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* TheArtifact: Dugtrio and Venusaur in BW; the respective bans of Arena Trap and Chlorophyll + Drought after the generation officially ended rendered the once extremely threatening Pokémon to near uselessness. However, due to Smogon choosing not to revisit their tiering, they dubiously remain tiered in OU with their analyses being updated to note that they are trapped in tiers they no longer belong in.
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** For a very long time, Gen III Underused was the only metagame to forbid {{mons}} that were not yet fully evolved ([[ObviousRulePatch except Scyther]]). This restriction had been implemented because it was the first time constructing an Underused metagame ever, and there was fear of UU becoming "OU lite", with people just taking the fully-evolved mons from OU and using their previous evolution instead. Ultimately, time showed that lower tier metagames didn't actually work like that, and no future gen would get such a restriction. This clause lasted until 2022, mainly because by the time people started questioning it, the Gen III metagame was very old and not active enough to merit the necessary evaluation.
** Dugtrio and Venusaur in BW; the respective bans of Arena Trap and Chlorophyll + Drought after the generation officially ended rendered the once extremely threatening Pokémon to near uselessness. However, due to Smogon choosing not to revisit their tiering, they dubiously remain tiered in OU with their analyses being updated to note that they are trapped in tiers they no longer belong in.
** For a very long time, Gen III Underused was the only metagame to forbid {{mons}} that were not yet fully evolved ([[ObviousRulePatch except Scyther]]). This restriction had been implemented because it was the first time constructing an Underused metagame ever, and there was fear of UU becoming "OU lite", with people just taking the fully-evolved mons from OU and using their previous evolution instead. Ultimately, time showed that lower tier metagames didn't actually work like that, and no future gen would get such a restriction. This clause lasted until 2022, mainly because by the time people started questioning it, the Gen III metagame was very old and not active enough to merit the necessary evaluation.
** Dugtrio and Venusaur in BW; the respective bans of Arena Trap and Chlorophyll + Drought after the generation officially ended rendered the once extremely threatening Pokémon to near uselessness. However, due to Smogon choosing not to revisit their tiering, they dubiously remain tiered in OU with their analyses being updated to note that they are trapped in tiers they no longer belong in.
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** Your opponent's team is always visible on a sidebar in the Battle Screen, and scrolling over the icons will show their HP value and if said Pokémon is still conscious.
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** Your opponent's team is always visible on a sidebar in the Battle Screen, and scrolling over the icons will show their HP value and if said Pokémon is still conscious. You'd be able to figure this information out in the games by paying attention, but it's easy to forget.
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* DudeLooksLikeALady: Smogon's Gen V Gothitelle analysis refers to Gothitelle as a male with shades of WholesomeCrossdresser because the only legally released Shadow Tag Gothitelle at the time was male.
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* DudeLooksLikeALady: Smogon's Gen V Gothitelle analysis refers DealWithTheDevil: [[https://www.smogon.com/dex/dp/pokemon/rhyperior/ou/ Rhyperior's DP OU analysis]] compares using it to Gothitelle as making a male deal with shades of WholesomeCrossdresser because the only legally released Shadow Tag Gothitelle at the time was male.devil, due to it having immense strengths balanced out by crippling weaknesses.
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** The original Generation II and III analyses were much more brief, informal, and opinionated than the ones common in later gens, to the extent that the [[https://www.smogon.com/dex/gs/pokemon/ariados/uu/ GSC UU Ariados analysis]] has an "Opinion" section where the creator states his personal opinion on the Pokémon - which would never be seen on any other analysis before or since. Analyses from this time period would also focus much more on the Pokémon's use (or lack thereof) in OU and sometimes UU, due to the lower tiers not being as settled yet.
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** The original Generation II and III analyses were much more brief, informal, and opinionated than the ones common in later gens, to the extent that the [[https://www.smogon.com/dex/gs/pokemon/ariados/uu/ GSC UU Ariados analysis]] has an "Opinion" section where the creator states his personal opinion on the Pokémon - which would never be seen on any other analysis before or since. Analyses from this time period would also focus much more on the Pokémon's use (or lack thereof) in OU and sometimes UU, due to the lower tiers not being as settled yet. Some of these older analyses remain as TheArtifact, even when the Pokémon in question received an analysis for a tier it was more suited for.
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* TheArtifact: Dugtrio and Venusaur in BW; the respective bans of Arena Trap and Chlorophyll + Drought after the generation officially ended rendered the once extremely threatening Pokémon to near uselessness. However, due to Smogon choosing not to revisit their tiering, they dubiously remain tiered in OU with their analyses being updated to note that they are trapped in tiers they no longer belong in.
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** Ursaluna eventually proved to be this. Yes, it's a horrifically powerful wallbreaker that can delete almost anything that isn't a Ghost-type or a 4x resist with a Guts-boosted Facade, while also being insanely bulky and having plenty of options to deal with its checks. Unfortunately, it's also way too reliant on support, it's quite slow, it needs Flame Orb to be effective (preventing it from running other items), and, most importantly, it's really not all that durable due to its reliance on Flame Orb and lack of reliable recovery. The result is a Pokemon that can splatter almost any wall it's tasked with destroying, but will then probably get revenge killed right after. Ursaluna is not bad by any means, but the general consensus is that it generally isn't useful enough to justify the amount of backup it needs.
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** Hisuian Ursaluna eventually proved to be this. Yes, it's a horrifically powerful wallbreaker that can delete almost anything that isn't a Ghost-type or a 4x resist with a Guts-boosted Facade, while also being insanely bulky and having plenty of options to deal with its checks. Unfortunately, it's also way too reliant on support, it's quite slow, it needs Flame Orb to be effective (preventing it from running other items), and, most importantly, it's really not all that durable due to its reliance on Flame Orb and lack of reliable recovery. The result is a Pokemon that can splatter almost any wall it's tasked with destroying, but will then probably get revenge killed right after. Ursaluna is not bad by any means, but the general consensus is that it generally isn't useful enough to justify the amount of backup it needs. On the other hand, Bloodmoon Ursaluna was another case entirely, getting banned to Ubers.
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* ForgoneConclusion: Quickbans are based around this concept, as they are given to Pokémon that are far too overcentralizing and would easily be banned if they were voted on in a suspect test.
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* ForgoneConclusion: ForegoneConclusion: Quickbans are based around this concept, as they are generally given to Pokémon that are far too overcentralizing and would easily be banned if they were voted on in a suspect test. test.
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* ForgoneConclusion: Quickbans are based around this concept, as they are given to Pokémon that are far too overcentralizing and would easily be banned if they were voted on in a suspect test.
