Rate of the Week V3: Week 8

[Enki]

Rate of the Week
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Welcome to Rate of the Week! This is a project that looks to bring quality individual rates into the spotlight and recognizes the hard work of unbadged raters. Here's how it will work:

• Each week, official Team Raters will be paying close attention to the RMT forum and reading the rates posted in their respective tiers. They will then shortlist a few which will be in contention for the Rate of the Week award.
• From the pool of shortlisted rates, one will be chosen which most exemplifies the qualities of an excellent rate. That rater will be the winner for that particular tier!
• A post will be made by an official TR who specialises in that tier, explaining how and why the particular rate won. This will allow aspiring raters to gain an idea of what constitutes high-quality rates, and hopefully incorporate those aspects into their own rates.
• There will be multiple winners every week, one from OU and a couple from other tiers depending on the quality of the rates posted. We hope that in this way we can expand rating activity in less popular tiers, while maintaining a weekly OU winner.
• Official Team Raters are eligible to win, but not more than once. Unbadged raters can win the award multiple times.

So what's in it for the winners? Well, they will earn a place in the Hall of Fame, which will be kept in the OP of every thread, and their rates will be announced on social media. Also, after gaining 3 places in the Hall of Fame, a rater can be eligible to earn room voice in the RMT room on PS! on the condition that they've shown an interest in getting involved. Winners also earn more consideration for the Ladybug

and Team Rater

badges.

We hope that this project will encourage people to put more effort into their rates and become better and more experienced raters, which will consequently increase the quality as well as the quantity of rates in the forum. Good luck to you all!

Hall of Fame

Week #1 - Toon Linked (OU)
Week #2 - Nedor (OU), Arifeen (UU)
Week #3 - Fireburn (Ubers), Do A Bibarel (UU)
Week #4 - AM (OU), Raiza (PU), Kiyo (NU)
Week #5 - FlamingVictini (OU)
Week #6 - Cyndequil. (UU)
Week #7 - BreloomMyHomie (OU)
Week #8 - FlamingVictini (OU)

 

[Enki]

This week's OU winner is FlamingVictini! He put a lot of effort into this rate explaining pretty well why he made those changes. First changes he made was suggesting a more useful defensive EVs spread on Charizard X, fixing the def how he said, then he suggested to make Skarmory 228 HP instead of the 252 beeing able to gain the Sturdy just after 2 leftovers turns + rocks, which is a pretty knowledgable change beeing able to use Toxic if needed that much. Another change he made was changing Slowbro's EVs spread suggesting one to take better Choice Specs Keldeo with a little bit of extra Special Defensive investment, gaining a 3HKO after rocks. Mandibuzz was his third change, suggesting to give a little bit of extra special defensive bulk, which might help against Gengar and Tornadus-T which seem to be problematic to the team and more importantly against Mixed / Special Hoopa, which is growing these days, he suggested Knock Off or Taunt which helps against fat matchups, but Whirlwind was considered as well. As an optional change, he suggested Krookodile, which is an original change and also offers an electric immunity, Intimidate, Knock Off, Stealth Rocks how he suggested, beeing able to Pursuit trap Hoopa as well, or Choice Scarf, which helps against Gengar, Lati@s and Alakazam, beeing able to hit many fast 'mons in the tier such as Tornadus-T, Gyarados after a Dragon Dance and Mega Altaria as well, still trapping Hoopa.

Thanks to his accurate and well-finished rate, FlamingVictini has earned himself a spot in the Hall of Fame. Congratulations!