It was all an Illusion (BH)

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Hello, I would be interested in writing an article on a powerful force in Balanced Hackmons: Illusion. Illusion is a very potent ability and I have a lot of experience with it, and I do think an article would be helpful. The article would include common Illusion Pokemon, countering Illusion, al the rundowns. Thoughts? :)
 
Arcticblast and Valmanway are better to handle this than me, but even though we accept articles about most metas, a whole article about just Illusion in a meta where unpredictability is one of the fundamental cornerstones seems to be a very thin topic imo. Could you consider featuring other abilities that also has gotten more attention/success as of late? There was also an article on this topic last year, so while I'm not against an update, do try to avoid repeating what that article brought up.
 
I agree with Bummer, and think this should be expanded upon a bit. Maybe you could talk about the top 3-5 abilities in BH and talk about why they're so good in the metagame, as well having a list of 2-3 Pokemon that best use the abilities.
 
Rather that top abilities, I think a better idea would be underrated abilities in BH. Illusion is not common, from what I've seen, so it would fit in this topic. And you would also mention the threats with these abilities.
 
Ok, this is my first time writing an article for The Smog, could someone possibly aid me? Is this approved, or what's the next step?
 
I'd like to see all of the abilities you're planning to bring up before giving you access to our workshop (which is hidden from public view). There's also the subject of whether or not your knowledge about this meta is enough, but since no one has objected against you thus far, I will assume that your presence in OM is solid.
 
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I'd like to see all of the abilities you're planning to bring up before giving you access to our workshop (which is hidden from public view). There's also the subject of whether or not your knowledge about this meta is enough, but since no one has objected against you thus far, I will assume that your presence in OM is solid.
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I can vouch for Unfixable's OM presence.
 
Illusion / Tinted Lens / Unburden / Soundproof / No Guard were the first five abilities that popped to mind, thoughts?
 
Since there aren't any objections, I'll assume The Immortal and Arcticblast are cool with these abilities. Though I just thought of Poison Heal being a possible addition to that list, since I would assume that Spore is a commonly seen move in BH, no?
 
Valmanway, Poison Hela is the most common ability in BH, or at least one of the most popular. And to address your thing about Spore, yes it is common but really easy to stop via any of Magic Bounce, Prankster Taunt, Substitute, or Safety Goggles. It's not //that// hard to stop.
 
Oh, forgot that we were doing underrated abilities, my bad. In that case, I have no complaints. I say approved!
 
You do now! Have some general advice we give all new writers:

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