Explaining All 18 BANNED Pokémon In Gen 9 Almost Any Ability

[@rozepanter007]

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[@Neji-XIV4306]

For those saying to ban SFLO/MGLO, you're missing the reason why most of the mons were banned: they didn't only run these sets. They're banned due to their flexibility and the multitude of sets they can run.

[@Lordquarl42]

A great example of this was Iron Valiant. It's SFLO set hit like a truck, but usually a team had one or two decent switchins. So a set that became popular was Stakeout, so your check that was supposed to come in and take like 35% from moonblast just took 70% and is now 2HKOd, leaving Iron Valiant free to obliterate the rest of your team

[@emirhancologlu8784]

Wtf Are those

[@leorick2454]

@@emirhancologlu8784 Lo i think is life orb, so i assume its sheer force life orb and magic guard life org, which both prevent life orbs downside

[@emirhancologlu8784]

@ Thankss

[@nicolasromani3523]

Moral of the story: Sheer Force + Life orb is an unholy combination.

[@SantosOverlord]

always has beem

[@XAEzl]

Crazy how the first idea people have is Regen Dondozo to counter new threats. They call him in like some old superhero everytime

[@ash_sunday]

It’s like quagsire in OU

[@colebailey2578]

Honestly, I think aerialate noivern would be a menace. Imagine getting hit by a stab boosted boom burst, followed up by having that become even stronger via throat spray. That would solve what I think his greatest problem is, being not having the best special flying stab options

[@zdelrod829]

Aerilate also gives it a power boost iirc

[@colebailey2578]

@@zdelrod829 that too

[@goreangel1258]

It’s not because a lot in the tier checks it naturally without really changing anything naturally about them. Roaring Moon scarf sets are already great, and Noivern is so naturally frail that it would go down to an Outrage anyhow. There’s also fast Electric Glaciate mons and Iron Valiant, alongside bulkier specially defensive mons lile Primarina and Regen Vest Swampert. It’s not a bad idea in general, just not very good in its own right lol

[@albabimam1114]

@@goreangel1258 you do realize Noivern is banned from AAA right?

[@SweaterPuppys]

Bax has had a pretty insane run as this generations pseudo and it’s entirely because of a single item

[@user-he6wh3gl6n]

Almost and ability is amazing for magcargo. He's unstoppable when he only has one crippling quad weakness.

[@CobaltPerseverance154]

What I'm shocked by the fact that Hariyama isn't banned anymore? I guess it's because Triage itself (the reason Hariyama was banned), is banned, and therefore Hariyama isn't banned anymore.

[@cryochick9044]

Ngl conkledur was worse than Hariyama with triage 20 higher base attack greater physical bulk and special bulk still enough to take hits with assault vest it was impossible to kill

[@CobaltPerseverance154]

​@@cryochick9044I'm talking about Belly Drum. Conkeldurr can't get that while Hariyama can.

[@wyatt4227]

Technician also boosts every hit of triple axel from weavile

[@rozepanter007]

While this is true, Weavile did not have access to Triple Axle at the time

[@wyatt4227]

@ forgot that was a dlc addition

[@kirumlpbrasil]

Almost every ban is because Sheer Force / Magic Guard Lif Orb Combo or Ruin abilties. This doens't means which this abilities is broken?

[@dragonslayerz2220]

It would be, if not for the fact that these mons could also run other abilities and cause problems.

[@alzef1375]

Look at slaking and flutter mane, for example. Some mons could use the combo to be good, but the ridiculous nature of the mons' stats/movepool/typing is what really makes or breaks a mon.

[@Lordquarl42]

Yes a lot of these mons were broken with these abilities, but there were also tons of mons that weren't broken with these abilities. The general rule for bans in AAA is that mons are banned instead of abilities, unless EVERY mon that uses this ability is broken, in which case it's pretty clearly the ability that's the problem

[@wayneisrich]

Sniper meowscarata n no guard zapdos are my favorites to use

[@harrisontownsend910]

I've been using a grassy surge meowscarada and no guard zapdos. Technician loaded dice mammoswine and regenerator garganacle are also really good pokes.

[@6969Sarazz]

I use guts flame orb kingambit

[@BDAShadow1]

Idk if these are banned now but No Guard Gengar and Drizzle Zapdos were classic powerhouses.

