credits to the ou version of this thread for the formatting and most of the wording of this
From June 30th to July 16th you will nominate Pokemon that will be voted on for the top 10 most influential Pokemon throughout Gen 8. After that, you will all evaluate all the nominations and individually rank the Pokemon from 1-10 by vote. Of course, all the nominations will count as long as they're reasonable and fit the criteria. Please keep in mind that we're not ranking Pokemon based on how good they are, but we're ranking Pokemon based on how influential they've been. When nominating Pokemon, consider their influence not just in the current Crown Tundra format, but in the Isle of Armor, Post-Dynamax, Home, and Pre-Home metagames as well (if they were there, of course)!
Please use the format below to frame your posts or we won't count them!
What effect did Pokemon have on the metagame?
(God) Weezing did something no other pokemon could do, force your opponent to play honestly. It was extremely relevant for several earlier iterations of the ss dou metagame for its ability to prevent other pokemon from having abilities and because it enabled a slower paced bulkier style of play that was otherwise tended to be choked out by the break neck paced, offense dominated metas it found itself used in.
In what main roles was Pokemon used?
Weezing-g was used as a bulky utility mon, setting and also absorbing tspikes, shutting off ability usage, and checking a number of highly relevant and dangerous mons with its unique typing.
What caused it to have a significant impact?
Mostly neutralizing gas, but also its amazing defensive typing and a way of exerting pressure one couldn't just ignore by way of tspikes. It provided a really nice list of traits no other mon could provide and it was what slower, bulkier paced teams needed to keep up with offense at the time.
How do/did you deal with this Pokemon in DOU?
You didn't, it beat you.
please don't make joke nominations. they will be deleted. if somebody else is woke enough to actually nominate weezing-g though feel free to!
You're allowed to reserve nominations, but make sure to finish them in 24 hours, or they will be back up for grabs! Also, you can only reserve one nomination at a time. This is to make sure that your reservation gets done before you finish another. If you pick a Pokemon that has more than one form, be sure to clarify which it is.
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If I had to describe generation 8 in one word, "turbulent" is the first thing that comes to mind. Having gone through 5 or so entirely different metagames over the course of the gen, many mons have been viable since sword and shield dropped, often getting replaced as even better things were released via home and later the dlcs. We also banned a generational mechanic for the first time ever quite early on in the process, which defined literally everything going forward and shook up the viability of many mons in and of itself. All of this means this is probably the most interesting iteration of this thread we've ever gotten to do and so I'm terribly excited to ask, what were the top 10 most influential mons in Sword and Shield Doubles Overused over the course of the entire generation?
From June 30th to July 16th you will nominate Pokemon that will be voted on for the top 10 most influential Pokemon throughout Gen 8. After that, you will all evaluate all the nominations and individually rank the Pokemon from 1-10 by vote. Of course, all the nominations will count as long as they're reasonable and fit the criteria. Please keep in mind that we're not ranking Pokemon based on how good they are, but we're ranking Pokemon based on how influential they've been. When nominating Pokemon, consider their influence not just in the current Crown Tundra format, but in the Isle of Armor, Post-Dynamax, Home, and Pre-Home metagames as well (if they were there, of course)!
Please use the format below to frame your posts or we won't count them!
Enter your nominee's sprite here.
:ss/pokemon:
What effect did Pokemon have on the metagame?
Explain how the Pokemon effected the metagame as whole, and how the metagame adapted around it. A brief description of which Pokemon it countered and which Pokemon it did well against would be good here as well. Be sure to consider their impact in previous iterations of SS DOU as well if they weren't removed.
In what main roles was Pokemon used?
Explain why this Pokemon was used on a team more often then most other Pokemon, and what was it particularly used for? What made it so good at this role?
What caused it to have a significant impact?
What exactly made this Pokemon have such a large impact on the metagame? Was it its stats, ability, useful resistances, amazing synergy, or the ability to sweep most of the metagame very easily? Did a certain Pokemon cause it to become that much better when it was partnered with it?
How do/did you deal with this Pokemon in DOU?
What are the best checks/counters to this Pokemon? How does the metagame adapt to this Pokemon?
:ss/pokemon:
What effect did Pokemon have on the metagame?
Explain how the Pokemon effected the metagame as whole, and how the metagame adapted around it. A brief description of which Pokemon it countered and which Pokemon it did well against would be good here as well. Be sure to consider their impact in previous iterations of SS DOU as well if they weren't removed.
In what main roles was Pokemon used?
Explain why this Pokemon was used on a team more often then most other Pokemon, and what was it particularly used for? What made it so good at this role?
What caused it to have a significant impact?
What exactly made this Pokemon have such a large impact on the metagame? Was it its stats, ability, useful resistances, amazing synergy, or the ability to sweep most of the metagame very easily? Did a certain Pokemon cause it to become that much better when it was partnered with it?
How do/did you deal with this Pokemon in DOU?
What are the best checks/counters to this Pokemon? How does the metagame adapt to this Pokemon?
What effect did Pokemon have on the metagame?
(God) Weezing did something no other pokemon could do, force your opponent to play honestly. It was extremely relevant for several earlier iterations of the ss dou metagame for its ability to prevent other pokemon from having abilities and because it enabled a slower paced bulkier style of play that was otherwise tended to be choked out by the break neck paced, offense dominated metas it found itself used in.
In what main roles was Pokemon used?
Weezing-g was used as a bulky utility mon, setting and also absorbing tspikes, shutting off ability usage, and checking a number of highly relevant and dangerous mons with its unique typing.
What caused it to have a significant impact?
Mostly neutralizing gas, but also its amazing defensive typing and a way of exerting pressure one couldn't just ignore by way of tspikes. It provided a really nice list of traits no other mon could provide and it was what slower, bulkier paced teams needed to keep up with offense at the time.
How do/did you deal with this Pokemon in DOU?
You didn't, it beat you.
please don't make joke nominations. they will be deleted. if somebody else is woke enough to actually nominate weezing-g though feel free to!
You're allowed to reserve nominations, but make sure to finish them in 24 hours, or they will be back up for grabs! Also, you can only reserve one nomination at a time. This is to make sure that your reservation gets done before you finish another. If you pick a Pokemon that has more than one form, be sure to clarify which it is.