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[sumwun]

So arena trap was banned because arena trap Diglett can still be broken without Dugtrio, and dynamic punch wasn't banned because dynamic punch Machoke isn't broken?

 

[Emeral]

So arena trap was banned because arena trap Diglett can still be broken without Dugtrio, and dynamic punch wasn't banned because dynamic punch Machoke isn't broken?

Arena Trap was banned because the ability itself is unhealthy, even on weaker users like Trapinch or Diglett. On their own they may not be dominant forces, but they can still enable unhealthy dynamics -> para-spam is already a big thing in DPP and Trapinch could make really good use of it, restricting counterplays to setup mons like CM Clefable, which was already extremely oppressive alongside Dugtrio. Similarly, Diglett has seen use in BW OU after Dugtrio’s ban, and it would likely show up in DPP as well. In short, every mon with Arena Trap ends up being a nuisance, so the ability as a whole was banned.

Dynamic Punch is different. Many Pokémon can learn it, but only Machamp makes truly problematic use of it. That’s why Machamp is the one banned, not the move itself.

 

[Jhall99]

Arena Trap was banned because the ability itself is unhealthy, even on weaker users like Trapinch or Diglett. On their own they may not be dominant forces, but they can still enable very oppressive dynamics -> para-spam is already a big thing in DPP and Trapinch could make really good use of it, restricting counterplays to setup mons like CM Clefable, which was already extremely oppressive alongside Dugtrio. Similarly, Diglett has seen use in BW OU after Dugtrio’s ban, and it would likely show up in DPP as well. In short, every mon with Arena Trap ends up being a nuisance, so the ability as a whole was banned.

Dynamic Punch is different. Many Pokémon can learn it, but only Machamp makes truly problematic use of it. That’s why Machamp is the one banned, not the move itself.

Also it's pretty hard to have Machoke take his dad's mantle, Machoke has a hard time providing your team any defensive merit & can't stop a DD Tar well given its poor stats. Base 100 can't pressure Skarm nor Zap & you need to outspeed an uninvested Clef to prevent it from being Knocked off.

If you want a nice buddy to Paraspam, use Rhyperior, Heracross, or even Hariyama.