RicePigeon

At least space llama can hang out with mere mortals like lava godzilla and mutant cat fetus, unlike a certain cloud serpent that can transform without having to hold the necessary stone for it to do so :}

And this is why religion and politics are taboo subjects in most forums :) Besides, everyone knows that the Invisible Pink Unicorn is the only one true deity :p

Not sure who moved it or why, but request granted.

Pretty much this. MFFA neither supports nor condemns any particular religion, and doing so would only be seen as bias, which opens up a huge cans of worms. I think you'll find that MFFA isn't the only place that does this, either. That being said, hate speech is NOT tolerated. IF you feel that someone is spouting hate speech, provide a screenshot to the staff as Shinzaki said and we'll look into it. After all, Especially considering that only admins have access to the chat logs.

Also 2 week ban on his main account since this is his 6th infraction

Marcioleo try posting releases under your main account and stop using sockpuppets next time.

Kanako Yasaka released.

More Viability changes: : Added to B+ : B+ -> C There's a reason why I grouped these two together. Sky Shaymin may not have the raw Sp.Atk or Speed stats of Mega Sceptile, but there are several advantages as to why I believe this thing deserves to be higher. For starters, both pretty much have similar roles on offense teams, but Sky Shaymin puts in more work due to Serene Grace Seed Flare, which actually forces switches and helps it break past defensive Pokemon. Mega Sceptile, on the other hand, has to rely either on the Giga Drain or Leaf Storm, both of which neuter Mega Sceptile's offensive ability. Sky Shaymin also has the freedom to run an item, which not only frees up your Mega slot, but to put things into perspective, Life Orb Seed Flare actually deals more raw damage than Mega Sceptile's Leaf Storm. Sky Shaymin also has additional coverage options that Mega Sceptile only wishes that it had (Earth Power vs Hidden Power Ground), as well as more utility (Healing Wish, Tailwind). Finally, the only relevant Pokemon that Mega Sceptile outspeeds that Sky Shaymin can't (assuming Sky Shaymin isn't running Choice Scarf or under Tailwind) are Choice Scarf Landorus-T, Mega Lopunny, and Neutral nature Deoxys-N. Even then, Choice Scarf Shaymin can outspeed more relevant threats than Mega Sceptile can, while still posing an offensive presence due to 80% Sp.Def drops and 60% flinch chance. : Added to B+ Nice Scarf revenge killer whose coverage can be tailored to suit the team's needs. Download boosts are always helpful. Placed in B+ since it really only fits on offense and still struggles to KO some of the bulker threats in the tier. : D -> Unranked : D -> Unranked Outclassed by Arceus-Bug/Poison and Arceus-Steel, respectively. : Added to B+ Versatile hazard stacker that can fit on both Defense and Offense teams. Also a viable user of Rapid Spin should the team need to free up a space on their Arceus forme. Custap suicide lead with double hazards + Rapid Spin + Explosion makes for a nice lead on Hyper Offense that allows it to go toe-to-toe with other hazard leads or cockblock opposing Defog attempts with Explosion. : A -> A+ See my above post on Mega Blaziken. Usually when I'm teambuilding and I add Blaziken, I usually end up using the Mega anyway. This isn't to say that normal Blaziken is bad, far from it actually, but Mega Blaziken is generally more threatening. Any nominations anyone wants to bring up, feel free to do so.

Sakuya updated

Might wanna tone it down a bit, that seemed way too demanding. That being said, you can fix the infinite problem by either reducing the hittimes and/or increasing the animation's recovery time. I suggest using Training by stupa, as this will show you your moves frame advantages so you can easily adjust them for balance purposes.

extended nominations for 7 days

Ya'll just salty your name aint Victor so you can get the spoils

Some viability changes; : Added to B+ Adding both Slowbros to the same rank for now, but may subject to change in the future. Both provide a decent bulky water for Balance & Stall teams (Azumarill and Palkia fit more on Offense & Bulky Offense) as well as decently check (Mega) Blaziken by both resisting its dual STABs and crippling it with Thunder Wave. Mega Slowbro also provides a win condition for Stall with Calm Mind and handles Mega Mawile better. Spreading Scald burns is also a good way to annoy Groudon, Azumarill, Arceus-Dragon, among others. It can boost alongside Calm Mind Arceus-formes and still hit hard with Psyshock. (Steel): B+ -> A The more I use Arceus-Steel, the more I realize just how much support this thing brings. It's probably the best Defog user in the tier for anything that isn't Hyper Offense, and is just incredibly bulky, not to mention it outspeeds Groudon, cripples it with burn, and avoids the 2HKO from Precipice Blades. Mono-Steel type coverage sucks for the support set, but it can always run coverage in Fire Blast, Ice Beam, Thunderbolt, Earthquake, whatever the team needs. I haven't even tried the Swords Dance or Calm Mind sets yet but the versatility should be enough to push it to A. : Added to B Its passiveness kills it and it only really fits on Stall, but this thing is pretty much a staple of Stall teams. : B - > C Admit it, Chansey is just better. : Added to D I just haven't found a real use for Lucario in this meta. If anything, it's outclassed by Arceus-Steel's Swords Dance set, as not only does it sport similar offenses and much better speed but also infinitely better bulk. Not to mention it also gets access to Extreme Speed. True that Lucario has a pretty hard hitting Close Combat, which may be the only thing separating it from Arceus-Steel, but when you're frail as all hell AND speed tie with Groudon, Lucario just feels severely outclassed in general. May end up unranking it entirely, it has no real niche. Some nominations to discuss: (Dragon): A+ -> S: Arceus-Dragon feels to me like the most threatening sweeper in the meta right now, moreso than Mega Zard X. It can pretty much pick and choose what beats it by selecting its coverage move, which can be tailored depending on the team. : D -> Unranked: See above on why Lucario was added to D. : Add to B/B+: Feels like a good offensive pivot with its Scarf set, I think B/B+ is a good starting place for it : A -> A+: While both are viable, I do feel that Mega Blaziken should be at least one subrank above its base forme. When building a team, I often have to go over it again when I realize that I don't have an answer to Blaziken, as this thing (along with the base forme) can pretty much rip through any Stall team that isn't running Slowbro. Not to mention Speed Boost makes it hard to stop once it gets going, and doesn't have to deal with Life Orb shortening its lifespan even further unlike the base forme.

