approved by Clementine | huge amounts of OP stolen from previous threads and also this thread here | art by Bummer
Hello everyone!SM OU is an incredible generation of Pokemon to play, with vast numbers of threats splattered all over the metagame. Whether they're offensive threats or defensive threats, teams need to take them into account in order to have the best possible chance of success. With that in mind, I'm restarting this project in order to find the best possible checks and counters to some of the most threatening Pokemon in SM OU.
How does it work?
Every week, I will nominate a Pokemon for discussion. I will post the Pokemon and the set I would like you to find either (or both of) a check or a counter for it. You will then have a set amount of time in order to post your submissions. At the end of this time period, I will end the submissions stage and you will have, again, a set length of time to cast your votes. At the end of the voting phase, I will tally up how many votes each check and counter recieved, and add the winners to the Hall of Fame. I'll then post the next Pokemon for discussion and the cycle starts anew. You may be able to vote for multiple checks or counters each week, depending on how many submissions the Pokemon recieves, so make sure to check beforehand.
What are the rules?
Great question.
- You must follow the definitions of checks and counters that this article states.
- You may submit up to two sets every week; one check and one counter, as long as you clearly state which is which in your description. In addition, they may not be the same Pokemon (for example, a submission of two different Landorus-T sets would not be allowed, but one with a Landorus-T and a Heatran set would be).
- You must explain why your submission(s) are either a check or a counter. It doesn't need to be a huge description but simply posting with no description isn't particularly helpful when we don't know how it's supposed to be used.
- Feel free to reserve Pokemon to nominate, but please write up the reservation within 24 hours of reserving it.
- Similarly, you can take other people's reservations if the reservation has not been fulfilled within 24 hours of being originally posted.
- You can nominate different sets for the same Pokemon. For example, you may suggest using Substitute + Leech Seed Serperior as a check to something, while in the same week another user might suggest Choice Scarf Serperior as a counter to the same mon. However, you should ensure the sets are completely different and not the same thing with a single move changed. PM me if you have any questions.
- Feel free to discuss other people's submissions here, but please remain civil and reasonable.
- Shedinja is banned.
- Finally, please do not post one-liners, unless voting. Try to avoid double-posting if possible.
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