Apologies if there have already been extensive discussions on this Pokemon.
Landorus is:
- likely to see 85%+ usage in SPL
- extremely spashable
- extremely easy to use
- versatile
- centralising
This sounds like many Pokemon who have been deemed Uber in the last 10 years. However, there is one key difference being that Landorus is a reactive Pokemon.
My question is if there is ever a circumstance where a Pokemon possessing Landorus' attributes can be seriously looked at as a potential suspect. I am baffled at the nonchalant response to his ridiculous usage statistics.
Now, back around the time I posted my infamous Pass the Trash warstory, we had three characteristics to consider when judging a potential suspect. The defensive characteristic (A Pokémon is uber if, in common battle conditions, it is able to wall and stall out a significant portion of the metagame) surely is applicable to Landorus.
There is a line in the current tiering policy (aldaron's post) where Kyogre, Groudon and Arceus are deemed broken because "they almost dictate / require usage". This is also applicable to Landorus.
By every definition, Landorus is broken.
Is Landorus uncompetitive though?
Do you have to satisfy both criteria to be considered as a suspect? Does it matter if Landorus only satisfies one? Leppa Berry is not broken by definition yet was banned for being uncompetitve. Can Landorus be banned for being broken but not uncompetitive?
- posted on behalf of Eo Ut Mortus
Landorus is:
- likely to see 85%+ usage in SPL
- extremely spashable
- extremely easy to use
- versatile
- centralising
This sounds like many Pokemon who have been deemed Uber in the last 10 years. However, there is one key difference being that Landorus is a reactive Pokemon.
My question is if there is ever a circumstance where a Pokemon possessing Landorus' attributes can be seriously looked at as a potential suspect. I am baffled at the nonchalant response to his ridiculous usage statistics.
Now, back around the time I posted my infamous Pass the Trash warstory, we had three characteristics to consider when judging a potential suspect. The defensive characteristic (A Pokémon is uber if, in common battle conditions, it is able to wall and stall out a significant portion of the metagame) surely is applicable to Landorus.
There is a line in the current tiering policy (aldaron's post) where Kyogre, Groudon and Arceus are deemed broken because "they almost dictate / require usage". This is also applicable to Landorus.
By every definition, Landorus is broken.
Is Landorus uncompetitive though?
Do you have to satisfy both criteria to be considered as a suspect? Does it matter if Landorus only satisfies one? Leppa Berry is not broken by definition yet was banned for being uncompetitve. Can Landorus be banned for being broken but not uncompetitive?
- posted on behalf of Eo Ut Mortus