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i hate suspecting ban zama

Burning Bulwark and Baneful Bunker have both neither yet been proven to be banworthy. Primarina can pull off annoying burns against physical attackers, but that usually means sacrificing Choice Specs or another move it wants (Flip Turn, Calm Mind, Moonblast, Psystrike). Clangorous Soul is...

Blaziken and Espathra were both banned not just because of Speed Boost, but because of their access to new coverage and utility moves. Blaziken gets Burning Bulwark, Collision Course/Combat Torque, Bolt Strike, Bitter Blade, Taunt, Triple Axel, etc, and Espathra gets Fusion Flare, Flip Turn...

Suspecting for this test was much easier than other formats, although that might just be because Choice Banded Slaking is such a nuke.

The council has decided to do a Sacred Fire suspect test! https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/sv-alphabet-cup-suspect-1-set-fire-to-the-rain-sacred-fire.3769394/

I personally believe Ogerpon-Hearthflame is absolutely broken. With Weavile, Dragapult, and Meowscarada banned, there are few offensive switch-ins that can actually threaten it properly. Hearthflame easily threatens OHKOs on Pokemon such as Jolteon and Greninja (if you pick the wrong move) as...

SURVEY RESULTS :pmd/ho-oh: SACRED FIRE :pmd/ogerpon-hearthflame: OGERPON-HEARTHFLAME :pmd/typhlosion-hisui: TYPHLOSION-HISUI OTHER RESTRICTS/BANS Volcanion (4) Torch Song (2) OTHER UNBANS/UNRESTRICTS Extreme Speed (4) Mamoswine (3) Glacial Lance (2) Sceptile (2) Eternatus (2) Eli (1)...

https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/alphabet-cup.3713049/post-10163820

Oh yeah, Sap Sipper is important for Goodra-Hisui because it can block Strength Sap, which is extremely powerful in Alphabet Cup.

Sure I guess. I don't really know how QCs work, but anyways some small criticisms I have are "Hisuin Thyplosion" and how Zamazenta kinda isn't viable. You could maybe replace it with Tauros-Paldea-Fire or something.

There is not really a "strongest archetype" because of how MU fishy Shared Power currently is. However, you should know that you must be prepared for Pokemon to randomly hold Choice Scarfs and OHKO you back, at least for offensive teams. Focus Sash can also be used, but that is less common...

Remember how the last two times this metagame was OMOTM, the ladder innovated Skill Swap V-Create Victory Dance Slaking, which was somewhat controversial in terms of viability? Well, I present Choice Band Self-Destruct Slaking: :slaking: Slaking @ Choice Band Ability: Truant Tera Type...

Old usage stats are here https://www.smogon.com/stats/2025-02/gen9alphabetcup-1500.txt Toxapex and Goodra-Hisui are the best walls, Primarina is a powerful wallbreaker, Samurott-Hisui is a great hazard lead, Typhlosion(-Hisui) is the best Torch Song user, etc.

OMOTM again guys Please discuss potentially broken elements.

Terastalization was banned for allowing Pokemon to boost their new coverage moves to ridiculous power levels, such as Tera Fire V-Create/Torch Song/Eruption, Tera Electric Double Shock/Bolt Strike, Tera Water Boomburst/Water Spout, etc.

I'm not exactly sure why you think No Guard is more banworthy than Hustle when No Guard without Hustle is not banworthy. Running No Guard without Hustle is nearly pointless for physical teams since No Guard is either useless or it can almost always be replaced by Compound Eyes or Skill Link...

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9superstaffbrosultimate-2397959021 average Peary moment

:giratina: D -> C The standard set of Dragon Tail, Will-O-Wisp, Defog, and Rest can be awkward to use at times, but its insane bulk and Pressure allow it to actually check Donbozo and setup Arceus-Water, something which Ho-Oh and most other defensive walls struggle to do effectively. Paired...

I believe that still doesn't solve the core problem. For the default avatars, all you have to do is click "Avatar", scroll down, and find an avatar you use. Even if a short message in "Avatar" explaining how the /avatar function worked and provided a link to the hidden avatars existed, I believe...

If I counted correctly, there are currently about 282 avatars represented under the "Avatars" button in the settings on Pokemon Showdown. However, there are currently 1530 avatars on https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/trainers/?view=sprites. That means only about 18.4% of available...