Metagame SV STAAABmons

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STAAABMONS​

What is STAAABmons?
STAAABmons is a mashup of STABmons and Almost Any Ability (AAA), which means that Pokemon have access to (almost) any ability as well as every unrestricted move they share a type with. With expanded access to utility moves, helpful abilities, and powerful STAB options, nearly every Pokemon can find a niche in this fast-paced metagame!

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Bans and Restrictions

Clauses

Species Clause: A player cannot have two Pokemon with the same National Pokédex number on a team.
OHKO Clause: A Pokemon may not have the moves Fissure, Guillotine, Horn Drill, or Sheer Cold in its moveset.
Evasion Clause: A Pokemon may not have either Double Team or Minimize in its moveset.
Sleep Moves Clause: Bans all moves that induce sleep.
Endless Battle Clause: Players cannot intentionally prevent an opponent from being able to end the game without forfeiting.
Single Ability Clause: Two Pokemon on the same team may not share an ability.
Terastal Clause: Prevents Pokémon from Terastallizing.

Pokemon Bans

• Annihilape
• Arceus
• Baxcalibur
• Calyrex-Ice
• Calyrex-Shadow
• Ceruledge
• Chien-Pao
• Darkrai
• Deoxys-Base
• Deoxys-Attack
• Dialga
• Dialga-Origin
• Dragapult
• Dragonite
• Enamorus-Base
• Eternatus
• Flutter Mane
• Garchomp
• Giratina
• Giratina-Origin
• Gouging Fire
• Groudon
• Hoopa-Unbound
• Ho-Oh
• Iron Bundle
• Iron Valiant
• Keldeo
• Koraidon
• Kyogre
• Kyurem
• Kyurem-Black
• Kyurem-White
• Latios
• Lugia
• Lunala
• Magearna
• Manaphy
• Meloetta
• Mewtwo
• Miraidon
• Necrozma-Dawn Wings
• Necrozma-Dusk Mane
• Noivern
• Ogerpon-Cornerstone
• Ogerpon-Hearthflame
• Ogerpon-Wellspring
• Palkia
• Palkia-Origin
• Raging Bolt
• Rayquaza
• Regigigas
• Reshiram
• Roaring Moon
• Shaymin-Sky
• Slaking
• Sneasler
• Solgaleo
• Sneasler
• Solgaleo
• Spectrier
• Thundurus
• Thundurus-Therian
• Urshifu-Single-Strike
• Urshifu-Rapid-Strike
• Volcarona
• Walking Wake
• Weavile
• Zacian
• Zacian-Crowned
• Zekrom
• Zoroark-Hisui

Ability Bans

• Arena Trap
• Comatose
• Contrary
• Fur Coat
• Good as Gold
• Gorilla Tactics
• Hadron Engine
• Huge Power
• Ice Scales
• Illusion
• Imposter
• Innards Out
• Magic Bounce
• Magnet Pull
• Moody
• Neutralizing Gas
• Orichalcum Pulse
• Parental Bond
• Poison Heal
• Pure Power
• Shadow Tag
• Simple
• Speed Boost
• Stakeout
• Toxic Debris
• Triage
• Unburden
• Water Bubble
• Wonder Guard

Move Restrictions

• Acupressure
• Astral Barrage
• Belly Drum
• Boomburst
• Ceaseless Edge
• Clangorous Soul
• Dire Claw
• Dragon Energy
• Electro Shot
• Eruption
• Extreme Speed
• Fillet Away
• Final Gambit
• Gigaton Hammer
• Glacial Lance
• Jet Punch
• Last Respects
• Lumina Crash
• No Retreat
• Population Bomb
• Quiver Dance
• Rage Fist
• Revival Blessing
• Rising Voltage
• Shell Smash
• Shift Gear
• Surging Strikes
• Tail Glow
• Take Heart
• Triple Arrows
• V-create
• Victory Dance
• Water Spout
• Water Shuriken
• Wicked Blow
• Wicked Torque

