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Clamperl has made itself known as a potent threat in the early rounds of the ongoing ADV LC Open: Porygon's Bizarre Adventure tournament. Boasting a sky high Special Attack stat of 36 thanks to the DeepSeaTooth item, as well as great coverage with STAB Surf, Ice Beam, and Hidden Power Grass, Clamperl is capable of OHKOing almost everything in the tier. Once behind a Substitute, Clamperl equipped with DeepSeaTooth is extremely difficult to deal with and can easily win the game. As seen in the recent tiering survey, many players agreed that DeepSeaTooth was worthy of a suspect:
The ADV Council agrees that DeepSeaTooth is a controversial element of the ADV LC metagame, and that a suspect test is necessary to determine if it should continue to be allowed in the metagame.
Suspect Details:
All alt accounts must follow these requirements:
created no earlier than today (Friday January 26th, 2024).
start with the prefix CLAM - i.e. CLAM grape tylenol. The prefix must be at the beginning of the name and correctly spelled.
must have a GXE of at least 75, with at least 40 games played. In addition, you may play 1 less game for every 0.2 GXE you have above 75 GXE, down to a minimum of 25 games at a GXE of 78. Needing more than 40 games to reach 75 GXE is fine.
Games played
Minimum GXE
25
78
26
77.8
27
77.6
28
77.4
29
77.2
30
77
31
76.8
32
76.6
33
76.4
34
76.2
35
76
36
75.8
37
75.6
38
75.4
39
75.2
40+
75
DeepSeaTooth will be allowed on the ladder during the suspect test. The suspect test will end on February 4th, at 10:00PM GMT-5, after which a voting thread will be posted in Blind Voting for the qualified voters. To become a qualified voter, make an alt account that meets the requirements listed above, then post a screenshot that proves you own the account in the voter identification thread. You are free to post your thoughts on DeepSeaTooth in either thread.
