Chien-Pao, Haxorus, and Iron Valiant have been BANNED from The Card Game!
kennukem | KaenSoul | AlexSaysBruh123 | PQRDG | Verdict | |
Chien-Pao | BAN | BAN | BAN | BAN | BANNED |
Dudunsparce | BAN | DNB | BAN | DNB | NO ACTION |
Garchomp | DNB | DNB | DNB | BAN | NO ACTION |
Haxorus | BAN | BAN | BAN | BAN | BANNED |
Iron Valiant | BAN | BAN | BAN | BAN | BANNED |
Ting-Lu | ABSTAIN | DNB | DNB | BAN | NO ACTION |
sports a strong Water/Dark stab combination, a fantastic speed tier, and a very solid attack stat boosted even further by it's ability Sword of Ruin. Crucially, Sacred Sword allows for a strong option against opposing Dark and Steel types, while Psychic Fangs is a powerful coverage option to hit the prevalent Fighting types that threaten you. Chien-Pao is forced to run Heavy-Duty Boots on most teams, but still sports an excellent offensive pressure and natural synergy with key offensive Pokemon that allows it to easily make its way onto the field and force in it's few checks-- which are easy to wear down due to having to check other strong physical threats. Chien-Pao also finds it's way onto snow and rain teams, benefiting massively from both. Snow gives it a much easier time switching in, while Rain gives it's STAB water moves a 50% power boost on top of the potential to Swords Dance In the end, we've decided to BAN Chien-Pao.
has a sky-high attack stat of 147, the powerful Dragon type with STAB Outrage, great coverage and a good speed tier in 97. Due to the Dragon type's naturally great defensive profile, and Haxorus' relatively good bulk for such a strong threat, it had no shortage of entry points into battle. Sporting several strong, viable sets such as Choice Band/Scarf, Swords Dance, Dragon Dance and 4 Attacks Life Orb, Haxorus had few reliable checks and even fewer that could reliably answer more than one set. Similar to Chien-Pao, Haxorus was able to force in the opponent's physical check and use this to pivot into a different offensive threat, gaining crucial momentum. Haxorus proved too powerful and versatile a threat, and has been BANNED.
sports incredible mixed offenses, a very good speed tier, and a fantastically deep movepool absolutely full of coverage and powerful STAB moves alike. Psychic/Fighting is very solid offensive coverage, and Valiant packs options like the dark-type Poison Jab and Knock Off to threaten the Psychic types that naturally switch into it. Valiant has great versatility as well, with set-up options like Swords Dance and Calm Mind being just as viable as Choice Items or the powerful Booster Energy. Iron Valiant can act as a wallbreaker, sweeper, cleaner or powerful progress maker, and has been BANNED for it's combination of versatility, speed, strength and unpredictability.
edit: tagging Kris to implement once Showdown is back up