Approximately once every week, each member of the council nominates elements of the metagame that they believe to be banworthy, and the council collectively votes on whether or not to ban each of these nominations. Nominations that receive a simple majority of "Ban" votes will be banned from the SM UU tier. This process will be repeated until UU is out of its beta stage, and by this time, everything that is potentially broken should be banned.When is the UU council going to look at Serperior because it is very broken at the moment?
Sticky web could work, with shucklesharp (shuckle + Bisharp) core. The problem is that most of the new slower pokemon are in fact too slow to take advantage of sticky web (want to outrun base 110s in sticky web (base 110 * 0.67). The problem is that hazard removal in UU got better due to latias, starmie, mew, tsareena, and scizor. Bisharp checks most of these, but scizor could be a problem if it runs superpower.Question is, how is Sticky Web in this tier? Assuming I can prevent my opponent from immediately removing it, is it viable (viable as in not too much work for little payoff), and if so, what are the prime setters?
Thinking of predicting and punishing those who try to remove it. I'm also taking Defiant users like Bisharp into account.
When we have a tier.How soon are we going to get a Viability Rankings list?
How long does it take to update the bans to the Strategy Pokedex?When are the bans getting updated to the Pokedex?
Damn, that sucks. Oh well, thank's for the fast reply manIt does not. While it boosts the damage from Acrobatics when it turns it into Supersonic Skystrike, you are still considered to be holding an item even after the Z crystal is used, so the base power of Acro remains 55.
Its not only those who contribute a lot, but those who have shown that they can consistently do well in larger tournaments such as UUPL, UU Open etc etc. And good contributor to suspect threads isnt that subjective, there are definitly going to be users that stand out over others.What factors go into deciding who is on council and for how long??
Factors such as being a 'good contributor to suspect threads' are subjective, so how does the current council actually evaluate the quality of a player and justify their role as council?
Taken straight from Hikari's OP:What factors go into deciding who is on council and for how long??
Factors such as being a 'good contributor to suspect threads' are subjective, so how does the current council actually evaluate the quality of a player and justify their role as council?
Taken straight from Hikari's OP:
"These spots are filled by people with good contributions to recent suspect test discussions, a high level of general activity, and good playing ability."
What does good contribution to a suspect test mean? Valid discussion that focuses on sound argumentation and an intersubjective understanding of how we do things, from our policies to our methods. It also means you're consistently engaged, finding opportunities to inform others, and being approachable for newer users to come ask questions. An example of a fantastic contributor and council member is Hogg. All of his posts are clear, concise, and demonstrate a sound knowledge and "feel" for the UU metagame.
A high level of general activity is obvious. Being available to users. Being available to staff members. Consistently interacting with the masses. Helping develop new players. These are some of the things (potential) council members do to show us that they're serious.
Good playing means just that. How far they get in official tournaments (UU open, UU majors, UUPL), how the top players gauge their playing ability, etc. It all equates to a neat little perspective on how the user's skills compliment the rest of the council.
I hope this answered your question.
It's not that black and white. Hitting a certain ladder target or making it to a certain round in a tournament doesn't necessarily grant anyone a spot on the council, nor does it necessarily make that person an effective member, either. To be honest, King UU's post was spot on in terms of what's being looked for in a council member. And while you might think that using a model citizen and longtime contributor like Hogg isn't fair to use as an example, keep in mind that I have been on council since we started using one in ORAS, too, and I don't have anywhere near the experience, suave or overall handsomeness that Hogg has.Does high-ladder play also equate to a level of skill deemed acceptable for council? For example, if I played on the ladder but and consistently well (like top 10), but had no tournament presence, will that still be considered in evaluating a player's' skill? Or should someone seeking council have a presence in both tournaments and the ladder?
It actually targets the opponent's defense stat (aka physical defense), as it always has.Special one. Offensive Z-Move don't care about secondary effects, only the BP of the attack and if it's physical or special.