Misc. Bans

Moves:

• Baton Pass
• Last Respects
• Shed Tail

Items:

• King's Rock
• Razor Fang

Tour/Challenge Code

/challenge [Gen 9] Anything Goes @@@ Standard OMs, !Obtainable Abilities, Ability Clause = 1, Sleep Moves Clause, Terastal Clause, STABmons Move Legality, *Acupressure, *Astral Barrage, *Belly Drum, *Boomburst, *Ceaseless Edge, *Clangorous Soul, *Dire Claw, *Dragon Energy, *Electro Shot, *Eruption, *Extreme Speed, *Final Gambit, *Fillet Away, *Gigaton Hammer, *Glacial Lance, *Jet Punch, *Last Respects, *Lumina Crash, *No Retreat, *Population Bomb, *Quiver Dance, *Rage Fist, *Revival Blessing, *Rising Voltage, *Shell Smash, *Shift Gear, *Surging Strikes, *Tail Glow, *Take Heart, *Triple Arrows, *V-Create, *Victory Dance, *Water Shuriken, *Water Spout, *Wicked Torque, *Wicked Blow, -Annihilape, -Arceus, -Baxcalibur, -Calyrex-Ice, -Calyrex-Shadow, -Ceruledge, -Chien-Pao, -Darkrai, -Deoxys-Base, -Deoxys-Attack, -Dialga, -Dragapult, -Dragonite, -Enamorus-Base, -Eternatus, -Flutter Mane, -Garchomp, -Giratina, -Gouging Fire, -Groudon, -Ho-Oh, -Hoopa-Unbound, -Iron Bundle, -Iron Valiant, -Keldeo, -Koraidon, -Kyogre, -Kyurem, -Kyurem-Black, -Kyurem-White, -Latios, -Lugia, -Lunala, -Magearna, -Manaphy, -Meloetta, -Mewtwo, -Miraidon, -Necrozma-Dawn-Wings, -Necrozma-Dusk-Mane, -Noivern, -Ogerpon-Cornerstone, -Ogerpon-Hearthflame, -Ogerpon-Wellspring, -Palkia, -Raging Bolt, -Rayquaza, -Regigigas, -Reshiram, -Roaring Moon, -Shaymin-Sky, -Slaking, -Sneasler, -Solgaleo, -Spectrier, -Thundurus, -Thundurus-Therian, -Urshifu, -Volcarona, -Walking Wake, -Weavile, -Zacian, -Zekrom, -Zoroark-Hisui, -Arena Trap, -Comatose, -Contrary, -Fur Coat, -Good as Gold, -Gorilla Tactics, -Hadron Engine, -Huge Power, -Ice Scales, -Illusion, -Imposter, -Innards Out, -Magic Bounce, -Magnet Pull, -Moody, -Neutralizing Gas, -Orichalcum Pulse, -Parental Bond, -Poison Heal, -Pure Power, -Shadow Tag, -Simple, -Speed Boost, -Stakeout, -Toxic Debris,-Triage, -Unburden, -Water Bubble, -Wonder Guard, -King's Rock, -Razor Fang, -Baton Pass, -Shed Tail, -Last Respects

