Banned But Not Forgotten: How Former OU Monsters Are Doing in Ubers
Hello there, I’m Riley and I would love to write an article for “The Smog”. I believe I have a good idea for a metagame section piece relating to the Uber and OU tiers.
So just what is my idea?
My idea for a Smog article is pretty simple: a look at how well banned, former OU Pokémon are doing in the Ubers tier.
Essentially, it would be written like this:
First, I would pick a Pokémon that was banned in generation five (and possibly four) and sum up its previous performance in OU to explain just why it was banned.
Then would come the real purpose of the article, an analysis on how well this Pokémon is doing in its new tier. Here is where I would answer questions like…
-Is this Pokémon still relevant?
-What type of team does it really shine on?
-What’s giving it trouble?
Then I’d move onto the next Pokémon, rinse, and repeat.
Well, what would this look like? Could the Smog staff see an example?
As a whole, past articles like http://www.smogon.com/smog/issue24/rby_stars have the format my article would use. However, here’s a bare-bones example of what a Pokémon analysis would look like:
Genesect
Being ranked #1 in OU usage is a testament to just how powerful Genesect really was. With great defensive typing, a strong movepool, and “Download” boosting it’s 120-base offenses, this Pokemon was a true Overused terror. He could check…
…Needless to say on November 30th, 2012, Genesect was banned to Ubers.
Today, Genesect’s danger has definitely not diminished. Packing a fearsome STAB U-turn, he can lead, scout, clean, and more…
-…He works best on teams with Hazard support, working well with Dexoys-S, Skarmory…
-…This is not to say Genesect is nigh on invincible. Despite having U-turn to flee from potential checks, this cyborg can be beat by those such as Reshiram, Arceus-Steel…
But whom would I be writing to?
My article would primarily be aimed at battlers in the Uber tier, and to a lesser extent, those that battle in OU.
Do I have authority?
I definitely think so. I honestly love the “anything goes” feeling of the Ubers metagame and understand it quite well. Writing an Ubers article would be right up my alley.
Again, I’d love to be able to write this for “The Smog”, but if this suggestion doesn’t meet your standards, feel free to disregard it entirely.
Thank you for your time :)
-Riley
Hello there, I’m Riley and I would love to write an article for “The Smog”. I believe I have a good idea for a metagame section piece relating to the Uber and OU tiers.
So just what is my idea?
My idea for a Smog article is pretty simple: a look at how well banned, former OU Pokémon are doing in the Ubers tier.
Essentially, it would be written like this:
First, I would pick a Pokémon that was banned in generation five (and possibly four) and sum up its previous performance in OU to explain just why it was banned.
Then would come the real purpose of the article, an analysis on how well this Pokémon is doing in its new tier. Here is where I would answer questions like…
-Is this Pokémon still relevant?
-What type of team does it really shine on?
-What’s giving it trouble?
Then I’d move onto the next Pokémon, rinse, and repeat.
Well, what would this look like? Could the Smog staff see an example?
As a whole, past articles like http://www.smogon.com/smog/issue24/rby_stars have the format my article would use. However, here’s a bare-bones example of what a Pokémon analysis would look like:
Genesect
Being ranked #1 in OU usage is a testament to just how powerful Genesect really was. With great defensive typing, a strong movepool, and “Download” boosting it’s 120-base offenses, this Pokemon was a true Overused terror. He could check…
…Needless to say on November 30th, 2012, Genesect was banned to Ubers.
Today, Genesect’s danger has definitely not diminished. Packing a fearsome STAB U-turn, he can lead, scout, clean, and more…
-…He works best on teams with Hazard support, working well with Dexoys-S, Skarmory…
-…This is not to say Genesect is nigh on invincible. Despite having U-turn to flee from potential checks, this cyborg can be beat by those such as Reshiram, Arceus-Steel…
But whom would I be writing to?
My article would primarily be aimed at battlers in the Uber tier, and to a lesser extent, those that battle in OU.
Do I have authority?
I definitely think so. I honestly love the “anything goes” feeling of the Ubers metagame and understand it quite well. Writing an Ubers article would be right up my alley.
Again, I’d love to be able to write this for “The Smog”, but if this suggestion doesn’t meet your standards, feel free to disregard it entirely.
Thank you for your time :)
-Riley