ryan
Jojo Siwa enthusiast
After extensive discussion with the council and countless hours worth of complaining from the community, Sneasel and Gallade are being suspected. As with all previous NU suspect tests, Sneasel and Gallade will be allowed on the suspect ladder so that you can play with and against them and see what the NU metagame is like with them on every single team.
Sneasel is being suspected because it is very strong and fast, gets rid of passive recovery on most of its checks thanks to Knock Off, and Pursuit traps everything weak to Dark because of its high Speed. It is also nearly impossible to check offensively because of its STAB priority and amazing Speed.
Gallade is being suspected because it is very difficult to switch into. Strong STAB Fighting + Psychic moves, as well as a plethora of other coverage moves and utility moves make Gallade a monster for defensive teams as traditional Fighting counters either get demolished by STAB coverage, steamrolled by a Swords Dance-boosted attack, or possibly even hit with a move such as Trick, Memento, Will-O-Wisp, or Destiny Bond.
To attain reqs to vote during this suspect test, you must reach 2400 COIL. The B value for this test is 20.0. For those curious, you can find out approximately how many matches you have to play to achieve reqs by inputting your GXE (shown on the ladder page and when you type /rank into the chat) into the following formula:
20.0/log2(40*GXE/2400)
(Google calculator is awesome for this kind of thing.)
Obligatory The Immortal tag
Also, following suit with RU and UU, we will be introducing separate council suspect requirements. Every member of the council has been vetted by Raseri and me, and we trust them to play the metagame and make an informed decision. As such, council members will only be required to play 30 games or reach 1800 COIL. This is our first time trying out council reqs, so they may be adjusted or removed in future suspects depending on how well they work during this suspect.
We will post an alt confirmation thread towards the end of the laddering period, which will last two weeks until approximately July 8th at 11:59 PM EST. Voting will take place shortly afterward. Feel free to use this thread to discuss all topics related to the suspect test and this metagame. Do not to post any one-liners and remain respectful towards other players. Also refrain from using this thread to complain about the metagame. Trust me when I say Raseri and I have heard enough.