>>28032798>they're all specific bans that remove the best set for balance...Moody and Shadow Tag would be broken on any Pokemon. Speed Boost is not broken on any Pokemon.
>sure, the first two banned a whole ability, but baton pass is a very specific case...Baton Pass was literally unbeatable once the opponent had enough boosts. Smogon TRIED less restrictive bans - first limiting it to three, Baton Passers per team, then limiting it to one. Complex bans are only used when they absolutely MUST be used, there was no other way to contain Baton Pass than the speed boost + other boost.
>also, ag exists, so modifying teirs to fit a singular pokemon is not unheard of...I don't understand what you're trying to say here.
>before ag became a thing, ubers wasn't even an official teir...Ubers still isn't a tier. It was treated as a tier for the specific purpose of banning Mega Rayquaza, but it is not regulated like any other tier. You're not going to see low usage mons fall to OU because even the shittiest Ubers are too strong for OU. It is still a banlist.
>blaziken and greninja could've both ran their natural abilities without upsetting the metagame at all...Why favor those two? Just because you like themr? Why not tier Swarm Scizor the same way? Or Arceus? Or Mewtwo?
>also, the crown beasts have ridiculously specific clauses to be considered legal.>The must have one specific nature, have no other event moves, and be shiny...>sure, it's due to an event, but that's really way more than what they'd have to do with the starters...Aura Sphere Raikou is only available in one speific nature because that is the only time it was made available
That is much different than acquiring a female Speed Boost Torchic and breeding it to have whatever you want.
>>28032977The meta is better with Stealth Rock than without. Smogon had a format where Stealth Rock was banned and it was inundated with Focus Sashes and Dragonites.
You don't HAVE to have hazard control, by the way.
