Hey everyone! I'm glad to announce that the National Dex council feels confident enough about the development of the National Dex metagame to open up discussion on what our first suspect test since the recent bans should be.
You are free to discuss any of the 5 Pokemon that were banned, which you can find more about in this thread, here. If any Pokemon currently stands out as broken to you and you believe that it should be adressed, this is also the place to discuss that. Please share which Pokemon you believe should be prioritized for a suspect test.
Make sure to back your opinion with solid arguments, and try to make sure that what you're arguing checks out with the policy that's laid out here. Keep it civil.
Ofcourse you are free to disagree with any of the assessments made here. This is an open discussion and you shouldn't feel persuaded to argue for one of these simply because that is where we as the council stand right now.
You are free to discuss any of the 5 Pokemon that were banned, which you can find more about in this thread, here. If any Pokemon currently stands out as broken to you and you believe that it should be adressed, this is also the place to discuss that. Please share which Pokemon you believe should be prioritized for a suspect test.
Make sure to back your opinion with solid arguments, and try to make sure that what you're arguing checks out with the policy that's laid out here. Keep it civil.
- Tornadus-T stands out as a good candidate for a suspect test currently.
- Tornadus-T, if it were to be unbanned, would have the opportunity to "fix" a lot of the shortcomings that are currently present in the National Dex metagame. It would make it much easier to fit entry hazard control and sufficient speed control onto teams, which is currently very troublesome.
- Ofcourse, that isn't all there is to it; Tornadus-T would likely still be very good at forcing progress, and taking on just about any Flying-resistant Pokemon in long-term games, which is what it was ultimately banned for.
- Regardless, holding a suspect test that would allow us to reassess Tornadus-T's position in the National Dex metagame seems like a good course of action to us right now.
- We've also considered other courses of action. Ash-Greninja is another Pokemon that we can see as a very realistic option to suspect test.
- Ash-Greninja was banned for its oppressive presence in the teambuilder, forcing many teams into running Tapu Fini, Hydreigon, or sturdy Water-resistant Pokemon + Dark-resistant Pokemon.
- Since being banned, the National Dex metagame has had a lot of natural developments that could make Ash-Greninja less oppressive to deal with. First and foremost, Tapu Fini and Toxapex are much less strained in this metagame without Pokemon like Mega Metagross and Galarian Darmanitan. On top of that, Hydreigon and Blissey have seen a significant surge in usage, currently being some of the most prominent Pokemon in the National Dex metagame.
- After these developments that may make Ash-Greninja easier to deal with for teams, we believe that now could be a good time to hold a suspect test that would allow us to experience Ash-Greninja in the current National Dex metagame.
Ofcourse you are free to disagree with any of the assessments made here. This is an open discussion and you shouldn't feel persuaded to argue for one of these simply because that is where we as the council stand right now.