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Couple things. 1 - viivian, airfare, and Srn will be stepping down from the VR council. It was an honor having them on the team o7. 2 - With WCOP over, we in the VR council are discussing another slate in the near future. Hopefully you’ll be looking forward to it.

No clue how banning Tera Blast creates a fatter meta. The ZapKingLu meta was in DLC1 and ofc, Tera Blast was a part of the tier. SV OU has numerous Balance breakers ranging from the consistent Waterpon, Kyurem, and SD Gliscor, to more niche picks like Hoopa. I’m still mixed about Tera Blast...

WCOP is over, OLT has begun. Its a good time to share my opinions on the meta. Notable Noms. Rise Noms :sv/ogerpon_wellspring: A+ > S- It continues to prove to be more than a one-note wallbreaker. Branching into utility sets with Spikes and Synthesis to keep itself healthier in the slower...

The meta has shown to be incredibly diverse, moreso than any past SV OU metas. It can be evident from WCOP showcasing a variety of different styles like Balance, BO, Offense, HO, Webs, Veil, Stall, Sun, Rain, Sand, etc, contrary to the notion of SV OU being just HO. I would argue that SV OU...

what happened to my boy cobalion?

I believe a tblast suspect should still be taken into consideration, even though my feelings for the tier are more positive these days. But Tera Blast Fairy Gambit is definetely nothing new. In fact it’s a set that has been around since 2023. On the topic of Tera Blast, how do people feel...

I saw that Azumarill is in the C ranks. Is there a specific reason why?

Thank you for your patience. :heart: https://pokepast.es/1ad73d21202018ac The goal with this team was to overwhelm the tier’s common special walls using the combination of LO NP Torn and Moth. With a team of 3 SR weak mons, I needed more hazard control than just Hatt. Treads is a perfect...

As the meta develops, players have been leaning towards builds where they can preserve Tera more easily. Most Tera Blast abusers are on offense where you can get away with burning Tera in faster games and pick n’ choose which Pokemon to use and what order. Balance and BO generally wants to Tera...

Chomp is a solid mon, but due to its two roles being accompanied by the best mons in the tier. You have to really find a reason to use Chomp over Ting-Lu as a spiker or Dnite as a sweeper, or Lando as a breaker. Tankchomp is an easier variant to justify due to the inherent value of punishing...

Short WCOP R1 Recap Already off to a crazy start. First, lets discuss some trends 2 UU mons, Ninetales, and the BL Knight himself Ceruledge have been putting in work this tour. Torn rocked the classic Knock U-Turn AV/Boots set, but we’ve also seen the debut of NP LO. After Hydrapple copied...

vk was like king von this tournament, holy hell

I don’t follow much PU, but I’ve been curious about Shaymin. Venusaur and Wo-Chien have always been the Grass-types of choice. Venusaur has the valuable secondary typing giving it resistances to Florges’ Moonblast and Pawmot’s dual STABS, plus Chlorophyll puts in work on manual Sun. Wo-Chien...

Interesting discussion topic. I remembered last year in Feburary, Storm Zone mentioned to be about how breakers are easier to fit on Balances and it isn’t hard to see why. Breakers need to have access to as much entry points as possible, that means supporting them with hazard control and...

what’s up smogonites, I would like to take this moment to discuss Gholdengo in SV OU. I’m finding Ghold to be in an awkward spot right now. Its not a bad mon, quite the opposite, its well-established as a top 5 mon right now. But Mr. Ghold Man over here is dealing with what I’d like to call...

The global rules of the Smogon forums state that If that wasn’t made clear enough, I’ve recently added to the discussion thread rules Not Miyan its best if you move on from the drama between you and FayaWizard to not derail the thread any further.

Hello. While your usage of Chat GPT was understandable, Faya deleted your post for a reason. AI-generated responses are not allowed in the forums. You’re entitled to your opinion and I’m sure there are other ways for you to convey it besides Chat GPT. Hope it clears things out. ^^

Even without Ting-Lu I don’t think Moth is in any way broken. Anything with decent enough special bulk like Gking, Garg, SpD Gliscor, AV Mola, or Molt (can tank a Sludge Wave and Roar it out) is fine enough vs Moth. Dnite’s another good check. Moth is also super rocks weak if it’s not running...

happy pride month You can check out my explanations for the rises and drops of the recent slate, but I wanna throw in a few extra thoughts rq. :sv/zamazenta: While Zama can be argued for a drop, JackRG made valid points and provided replays to help their case, A+ is too drastic. Zamazenta...