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Research Week looks to investigate Pokemon that have potential in OU, be it in stats, movepool, or supporting their team, to serve as an innovative choice in today's metagame. These are Pokemon that, for the most part, remain relatively untested. Novaray and I (with the help of tab) selected 3 Pokemon we feel, with help from everyone else, could see the rise of new and powerful sets, or the fulfillment of a particular niche. Perhaps the title is a bit of a misnomer; in fact, this installment (and likely future ones) of Research Week will continue as long as the discussion does, and that's where you all come in.
If you have anything to say about any of these Pokemon, please post about them! It doesn't matter if you've used them or have just faced them in battle, anything is fine (but please, do try them). Just be sure to back up your posts with good competitive reasoning, such as damage calculations! Posting replays showcasing the Pokemon you selected is especially encouraged.
So, the 3 Pokemon we will be looking at this research week are Scolipede, Sharpedo, and Nidoqueen!
Here are some questions to think about as this Research Week progresses:
Discuss; the discussion that come out of this will surely be illuminating! Don't forget, you're not just limited to this topic to discuss these Pokemon. The #pokemon IRC channel is a perfectly suitable place to discuss them as well. At the end of the discussion period, hope we can reach a general consensus on how good these Pokemon really are, and that we might find some interesting discoveries.
Alright, now that that's out of the way we can get to the fun part of this. First up, Research Week will now have a duration of roughly two weeks. The reason for this is as follows:
It has been noticed that the last few Research Weeks have been basically reduced to ladder runs. This completely defeats the purpose of Research Week where the idea is NOT TO see if a person can get a high ladder rating with an underused Pokemon but to subjectively assess as a community, whether that particular Pokemon is viable in the tier and discover its potential in the tier. In order to remedy this, an archive is going to be created, highlighting great posts.
A proper sign-up sheet should look something like this:
[BOX]Username: Trinitrotoluene
Alt: Sneakman
Ladder Standing: Nothing to see here.
Research Subject(s): Scolipede, Sharpedo[/BOX]
Copypasta for the lazy:
Also, we'd like to know which Research Week Pokemon you're testing, so boldfacing that would be extremely convenient. With that done, we look forward to see what you have to say! Also, tab is cute.
np: Pendulum - Out Here
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Research Week - OU Edition!
Hosted by Trinitrotoluene and Novaray!
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Duration: January 19 - February 2
Hosted by Trinitrotoluene and Novaray!
Duration: January 19 - February 2
Research Week looks to investigate Pokemon that have potential in OU, be it in stats, movepool, or supporting their team, to serve as an innovative choice in today's metagame. These are Pokemon that, for the most part, remain relatively untested. Novaray and I (with the help of tab) selected 3 Pokemon we feel, with help from everyone else, could see the rise of new and powerful sets, or the fulfillment of a particular niche. Perhaps the title is a bit of a misnomer; in fact, this installment (and likely future ones) of Research Week will continue as long as the discussion does, and that's where you all come in.
If you have anything to say about any of these Pokemon, please post about them! It doesn't matter if you've used them or have just faced them in battle, anything is fine (but please, do try them). Just be sure to back up your posts with good competitive reasoning, such as damage calculations! Posting replays showcasing the Pokemon you selected is especially encouraged.
- Be open-minded, don't just say something is terrible and walk away; at least look into them and see what options they may be able to utilize!
- Feel free to theorymon, but make it clear that you are theorymoning. At the end of the week, however, we want discussion to move towards how useful the Pokemon actually are in OU, and what sets are effective on them.
- Just because an analysis has been done for a Pokemon doesn't mean there isn't more to explore; it's quite possible that something might have gone unnoticed or is missing.
- Do not post in this thread complaining about the Pokemon we choose and/or suggesting ones we should do for future weeks. We want discussion to stay on topic about the 3 Pokemon we are "researching." Feel free to VM / PM yours truly or Novaray these suggestions, but don't expect the next research week to have all the Pokemon you suggested, or any of them.
So, the 3 Pokemon we will be looking at this research week are Scolipede, Sharpedo, and Nidoqueen!
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Here are some questions to think about as this Research Week progresses:
- How useful are these Pokemon in OU?
- What sets can they run effectively?
