Yes it is. I've been saying this for a long time.Turns out that fast setup+tera is pretty busted.
I don't think anyone was actually suggesting dragonite was broken, if anything they where suggesting setup/tera is brokenI don't think Dragonite is broken. It is on an upswing as Srn has stated, but Dragonite isn't what comes to mind when one thinks of potentially broken threats as its low speed is a big drawback despite its wider range of set variety lately as that speed tier results in there being counterplay options such as Zamazenta (arguably a top 1 or 2 mon in the meta), Booster Speed mons, certain fast scarfers such as Darkrai, a number of Red Card users, such as Ting-Lu, and also a few of the Eject Button users available to get a mon with a favourable match-up in.
Dragonite generally has useful defensive utility for SV OU as it has in past generations and is a good anti-cheese option in and of itself, which is a positive for the tier given how many strong set-up sweepers there are while Dragonite is simultaneously not the best of them, partially due to the low Base Power of its coverage options aside from Earthquake. Banning Dragonite would be a big loss for the meta IMO.
Well, I am anti-Tera myself, but I've made peace with the fact that the only action on Tera we might get is banning Tera Blast as there's not enough time restart the meta from scratch. I do not believe banning setup + Tera will be seriously considered, and that's why I responded the way I did.I don't think anyone was actually suggesting dragonite was broken, if anything they where suggesting setup/tera is broken
I still remember when someone made a Heavy-Duty Boots Policy Thread. Dark timesThe meta would be a dumpster fire without Heavy-Duty Boots. It'd be all offense. Let's not talk about that happening.
I suspect you’ll be wrong. The excitement will be pooled up to overflowing levels with this one. There are like five hundred thousand different directions it can go from an outsider POV right now, so don’t bother shopping around for different opinions and just wait for Thursday
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damn even the world health organization is invested in this? this is bigger than i thoughtwho cares
Will this realistically have any effect on the meta game? Outside of offense being good.I suspect you’ll be wrong. The excitement will be pooled up to overflowing levels with this one. There are like five hundred thousand different directions it can go from an outsider POV right now, so don’t bother shopping around for different opinions and just wait for Thursday
Will this realistically have any effect on the meta game? Outside of offense being good.