jellicent for Gr8's entire team, while keeping Celebi and sacrifices in reserve for Feraligatr if he does have Crunch for Jellicent. At worst, he sacrifices one Pokemon to Feraligatr to ensure his board position and have a constant string of checks and counters for Gr8's team. From there, he just has to play around Feraligatr, rather than playing into it.
It goes to a key point that should be established: How am I going to win this game? Jellicent might have been the stone cold nuts to Feraligatr, but its role against the entire team was too high to value it that cheaply. Also consider the fact that Gr8's team could theoretically struggle with Jellicent so much if in fact his Feraligatr doesn't have Crunch. Would Gr8 really have brought a team like that? Specifically with Keldeo? It seems obvious to me that Feraligatr would be a lure in some way to kill Jellicent and allow Keldeo to move forward.
I might be entirely off base here so please if anyone wants to correct me don't shy away. Hopefully I can get DUNK and Gr8 to commentate on some of their thoughts and rationale behind the match but this will serve as a starting point of analysis for us to see what might be on the upward trend in OU (Celebi seems to be the key mon moving forward IMO).
The idea of analyzing matches isn't something I'm a great fan of, but I think analyzing competitive matches of a high level of play gives you access to metagame trends and decisions players are making. You can use this knowledge for your own teams going forward and I think it's something we can really learn from.
So we're going to see how this goes. The point of this is going to respectfully critique or comment on Game 1 of the Official Smogon Tournament Finals. It was actually a great match showcasing some things you should keep in mind as players and I'll provide my comments below the log.
Gr8astard:
Vs.
Destiny Unknown
Battle between gr8astard and DestinyUnknown is underway!
Tier: Standard OU
Mode: Singles
Rule: Unrated
Rule: Sleep Clause
Rule: Species Clause
Rule: Wifi Battle
Rule: Self-KO Clause
gr8astard sent out Frog! (Politoed)
DestinyUnknown sent out Landorus-T!
DestinyUnknown's Landorus-T intimidates gr8astard's Frog!
Gr8astard's Frog's Attack fell!
gr8astard's Frog's Drizzle made it rain!
Start of turn 1
DestinyUnknown called Landorus-T back!
DestinyUnknown sent out Celebi!
Gr8astard's Frog used Ice Beam!
It's super effective!
DestinyUnknown's Celebi lost 56% of its health!
Rain continues to fall.
DestinyUnknown's Celebi restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Start of turn 2
gr8astard called Frog back!
gr8astard sent out Onion! (Celebi)
DestinyUnknown called Celebi back!
DestinyUnknown sent out Jellicent!
Start of turn 3
DestinyUnknown called Jellicent back!
DestinyUnknown sent out Heatran!
Gr8astard's Onion used Stealth Rock!
Pointed stones float in the air around DestinyUnknown's team!
Rain continues to fall.
Start of turn 4
Gr8astard's Onion used U-turn!
It's not very effective...
DestinyUnknown's Heatran lost 3% of its health!
gr8astard called Onion back!
gr8astard sent out Shark! (Garchomp)
DestinyUnknown's Heatran used Lava Plume!
It's not very effective...
Gr8astard's Shark lost 9% of its health!
Gr8astard's Shark was burned!
Rain continues to fall.
DestinyUnknown's Heatran restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Gr8astard's Shark was hurt by its burn!
Start of turn 5
gr8astard called Shark back!
gr8astard sent out Alligator! (Feraligatr)
DestinyUnknown called Heatran back!
DestinyUnknown sent out Landorus-T!
Pointed stones dug into DestinyUnknown's Landorus-T!
DestinyUnknown's Landorus-T intimidates gr8astard's Alligator!
Gr8astard's Alligator's Attack fell!
Rain continues to fall.
DestinyUnknown's Landorus-T restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Start of turn 6
DestinyUnknown's Landorus-T used U-turn!
Gr8astard's Alligator lost 20% of its health!
DestinyUnknown called Landorus-T back!
DestinyUnknown sent out Jellicent!
Pointed stones dug into DestinyUnknown's Jellicent!
Gr8astard's Alligator used Swords Dance!
Gr8astard's Alligator's Attack sharply rose!
Rain continues to fall.
DestinyUnknown's Jellicent restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Start of turn 7
gr8astard called Alligator back!
gr8astard sent out Onion! (Celebi)
DestinyUnknown's Jellicent used Will-O-Wisp!
Gr8astard's Onion was burned!
Rain continues to fall.
DestinyUnknown's Jellicent restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Gr8astard's Onion was hurt by its burn!
Start of turn 8
DestinyUnknown called Jellicent back!
