This article is mainly going to feature Pokemon that are Ubers in singles play but legal in Smogon Doubles.
Unlike singles, Smogon Doubles has these Pokemon because of numerous reasons, the most notable one being that having 2 Pokemon on each side of the field means that it's hard for a single Pokemon to be broken, which makes it a fairly self-balancing metagame. No more can a single Pokemon easily dominate with its unbalanced or broken qualities thanks to the nature of Doubles. Having 2 Pokemon on the field for each side at the same time can bring drastic changes to a game's pace. For example, entry hazards are nearly non-existent due to faster games which means less times they'd come into effect, a faster pace which means find a free turn to set them is difficult, and there's less free move slots due to the necessity of Protect. With the shift to Doubles play, some Pokemon previously deemed broken are not so broken anymore and are legal to use, some top metagame threats and others not worth it at all other than for niche uses. What I plan to do with this article is to feature Pokemon Uber in singles play, legal in Smogon Doubles
First, I'd explain how singles is different from doubles in terms of playing, and why these Pokemon in general are not broken. After, I'd go through all of the Pokemon that fit the criteria (Aegislash, Darkrai, Deoxys-Whatever, Genesect, Mega Gengar, Greninja, Mega Kanghaskhan, Mega Lucario, Mega Mawile, Shaymin-Sky) and briefly explain why they got banned in singles, why they're not broken in Doubles, and what they do in Doubles and their standing in the metagame.
I'm probably doing this wrong but whatever lol o-o, what do you guys think?
also:
np Doubles: Post Mence
Viability Rankings - Vivillon lol
Viability Rankings - Keldeo -o-
Discussion of the Week - Diancie
hope my idea gets considered o_o
Unlike singles, Smogon Doubles has these Pokemon because of numerous reasons, the most notable one being that having 2 Pokemon on each side of the field means that it's hard for a single Pokemon to be broken, which makes it a fairly self-balancing metagame. No more can a single Pokemon easily dominate with its unbalanced or broken qualities thanks to the nature of Doubles. Having 2 Pokemon on the field for each side at the same time can bring drastic changes to a game's pace. For example, entry hazards are nearly non-existent due to faster games which means less times they'd come into effect, a faster pace which means find a free turn to set them is difficult, and there's less free move slots due to the necessity of Protect. With the shift to Doubles play, some Pokemon previously deemed broken are not so broken anymore and are legal to use, some top metagame threats and others not worth it at all other than for niche uses. What I plan to do with this article is to feature Pokemon Uber in singles play, legal in Smogon Doubles
First, I'd explain how singles is different from doubles in terms of playing, and why these Pokemon in general are not broken. After, I'd go through all of the Pokemon that fit the criteria (Aegislash, Darkrai, Deoxys-Whatever, Genesect, Mega Gengar, Greninja, Mega Kanghaskhan, Mega Lucario, Mega Mawile, Shaymin-Sky) and briefly explain why they got banned in singles, why they're not broken in Doubles, and what they do in Doubles and their standing in the metagame.
I'm probably doing this wrong but whatever lol o-o, what do you guys think?
also:
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np Doubles: Post Mence
Viability Rankings - Vivillon lol
Viability Rankings - Keldeo -o-
Discussion of the Week - Diancie
hope my idea gets considered o_o