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The original project went through and added analyses for a lot of the more popular items, but it's also in the best interest of the community to analyze the competitive viability of all items seen in competitive play. While this may seem like a grand undertaking, a lot of these unpopular items are related enough to enable using analysis templates that provide a general strategy about the items with minor changes that coincide with the individual characteristics of these items (note that some items will still receive individualized analyses if they carry high competitive merit, like Yache Berry).
Items that fall under this category include:
Type-resistant Berries (Chilan Berry, Passo Berry)
Type-Specific +20% Boost Items (Sea Incense, Charcoal)
Plates (Flame Plate, Meadow Plate)
Power Items (Power Belt, Power Weight)
Mail
And any other items whose purposes are extremely similar.
While some of these items may be Pokémon specific, such as Bone Club for Marowak, these analyses should focus on how the item influences the battle, not how the Pokémon holding the item influences the battle. In short, these should not be mini-analyses of Pokémon. We also expect analyses to be on-par with the rest of the on-site work, meaning poorly written analyses or those whose content isn't "up to snuff" will have to go through some revisions before making it on-site. However, it is my own responsibility to polish all analyses and I will work personally with the writer or work to wring out all of the useful information about an item there is. Some of these items may require the use of theorymon, since even banned items (Berry Juice in Little Cup) or those whose effects are negated by our own competitive clauses (Micle Berry). Nevertheless, it is important to keep analyses within the limits of rational expectations for unobtainable battle conditions.
Still other items, such as Metronome, fall under the category of "pseudo-competitive"--that is, to new players these items appear to be viable items but fail to prove themselves in actual battle conditions. In this case, it is advised that the writer explain why these items should not be used and provide alternative options which outclass said item or enable to Pokémon holding them to gain a competitive edge. Joke analyses are prohibited.
All those wishing to help write item analyses should make reservations in this thread that lists the item the writer wants to analyze or which template the writer wishes to develop. Following analysis format, items listed with a username beside it are reserved and will be updated with a link to the post containing the analysis. Bolded items are on-site.
Obviously, any on-site analysis that is outdated can be re-reserved for an update (the community will decide if an analysis is outdated enough to warrant an update). Only the most recent analysis will be linked in the reservation list.
Templates:
Plates - Xia
Type-Boost Items - Xia
Type-Boost Items (outclassed) - Xia
Confusion-Inducing Berries
Item List
The original project went through and added analyses for a lot of the more popular items, but it's also in the best interest of the community to analyze the competitive viability of all items seen in competitive play. While this may seem like a grand undertaking, a lot of these unpopular items are related enough to enable using analysis templates that provide a general strategy about the items with minor changes that coincide with the individual characteristics of these items (note that some items will still receive individualized analyses if they carry high competitive merit, like Yache Berry).
Items that fall under this category include:
Type-resistant Berries (Chilan Berry, Passo Berry)
Type-Specific +20% Boost Items (Sea Incense, Charcoal)
Plates (Flame Plate, Meadow Plate)
Power Items (Power Belt, Power Weight)
And any other items whose purposes are extremely similar.
While some of these items may be Pokémon specific, such as Bone Club for Marowak, these analyses should focus on how the item influences the battle, not how the Pokémon holding the item influences the battle. In short, these should not be mini-analyses of Pokémon. We also expect analyses to be on-par with the rest of the on-site work, meaning poorly written analyses or those whose content isn't "up to snuff" will have to go through some revisions before making it on-site. However, it is my own responsibility to polish all analyses and I will work personally with the writer or work to wring out all of the useful information about an item there is. Some of these items may require the use of theorymon, since even banned items (Berry Juice in Little Cup) or those whose effects are negated by our own competitive clauses (Micle Berry). Nevertheless, it is important to keep analyses within the limits of rational expectations for unobtainable battle conditions.
Still other items, such as Metronome, fall under the category of "pseudo-competitive"--that is, to new players these items appear to be viable items but fail to prove themselves in actual battle conditions. In this case, it is advised that the writer explain why these items should not be used and provide alternative options which outclass said item or enable to Pokémon holding them to gain a competitive edge. Joke analyses are prohibited.
All those wishing to help write item analyses should make reservations in this thread that lists the item the writer wants to analyze or which template the writer wishes to develop. Following analysis format, items listed with a username beside it are reserved and will be updated with a link to the post containing the analysis. Bolded items are on-site.
Obviously, any on-site analysis that is outdated can be re-reserved for an update (the community will decide if an analysis is outdated enough to warrant an update). Only the most recent analysis will be linked in the reservation list.
