Someone in the deleted thread asked me why Gengar shouldn't be banned. Well, here is the response.
Here are the common arguments (that I've seen) for a Mega Gengar ban, and my responses.
>It can choose to trap a defensive Pokemon, kill it, and then a sweeper that was walled by that Pokemon can sweep.
Response: A ridiculously oversimplified scenario. First of all, on the first turn you come in, I can still switch out. If I switch out to a Pursuit user, you're done.
Even if we assume that you transformed earlier, and trapped my wall, it's still not a guaranteed kill. Most walls have a way to deal with Mega Gengar, for example:
Gliscor, Hippowdon - Earthquake, and are not OHKOed.
Skarmory, Heatran - Roar/Whirlwind
Forretress - Volt Switch allows to ignore Shadow Tag.
Bulky waters - Many have Roar, and Scald does some damage.
Sure, some walls get trapped and can't do shit, such as Blissey or Celebi (though it has U-turn, but needs to predict). But it's not "all walls" as smogoners claimed in that thread.
>Gengar doesn't need to come in on something that beats it! It can just choose to trap a non-threatening Pokemon.
And how is that different from what Gothitelle does? There's only a few Pokemon that can't touch Gengar. So just keep them away untli it has been eliminated.
>And after you've killed something, it can just switch out, and trap something else later! And there's nothing you can do about it.
Sure, IF you trap something and kill it, yes, you can switch out, but you now need something to take a Scarf Hydreigon DM. Or Scarf Staraptor Brave Bird. Or Scarf Haxorus Outrage. Or...insert your favorite scarfer.
And, if you want to come back, you have to find something to switch in, and Gengar's weak defenses don't allow for that. Unless you switch in after a sacrifice, then it's just 1 for 1 (and not even a sure one - see first argument).
