What?
Based on council discussion and community feedback, the BH Council is going to suspect test the Nuzzle. If implemented, nuzzle will be banned from Balanced Hackmons. If not, Nuzzle will remain in the metagame.
Why?
Paralysis has been a tool used primarily for speed control. In a metagame where many pokemon are between 90-100 base speed it is natural for paralysis to play such a prominent role. Currently, paralysis is used most frequently on Ho-oh - to check Eternatus, on regenvest - as a means of crippling, on Prankster - as a last minute ditch to cripple an offensive pokemon, and on Fur Coat Lunala. Its speed control is also seen on offensive pokemon like Regigigas and Palkia, which want to paralyze and be faster than Zamzenta-Crowned.
However, the paralysis effect goes beyond speed control. On every turn, a paralysed pokemon has a 25% chance of not making a move, i.e. getting paralyzed. This 25% para chance is by nature uncompetitive. Paralysis over the course of long games, which bh games tend to be, can make its presence very sharply felt. Throughout OMPL, there have been numerous games decided by parahax, where a pokemon is paralyzed at a crucial moment.
As a result of an outcry for potential tiering action on paralysis, and it's uncompetitively by nature, the BH council has unanimously decided to suspect test Nuzzle.
Why Nuzzle over other paralysis moves such as glare, thunder wave, stun spore, etc? Because Nuzzle is currently the most splashable paralysis move available with little to no draw backs. Thus, to some, it too easily enables the spread of paralysis, and creates an uncompetitive environment. However, Nuzzle is not without counter play. Ground and electric pokemon such as Zygarde-Complete, Groudon, and Zekrom have rose in popularity as a result of Nuzzle. Similarly, poison heal users such as Xerneas and Regigigas find themselves on many teams due to their immunity of paralysis. Heal bell is also a move that can be fit on support pokemon. As a result, some people do not believe that Nuzzle is a move which too easily enables the spread of paralysis.
How?
- We will be using the new suspect process laid out by Zarel here (aka no COIL).
- The voting requirements are a minimum GXE of 82 with at least 30 games played.
- Do so by making a new alt with the prefix “uwu”. For example I could register the alt "uwu Sevag"
- The alt must have a creation date on or after June 11, 2022
You must post your proof of reqs in this thread and play your games on the main pokemonshowdown.com sim.
Nuzzle will be allowed in the ladder for the duration of this suspect; I would recommend using them as much as you can to get a feel of how they are in the meta and have a good idea of if they are broken/unhealthy or if they are perfectly manageable after all.
Do:
- Post your proof of reqs and, if you wish, your stance on the matter briefly, in this thread. Read the following CAREFULLY on how to do so:
- Post in this thread if you have any questions about THIS SUSPECT PROCESS.
Do NOT:
- Post your stance on the matter in this thread without proof of requirements (This should be posted in the main thread instead)
- Post anything in this thread unrelated to this suspect (with or without proof)
When?
This suspect period will last until June 25, 2022, 11:59 pm GMT-4. We will try to begin the voting process immediately after and post the Voter ID Thread similar to past suspects.
GLHF!
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TLDR?
- 82 GXE after 30 games with a new alt
- “uwu” alt with image proof IN THIS THREAD
- Nuzzle is ALLOWED on ladder
- DEADLINE: June 25, 2022
- This suspect test counts toward the Tiering Contributor badge!
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