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The Lost Age
THE NU DARK HORSE CHALLENGE
(approved by hollywood and Raseri)
Banner provided by: Water Drone
Welcome to the NU Dark Horse Challenge!!! For those of you not familiar with Dark Horse, the definition of a Dark Horse is a candidate or competitor about whom little is known but who unexpectedly wins or succeeds. A Dark Horse Pokemon is a particular Pokemon that doesn't get as much usage or seen as much on the ladder. Sadly there are a lot of Pokemon that are pushed to the wayside for more popular Pokemon even if they may fulfill a niche in the current NU metagame. Each month, a Dark Horse Pokemon must be chosen and as such be a staple on every team in this challenge. This Dark Horse Pokemon is based off of its rank in the Viability Rankings as well as its usage on the ladder.
RESTRICTIONS
- Must include a Dark Horse i.e. A C+ rank Pokemon or below with less than 2% usage
- No S-rank Pokemon
- Limit of 2 A-rank Pokemon
- The entire team's usage stats combined must have 35% usage or less
- Post your entire team in this thread and their percentages! Edit your post, or send me a PM, if you edit your team, so I can keep track.
- Discussions of your Dark Horses are greatly encouraged. Post here with commentary, findings, teams, strategies, etc.—anything to do with the Dark Horse you've been using and what you've learned from it!
- Your team can be changed as much as need be, so long as you keep your original Dark Horse and maintain < 35% usage (for consistency purposes).
- Quitting and re-entering with a different Dark Horse is prohibited; stick with your choices and do your absolute best. You have an entire month to ladder, or at least explain any findings and discussion you may have about the Pokemon you used.
- Also, no Suspect Pokemon or new drops may be used in this project.
This project is to determine which Pokemon are being underutilized as well as if they serve a niche in the current NU metagame. Good discussion and participation as well can help steer you to a Community Contributor nomination!!!
There will be three ranks in the hall of fame. C-Rank is bringing your team to 1200 Elo. B-Rank is bringing your team to 1350 Elo. A-Rank is earning 1500 Elo or better.
So go out there and have fun finding Pokemon that are neverused.
(approved by hollywood and Raseri)
Banner provided by: Water Drone
Welcome to the NU Dark Horse Challenge!!! For those of you not familiar with Dark Horse, the definition of a Dark Horse is a candidate or competitor about whom little is known but who unexpectedly wins or succeeds. A Dark Horse Pokemon is a particular Pokemon that doesn't get as much usage or seen as much on the ladder. Sadly there are a lot of Pokemon that are pushed to the wayside for more popular Pokemon even if they may fulfill a niche in the current NU metagame. Each month, a Dark Horse Pokemon must be chosen and as such be a staple on every team in this challenge. This Dark Horse Pokemon is based off of its rank in the Viability Rankings as well as its usage on the ladder.
RESTRICTIONS
- Must include a Dark Horse i.e. A C+ rank Pokemon or below with less than 2% usage
- No S-rank Pokemon
- Limit of 2 A-rank Pokemon
- The entire team's usage stats combined must have 35% usage or less
- Post your entire team in this thread and their percentages! Edit your post, or send me a PM, if you edit your team, so I can keep track.
- Discussions of your Dark Horses are greatly encouraged. Post here with commentary, findings, teams, strategies, etc.—anything to do with the Dark Horse you've been using and what you've learned from it!
- Your team can be changed as much as need be, so long as you keep your original Dark Horse and maintain < 35% usage (for consistency purposes).
- Quitting and re-entering with a different Dark Horse is prohibited; stick with your choices and do your absolute best. You have an entire month to ladder, or at least explain any findings and discussion you may have about the Pokemon you used.
- Also, no Suspect Pokemon or new drops may be used in this project.
This project is to determine which Pokemon are being underutilized as well as if they serve a niche in the current NU metagame. Good discussion and participation as well can help steer you to a Community Contributor nomination!!!
There will be three ranks in the hall of fame. C-Rank is bringing your team to 1200 Elo. B-Rank is bringing your team to 1350 Elo. A-Rank is earning 1500 Elo or better.
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Team (Dark Horses in Bold) & usage for each Pokemon
Team (Dark Horses in Bold) & usage for each Pokemon
So go out there and have fun finding Pokemon that are neverused.
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