Thread 58174032

Why didn't we ever get a meta where 1 uber can be allowed for every team?

>>58174032 (OP)
Smogon had a Metagame of the Month thing with this idea

>>58174032 (OP)
what's stopping you from playing a team like that?

>>58174068
retard

Isn't that just VGC 1 restricted reg sets?

We did, that was gen 6 OU

>>58174032 (OP)
You just can't, okay???

>>58174074
fanfic?

>>58174077
Restricted is a pre-determined set of pokemon based on their function in game, with their actual power level being unrelated.
Uber is a fan made thing that fluctuates month to month based on what regular pokemon a few fat virgins running smogon lost to recently.

Why the fuck did smogon make wobbuffet uber back in the day?

>>58174032 (OP)
Because 6v6 singles isn't VGC and doesn't work the same way. One Uber in singles can feasibly sweep through an entire team of 6 OU Pokemon with as little as one turn of setup. In VGC there is always the threat of Protect or just flat out getting doubled into by both Pokemon so that one Restricted can't run away with the game. You're free to spin up your own copy of Showdown with a one-Uber-per-team OU Ruleset, but you'd quickly find out it's degenerate and not that fun.

>>58174333
Uber used to be a banlist for things that broke the game in general, not just broke the game due to their high power. Shadow Tag used to not let you switch out from opposing Shadow Tag users and Struggle's recoil was a function of the damage dealt, not a percent of your health. Two Wobbuffets with Leftovers would be a stalemate, unable to switch, and unable to faint.

>>58174032 (OP)
>Why didn't we ever get a meta where 1 uber can be allowed for every team?
That's called 'Godly Gift'.

>>58174136
ubers don’t fluctuate month to month, they’re not a usage based tier, it’s a banlist that became a playable tier
>>58174032 (OP)
probably just not enough people interested to maintain a player base. same reason it took like 4 tries to make UUbers a tier