[2sly4u]

Originally Posted by Fat Arceus Nui

A quick question, if a Pokemon drops a tier (eg OU -> UU), but it can deal with a threat in the banned list above the tier it was dropped to (BL), isn't that Pokemon no longer 'broken' for that tier? Or will it become a case of 'overcentalizing the metagame'? Let's say Mienshao checks Staraptor (it probably does, but if it doesn't, don't give me flak because I'm a noob lol), will Staraptor also drop to UU? (it doesn't have to be Staraptor in peticular)

Tl;Dr, can a Pokemon in a ban list drop down to the tier the ban list was made for, if one of it's counters drops down to that tier? (if that makes any sense)

Staraptor would probably be playtested first to see if Meinshao's drop made enough of an impact. If it did, then he might drop down. Next time use the SQSA though for something like that.