1 v 1 Metagame
What is "1v1"?
1v1 is exactly as it sounds like, each player only brings 1 pokemon into the battle. This offers quick, entertaining, and interesting matches with a whole new outlook on pokemon.
What does this change from the Standard OU Metagame?
1. Focus Sash - Focus Sash seems way too broken for this Metagame and would probably be on every pokemon, therefore it will be banned. This may be reconsidered later, but upon first look it is deemed to dangerous.
2. Entry Hazards - Because players are unable to switch their pokemon out, there is no use for any entry hazards.
3. Phazing - With only 1 pokemon, moves like Roar and Whirlwind are completely useless. As a result, +Stat moves cannot be phazed except for Haze and Mist. This could make +Stat moves very popular, but they are still incredibly risky.
4. -Stat Moves - Without the ability to switch out to restore Stats, -Stat moves actually are completely viable within this metagame. A whole new way to look at movepools. Also, they could easily help counter +Stat moves. Because they work the same as +Evasion moves, -Accuracy moves (Flash, Kinesis, Sand-attack, or Smokescreen) will be banned.
5. Choice Items - Because players cannot switch out to counters for your pokemon, Choice Items can be extremely useful.
6. