Recent content by NidoTheKing

The doomposting tone is a bad habit of mine that I'm still working out to this day. Still, it doesn't change what I'm trying to say: The current initial ban list is way too minimal and is easily exploitable in ways that I'm pretty sure nobody wanted to deal with. I wouldn't have a problem with...

The meta looks like it'll have a terrible Day 1 launch. This isn't a bash on the OM or the idea at all; I like the concept here and want to try out things in this sort of meta. No, the problem is that the pre-launch ban list is so underdeveloped an missing such obvious outliers or discussion...

Oh, you guys think that high-octane offense is all that Convergence allows? We're climbing the ladder with STALL, baby! Cresselia (F) @ Leftovers Ability: Unaware EVs: 252 HP / 32 Def / 48 SpD / 176 Spe Bold Nature IVs: 0 Atk - Cosmic Power - Recover - Body Press - Stored Power Not sure what...

I get to talk about my favorite little fun guy in this format once again! 120/80/120/80/120/70 No Spore? No problem! Shroomish @ Toxic Orb Ability: Poison Heal Tera Type: Water / Steel / Fairy EVs: 112 HP / 240 Def / 136 SpD / 20 Spe Careful Nature / Calm Nature - Protect - Substitute -...

This one is easy. Check Scizor @ Choice Band / Heavy-Duty Boots Ability: Technician EVs: 236 HP / 252 Atk / 20 Spe Tera Type: Steel Adamant Nature - Bullet Punch - U-turn - Close Combat - Knock Off / Swords Dance There isn't much to say here. Tera Steel Bullet Punch is a OHKO, and even...

I feel like this thread is beginning to devolve into deflecting the blame onto other Pokemon and topics like Gliscor, Kingambit, hazard control and Stall as a whole instead of looking at what's supposed to be presented right now. The purpose of the suspect is to discuss whether action taken...

I doubt that this is a deciding factor, but I feel it should be mentioned. Another strength of Roaring Moon isn't just its oppressive offensive capabilities, but its shockingly fantastic defensive utility as a pivot. Roaring Moon @ Heavy-Duty Boots Ability: Protosynthesis Tera Type: Fairy /...

I feel like a lot of arguments that people are giving for keeping Zamazenta have the idea of banning and not banning something backwards. Regardless of whether it really is broken or not, most of the arguments I'm seeing seem to want Zamazenta in the tier because it helps stave off other...

First: Thank you for this, this was honestly all I was looking for. I just found it extremely bizarre that you didn't mention anything about a set and/or core that's pretty notorious for being hard for Stall teams to deal with was all. Now, onto the points you made: Those are fair, it's not a...

This hasn't been mentioned, but I feel it needs to be addressed before people get the wrong idea: This core destroys this team. Mixed Iron Valiant 2HKOs the majority of the team if not one-shot what's in sight, half of which can't do anything meaningful back to it, while the remainder of the...

Did somebody order a stallbreaker? Slaking @ Toxic Orb / Flame Orb Ability: Poison Heal / Guts Tera Type: Ghost / Fire / Normal EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Def / 252 SpD / 252 Spe Adamant Nature - Facade - Taunt / Bitter Blade - Rage Fist / Bitter Blade - Shift Gear / Victory Dance / Tidy...

Brute Bonnet @ Leftovers / Heavy-Duty Boots Ability: Tablets of Ruin Tera Type: Fairy / Poison / Fire EVs: 96 Atk / 224 Def / 88 SpD / 100 Spe Adamant Nature - Knock Off - U-Turn - Flower Trick / Spiky Shield - Leech Seed / Sucker Punch / Spikes / Toxic Spikes I don't see this thing talked...

Okay, I'm throwing my hat in the ring about Terastalizing, because a lot of the following pro-ban arguments being thrown out don't work in a vacuum due to the following reasons or comparisons: "Pokemon become unwallable" = Manaphy "Complete surprise factor" = Lure sets "Gives them nuke options"...

Damn, they covered everything then. Alright, here are my thoughts based off what's given so far: The Winners: Hisuan Arcanine actually got a breakthrough by gaining Head Smash + Rock Head. Big bro Aggron would be so proud ;-; Quagsire, and by extension Gastrodon, got full compensation for...

Question. Because of Pokemon Home, shouldn't it be possible to transfer Pokemon that previously had legal movepools into Scarlet/Violet? Like, Bisharp can no longer learn Knock Off, but you could theoretically transfer one over that has Knock Off, right? I think the only cases where the move...