Hello everyone, we have a lot of announcements!
1. Please welcome
KaenSoul and
AlexSaysBruh123 to the VoltTurn Mayhem Council! Both of them have been very active in the VoltTurn Mayhem community and we are happy to have them onboard!
2. Next, we have our second voting slate! We voted on a number of things, and the VoltTurn Mayhem Council has decided to
ban Chien-Pao, Chi-yu, and Houndstone! List of votes:
*Votes are determined by a simple majority (3/5).
| Chien-Pao | Chi-Yu | Dragapult | Choice Scarf | Houndstone |
Aggro | BAN | BAN | BAN | DNB | BAN |
Drampa | BAN | BAN | DNB | ABS | BAN |
Yoru97 | ABS | BAN | ABS | ABS | BAN |
KaenSoul | BAN | BAN | ABS | DNB | ABS |
AlexSaysBruh | BAN | BAN | DNB | DNB | BAN |
Final | BAN | BAN | NO ACTION | NO ACTION | BAN |
Reasonings:
:sv/chien-pao:
Chien-Pao already has a high 120 Attack stat, and combined with its ability Sword of Ruin and its main item in Choice Band, its power is no joke. Its speed tier outspeeds almost the entire metagame, and its STAB combo Ice/Dark is great. Given the nature of VoltTurn Mayhem, the ridiculous offensive potent already gives the player very few options to deal with Chien-Pao, limited to Bulky Physical walls like Toxapex and (tera)Garganacl, and resists like Kingambit, Azumarill, Chi-Yu, and Tinkaton, and a few faster scarfers. Scarfers, however, could not effectively deal with Chien-Pao, thanks to its access to priority moves in Ice Shard and Sucker Punch, which allowed it to move faster than the target, chip or KO them, and switch out. Also, most of these "checks" are shaky and get worn down eventually due to constant pivoting. Besides, Chien-Pao also had the option to overwhelm all these answers by teraing into a type, like Tera Fighting to deal with Kingambit, Chi-Yu, Garganacl and Tinkaton, or tera normal Giga Impact to deal with the everything else. Recently, Heavy Duty Boots sets have also popped up, and although it trades off power (it does not care much due to its initial offensive power, though), it allows Chien-Pao to avoid any form of chip from hazards, allowing it to stay longer in the game. Moreover, the HDB set could afford to run Protect, which allows Chien-Pao to avoid being checked by First Impression users like Lokix and Slither Wing, which otherwise are a problem for it. As such, the council considered Chien-Pao far too much for the VoltTurn Mayhem metagame and thus it was banned.
:sv/chi-yu:
Chi-Yu's high 135 base Special Attack, combined with its ability, Beads of Ruin, which effectively gave it an Adaptability boost to all of its special moves, as well as a solid STAB combo made it an absolute offensive monster. Its primary item in Choice Scarf and 100 base Speed allowed it to outspeed most of the metagame, and its access to moves like (no drawback) Overheat, Dark Pulse, Will-O-Wisp, and Ruination pushed it over the edge. Again, given the nature of VoltTurn Mayhem, the ridiculous offensive potent already gives the player very few options to deal with Chi-Yu, limited to specially bulky Pokemon like Assault Vest Toxapex, both Tyranitars, and Ting-Lu, among a few others. However though, all these checks, again, got worn down fairly quickly and easily, and it had the option to run Choice Specs to brute force its way past these answers. If that's not enough, Chi-Yu can also Tera past these answers, like Tera grass for the Tyranitars, without caring too much about other Teras due to its immense initial power, or crippling them with Will-O-Wisp or Ruination. All this was proven to be too much for the metagame, and thus the council banned it.
:sv/houndstone:
Last Respects. I don't think I even need to say more but... this is a move that grows stronger for each fainted party member by 50bp while it also starts at 50bp, so if your Houndstone is the last Pokemon standing, it has an unprecedented 300 BP STAB move. Even if a few Pokemon are left, it can still have a 200 or 250 BP STAB move as well. This is unmanageable unless you run a Normal type as even Ghost resists can get decimated by the raw power. Houndstone, however, also had the option to cripple these normal types, thanks to its own access to Tera (Fighting) and moves like Body Presss and Will-O-Wisp. The offensive potent of Hounstone gets better thanks to its ability, Sand Rush, which, if sand is active, gives Hounstone double its base speed, allowing it to outspeed and overwhelm faster "checks". Sand only benefits from VoltTurn Mayhem, as, you don't have to worry about manual switching to bring Houndstone in. Ultimately, Houndstone was proven to be too much for the tier, and hence was banned.
3.
:sv/dragapult: VOLTTURN MAYHEM VIABILITY LIST :sv/toxapex:
[Updated as of 03/01/2023; will eventually be replaced by VR]
TOP
:dragapult: Dragapult
:toxapex: Toxapex
HIGH
:barraskewda: Barraskewda
:cinderace: Cinderace
:dragonite: Dragonite
:garchomp: Garchomp
:gholdengo: Gholdengo
:glimmora: Glimmora
:great_tusk: Great Tusk
:hatterene: Hatterene
:iron_hands: Iron Hands
:kilowattrel: Kilowattrel
:lokix: Lokix
:meowscarada: Meowscarada
:roaring_moon: Roaring Moon
:scream_tail: Scream Tail
:skeledirge: Skeledirge
:slowking: Slowking
MID
:annihilape: Annihilape
:amoonguss: Amoonguss
:arcanine: Arcanine
:azumarill: Azumarill
:baxcalibur: Baxcalibur
:blissey: Blissey
:breloom: Breloom
:Ceruledge: Ceruledge
:clodsire: Clodsire
:corviknight: Corviknight
:cyclizar: Cyclizar
:drednaw: Drednaw
:ditto: Ditto
:dugtrio: Dugtrio
:espathra: Espathra
:garganacl: Garganacl
:hippowdon: Hippowdon
:indeedee: Indeedee
:iron_moth: Iron Moth
:iron_treads: Iron Treads
:iron_valiant: Iron Valiant
:kingambit: Kingambit
:klawf: Klawf
:maushold: Maushold
:umbreon: Umbreon
:pelipper: Pelipper
:sandy_shocks: Sandy Shocks
:scizor: Scizor
:slaking: Slaking
:slither_wing: Slither Wing
:slowbro: Slowbro
:sylveon: Sylveon
:ting-lu: Ting-Lu
:tyranitar: Tyranitar
LOW
:alomomola: Alomomola
:charizard: Charizard
:dondozo: Dondozo
:haxorus: Haxorus
:scovillain: Scovillain
:staraptor: Staraptor
:tauros-paldea-fire: Tauros-Paldea-Fire
:tinkaton: Tinkaton
:torkoal: Torkoal
We now have a Viability List! It is obviously far from complete, but it gives a general idea of how good Pokemon fares in this tier. It will be updated and replaced by a VR eventually, but until then, do not hesitate to tell us your thoughts on the ranks!
4. Sample submissions are now open! Post your submissions in this thread with a brief statement/short paragraph of why you feel it would be a great sample. And although not mandatory, posting a screenshot of your ladder peak and replays is preferred.
Yeah, that's all. Oh, and
sign up for the VoltTurn Mayhem No-johns tournament if you haven't already!
Tagging
Kris to implement Chien-Pao, Chi-Yu, and Houndstone bans, thank you in advance!
