G-Darm is an interesting case since the Pokemon has no reliable counters. One could make the argument that Choice-lock + Hazards is "counterplay" against it, but the only real way to beat Darm is to have enough revenge killers. CB combined with hazards easily wears away defensive checks since the amount of offensive pressure it generates stops any attempt to pull off a Defog or Rapid Spin. Teambuilding against G-Darm involves packing at least 3 different checks to it. The second most broken aspect of G-Darm is U-Turn. On paper, you could pack three checks that could switch into a resisted Icicle Crash or its other two coverage moves and capitalize on the choice lock, but U-Turn negates that aforementioned risk.
Despite these two major red flags, I haven't played OU post-Dynamax ban (or since December when UU alpha came out) to formulate a conclusive opinion about the Pokemon. I very much welcome a suspect test so I can ladder to get a feel of OU's state rather than relying on other people's experiences to formulate my own. One thing I've realized with suspect tests is that players that main a tier will often consider a problem larger than it actually is (take UU's attempt to "nerf" Stall via banning Blissey, Pyuk, Alomomola). A suspect test gives a person with an initially neutral stance on the issue to formulate a final opinion that may or may not be different from his or her initial position. The opinion of these players that hold a greater validity than that of a OU main since their conclusions comes from a place with less initial bias. Despite everyone's call for a quickban, I think a suspect test is the best way to approach the G-Darmanitan issue.
Despite these two major red flags, I haven't played OU post-Dynamax ban (or since December when UU alpha came out) to formulate a conclusive opinion about the Pokemon. I very much welcome a suspect test so I can ladder to get a feel of OU's state rather than relying on other people's experiences to formulate my own. One thing I've realized with suspect tests is that players that main a tier will often consider a problem larger than it actually is (take UU's attempt to "nerf" Stall via banning Blissey, Pyuk, Alomomola). A suspect test gives a person with an initially neutral stance on the issue to formulate a final opinion that may or may not be different from his or her initial position. The opinion of these players that hold a greater validity than that of a OU main since their conclusions comes from a place with less initial bias. Despite everyone's call for a quickban, I think a suspect test is the best way to approach the G-Darmanitan issue.
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