OU Pokemon Previews - Index, Rules, and Reservations

Gen VI OU C&C Index - Pokemon Preview Edition

Read these if you're new to C&C:

Welcome one and all to the new generation of Pokemon. What we're going to be doing for the start of this generation is a little different from what we've done in the past. What we're going to start with is what we're calling Pokemon Previews. These Previews are simply a quick look at the Pokemon in question as to how we think the Pokemon will work best in the metagame and what to look out for when facing it. Because it'll be a while before we get stable metagames due to having to do our research by hand, these Previews will hold us over until we start to do full analyses.

This is how the Pokemon Previews will look:

Below is what the Pokemon Previews will look like. I've provided all the HTML you would need to use when you create the threads. When you write up the threads for the Pokemon Previews, they will need each of the following sections. I've provided what is expected for each section as the first paragraph underneath each section:
[Pros] (Do not bold when you actually make the previews)


<p>For this section be sure to highlight the positives of the Pokemon and why it would be used competitively and what it offers for the team.</p>

<ul>
<li>This is the HTML for a list if you so desire.</li>
<li>Add the <li> for each new line.</li>
</ul>

[Cons]

<p>For this section be sure to highlight the negatives of the Pokemon and why it might not see use or what its shortcomings would be.</p>

<ul>
<li>This is the HTML for a list if you so desire.</li>
<li>Add the <li> for each new line.</li>
</ul>

[Set Recommendations]

<p>The formatting for the sets should look like so:</p>

<p>Tyranitar @ Leftovers<br />
Ability: Sand Stream<br />
EVs: 16 HP / 204 Atk / 120 Def / 168 Spe <br />
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SpA)<br />
- Dragon Dance<br />
- Rock Slide<br />
- Earthquake<br />
- Hidden Power Bug</p>

<p>In this section be sure to provide the sets that will probably see use in the competitive scene. Underneath each set, provide a short explanation of what the set would accomplish to do, good teammates to provide with the set, and some checks and counters.</p>

<p>The <br /> tags are a line break and ensure that everything is on a separate line, you need it at the end of each section.</p>

(For QC, you'll want to have this part in bulleted list form until after it is QCed.)

[Mega Evolution Recommendations and Play (If applicable)]

<p>The formatting for the sets should look like so:</p>

<p>Tyranitar @ Leftovers<br />
Ability: Sand Stream<br />
EVs: 16 HP / 204 Atk / 120 Def / 168 Spe <br />
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SpA)<br />
- Dragon Dance<br />
- Rock Slide<br />
- Earthquake<br />
- Hidden Power Bug</p>

<p>In this section be sure to provide the sets that the mega evolution will probably see use in the competitive scene. Underneath each set, provide a short explanation of what the set would accomplish to do, good teammates to provide with the set, and some checks and counters.</p>

<p>Also be sure to detail the kind of Pokemon the Mega Evolution is and whether you should use it as a late-game sweeper, wallbreaker, etc. Detail however it works.</p>

<p>The <br /> tags are a line break and ensure that everything is on a separate line, you need it at the end of each section.</p>

(For QC, you'll want to have this part in bulleted list form until after it is QCed.)

[Checks and Counters]

<p>In this section be sure to provide the Pokemon that will have the best chance of checking and countering the Pokemon in competitive play.</p>

(For QC, you'll want to have this part in bulleted list form until after it is QCed.)


