Aberforth
Ubers Leader
And yes, Metagross's moveset can be judged by what the rest of the team around it is, but that is not a negative aspect of Metagross, it just means it can customise its own checks and counters to fit what the team can and cannot cover. But when it comes to predicting and playing around it, in the example you gave, first of all if you get the prediction wrong, ever, Metagross chunks a massive hole out of one of your pokemon, and not only that there is nothing preventing it from just switching out and coming back in again ad nauseam until your switch-ins for it no longer are. Especially since one of them (Lando) has no recovery whatsoever, and Tran has to rely on lefties.
But nobody is saying it is impossible to handle. If it was impossible, it would have just been quickbanned. What we're wanting to determine is if the amount of counterplay that exists (and is not a massive hindrance to teambuilding) is prevalent enough to vote to keep Metagross in the tier. I personally do not think it does due to real game scenarios where checks are much easier to wear down than Metagross is, and when the risk-reward of Metagross is favouring Metagross as much as it is.
But nobody is saying it is impossible to handle. If it was impossible, it would have just been quickbanned. What we're wanting to determine is if the amount of counterplay that exists (and is not a massive hindrance to teambuilding) is prevalent enough to vote to keep Metagross in the tier. I personally do not think it does due to real game scenarios where checks are much easier to wear down than Metagross is, and when the risk-reward of Metagross is favouring Metagross as much as it is.
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