The early XY LC metagame has many, many differences than the current ORAS LC metagame. At the time, the metagame was incredibly offensive and undeveloped. With insane threats in the metagame, namely Swirlix and Gligar, were running rampant. In a nutshell, the tier revolved around setting up and trying to check these threats. One very unexplored Pokemon was Fletchling, which actually checks nearly all of the unbanned Pokemon. The purpose of this thread is to discuss this metagame, what's a threat, and what you use to counter said threats. Below is a list of what's banned, what's unbanned, useful links, a threatlist, a Sample Team, and a Viability Rankings and Speed tiers list is being worked on! Scroll down for more information.
Banlist:
Scyther and Sneasel are banned.
Moody is banned.
Sonic Boom and Dragon Rage are banned.
Species Clause, Sleep Clause, OHKO Clause, and Evasion Clause are all in effect.
What Isn't Banned:Moody is banned.
Sonic Boom and Dragon Rage are banned.
Species Clause, Sleep Clause, OHKO Clause, and Evasion Clause are all in effect.
Swagger is allowed.
Gligar, Swirlix, Meditite, Yanma, Tangela, Murkrow, and Misdreavus are all allowed.
Gligar, Swirlix, Meditite, Yanma, Tangela, Murkrow, and Misdreavus are all allowed.
Useful Links:
Meditite, Murkrow, and Swagger suspect test.
Gligar and Swirlix suspect test.
Tangela and Yanma suspect test.
Sneasel ban.
Speed Tiers
Viability Rankings
Sample Teams
Gligar and Swirlix suspect test.
Tangela and Yanma suspect test.
Sneasel ban.
Speed Tiers
Viability Rankings
Sample Teams
Speed Tiers
These tiers are just for the newly introduced Pokemon. Use them alongside the other one, made by Aaron's Aron, to see what they outspeed!
Pokemon, EVs(+ signifies a + nature), stat hit, boosts [why]
These tiers are just for the newly introduced Pokemon. Use them alongside the other one, made by Aaron's Aron, to see what they outspeed!
Pokemon, EVs(+ signifies a + nature), stat hit, boosts [why]
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