Danyul and Sanjay helped elucidate my point. If Darkrai was a 3rd-evo 600 BST he would've been allowed into OU. Probably without too much fanfare, even. Stop trying to pretend like there's no distinction between legendaries and not on Smogon. I'd really like there to be, but there isn't. The Lati twins are an excellent example, and without Soul Dew I'd wager that neither would be top-5 OU if allowed.
Like Danyul said, if Garchomp was a one-of and Darkrai third in a chain, you can bet that Garchomp would be banned and Darkrai would be allowed.
Oh no, insane stats, ability, movepool, typing? How exactly is it "insane?" Manaphy doesn't have an "insane" movepool in my opinion. It fits it very well and is pretty good, but it's not "insane." Darkrai's stats are arguably worse than some 600's allowed into OU, how can they be insane? I'd rather him have Levitate than Bad Dreams, personally. When you say "what other criteria do you need besides insane movepool etc.," I'll just tell you that "insane attributes" are not criteria at all. Blissey's movepool, stats, ability, and typing could be considered "insane" by some, couldn't they?
Like Danyul said, if Garchomp was a one-of and Darkrai third in a chain, you can bet that Garchomp would be banned and Darkrai would be allowed.
Oh no, insane stats, ability, movepool, typing? How exactly is it "insane?" Manaphy doesn't have an "insane" movepool in my opinion. It fits it very well and is pretty good, but it's not "insane." Darkrai's stats are arguably worse than some 600's allowed into OU, how can they be insane? I'd rather him have Levitate than Bad Dreams, personally. When you say "what other criteria do you need besides insane movepool etc.," I'll just tell you that "insane attributes" are not criteria at all. Blissey's movepool, stats, ability, and typing could be considered "insane" by some, couldn't they?