Ok thank’s
can be dismanteled by strong wallbreakers such as Garchomp with an boosted Earthquake or Fire-coverage in Fire Blast, which helps Garchomp going through Ferrothorn.Gen8 OU question: What's some ways to counter rain in a balanced team? Specifically I'm having trouble dealing with Ferrothorn and Barraskewda
That is generally the case, as the council doesn't want to force the SPL players to participate in SPL and the suspect. They also don't want the meta to do such a large shift during an ongoing tournament.I might have heard this wrong but is it true that there will be no suspect tests during SPL?
CrawdauntAre there any noteworthy speed values Mandibuzz wants to outrun?
I will personally be advocating for suspects during SPL. One tournament should not stop the evolution of a metagame played by tens of thousands of people. It should be our responsibility to cater to the metagame rather than specific groups of people.I might have heard this wrong but is it true that there will be no suspect tests during SPL?
Complex bans are allowed in OU however it is for elements that are uncompetitive or broken outside of a Pokemon, like for example Moody being banned because it was broken on every Pokemon who had it, or Baton Pass being banned because those teams were broken. Complex bans are allowed but they are generally not used often unless absolutely needed.Are Complex bans allowed in OU? I've always been confused on how that works. I distinctly remember there being some discussion on banning Gorilla Tactics instead of G-Darm early on.
There is not a 100% yes or no answer to this, but it is currently unlikely any complex bans will happen.Are Complex bans allowed in OU? I've always been confused on how that works. I distinctly remember there being some discussion on banning Gorilla Tactics instead of G-Darm early on.
Gorilla tactics is a great ability, but darm makes it really good. For me huge power is the most broken ability but the user of this is azumarill, not something like weavileAre Complex bans allowed in OU? I've always been confused on how that works. I distinctly remember there being some discussion on banning Gorilla Tactics instead of G-Darm early on.
https://www.smogon.com/articles/getting-startedI'm very new to competitive Pokemon, are there any beginner guides/sample teams that I could use? I've found some already but I have no idea how to use them or what to do
That would be called a quickban, and they usually don’t do that unless the mon in question is a BIG problem. I fucking hate Cinderace with every fiber of my being as it is an abortion of a Pokémon design visually and is not much better gameplay-wise, but I don’t think the OU higher-ups find it problematic enough to get quickbanned. I’d guess they would hold a suspect test, if anything, and I would be thrilled at the chance to personally wave this abomination goodbye! But no, they probably won’t emergency ban it, and I don’t even know if a suspect test is on the horizon, seeing as I’m not on the OU council. So tl;dr no, they won’t emergency ban C*nderaceCan Cinderace be emergency banned?
Fuck, that really sucks. I find it to be a bigger problem than magearna, because at least magearna has switch ins (still broken tho) and can be played around. Cinderace forces you to have the few pokemon that can check it (and hope that it doesn't run the appropriate coverage move).That would be called a quickban, and they usually don’t do that unless the mon in question is a BIG problem. I fucking hate Cinderace with every fiber of my being as it is an abortion of a Pokémon design visually and is not much better gameplay-wise, but I don’t think the OU higher-ups find it problematic enough to get quickbanned. I’d guess they would hold a suspect test, if anything, and I would be thrilled at the chance to personally wave this abomination goodbye! But no, they probably won’t emergency ban it, and I don’t even know if a suspect test is on the horizon, seeing as I’m not on the OU council. So tl;dr no, they won’t emergency ban C*nderace
Yeah I hate Cinderace for it's design even more than it's insane wallbreaking and pivoting capabilities. It looks like the mascot of some biscuit company.That would be called a quickban, and they usually don’t do that unless the mon in question is a BIG problem. I fucking hate Cinderace with every fiber of my being as it is an abortion of a Pokémon design visually and is not much better gameplay-wise, but I don’t think the OU higher-ups find it problematic enough to get quickbanned. I’d guess they would hold a suspect test, if anything, and I would be thrilled at the chance to personally wave this abomination goodbye! But no, they probably won’t emergency ban it, and I don’t even know if a suspect test is on the horizon, seeing as I’m not on the OU council. So tl;dr no, they won’t emergency ban C*nderace
I remember when I was really excited for gen 8 starters, my favorite being scorbunny. Too bad both it and Sobble had disappointing designs (some people do like Intelleon tho).Yeah I hate Cinderace for it's design even more than it's insane wallbreaking and pivoting capabilities. It looks like the mascot of some biscuit company.
There are no intentions to quickban it, but it is being discussed as a potential suspect in the future. There are a few things on the radar right now, so it could be next or further down the line, but I can promise it is not being ignored and if the metagame does not adapt, we may have to look into it.Can Cinderace be emergency banned?
It is a niche way if you really have to compress the roles as a Stealth Rock and Spike-setter at the same time due to other Pokemon doing a different job, such as Clefable, Landorus-T, and Nidoking, which are also common Stealth Rock-setters in the tier. However the issue with Dual-Hazard Ferrothorn is, that it loses a slot for an important Move like Knock Off, Body Press, Leech Seed or even Thunder Wave to cripple opposing Pokemon.Is it viable to run both spikes and SR on Ferro?
thanks for the info, I just considered losing knock off cause my pex has itIt is a niche way if you really have to compress the roles as a Stealth Rock and Spike-setter at the same time due to other Pokemon doing a different job, such as Clefable, Landorus-T, and Nidoking, which are also common Stealth Rock-setters in the tier. However the issue with Dual-Hazard Ferrothorn is, that it loses a slot for an important Move like Knock Off, Body Press, Leech Seed or even Thunder Wave to cripple opposing Pokemon.
In my opinion I would not recommend to run both Stealth Rock and Spikes on Ferrothorn, and should only be done, when you really have to compress the roles. I would recommend running Stealth Rocks on a different Pokemon such as the aforementioned Pokemon and Spikes on Ferrothorn to open up 1 Moveslot for the necessary moves Ferrothorn needs to deal with opposing Pokemon and most importantly to have the necessary longevity due to Leftovers AND Leech Seed, as the durability of Ferrothorn gets increased alot and can also wear down common Pokemon such as Heatran over the long course of the game.
Hope this helped :)
It’s ok to run multiple Knock Off on the same team, especially if the individual users have different switch ins.thanks for the info, I just considered losing knock off cause my pex has it
Not really unfortunately. Losing hidden power hurt this prospect for sure. It’s best with Swords Dance rn.Is mixed blaziken viable in the current ou meta
Ty for the infoIt’s ok to run multiple Knock Off on the same team, especially if the individual users have different switch ins.
Not really unfortunately. Losing hidden power hurt this prospect for sure. It’s best with Swords Dance rn.