Recent content by The Diabolic Gift

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9draft-2418981780 tdg vs. odin gg

won vs Dawnmidst https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8draft-2402136714

Hey pkcc, we're matched up for Draft SS Cup. Im available almost all day 10am-12am Friday or Sunday GMT -5, do you have a time in mind?

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8galardexdraft-2384309452-nl4i156401ht9b7klbamxbnylvqc0v8pw won vs. jaymens_ pool 34 gg

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8galardexdraft-2382625124-h3cmpbtupexxucyjm9d8b3nbl9sda88pw pool 34 won vs sylvea gg

pool 34 won vs. AC7 https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8galardexdraft-2381263448-l669g38ayeqq4jto344pgw1ps2tjys4pw

Username: The Diabolic Gift What is your discord username? thedamngoat. Tiers Played (Non-Binding) SS, USUM, ORAS Tiers NOT Played (Binding) VGC Timezone GMT-5 Player Information: Top DPL SWSH player in multiple seasons, Clash champion, I should be quite active, I don’t want to...

Uncompetitive - "elements that reduce the effect of player choice / interaction on the end result to an extreme degree, such that "more skillful play" is almost always rendered irrelevant." I don't believe Sleep is uncompetitive, I do believe that a subset of sleep moves are in this section...

Yes, lum, taunt, sub, Gholdengo and Garganacl, etc would be considerations, but all are absolutely not good enough, call them considered and denied on my end, the mons are extremely limited in quantity and don't even respond to some of the most common sleep users effectively. Also, you can't...

There is nothing complex about banning specific moves outright. Regardless, complex bans are common place in draft, and even in Smogon even if they argue that they don’t like complex bans. Freeze Clause Mod in gen 1 and Sleep Clause Mods across gens are complex bans already. I do heavily oppose...

But… Payton… you are forgetting about the elite options for counterplay such as... Scarf/AV Vital Spirit Annihilape or… Insomnia Spidops and outplay. Meanwhile, Overcoat has numerous usable Pokemon in the format that aren’t between 1 to 5 points, many of whom can take on Spore/SleepPowder...

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I think 4 SV is brutal. When captains often monopolize a ton of power and knowledgeable drafters in the tier, and when it’s a massive advantage to craft your drafts well or have captains be able to act as leaders in a format, “deef and skib” (inferior captains) are at an excessive disadvantage...