To start, I will immediately be approving
Nasty Plot and
Acid Armor. The reasoning hasn't changed since my previous post. 30b's existing tools of Stamina, recovery, and a good defensive typing form a good base for a setup sweeper, and Nasty Plot easily fills that role without potentially being overpowering. Acid Armor forms good synergy with Body Press and Stamina, allowing 30b to stack defensive boosts at a rapid rate and Body Press into a more immediate threat.
Regarding special defense boosting, I have decided to blacklist
Amnesia. There has been debate regarding the usefulness of the test server replays, but there is a general consensus that this is ultimately just a cheese strategy, and I feel that enabling it is only a distraction. I am more split on
Cosmic Power, as while it still leans into the SpD boosting category, its slower boosting pace means it is easier to break or counter-boost against. I'm still leaning blacklist for similar reasons to Amnesia's blacklist.
Regarding coverage in general, consensus has been vague at best. There is a strong consensus that we're going to need some kind of coverage to hit at least a few of our checks, and I've seen the most support for
Earth Power compared either of the Fire coverage options (
Heat Wave and
Mystical Fire) or the Electric coverage options (
Thunder,
Thunderbolt,
Discharge), although not overwhelmingly.
An option that has gained steam more recently is the combination of Earth Power and Mystical Fire. Earth Power gives 30b a reliable option to most Steel types, as well as certain checks like Toxapex and Slowking-Galar, while Mystical Fire provides 30b with the ability to hit Flying-resists that are also immune to Earth Power, at the cost of an important moveslot. Although I am still a bit concerned about how its SpA drop will stack with Stamina, its lower BP making it miss certain KOs and the opportunity cost of using it over either recovery, STAB, boosting, or Earth Power has mostly quieted those fears. This option of Earth Power and Mystical Fire (and blacklisting Fire coverage stronger than Mystical Fire) is what I am currently leaning towards.
Electric coverage has seen a late surge of support, but I will need to see more support for it before considering it.
As for the other moves,
Haze is outright counterproductive, as it removes our Stamina boosts in the process. There has not been much discussion on
Ice Beam or
Will-O-Wisp. I am currently inclined to agree with the reasoning presented that both feel unnecessary in the face of the coverage and utility we are likely to receive, although I don't feel they are worth blacklisting, either. Water coverage (
Scald) has received little to no discussion so far.
I will be giving
24 hours (with extensions available if needed) for final thoughts regarding Cosmic Power, coverage, Will-O-Wisp, and anything else that hasn't been given attention in the thread yet. Afterwards, I will present the preliminary 1.0 movepool in accordance with this
PRC thread, and there will be time for comments on it before the thread closes.