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There are ways around calyrex-shadow like Sucker Punch or Focush Sash. Anyways, would you like a similar idea but balanced differently?

Metagame: Tier Wars The number of Pokemon on your team depends on your tier. 2 Pokemon: AG 3 Pokemon: OU 4 Pokemon: RU 5 Pokemon: PU 6 Pokemon: NFE Questions: Does the idea of a couple of strong Pokemon against many weak Pokemon sound appealing? Is separating by tiers a good way to balance...

I submitted a similar idea, except lower tiered Pokemon got extra items slots instead of new moves. It got rejected. The two criticisms I was given was that it didn't balance Pokemon as well as Tier Shift, and that it didn't differentiate itself enough from Duel Wielding. I think yours...

An additional problem with Trick/Switcheroo and Corrosive Gas is that they are blocked by Assault Vest. That is why I thought Knock Off should be banned, it would by far be the best form of item removal. With Thief/Covet, you at least have to be itemless to use.

Thanks for the feedback. You fling the item you hold and your opponent uses. Additionally, Bug Bite eats the berry your opponent is holding that you could have used anyways. Not that berries are good in this meta, although you could use a confusion berry as a gimmick. Speaking of strategies...

Yes, if your opponent switches out while you hold Heavy Duty Boots, they won't be affected by hazards.

Basically, yes. If you corrosive gas your opponent's item, they lose their item permanently as normal. Which means when that Pokemon is out, your Pokemon no longer uses their item, because they no longer have their item. Trick also works as you describe, but also, if they switch out then back...

Trickmons Premise Pokemon use their opponent's item instead of their own. So you give your Pokemon bad items to cripple your opponent. Bans OU banlist Knock Off Useful items Choice Items Assault Vest Toxic/Flame Orb Lagging Tail/Full Incense Ring Target Iron Ball Black Sludge Sticky Barb...

Pokemon only get Stab bonus on their non-Stab moves. They are equally good but play different. Better?

That makes sense. If instead of banning strong moves I banned Stab moves, would that be better since it would change how Pokemon play?

Why is this idea on the commonly rejected list? "Hate good moves: Only level up moves allowed/TMs disallowed/only unviable(or "Usually useless moves" from PS builder) moves allowed." I had an OM idea of banning moves over 60 base power and banning moves that heal 50%. We have tiers where strong...

Mew with Imprison + Shadow Claw is a solid check to Mimikyu, with the main way of losing is if it gets Tricked a Choice Scarf, which is risky because Mew Could have a Choice Band. Phantom Force is too slow and Mimikyu's other attacks aren't strong enough against Mew.

Summoning Sickness Premise: Each Pokemon can Dynamax once, but Pokemon can't Attack the turn they Dynamax. So you only get two turns of Dyanamax attacks, but still 3 turns of boosted HP. Bans: OU clauses Does this sound interesting to play?

This is why Encore on Mew is so underrated, it allows Mew to hard counter both Encore and Trick Sableye by Encoring on turn 1. Examples: Turn 1: Sableye used either Protect or Substitute, then Mew used Encore If Substitute, Mew wins if its 4th move can break the Substitute within two hits. If...

Trick is a viable on Sableye because unlike Encore it is permanent and not blocked by mental herb. For disable Dragupult plays that role well, so I guess those 3 Pokemon can replace the roles that Sableye does. Sorry I forgot Grimmsnarl only gets Taunt not Disable.