dingbat
snek
Here's my 15¢ regarding zam.
While I don't think zam is inherent... Nevermind, that shit is actually broken ffs, what am I talking about lolololol
Regardless of whether Zam is running sash or LO (life orb is the better of the two imho), an average player like me could easily get this cheeky spoon flexing magician to single-handedly pressure the living shit out of multiple playstyles at once, and a better player can easily translate that to a massive nightmare for the opponent. Ye, it's literally boned by shit like Mega Aero and priority attacks, and it's outsped by every scarfmon in this meta, but this is more of a huge teambuilding strain for builders than it is a huge weakness to zam. Trying to counter Zam defensively is a really risky tactic too; I love how some players try to just whittle Zam down with defensive 'mons like Florges, only to be completely set up on and fed spoonfuls of LO and CM boosted fireballs that straight up melt their souls. In effect, no matter how much pressure opponents try to put on Zam, it's very hard to pull such a feat off without having to either sack one or several 'mons or having some of them crippled or weakened for the rest of the match.
Finally, I get that Zam is definitely not the sole issue, as clearly shown by the suspect ladder's stale-ass shithole that many of us literally struggled to dig out of. However banning Zam is definitely something that needs to happen, and I have absolute doubt that this meta will be better with Zam staying in it.
Alternatively, if you want to read my true thoughts about it...
While I don't think zam is inherent... Nevermind, that shit is actually broken ffs, what am I talking about lolololol
Regardless of whether Zam is running sash or LO (life orb is the better of the two imho), an average player like me could easily get this cheeky spoon flexing magician to single-handedly pressure the living shit out of multiple playstyles at once, and a better player can easily translate that to a massive nightmare for the opponent. Ye, it's literally boned by shit like Mega Aero and priority attacks, and it's outsped by every scarfmon in this meta, but this is more of a huge teambuilding strain for builders than it is a huge weakness to zam. Trying to counter Zam defensively is a really risky tactic too; I love how some players try to just whittle Zam down with defensive 'mons like Florges, only to be completely set up on and fed spoonfuls of LO and CM boosted fireballs that straight up melt their souls. In effect, no matter how much pressure opponents try to put on Zam, it's very hard to pull such a feat off without having to either sack one or several 'mons or having some of them crippled or weakened for the rest of the match.
Finally, I get that Zam is definitely not the sole issue, as clearly shown by the suspect ladder's stale-ass shithole that many of us literally struggled to dig out of. However banning Zam is definitely something that needs to happen, and I have absolute doubt that this meta will be better with Zam staying in it.
Alternatively, if you want to read my true thoughts about it...
Every time I see a LO Zam switch in, i swear it's ready to shove its two spoons fully up someone's asshole lol, thing's too fucking savage to stay in this meta and i hope it dies in a hole