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With Pokémon Sun and Moon rapidly approaching, now is your chance to still make the most out of your ORAS NU experience before the Sun and Moon hype takes over full control of your body.
Welcome to A Last Look! Our goal is to try out and give certain Pokémon that are currently overlooked in NU a final chance to find out if we've been sleeping on a gem (or two) throughout this generation, before it's too late. This project combines elements of both the Dark Horse project and Research Week to close out this generation on a positive note.
Throughout the upcoming weeks leading up to the Sun and Moon release we're going to try out several Pokémon that don't quite make it into NU based on usage, but could very much be worth a slot on your team.
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Now, with this week's Pokémon chosen, this is what we expect from (and offer) you this week:
For the competitively driven among you, there will also be a ladder ranking aspect to the project, which is optional and by no means mandatory. For those of you interested you can ladder up using a "LL1 (insert name here)" alt (LL1 AJB, for example) and we'll check which LL1 alt is ranked highest at the end of the week. The highest ranked LL1 at the end of the week will be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Important! We would very much still like to see discussion and thoughts on the Pokémon we're featuring even if you're aiming to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. This means you'll only be able to be inducted if you also post about your experiences on the ladder in the thread; having the highest ranked LL1 alt isn't enough to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
This project aims for an interesting and collaborative discussion, not an argument about whether something's better or worse, or right or wrong. I expect shit posting to be kept to a minimum and to maintain a healthy, friendly and productive atmosphere as we look into ORAS NU one last time together before we dive into Pokémon Sun and Moon.
Now then, without further ado, go out and have fun exploring Clefairy's potential in NU this week. We look forward to hearing about your findings!
With Pokémon Sun and Moon rapidly approaching, now is your chance to still make the most out of your ORAS NU experience before the Sun and Moon hype takes over full control of your body.
Welcome to A Last Look! Our goal is to try out and give certain Pokémon that are currently overlooked in NU a final chance to find out if we've been sleeping on a gem (or two) throughout this generation, before it's too late. This project combines elements of both the Dark Horse project and Research Week to close out this generation on a positive note.
Throughout the upcoming weeks leading up to the Sun and Moon release we're going to try out several Pokémon that don't quite make it into NU based on usage, but could very much be worth a slot on your team.
Current Subject:
Now, with this week's Pokémon chosen, this is what we expect from (and offer) you this week:
Before you can post a truly informed opinion on a Pokémon's uses and roles in the NU metagame, it's important to have tried it out first. We highly recommend to not only play games on the NU ladder, but to also save and share battle replays that show off Clefairy's role and effectiveness on your team, but also NU as a whole. This way you not only get to show off the team you've crafted around Clefairy, but it also gives the other participants an insight as to which direction you decided to take your team, which could inspire new ideas and interesting discussion points. Speaking of which...
After building a team and playing games with it we'd want you to come back to this thread to talk to us about your experiences. What did you think of Clefairy in NU? How did you go about building your team? Was your team successful on the NU ladder? If not, in what way did it struggle to perform? How did you work around Clefairy's flaws? These examples are interesting thinking points we'd love to see some insight on. Don't forget, we're going to have different people participating, so there inevitably will be different results, too. We strongly encourage discussing your findings with the other participants, since it might help you see your findings in a different perspective, which in turn might help you learn from your experiences, or helps someone else learn from theirs.
For the competitively driven among you, there will also be a ladder ranking aspect to the project, which is optional and by no means mandatory. For those of you interested you can ladder up using a "LL1 (insert name here)" alt (LL1 AJB, for example) and we'll check which LL1 alt is ranked highest at the end of the week. The highest ranked LL1 at the end of the week will be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Important! We would very much still like to see discussion and thoughts on the Pokémon we're featuring even if you're aiming to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. This means you'll only be able to be inducted if you also post about your experiences on the ladder in the thread; having the highest ranked LL1 alt isn't enough to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
This project aims for an interesting and collaborative discussion, not an argument about whether something's better or worse, or right or wrong. I expect shit posting to be kept to a minimum and to maintain a healthy, friendly and productive atmosphere as we look into ORAS NU one last time together before we dive into Pokémon Sun and Moon.
Now then, without further ado, go out and have fun exploring Clefairy's potential in NU this week. We look forward to hearing about your findings!
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