This is something that has been brewing for quite a while now and I believe it's time to address it.
For a long time, people were calling for action to be taken against Sand Veil Gliscor. With Sand being omnipresent in the tier, people started to realise how effective playing to its Ability could be. Many games were being won and lost based on whether or not attacks were hitting this Pokemon. It was no longer just a good Pokemon with an annoying Ability, but rather, a good Pokemon with a potentially game-breaking Ability. However, a Sand Veil vote would not be straightforward in the slightest. Banning Sand Veil essentially means banning actual Pokemon such as Cacturne and Sandslash from use. Arguments were also made for the inclusion of the conceptually-similar Snow Cloak Ability, despite it having the same issue of banning actual Pokemon (Froslass).
After much deliberation, a vote was finally held. Despite this, few were happy about it. The decision to include everything was not appreciated by some. The list of voters was criticised by even more. But most importantly, the lack of clarity in voting options led to a result that many were left feeling unhappy with. A mid-tier Pokemon was now completely banned from the tier. Why? Because of a mistake. One of our major OU tiers has a ban because of a mistake. We can blame the voters, we can blame the leaders, but the fact of the matter is that Froslass is gone from the tier when it shouldn't be, and I say that as a pro-ban voter.
This has been an issue for over a year now, and with Classic due to start in a little over a month, I firmly believe we should hold another vote. Fix the issues surrounding the last vote and give people the chance to rectify this mistake. Maybe we will reach the same conclusion, maybe we won't, but either way at least it will be legitimate.
For a long time, people were calling for action to be taken against Sand Veil Gliscor. With Sand being omnipresent in the tier, people started to realise how effective playing to its Ability could be. Many games were being won and lost based on whether or not attacks were hitting this Pokemon. It was no longer just a good Pokemon with an annoying Ability, but rather, a good Pokemon with a potentially game-breaking Ability. However, a Sand Veil vote would not be straightforward in the slightest. Banning Sand Veil essentially means banning actual Pokemon such as Cacturne and Sandslash from use. Arguments were also made for the inclusion of the conceptually-similar Snow Cloak Ability, despite it having the same issue of banning actual Pokemon (Froslass).
After much deliberation, a vote was finally held. Despite this, few were happy about it. The decision to include everything was not appreciated by some. The list of voters was criticised by even more. But most importantly, the lack of clarity in voting options led to a result that many were left feeling unhappy with. A mid-tier Pokemon was now completely banned from the tier. Why? Because of a mistake. One of our major OU tiers has a ban because of a mistake. We can blame the voters, we can blame the leaders, but the fact of the matter is that Froslass is gone from the tier when it shouldn't be, and I say that as a pro-ban voter.
This has been an issue for over a year now, and with Classic due to start in a little over a month, I firmly believe we should hold another vote. Fix the issues surrounding the last vote and give people the chance to rectify this mistake. Maybe we will reach the same conclusion, maybe we won't, but either way at least it will be legitimate.