>another non-sense decision from smogon
You did sign up for the rodent rumble right anoncif?
honestly most smogon shit makes sense, the red pill is realizing how retarded the actual game is. I mean dynamax had to be banned it was the most broken shit game freak ever introduced
OMGON TEALTH ROCK OK
>>59662315Bringing Specs Ratata
>>59662322Yeah and that's why the official format ks 2vs2, singles does not fucking work, even GF knows that, anyone trying to make singles work is utterly mental
>>59662322yeah dynamax is broken in the retarded fanfic campaignshitter version of the game where somehow your opponent can use it but not you
>>59662328Personally bringing Taunt Super Fang Toxic Raticate, for the eviolite Maril or Pawmot of course. Then again whats stopping people froming running eviolite second stage Pawmot instead of the final evo? Same role more bulk
>>59662315Just received a rodent alert about this!
>>59662322if the game is retarded, why play it in the first place? why would players not just use the powerful meta options that are provided by the game? LITERALLY EVERY OTHER COMPETITIVE GAME WORKS LIKE THIS (aside from tf2 and its fanfic 5v5 gamemode)
>>59662767The thing is, at this point, if you ban 50% of the things that exist in the game and divide the remaining intentionally unbalanced things into arbitrary "power brackets" each of which can only fight other things from the same bracket, you're really not even playing the same game anymore
Share your team ideas. Im thinking about Ghostnium Z Curse Bidoof
>>59662781The entire point of the tiering system is that it ISN’T arbitrary. It’s based on usage, not vibes.
>>59662782legal pokemon since I'm sure 90% of the thread has never heard of this Terastallization LegalNo Z-Moves or Mega StonesLegal Pokemon:RattataRaticateRattata-AlolaRaticate-AlolaPichuPikachuRaichuRaichu-AlolaAzurillMarillPlusleMinunPachirisuEmolgaDedennePatratWatchogSkwovetGreedentMorpekoPawmiPawmoPawmotTandemausMausholdMinccinoCinccinoBidoofBibarelBanned Items:King's RockRazor FangQuick ClawBanned Moves:Tera BlastAssistBaton PassBanned Abilities:Moody
>>59662790If it was not arbitrary, the tiering system would be based on when you're able to naturally acquire each mon in each game without crossing over between games, instead of just their power level, and there would not be bans disrespecting the game's original mechanicsSorry if my bait is too obvious, i never played the actual games, but it would be weird if for example in dark souls pvp they made their own little metagame that divided weapons between power tiers and banned some rings because "everyone uses them".
>>59662805>If it was not arbitrary, the tiering system would be based on when you're able to naturally acquire each mon in each game without crossing over between gamesThat would be insanely arbitrary, what are you talking about? You'd end up with massive power disparities since a lot of games let you obtain the preevolutions to extremely powerful Pokemon very early.>it would be weird if for example in dark souls pvp they made their own little metagame that divided weapons between power tiers and banned some rings because "everyone uses them"Rings are more like held items, which aren't tiered based on usage. Weapons would be more like Pokemon, and it would make perfect sense for a lower tier to ban the most popular weapons in the higher tiers.
>>59662790Cool, so why are Pokemon like Espathra and Baxcalibur and Ursaluna banned instead of just letting them stay in OU and letting everything weaker than then drop?
I actually hope to see some anoncifs participate, rodent only tourney sounds gigakino material
Is there an actual rodent meta? finally, some competitive pokemon for me
honestly I'm just happy about the one rage quit I got somebody to do back in smusm online because they sent out a snorlax that was obvs gonna hit curse in front of my moody smeargle, because they didn't know I had Trick-or-treat on it, and it cut its own hp in half
>>59662896I don't think it'll beat FU in hype and development. >>59662903Tournament on Thursday
>>59662889If you're arguing that bans are arbitrary, I actually agree with you. But that's why they require a supermajority of players to agree that a Pokemon's presence makes the metagame worse. This ensures that even if the decision is arbitrary, most people agree that it is a good decision.
>>59662790Smogon's entire existence is based on vibes