/tour new [Gen 9] Anything Goes, Elimination,,,[Gen 9] STAAABmons
/tour rules Standard OMs, !Obtainable Abilities, Ability Clause = 1, Sleep Moves Clause, Terastal Clause, STABmons Move Legality, *Acupressure, *Astral Barrage, *Belly Drum, *Boomburst, *Ceaseless Edge, *Clangorous Soul, *Dire Claw, *Dragon Energy, *Electro Shot, *Eruption, *Extreme Speed, *Final Gambit, *Fillet Away, *Gigaton Hammer, *Glacial Lance, *Jet Punch, *Last Respects, *Lumina Crash, *No Retreat, *Population Bomb, *Quiver Dance, *Rage Fist, *Revival Blessing, *Rising Voltage, *Shell Smash, *Shift Gear, *Surging Strikes, *Tail Glow, *Take Heart, *Triple Arrows, *V-Create, *Victory Dance, *Water Shuriken, *Water Spout, *Wicked Torque, *Wicked Blow, -Annihilape, -Arceus, -Baxcalibur, -Calyrex-Ice, -Calyrex-Shadow, -Ceruledge, -Chien-Pao, -Darkrai, -Deoxys-Base, -Deoxys-Attack, -Dialga, -Dragapult, -Dragonite, -Enamorus-Base, -Eternatus, -Flutter Mane, -Garchomp, -Giratina, -Gouging Fire, -Groudon, -Ho-Oh, -Hoopa-Unbound, -Iron Bundle, -Iron Valiant, -Keldeo, -Koraidon, -Kyogre, -Kyurem, -Kyurem-Black, -Kyurem-White, -Latios, -Lugia, -Lunala, -Magearna, -Manaphy, -Meloetta, -Mewtwo, -Miraidon, -Necrozma-Dawn-Wings, -Necrozma-Dusk-Mane, -Noivern, -Ogerpon-Cornerstone, -Ogerpon-Hearthflame, -Ogerpon-Wellspring, -Palkia, -Raging Bolt, -Rayquaza, -Regigigas, -Reshiram, -Roaring Moon, -Shaymin-Sky, -Slaking, -Sneasler, -Solgaleo, -Spectrier, -Thundurus, -Thundurus-Therian, -Urshifu, -Volcarona, -Walking Wake, -Weavile, -Zacian, -Zekrom, -Zoroark-Hisui, -Arena Trap, -Comatose, -Contrary, -Fur Coat, -Good as Gold, -Gorilla Tactics, -Hadron Engine, -Huge Power, -Ice Scales, -Illusion, -Imposter, -Innards Out, -Magic Bounce, -Magnet Pull, -Moody, -Neutralizing Gas, -Orichalcum Pulse, -Parental Bond, -Poison Heal, -Pure Power, -Shadow Tag, -Simple, -Speed Boost, -Stakeout, -Toxic Debris,-Triage, -Unburden, -Water Bubble, -Wonder Guard, -King's Rock, -Razor Fang, -Baton Pass, -Shed Tail, -Last Respects
/tour autostart 7
/tour autodq 5

 

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[RESERVED FOR FUTURE RESOURCES]​

 

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SAMPLE TEAMS

Greninja + Ogerpon Offense:

Status Spam Balance

Sample Archive

This will be filled out throughout the future as the metagame develops. If you'd like some insight into past teams, I highly recommend looking at the sample teams and discussion of [Gen 8] STAAABmons

No Guard Thundurus Offense:

 

