1. Battle Stadium - Using the Pokemon Banned in Gen 9 OU. - Smogon
Dec 11, 2023 · Today, all of my favorites, like Volcarona, have been banned. I know they are banned for good reason, but it has made me want to try a different ...
I was good at early Gen 9 and found that there were many ways to play Hyper-Offense. Today, all of my favorites, like Volcarona, have been banned. I know they are banned for good reason, but it has made me want to try a different Singles format out. (Annihilape) (F) @ Chesto Berry Ability...
2. [Gen 9] Do Not Use (Wattrel banned!) [Pet Mod of the Season!] - Smogon
Jan 12, 2024 · As a result, Nidoran-M is now banned from Do Not Use, and will not be allowed in round 2 of the tour, which will be posted tomorrow. My analysis ...
:luvdisc: DISCORD LINK HERE :swinub: :wooloo:What is Do Not Use? Do Not Use, or DNU from here on out, is a metagame composed of the worst Pokemon to have existed. By severely limiting the power level, it creates a metagame that feels very distinct from any other tier you can find. We've been...
3. Moody is banned from Gen 9 Random Battle [Decision is real] - Smogon
Mar 31, 2023 · The main reasoning for wanting moody removed from Random Battles is because of the uncompetitive element leading to frustration and less fun.
DISCLAIMER: Due to the date this was posted, the wording in this post was purposefully embellished and made dramatic in order to capitalize on the confusion of whether or not this is a joke. Don't worry. It's real. Well, the decision's real. The text outside of the hideboxes (as well as my own...
4. Sleep Moves are now banned from SV OU; Sleep Clause is now lifted ...
Jan 22, 2024 · Generation 5 had to ban Sleep Moves back in 2020 here after discussion took place here, but no other generation has employed this and it is up ...
After a long discussion both within the SV OU subforum here and in the Policy Review subforum here, moves that strictly induce the sleep status on the opponent will be banned from SV OU and the Sleep Clause Mod will be removed from SV OU effective immediately. To provide full clarity, the...
5. OverUsed | SV | Smogon Strategy Pokedex
Smogon-wide Clauses · Resource SV OU Sample Teams · Uber · Alomomola
6. OU To Ubers: Wrath Of The Ban Hammer - Smogon University
While Mega Metagross wasn't banned, it is a Generation VI Pokémon, and it was almost banned as well, so it at least deserves an honorable mention of sorts.
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7. np: SV DOU Stage 9: Violet Hill (Terapagos & Kyurem-Black banned)
Dec 10, 2023 · So the council just voted on Pokemon that were currently banned in SV DOU. ... Gen 9 DOU Archive · Smogon Classic · Terms and rules · Privacy ...
Was a long and dark December From the rooftops I remember There was snow White snow The second downloadable content of Scarlet & Violet, the Indigo Disk, is about to be released! It is projected to be released on December 14th, and we believe Showdown will updated that day. With the DLC comes...
8. np: SV OU Suspect Process, Round 9 - Let It Go | Smogon Forums
Jan 23, 2024 · After it gained new tools last generation such as Freeze Dry and Dragon Dance, Kyurem got banned from OU for the first time ever here. This time ...
Hello everyone, the OU tiering council has decided to test Kyurem! Kyurem has been controverial since it was released with DLC2's drop during December. After it gained new tools last generation such as Freeze Dry and Dragon Dance, Kyurem got banned from OU for the first time ever here. This...
9. Smogon Bans Two Threats from Pokemon Scarlet and Violet ...
Nov 28, 2022 · Smogon previously announced it would be banning Flutter Mane and Houndstone from Pokemon Scarlet and Violet OU and, while this has had an ...
Smogon, the premier site for competitive Pokemon, bans two terrors from its Pokemon Scarlet and Violet OU metagame after a supermajority is reached.
10. Pokemon Competitors Have Banned Palafin And Iron Bundle - TheGamer
Nov 29, 2022 · Houndstone and Flutter Mane were both banned within a week of the games launching, and now Palafin and Iron Bundle have joined them.Smogon ...
Palafin's hero form is just too powerful. It's not fair.
11. SV OU Metagame Discussion v3 | Page 259 | Smogon Forums
Nov 19, 2023 · Totaling that up, we ultimately have 8 or 9 pokemon banned to Ubers in Gen 8. So yes, we've doubled that this generation, BUT this generation ...
If we need to ban an entire second MODERN OU, id say thats too far and we f*cked up somewhere. have to specify because some f*ckwit will say "oh but gen wun ou had 13 mons!" Where? Which Pokémon should not be banned?
12. Announcement - Sneasler is banned from SV OU | Smogon Forums
Nov 18, 2023 · On November 18th of 2023, Smogon banned Sneasler from SV OU! This post will outline precisely why Sneasler has been banned, but for those ...
On November 18th of 2022, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet was released worldwide. On November 18th of 2023, Smogon banned Sneasler from SV OU! This post will outline precisely why Sneasler has been banned, but for those curious about what happened in the year since release, WilhelmTheOkay wrote a...
13. YMMV / Smogon - TV Tropes
When the Gen 9 version of the Almost Any Ability (AAA) metagame launched after Pokémon Home released, all of the default Uber Pokémon were banned... except ...
Main Site Broken Base: Most ban discussions end up as this, but a special mention goes to the discussion of SwagPlay, a strategy which consists of confusing the enemy (thus introducing a random chance of inflicting self harm) and increasing his …
14. Smogon Considering Banning Terastallization From Pokemon ...
Dec 15, 2022 · Smogon, the most popular online battling community for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, is considering outright banning Terastallization from its ...
Smogon, the home of competitive Pokemon battling, unveils a public vote to decide the fate of Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's Terastallization mechanic.
15. 11 Pokemon Moves Banned In Certain Competitive Formats
Oct 12, 2021 · 11 Curse, Forest's Curse, Power Trick, & String Shot · 10 Sky Drop · 9 Dragon Rage & Sonic Boom · 8 Sticky Web · 7 Chatter · 6 Aurora Veil · 5 Swagger.
These moves were just too much for some competitive formats.
16. SP - Shared Power | Page 9 | Smogon Forums
Nov 8, 2023 · You can see in the post linked above why these were removed back in Gen ... banned, because banning protosynthesis bans like 8 pokemon? while ...
:sv/gholdengo: :sv/great tusk: :sv/komala: :sv/zoroark: You guys may be surprised because after some discussion with OM staff, we have decided to bring back ability restrictions to Shared Power. You can see in the post linked above why these were removed back in Gen 7, but since then SP has...
17. Competitive Pokémon community bans 4 new powerful 'mons - Polygon
Nov 28, 2022 · The first two Pokémon to be banned were Flutter Mane, a Paradox Pokémon, and Houndstone, the Greavard evolution, as GameRant reported. Flutter ...
At least by some rules, Houndstone, Flutter Mane, and others aren’t viable Pokémon
