Recent content by Biannual Run

I’m definitely going to ladder more to come to a conclusion. I’m always skeptical of banning Pokemon that are only broken under a specific weather or specific support, because they only appear broken as a result of taking up multiple team slots. With Archaludon in rain, yeah it’ll seem busted...

Hey Finch, curious if there is an established plan for right after the next DLC drop? Usually QBs are a little chaotic, so maybe setting a plan like “DLC arrives on the 14th, we will be announcing slates on the three following Fridays and voting on these slates on the following Sundays” could...

Honestly I feel like a quickban was warranted, but I feel like we should’ve given it like one more week. The lesson we were supposed to take from the Walking Wake test was that sometimes things appear broken but that the strategies that can empower the broken aspects often have counterplay...

I want to take a look at one additional reason why we don’t use complex bans - they often don’t actually accomplish the desired results. We tried to limit weather in Gen 5 OU by restricting combinations of abilities. It is looked back upon as something that we should not have done, because it...

So I think there may be a misinterpretation here as to what I meant by “purity.” Yes, it is purity in a sense that it sticks true to game mechanics, but one can argue that Tera Team Preview falls under the realm of a gentleman’s agreement and that revealing Tera Types is a clause that can be...

I’ll bite. I’m assuming you are asking why people do not like Preview, so I’ll go with that. I’m actually pro-Preview but below I’ve summarized four compelling arguments that I have heard that are anti-Preview. Purity: Tera Team Preview is a modification of game mechanics and therefore is...

To be fair, how is this any different than your opponent using hydro pump? In that instance, your opponent turns the situation into an 80/20, and you are just hoping you get lucky. Competitive Pokémon has so many areas where your opponent can turn the game into a coin flip based on their moves...

Fair enough, I may have misrepresented that. I think I meant to say that Volcarona and Espathra had unhealthy aspects outside of Tera Blast, but I guess every banned Pokemon is going to have multiple unhealthy aspects so that point is pretty moot. Thanks for the responses. What I’m gathering...

Hey so I’ve been following the thread but I’ve been not super active on ladder recently, so I’ve got to ask - what is it about Tera Blast that it is making the rounds as something to ban? I always saw it as a very committal option, as it is often a wasted move if you do not use Tera on that...

If I am understanding this quote correctly, the basic argument is “Pokémon is a game of imperfect information. You don’t know your opponent’s moves nor items, and in some generations you do not even know what Pokémon they have. Banning/restricting for Tera for this reason would be hypocritical...

Just curious, how do members of the council decide their votes? Obviously, each vote is thought out and has a “why” associated with it, but I’m more curious on the “how”: is the decision reached mainly through discussion/theorymonning? Do council members have a post-HOME build of OU that they...

Trick + Scarf is still common but not as much for hazard setters. It’s better for invalidating some of the more passive walls, screen setters, terrain setters, or setup pokemon, like Pex, Dozo, Ting-Lu, Blissey, Grimmsnarl, Torkoal, Espathra, Dragonite, and Garganacl. A lot of the non-sticky web...

I guess what I’m missing here is what exactly makes Espathra “uncompetitive” vs. “good”? When I think of things that I want to see banned, I’m looking at the top threats - Pokemon that you need to account for in teambuilding because they are on every other team and in isolation amazing. Chi-Yu...

Espathra on the radar is a little bit of a head-scratcher to me. Obviously there’s no harm in putting something on the radar and discussing Pokemon, but it’s surprising that it is on the radar when some of the premier threats of OU (ie Dragapult, Volcarona, Roaring Moon) are left out. Usage ≠...