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VIABILITY RANKINGS​

RANKED POKEMON: Sorted into tiers, listed in alphabetical order	CHOSEN ABILITIES: Sorted alphabetically. Primary abilities are bolded
S RANK	Splashable Pokemon that can be added to nearly every team
Toxapex	Fluffy, Intimidate, Immunity Ability, Prankster, Regenerator
A RANK	Reliable Pokemon that can be added to most teams with little drawback
A+
Corviknight	Fluffy, Intimidate, Immunity Ability, Prankster
Goodra-Hisui	Regenerator
Ogerpon	Magic Guard, Protean, Sharpness, Sword of Ruin
Pecharunt	Earth Eater, Fluffy, Intimidate, Prankster
A:
Great Tusk	Fluffy, Immunity Abilities, Mold Breaker, Regenerator, Scrappy
Iron Moth	Desolate Land, Sheer Force
Scream Tail	Pixilate, Unaware
Zamazenta-Base	Magic Guard, Purifying Salt, Scrappy, Sword of Ruin
A-
Gholdengo	Adaptability, Immunity Ability, Magic Guard, Beads of Ruin
Heatran	Desolate Land, Earth Eater, Magic Guard
Landorus-Therian	Adaptability, Desolate Land, Fluffy, Immunity Ability, Mold Breaker, Sword of Ruin, Tinted Lens
B RANK	Pokemon able to fulfill a role well, with some shortcomings
B+
Gengar	Adaptability, Beads of Ruin, Dazzling, Immunity Ability, Sheer Force
Greninja	Adaptability, Beads of Ruin, Mega Launcher, Sheer Force
Latias	Psychic Surge, Regenerator, Tinted Lens
Primarina	Primordial Sea, Regenerator
Rotom-Heat	Desolate Land, Earth Eater
Rotom-Wash	Intimidate, Fluffy, Unaware, Primordial Sea, Regenerator
Skarmory	Fluffy, Immunity Ability, Unaware
Ting-Lu	Immunity Ability, Prankster, Regenerator, Unaware
Tyranitar	Immunity Ability, Sand Stream
Zapdos	Fluffy, No Guard, Primordial Sea
B
Blissey	Regenerator, Unaware
Chi-Yu	Desolate Land
Cinderace	Desolate Land, Magic Guard, Sword of Ruin
Iron Boulder	Magic Guard, Sharpness, Sword of Ruin
Meowscarada	Adaptability, Sword of Ruin
Sinistcha	Fluffy, Well-Baked Body
Volcanion	Beads of Ruin, Desolate Land, Immunity Ability, Magic Guard, Mold Breaker, Primordial Sea
Weezing-Galar	Earth Eater
B-
Amoonguss	Fluffy, Prankster, Well-Baked Body
Arcanine-Hisui	Desolate Land, Magic Guard
Chesnaught	Fluffy, Well-Baked Body
Cobalion	Magic Guard
Deoxys-Speed	Psychic Surge, Sheer Force
Empoleon	Immunity Ability, Regenerator
Kingambit	Adaptability, Immunity Ability, Regenerator, Sword of Ruin, Tinted Lens
Mamoswine	Technician
Mandibuzz	Delta Stream, Immunity Ability, Prankster, Unaware
C RANK	Niche Pokemon with major shortcomings
Azelf	Psychic Surge
Enamorus-Therian	Sheer Force, Tinted Lens
Iron Hands	Earth Eater, Magic Guard, Regenerator, Sword of Ruin
Iron Treads	Immunity Ability, Magic Guard, Regenerator
Probopass	Regenerator
Regieleki	Refrigerate
Rhydon	Water Absorb
Rhyperior	Water Absorb
Sandy Shocks	Immunity Ability, Mold Breaker
Skeledirge	Desolate Land, Immunity Ability, Prankster
Talonflame	Magic Guard
Tauros-Water	Adaptablity, Primordial Sea, Sword of Ruin
Zarude	Grassy Surge, Magic Guard

 

[Miss Crisis]

I'm so happy this format has returned from its slumber! Early Generation 9 took its toll on the metagame, and it's nice to STAAAB return to an enjoyable state. Here's an RMT and my thoughts on the metagame and various factors within it.

CRISIS ON INFINITE CRISES

Honestly, this is the team I'm most proud of so far. I was incredibly hesitant to include a team with two *very* niche Pokemon into our samples, but this team has a lot of excellent synergy and showcases many of the unique situations that can only happen in STAAABmons.