Rules for Posting Here and for Previews:
  • You can reserve 4 Pokemon at a time, if you are a badgeholder. If you are not, you can reserve 3 Pokemon at a time. Only when all of your Pokemon are written and in the GP stage may you reserve another. If you have the max number of Pokemon reserved in another tier, you cannot reserve any here. You can only have 4 or 3 reserved total across the C&C forum.
  • If a Pokemon is not on the reservation list and you think it needs a preview, talk to a QC member before reserving it.
  • Do NOT edit your posts in this thread. Double post if you need to.
  • To reserve a preview, you must post in this thread. You must reserve a Pokemon before posting a thread for it.
  • If the QC team does not think your preview is up to on-site standards, they have the right to reassign it.
Thread Tags
  • When you post start you thread be sure to use the appropriate tags for each stage of the preview.
    • [W.I.P] - Work in Progress: Meaning the skeleton is incomplete and need more testing more sets to see if others are viable. This makes it easier for QC members to identify when they should check the preview rather than pointing out something that the OP may have already planned to write.
    • [QC READY 0/3] - Quality Control Ready: The skeleton is complete and needs to be approved by the QC Team. Update the number of approvals you receive with 1/3 and so forth.
    • [GP 0/1] - The three required approvals have been met and once the preview is written and you receive two additional checks, the GP members will check it. You need one GP check before the preview is ready to be upload. When you are ready for a GP check, please post in the Grammar-Prose Queue thread with a link to your preview.
  • Be sure to update tags as you move through the process.

Deadlines
  • Starting from the time you post in this thread reserving an analysis, you have 72 hours to post a skeleton. If it is not up by then, the Pokemon goes back to the reservation list so you only have time until someone else reserves it.
  • Starting from the time your analysis gets QC Approved three times, you have 48 hours to write it. If it is not written by then, the Pokemon goes back to the reservation list so you only have time to write it until someone else takes it over.
  • Once it is GP checked, you have 48 hours to implement the check.
  • A thread must remain open for a minimum of 48 hours before being marked as done.

Previews

Here will be the previews that need to be written. If you don't see a Pokemon on here that you think deserves preview, post in this thread.

Analyses will be categorized in the following manner:
  • [Unreserved] - The preview has not been reserved. You may reserve it, first come first serve.
  • [Reserved...] - The preview is reserved and does not have a skeleton.
  • [In Progress] - The preview is actively being worked on.
  • [Completed.] - The preview has been uploaded and is on-site.

Reservation List

Gourgeist-A
Gourgeist-L


Amoonguss - ScraftyIsTheBest
Aromatisse - Shroomisaur
Dedenne - TheBurgerKing99
Doublade - Deoxymoron
Dugtrio - srk1214
Mandibuzz - Shroomisaur
Scrafty - PDC
Snorlax - Molk
Stoutland - Kingler12345
Tentacruel - Kingler12345


Abomasnow - Birkal QC READY
Absol - Halcyon QC READY
Aerodactyl - Colonel M QC READY
Ariados - drakon136 W.I.P
Ampharos - Alexwolf QC READY
Banette - Labyrinthine QC READY
Bisharp - Shroomisaur QC READY
Blissey - Princess Bubblegum QC READY
Breloom - Ezio QC READY
Clefable - Birkal WIP
Crawdaunt - ZetaX QC READY
Delphox - lurkingSombres W.I.P
Dragalage - PDC W.I.P
Dragonite - Gary2346 W.I.P
Excadrill - Jukain QC READY
Ferrothorn - Princess Bubblegum QC READY
Furfrou - Deoxymoron QC READY
Gardevoir - ScraftyIsTheBest QC READY
Gengar - CrobatFTW QC READY
Granbull - Birkal QC READY
Gogoat - Birkal QC READY
Gothitelle - srk1214 QC READY
Gourgeist-A - IloveslakingIGN QC READY
Gourgeist-H - Fastflygon QC READY
Gourgeist-S - Shroomisaur W.I.P
Gyarados - Subject 18 QC READY
Hawlucha - Dante. QC READY
Houndoom - PDC W.I.P
Kangaskhan - Halcyon. QC READY
Kingdra - Halcyon. QC READY
Klefki - Kirbles QC READY
Lapras - Jexulus WIP
Magnezone - CBManBearPig QC READY
Malamar - darkie QC READY
Manectric - bobbyvaporeon W.I.P
Medicham - Halcyon. QC READY
Meowstic-M - AccidentalGreed QC READY
Metagross - The Loser of RU QC READY
Mienshao - Scraftyisthebest W.I.P
Moltres - JackieChun W.I.P
Noivern - Halcyon.
Politoed - Swamp-Rocket QC READY
Sylveon - Gorverness QC READY
Togekiss - Deoxymoron QC READY
Tyrantrum - Gary2346 W.I.P
Vaporeon - Okuu QC READY
Vivillon - Birkal QC READY
Weavile - Kirbles QC READY
Zapdos - Jirachi W.I.P
Zoroark - Bobbyvaporeon W.I.P

