Morgan
Morgius Sweep
Dynamax should be banned from the outset. It fundamentally doesn’t work for 1v1. It increases the HP of the Dynamaxed Pokemon (benefiting fast all out attackers more than bulky pokemon, as % increase is higher) increases damage (benefitting all our attackers) Boosts damage for many moves like Water attacks (benefiting the now bulky fast attackers) and gets rid of status moves altogether for 3 turns. This is the important part. Fast All Out Attackers gain 100% of the benefits. Bulky Pokemon suffer in every way possible. Fast Attackers getting more value out of the HP, fast attackers being able to do more damage every turn, fast attackers not having the enemy able to boost, not having the enemy be able to recover HP. Also Dynamax doesn’t take an item. Choice Items v Leftovers/Berry isn’t a good matchup. Stall becomes 100% irrelevant. Bulky offense loses the ability to use set up moves. Set Up offense is the same. The problem with dynamax is that Max Guard is akin to protect, and has a chance to fail. This makes Set Up Offense, Stall, and Pseudo Stall fully irrelevant and Bulky offense somewhat irrelevant. Also Gimmick sets are unusable
Dynamax unfairly monopolizes the power of one playstyle, eliminating the viability of 3 of the 5 main set types, as well as gimmicks fully, and severely weakens the potency of 1 of the 2 remaining set types. Fast all out attackers gain too Much for the absolute zero penalty they receive. Compare this to the 0 benefit + absolute penalty that stall and set up receive. It’s not hard to see that Dynamax doesn’t fit in a real 1v1 metagame, and therefore should be banned from the outset.
Dynamax unfairly monopolizes the power of one playstyle, eliminating the viability of 3 of the 5 main set types, as well as gimmicks fully, and severely weakens the potency of 1 of the 2 remaining set types. Fast all out attackers gain too Much for the absolute zero penalty they receive. Compare this to the 0 benefit + absolute penalty that stall and set up receive. It’s not hard to see that Dynamax doesn’t fit in a real 1v1 metagame, and therefore should be banned from the outset.