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This is poor argument to me. Yes, in a previous gen, they implemented Gengar's ability to mega by banning the mega and not the item. However, in effect this didn't make any difference. No other pokemon can use Gengarite, so it doesn't change anything. If you put Gengarite on a Pikachu, you...

Complex ban for Terapagos would be ridiculous, and I'm surprised to see people are even bothering to argue for it. To keep this pokemon OU legal, we would need to ban its ability to tera. It would be the only mon that is banned from using tera. Terapagos is the legendary mascot of...

I'm hoping that we don't unban him. Iron Hands has been banned three times, and I'd rather keep him on the ban list for DLC2, and then potentially retest him into the tier at a later date. I'm also concerned with how tied Iron Hands ban-worthiness is to Skeledirge. Prior to Dirge's rise to...

Sneasler and Gholdengo should definitely be the next two suspects, and they should be test pretty soon. Personally, I'd rather test Sneasler first. We just banned Gliscor, which will certainly affect the hazard meta, since Gliscor was the premier hazard setter. Hazards won't be quite as...

Two points on this: 1. Currently, much of the player base is unhappy with the state of the OU meta, so a serious metagame shift is not unwelcome. The main point of debate right now is over the cause of metagame issues (Is the problem Gliscor, Gholdengo, Kingambit, tera, or something else?). I...

I'd vote ban on Gliscor. It's an unusual mon because it isn't, I guess, traditionally broken. Unlike most of the other Gen 9 OU bans, Gliscor is not going to set up and 6-0 your team (outside of SD Gliscor, which I don't think is broken). I'd argue that it is banworthy based on it being too...

Really good team, currently at rank #18 in RU laddering with it exclusively (45W-9L). The azelf set is really efficient, and I think flamethrower is needed to stop fortress and brambleghast coming in for free. Knock is a nice option, but I don't think it is worth it here. I lead Azelf 100% of...

Looking at some of the pokemon that were top in viability before the drops and unbans: :skeledirge:: IMO, Skeledirge is having a bad time right now. UU gained a number of major threats that can pressure Skeledirge...

I'd argue that Hydreigon is a somewhat viable stealth rocks setter. At least it is more viable than the other pokemon in the posers category. I've used it a lot in this role (on offense teams), and while not the best rocker, it has a few things going for it. Pros: Hydreigon is currently A-...

Feels like I'm running into some variant of this every other game. Bulk Up + Body Slam + Drain Punch is really tough to deal with in UU. Leftovers might be even better than flame orb. An absolute monster behind screens (everywhere right now). I think the Iron Hands comparison is apt (given...

Releasing RUBL will be a tough call. RU has been one of the more active tiers when it comes to banning, with 10 pokemon in BL (compared to 3 pre-Home in UUBL). The tier just gained a lot of pokemon that are clearly better than some of the ones currently banned. One example is Iron Leaves vs...

In addition to walling Enamorus almost entirely, Moltres is strong against many of the most used pokemon in the tier. It is basically an anti-meta pick. Great Tusk can't hit it for any significant damage and risks getting burned or killed by hurricane. Gambit can hit it with dark moves, but...

Metagame is pretty fun right now, but I'm sure some bans will be needed. There are a few mons that I expect to go back to OU by usage, as well. First, the formerly UUBL pokemon: :iron hands: I'm really enjoying Iron Hands, but he should probably go back to BL (unfortunate, since Tusk...