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After a playtesting week, we have gained new insight on the mod's metagame, and we will be releasing balance changes soon! (mid-signups - end of sign-ups)

For now, congratulations to Fragmented for becoming our newest council member!

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After talking on the council, here are the balance changes!​

Nerfs:
Bugswarm
-Bitter Blade, -10 Atk
Both of its STABs being boosted by Triage made Bugswarm extremely hard to kill, as it could heal up before you attacked it, letting avoid multiple 2HKO/3HKO scenarios, and then it could set up with Work Up and win the game on the spot.
We have decided to remove it's most spammable option, Bitter Blade, as well as nerf it's Atk, so even with Triage + STAB Leech Life it wont be as much of a problem until it sets up. Even then, Triage + Leech Life wont be as bad because of the Bug-type being really bad offensively, it can still run mixed sets with Work Up, as it has had results with those.

Florustitia
-15 Atk
100 base Atk, with both STABs being boosted by Sharpness, coverage that lets it deal with one of the types it's STABs can't touch (and being boosted by Sharpness too), and Dragon Dance on top of all that is way too much, surprisingly it hasnt ended up seeming too broken on playtesting, but we still belive it's a bit too strong, nerfing it's base Atk to 85 should be good enough to keep it balanced.

Buffs:
Piss
+15 Atk
Yeah we maybe shouldn't have nerfed Piss before playtesting, we still belive that things like STAB MGLO Double-Edge with its old speed, or coverage like Flare Blitz with MGLO is too much, but giving it back most of it's original Atk stat, now that we have more defensive answers should be fine.

Copperhead
+15 SpDef
Small SpDef buff since it's SpDef is a bit too low comparing it to the rest of the physically defensive mons in the format.

Blobbiam
+Ice Punch, Spirit Break, Defog
Blobbiam desesperately needs options, it's got reverse-4MSS in that it's got nothing for it's 4th moveslot lol, so here are some options we belive will make it more viable, Ice Punch gives it coverage it desesperately needs, Spirit Break is an accurate Fairy-type STAB move, and we dont have many Defog mons so we kinda slapped it into it, still works well enough due to it's role.

Drakkanon
+Sludge Bomb
Drakkanon is blanked by all Fairy-types in the meta currently, which cuts it's viability hard, so Sludge Bomb now lets it hit most Fairy-types for good damage.

Capricorrie, Primordialith, Yamateraph
+Vital Spirit
Not exactly a buff, we were considering putting this on the rework category but it doesn't really remove anything, since we just wanted to add more teambuilding variety. Now Capricorrie, Primordialith and Yamateraph aren't forced to run their weather and terrain-setting abilities, in case these can inconvenience any allies.

Crystuit
+10 SpAtk
Small SpAtk buff to keep up with the new specially offensive mons in the meta, as even with Power Herb Meteor Beam, it's damage was a bit lacking, and after using up its Power Herb, then it doesnt deal too much damage at all.

Snabterra
+20 SpDef +Bulk Up
The SpDef buff should patch up its major weakness of a low SpDef, and with Bulk Up, it is now able to work as a sweeper, or improve it's wallbreaking role by dealing big damage with STAB Precipice Blades or Megahorn.

Freighmare
+19 Spd
Freighmare, even with Sand Rush active, is still a bit too slow in the meta, for the cost of setting sand up and managing to switch it in safely, it gets outspeed by scarfers such as Versalyre and Frostengu, as well as Unburden Thaumaton, with this buff it now outspeeds those scarfers, but is still slower than Thaumaton.

Bulionage
+Slack Off
Jungle Healing just isn't it on Bulionage, not only that but it's getting outclassed by Vipult most of the time if you wanna run a defensive Dark-type. Vipult doesn't have reliable ways of healing, so Bulionage with Slack Off should have a niche of it's own now as a defensive Dark-type with more longevity.

Rework:
Mon Mothra
-Quiver Dance, +10 SpAtk +20 Def, HP
We felt like balancing Mon Mothra with two of the best moves ever, Sticky Web and Quiver Dance on it's kit, was very hard, so we have decided to rework it by getting rid of Quiver Dance, and giving it in exchange a big stat buff, which it's specially needed on it's extremely weak defenses compared to the rest of the format, now it can be a threatening wallbreaker with Tinted Lens, or be a more defensive Sticky Web setter with Fluffy + its buffed defenses.

