Recent content by Ctann

you can take out the words “vs offense” or change it to anything else. It’s really nothing special vs any specific format because it’s not consistent. It’s better against offense than slower teams that can fit clodsire, walls, unawares, etc. it evokes strong reactions.. I don’t run many types...

Yes your points are taken and I’m going through replies soon. The “what if it Tera’s and then overcomes x, y, z check” isn’t new. Trying to look at the examples presented and making a counter-case if it’s relevant or conceding that Volcarona is broken if it’s relevant. I am not arguing that I...

Volc having so many tera options is not breaking it, everything has so many tera options. It's obvious that tera psychic for example is mediocre, etc. The main pro-ban argument points: Thanks to Tera + terablast, volcarona can open up or sweep a team, uncontrollably balance, hybrid/offense and...

the argument is that if Volcarona has the right Tera then it can mow down a team or crack it open. HO is the most susceptible to that due to every turn being extremely important for an HO team to get right. So if the Tera is a MU advantage, then the HO team folds. good Pokémon’s will do good...

The replays might be HO because that’s the most common type of team right now, I don’t think that’s survivor bias if it’s a random sample of teams. In fact I made the point earlier than Volcarona is best against HO, and HO is over represented right now in the meta due to other reasons like moon...

it would be nice if you can make some points and use actual examples. Cheers.

I thought to go through some games on the ladder, watched a few games and saved the replays for the volcarona ones. Tried not to have duplicates if a person with the same matchup played twice, although it was difficult not to have the same players repeating due to not many volc games and I don't...

FayaWizard thanks for your reply. there are no hard counters for gambit, the closest is tusk. Although there’s a lot of performance pressure on a tusk in a match, in general. And gambit gets better late game. But that is a different topic. so this leaves what you referred to as checks, that...

Volcarona has traits that are useful to most teams. Such as those mentioned above It is self sufficient since it’s sets all run HDB and doesn’t really need hazard support. it has a unique resistance profile that has provided value in almost every meta it’s been a part of. due to it fitting on...

It’s barely centralising when you compare Volcarona to the real brokens. people are arguing that Volcarona has too many sets and they don’t want to use a 2-check or more combo to bypass its bypass. Meanwhile, no questions asked, the meta is centralising on things like rocky helmet landorus +...

The trends are there, it comes with usage. We have another live example to use. Garganacl was almost non existent for quite a while. Suddenly there was a surge in Garganacl and teams were scrambling to deal with it without running the otherwise defunct covert cloak gholdengo set. Anyone running...

But ausma the “picking and choosing checks” comes at a price. by choosing to commit to a high impact play like terastalizing, Volcarona is permanently altering the match dynamic. There is no more surprise Tera value after the high commitment play. Therefore a Volcarona will only commit if it...

you’re making a fair point, but the onus should be on the ban voters to provide demonstrable, consistent ways that Volcarona is bypassing its checks that aren’t just simple metagame adaptations away from being resolved. nearly every Volcarona bypass can be solved as the meta adapts. Gouging...