Tyranitar's influence was not as massive as expected when it was last in UU during the Isle of Armour meta. It was a decent Stealth Rock user that picked up in popularity for a while before rising to OU, but overall it was considered to be largely unspectacular. Nowadays, we think its talents would be useful for a multitude of reasons; it's a solid Alakazam check with Chople Berry, it's a Stealth Rock setter that threatens the primary Defogger in the tier, Salamence, and its brute strength can muscle through Regenerator cores when paired with Dragon Dance or a Choice Band thanks to its mighty STAB Crunch. It's also a great switch-in to the devastating Chandelure, and it can help to ward off annoyances like Kyurem and Galarian Moltres. As such, we believe Tyranitar will be an excellent and uncontroversial addition to UU.
Excadrill, of course, is one of the most lethal Pokemon ever created. Its powerful STABs, massive Attack stat, access to Swords Dance, and insane Speed in the sand create an absolutely incredible offensive threat. It can revenge kill the likes of Zeraora, Alakazam, and Jirachi with ease, in addition to the dangerous Scizor thanks to its solid bulk and Steel typing. It's no slouch defensively either, being able to use its great typing to handle threats like Thundurus, Jirachi, and Hatterene. So what makes it balanced in UU? Well, the prevalence of strong checks like Tangrowth, Amoonguss, Skarmory, and bulky Salamence all contribute to lowering Excadrill's overall viability. It's also easily checked by the likes of Rotom-H and Rotom-W if it doesn't have Mold Breaker, while those variants can be revenge killed with ease by Choice Scarf Krookodile and Zarude. We believe it can find a home in UU as a strong yet not too overbearing offensive threat.
The combination of these two Pokemon may prove to be too much for UU, but only time will tell. For now, we look forward to testing them out on the ladder and having some fun with their additions!
The voting requirements are a minimum GXE of 80 with at least 50 games played. In addition, you may play 1 less game for every 0.2 GXE you have above 80 GXE, down to a minimum of 30 games at a GXE of 84. As always, needing more than 50 games to reach 80 GXE is fine.
Other than that, the test will operate as always. There will be no suspect ladder. Instead, the standard UU ladder will remain open. Those who wish to participate in this suspect test will instead use a fresh, suspect-specific alt. All games must be played on the Pokemon Showdown! UU ladder on a fresh alt with the following format: "UU13S (Nick)." For example, I might register the alt UU13S Drilbur Fan to ladder with. You must meet the listed format in order to qualify.
Participants will have until like tomorrow I guess at 8:59 PM GMT -5 to meet voting requirements and post in the Alt Identification Thread. PLEASE DO NOT POST YOUR CONFIRMED SUSPECT RESULTS HERE - there is a dedicated thread for identifying your suspect results. Happy laddering!
Tagging Marty and Kris to implement this on PS! whenever you get the chance, please. Thank you!