DestinyUnknown sent out Forretress!
Pointed stones dug into DestinyUnknown's Forretress!
Gr8astard's Onion used U-turn!
It's not very effective...
DestinyUnknown's Forretress lost 2% of its health!
High Impulse is watching the battle.
gr8astard called Onion back!
gr8astard sent out Alligator! (Feraligatr)
Rain continues to fall.
DestinyUnknown's Forretress restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Start of turn 9
Gr8astard's Alligator used Swords Dance!
Gr8astard's Alligator's Attack sharply rose!
DestinyUnknown's Forretress used Volt Switch!
It's super effective!
Gr8astard's Alligator lost 23% of its health!
DestinyUnknown called Forretress back!
DestinyUnknown sent out Jellicent!
Pointed stones dug into DestinyUnknown's Jellicent!
Rain continues to fall.
DestinyUnknown's Jellicent restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Picollo is watching the battle.
Start of turn 10
Gr8astard's Alligator used Crunch!
It's super effective!
DestinyUnknown's Jellicent lost 93% of its health!
DestinyUnknown's Jellicent fainted!
Rain continues to fall.
DestinyUnknown sent out Landorus-T!
Pointed stones dug into DestinyUnknown's Landorus-T!
DestinyUnknown's Landorus-T intimidates gr8astard's Alligator!
Gr8astard's Alligator's Attack fell!
Start of turn 11
DestinyUnknown called Landorus-T back!
DestinyUnknown sent out Tyranitar!
Pointed stones dug into DestinyUnknown's Tyranitar!
DestinyUnknown's Tyranitar's Sand Stream whipped up a sandstorm!
Gr8astard's Alligator used Swords Dance!
Gr8astard's Alligator's Attack sharply rose!
The sandstorm rages.
Gr8astard's Alligator is buffeted by the sandstorm!
Start of turn 12
Gr8astard's Alligator used Aqua Jet!
It's super effective!
DestinyUnknown's Tyranitar lost 87% of its health!
DestinyUnknown's Tyranitar fainted!
The sandstorm rages.
Gr8astard's Alligator is buffeted by the sandstorm!
DestinyUnknown sent out Celebi!
Pointed stones dug into DestinyUnknown's Celebi!
Start of turn 13
DestinyUnknown's Celebi used Giga Drain!
It's super effective!
Gr8astard's Alligator lost 44% of its health!
Gr8astard's Alligator fainted!
Gr8astard's Alligator had its energy drained!
The sandstorm rages.
DestinyUnknown's Celebi is buffeted by the sandstorm!
DestinyUnknown's Celebi restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
gr8astard sent out Pony! (Keldeo)
Start of turn 14
Gr8astard's Pony used Hidden Power!
It's super effective!
DestinyUnknown's Celebi lost 57% of its health!
DestinyUnknown's Celebi fainted!
The sandstorm rages.
Gr8astard's Pony is buffeted by the sandstorm!
DestinyUnknown sent out Forretress!
Pointed stones dug into DestinyUnknown's Forretress!
Start of turn 15
Gr8astard's Pony used Surf!
DestinyUnknown's Forretress lost 63% of its health!
DestinyUnknown's Forretress used Volt Switch!
It's super effective!
Gr8astard's Pony lost 22% of its health!
DestinyUnknown called Forretress back!
DestinyUnknown sent out Heatran!
Pointed stones dug into DestinyUnknown's Heatran!
The sandstorm rages.
Gr8astard's Pony is buffeted by the sandstorm!
DestinyUnknown's Heatran restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Start of turn 16
gr8astard called Pony back!
gr8astard sent out Shark! (Garchomp)
DestinyUnknown's Heatran used Protect!
But it failed!
The sandstorm rages.
DestinyUnknown's Heatran restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Gr8astard's Shark was hurt by its burn!
Start of turn 17
DestinyUnknown called Heatran back!
DestinyUnknown sent out Landorus-T!
Pointed stones dug into DestinyUnknown's Landorus-T!
DestinyUnknown's Landorus-T intimidates gr8astard's Shark!
Gr8astard's Shark's Attack fell!
Gr8astard's Shark used Earthquake!
It had no effect on DestinyUnknown's Landorus-T!
The sandstorm rages.
DestinyUnknown's Landorus-T restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Gr8astard's Shark was hurt by its burn!
Start of turn 18
gr8astard called Shark back!
gr8astard sent out Frog! (Politoed)
gr8astard's Frog's Drizzle made it rain!
DestinyUnknown's Landorus-T used Earthquake!
Gr8astard's Frog lost 65% of its health!
