Lower Tiers ORAS Lower Tiers Discussion Thread

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ORAS Lower Tiers Discussion Thread​

The purpose of this thread is to clean up the forum and streamline the discussion of ORAS lower tier metagames. Discussion topics span from such things as metagame developments, set innovations, and general observations you have noticed as of late. You are welcome to post anything you like as far as the metagame goes, as long as they abide by the rules;

Rules:

• Do not ask simple questions here; instead, post them to our "Simple Question, Simple Answer" thread.
• Do not post one-liners that contribute nothing to the discussion. We do not ask that you write giant paragraphs with each post; we simply ask that you ensure your post has substance and adds to the discussion.
• Posts should bear in mind the standard clauses, mods, and bans that are in place for the ORAS lower tier metagames.

You may refer to the specific Discussion/ Resource Threads for each Lower Tier here;
Ubers, UU, RU, NU, PU, LC​

Clauses & Mods

Clauses
Species Clause: Limit of one on each Pokemon.
OHKO Clause: OHKO moves are banned.
Moody Clause: Moody is banned.
Evasion Moves Clause: Evasion moves are banned.
Endless Battle Clause: Forcing endless battles is banned.
Dynamax Clause: You cannot dynamax.

Mods
Sleep Clause Mod: Limit one foe put to sleep
HP Percentage Mod: HP is shown in percentages

Move Bans
Baton Pass

Ability Bans
Arena Trap
Power Construct
Shadow Tag
Sand Veil
Snow Cloak

Item Bans
King's Rock

Here are some prompts to help guide your thinking:

• What are your personal favorite Pokemon to use in the metagame, and why?
• What current cores do you find to be strong or fun to use?
• Do you like the current metagame, or find it to be well balanced? Why or why not?

Remember that at any point, moderators have the discretion to intervene or remove posts as necessary.