Metagame SS PU - A comprehensive look at PUBL

[DugZa]

I already mentioned in the PU cord that this thread would be happening sometime after PUPL, and it's finally here. It is a widely accepted opinion that tiering of SS PU was poorly handled for the majority of the generation by the council at the time and has led to a metagame that most players dislike today. Talks about changes to the tier, namely unbanning certain PUBL Pokemon, are brought up regularly during team tournament season, but usually fade away once the tournament is over. However, we've decided to put an end to that and start a serious discussion about this. Please note that this thread does NOT guarantee that any unbans will occur.

The current PUBL list is as follows;

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The goal of this thread is to discuss and pinpoint 2-3 Pokemon at most that might be worth suspect testing to be unbanned. Some of the Pokémon that have been repeatedly mentioned as good candidates for unbanning in previous discussions are Virizion, Espeon, Guzzlord, and Kingler, among others. Please give your thoughts on this. If there is sufficient support after a thorough discussion, we can proceed with a survey.

Reiterating that this is by no means a guarantee of unbans, I hope we can have a good discussion on the topic!

Tagging players who have been involved with the tier regularly/played it in tournaments (sorry if I forgot anyone).
Dj Breloominati♬ gum OranBerryBlissey10 The Strap Lambovino Bloshh LustfulLice Ming549 avarice Tenebricite Drud zS Danny seraphz Xiri Leni Pangoro mj Meru pdt TJ eifo sugar ovens yandaud termi hex Oathkeeper

 

[The Strap]

I'm not the most experienced ss pu player but the only mons i could see potentially returning are Virizon and maybe Scyther. the rest of the mons on this list I could see pose as serious threats to this balanced metagame.

Araquanid: web setter with an absurd ability
Clawitzer, Drampa, Exeggutor, Inteleon, Vanuxille: specs mons that have practically zero good checks
Duraludon : good bulky typing with a good moveset
Espeon, Omastar, Kingdra, Raichu-A: dangerous set up mons
Scrafty: bulky mon with a wide variety of sets and utility
Guzzlord: offensive and defensive mon that can do it all + massive movepool
Zoroark: Illusion + mixed sets go insane
Kingler: 130 attack with sheer force has almost no good switchins

 

[UberSkitty]

Not an option mentioned on here, but I'm still team ban Gigalith >:(
That aside, Guzzlord or Drampa could be fun to have, but are prob still too offensively overwhelming. Virizion seems like the best option if any.

 

[DugZa]

Vulpix03 Excal Meri Berry ishtar Oathkeeper 2xTheTap some others I forgot to tag, sorry :(