ManOfMany
I can make anything real
I've been following the thread galbia posted to policy review, and it is quite interesting. It would be great to have Dpunch banned, however... If they do not let us ban Dynamic Punch, I still think it is a good idea to go forward with a suspect.
Some of you are saying that Machoke is a healthy pokemon for the tier, because of its ability to check dangerous pokemon like Pawniard, Monferno, and Rotom-F. Although that's true in some respects, it isn't the primary counter to any pokemon really and is less useful at keeping top threats in check than just being fat in general. I don't think losing Machoke would make offense too dominant or something since the best playstyles in PU still incorporate bulky tanks like Politoed, Golem, and Cuno. Many of us feel Machoke's negative offensive presence outweighs whatever defensive benefits it brings- it has very few actual counters, as pokemon like Swanna or Grumpig can lose a ton of momentum from being confused, and it makes offensive teambuilding much more of a headache by forcing teams to run multiple fighting resists or flying + psychic and the like if they want to do decently vs it. Basically at least a large chunk of us think it is unhealthy as a pokemon in general, and another large chunk think that it is overall healthy. So a suspect test would be a good answer to to determine which group is in the majority!
Some of you are saying that Machoke is a healthy pokemon for the tier, because of its ability to check dangerous pokemon like Pawniard, Monferno, and Rotom-F. Although that's true in some respects, it isn't the primary counter to any pokemon really and is less useful at keeping top threats in check than just being fat in general. I don't think losing Machoke would make offense too dominant or something since the best playstyles in PU still incorporate bulky tanks like Politoed, Golem, and Cuno. Many of us feel Machoke's negative offensive presence outweighs whatever defensive benefits it brings- it has very few actual counters, as pokemon like Swanna or Grumpig can lose a ton of momentum from being confused, and it makes offensive teambuilding much more of a headache by forcing teams to run multiple fighting resists or flying + psychic and the like if they want to do decently vs it. Basically at least a large chunk of us think it is unhealthy as a pokemon in general, and another large chunk think that it is overall healthy. So a suspect test would be a good answer to to determine which group is in the majority!