I find it funny that Diggersby has been suspected post-ORAS already. What's the reason for the same suspect?
If I understand correctly a new suspect is proposed only when new moves or strategies are at play. When no changes have happened to Diggersby's movepool or ability since the last suspect, why a new suspect?
Post-ORAS Diggersby Suspect Decision
Eevee General Clarify please.
new council, new opinions. plus iirc, a main reason diggs wasn't banned was because it was believed to be "the sole check to setup spam" which doesn't justify its stay in the long run. eevee general himself was the first to bring this suspect up, and due to being his meta, i think he is allowed to call for suspects hes already done. i mean, its his meta, he can do whatever he wants with it technically.
Lcass shouldn't have to speak for me so I'll answer this myself.
1) Metagames change over time. Trends develop, new threats rise and old standbys fall. One of Diggersby's best checks (Skarmory) is nowhere to be seen lately. Odd, considering it can deal with the current top dog (Lando-T).
2) Yeah it's my metagame but I have to clear it with the council first. I submitted the name, it was seconded. Ez.
3) Changes don't only need to occur regarding the suspect in question. The metagame is interconnected; you change one piece and it affects something else. Since the last Diggersby suspect we've banned a move and a Pokemon. Nothing exists in a vacuum in STABmons. See point 1.
Anyway, I'll give you a sneak peak of what I'll be discussing in the convo. We acted too quickly after ORAS. Some things were more obvious, like Lopunny and Metagross, but the boost to Ground coverage plus tutors needed to sink in more. New sets have popped up to or just gotten more popular. Choice Band makes certain checks irrelevant. Lovely Kiss debilitates one to where you can either break it down or just setup on it.
Anyway, in terms of the domino effect, that will come later too. But I'll say this now: it wasn't revenging setup like Aegislash, Sub Kyurem (or Kyurem in general with that bulk), Mega Sableye, Belly Drum Kanga, and others already, so the "setup will go unchecked" slogan is only half true. And the flipside of that, which says other FakeSpeeders aren't strong enough, is essentially unfounded. How do we know for sure? Ursaring gets worn down with status, k, so don't give it an orb. Oh but it takes residual damage from Iron Barbs! But so did Diggersby, and at least the bear can threaten with Close Combat against Ferrothorn without losing out against other threats unlike Diggersby's Fire Punch being pretty useless otherwise.
Anyway anyway anyway, that's all for now. Time to eat breakfast.
Edit since xJownage posted as I did. RE: we did this 3 months ago.
Um, do you think the meta is the same as it was at the end of December? When Mega Aero was still a sleeper threat and Lando hadn't gone offensive yet? When Mega Sableye was nowhere and Skarmory flying high? That's a bad argument, so stop it.