Ok, so this is like, the 2nd time we do this, right?
Ogerpon-Wellspring has been a topic of controversy for quite a while. If you don't know why, it's because between it's solid attack and speed, excellent type combination, Water Absorb, useful coverage, and 2 great sets in Swords Dance and Offensive Pivot, it makes it so that it's presence in the metagame shapes the way many players approach teambuilding, and every good player must take it into account. It also particulary hinders certain playstyles, namely Rain teams and Stall, these 2 playstyles while not horrible, they aren't in great positions in the metagame right now, and one factor that is most likely holding them back is their poor matchup into Wellspring. Now, this in itself isn't necesseraly backbreaking in itself, but keeping Ogerpon-Wellspring in mind on top of other threats like Mega Charizard Y, Mega Medicham, Mega Scizor, Tapu Lele, Iron Valiant, among others during teambuilding is near impossible. With Ogerpon-Wellspring out of the picture, it would give players more breathing room in the builder. Rain Teams would be more viable, as they wouldn't have to worry about Wellspring switching in a nullifying their Flip Turns or Liquidations, and Stall teams no longer need to add mons like Amoongus, Dragonite or Tangrowth and focus on their other threats to prepare walls for. Despite making it sound like I am in favor of a ban, the thing is that I am not fully sold on it. I do think Ogerpon-Wellspring does bring some unique tools to the table that simply cannot be replicated by most mons. It is a fantastic wallbreaker with a neat defensive profile and a good movepool that allows for solid customization when teambuilding. It's water immunity is phenomal for teams that may have a hard time against Rain for example. It's also not an unstoppable monster, it's 110 speed while decent, does leave it vulnerable to faster threats like Tornadus-Therian, Zamazenta and various Scarfers. Both Offense and Hyper Offense teams in general don't tend to struggle much against Ogerpon-Wellspring, as there capable of putting enough pressure on it. Without it, many team structures wouldn't be able to function, and some players don't wanna see playstyles like Rain and Stall become more dominant (This part is just speculation tho). So imo, there is a solid argument to whether ban Ogerpon W, or to not Ban it. If you ask me, I am slightly more inclined towards banning simply to give the teambuilding some more room to breathe, but I am not entirely sold on it, I do see the pros of not banning it as well...
...spring.
(Ok, that might be a new low for me).
Anyways, I hope you found this interesting and I would like to hear your reasonings as to which side you are.
Ogerpon-Wellspring has been a topic of controversy for quite a while. If you don't know why, it's because between it's solid attack and speed, excellent type combination, Water Absorb, useful coverage, and 2 great sets in Swords Dance and Offensive Pivot, it makes it so that it's presence in the metagame shapes the way many players approach teambuilding, and every good player must take it into account. It also particulary hinders certain playstyles, namely Rain teams and Stall, these 2 playstyles while not horrible, they aren't in great positions in the metagame right now, and one factor that is most likely holding them back is their poor matchup into Wellspring. Now, this in itself isn't necesseraly backbreaking in itself, but keeping Ogerpon-Wellspring in mind on top of other threats like Mega Charizard Y, Mega Medicham, Mega Scizor, Tapu Lele, Iron Valiant, among others during teambuilding is near impossible. With Ogerpon-Wellspring out of the picture, it would give players more breathing room in the builder. Rain Teams would be more viable, as they wouldn't have to worry about Wellspring switching in a nullifying their Flip Turns or Liquidations, and Stall teams no longer need to add mons like Amoongus, Dragonite or Tangrowth and focus on their other threats to prepare walls for. Despite making it sound like I am in favor of a ban, the thing is that I am not fully sold on it. I do think Ogerpon-Wellspring does bring some unique tools to the table that simply cannot be replicated by most mons. It is a fantastic wallbreaker with a neat defensive profile and a good movepool that allows for solid customization when teambuilding. It's water immunity is phenomal for teams that may have a hard time against Rain for example. It's also not an unstoppable monster, it's 110 speed while decent, does leave it vulnerable to faster threats like Tornadus-Therian, Zamazenta and various Scarfers. Both Offense and Hyper Offense teams in general don't tend to struggle much against Ogerpon-Wellspring, as there capable of putting enough pressure on it. Without it, many team structures wouldn't be able to function, and some players don't wanna see playstyles like Rain and Stall become more dominant (This part is just speculation tho). So imo, there is a solid argument to whether ban Ogerpon W, or to not Ban it. If you ask me, I am slightly more inclined towards banning simply to give the teambuilding some more room to breathe, but I am not entirely sold on it, I do see the pros of not banning it as well...
...spring.
(Ok, that might be a new low for me).
Anyways, I hope you found this interesting and I would like to hear your reasonings as to which side you are.
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etc.) and it struggles to find setup opportunities against more aggressive teams. For every team Volcarona annihilates, it sucks into another. It's a matchup fish, albeit a pretty good one. I don't necessarily think that warrants a ban, as many teams can find a way to deal with it, simply by sponging the damage with Moltres and throwing out Hurricane in return, or crippling it with something like Toxic as it tries to set up.
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a try. Y’all called it a shitmon before, but I have been doing quite well with it so hear me out.
