The Mix and Mega Council has decided to suspect test Walking Wake!
Walking Wake has been a solid pokemon ever since it was first introduced, and it's obvious why. Dragon / Water is a potent offensive STAB combination, and Walking Wake has all the tools it needs to make the most of that; its sky high special attack makes it extremely difficult to switch into, while its solid speed allows Lucarionite sets to outrun most defensive answers and Diancite sets to outspeed almost anything. And even if the opponent does have answers to Wake, it can make use of options like Scald and Flip Turn to chip down or cripple switch-ins, helping keep it from being dead weight even in tough matchups.
However, not all is well for Walking Wake. Altarianite Dragonite is extremely annoying for it, as it resists Water-type attacks, is immune to Draco Meteor, and can easily pick off Wake with a super effective Extreme Speed. Clodsire covers the other half of Wake's STAB moves, easily stealing momentum on Hydro Pump and Flip Turn and making use of its solid bulk to sponge Draco Meteors. Nor are these two alone; there are a number of Pokemon that can give Wake real trouble, from bulky waters like Milotic to Sablenite Magearna to other Pixilate users like Regieleki.
Nevertheless, there has been some growing concern that these answers are simply not enough. As such, this decision will go up for a suspect test.
Requirements:
NOTE: THIS TEST WILL BE USING THE NEW SUSPECT PROCESS!
Create a new account on PS. You do not have to follow any specific naming convention, but your suspect account must have never played a game in Mix and Mega before this suspect test went up or you will not receive valid requirements (resetting W/L does not count for this - the account you use must never have played Mix and Mega before the test, full stop.)
At any point on your new account, use the command /linksmogon on Pokemon Showdown! You will receive instructions on what to do once you run this command.
Double check that you're listed as a voter here! If you aren't listed as a voter despite having valid reqs, please contact KaenSoul, Giagantic, Dhelmise or a member of staff.
If you have any questions about this process, feel free to PM me or post here!
The requirement to vote in this suspect test is a COIL value of 2850 (with a B value of 5). The deadline for getting requirements will be Tuesday, April 22nd.
Voting:
Once the suspect period is over, everyone who has obtained reqs will be tagged. The post will then outline a process of blind voting, which will be clarified once the time arrives. For now, follow the above "Requirements" subheading to ensure that you have achieved requirements and linked your account
A super-majority of 60% ban votes is required to restrict Walking Wake from Mega Evolving in Mix and Mega
TL;DR:
- Walking Wake is permitted on the suspect Ladder
- The COIL value is 2850
- You must ladder on a newly-created alt of any name
- You must link your suspect alt with your smogon account using /linksmogon
- The suspect test will run conclude at <t:1745380740:F>
Walking Wake has been a solid pokemon ever since it was first introduced, and it's obvious why. Dragon / Water is a potent offensive STAB combination, and Walking Wake has all the tools it needs to make the most of that; its sky high special attack makes it extremely difficult to switch into, while its solid speed allows Lucarionite sets to outrun most defensive answers and Diancite sets to outspeed almost anything. And even if the opponent does have answers to Wake, it can make use of options like Scald and Flip Turn to chip down or cripple switch-ins, helping keep it from being dead weight even in tough matchups.
However, not all is well for Walking Wake. Altarianite Dragonite is extremely annoying for it, as it resists Water-type attacks, is immune to Draco Meteor, and can easily pick off Wake with a super effective Extreme Speed. Clodsire covers the other half of Wake's STAB moves, easily stealing momentum on Hydro Pump and Flip Turn and making use of its solid bulk to sponge Draco Meteors. Nor are these two alone; there are a number of Pokemon that can give Wake real trouble, from bulky waters like Milotic to Sablenite Magearna to other Pixilate users like Regieleki.
Nevertheless, there has been some growing concern that these answers are simply not enough. As such, this decision will go up for a suspect test.
Requirements:
NOTE: THIS TEST WILL BE USING THE NEW SUSPECT PROCESS!
Create a new account on PS. You do not have to follow any specific naming convention, but your suspect account must have never played a game in Mix and Mega before this suspect test went up or you will not receive valid requirements (resetting W/L does not count for this - the account you use must never have played Mix and Mega before the test, full stop.)
At any point on your new account, use the command /linksmogon on Pokemon Showdown! You will receive instructions on what to do once you run this command.
Double check that you're listed as a voter here! If you aren't listed as a voter despite having valid reqs, please contact KaenSoul, Giagantic, Dhelmise or a member of staff.
If you have any questions about this process, feel free to PM me or post here!
The requirement to vote in this suspect test is a COIL value of 2850 (with a B value of 5). The deadline for getting requirements will be Tuesday, April 22nd.
Voting:
Once the suspect period is over, everyone who has obtained reqs will be tagged. The post will then outline a process of blind voting, which will be clarified once the time arrives. For now, follow the above "Requirements" subheading to ensure that you have achieved requirements and linked your account
A super-majority of 60% ban votes is required to restrict Walking Wake from Mega Evolving in Mix and Mega
TL;DR:
- Walking Wake is permitted on the suspect Ladder
- The COIL value is 2850
- You must ladder on a newly-created alt of any name
- You must link your suspect alt with your smogon account using /linksmogon
- The suspect test will run conclude at <t:1745380740:F>
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