Two months ago, as I'm sure we all know, Aldaron's proposal was accepted, and Swift Swim + Drizzle was banned. In the meantime, little consideration has been given to revising the proposal to something more specific.
Are you satisfied with Aldaron's proposal? Do you believe it is an acceptable permanent solution to the issues with Drizzle?
Personally, I say no. Aldaron's proposal was good at the time, as it allowed for a quick solution to confirm that Drizzle was not broken, preventing it from being banned. However, as a permanent solution, it simply is not enough. We know that three Pokemon were broken when using Swift Swim combined with Drizzle: Kingdra, Ludicolo, and Kabutops. However, there are 19 fully-evolved Pokemon that can have the Swift Swim ability, and some are clearly not broken even combined with Drizzle, proving that Swift Swim + Drizzle is not inherently broken. However, because the combination of Swift Swim + Drizzle was banned, rather than the individual abusers being addressed directly, everything using the combination was banned, from Qwilfish + Swift Swim + Drizzle, which could potentially become a top-tier OU sweeper, to Floatzel + Swift Swim + Drizzle, an incredibly fast attacker which also has the potential to be OU-viable while certainly not being broken, to Luvdisc + Swift Swim + Drizzle, a clearly useless NU even with the benefits, and everything in between those three. This prevents a potentially large number of Pokemon from being OU-viable, because of this violation of Smogon's policy to not ban things which are not broken. For this reason, I am not satisfied with Aldaron's proposal as a permanent solution.
What are your thoughts? Are you satisfied? If not, what would make you satisfied? If so, what changes would you still be satisfied with?
Are you satisfied with Aldaron's proposal? Do you believe it is an acceptable permanent solution to the issues with Drizzle?
Personally, I say no. Aldaron's proposal was good at the time, as it allowed for a quick solution to confirm that Drizzle was not broken, preventing it from being banned. However, as a permanent solution, it simply is not enough. We know that three Pokemon were broken when using Swift Swim combined with Drizzle: Kingdra, Ludicolo, and Kabutops. However, there are 19 fully-evolved Pokemon that can have the Swift Swim ability, and some are clearly not broken even combined with Drizzle, proving that Swift Swim + Drizzle is not inherently broken. However, because the combination of Swift Swim + Drizzle was banned, rather than the individual abusers being addressed directly, everything using the combination was banned, from Qwilfish + Swift Swim + Drizzle, which could potentially become a top-tier OU sweeper, to Floatzel + Swift Swim + Drizzle, an incredibly fast attacker which also has the potential to be OU-viable while certainly not being broken, to Luvdisc + Swift Swim + Drizzle, a clearly useless NU even with the benefits, and everything in between those three. This prevents a potentially large number of Pokemon from being OU-viable, because of this violation of Smogon's policy to not ban things which are not broken. For this reason, I am not satisfied with Aldaron's proposal as a permanent solution.
What are your thoughts? Are you satisfied? If not, what would make you satisfied? If so, what changes would you still be satisfied with?