
The RU Council has decided to test Linoone.
With the rising trend in Screens teams on the ladder and tournament play, Linoone has emerged as the predominant force on those teams. With its ability to get to +6 in a single turn coupled with numerous coverage options and STAB Extreme Speed, Linoone has become the most threatening sweeper in the tier. With the ability to activate 50% pinch berries after setup, Linoone is capable of taking turns off of most Choice Scarf users in the tier and various staple Pokemon such as Florges. Under Screens, Linoone is capable of setting up on nearly every offensive threat lacking a strong Fighting move, making it difficult for many teams to subdue, thus warranting a suspect.
There will be no suspect ladder. Instead we will use the normal RU ladder which will remain open for the duration of the test. A message will pop up at the beginning of ladder games to indicate that the suspect is going on (Tagging Marty to implement, thank you!). Anyone who wishes to participate in this suspect test will use a newly-made alt with a suspect-specific tag to indicate that you are trying to achieve reqs. The requirements for this suspect test are the following:
- All games must be played on the Pokemon Showdown! RU ladder on a new alt with the following format: "RUFAST (nickname)" For example, I might register the alt RUFAST phantom to ladder with.
- Do NOT impersonate other people in your ladder alt, do NOT use any usernames which are offensive, flame-baiting, or targeting specific users, and do NOT use usernames which could be interpreted as breaking any of the username rules on Pokemon Showdown! Failure to abide to this will result in you being barred from voting in this suspect, and potential infractions.
- To qualify for voting, your alt must play either minimum 40 games with a minimum GXE of 80 or 35 games with a minimum GXE of 82
/!\ NOTICE /!\ RU will not be tolerating any form of voting manipulation. Any attempt to manipulate votes can result in an infraction, loss of eligibility to vote in the current test, and loss of the Tiering Contributor badge. While we won't necessarily enforce super strict punishment, this won't be tolerated and will be handled accordingly. Voting manipulation can simply be described as attempting to get people to vote a way on the test in inappropriate manners. Bribing with teams to vote a certain way, directly messaging people to vote a certain way, publicly announcing "vote this way" all fall under voting manipulation. For more query feel free to PM me.