Rain continues to fall.
DestinyUnknown's Landorus-T restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Start of turn 19
DestinyUnknown's Landorus-T used Earthquake!
Gr8astard's Frog lost 34% of its health!
Gr8astard's Frog fainted!
Rain continues to fall.
DestinyUnknown's Landorus-T restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
gr8astard sent out Pony! (Keldeo)
Start of turn 20
DestinyUnknown called Landorus-T back!
DestinyUnknown sent out Forretress!
Pointed stones dug into DestinyUnknown's Forretress!
Gr8astard's Pony used Surf!
DestinyUnknown's Forretress lost 3% of its health!
DestinyUnknown's Forretress fainted!
Rain continues to fall.
DestinyUnknown sent out Heatran!
Pointed stones dug into DestinyUnknown's Heatran!
Start of turn 21
DestinyUnknown's Heatran used Protect!
DestinyUnknown's Heatran protected itself!
Gr8astard's Pony used Surf!
DestinyUnknown's Heatran protected itself!
Rain continues to fall.
DestinyUnknown's Heatran restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Start of turn 22
Gr8astard's Pony used Surf!
It's super effective!
DestinyUnknown's Heatran lost 93% of its health!
DestinyUnknown's Heatran fainted!
Rain continues to fall.
DestinyUnknown sent out Landorus-T!
Pointed stones dug into DestinyUnknown's Landorus-T!
DestinyUnknown's Landorus-T intimidates gr8astard's Pony!
Gr8astard's Pony's Attack fell!
Start of turn 23
Gr8astard's Pony used Surf!
It's super effective!
A critical hit!
DestinyUnknown's Landorus-T lost 74% of its health!
DestinyUnknown's Landorus-T fainted!
gr8astard won the battle!
Tier: Standard OU
Mode: Singles
Rule: Unrated
Rule: Sleep Clause
Rule: Species Clause
Rule: Wifi Battle
Rule: Self-KO Clause
gr8astard sent out Frog! (Politoed)
DestinyUnknown sent out Landorus-T!
DestinyUnknown's Landorus-T intimidates gr8astard's Frog!
Gr8astard's Frog's Attack fell!
gr8astard's Frog's Drizzle made it rain!
Start of turn 1
DestinyUnknown called Landorus-T back!
DestinyUnknown sent out Celebi!
Gr8astard's Frog used Ice Beam!
It's super effective!
DestinyUnknown's Celebi lost 56% of its health!
Rain continues to fall.
DestinyUnknown's Celebi restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Start of turn 2
gr8astard called Frog back!
gr8astard sent out Onion! (Celebi)
DestinyUnknown called Celebi back!
DestinyUnknown sent out Jellicent!
Start of turn 3
DestinyUnknown called Jellicent back!
DestinyUnknown sent out Heatran!
Gr8astard's Onion used Stealth Rock!
Pointed stones float in the air around DestinyUnknown's team!
Rain continues to fall.
Start of turn 4
Gr8astard's Onion used U-turn!
It's not very effective...
DestinyUnknown's Heatran lost 3% of its health!
gr8astard called Onion back!
gr8astard sent out Shark! (Garchomp)
DestinyUnknown's Heatran used Lava Plume!
It's not very effective...
Gr8astard's Shark lost 9% of its health!
Gr8astard's Shark was burned!
Rain continues to fall.
DestinyUnknown's Heatran restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Gr8astard's Shark was hurt by its burn!
Start of turn 5
gr8astard called Shark back!
gr8astard sent out Alligator! (Feraligatr)
DestinyUnknown called Heatran back!
DestinyUnknown sent out Landorus-T!
Pointed stones dug into DestinyUnknown's Landorus-T!
DestinyUnknown's Landorus-T intimidates gr8astard's Alligator!
Gr8astard's Alligator's Attack fell!
Rain continues to fall.
DestinyUnknown's Landorus-T restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Start of turn 6
DestinyUnknown's Landorus-T used U-turn!
Gr8astard's Alligator lost 20% of its health!
DestinyUnknown called Landorus-T back!
DestinyUnknown sent out Jellicent!
Pointed stones dug into DestinyUnknown's Jellicent!
Gr8astard's Alligator used Swords Dance!
Gr8astard's Alligator's Attack sharply rose!
Rain continues to fall.
DestinyUnknown's Jellicent restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Start of turn 7
gr8astard called Alligator back!
gr8astard sent out Onion! (Celebi)
DestinyUnknown's Jellicent used Will-O-Wisp!
Gr8astard's Onion was burned!
Rain continues to fall.
DestinyUnknown's Jellicent restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Gr8astard's Onion was hurt by its burn!
