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6/22/2025, 7:03:42 PM
>>57931092
A hidden oppressive powerlevel that those invested into the tier are dedicated to suppressing knowledge of, but anyone who tries to start building in it even casually quickly becomes cognizant of.
https://youtu.be/pt1it0JcDcU
Instead of leaning into alternative strategies like trapping stall with Dugtrio and Paraspam Machamp offense, they ban it while ignoring the mons (Latias and Jirachi and Heatran and even Tyranitar) who create the conditions where only "overpowered" alternative strategies like those can become viable instead of boring balance teams featuring the mentioned mons.
Gen 4 OU's establishment---no, Gen *4* as a whole's establishment is actively hostile to metagame development and favors maintenance of the status quo. They don't want anyone exploring different mons, they want the metagame to remain as predictable as it was 5 years ago, and keeping certain anchors like Latias that demand very specific and non-negotiable answers helps to do that. They don't even give a shit about certain collateral like Infernape.
A hidden oppressive powerlevel that those invested into the tier are dedicated to suppressing knowledge of, but anyone who tries to start building in it even casually quickly becomes cognizant of.
https://youtu.be/pt1it0JcDcU
Instead of leaning into alternative strategies like trapping stall with Dugtrio and Paraspam Machamp offense, they ban it while ignoring the mons (Latias and Jirachi and Heatran and even Tyranitar) who create the conditions where only "overpowered" alternative strategies like those can become viable instead of boring balance teams featuring the mentioned mons.
Gen 4 OU's establishment---no, Gen *4* as a whole's establishment is actively hostile to metagame development and favors maintenance of the status quo. They don't want anyone exploring different mons, they want the metagame to remain as predictable as it was 5 years ago, and keeping certain anchors like Latias that demand very specific and non-negotiable answers helps to do that. They don't even give a shit about certain collateral like Infernape.
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