Approved by Raseri
What Is It?
Alright, I'm starting a Pokemon of the Week Project. For those of you who do not know what Pokemon of the Week typically is, we have one victim pokemon each week, and the goal of the thread is to spark discussion of pokemon one by one. Not only do we hope to bring some underrated sets and pokemon out into the exposure of the NU community, but we hope to bolster discussion of well established threats at the same time. I will post every Saturday, and essentially we eventually seek to make this a good resource for new players to refer to in order to look at how certain pokemon fair in the current metagame, and create serious discussion amongst ourselves!What Topics Do We Talk About?
In general, some topics that I hope will be discussed are:- The Pokemon of the Week's current role in the NU metagame, and the niches that it fulfills.
- What sets the Pokemon of the Week has that are most viable or popular in the current state of the metagame.
- Underrated or underused sets on the Pokemon of the Week, which are still viable.
- How the Pokemon of the Week is fares against other Pokemon in the tier.
- What advantages and disadvantages it has compared to Pokemon of the Week with a similar niche.
- What Pokemon are able to check, counter, threaten, or stop the Pokemon of the Week.
- What Pokemon does the Pokemon of the Week check, counter, threaten, or stop.
- What Pokemon make for good teammates for the Pokemon of the Week.
- How the Pokemon of the Week should be played.
- To what extent does the Pokemon of the Week influence the current metagame.
- What misconceptions people often have about the Pokemon of the Week.
What Are the Goals of This Thread?
- Spark deep analysis of a Pokemon to fully explain how it functions, what sets it can run, its viability in the tier, etc.
- Generate exposure to Pokemon or Sets not commonly seen in the current metagame.
- Create casual discussion on the actual state of the NU metagame, which the current NU forums lack somewhat.
- Develop a resource which newcomers can reference in order to gain knowledge and understanding of NU.
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