My dad works at smogon and no its not true, he told me they are quickbanningThe OU council voted on a quickban to Goldengho in the last slate. People have been commenting on it already.

My dad works at smogon and no its not true, he told me they are quickbanningThe OU council voted on a quickban to Goldengho in the last slate. People have been commenting on it already.
Ever since the bundle/palafin ban, not really. Gholdengo will probably get suspected at some point and Terra currently has a whole thread for discussing tiering action.Is any mon on the verge of being banned? I really hope for Gholdengo or even Terra in general
I really hate dealing with her.
Tera will be discussed for at least five more days and from there a three week suspect test. The earliest tera coulde be banned is late december.Is any mon on the verge of being banned? I really hope for Gholdengo or even Terra in general
imma pray the majority wants it banned aswell thenTera will be discussed for at least five more days and from there a three week suspect test. The earliest tera coulde be banned is late december.
If this is true, then why don’t we just have limits on how many mons per team can have Baton Pass instead of a full ban?People keep saying this, and it's just not true. Baton pass wasn't banned because passing a substitute was overpowered, it was banned because of non-interactive full-team baton pass strategies which were absurdly matchup fishy.
Because Baton pass was too powerful even with a limited number of mons. Councils literally have gone through hoops trying to nerf baton pass chain.If this is true, then why don’t we just have limits on how many mons per team can have Baton Pass instead of a full ban?
Also while I’m on this topic, there’s an argument being made that Booster Energy can’t be banned because not all of its potential abusers are broken. Now, I don’t really think Booster Energy needs to be banned at this point, but it’s still worth mentioning that this idea is wack. Tons of Baton Pass users are pretty much useless with the move. If stuff like Dunsparce and Leavanny were the only Pokemon with Baton Pass, it probably wouldn’t be banned, or even see play. Not every potential abuser needs to be broken for something to be banned.
They didIf this is true, then why don’t we just have limits on how many mons per team can have Baton Pass instead of a full ban?
If anything, pure dry passing is just switching in the middle of a turn, before or after the opponent's move, depending on speed. As to whether or not thats OP/decentralizing, whatever the current buzzword is, probably remains to be seen. Unfortunately, we have bigger fish to fry and bigger frying pans to leap out of. Lookin at you, Chien-Pao, you fuckin mega weavile demon.They did
They actually did...
still wasn't enough
IIRC they tried 1 boost per pass clause, no more than 2 users, and they banned the move entirely after those didn't work.
Not sure what the issue with dry passing is but ig they figured it was too complex even though it's the same thing as teleport which ruled gen 8.
Lol, complex baton pass bans is its own can of worms.If this is true, then why don’t we just have limits on how many mons per team can have Baton Pass instead of a full ban?
shit they're onto meI know a lot of people are dunking on users concerned the OU council is determined to make stall a mainstay. That said, can we give their grievances a little more validation?
I personally went to Smogon headquarters and snuck into the secret OU council room through the air vents. I’m still shocked by what I saw. Finchinator, stroking his beloved pet Toxepex in one hand, sipping tears from a hollowed Iron Bundle skull in the other, was bathing in a pool of freshly spilled dolphin blood. The rest of the OU council was preparing a Cyclizar to be ritualistically sacrificed to the stall gods. We need to stop their reign of terror before they quick ban our rights and force Jonathon Gamefreak himself to arrest every funny rage Pokémon YouTuber for using fewer than two pink blobs per team.
Absolutely this. I’ve actually started seeing Scarf Cyclizar, which OHKOs Dragapult with Knock Off when you give it Attack investment (so whoops there goes your opponent’s single Infiltrator mon) and screws non-Scarf Cyclizar as well. When you start seeing a Pokémon running sets specifically to answer itself because so little else threatens it, there may be a bit of a centralization problem. It’s like how I ran Imprison Flutter Mane during its 15 minutes of fame.I've kind of come around on Cyclizar being a big problem in the current meta. Shed Tail is an extremely brainless move that has a gigantic reward for offense on a mon that is not only extremely fast but able to keep itself healthy pretty handily. This thing is not as one dimensional as that, either, as it learns every good utility move you could want, and even has some surprise offense sets I've seen. I really hope this gets looked at again before the long Terra tests begin.
1. Bulky Offense >= Hyper Offense > Stall > Balance in terms of strength.Did you know that Finchinator is a secret boss in Scarlet and Violet? Here's my proof:
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Just so this isn't a total joke post, I'll leave some questions for discussion:
1) Hyper Offense
2) Bulky Offense
3) Balance
4) Stall
1. Rank the above in terms of how much you prefer the above playstyles and how effective/good they are in your opinion (1 being the best and 4 being the worst)
2. What Pokemon do you think are staples for each playstyle, or are very good for each specific playstyle?
3. What are some fun pokemon you like for each playstyle, or for some playstyles
4. Most overrated Pokemon in your opinion?
5. Most underrated Pokemon in your opinion?
6. Favorite new Generation 9 pokemon to use?
7. Favorite returning Pokemon from Gens 1-8 to use?
8. Have you tried out any of the new items? If so, are there any you like or any that are making a solid impact in OU?
9. On a scale of 1-10, how much are you enjoying SV OU, with 1 being the least and 10 being the most?
10. On a scale of 1-10, how competitive do you find SV OU, with 1 being the least competitive and 10 being the most competitive?
