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Wow we got Leader's Choice for the month of May! I'm very excited to get more exposure into this metagame. For those getting into this for the first time, here are some teams you can use to get a feel for it!
:iron valiant::kyurem::gliscor::blissey::iron treads::hoopa-unbound: Mixed Val+Dice...
I've finally had some time to sit down and really think about this meta, so here are some of my thoughts on my supposed "big ideas" and just some things I want to talk about!
:darkrai: Honestly, I see where people are concerned about this strong mon, NP+Knock Off is super threatening. However...
Today was apparently not the day to post this! I thought I would have a much more open schedule to firmly start the conversation on this but ended up traveling to see the eclipse. I'll try to address as many things as I can!
One thing I think we'll notice is that already good defensive mons get...
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Approved by KaenSoul and Isaiah
What is this metagame?
A move's damage category has been determined somewhat arbitrarily since generation 4 with what players call the "physical/special split". Have you ever had trouble remembering what each and every move's category is? Water...
updated! I don't know if we need a second paragraph for each individual set or not but since all sets will have similar teammate suggestions (water resist, flying resist, hazards) I wonder if that could be a paragraph on its own before checks & counters, I know it's not usually a section used in...
updated all this, changed Magnet in the items option to Fire Gem and added a sentence about it, it's seen a lot of use lately and I think is more viable than Magnet at this point