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I have been able to play 2 Garchomp drafts so far (MPL and the ongoing Cucumber Cup bracket) and I've not faced a lot of Garchomp drafts either. Yet, it feels way too early to me for chomp to get banned.
A common issue that has arised in this thread so far is that Chomp is a problem during the...
The triple kick calc is bugged and doesn't show the right damage rolls. It seems to only calc 10 BP (first hit) x 1.5 (technician) x 3 when it should be 15 BP + 30 BP + 45 BP.
Here's a team I made in 5 minutes, no thinking at all that just ruins the fun by making almost every game a pp stall fest. https://pokepast.es/b106282ef2fb128d
So I've been testing Utility Umbrella a bit:
-If the holder has Swift Swim, it won't get the speed boost in rain. (tested with a Mantine against a wild Drizzle Pelipper, I got outsped despite being the same level)
-Using a pokemon holding an umbrella against a Swift Swimmer won't make your...