Went ahead and split off the off-topic posts. We don't care if you think Chuchoryu's characters are absolute shit or if you honestly like the characters he makes, if you have nothing to say about the character itself that hasn't been said already, then don't post. If you're going to tell us you like/don't like the character without justifying that with actual feedback, then don't post. If you're going to hound on Chuchoryu because he ignored your feedback for the past 4 years then don't post. If you're going to argue with someone else on whether Chuchoryu is the antichrist or the second coming of Jesus (yes, this argument actually did happen), then don't post. We've all seen this same song & dance before in all of Chuchoryu's threads, both here and on other forums, and frankly we don't need to see it anymore. We get it, but his release threads are NOT the place to be discussing this. I'm going to start handing out infractions next time.

Oh lets not forget this gem; Try getting away with ball grabbing in a kid's show nowadays

So a few matches since its been a while since anyone actually tried to format http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/ubers-342330329 Quick stall team that was built

Even in cases where he's trying to emulate the simplistic style of shows like Rocko, there's still errors. For instance; As minimalist as the lightning of Rocko may be, at least its consistent among all objects (from the front in the former, top-down in the latter). Oh and the first pic also illustrates that Rocko's shirt pattern follows the shading of the shirt.

In addition to the above, it's time to address something I've been neglecting for some time: Doubles UUbers banlist. Since this will essentially be starting fresh, this will assume Month 1, thus using a cutoff of 3.41% for both rise and drop. The following three month usage stats are as follows: The following Pokemon are no longer banned from Doubles UUbers: (Bug)(Dark)(Dragon)(Electric)(Fairy)(Fighting)(Fire)(Flying)(Grass)(Ground)(Ice)(Poison)(Psychic)(Rock)(Water) The following Pokemon are now banned from Doubles UUbers: The following items are no longer banned from Doubles UUbers: Insect Plate, Dread Plate, Draco Plate, Zap Plate, Pixie Plate, Fist Plate, Flame Plate, Sky Plate, Meadow Plate, Earth Plate, Icicle Plate, Toxic Plate, Mind Plate, Stone Plate, Splash Plate Garchompite, Gengarite, Latiosite The following items are now banned from Doubles UUbers: Iron Plate, Spooky Plate Red Orb, Blue Orb, Griseous Orb Blazikenite, Diancite, Kangaskhanite, Mawilite, Mewtwonite X, Mewtwonite Y, Salamencite

March Tier shifts are here, and with it come a few changes to the way the banlist is decided; Up until now, the 1760 usage stats on Pokemon Showdown were used to determine the banlist for UUbers. UUbers will now be based off of the 1630 usage stats, like every other non-OU tier. While tier shifts will still occur every 3 months, quick rises and quick drops will now occur every month. The cutoffs are as follows: Month 1 (Official Tier Shift) - Low cutoff: 3.41%, High cutoff: 3.41% Month 2 (Quick Rise/Drop) - Low cutoff: 1.72%, High cutoff: 6.70% Month 3 (Quick Rise/Drop) - Low cutoff: 2.28%, High cutoff: 4.52% That being said, since we are now in Month 2 of the three-month cycle, the following three month usage stats (Dec-Feb) are as follows: The following Pokemon are no longer banned from UUbers: None The following Pokemon are now banned from UUbers:

Candidates Linne by websta Morrigan by Daniel9999999 Tia by DivineWolf Nominees Dan by Vs. Style Debuts - 1 Fujiwara no Mokou by Ricepigeon - 2 Leona by LunaTuna - 1 Reimu Hakurei by Ricepigeon - 2 Saitama by BoyBoyz - 1 Sakura by Darkgirl - 1 Utsuho Reiuji by Ricepigeon - 2

Morrigan by Daniel9999999 - 2 Utsuho Reiuji by Ricepigeon - 1 Fujiwara no Mokou by Ricepigeon - 1 Reimu Hakurei by Ricepigeon - 1

At least Zygarde isnt Phione :}

Merged with the Pokemon Z thread seeing as Z is pretty much deconfirmed at this point. RIP Zygarde