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Now with the Unaware nerf Quagsire is doomed to the newly formed tier "Do I know U?". Keep Scrolling

1695+ COIL, not Elo Based on the weighed system, all 1500 Elo and above users weigh 1, and the 1700+ weigh 1.1 The rest weigh based on their rank from 0.3 to 0.9 So even by a miniscule amount, any Duggy team contributes to the usage stats. Otherwise only the top of the ladder would matter, and stall is paramount there.

Had this been your regular RPG game, the thought wouldn't even cross your minds. Murder is normal in every game and usually plot revolves around it and its motives. Titania is a warrior princess in her own fairy-tale and a hardened character that has been hurt every step of the way. So killing someone may be easier to her than us. Mind you, canon pokemon games with their flowery attitude have made you soft. Generations shows Kyogre EAT Archie, yet nobody bats an eye. Reborn has more of a 'dark' theme than a simple murder case. You have prostitution, drugs, terrorist groups that don't hesitate to murder people and pokemon, brainwashing, torture, [REDACTED], religious sacrifices, and more. You knew what you were getting into when you started it, and personally the more mature environment the story unfolds in is what I always wanted from a pokemon game. There are correct and false reasons to accuse a game or a franchise. People should learn to distinguish between the two. If you are desperately searching for a valid reason to blame such games, their general tone is not one of them. So to anyone claiming this is "too edgy" for them I suggest playing another game or shutting up and letting us enjoy it.

Klefki was not banned to BL. They are probably testing how it goes in UU. Dugtrio rose up because of certain shitty teams. It does not deserve a place up high. Well... I've also contributed to that, but I didn't even reach the 1500s with that team (it was a piece of shit anyway).

Latest Tier Shift for Gen6. http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/smogon-usage-based-tier-update-november-2016.3586573/

Since the subject in hand has been discussed among the staff of the website before, I'm certain they would not mind listing the rest of the reasons they decided against the idea. Simply providing a "NO" as an answer is hardly satisfying. We are speaking of a debate subforum after all, in which extensive arguments are meant to be the main focus in projecting a viewpoint and convincing other people. It is not a matter of "shoving it down one's throat", as it constitutes an expansion on the already existing subforums and not one that everyone must follow. One is not obligated to monitor it closely, and as Kuro said, the moderation of such threads could be done by their creator or a local mod. If the main problem would be low 'traffic' then we could propose an experimental subforum, similar to the (now dead) Sports one. The steps are simple: Create the subforum with a specific set of rules (possibly more lax than usual, since heated arguments are bound to happen), check its activity at regular intervals, and decide to let it continue or terminate it. Currently the number of people who actively debate on the site is small, yet this should not be a demotivation. Most people, probably due to their young age, are unsure of themselves or uncomfortable with voicing their opinions or struggle projecting them in a way that's not tiring for other readers. As of now, the debates are usually political, but that needs not be the norm, as multiple everyday subjects with varying degrees of importance can be discussed. That of course serves as an expansion to the original debate subjects, so if the decision is made and the subforum gets created, it's up to those who make the rules/guidelines what subjects fall under the subforum as pure debate. That said, it's positive for the site to have this serve as a reminder for some of the basics about debating. Unfortunately having a logical fallacy in one's argument is usually unavoidable, but the rule of 'empathy' can explain where the person making the fallacy is coming from. So even if the argument itself is weak, the mere use of the fallacy helps understand the debater's mind, so we shouldn't be that strict when we spot it (heck due to not always finding the proper words I end up creating fallacies). I believe this is the apropriate place to also discuss about the rules such a subforum would have and how different they would be compared to the others, based on the nature of the subforum.

I'll need some backstory about that rock. Pretty good episode. Showed what the Toxicroak line is capable of. 8/10 just because I didn't know the Sinnoh story.

I have yet to try a cup of tea I like. The water does not change much in taste, but I can appreciate the scent. Other than that, what's all this fuss about tea?

Various sites. Question is, what's the Eviolite nerf people are talking about and where did that info come from? Btw -- 7 UB -- 7 sins could play the plot around that

@Commander. I still cannot stomache Gengar's nerf. I now know how Dota/LoL players feel.

Drink as much as you need. Coffee is a tool; nothing more.

That can be biased, just like spamposting for rep is. Even worse, it speaks of no evolutions. How will one know they have enough EXP to level up? Edit: BTW Ep.16 has its way to prepare you for the change.

Changes that made me go WTF?