Gengar

Final Crisis (Gengar) @ Life Orb
Ability: Sheer Force
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Infernal Parade
- Malignant Chain
- Focus Blast
- Substitute
Gengar has always been a strong contender in STAAAB, and it's only been further buffed by the addition of Malignant Chain. Last generation, Gengar's most potent sets were choice locked, often with a simple power-boosting ability, but occasionally using immunities like Dazzling and Storm Drain to shore up a weakness in the team. The most powerful set was SFLO Nasty Plot, which was immensely risky but provided some truly absurd numbers, notably scoring a 2HKO on specially defensive Chansey. I wanted to build this team around that same absurd damage output with a special new tool: Infernal Parade reaches a whopping 156 Base Power against statused foes, and with some proper team support Gengar could easily steamroll some fatter teams. I chose Substitute over Nasty Plot because I simply didn't think Gengar could get off a Nasty Plot, and later realized that Substitute capitalized on the threat Gengar posed much more effectively. This set can do some truly absurd things even without a +2 boost, and was great at pressuring special walls like Hisuian Goodra and Ting-Lu, often able to clean up after hitting a single Focus Blast.

I built the rest of the team with our special little boy in mind. First, I needed something to punish scarfers seeking to slap Gengar with a slight breeze and crumple it. A Ground immunity and Knock Off resist were nice bonuses, so I settled on Galarian Weezing.

Weezing-Galar

Crisis on Earth 2 (Weezing-Galar) @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Earth Eater
Tera Type: Poison
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Relaxed Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Mortal Spin
- Moonlight
- Will-O-Wisp
- Clear Smog
This Pokemon also saw use last gen, with a very similar set, because of its fantastic typing. With the addition of Mortal Spin, Weezing could now remove hazards and provide two forms of status to further support Gengar's Infernal Parade. Between its excellent set of resistances and immunities as well as the threat of Burn and Poison, Weezing forces a surprising amount of switches, giving it ample opportunity to use Moonlight to get back to full. Weezing is the only form of hazard removal on this team, which is acceptable. Spikes aren't super common here (most Ground types have better things to run), and Rocks are fairly manageable thanks to the frequent opportunities to use Moonlight. Overall, a pretty good Pokemon and I'll probably fight to raise it in the VR during the next update.

Rotom-Wash

Infinite Earths (Rotom-Wash) @ Leftovers
Ability: Unaware
Tera Type: Electric
EVs: 252 HP / 124 Def / 132 Spe
Bold Nature
- Strength Sap
- Scald
- Nuzzle
- Volt Switch
Rotom-Wash was an interesting team member, probably the weakest link and most replaceable. Chosen for the fantastic type synergy with the rest of the defensive core, while also providing consistent and extremely useful status in Nuzzle and Scald. Unaware feels like an odd choice but it performed the best; Weezing can only handle Pokemon actively setting up into it, whereas Rotom can come in on quite a bit of threats and either take a hit or outspeed them.

Probopass???

Identity Crisis (Probopass) @ Assault Vest
Ability: Regenerator
Tera Type: Rock
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Sassy Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Stone Axe
- Volt Switch
- Salt Cure
- Body Press
Yeah. I dropped this set into the staaab channel in ommcord as a joke/threat, but I kept thinking about it and realized it could actually have potential. Weezing, Rotom, and Probopass form a tight and adaptable defensive hazard/status core that comprehensively covers each others' weaknesses and shortcomings. Probopass is here as a solid defensive pivot with excellent role compression, able to make progress on nearly anything between Stone Axe and Salt Cure chip. This stupid rock is far better than it has any right to be, and with the proper team support it excells for some reason.

Ting-Lu

Dark Crisis (Ting-Lu) @ Covert Cloak
Ability: Water Absorb
Tera Type: Dark
EVs: 252 HP / 96 Def / 160 SpD
Relaxed Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Shore Up
- Parting Shot
- Knock Off
- Spikes
Ting-Lu's great here. A lot of abilities I could have ran, but Water Absorb proved the most useful. Solid wall and pivot with excellent synergy with the rest of the team. Didn't put too much thought into this one, it's just the glue that fits best with the other Pokemon.

Ogerpon

Zero Hour (Ogerpon) (F) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Magic Guard
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Wood Hammer
- U-turn
- Flare Blitz
- Head Smash
This team is rather vulnerable to hazards, which are thankfully sparse outside of rocks. Ogerpon gets quite a bit of use out of Magic Guard, which also enables high base power moves comparable to the Sharpness set. I ran an Adamant nature, as the 110 speed tier is less crowded this generation and Ogerpon still reaches a respectable 319 speed, while also giving these moves the extra boost to get some nice 2HKOs.

