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Introduced in Generation IV, Middle Cup is a metagame that follows one simple premise: only middle evolutions are allowed (has both a pre-evolution and an evolution). With Generation VII finally released and the moderate interest shown in Generation VI, I've revamped the thread to develop and maintain interest in Smogon MC throughout Generation VII. In this format, all Pokemon are set to Level 50 and are only allowed to be used if they have both pre-evolutions and can evolve.
Generation VII brought about few changes from Generation VI, but notably brought a nerf to Fletchinder (sorta) and introduced a small group of new Pokemon, moves, and items. Outside of the limited changes though, the metagame itself appears to still revolve around offensive playstyles. Upon the onset of this new generation, Eviolite will be banned, as there exists too much potential for defensive threats like Chansey, Porygon2, or Rhydon to get out of hand. Light Ball will be banned because it makes Pikachu impossible to switch in on. However, once the metagame has stabilized, I'm not opposed to testing Eviolite (at the cost of Chansey and potentially other Pokemon) in order to balance the metagame.
SUMO Middle Cup will not be enforcing the Alolan region lock - all middle evolutions are available.
To begin this generation, I'll be busy up until the new year. Until my activity stabilizes, I'll be renaming wishes as my co-leader, and Threw as a fill-in until my return (Dec 17th at the earliest). Threw was a staple user in ORAS MC that showed considerable interest while assisting in policy decisions and the analysis project, so he'll make an excellent fit in a temporary situation.
The trio of myself, wishes, and Threw will make up the initial tiering council for Generation VII. Our aim is simple - keep the offensive metagame as playable as possible by eliminating threats that prove to be too powerful / effective in the current metagame. Public opinion is always taken into consideration when we make these discussions, and we encourage discussion of potential suspects in this thread (please provide any and all relevant damage calculations and replays when discussing a suspect).
Banlist
Code
Various Resources
ORAS MC discussion thread
Speed Tiers
PS Server to play MC on
MC Role Compendium
Preliminary VR
MC Discord
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SUMO Middle Cup
SUMO Middle Cup
Introduced in Generation IV, Middle Cup is a metagame that follows one simple premise: only middle evolutions are allowed (has both a pre-evolution and an evolution). With Generation VII finally released and the moderate interest shown in Generation VI, I've revamped the thread to develop and maintain interest in Smogon MC throughout Generation VII. In this format, all Pokemon are set to Level 50 and are only allowed to be used if they have both pre-evolutions and can evolve.
Generation VII brought about few changes from Generation VI, but notably brought a nerf to Fletchinder (sorta) and introduced a small group of new Pokemon, moves, and items. Outside of the limited changes though, the metagame itself appears to still revolve around offensive playstyles. Upon the onset of this new generation, Eviolite will be banned, as there exists too much potential for defensive threats like Chansey, Porygon2, or Rhydon to get out of hand. Light Ball will be banned because it makes Pikachu impossible to switch in on. However, once the metagame has stabilized, I'm not opposed to testing Eviolite (at the cost of Chansey and potentially other Pokemon) in order to balance the metagame.
SUMO Middle Cup will not be enforcing the Alolan region lock - all middle evolutions are available.
To begin this generation, I'll be busy up until the new year. Until my activity stabilizes, I'll be renaming wishes as my co-leader, and Threw as a fill-in until my return (Dec 17th at the earliest). Threw was a staple user in ORAS MC that showed considerable interest while assisting in policy decisions and the analysis project, so he'll make an excellent fit in a temporary situation.
The trio of myself, wishes, and Threw will make up the initial tiering council for Generation VII. Our aim is simple - keep the offensive metagame as playable as possible by eliminating threats that prove to be too powerful / effective in the current metagame. Public opinion is always taken into consideration when we make these discussions, and we encourage discussion of potential suspects in this thread (please provide any and all relevant damage calculations and replays when discussing a suspect).
Banlist
- The following items are banned in SUMO Middle Cup: Eviolite, Light Ball
- The following Pokemon are banned in SUMO Middle Cup: Combusken
- The following abilities are banned in SUMO Middle Cup: Shadow Tag
- The following moves are banned in SUMO Middle Cup: Conversion
December 22 2017: Combusken was banned
February 2 2018: Shadow Tag was banned, Baton Pass unbanned
February 10 2018: Conversion was banned
February 2 2018: Shadow Tag was banned, Baton Pass unbanned
February 10 2018: Conversion was banned
Code
Code:
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name: "Middle Cup",
desc: ["• <a href=\"https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/3588047/\">Middle Cup</a>"],
section: "Other Metagames",
searchShow: false,
maxLevel: 50,
defaultLevel: 50,
onValidateSet: function (set) {
let template = this.getTemplate(set.species || set.name);
if (!template.prevo || !template.nfe) {
return [set.species + " is not the middle Pokémon in an evolution chain."];
}
},
ruleset: ['Pokemon', 'Standard', 'Team Preview'],
banlist: ['Combusken', 'Eviolite', 'Light Ball', 'Baton Pass']
},Various Resources
ORAS MC discussion thread
Speed Tiers
PS Server to play MC on
MC Role Compendium
Preliminary VR
MC Discord
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