(Completely forgot Blobbiam already gets Flip Turn, that's why this appears as edited, since we removed it from its buff, since it already has it)

And that's it! Remember that yall can talk about these balance changes on #balance-discussion on our discord server!​
 
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Slate 8 is over!

Team 1
Wizard Rex
anaconja
CBSnB2R
Rasdanation

Canvas:
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Name: -
Type: Rock
Stats: 50/60/40/40/50/40
Abilities: Skill Link
Moves: Rock Slide, Power Gem, Rock Blast
Weight: -

Finished Fakemon:
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Name: Sculptera
Type: Rock/Dragon
Abilities: Skill Link
Stats: 100/105/70/40/85/85 (485)
Moves: Rock Slide, Power Gem, Dragon Claw, Dragon Pulse, Rock Blast, Bone Rush, Scale Shot, Arm Thrust, Pin Missile, Stealth Rock, Taunt, Stuff Cheeks, Sandstorm, Tar Shot, Breaking Swipe, Dragon Rush, Twister, Rock Throw, Rock Tomb, Rollout, Wide Guard, Take Down, Rest, Sleep Talk, Snore, Protect, Facade, Substitute, Tera Blast
Weight: 729kg

Team 2
Loginator
PQRDG
Low-Key

Canvas:​
Name: -
Type: Poison
Stats: 70/70/50/40/40/40
Abilities: Mold Breaker
Moves: Poison Jab, Sludge Bomb
Weight: -


Finished Fakemon:
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Name: Lavalisk
Type: Poison/Fire
Abilities: Mold Breaker
Stats: 100/105/80/40/80/65 (470)
Moves: Poison Jab, Sludge Bomb, Temper Flare, Flamethrower, Fire Lash, Gunk Shot, Mortal Spin, Slack Off, Toxic Spikes, Tackle, Leer, Round, Ember, Smog, Flame Burst, Blast Burn, Flame Wheel, Fire Spin, Acid, Gastro Acid, Poison Tail, Belch, Sludge, Poison Fang, Poison Sting, Take Down, Rest, Sleep Talk, Snore, Protect, Facade, Substitute, Tera Blast
Weight: 150kg

Team 3
zxgzxg
Ludicrousity
Orangesodapop

Canvas:​
Name: -
Type: -
Stats: 70/45/50/45/50/70
Abilities: Trace
Moves: Encore, U-Turn
Weight: -
Finished Fakemon:
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Name: Martorse
Type: Ground/Fire
Abilities: Trace/Prankster
Stats: 75/90/70/35/90/105 (465)
Moves: High Horsepower, Earth Power, Temper Flare, Flamethrower, Encore, U-Turn, Swords Dance, Fire Lash, Will-O-Wisp, Burning Jealousy, Sunny Day, Incinerate, Fire Spin, Dig, Fissure, Sand Tomb, Stomping Tantrum, Mud Slap, Mud Shot, Bulldoze, Take Down, Rest, Sleep Talk, Snore, Protect, Facade, Substitute, Tera Blast
Weight: 173kg



Team 4
Telecena
Glubbfubb
shadowpea

Canvas:​
Name: -
Type: Psychic
Stats: 50/70/50/50/50/45
Abilities: Strong Jaw
Moves: Psychic, Psychic Fangs
Weight: -
Finished Fakemon:
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Name: Parasike
Type: Psychic/Bug
Abilities: Strong Jaw/Tinted Lens
Stats: 50/90/75/50/55/120 (440)
Moves: Psychic Fangs, Psychic, Lunge, Bug Buzz, , First Impression, U-Turn, Meditate, Axe Kick, Bug Bite, Leech Life, Take Down, Rest, Sleep Talk, Snore, Protect, Facade, Substitute, Tera Blast
Weight: 0,8kg


And with that, Slate 8 is over!
Yall have some time to discuss this slate!​
 
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In addition, we did a small tweak to the Notable Moves list, adding Ancient Power, Bone Rush, Icicle Spear, Pin Missile, Scale Shot, and Bullet Seed to it, and Aerial Ace, Iron Tail, Chilling Water, Icy Wind, Feint, Counter, Mirror Coat, Water Pulse, Reflect Type and Quick Attack are dropping to Usually Useless!

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