I'd like to add my thoughts on the Tera debate.
I'm opposed to banning Tera as a whole, there are healthy users of the mechanic but definitely some unhealthy abusers. You saw it with Regieleki most prominently, with Tera Water annihilape, with Volcarona, Espathra, etc.
My proposal is what if we barred certain Pokemon from using Tera? I see this as more effective than Tera preview because a lot of it could allow more formerly banned Pokemon into the meta, whereas Tera Preview will only really affect Volcarona, Kingambit, and maybe Garganacl. I know Mix and mega has a rule where sometimes they restrict mega stones on a specific pokemon, rather than banning the mega stone or the Pokemon that uses it.
I made a list of pros and cons of banning Terastilization on certain Pokemon to avoid making this a really boring wall of text
Pros:
- Would add some interesting options to the metagame
- A middle ground between banning Tera and keeping it, instead of banning it, all the abusers which fueled pro-ban arguments would be restricted to the point where they can be ou viable, it could please both sides of the argument.
- OU has done complex bans before
- If the Pokemon still prove to be too much, they can just be banned again.
Cons
- Could be too complex or unnecessary
- Could be annoying for the coders to implement (shout out to them for their hard work by the way)
- There are more pressing matters to attend to in this OU neta (Zamazenta, Sneasler)
(Those are all that I know of, lmk if I missed some)
Personally I think this is an idea lots of people will like but I would love to see experienced/casual players and council members' feedback on my idea. Have a nice day.