Start of turn 8
DestinyUnknown called Jellicent back!
DestinyUnknown sent out Forretress!
Pointed stones dug into DestinyUnknown's Forretress!
Gr8astard's Onion used U-turn!
It's not very effective...
DestinyUnknown's Forretress lost 2% of its health!
High Impulse is watching the battle.
gr8astard called Onion back!
gr8astard sent out Alligator! (Feraligatr)
Rain continues to fall.
DestinyUnknown's Forretress restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Start of turn 9
Gr8astard's Alligator used Swords Dance!
Gr8astard's Alligator's Attack sharply rose!
DestinyUnknown's Forretress used Volt Switch!
It's super effective!
Gr8astard's Alligator lost 23% of its health!
DestinyUnknown called Forretress back!
DestinyUnknown sent out Jellicent!
Pointed stones dug into DestinyUnknown's Jellicent!
Rain continues to fall.
DestinyUnknown's Jellicent restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Picollo is watching the battle.
Start of turn 10
Gr8astard's Alligator used Crunch!
It's super effective!
DestinyUnknown's Jellicent lost 93% of its health!
DestinyUnknown's Jellicent fainted!
Rain continues to fall.
DestinyUnknown sent out Landorus-T!
Pointed stones dug into DestinyUnknown's Landorus-T!
DestinyUnknown's Landorus-T intimidates gr8astard's Alligator!
Gr8astard's Alligator's Attack fell!
Start of turn 11
DestinyUnknown called Landorus-T back!
DestinyUnknown sent out Tyranitar!
Pointed stones dug into DestinyUnknown's Tyranitar!
DestinyUnknown's Tyranitar's Sand Stream whipped up a sandstorm!
Gr8astard's Alligator used Swords Dance!
Gr8astard's Alligator's Attack sharply rose!
The sandstorm rages.
Gr8astard's Alligator is buffeted by the sandstorm!
Start of turn 12
Gr8astard's Alligator used Aqua Jet!
It's super effective!
DestinyUnknown's Tyranitar lost 87% of its health!
DestinyUnknown's Tyranitar fainted!
The sandstorm rages.
Gr8astard's Alligator is buffeted by the sandstorm!
DestinyUnknown sent out Celebi!
Pointed stones dug into DestinyUnknown's Celebi!
Start of turn 13
DestinyUnknown's Celebi used Giga Drain!
It's super effective!
Gr8astard's Alligator lost 44% of its health!
Gr8astard's Alligator fainted!
Gr8astard's Alligator had its energy drained!
The sandstorm rages.
DestinyUnknown's Celebi is buffeted by the sandstorm!
DestinyUnknown's Celebi restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
gr8astard sent out Pony! (Keldeo)
Start of turn 14
Gr8astard's Pony used Hidden Power!
It's super effective!
DestinyUnknown's Celebi lost 57% of its health!
DestinyUnknown's Celebi fainted!
The sandstorm rages.
Gr8astard's Pony is buffeted by the sandstorm!
DestinyUnknown sent out Forretress!
Pointed stones dug into DestinyUnknown's Forretress!
Start of turn 15
Gr8astard's Pony used Surf!
DestinyUnknown's Forretress lost 63% of its health!
DestinyUnknown's Forretress used Volt Switch!
It's super effective!
Gr8astard's Pony lost 22% of its health!
DestinyUnknown called Forretress back!
DestinyUnknown sent out Heatran!
Pointed stones dug into DestinyUnknown's Heatran!
The sandstorm rages.
Gr8astard's Pony is buffeted by the sandstorm!
DestinyUnknown's Heatran restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Start of turn 16
gr8astard called Pony back!
gr8astard sent out Shark! (Garchomp)
DestinyUnknown's Heatran used Protect!
But it failed!
The sandstorm rages.
DestinyUnknown's Heatran restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Gr8astard's Shark was hurt by its burn!
Start of turn 17
DestinyUnknown called Heatran back!
DestinyUnknown sent out Landorus-T!
Pointed stones dug into DestinyUnknown's Landorus-T!
DestinyUnknown's Landorus-T intimidates gr8astard's Shark!
Gr8astard's Shark's Attack fell!
Gr8astard's Shark used Earthquake!
It had no effect on DestinyUnknown's Landorus-T!
The sandstorm rages.
DestinyUnknown's Landorus-T restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Gr8astard's Shark was hurt by its burn!
Start of turn 18
gr8astard called Shark back!
gr8astard sent out Frog! (Politoed)
gr8astard's Frog's Drizzle made it rain!
