cruz737 wrote...
deadsx wrote...
Mega Lucario is banned? What was the reasoning behind that? I find him good, but never had a problem fighting him before.
Good stats plus his ability make him really threatening.
That doesn't mean that there's no counters, despite Blaziken being really strong a counter would be something as common as gale wings Talon Flame. Something like a scarf chandelure could probably knock it out or seriously hurt it. Honestly I would have kept him and the other megas banned, but whatever. Most people just like playing with less stricter rules than smogon.
I think it was more than it's stats.
M.Lucario was banned due to the fact that he can run both sets of S.Atk or just Atk with no down-fall due to M.Lucario's ability, Adaptability. It made M.Lucario hard to predict if he was running the S.Atk Set or Atk set, and if you choose wrong, it'll be a free Swords/Nasty Plot to sweep your team.
This with his really good stats deemed him banned from OU.
I personally don't like this ban because it feels like it takes away the unpredictability during battles, especially with a Lucario in people's team. There are also counters to Lucario that shouldn't deem him ban-worthy. Most notability Garchomp/M.Garchomp, Talonflame, Rhypirion, Alakazam, and M.Aggron. Either of the ones mentioned either have a higher base Spd than M.Lucario, to where they can OHKO M.Lucario, or tanky enough to take on a Lucario with buffs.
With this being said, I now need to find a new replacement for my S.Atk sweeper. I might as well run Charzard Y in how really good he is.