Templates:
Plates - Xia
Type-Boost Items - Xia
BlackGlasses
Dragon Fang
NeverMeltIce
Sea Incense
Sharp Beak
Soft Sand
Wave Incense
Charcoal
Magnet
Metal Coat
Odd Incense
Poison Barb
Rock Incense
Rose Incense
Spell Tag
Dragon Fang
NeverMeltIce
Sea Incense
Sharp Beak
Soft Sand
Wave Incense
Charcoal
Magnet
Metal Coat
Odd Incense
Poison Barb
Rock Incense
Rose Incense
Spell Tag
Type-Boost Items (outclassed) - Xia
Hard Stone
Miracle Seed
Mystic Water
TwistedSpoon
Miracle Seed
Mystic Water
TwistedSpoon
Confusion-Inducing Berries
Aguav Berry
Figy Berry
Iapapa Berry
Mago Berry
Wiki Berry
Figy Berry
Iapapa Berry
Mago Berry
Wiki Berry
Item List
-A-
Adamant Orb - Unknown Author
-B-
Babiri Berry - Legacy Raider
Big Root - Xia
Black Sludge - jumpluff
BrightPowder - Xia
-C-
Chesto Berry - Xia
Chilan Berry - Unknown Author
Choice Band - kd24
Choice Specs - kd24
Choice Scarf - kd24
Chople Berry - Unknown Author
Custap Berry - Unknown Author
-D-
Destiny Knot - Xia
Damp Rock - jumpluff
DeepseaScale - Fuzznip
SeepSeaTooth - Fuzznip
-E-
Expert Belt - kd24
-F-
Flame Orb - Unknown Author
Focus Sash - kd24
-G-
Griseous Orb - Unknown Author
-H-
Haban Berry - Unknown Author
Heat Rock - Legacy Raider
-I-
Iron Ball - Xia
-J-
-K-
-L-
Leftovers - twash
Liechi Berry - jumpluff
Life Orb - Legacy Raider
Light Ball - jumpluff
Light Clay - Unknown Author
Lum Berry - kd24
Lustrous Orb - Unknown Author
-M-
Macho Brace - jumpluff
Metronome - Xia
Micle Berry - Xia
Muscle Band - Xia
-N-
-O-
Occa Berry - Legacy Raider
-P-
Petaya Berry - Xia
Persim Berry - Unknown Author
-Q-
Quick Powder - Hegna
-R-
Rindo Berry - jumpluff
-S-
Salac Berry - Xia
Silk Scarf - Xia
SilverPowder - Xia
Shed Shell - Fuzznip
Shell Bell - Xia
Shuca Berry - Unknown Author
Soul Dew - jumpluff
Stick - Komodo
-T-
Thick Club - Fuzznip
Toxic Orb - Legacy Raider
-U-
-V-
-W-
Wacan Berry - jumpluff
White Herb - Xia
Wise Glasses - Legacy Raider
-X-
-Y-
Yache Berry - Hegna
-Z-
Zoom Lens - Xia
Adamant Orb - Unknown Author
-B-
Babiri Berry - Legacy Raider
Big Root - Xia
Black Sludge - jumpluff
BrightPowder - Xia
-C-
Chesto Berry - Xia
Chilan Berry - Unknown Author
Choice Band - kd24
Choice Specs - kd24
Choice Scarf - kd24
Chople Berry - Unknown Author
Custap Berry - Unknown Author
-D-
Destiny Knot - Xia
Damp Rock - jumpluff
DeepseaScale - Fuzznip
SeepSeaTooth - Fuzznip
-E-
Expert Belt - kd24
-F-
Flame Orb - Unknown Author
Focus Sash - kd24
-G-
Griseous Orb - Unknown Author
-H-
Haban Berry - Unknown Author
Heat Rock - Legacy Raider
-I-
Iron Ball - Xia
-J-
-K-
-L-
Leftovers - twash
Liechi Berry - jumpluff
Life Orb - Legacy Raider
Light Ball - jumpluff
Light Clay - Unknown Author
Lum Berry - kd24
Lustrous Orb - Unknown Author
-M-
Macho Brace - jumpluff
Metronome - Xia
Micle Berry - Xia
Muscle Band - Xia
-N-
-O-
Occa Berry - Legacy Raider
-P-
Petaya Berry - Xia
Persim Berry - Unknown Author
-Q-
Quick Powder - Hegna
-R-
Rindo Berry - jumpluff
-S-
Salac Berry - Xia
Silk Scarf - Xia
SilverPowder - Xia
Shed Shell - Fuzznip
Shell Bell - Xia
Shuca Berry - Unknown Author
Soul Dew - jumpluff
Stick - Komodo
-T-
Thick Club - Fuzznip
Toxic Orb - Legacy Raider
-U-
-V-
-W-
Wacan Berry - jumpluff
White Herb - Xia
Wise Glasses - Legacy Raider
-X-
-Y-
Yache Berry - Hegna
-Z-
Zoom Lens - Xia