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Forum name: Ian Smart Cycle 1 Alts: LT41A Iansmartjr Do my alts for Cycle 1 contain my forum name or a very similar variation/abbreviation of it as required by the rules?: yes

The rise of Magearna and spd celesteela make it a lot less threatening than what it was before. It is still a threat, but with how fast most teams are and how common the two mons mentioned above are, it hurts tapu lele's ranking.

Let's break down your points. Yes gross can be worn down, like all other mons, but I don't think heatran, a mon weak to both eq and hammer arm, will ever have the chance to wear this mon down unless the gross player switches in. Lando T can check gross if physically defensive, but it can't take...

I think mega metagross is not broken by definition, but i think there's more to it than "being broken". Mega metagross has a lot going for it. Tough claws + Base 140 attack, extreme bulk 80/150/110, and a really good speed tier being base 110. That being said, mega metagross is not unwallable...

isnt this a bit ironic? you say that mega bee puts in work, but you only use anecdotal evidence, then get mad at people for questioning this for using anecdotal evidence. you are the person who is trying to prove that mega bee is actually not garbage, so you need to provide actual evidence...

although you arent wrong, you need to remember that pheromosa isnt supposed to be taking hits. most of the time, you are using phero to force something out, or to sweep late game. it doesnt need to take hit phero's typing defensively is irrelevant, and offensively, ice/fighting/bug has perfect...

umm... the suspect ladder has pheromosa banned, so we already know some of the effects phero getting banned has. that's the whole reason why we have it banned on the suspect ladder as for my thoughts on phero being suspected, i think most of us agree that phero should get banned. I could just...

No, because then mega scizor would be ranked the same as metagross which we both know is incorrect.

Pelliper can only come in so many times before rocks and rock moves (from ttar) get the better of it. I agree that the best answer to rain is scarf phero

Ok maybe I was being a bit silly by saying hippo alone decimates rain (it was late at night and I was super tired). What I should have said was that rain has a bad matchup against opposing weather such as sand. To add to what pokes I think beat rain, choice scarf phero can outspeed rain...

Rain has a good matchup vs offense and balance, but loses pretty badly to stall. Surprisingly, one mon that I think decimates rain is hippowdon which isn't too common, but if rain rises in usage, hippowdon will make sure it goes back down. I could see rain doing well in SPL or a format where you...

Leftovers and shed shell are probably more useful for ferro. The problem with zoom lens is that the Pokemon that would want to use it are usually better off with other items.

what are the good non arceus defog users in this gen?

It's more of a, "we already have like 5 broken pokes in the tier, let's not add another one that may make the problem worse." Once the meta settles, they may suspect it.

Tox can't do shit to mawile. It's substitute fodder cause scald doesn't break sub.

There is no way this thing won't be suspected shortly after release. Tell me one thing that counters it that isn't blown back by sub punch. This thing hits incredibly hard, and with a pseudo 250+ attack, it won't take long for people to realize that the coverage, bulk, and raw power of this poke...

Magnezone can trap it and lives a flamethrower.

I'm also tired of seeing landot every game as well. Oh wait, both of them have counter play and aren't broken. Lets at least try to make adjustments in team building before banning it. Just cause something is good or popular doesn't mean it is "cancerous" at that point the move is broken. Legit...

Why is mence better in this gen than last? I see that it's ranked A- on the rankings, but I don't understand why.

Porygon z is sorta like xerneas in the sense that it is a late game cleaner with a powerful 1 use 1 turn set up. Unlike xerneas, porygon has a lot more checks and answers making it not broken. In ou, i think that porygon is viable if you can get the opponents checks and counters out of the way...