Paraplegic
relax...
Ooh heaven is a place on earth
They say in heaven love comes first
We'll make heaven a place on earth
Ooh heaven is a place on earth
The next suspect is upon us! After receiving majority support to suspect in both the public and highly qualified surveys, we feel it is time to put Landorus-Incarnate under the microscope and decide its fate in DOU.
Boasting monstrous power, Landorus-I is a premier threat in the meta with its base 115 spa stat backed by the power of Sheer Force, Life Orb, and a colorful movepool that can take advantage of the power boost provided by its ability. Sporting a pretty great speed stat for this meta in base 101 allowing it to out speed Pokemon like Mew, Zapdos, and Urshifu, Landorus-I also possesses pretty good neutral coverage between Earth Power and Sludge Bomb, allowing it to pick its 3rd move and determine its matchup spread to some extent and making it fairly hard to react to defensively. It can also use Choice Scarf, but this gives up much of the offensive power which makes it so threatening in the first place. Some people argue that the combination of speed and power pushes Landorus-I over the edge and makes it an unhealthy presence within the metagame.
Landorus-I isn't without its flaws however. Possessing a notable 4x weakness to Ice means it usually has to run from Pokemon like Kyurem-Black and Porygon2. Despite the moves Landorus-I can potentially run in its free slot, it can't run them all at the same time meaning a number of decent to great checks can hope to contest it in games. The aforementioned Porygon2 and Kyurem-Black (especially Assault Vest) serve as examples, along with things like Celesteela, Cresselia, and even Landorus-I itself. Faster Pokemon such as Naganadel, Nihilego, and Dragapult can also outspeed and ohko Landorus-I before it gets the chance to move, and speed control like Tailwind or Trick Room can be used to accomplish the same effect with other mons, helping to mitigate it in some way.
As usual, 60% of the vote must be in favor for Landorus-I to be banned.
Important: The laddering period will last for a total of nine days.
Laddering Period
Start: Friday, December 24th at 8:00 PM Eastern time (GMT-5)
End: Sunday, January 2nd at 8:00 PM Eastern time (GMT-5)
All games must be played on the Pokemon Showdown! Doubles OU ladder on a fresh alt with a name of the form "DOUDN [name]." For example, I might use the account "DOUDN Paraplegic" to ladder.
To qualify to vote, you must achieve a minimum GXE of 80 with at least 50 games played. In addition, you may subtract 1 game for every 0.2 GXE you have above 80 GXE, down to a minimum of 30 games at a GXE of 84. As always, needing more than 50 games to reach 80 GXE is fine.
GXE | minimum games |
80 | 50 |
80.2 | 49 |
80.4 | 48 |
80.6 | 47 |
80.8 | 46 |
81 | 45 |
81.2 | 44 |
81.4 | 43 |
81.6 | 42 |
81.8 | 41 |
82 | 40 |
82.2 | 39 |
82.4 | 38 |
82.6 | 37 |
82.8 | 36 |
83 | 35 |
83.2 | 34 |
83.4 | 33 |
83.6 | 32 |
83.8 | 31 |
84 | 30 |
Landorus-I will be legal during this suspect.
Last edited: