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Topsy Turvy Foul Play Malamar supposedly a baton pass "counter" (hint: it's not)

they don't see any of the other choices and pick the first thing they see of use it shows their teams are rushed at best

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/ou-126710083 Why the hell is Basculin using Final Gambit? How is it one-shotting a Venusaur? Why doesn't Venusaur have a Mega Stone? There's a lot of questions to ask here, folks, and I just don't know how

there's a reason that dood had Porygon2 out...it's a counter to the godlike Sun Donphan 252+ SpA Analytic Porygon2 Solar Beam vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Donphan: 482-568 (125.5 - 147.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO

Support...Golem? I was going to praise the d00d for trying AV Golem (bulky as hell) and then that not even the best part!

Was about to say this guy had Zen Mode...and he didn't not that you'd want Zen Mode anyways, but still...wow

Mono-fairy team faces off against a new-ish guy, destroys with Magic Guard Clefable. I can't blame him for using Toxic though; could have been Unaware Clefable that would've stopped set-up sweepers dead in their tracks.

R.I.P. Heatran

While I am neutral to Baton Pass' effect on the metagame, I oppose a simple solution like banning a Pokemon, because there's too many routes the strategy could take. But if there can only be one ban I'm backing a Scolipede ban. Setting up with Scoli takes nothing more than removing the...

Stored Power isn't viable on anything else but Unaware Swoobat. Last time I checked, Swoobat is in a completely different tier. Getting rid of SP may offset Espeon's offensive prowess on Defensive Baton Pass, but...then what? It seems rather unchanged,

Aside from this, can someone find usage statistics for Espeon per team? I swear I see more non-BP Espeon than people say.

...show me where Defensive Baton Pass has been viable. I'd like to see this in action before it gets any label. Also, show me where limiting Baton Pass to two users severely restricts the playstyle enough where Baton Pass falls. I want to see replays, evidence that such a restriction will...

My quick words on Baton Pass, which will be clarified later.: there are some chains which have too much momentum to beat, and either a ban on Magic Bounce/Baton Pass combo (that would make it possible for stall to beat BP) and/or a limit on Baton Passers per team would make the strategy more...

I disagree with that statement, as Magic Bounce is often used to keep hazards and status moves away from the user's side of the field even without Baton Pass. I do agree that Magic Bounce/Baton Pass is be overwhelming to deal with, in part because its "counters" can be quickly removed (Clear...

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/ou-109302626 what the f*** is going on with this match I haven't even heard of Thunderpunch T-tar, but switching any T-tar into Azumarill is retarded. Nor have I heard of...uhhh, Double-Edge Rest BD Azumarill? O...K?

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/ou-107053020 I don't know if this guy knew what a Reuniclus is (should've checked with /data Reuniclus!), but attempting to set up a Malamar on one before IMMEDIATELY switching to Conkeldurr is a pretty heavy burden. Not too silly otherwise...unless there's...

I thought about countering this post with an essay, until I realized how common Knock Off is.

Don't forget the Mixtar using Fire Blast on a Snorlax...because a Thick Fat Pokemon with 110 base Special Defense is going down with a special Fire move.

That battle gave me chills, with all the Blizzards being thrown around.

Oh wait Volt Switch is special *facepalm* U-Turn then. I thought VS was physical for some dumb reason.