- What gives them trouble?
- What advantages do they have over other Pokemon?
- What niche can this Pokemon fill in teams?
- Are they worth the team slot on your team or is it outclassed?
Discuss; the discussion that come out of this will surely be illuminating! Don't forget, you're not just limited to this topic to discuss these Pokemon. The #pokemon IRC channel is a perfectly suitable place to discuss them as well. At the end of the discussion period, hope we can reach a general consensus on how good these Pokemon really are, and that we might find some interesting discoveries.
Alright, now that that's out of the way we can get to the fun part of this. First up, Research Week will now have a duration of roughly two weeks. The reason for this is as follows:
The Research Week Challenge:
In order to participate in the challenge, simply post what Pokemon you're trying and your fresh new alt (yes, this is mandatory). Post battle logs, experiences with your team on the ladder, and generally how a Pokemon has worked out for you: past or present.- Users will use any number of the research week mons on their team
- Users will attempt to reach as high as possible on the ladder with the Pokemon. Surpassing a Glicko2 rating of 2100 with a deviation of 75 on the ladder with your registered alt will grant you a spot on the Hall of Fame: Platinum Class. Breaking past a Glicko2 rating of 2000 with a deviation of 75 on the ladder with your registered alt will earn you a spot on the Hall of Fame: Gold Class. Crossing a Glicko2 rating of 1950 with a deviation of 75 will secure you a Silver Class spot while a Glicko2 rating of 1900 with a deviation of 75 will earn you a Bronze Class spot. Post a screen-shot of your peak and an importable of your team in order to achieve this.
- Users will be expected to post their experiences with the Pokemon they use, the teams they used, the problems they encountered while trying to make the said Pokemon work.
- If a user does not participate in the discussion, he will be passed over.
It has been noticed that the last few Research Weeks have been basically reduced to ladder runs. This completely defeats the purpose of Research Week where the idea is NOT TO see if a person can get a high ladder rating with an underused Pokemon but to subjectively assess as a community, whether that particular Pokemon is viable in the tier and discover its potential in the tier. In order to remedy this, an archive is going to be created, highlighting great posts.
Participants
Format will go like this: username - alt - ladder standing
- Trinitrotoluene - Not a Terrakion - None
- Research Subject(s): Sharpedo
- BlankZero - Blank_Research, Blank_Research_2, Blank_Research_3 - None (for all 3)
- Research Subject(s): Scolipede, Sharpedo, Nidoqueen (one per alt)
- Lavos Spawn - To The Sun - None
- Research Subject(s): Sharpedo
- Lady Alex - I have duct tape - None
- Research Subject(s): Sharpedo
- Novaray - A$AP Q - None
- Research Subject(s): Sharpedo
- Intergalactic - gaslamp - None
- Research Subject(s): Scolipede, Sharpedo
- Magolor - Delibird4Ubers - None
- Research Subject(s): Scolipede, Sharpedo
- SubakSupreme - Monsey - None
- Research Subject(s): Sharpedo
- DrunkDemon - fetus in a jar - None
- Research Subject(s): Nidoqueen
- Electrolyte - Boron - None
- Research Subject(s): Scolipede
- Uomo Solo - Deaprylsux - None
- Research Subject(s): Sharpedo
- DetroitLolcat - Sir Cattington II - None
- Research Subject(s): Sharpedo
- The Unlucky One - A-Rio - None
- Research Subject(s): Nidoqueen
Hall of Fame
Platinum Class: 2050+ and top 10
Currently none
Gold Class: 2000-2049 and top 25
Currently none!
Silver Class: 1950-1999 and top 50
Currently none!
Bronze Class: 1900-1949 and top 100
Currrently none!
Compendium of Great Posts
Currently nothing!
A proper sign-up sheet should look something like this:
[BOX]Username: Trinitrotoluene
Alt: Sneakman
Ladder Standing: Nothing to see here.
Research Subject(s): Scolipede, Sharpedo[/BOX]
Copypasta for the lazy:
HTML:
[B]Username:[/B]
[B]Alt:[/B]
[B]Ladder Standing:[/B]
[B]Research Subject(s):[/B]
np: Pendulum - Out Here
[youtube]hBP2gdLRksk[/youtube]