Smogon Gen 9 Bans (2024)

FAQs

What are the requirements for the smogon suspect test? ›

The voting requirements are a minimum GXE of 80 with at least 50 games played. In addition, you may play 1 less game for every 0.2 GXE you have above 80 GXE, down to a minimum of 30 games at a GXE of 84. Also, needing more than 50 games to reach 80 GXE will suffice.

Excadrill became a massive threat that was difficult to stop easily and overall overcentralized the metagame to a painful degree [though not as painfully as Garchomp]. Due to Excadrill's speed and power during the everpresent Sandstorm of the metagame, he was banned.

For reference, the order of tiers from highest to lowest is: Ubers, OverUsed (OU), UnderUsed (UU), RarelyUsed (RU), and NeverUsed (NU). Smogon Doubles and Little Cup are tiered independently of these metagames, and VGC is not tiered at all, instead using the current rules for that particular season.

Ghetsis: Black & White - Plasma Freeze and Hex Maniac: XY - Ancient Origins. Ghetsis and Hex Maniac were banned together for the same reason; they allowed for a player to ruin the turn one of many decks before they had an opportunity to play.

That tiny smidge of speed lost is the biggest killer for Mega Garchomp. Because the average base speed of a lot of strong Pokemon is 100, going from 102 to 92 ruins the mega-evolution for a not very meaningful boost in attack. Speed is the most important stat in the game, whether you want it high or low.

Few Ground Pokémon can boast a Water immunity, and Gastrodon is the most defensive of them all. By fully investing into Defense, Gastrodon can always switch into Choice Specs Keldeo, one of the main threats to Ground teams.

What does the name "Smogon" mean, and what relevance does it have on the site's aesthetics? Smogon is the German name for Koffing, and the site's primary mascot is a Koffing as a result.

Stealth Rock is undoubtedly the most popular of entry hazards, and the most influential as well. It only has one layer, which means that it is fairly easy to set up. Once Stealth Rock is on a player's field, each Pokemon he switches in will take damage equal to 1/8 (12.5%) of its maximum health.

According to the user Valentine, this was one of the reasons a ban was proposed. Aegislash could "constantly force 50/50s with King's Shield." Physical attackers that chose to attack at the wrong time would pay dearly, meaning a battle against Aegislash could sometimes turn into a battle of chance.

Why was it banned in V? Speed boost, insane dual stabs with hi jump kick and flare blitz, insanely high attack, etc. It was basically a legendary back in Gen V, and the only pokemon that stood a chance of countering it was Giratina. Speed was Blaziken's one problem.

Is Soul Dew banned in smogon? ›

Soul Dew is ridiculously irrelevant; as an item in-general, in-game battle maison type areas nullify it, it's banned in all tournaments - including a VGC where Primals and Cover legends are fair game. You can only use it in Smogon Ubers or unrated randoms and it's a shame because I love the item's lore in the anime.

Flutter Mane is only weak to Ghost- and Steel-type moves and has three immunities, easily making it one of the best competitive Pokémon.

​ The main tiers are OU, UU, RU, and NU, which stand for Overused, Underused, Rarely Used, and Neverused, respectively. There are also several banlists, which are Borderline, Borderline 2, and Borderline 3; the Borderline lists are often just referred to by their initials: BL, BL2, and BL3.

Introduction. PU: Perfectly Useless, Piddlingly Used, Particularly Underwhelming, Painfully Uninspiring, Penguin Umbrella—the name doesn't matter (since it is a pun anyway). PU has been regarded as the not-quite-official tier that houses NU's rejects.

After the episode “Electric Soldier Porygon” in Japan caused numerous amounts of seizures in kids at the time, the show went on hitaus. So, the crew decided to remove the Pokemon altogether and has only been shown in cave scriptures, or other cameos.

Chatot's signature move was chatter, which allowed you to make a recording that would play. each time you used the move, and depending on how loud it was, would have the chance to confuse the other Pokemon. While this was a neat feature, Game Freak decided to ban it from online battles. since it could be annoying.

Notably, the globally banned episode "Dennō Senshi Porygon", which aired only once on Japan's TV Tokyo on December 16, 1997, features a series of rapidly alternating red and blue frames that provoked epileptic seizures in hundreds of children.