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What is the community’s opinion on Torch Song? The first time we conducted a survey, it received a score of around 6.4, yet when we surveyed an abuser (Typhlosion-Hisui), hardly anyone thought it was banworthy. There are other abusers too, such as banned Sceptile with Unburden and Throat Spray...

If you check the winrates of Gen 9 Random Battles for October by typing /rwr, you’ll see that Luvdisc and Delibird sit at the very bottom having a winrate lower than 46%. The closest other Pokemon to that is Sunflora with about a 48% winrate.

Random battles Pokemon are supposed to be as balanced as possible. Your random team may still contain Luvdisc or Delibird (worst 2 Pokemon in randbats), have no way to deal with a Shell Smash sweeper, have majority special attackers vs Blissey, struggle against hazards, etc.

Twisted Dimension, Inverse, Bonus Type, Category Swap, Full Potential

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9superstaffbrosultimate-2702596204 Why did Kiwi's Mad Manifest affect sharp_claw on turn 25, even though it is a Dark Pokemon? Isn't Sure Hit Sorcery supposed to be No Guard + Prankster + Grassy Surge?

I think Tera Stellar should be immediately banned for simply being a free damage boost to your entire team. The 3 legal Ogerpon formes might become broken for being able to instantly Terastalize and gain stat boosts without any drawback to the rest of the team.

I think a potential issue with Effectmons is that many Pokemon get their uniqueness completely destroyed. For example, setup sweepers will only be able to run 1 STAB move, which heavily reduces their viability. Even defensive walls will have their utility limited, such as Corviknight being...

Hello, everyone. The Metronome: Steel 'Mon Run Tournament has been concluded, and I've compiled a spreadsheet containing the usage and winrates of every Pokemon in the tournament. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HgoeRDynbOufX2ORs-gV4RpItiD9Ag_sHrPMINEPcao I honestly do not think that...

I feel that Force of the Fallen has a severe problem with setup and threat saturation. My team has gone through numerous iterations, even peaking in the 1400s and then falling back to the 1200s...

Ladder rating is not a definition of fun. It is a mathematical calculation based on your skill. I believe you are treating correlation as causation. Your entire gimmick being ruined by a single move or Pokemon is exactly what makes gimmicks gimmicks. If you expect a gimmick to work almost...

Congratulations cchang21 for winning, and thank you to everyone for playing this tournament and testing out strategies with Steel Pokemon!

I believe this is probably the only metagame where Ditto is at least B+ in viability. The sheer amount of HO teams paired with monstrous coverage and setup moves leave make the viability of most walls incredibly shaky as they can easily be abused unless they have Taunt or Encore or chipped down...

lcalvexx and cchang21, the deadline for the final games is October 17, 11:59 PM GMT-4. Good luck.

Do you have a video? When does the issue occur?