As he came into the window
It was the sound of a crescendo
He came into her apartment
He left the bloodstains on the carpet
Welcome to the third Suspect Test of SM Doubles OU! After being only recently released this July, Marshadow has already established itself as one of the premier offensive threats in the metagame. With high Attack and Speed stats alongside dangerous Fighting / Ghost coverage and Technician, Marshadow has proved to be both a powerful and versatile attacker; in particular, its Speed lets it capably outrun and maul a good majority of the metagame, up to Mega Salamence, while it can also choose between sniping faster foes with Shadow Sneak or sniping particular threats such as Mega Salamence with Hidden Power Ice. Most notable, however, is a move unique to Marshadow's arsenal: Spectral Thief! With it, Marshadow can capably suppress most sorts of boosting with ease as the move allows it to take a foe's buffs before dealing damage; for example, Marshadow can Spectral Thief a boosted Calm Mind Tapu Fini in order to disarm it while also boosting its own Special Defense, or it can Spectral Thief a boosted Zygarde, taking the boosts while also having the +1 to Attack factored in the damage! With all that said and done, we are here to determine whether Marshadow's unique characteristics make it a fine fit or a little too much for the metagame.
As usual, the only requirements to vote for the suspect are the ladder points required further below on the post. There are NO posting requirements; still, we advise everyone to actually read the arguments others present for and against Marshadow's overbearing metagame presence (or lack thereof) and still attempt to participate in discussion on this thread. A sheer volume of people saying one thing or another will change nobody's opinion so make sure you're actually doing something to make people think.
Important Info!: The ladder will only be open for eight days. Yes, you read that right! The suspect ladder will now only be open for four days at the end of the week only and there will be two laddering periods. This will hopefully concentrate competitive players into a tighter time period as they now can't play games on early weekdays against less (high level) competition, alleviating concerns about the competitiveness of the suspect ladder.
Ladder Period 1
Start: Thursday 8/3 12:01 AM (GMT -4)
End: Monday 8/7 12:01 AM (GMT -4)
Ladder Period 2
Start: Thursday 8/10 12:01am (GMT -4)
End: Monday 8/14 12:01am (GMT -4)
Note: The ladder rankings from the first laddering period will carry over to the second. The suspect ladder will only be up at those listed times (Thur, Fri, Sat, Sun) and will be taken down between sessions. The vote will commence after Ladder Period 2.
The B value for this suspect is 14.5. One will need to achieve a COIL of 2600 to qualify. In addition, one will also be required to have a minimum of 77 GXE with a game limit of 60 maximum.
N=14.5/log2(40*GXE/2600)
Remember to keep an open mind in this suspect! Please respect the opinions of others; remember, just because you believe in your side does not mean the other is wrong!
Have fun
N=14.5/log2(40*GXE/2600)
Remember to keep an open mind in this suspect! Please respect the opinions of others; remember, just because you believe in your side does not mean the other is wrong!
Have fun