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I don't think Darkrai is even meant to be a sweeper. It's meant to be a wallbreaker that punishes fat in a way most mons are unable to. No one is arguing that it 6-0es teams or has any chance of doing anywhere near close to that vs. HO. What it does is push the meta more towards HO since it...

It is not true that everything in the meta eats up walls for breakfast. The only Pokemon that have OU-level usage that have that trait are Gholdengo, Kingambit, and Ogerpon-Wellspring, all of 3 of which a sizable portion of the community believe are major problems in the meta. Saying that...

Zamazenta is easily walled while Darkrai eats walls for breakfast. Zamazenta is really not a good comparison. The closest analog to Darkrai would be Naganadel only Darkrai can't boost its speed after claiming a kill like Naganadel did. MattC (Banned), a Psychic from Life Orb Darkrai 2HKOes even...

I believe that Darkrai not only won't help the metagame but actively harm it given how it demolishes defensive structures with ease more than anything else in the meta right now while not being deadweight against offense. Again, the only switch-in is Muk-Alola, a niche option that is far from...

It hasn't been confirmed, but the Darkrai suspect tour in OUPL and the future Annihilape leg of that tour suggests that both of then will drop down to OU. Whether or not Annihilape is just out-offensed is irrelevant in my opinion. A mon should have more counterplay than needing something to be...

Really not looking forward to both Darkrai and Annihilape returning to OU when the second DLC drops. Annihilape will still do much of the same things it did before, only there is now A-Tales Veil to support it. The meta may be more offensive compared to back when Annihilape was last legal, but...

Tapu Lele in Gen 7 was absolutely broken and overtuned, so using it as a comparison isn't great. I do think after terrain was nerfed in Gen 8 that it was balanced, but in Gen 7, Tapu Lele was literally a disgusting mon that was not balanced in the least. Darkrai literally dumpsters slower-paced...

Even if Offense has the tools to handle Darkrai, Darkrai turns slower-paced teams into roadkill unless they use Assault Vest Muk-Alola, which is not a splashable mon. This mon will just make the meta lean even more towards Offense than it already does.

Darkrai's best Tera Type will probably be Poison for Zamazenta, Rillaboom, and Booster Iron Valiant. With the proper positioning, those mons may not necessarily force Darkrai out and allow it to seriously ravage the opponent's team. It also stops Toxapex from poisoning it with Toxic.

I doubt Darkrai will use Haze as it doesn't have the kit to make use of it. Maybe if it had Recover and better bulk it could be a viable option, but I don't think anyone will use such a tech. Darkrai doesn't even need a special tech to beat Ting-Lu as +2 Focus Blast has a chance to OHKO Ting-Lu...

I believe the OU Council should act on the survey and suspect Gholdengo next. If there is no action now, it will probably be another 4 months before there is action on Gholdengo. This mon has been around for a year, and we already know its arguably very negative effect on the meta as a very...

I agree with those who have said that Iron Moth with natural Ground coverage is quite possibly banworthy. Scorching Sands would let Iron Moth hit Heatran, Toxapex, Skeledirge, opposing Iron Moth, Glimmora, Garganacl, Goodra-Hisui, and Clodsire (although it needs to Tera to beat Clod and Hoodra)...

Ughhh... I would hate it if Terastal was in every future gen of Pokemon. It's a busted mechanic, and every tier having an HO meta will not be fun.

I would call that balance since it has a defensive core alongside clear offensive options.

This is actually ban #18. Don't count things like Original Color Magearna or base Palafin and Palafin-Hero as 2 separate Pokemon.

I expect Blaziken to be broken unless its movepool gets gutted. It has the perfect traits to be a top Tera abuser.

So basically a Sneasler quickban is coming, and if we're lucky, we get a Gholdengo suspect test after that.

How much consideration are you actually giving to freeing Darkrai, Finch? I do not think this Pokemon will add anything to the meta aside from yet another fast and strong breaker with limited defensive counterplay, and I believe it would be very unhealthy for the meta and further shift the meta...

Ursaluna-Bloodmoon was a suspect because its survey scores were low. On the other hand, people are starting to wake up to Sneasler's brokenness, so it could very well have a high enough score for a quickban next week.

There's only room for 1 more suspect test before the DLC, so if we suspect Sneasler, we don't get a test on Gholdengo. If you want a test on Gholdengo, you should hope for a Sneasler quickban instead. I would really hate if the next suspect candidate isn't Gholdengo as it is a blight on the meta.