[@shardmaw]

@@BDAShadow1 primordial sea Zapdos is very meta

[@shisuiedits]

3:02 HE TANKED THAT IN RAIN WTF????????

[@shisuiedits]

mf got 3 assault vests on

[@Vlarcheops]

Sorry, man! But you made a mistake! Zamazenta, my GOAT, is still unbanned! Also you forgot Volcarona! Love your videos!

[@rozepanter007]

My apologies! Volcarona was not mentioned in the tiering history nor the list of banned pokemon. Zamazenta was a mistake on my part, I misread the tiering history. Thank you for pointing this out!

[@mac-n-steez999]

“corvid-knight”

[@notrllycomedy]

brilliantly chaotic idea: you can use any pokemon banned from the tier, but the catch is that they have to use truant as their ability

[@MitchellD249]

It would just render them all completely unviable

[@devincetee5335]

Truant, Slow Start, or Stall

[@cageblume3828]

Adaptibilty, choice band great tusk is a menace

[@Alouette_EXE]

Roaring moon should've been banned. Also those beads of ruin and sword of ruin ability which is what got chien pao and chi yu banned in the first place.

[@danielsmith5032]

Life orb + sheer force or Magic guard + life orb or Tinted lens. Sounds like these abilities are busted on mons that are super bulky and super fast. Ban those abilities

[@nikobono2309]

I run an Iron Crown w/ Tinted Lens and weakness policy of my main AAA team and it’s beyond broken

[@albabimam1114]

I think the reason those aren't banned is that by removing some of the best and most splashable offensive abilities in the game, defensive immunity abilities and stuff like PHeal and Regen would get too strong. You could ban those two, but banning so many key abilities wouldn't really make the tier "Almost Any Ability" anymore

[@tazabstrakt2432]

@@albabimam1114very eloquent this reply should be pinned

[@pearlgalaxy]

My favorite tier, Some Abilities

[@danielsmith5032]

@@albabimam1114I mean there is still tough claws right? Mold breaker? Huge power I think is banned right?

[@SpookyRedBone]

Slaking should get defeatist as it’s hidden ability

[@PipS03]

how come earth eater is used over levitate? I'd imagine immunity to most hazards would be more valuable than 25% healing

[@HuneeBruh]

Stealth rock

[@Neji-XIV4306]

Both are run, but as the metagame becomes more explored, bulkier teams become more common. Spikes are a great way to chip down teams since most mons that don't run boots are affected by spikes. Levitate helps alleviate spike pressure while also giving a ground immunites and freeing up the item slot to run something besides boots.

[@harrisontownsend910]

Earth eater is good to trick opponents into healing your mon. For example, you could switch a heatran into a ground move and heal a good chunk of health and then revenge attack with a will o wisp or fire blast.

[@Oneandonly-xg6iu]

I prefer levitate for the spikes and webs immunity too

[@harrisontownsend910]

@Oneandonly-xg6iu fair

[@anon05.]

Managed to hit top 8 not too long ago on the ladder 🗣️‼️ such a fun metagame

[@WyattBehm]

My question about annihlape is why not ban rage fist all together why ban this Pokemon they banned the move last respects but not any Pokemon that can learn it some may argue it’s because the mankey line is the only one to learn this move and I’d say that’s a really good argument cause I don’t know of any mon that wasn’t banned but it’s signature move was

[@raindown6702]

It would make no sense to ban a move that is broken in combination with a single mon

[@AveryGram]

Here for my boy noivern

[@videakias3000]

do you happen to know why has keldeo been banned? how does it break the game with any way?

[@httm241]

Tinted lens Magic guard Ruin abilities

[@videakias3000]

@httm241 thanks

[@thefrogchamp600]

Suicune is a box art legendary

[@larseunic]

🤓

[@DivineChurchOfCabbage]

I need AAA Doubles

[@MrCrawClips]

W vid

[@Pam234]

My goat

[@alexgrissom3513]

The Then We Fight KZbinrs need to watch this

[@eavyeavy2864]

Dragonite ban😅

[@byRicky9]

Pole

[@Lordin_]

awesome video, but sometimes it's really hard to understand what are you saying...

[@rozepanter007]

Unfortunately not much I can do about the accent

[@Servedling]

@@rozepanter007 are subtitles made accordingly? Maybe that will help people with the accent