Thanks again for all of the discussion so far. Keep up the good work, keep having fun, and myself and all of the mods and the council look forward to seeing what you all have to share in the near future. Have a nice day :]
If anything, pure dry passing is just switching in the middle of a turn, before or after the opponent's move, depending on speed. As to whether or not thats OP/decentralizing, whatever the current buzzword is, probably remains to be seen. Unfortunately, we have bigger fish to fry and bigger frying pans to leap out of. Lookin at you, Chien-Pao, you fuckin mega weavile demon.
1: hyper offense > balance > stall > bulky offense, with a fairly large gap between hyper offense and the other 3Did you know that Finchinator is a secret boss in Scarlet and Violet? Here's my proof:
![]()
Just so this isn't a total joke post, I'll leave some questions for discussion:
1) Hyper Offense
2) Bulky Offense
3) Balance
4) Stall
1. Rank the above in terms of how much you prefer the above playstyles and how effective/good they are in your opinion (1 being the best and 4 being the worst)
2. What Pokemon do you think are staples for each playstyle, or are very good for each specific playstyle?
3. What are some fun pokemon you like for each playstyle, or for some playstyles
4. Most overrated Pokemon in your opinion?
5. Most underrated Pokemon in your opinion?
6. Favorite new Generation 9 pokemon to use?
7. Favorite returning Pokemon from Gens 1-8 to use?
8. Have you tried out any of the new items? If so, are there any you like or any that are making a solid impact in OU?
9. On a scale of 1-10, how much are you enjoying SV OU, with 1 being the least and 10 being the most?
10. On a scale of 1-10, how competitive do you find SV OU, with 1 being the least competitive and 10 being the most competitive?
Thanks again for all of the discussion so far. Keep up the good work, keep having fun, and myself and all of the mods and the council look forward to seeing what you all have to share in the near future. Have a nice day :]
If we're considering this, Infiltrator is still probably way more worthwhile as long as Screens are a thing, as they seem to be on teams with Cyclizar because of Grimmsnarl and general offensive-setup synergy. Getting around the Sub is only as helpful as the threat you pose past the Sub, which Noivern needs every ounce of power applied it can. Not like Frisk is going to provide any info that outdoes consistent screen and Sub ignorance (Not strictly locked to Boomburst to hit something hiding), and can be preferable given other STAB options like Hurricane or Draco Meteor have similar Base Power (while not being totally free entry for Drag or something like Ghold)
I have not yet tried Noivern myself, but I realized that this thing gets both Infiltrator and Boomburst. Boomburst is both an incredibly powerful move and can activate Throat Spray. Based on how broken Aerilate Noivern has been in the less serious game modes that let you change pokemon's abilities, I bet Tera Normal Noivern can hit like a truck. Like if you have Boomburst, a Fire move to hit Steel types like Gholdengo, and whatever coverage (I think Focus Blast) you want, that seems pretty potent.
Another thing Noivern can do is set a support move like Defog or Tailwind. While the opponent could be worried about the threat Noivern might bring, you could potentially get up a support move.
I don't know if you 100% need Infiltrator since sound moves go through Subs anyway, but it likely is still most optimal. The ability to Taunt behind a Sub is probably better than just relying on the Sound Move or Frisk.
HO=1,BO=2,Bal=3,Stall=4Did you know that Finchinator is a secret boss in Scarlet and Violet? Here's my proof:
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Just so this isn't a total joke post, I'll leave some questions for discussion:
1) Hyper Offense
2) Bulky Offense
3) Balance
4) Stall
1. Rank the above in terms of how much you prefer the above playstyles and how effective/good they are in your opinion (1 being the best and 4 being the worst)
2. What Pokemon do you think are staples for each playstyle, or are very good for each specific playstyle?
3. What are some fun pokemon you like for each playstyle, or for some playstyles
4. Most overrated Pokemon in your opinion?
5. Most underrated Pokemon in your opinion?
6. Favorite new Generation 9 pokemon to use?
7. Favorite returning Pokemon from Gens 1-8 to use?
8. Have you tried out any of the new items? If so, are there any you like or any that are making a solid impact in OU?
9. On a scale of 1-10, how much are you enjoying SV OU, with 1 being the least and 10 being the most?
10. On a scale of 1-10, how competitive do you find SV OU, with 1 being the least competitive and 10 being the most competitive?
Thanks again for all of the discussion so far. Keep up the good work, keep having fun, and myself and all of the mods and the council look forward to seeing what you all have to share in the near future. Have a nice day :]