DestinyUnknown's Landorus-T used Earthquake!
Gr8astard's Frog lost 65% of its health!
Rain continues to fall.
DestinyUnknown's Landorus-T restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Start of turn 19
DestinyUnknown's Landorus-T used Earthquake!
Gr8astard's Frog lost 34% of its health!
Gr8astard's Frog fainted!
Rain continues to fall.
DestinyUnknown's Landorus-T restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
gr8astard sent out Pony! (Keldeo)
Start of turn 20
DestinyUnknown called Landorus-T back!
DestinyUnknown sent out Forretress!
Pointed stones dug into DestinyUnknown's Forretress!
Gr8astard's Pony used Surf!
DestinyUnknown's Forretress lost 3% of its health!
DestinyUnknown's Forretress fainted!
Rain continues to fall.
DestinyUnknown sent out Heatran!
Pointed stones dug into DestinyUnknown's Heatran!
Start of turn 21
DestinyUnknown's Heatran used Protect!
DestinyUnknown's Heatran protected itself!
Gr8astard's Pony used Surf!
DestinyUnknown's Heatran protected itself!
Rain continues to fall.
DestinyUnknown's Heatran restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Start of turn 22
Gr8astard's Pony used Surf!
It's super effective!
DestinyUnknown's Heatran lost 93% of its health!
DestinyUnknown's Heatran fainted!
Rain continues to fall.
DestinyUnknown sent out Landorus-T!
Pointed stones dug into DestinyUnknown's Landorus-T!
DestinyUnknown's Landorus-T intimidates gr8astard's Pony!
Gr8astard's Pony's Attack fell!
Start of turn 23
Gr8astard's Pony used Surf!
It's super effective!
A critical hit!
DestinyUnknown's Landorus-T lost 74% of its health!
DestinyUnknown's Landorus-T fainted!
gr8astard won the battle!
Celebi
The first thing I'd note is that both teams shared only 1 Pokemon: Celebi. I think more and more that you have to consider this a Pokemon that is almost staple now. The most broken threats in the tier are sharing Celebi as a common weakness (Landorus-I, Keldeo, and Breloom spring to mind). How much did Celebi influence the teams here? Gr8 was using a Hidden Power Bug Keldeo solely for opposing Celebi. It's one thing to see that as a laddering decision but as a tournament decision, it's a risk he takes on the theory that Celebi is too good to just hope that it won't be used.
When Gr8 brought in his Feraligatr, Celebi was there to at least stop it on DU's side. It's just so good as a general stop to what they're doing just based on it's typing alone. Why aren't you using this?! I just feel like that without Celebi, I'm going to get swept by random threats right now way too often, specifically on ladder but in any high level of play.
Risk/Reward
I might be wrong on this one, but I'm not seeing the reward to DestinyUnknown's risky Jellicent play vs Feraligatr. When Jellicent had switched in to Feraligatr the first time, the Feraligatr switched out to Celebi. But Feraligatr comes in again and uses Swords Dance. If I'm DU, I have to be asking myself "Why would he waste a turn of set up once again?" Chalking "it switched out of Jellicent the first time" doesn't seem like smart management considering how pivotal Jellicent is to this team. It provides a stone cold wall to Keldeo, non Thunder Jirachi, Politoed, Garchomp, and Feraligatr if it doesn't have Crunch later. Gr8 can easily be thinking that he doesn't want to reveal Crunch on the chance that Jellicent switched the first time around.
With how key Jellicent was to DU's side, I think he could have formed a gameplan to win surrounding Landorus/Heatran + Jellicent for Gr8's entire team, while keeping Celebi and sacrifices in reserve for Feraligatr if he does have Crunch for Jellicent. At worst, he sacrifices one Pokemon to Feraligatr to ensure his board position and have a constant string of checks and counters for Gr8's team. From there, he just has to play around Feraligatr, rather than playing into it.
It goes to a key point that should be established: How am I going to win this game? Jellicent might have been the stone cold nuts to Feraligatr, but its role against the entire team was too high to value it that cheaply. Also consider the fact that Gr8's team could theoretically struggle with Jellicent so much if in fact his Feraligatr doesn't have Crunch. Would Gr8 really have brought a team like that? Specifically with Keldeo? It seems obvious to me that Feraligatr would be a lure in some way to kill Jellicent and allow Keldeo to move forward.
I might be entirely off base here so please if anyone wants to correct me don't shy away. Hopefully I can get DUNK and Gr8 to commentate on some of their thoughts and rationale behind the match but this will serve as a starting point of analysis for us to see what might be on the upward trend in OU (Celebi seems to be the key mon moving forward IMO).