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    Sad Why is Aegislash banned?

    Aegislash is a perfectly good pokemon that has the same base stats as several other great pokemon that are not banned(Flygon, Chandelure, Rotom, etc.). I do not see it as "impossible or very difficult to counter them in a reasonable manner"(http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Tiers). So why is it banned?

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    Default Re: Why is Aegislash banned?

    Basically, Aegislash:
    - was a great stall & wall breaker
    - could run mix sets and therefore mean that there was no safe switch in and not rendered useless with Will-O-Wisp
    - has great typing
    - has STAB priority <---this alone+ 50/50 King's Shield balance game...
    - while not possessing an exactly thrilling movepool, has all the moves it needs to be effective, much like Excadrill
    - is a brilliant Fairy counter in the current metagame
    - has great ability and a priority move that allows it to go offense/ defensive at will, unlike, e.g. Meloetta, who doesn't get priority with Relic Song and is blocked by ghosts

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    Default Re: Why is Aegislash banned?

    I don't really see the point in banning any Pokemon, but each tournament has its own list of Pokemon you can use, so I'm sure you can find a tournament where Aegislash is allowed.

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    Default Re: Why is Aegislash banned?

    Quote Originally Posted by DarkestLight View Post
    Basically, Aegislash:
    - was a great stall & wall breaker
    - could run mix sets and therefore mean that there was no safe switch in and not rendered useless with Will-O-Wisp
    - has great typing
    - has STAB priority <---this alone+ 50/50 King's Shield balance game...
    - while not possessing an exactly thrilling movepool, has all the moves it needs to be effective, much like Excadrill
    - is a brilliant Fairy counter in the current metagame
    - has great ability and a priority move that allows it to go offense/ defensive at will, unlike, e.g. Meloetta, who doesn't get priority with Relic Song and is blocked by ghosts
    Okay, I guess I can see the point. I just feel like it got banned because too many little kids complained that it killed their favorite pokemon. the good does not mean cheap thing. But thanks!

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    Default Re: Why is Aegislash banned?

    Truthfully, it's pokemon like aegislash I love because they force us to stop being lazy and create better strategies. I wish it was not banned as well...

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    Default Re: Why is Aegislash banned?

    Aegislash shouldn't be banned and probably neither should be (Mega) Mawile or (Mega) Lucario... or Swagger. The Smogon populace is just ban-happy these days, which is why I stopped playing standard 6v6 singles and just sorta casually joined the VGC crowd.
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    Default Re: Why is Aegislash banned?

    No Pokemon should be banned.
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    Default Re: Why is Aegislash banned?

    Tiers only come into play when not playing competitively.
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    Default Re: Why is Aegislash banned?

    What always baffled me was not knowing why Chatot was banned from online competitions until XY came out. I mean yes I understand it may have been because Chatter had the chance of the recording to be a swear word (which didn't matter as the recording time was extremely short anyway) so why not ban the move itself? I mean why would they ban Chatot and make it the ONLY non-Legendary Pokemon to be banned from online competitions?
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    Default Re: Why is Aegislash banned?

    Quote Originally Posted by CaptainJigglypuff View Post
    What always baffled me was not knowing why Chatot was banned from online competitions until XY came out. I mean yes I understand it may have been because Chatter had the chance of the recording to be a swear word (which didn't matter as the recording time was extremely short anyway) so why not ban the move itself? I mean why would they ban Chatot and make it the ONLY non-Legendary Pokemon to be banned from online competitions?
    Easier to monitor is my guess? Just ban the Pokemon outright instead of having to sift through movesets.
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    Default Re: Why is Aegislash banned?

    What if you used a Smeargle that had Sketched Chatter?

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    Default Re: Why is Aegislash banned?

    Quote Originally Posted by Blademaster View Post
    What if you used a Smeargle that had Sketched Chatter?
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