Shoutouts to Subject 18 for leading out the older OU General Discussion Thread
With the release of Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the competitive Pokémon scene has been given a whole new playing field. With twenty more Mega Evolutions available and older Pokémon gaining access to new moves, the OU metagame is not the same as the previous XY OU metagame. That being said, it is time for a new discussion thread to be opened up so that Smogon's experienced players can share their opinions and knowledge on the new metagame. My hopes for this thread is that the Victory Road sub-forum can drive forward and be a guide for the newer and less experienced players on Smogon.
In order to provide direction and stimulus for discussion on this thread, the OP will have a Question of the Week, posted regularly. Users are not forced to follow the Question of the Week and are completely free to drive the discussion in a different yet appropriate direction and topic. The Question of the Week is nothing more than a friendly guide and discussion stimulator should activity begin to wane in the thread. Users who provide insightful responses to the Question of the Week will have their posts archived in the OP. This way, newer players who might have certain questions can simply refer themselves to the OP and (hopefully) find the answer that they were looking for!
In order to provide direction and stimulus for discussion on this thread, the OP will have a Question of the Week, posted regularly. Users are not forced to follow the Question of the Week and are completely free to drive the discussion in a different yet appropriate direction and topic. The Question of the Week is nothing more than a friendly guide and discussion stimulator should activity begin to wane in the thread. Users who provide insightful responses to the Question of the Week will have their posts archived in the OP. This way, newer players who might have certain questions can simply refer themselves to the OP and (hopefully) find the answer that they were looking for!
With the Suspect Ladder currently available, what trends have you noticed? Which Pokemon do you foresee rising in usage should Greninja get banned from OU?
Archive soon to come ...
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