Talonflame's frail case it's not a big deal and mainly Gale Wings was the niche reason to use the pokemon. Most OU teams do not include it, yet always have an answer to it. I was sour about it at first, but it helped me build better teams along the way, and now I rarely even feel threatened by it. At least not more than things like Latios, Tornadus-I, M-Hera, M-Zard-X, Azumarill etc Smogon bird has 81 base Atk which is subpar, Brave Bird has 120 BP with 1/3 recoil, while Acrobatics is harder to pull off as it requires build-up, hazard control and proper check removal beforehand. The purely offensive sets won't change, since they already invest in speed and are faster than most non-megas, posing a priority threat to M-Lopunny, M-Sceptile and M-Beedrill. I believe those are the only megas that can now destroy them instead of getting wrecked. The defensive sets suffer more as they usually only cover Acrobatics with support moves. No priority in Roost might prove troublesome too. Either case I don't see much it can do to destroy teams, except for the role of stallbreaker. Then again, other mons have similar functions.

Gale Wings was not that bad. People made a fuss at first, but everyone adapted, quite easily and effectively. Rock and Electric pokemon became more common, which is healthy for the game, and one pokemon 50% weak to SR does not change anything. Sad if the change is true.

What's up with those speed tiers? Everything so far is either too slow or too frail. The Yeti does not even have bulk. The Archer does not even have adequate speed. The only thing with speed is the Cutiefly family and it can't threaten anything. I am disappointed and I'm still on the 1st video. Alright, some of them are not that bad, yet most are limited in what they can do effectively. List of pokemon I will give a shot on showdown's various tiers. Stars measure how much I enjoy them. Edit: I realized my standards have fallen so some choices may be based mostly on their design. It was redundant to create a 4th Grass/Ghost pokemon, even if it's a good one. Thoughts on Legendaries and Ultra Beasts

Anstane has not given criteria on types or categories of pokemon he does not enjoy, but judging from all I see, he is not that keen on Poison and Steel types. Sadly, those are the ones with STAB against Fairies and thus the first choices of many, given they assume that's the leader we face. If you wish for your team to be rated as a whole, dimissing your Arcanine and replacing it with a Fire/Fighting pokemon of your choice would be the ideal choice while keeping Magnezone. Having 2 electric type mons is redundant, and with the lack of diversity in the type, harmful for your team in general. I guess you'd want to go for a cute mon, but using more than 1 Eeveelution is against all that I hold dear in this pokemon world, so that would be my last suggestion. Ampharos is a wonderful addition, but it requires the elimination of Emolga and its replacement with a non-electric flier, namely Staraptor or Aerodactyl. So...changes Arcanine --> Infernape/Emboar Emolga --> Ampharos Magnezone --> Staraptor/Aerodactyl

I enjoyed Giratina's portrayal as the pokemon devil, yet fighting for the right cause this time, learning from experience. Covered in mud on the surface, shining bright as light in the dimension it's trapped in, which it calls home. Cyrus was allowed communication with the world, which is a sign of benevolence. Palkia and Dialga were not showcased as much as I'd expect, since they can both control enough power, and given what we saw of Kyogre and Groudon one could expect something similar. As for the following episode, if I recall correctly, Heatran is to be seen. Such a majestic creature (hated by many, respected by all) will cause havoc.

Gotta love some old fashioned AA Abrahams tanks. Those were the days, around Gen4, if my memory does not play games with me.

I've had more people suggest Ice Punch over Heart Stamp on Jirachi and I am testing it, so thanks for that. Toxicroak's set is the most optimal given its low speed, so running Ice Punch means I'd have to remove a STAB move, Sucker Punch or SD, and I need all of them. Tornadus is fine. It's not meant to use Knock Off to deal much damage anyway, so I only need the SpA EVs. The HP makes quite a big difference with no negative nature on my defenses. Regenerator helps alleviate my lack of survivability which is nice. HP-ice on Lando serves mostly to surprize opposing Lando-T and Gliscor which think they can wall me. Dragonite is hardly an issue. Especially Fly-nite does hardly any damage to this team. The regular Outrage, EQ set is more of a problem but it gets into a 4-slot syndrome, and Lando/Rotom tanks the band one. Well it's either Lando-T or Jirachi or none that would set rocks. Quite a few people seemed to be confused by the way I played it, but I see what you mean. It's not the primary purpose anyway. I just felt like adding it, because it happens. Earth Power on Diancie helps alleviate issues with Heatran much faster, but then I would have no Fire coverage on it, which means I'd have to switch out on Ferro everytime. Worth trying tho. As for the suggestion for Serperior, what can I remove that does not break the team apart? An option is to replace Rotom and turn Jirachi into a defensive one, but that creates a different team all together. Anyway thank you all for your input.