Hello. I'm just a mediocre player that is barely sitting on ~1900 rating even with much effort. Because of this, I may not be eligible for bringing up any legitimate and well-thought out discussions. Yet, here I am...potentially making a fool out of myself. In hope of getting my question answered and possibly initiate a great discussion, I'd lik to ask you about garchomp's current standings in the OU metagame. I understand that he has great presence in the OU metagame, but is it enough to be a top-tier pokemon in the OU scene? Soon after its descent to the OU, people have always compared garchomp to few other pokemons (i.e. terrakion and lando-I). Usage does not necessarily indicate a pokemon's prowess, but I find it interesting to see that garchomp's usage rose as lando-I and terrakion's fell. And now, I am wondering if garchomp is still unworthy of being in S. What do you guys think?
On a side note, I understand people can get a little irritated in the midst of heated arguments but I'd love for this topic to be friendly and intellectual experience and not a who-has-bigger-epeen "debate."
Sorry if this derails from the topic but I thought it was worth a try since I believe garchomp has always been S-tier worthy.
However, I am not arguing for garchomp to be moved up to S (clearly because I did not present any supporting arguments) but simply asking for others' opinions.
On a side note, I understand people can get a little irritated in the midst of heated arguments but I'd love for this topic to be friendly and intellectual experience and not a who-has-bigger-epeen "debate."
Sorry if this derails from the topic but I thought it was worth a try since I believe garchomp has always been S-tier worthy.
However, I am not arguing for garchomp to be moved up to S (clearly because I did not present any supporting arguments) but simply asking for others' opinions.