So, I have this issue. I've always thought Wobb was cool since G/S/C. Then they introduced that Shadow Tag ability which everyone despises and got him Uber status in S/R/FR/LG. Now he's unbanned on Shoddy and I'm enjoying his niche role as a forced switch and wall eater.
However, most matches go with something along the lines of:
Guy: WOBB, ARE YOU SERIOUS!?
Me: Don't blame me, Shoddy unbanned him
Guy: Yeah I will blame you because you are a tard.
Guy2: No offense, but using Wobb is seriously ghey.
Guy2 leaves room.
Now I get that people hate the idea of a pokemon that counters your synergy and can pick holes in literally any team, but let's be real here. He's unbanned on Shoddy for testing, and it's already been stated that if he is to get banned again his usage is going to have to go up first.
Wobb fixes the major problem with Encore, anything that gets Encored is likely to switch, and if the Encoring pokemon doesn't have a counter for the switch or Pursuit, the Encore was completely pointless. I get that anything that can only be countered by a certain few moves, or brute force is rather high-powered, but is it really so bad to play against it in Shoddy?
Also if you're "too good" to use Wobb and don't think he serves a unique purpose, what do you use to buy a turn to setup a Belly Drummer or Calm Minder? It's really hard if not impossible to get a setup going when most people are prepared to swap and 1HKO or 2HKO your setup. I'm not saying it's impossible to do without Wobb by any stretch of the imagination, but do you choose to play the game the hard way for the sake of "being better" than everyone else?
Which asks a bigger question, are rules and bans made to remove pokemon/conditions that are impossible to compete against, or too frustrating to want to play against?
/prepares for a long line of Wobb related flames.
However, most matches go with something along the lines of:
Guy: WOBB, ARE YOU SERIOUS!?
Me: Don't blame me, Shoddy unbanned him
Guy: Yeah I will blame you because you are a tard.
Guy2: No offense, but using Wobb is seriously ghey.
Guy2 leaves room.
Now I get that people hate the idea of a pokemon that counters your synergy and can pick holes in literally any team, but let's be real here. He's unbanned on Shoddy for testing, and it's already been stated that if he is to get banned again his usage is going to have to go up first.
Wobb fixes the major problem with Encore, anything that gets Encored is likely to switch, and if the Encoring pokemon doesn't have a counter for the switch or Pursuit, the Encore was completely pointless. I get that anything that can only be countered by a certain few moves, or brute force is rather high-powered, but is it really so bad to play against it in Shoddy?
Also if you're "too good" to use Wobb and don't think he serves a unique purpose, what do you use to buy a turn to setup a Belly Drummer or Calm Minder? It's really hard if not impossible to get a setup going when most people are prepared to swap and 1HKO or 2HKO your setup. I'm not saying it's impossible to do without Wobb by any stretch of the imagination, but do you choose to play the game the hard way for the sake of "being better" than everyone else?
Which asks a bigger question, are rules and bans made to remove pokemon/conditions that are impossible to compete against, or too frustrating to want to play against?
/prepares for a long line of Wobb related flames.