Hello. I just wanted to write down my thoughts on what the course of action should be on the plethora of different subjects that we should work on.
Suspect Testing:
When it comes to suspect testing, I believe that there are 3 courses we can take in this matter:
- Do what we have been doing, which is have some discussion and have the council just decide after that.
- Having Public suspect tests, using tournaments on Pokemon Showdown in order to give requirements.
- Do absolutely nothing for the rest of the generation.
In my opinion, option 2 is the best as it allows for community input into the tier.
Things to start with (suspect wise)
My first thought is to review everything Rumplestiltskin banned in
this post
- Z Moves: I do not have much to say about this. I just feel a public suspect will put this subject to rest once and for all. As Chloe said some time ago, hastiness has been something that has not allowed the former 2v2 council to settle this matter to the best of it's ability
Banning a concept that has been in the metagame for months and discussed thoroughly for weeks is hasty but rushing to suspect unbanning it hours later isn't?
Stating the obvious, it's easy to say with absolute certainty that the execution here was the absolute issue. If you wanted community input, you should have suspected it initially. But you already know this, haha asking for six opinions in a chatroom. It doesn't help either that the null hypothesis is that Z-moves should be permitted, but oh well, what's done is done.
Conducting a suspect test claiming council approval when Rumple wasn't even alerted of it? That's really concerning to say the least. It seems weird to have a council if you're not even going to consult them on large decisions. Even if you decide you're not going to consult them, don't claim you did zzz.
Accuracy Drop Clause: I don't believe banning every single accuracy drop move is necessary. A good amount of them should be banned for their lack of competitivity, but I would like to look at Leaf Tornado and Muddy Water.
- Leaf Tornado isn’t really that viable, only targeting one foe (correct me if I’m wrong) and having a 50% chance (the same as hitting a zap cannon) to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage.
- Muddy water has gotten some discussion within the places in which 2v2 doubles is discussed, due to its viability not being based off the fact that it lowers accuracy, but due to the fact that it's a competitively better alternative to surf. The chances of getting an accuracy drop are even worse than Leaf Tornado’s, with a 30% chance of an accuracy drop.
Sleep clause: I completely agree with its implementation.
A bonus:
Swagger: Hear me out, alright. I’ve done some research on Doubles OU, and the primary cause of it’s ban was its use in conjunction with Tapu Fini with allowed for many dangerous sets to rise and terrorize the tier, not because of swagger + play or something of that sort.
Resources:
I do believe we are improving in the resources department. At the moment I would like to get some things implemented and get people on board for a possible VR council. Tagging
UnleashOurPassion to implement
this into the front page.
Thank you for reading, and have a nice day.