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    Smogon's Official Ladder Tournament IV - Cycle 3 Signups

    SJCrew LT43N SJCrew, LT43A SJCrew, LT43S SJCrew Yes.
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    Resource SM OU Viability Ranking Thread

    There's a bit of a trick to it. Running Scarf Lando cushions the matchup vs Mega Meta and Cham at the cost of Volc, but Volc can be pressured well enough into not setting up when you have dual priority in the back and aggressive hazard control (Taunt on your rocker, properly predicting Fini...
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    Announcement np: SM OU Suspect Process, Round 3 - Beauty and the Boost - Pheromosa is now banned

    Is there some sort of meme I'm missing with Mega Venusaur being cited as a check to Pheromosa, despite being having precisely none of the qualifications a check would require? × Resists or punishes U-turn × Resists or takes little from STABs or common coverage × Can switch directly in and...
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    Announcement np: SM OU Suspect Process, Round 3 - Beauty and the Boost - Pheromosa is now banned

    I had several thoughts swimming in my mind as of the posting of this thread, and I've settled on the fact that I won't be posting them all any time soon. One of them was to challenge TDK's skepticism and devil's advocate. Appropriately critical to a fault, I'm going to have to shake my head in...
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    Resource SM OU Viability Ranking Thread

    Just from an outsider's perspective, Pheromosa in general seems to be a hot-button topic, as people nowadays are tripping over themselves to to dismiss what is left of the stigma that surrounded it in beginning phases of the meta as a banworthy threat. I can't say I don't still have those...
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    Metagame Metagame Discussion Thread

    Curious as to what your argument is against a Pokemon that killed just about everything with very little to challenge it. I mean, this is a forum and all, and discussions are what we do, so you may as well provide some fresh perspective among a thread that is 99% in favor of the ban. So tell...
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    Metagame Metagame Discussion Thread

    Just screamed the loudest "Fuck yeah!" at Landorus-I being banned. It really wasn't hard at all to get your opponent into a position where they just lose to Earth Power spam, as a lot of the top threats in the meta are now grounded, including one of our premier walls, Toxapex. I've even lost to...
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    Metagame Metagame Discussion Thread

    Nobody is comparing Genesect and Gengar. Read between the lines. Gengar isn't bad necessarily, but it's a sleeper threat among big guns. That's what I said the first time I posted.
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    Metagame Metagame Discussion Thread

    I knew somebody would say that. 1-for-1 comparisons in Pokemon are always pointless. The point is the 'w', not the role. If a certain role can be fulfilled, but isn't actually as conducive to a win as the role of, say, being an absurdly fast and powerful threat that carries games, then why do we...
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    Metagame Metagame Discussion Thread

    I can tell. For as much as I'd like to do the same, I click the find battle button, and sure enough, those 'on the radar' threats and their few checks are pretty much all I see. We can talk about these fun teams all we like, but they're not viable right now. I've tried. The path of least...
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    Metagame Metagame Discussion Thread

    The likes of Greninja, Genesect, and Landorus-I are way better at everything Gengar hopes to do, and none of them are Pursuit fodder. Above all else, stronger, better threats are the reason Gengar isn't getting usage. Absorbing Toxic Spikes is pretty cool, but even a Poisioned Greninja is better...
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    Metagame Metagame Discussion Thread

    Heart Stamp and Happy Hour come from two different events, so they're incompatible.
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    Metagame Metagame Discussion Thread

    No. HSF breaks both. People spammed the shit out of CB Hoopa on ladder when Aegi was around because if it got in, Aegi or something else died, period. Hoopa is the least of our worries now, but that's not saying much. The predictions about Phero being dominant post Aegi-ban were spot-on...
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    Metagame Metagame Discussion Thread

    I mean, sure, Emergency Exit is annoying when you aren't conscious of it at certain points, but then you're like, "Oh, I get to bring in Pheromosa for free," and then you're happy again. Haven't fiddled too much with any of Golisopod's offensive sets; its stats and movepool are just perfect for...
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    Metagame Metagame Discussion Thread

    +1 252 Atk Life Orb Kartana Leaf Blade vs. 252 HP / 240+ Def Landorus-T: 286-339 (74.8 - 88.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery You know, I actually thought something was wrong with the calc at first. But nope, it really does hit that hard. Tbh, Smart Strike is just bad. I'd rather...
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