Some other thoughts on the metagame:
This mon is crazy. Offensive sets are the gold standard for versatile attacker in the tier. Easily tailored to the specific offensive needs of your team while shoring up key weaknesses. Great win condition. I swear there's a defensive set possible thanks to the fantastic support movepool it has access to, but why do that when you can use Sharpness?
Greatest Tusk, only slightly less load-bearing than Corviknight. Unlike Corviknight, it has fantastic offensive presence while also having the potential to be a win condition thanks to Rapid Spin + Bulk Up sweeps. Scrappy is the best ability and Covert Cloak is the best item, but these can easily be varied to be a better glue for the team.
Scariest speed tier in the format, somewhat versatile. Banded Sword of Ruin is good if predictable, while Purifying Salt Ironpress is an excellent win condition, even if it's shut down by Haze.
Extremely versatile, packing excellent power while also able to use Chilly Reception for momentum. Had a lot of fun with Choice Band sets, but it looks like Loaded Dice + Icicle Spear/Hazard/Chilly/Filler is a strong pivot as well.
RegenVest is good, as usual, and these four stand out as the best. While Toxapex and Goodra stand out for their excellent bulk and utility movepools, Primarina and Empoleon are great choices if they fit your team a little better. Empoleon is more or less Diet Goodra (with access to a pivot move), while Primarina's unique typing and much stronger offensive presence can fill a valuable niche on a team.
Fast and dangerous. They can all be played around and dealt with, but apply a lot of pressure to teams without a solid check to them. While setup sets (Nasty Plot or Torch Song) are extra strong, these Pokemon are also strong enough by themselves to justify running Choice Specs or even an all-out attacker set. Make sure you have something that can outspeed these guys, or else your team WILL crumble.
The four premiere physical walls, each has something great to offer. Corviknight, as always, is on a majority of teams, able to easily tank hits, pivot, and now spread status with Beak Blast. Pecharunt's excellent typing and set variety makes it unpredictable and extra-useful, and it's able to effectively bluff other sets to keep your opponent playing carefully. Skarmory serves a fairly different role to Corviknight, acting as a hard stop able to set hazards, phase, or set up with IronPress.
Not worth using :(

 

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MID-TOURNAMENT METAGAME UPDATE​

Effective immediately, Thundurus and Ceruledge are banned from STAAABmons!
An extremely potent STAB combination with access to fantastic ability synergy, Thundurus was able to blow through all of its checks with sufficient chip and team support. Sets such as SFLO, No Guard, Primordial Sea, and Adaptability were all extremely powerful and could get around walls like Goodra-H, Ting-Lu, and any specially defensive Pokemon running Volt Absorb to catch it off guard.
Ceruledge also had an extremely potent STAB combination with access to fantastic ability synergy, and could also blow through all of its checks with sufficient chip and team support. Ghost + Fire has fantastic coverage, and in a format where immunity abilities aren't as common, it was able to blow through many cores with a strong hit and end games off of a single round of setup.
Both of these Pokemon were problematic and caused restrictions on teambuilding, we're excited to see where the metagame takes us after this change.

 

[DragonPhoenix333]

just quick post-tour thoughts
glad to see thundy and ceru leave
torch song is a little suspicious to me for sam reason as why its banned in regular stab
sun i used: https://pokepast.es/9b5083521fe5b253

dozo can probably be ranked i used regenvest mixdef which is kinda cool

i also find zama to be a little annoying since ctorque bulk up sub invalidates many of its answers but thats also partly a ctorque issue in the bypass helmet/beak blast + parafishing (ig im sorta seeing the ctorque ban in stab asw)

overall pretty fun tier