Following the first two weeks of Ekans Draft, the LC council has decided to ban Cherubi.
When paired with Sun support from Drought Vulpix, Cherubi's combination of Chlorophyll and Weather Ball turns it into an unmatched sweeper. Between its Grass-type STAB move and Weather Ball, which becomes a functionally 150 power Fire-type move when boosted by the Sun, Cherubi's coverage is resisted only by Fire- and Dragon-types, of which there are nearly no viable bulky options that can safely switch into it in LC. Chlorophyll lets Cherubi reach up to 28 Speed under the Sun with a Timid nature, outspeeding all but the fastest Choice Scarf users looking to revenge-kill it. After a Sun-boosted Growth, even Eviolite Cherubi variants are able to OHKO the majority of the metagame; Life Orb Cherubi is viable too for its immediate OHKO power, and has to be dealt with somewhat differently from Eviolite Cherubi. Cherubi's potent coverage and high Speed with Drought support makes it almost impossible to reliably handle except through a select few choices that would otherwise see almost no viability. While it is only broken when paired with reliable Sun support in Drought Vulpix, and so this issue could also be solved by banning Vulpix, we believe that Cherubi is the only Sun abuser that is broken in the current metagame, and that banning it damages metagame diversity less than banning Vulpix does.
Keep in mind that if Oddish, the other major Chlorophyll sweeper, turns out to be broken as well, we will likely revisit this ban; Cherubi being banned is conditional on its banworthy traits being much more significant than those of other Chlorophyll sweepers.
This ban will be in effect for week 3 of Ekans Draft.
When paired with Sun support from Drought Vulpix, Cherubi's combination of Chlorophyll and Weather Ball turns it into an unmatched sweeper. Between its Grass-type STAB move and Weather Ball, which becomes a functionally 150 power Fire-type move when boosted by the Sun, Cherubi's coverage is resisted only by Fire- and Dragon-types, of which there are nearly no viable bulky options that can safely switch into it in LC. Chlorophyll lets Cherubi reach up to 28 Speed under the Sun with a Timid nature, outspeeding all but the fastest Choice Scarf users looking to revenge-kill it. After a Sun-boosted Growth, even Eviolite Cherubi variants are able to OHKO the majority of the metagame; Life Orb Cherubi is viable too for its immediate OHKO power, and has to be dealt with somewhat differently from Eviolite Cherubi. Cherubi's potent coverage and high Speed with Drought support makes it almost impossible to reliably handle except through a select few choices that would otherwise see almost no viability. While it is only broken when paired with reliable Sun support in Drought Vulpix, and so this issue could also be solved by banning Vulpix, we believe that Cherubi is the only Sun abuser that is broken in the current metagame, and that banning it damages metagame diversity less than banning Vulpix does.
Coconut - ban
Corporal Levi - ban
fatty - ban
Kingler12345 - ban
Ninjadog - ban
Quote - ban
Shrug - ban
Star - ban
tazz - ban
Corporal Levi - ban
fatty - ban
Kingler12345 - ban
Ninjadog - ban
Quote - ban
Shrug - ban
Star - ban
tazz - ban
Coconut - Cherubi
Corporal Levi - Cherubi
fatty - Vulpix
Kingler12345 - Vulpix
Ninjadog - Cherubi
Quote - Cherubi
Shrug - Cherubi
Star - Cherubi
tazz - Cherubi
Corporal Levi - Cherubi
fatty - Vulpix
Kingler12345 - Vulpix
Ninjadog - Cherubi
Quote - Cherubi
Shrug - Cherubi
Star - Cherubi
tazz - Cherubi
Keep in mind that if Oddish, the other major Chlorophyll sweeper, turns out to be broken as well, we will likely revisit this ban; Cherubi being banned is conditional on its banworthy traits being much more significant than those of other Chlorophyll sweepers.
This ban will be in effect for week 3 of Ekans Draft.
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