Aegislash - Alexwolf COMPLETED
Aggron - PK Gaming COMPLETED
Alakazam - Gary2346 COMPLETED
Aurorus - Birkal COMPLETED
Avalugg - Birkal COMPLETED
Azumarill - Gary2346 COMPLETED
Barbaracle - SOMALIA COMPLETED
Bisharp - Shroomisaur COMPLETED
Blastoise- AccidentalGreed COMPLETED
Diggersby - AccidentalGreed COMPLETED
Carbink - Birkal COMPLETED
Chandelure - Gary2346 COMPLETED
Chansey - dragonuser COMPLETED
Charizard - Subject 18 COMPLETED
Chesnaught - Itachi COMPLETED
Clawitzer - dragonuser COMPLETED
Cloyster - SOMALIA COMPLETED
Conkeldurr - Kingler12345 COMPLETED
Crobat - IloveslakingIGN COMPLETED
Diggersby - AccidentalGreed COMPLETED
Ditto - Birkal COMPLETED
Espeon - CryptoTF COMPLETED
Exploud - dragonuser COMPLETED
Florges - Itachi COMPLETED
Forretress - Gary2346 COMPLETED
Garchomp - Plus COMPLETED
Gastrodon - Gary2346 COMPLETED
Galvantula - Halcyon. COMPLETED
Gliscor - dragonuser COMPLETED
Goodra - Gary2346 COMPLETED
Gorebyss - skr1214 COMPLETED
Greninja - Somalia COMPLETED
Haxorus - Dr Ciel COMPLETED
Heliolisk -dragonuser COMPLETED
Heracross - PDC COMPLETED
Hippowdon - dragonuser COMPLETED
Hydreigon - PDC COMPLETED
Jolteon - Gary2346 COMPLETED
Kabutops - Itachi COMPLETED
Lucario - Subject 18 COMPLETED
Mamoswine - skr1214 COMPLETED
Mawhile - dragonuser COMPLETED
Meowstic-F - AccidentalGreed COMPLETED
Ninetales - dragonuser COMPLETED
Omastar - Epikhairz0603 COMPLETED
Pangoro - AccidentalGreed COMPLETED
Pinsir - dragonuser COMPLETED
Pyroar - Fuzznip COMPLETED
Quagsire - Gary2346 COMPLETED
Reuniclus - Labyrinthine COMPLETED
Roserade - Epikhairz0603 COMPLETED
Rotom-Wash - ShootinStarmie COMPLETED
Sableye - dragonuser COMPLETED
Salamence - ShootinStarmie COMPLETED
Scizor - ShootinStarmie COMPLETED
Scolipede - drakon136 COMPLETED
Sharpedo - dragonuser COMPLETED
Skarmory - Dr Ciel COMPLETED
Slowbro - dragonuser COMPLETED
Slurpuff - Agent Gibbs COMPLETED
Smeargle - dragonuser COMPLETED
Starmie - ShootinStarmie COMPLETED
Talonflame - Alexwolf COMPLETED
Toxicroak - Itachi COMPLETED
Trevenant - Jidan COMPLETED
Tyranitar - Gary2346 COMPLETED
Venusaur - Itachi COMPLETED
Volcarona - ShootinStarmie COMPLETED
Wobbuffet - Labyrinthe COMPLETED
Zygarde - dragonuser COMPLETED
Xatu - dragonuser COMPLETED


Pay attention to the posts in front of you for current reservations



OU QC Team

PK Gaming (Leader)
AccidentalGreed
alexwolf
BKC
Dice
dragonuser
Fuzznip
ginganinja
harsha
Jukain
Plus
Pocket
Seven Deadly Sins
ShakeItUp
ShootinStarmie
shrang
SOMALIA

How we're going to do the regular analyses:

Regular analyses will open up about 2 months down the line. The reason being we need to conduct a shit-ton of research and there's no point in writing full analyses for Pokemon when we still don't have a full understanding of how the game actually works. We also will probably not have a fully functioning XY simulator until about this time, so actually knowing what the metagames will look like won't be known until right about then.

