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The Top 10 Titans of the Gen 7 Ubers Metagame
The 7th Generation brought to Ubers many new toys: Z-Moves allowed for many Pokémon that could easily check others something to actually, Marshadow kept many slower setup sweepers in check, we got new solid Xerneas's checks with Magearna and Necrozma-DM, and that's not to mention the other changes that we got: Darkrai's signature move, Dark Void, suffered a massive nerf to its accuracy and completely removed one of the main threats of the last generation, the Megas Speed buff made it so that Gengar can now reach its great Speed tier of 130 on the first turn and removed the necessity of Protect to safely Mega Evolve, the Soul Dew nerf made the Eon Duo, some of the main defoggers of the tier, almost irrelevant (with the exception of the more niche Mega Latias), among many other things. Now, we can ask this question: which 10 Pokémon were the most influentional throughout of Gen 7? That's what this thread will try to answer.
From August 19th to August 31st , you will nominate Pokemon that will be voted on for the top 10 most influential Pokemon throughout Gen 7. After that, we will all evaluate all the nominations and individually rank the Pokemon from 1-10 by vote. Of course, all the nominations will count as long as they're reasonable and fit the criteria. However, keep in mind that this is not a ranking of how strong or good a Pokémon is, but how influentional it was and how much it impacted the metagame.
Just for clarification: we will follow the viability ranking for the separation of the Pokémon. That means that each Arceus forme can receive a separate nomination, and so can Necrozma-DM, Necrozma-DW, and Ultra Necrozma, BUT you can talk about how the guessing game of Ultra affected the viability of Dusk Mane and vice-versa on their own nomination. Also, even if some Pokémon only became relevant on the USUM half of the meta, you still can vote for it if you think it was influentional enough, but please keep in mind that this is for all of the meta of Gen 7, not just USUM.
Finally, please follow the format below, or else I won't be able to count it.
Finally, you can make reservations, but please complete them in 12 hours, or else anyone will be able to take it. You also can make multiple nominations, but only if you already completed your last nomination.
Approved by Nayrz
The 7th Generation brought to Ubers many new toys: Z-Moves allowed for many Pokémon that could easily check others something to actually, Marshadow kept many slower setup sweepers in check, we got new solid Xerneas's checks with Magearna and Necrozma-DM, and that's not to mention the other changes that we got: Darkrai's signature move, Dark Void, suffered a massive nerf to its accuracy and completely removed one of the main threats of the last generation, the Megas Speed buff made it so that Gengar can now reach its great Speed tier of 130 on the first turn and removed the necessity of Protect to safely Mega Evolve, the Soul Dew nerf made the Eon Duo, some of the main defoggers of the tier, almost irrelevant (with the exception of the more niche Mega Latias), among many other things. Now, we can ask this question: which 10 Pokémon were the most influentional throughout of Gen 7? That's what this thread will try to answer.
From August 19th to August 31st , you will nominate Pokemon that will be voted on for the top 10 most influential Pokemon throughout Gen 7. After that, we will all evaluate all the nominations and individually rank the Pokemon from 1-10 by vote. Of course, all the nominations will count as long as they're reasonable and fit the criteria. However, keep in mind that this is not a ranking of how strong or good a Pokémon is, but how influentional it was and how much it impacted the metagame.
Just for clarification: we will follow the viability ranking for the separation of the Pokémon. That means that each Arceus forme can receive a separate nomination, and so can Necrozma-DM, Necrozma-DW, and Ultra Necrozma, BUT you can talk about how the guessing game of Ultra affected the viability of Dusk Mane and vice-versa on their own nomination. Also, even if some Pokémon only became relevant on the USUM half of the meta, you still can vote for it if you think it was influentional enough, but please keep in mind that this is for all of the meta of Gen 7, not just USUM.
Finally, please follow the format below, or else I won't be able to count it.
Nominating [Pokemon]
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What effect did [Pokemon] have on the metagame?
Explain how the Pokemon effected the metagame as whole, and how the metagame adapted around it. A brief description of which Pokemon it countered and which Pokemon it did well against would be good here as well.
In what main roles was [Pokemon] used?
Explain why this Pokemon was used on a team more often then most other Pokemon, and what was it particularly used for? What made it so good at this role?
What caused it to have a significant impact?
What exactly made this Pokemon have such a large impact on the metagame? Was it its stats, ability, useful resistances, amazing synergy, or the ability to sweep most of the metagame very easily? Did a certain Pokemon cause it to become that much better when it was partnered with it?
How do/did you deal with this Pokemon in Ubers?
What are the best checks/counters to this Pokemon? How does the metagame adapt to this Pokemon?
Enter sprite here.
What effect did [Pokemon] have on the metagame?
Explain how the Pokemon effected the metagame as whole, and how the metagame adapted around it. A brief description of which Pokemon it countered and which Pokemon it did well against would be good here as well.
In what main roles was [Pokemon] used?
Explain why this Pokemon was used on a team more often then most other Pokemon, and what was it particularly used for? What made it so good at this role?
What caused it to have a significant impact?
What exactly made this Pokemon have such a large impact on the metagame? Was it its stats, ability, useful resistances, amazing synergy, or the ability to sweep most of the metagame very easily? Did a certain Pokemon cause it to become that much better when it was partnered with it?
How do/did you deal with this Pokemon in Ubers?
What are the best checks/counters to this Pokemon? How does the metagame adapt to this Pokemon?
Finally, you can make reservations, but please complete them in 12 hours, or else anyone will be able to take it. You also can make multiple nominations, but only if you already completed your last nomination.
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