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  1. ShadowMarioGalaxy64

    Announcement Regarding Sleep Clause in National Dex OU: Community Input

    The OU council absolutely made the wrong choice in outright quickbanning Sleep due to two little Pokemon and HYPNOSIS rather than Suspect Testing the Pokemon. I'd argue more about Tera still being an overcentralizing mechanic, and should've been banned long before any status, but this isn't the...
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    Tera...Again

    And here I was having fun without Tera for once... Well, this was the vote. Can't say I'm impressed nor surprised, though.
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    Resource SS OU DLC2 Viability Ranking Thread [SEE: Page 105, Post 2618]

    In all fairness, this is Omari P we’re talking about, each post stunning and brave despite the harsh opinions. He’s never agreed with the Viability Rankings, but he’s damn good at using lower Pokémon effectively. To prevent this from being a one-liner, I actually want to echo Nightmare King...
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    Announcement National Dex Suspect 9: Dark Horse

    Funny that this Suspect Test starts about the same day I start fucking around on Showdown with a Breloom+Spectrier for shits and giggles. I’ll be playing more and more with Spec and its common partners, as well as the sets. Just from Ghostium Z+Nasty Plot, this tears through so many teams that...
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    Announcement np: SS OU Suspect Process, Round 8 - Ain't No Rest For The Wicked

    I’ll bite. Wait, what? No coverage at all? None whatsoever, right? Oh wait, Iron Head. Wait, there’s another, too. Poison Jab. They’re not the best coverage, but it mostly patches up that one weakness and makes Clefable and Tapu Lele a non-issue. Sure there’s Magearna, but a +1 Close...
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    Metagame SS OU Metagame Discussion Thread v6 (Usage stats in post #408)

    +1 252 SpA Volcarona Bug Buzz vs. 244 HP / 188 SpD Rhyperior: 277-327 (64.1 - 75.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery Sorry fam. If that Rhyperior is at 70.3% or lower (accounting for Stealth Rock and minimum damage), even that’s guaranteed to crumble—anything between that and 81.8%...
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    Metagame SS OU Metagame Discussion v4 (check out posts #483 and 484 for DLC1 info!)

    In due time, ol’ boy. In due time. Chansey will return with a vengeance. Anyways, I’m surprised to see Snorlax being passed around like it’s a Gen 5 niche again (though then, it was Choice Band that rose to prominence), but I find it welcoming. It’s a shame that there exists a number of pretty...
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    Announcement np: SS OU Suspect Process, Round 3 - Iron Man

    Hippowdon can act as an emergency check to Melmetal if other options in your team have fainted; keep in mind that Hippowdon has to be at Full Health in order to act as such and will be crippled for the remainder of the match. I hope that’s as accurate as it gets. A side note, though, that this...
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    Metagame SS OU Metagame Discussion v3 (Usage in post #251)

    I’m not a fan of the choices here, admittedly, really going down to Fire Punch and Drain Punch; while I understand why, being a bulkier Dragon Dance user not wanting to go all out with attacks that compromise the bulk, the power level is significantly lower. The following examples are assuming...
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    Metagame SS OU Metagame Discussion v3 (Usage in post #251)

    JTD783 if you wanna dunk Melmetal, I’ve found that just altering EVs to knock Earth Power weak Steels helps some, though not with extreme defensive sets. Choice Band Melmetal with minimal bulk investment can be smacked pretty nicely, but extremely defensive sets (252/252+ is hella much for...
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    Metagame SS OU Metagame Discussion v3 (Usage in post #251)

    Also gonna note here and now that Kyurem-B may not have Earthquake, but this is what might make mixed sets fucking scarier since it can afford to run Earth Power alongside the other best moves, giving Kyurem-B a surprising amount of versatility, capable of smacking would be counters out if the...
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    Metagame SS OU Metagame Discussion v3 (Usage in post #251)

    So my boy Terrakion’s looking damn nice right now thanks to the Speed Decreep. I most certainly see him doing well against much of the meta since it can certainly run multiple sets again; Choice Band and Choice Scarf are fantastic sets, especially since 108 is actually pretty good for them (and...
  13. ShadowMarioGalaxy64

    On The Radar Vol. 2 [See Post #336]

    Is this just a bad rerun of Groundhog Day? I feel like we’re running laps around the same exact points now. Didn’t the last time we banned Arena Trap (targeting Dugtrio, instead), Diglett and Trapinch rose from the ashes and proved that the ability was the problem? Sure it was a previous...
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    This legit made my day, man.

    This legit made my day, man.
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    Metagame National Dex Metagame Discussion

    Thank Christ, Arena Trap has once again received the ban hammer. Now we can more readily see if Genesect is still as problematic without Dugtrio helping it (I think it’s somewhat questionable in theory, but I’m gonna eventually see the full effects at some point after work).
  16. ShadowMarioGalaxy64

    Metagame National Dex Metagame Discussion

    Thanks to Funbot28 sniping that before I could get my thoughts out (was factchecking), so I’ll just put this in a hide and y’all can judge. It’s not the main reason for posting now. I’d rather not get into the intricacies of Complex Bans yet again (it seems any Suspect Test or relating topic I...
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    Resource SS OU Viability Ranking Thread [Pre-DLC]

    I’m incredibly surprised that at this point, after all these years, people still don’t know that’s how Thunder Pwoell is in these threads; sure he’s a brash little bastard, but he almost always has relevant and interesting information relating to current topics at hand, even at the cost of...
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    Metagame National Dex Metagame Discussion

    Screw that; Timid Event Raikou, which as access to Aura Sphere. /s
  19. ShadowMarioGalaxy64

    Announcement NatDex OU Suspect Test 1: The Bigger the Better [DYNAMAX BANNED]

    I’m just gonna get this out now since it popped up again: Gigantimax is being banned along Dynamax, they are basically the same but for specific mons, and it would be wholeheartedly unfair and still broken if one was allowed without the other. This is how the SS OU Council did it, it’s only fair...
  20. ShadowMarioGalaxy64

    On The Radar Vol. 2 [See Post #336]

    I’m tired of this thread. I’m honestly sick and tired of this thread and the usual Vicious Cycles that occur within any OU Thread that’s based on the potential ban of a Pokémon. Don’t get me wrong, y’all, I love seeing the debates and all, but at this point, we’ve been treading the same water...
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