Recent content by Professor Hal

Terastallization: Ban

Confirming as NDUU9TERA Hal

Confirming as NDUU9WVLE Hal (Accidentally pushed Elo to above main & mightve missed deadline by a bit, oops)

In this regard, I agree with both of you. Terastalization is a dominating presence that always determines the outcome of my UU battles. Weavile's is one I often exploited to hammer down soft or slow teams. I don't really use the electric or poison Tera, as I consider the opportunity cost of not...

I am confused. I tell people I don't want to ban it and I get harsh comments. I tell people I changed my mind and want to ban it and I still get harsh comments. What am I supposed to do to satisfy the discussion? That's a subjective point of view to describe a pokemon as supposedly broken...

Yeah you're right, you have completely convinced me. I'll vote ban because stall isn't strong enough in the tier right now.

I intend to participate in the coming suspect test with the intention of adamantly voting No Ban on Weavile. For the health of the tier I would recommend any participants to vote No Ban as well. I am a Weavile user. I would have used it regardless of whether Terastalization was in or not. It's...

Zamazenta: Ban

Confirming as ND9ZM Hal If proof is insufficient please notify me, thanks.

I do believe that Terastalization is an oppressive presence on the metagame, regardless if it is even used or not. But since most of the other comments here in favor of banning terastalization have already shared my exact thoughts, I won't elaborate on that. Instead, I want to entertain the...

Apologies for the late reply, I wanted to give my response to this since there are honest concerns present i would like to acknowledge. I hope you were thinking of mons like Dragapult or Gholdengo which can check Zama. But not only can they check the primary pursuit trappers like Weavile or...

Hello, my Showdown name is Professor Hal. Based on the current table, I qualify for a Gold as a top 10 ranker, Bronze as an 80 GXE player, and Silver as a 1800 Elo player. Will try to shoot for a winstreak, too. If further proof is necessary please PM me. Thank you!

Thank you for the reply, I've been getting mixed messages about Annihilape and I'm pleased to see an alternative perspective on the issue. Still, I had some objections to raise about the observations presented. It still has notable advantages. It punishes U-Turn and Rapid Spin, has a stealth...

I initially wanted to discuss Cyclizar's ban as I find that to be one of the enablers of Espathra's presence in OU. But hopefully that one gets its suspect test sooner or later. Another major issue in OU I wanted more discussion about is Annihilape. Its ghost-fighting coverage is on lock for...

I have begun trying out Eviolite Primeape in response to the belief that Rage Fist is only good on Annihilape. I would encourage others to do the same. It's not a pervasive threat like Annihilape, but it definitely can put dents into teams. I think it's carried by the shock value, that people...