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Going to put down my thoughts in points so that it's easier to follow: 1) I agree with BIHI that Jirachi's issues will remain persistent despite metagame shifts. Since banning Iron Head is not on the table, any discussion around this would be futile. So I'm up for banning Jirachi period. My...

Player Name: DeepBlueC Region: World Formats played: DPP OU Are you interested in captaining?: Nope Foreseen inactivity: Nope

Hey we're matched for DPP seasonal. Can we schedule over discord? My discord id is deepbluec.

Won in 2 vs zerkas, ggs.

Hi, we're paired for DPP seasonal. Can we schedule over discord? My tag there is deepbluec.

Won vs Cristal in 3, ggs.

Hi Cristal, we're paired for DPP seasonal. Could we schedule on discord? If that's okay with you, my discord ID is deepbluec.

Won in 3 with some crucial luck in g3, ggs Pix.

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You're again missing the point. 1) In that replay, yes because Metagross lost its lefties, it was in a worse spot against Froslass, but not every Metagross carries lefties. 2) Should a lefties-less Metagross ever have to lose 1v1 to a Froslass because of Froslass' ability to dodge moves under...

The ladder play is evidence that something can go wrong, and we want to stop the damage there before it bleeds into an SPL game. We've seen firsthand in SPL that players have abused evasion abilities to their benefit. I also want to correct a few misunderstandings from your post: 1) The...

The DPP Council has decided to adopt the current tiering policy framework regarding banning of evasion abilities, and as such, Snow Cloak is now banned. The rationale for the ban is that Snow Cloak is inherently uncompetitive, therefore, it does not matter if only a specific Pokemon is the...

Confirming this. :blobuwu:

You're right that any drastic changes to the metagame may take a while to be fully realized. So there's two things here that you're addressing: i) dealing with Jirachi and ii) dealing with spore (i) Dealing with Jira: RestTalk Jirachi or RestTalk Bronzong are not all that reliable for...

I'm on board with banning Jirachi. Jirachi's ability has won it way too many games with its odds to land a crucial paralysis, burn, and freeze. Outside of Lum Berry, you just hope that Jirachi doesn't luck you. It's not easy to play around Fire Punch Jirachi because I've seen so many instances...