tennisace
not quite too old for this, apparently
Honestly, I don't think Hail will be that terrible (but I'm fully opening myself to the possibility that at some point in the future I will have to eat crow). I just think that Hail should be giving its fair shake in the metagame, given that there are a lot of good checks to Hail still in this tier (Regice, Regirock, Klang, Lickilicky, etc).
Note that I'm not saying it won't be a huge force in the metagame, because it 100% will be. It was back when it was allowed in Round 0, and while the tier has drastically shifted since then, it will still be a major force. I just don't think it will be broken as a whole. There might be Pokemon that are broken in the tier, and there very well may be Pokemon that move up a tier or two because of it (Rotom-F I'm lookin at you), but as a whole I don't think it should just be quickbanned and written off.
One Pokemon I really don't buy the hype for right now is Stallrein, given that there are a few Pokemon who run Rock Blast commonly, which really puts a damper on it's effectiveness. There is also still a lack of good spinners in the tier, so Toxic Spikes can definitely limit it's ability to sit there and be fat for turns on end.
Note that I'm not saying it won't be a huge force in the metagame, because it 100% will be. It was back when it was allowed in Round 0, and while the tier has drastically shifted since then, it will still be a major force. I just don't think it will be broken as a whole. There might be Pokemon that are broken in the tier, and there very well may be Pokemon that move up a tier or two because of it (Rotom-F I'm lookin at you), but as a whole I don't think it should just be quickbanned and written off.
One Pokemon I really don't buy the hype for right now is Stallrein, given that there are a few Pokemon who run Rock Blast commonly, which really puts a damper on it's effectiveness. There is also still a lack of good spinners in the tier, so Toxic Spikes can definitely limit it's ability to sit there and be fat for turns on end.