macle
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With the input of the LC council and the community, Quote and I have decided to suspect Drifloon, Gothita, and Diglett. This is obviously an extremely important vote, and due to its importance only the LC council will vote. This decision has been made in order to only have voters concerned with preserving the integrity of the metagame instead of simply seeking a badge. We still want community input, and therefore the thread is open for everyone to post their thoughts and debate with the council in this thread. Who knows, if you post well you may even be invited to join the council.
As mentioned before, this suspect will cover a Drifloon retest and the potential bans of Gothita and Diglett. Just to make sure all posters are on the same page, here is the reasoning behind the choices.
Drifloon
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Drifloon was placed on the ban list this generation more or less because it was banned last generation. Last generation, Drifloon was able to stall out opponent’s teams with its competition of Will-o-Wisp + Recycle + Berry Juice and win a significant portion of 1v1s. However with Sun and Moon a very important mechanic have been changed: burn damage is only half what it was this generation. Now many feel that Drifloon cannot stall out nearly as many Pokemon as it could before, and several new additions to the metagame should help keep Drifloon in check. This is why it has been suggested to retest Drifloon.
Gothita
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Gothita has access to the world's most hated ability: Shadow Tag. With Shadow Tag, Gothita can trap anything not named Wynaut or Gothita, or possessing the Ghost-typing. Gothita has several sets are regarded as broken by some, with Eviolite variants making some defensive Pokemon liabilities, while the Choice Scarf set is able to pick off faster checks to a variety of sweepers. However, Gothita does give up free turns to some of the most threatening Pokemon around, namely Scraggy, Vullaby, and Pawniard which is viewed by some to be a more than fair trade off. Gothita was a force to be reckoned with last generation, and now, in Sun and Moon, the community has called for a Gothita suspect.
Diglett
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Diglett was suspected last generation twice, and much to the many community member's disdain, it barely survived both tests. It should come as no surprise that Diglett is once again being suspected again. Diglett’s ability Arena Trap allows it to trap most Pokemon. With its amazing 20 speed, it outspeeds all unboosted non scarfed mons bar just Elekid and Voltorb. With its great Speed, Diglett has more flexibility than Gothita does, making it able to pick off frailer Pokemon thanks to being able to use Life Orb. Thanks to Memento, Diglett is hard to take advantage of too, which makes many claim it is broken.
As mentioned before, this suspect will cover a Drifloon retest and the potential bans of Gothita and Diglett. Just to make sure all posters are on the same page, here is the reasoning behind the choices.
Drifloon
Drifloon was placed on the ban list this generation more or less because it was banned last generation. Last generation, Drifloon was able to stall out opponent’s teams with its competition of Will-o-Wisp + Recycle + Berry Juice and win a significant portion of 1v1s. However with Sun and Moon a very important mechanic have been changed: burn damage is only half what it was this generation. Now many feel that Drifloon cannot stall out nearly as many Pokemon as it could before, and several new additions to the metagame should help keep Drifloon in check. This is why it has been suggested to retest Drifloon.
Gothita
Gothita has access to the world's most hated ability: Shadow Tag. With Shadow Tag, Gothita can trap anything not named Wynaut or Gothita, or possessing the Ghost-typing. Gothita has several sets are regarded as broken by some, with Eviolite variants making some defensive Pokemon liabilities, while the Choice Scarf set is able to pick off faster checks to a variety of sweepers. However, Gothita does give up free turns to some of the most threatening Pokemon around, namely Scraggy, Vullaby, and Pawniard which is viewed by some to be a more than fair trade off. Gothita was a force to be reckoned with last generation, and now, in Sun and Moon, the community has called for a Gothita suspect.
Diglett
Diglett was suspected last generation twice, and much to the many community member's disdain, it barely survived both tests. It should come as no surprise that Diglett is once again being suspected again. Diglett’s ability Arena Trap allows it to trap most Pokemon. With its amazing 20 speed, it outspeeds all unboosted non scarfed mons bar just Elekid and Voltorb. With its great Speed, Diglett has more flexibility than Gothita does, making it able to pick off frailer Pokemon thanks to being able to use Life Orb. Thanks to Memento, Diglett is hard to take advantage of too, which makes many claim it is broken.
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