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7/1/2025, 9:26:39 PM
>>57961413
Smogon tries to avoid "over-centralization" by banning Pokemon that kill team diversity whether they're overpowered or not.
You can see what Smogon singles metas look like when they don't do that. Tauros has a >90% usage rate in Gen 1. Snorlax has a 99% usage rate in Gen 2. Tyranitar has a 60% usage rate in Gen 3. Smogon actively tries to avoid that kind of centralization in newer metas while leaving the old gen metas mostly intact.
In more recent gens, the "tier king" of OU is typically around 30 - 35% usage rate, and it's usually a Ground-type glue-mon like Landorus-T, Excadrill, or Great Tusk.
Smogon tries to avoid "over-centralization" by banning Pokemon that kill team diversity whether they're overpowered or not.
You can see what Smogon singles metas look like when they don't do that. Tauros has a >90% usage rate in Gen 1. Snorlax has a 99% usage rate in Gen 2. Tyranitar has a 60% usage rate in Gen 3. Smogon actively tries to avoid that kind of centralization in newer metas while leaving the old gen metas mostly intact.
In more recent gens, the "tier king" of OU is typically around 30 - 35% usage rate, and it's usually a Ground-type glue-mon like Landorus-T, Excadrill, or Great Tusk.
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