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Second LC Smogcast
- Thread starter prem
- Start date
Question:
Gligar ban could increase the sun team use (after Tangela's ban decrease)?
The same Gligar ban could cause a massive stealth rock use?
Is berry juice's use the real reason for Swirlix banning?
Gligar ban could increase the sun team use (after Tangela's ban decrease)?
The same Gligar ban could cause a massive stealth rock use?
Is berry juice's use the real reason for Swirlix banning?
The status of the pokemon released from te lc jail that haven't been readmitted eg meditite and carvahna
hi guys,
so after discussing with macle the cast for this smogcast will be
me
blarajan
macle
Hawkstar
QuoteCS
Corkscrew
apparently 6 people might be a lot but i think its fine and itll be more fun that way! date and time hasnt been decided and honestly theres going to be some discussion about smogcasts in the staff forum coming this weekend so im not going to plan anything. ill let you guys know as soon as possible about the date and time!
things we will talk about probably:
-the metagame postbans: what are good strats and mons to use
-what could possibly be broken: meditite? pichu? we never know man
-berry juice.
-hype corner
we will also probably try answering other questions but this is basically what we plan on talking about this smogcast!
so after discussing with macle the cast for this smogcast will be
me
blarajan
macle
Hawkstar
QuoteCS
Corkscrew
apparently 6 people might be a lot but i think its fine and itll be more fun that way! date and time hasnt been decided and honestly theres going to be some discussion about smogcasts in the staff forum coming this weekend so im not going to plan anything. ill let you guys know as soon as possible about the date and time!
things we will talk about probably:
-the metagame postbans: what are good strats and mons to use
-what could possibly be broken: meditite? pichu? we never know man
-berry juice.
-hype corner
we will also probably try answering other questions but this is basically what we plan on talking about this smogcast!
perhaps a bit "meta" for a smogcast but
Do you think a system in which ladderers nominate suspects naturally bans offensive threats more than defensive threats? Is this OK?
What is stopping us as a community from devolving into Gen V's banlist, be that a Pokemon, a playstyle, a philosophy, or a person?
HI RAYJAY
Do you think a system in which ladderers nominate suspects naturally bans offensive threats more than defensive threats? Is this OK?
What is stopping us as a community from devolving into Gen V's banlist, be that a Pokemon, a playstyle, a philosophy, or a person?
HI RAYJAY
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This is Little Cup, where defensive mons can be good, but will never ever be suspect worthy. The meta naturally favors balanced/offensive playstyle, and no defensive mons truly shine brightly.
except Gligar haha fuk u scorp faget rip in pieces
Agreed. Stall teams in LC are rare at best, so hyper offensive teams are a lot more viable in LC than any other meta. Everyone can name three dedicated walls in each tier from last gen, but you'd be hard-pressed to find that many in LC. I say dedicated because while Munchlax has great SpD, it still runs 3 or 4 attacking moves, unlike Blissey in OU who rarely attacks.
Hardly. There's not a single thing in S-A tier that it reliably beats without getting its Eviolite Knocked Off or pivoted on. It's not bad, but it's not amazing either.
Hype corner: Zigzagoon. If anyone doubts the power to wreck teams (and I'm being serious here), he or she has either not tried Zigzagoon or not given it the minimal team support it needs to sweep (really just break Sturdies and Pursuit / Knock Off Ghosts).
In case anyone missed it, here is the cast: http://www.twitch.tv/smogonu/b/511414018
If anyone has any comments on what we can do better next time, feel free to post.
Personally, I feel we would've benefited from more of a set structure/plan which probably would've cut out some unnecessary sections and probably reduced the time spent on it by quite a bit. I think 90 minutes is quite long and maybe 60 minutes would be a better time frame to aim for, and this would've been achieved if we set out timings for each topic of conversation. i.e. 20 minutes general meta discussion, 10 minutes berry juice discussion, 15 minutes 'what is broken' discussion, 15 minute hype corner, 5 minute answering unanswered questions, or something of the sort.
tagging prem, so he sees this suggestion for next time. I know it won't be for a while but w/e.
If anyone has any comments on what we can do better next time, feel free to post.
Personally, I feel we would've benefited from more of a set structure/plan which probably would've cut out some unnecessary sections and probably reduced the time spent on it by quite a bit. I think 90 minutes is quite long and maybe 60 minutes would be a better time frame to aim for, and this would've been achieved if we set out timings for each topic of conversation. i.e. 20 minutes general meta discussion, 10 minutes berry juice discussion, 15 minutes 'what is broken' discussion, 15 minute hype corner, 5 minute answering unanswered questions, or something of the sort.
tagging prem, so he sees this suggestion for next time. I know it won't be for a while but w/e.
Thanks Cork for your forward. I want to see it this weekend.