This thread seems surprisingly constructive so far, so here's my two cents.
>>12755693>Smogon has already played and tested every anti-meta team /vp/ could ever come up with.While most everything has probably already been used by someone at some point in time it still isn't impossible to be "anti-meta". You probably can't invent anything completely new at this point, but it's still possible to do well with unpopular Pokemon, cores or even team archetypes.
Some examples from the recent past:
>http://www.smogon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3477956Zoroark/ Heracross core.
>http://www.smogon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3484806Hail offense.
>http://www.smogon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3485013>This is/should be the [new] flagbearer/standard setter for all tr teamsNow whether or not /vp/ is good enough to pull it off is a whole different question.
>>12755730>GastrodonDon't. Gastrodon did work as a rain counter at some point in time, but it tends to become a liability against new breeds of rain teams (Keldeo-centric, with Landorus/Keldeo-core counters or both). Basically it just doesn't work anymore.
>>127563131850 Glicko2 (one standard deviation above average) is generally considered pretty good. 1900 (pre reset) on any stable ladder is nice, don't sell yourself short.
With that said, you guys definitely need to limit the number of contributors. With too many or bad (~ <1800) collaborators this project is bound to fail.
Also, yes, Mamoswine is a great anti-meta Pokemon. Has been for a long time.