Once we do open up regular analyses, they will work much the same way that I ran BW UU and BW RU at the beginning. Badgeholders will be allowed to reserve up to 3 Pokemon and non-badgeholders up to 2. From there it will work much the same as last generation and as the previews.

What about the Mega-Evolutions?

Mega Evolution analyses will simply be another set on the page but labeled as such. If a Pokemon's only viable set in a tier is their mega evolution, then that'll be the only set on the page. If a Pokemon's mega evolution is banned from a tier, it simply won't have any mega evolution sets for that page though the mega evolution toggle will still be available.

What about Items/Moves/Abilities?

There will be 3 separate threads instead of trying to conduct all of them in the same thread. bugmaniacbob and I had a really tough time trying to keep everything organized in one single thread, and not to mention it looks like an impossible task to accomplish having everything in one thread. I'll delineate these threads among 3 separate users who will be responsible for organizing the OP and making sure that stuff gets onsite (or if they're a non-badgeholder have a moderator upload stuff for them).

Consistency is key here, so the descriptions should be as similar as possible across the board. Myself, Nexus, and Zeb put a ton of work into trying to accomplish this with the BW stuff. Also, it'll be up to the OP as to how they want to handle new information as it comes in from the research thread.

All three sections should have two main sections:

<h3>Description</h3> and <h3>Competitive Use</h3>

and Items should also have a <h3>Location</h3> section too.

This is all lower priority than the Pokemon themselves when the next gen hits, so however the OP wants to handle reservations, the competitive use sections to start, etc will be up to them.

I'll be seeking out people to run these threads, but if you're really interested I may consider you for the part but really only come to me if you're really super interested.

How are we going to handle stuff that isn't released yet?

I think having an [Unreleased] section worked well enough for this for BW. IDK if we will even be able to know what is or is not unreleased without a hack this generation, but we'll see.

What about our BW stuff?

All BW stuff is still medium priority while XY comes out. I really want to close out this generation with everything updated and ready to go. BW UU, RU, and NU will still be competitively relevant a few months down the line anyway, and it'll be likely that BW is going to be the only "current" gen still playable on our simulators until we can get XY going.
 
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Scolipede and Stoutland seem to be missing from the list.

With the attack increase and Speed Boost, Scolipede will certainly be very viable in OU. See this post for my thoughts: http://www.smogon.com/forums/thread...eculation-thread.3490201/page-12#post-4903912

Stoutland was viable in OU last gen and it'll be viable now as well, despite the weather nerf. The attack increase makes it much better.

Also the Rotom forms should be listed seperately instead of a single entry called "Rotom".
 

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Just a heads up that I also reserved Azumarill along with Alakazam, but it still says Azumarill is unreserved. I'll get up the Alakazam skeleton by tonight and the Azumarill skeleton tomorrow.
 
Having considered it in detail, I'm not sure Gourgeist's average and large sizes are really worthy of OU - there's little either can do that isn't done better by the small or super size. If possible I would like to change my reservation to Gourgeist-super, assuming we are still intending to give each viable form a separate preview. Thanks.
 

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Having considered it in detail, I'm not sure Gourgeist's average and large sizes are really worthy of OU - there's little either can do that isn't done better by the small or super size. If possible I would like to change my reservation to Gourgeist-super, assuming we are still intending to give each viable form a separate preview. Thanks.
You are now assigned to Gourgeist-H (H stands for Huge forme). Please name the thread as such!
 

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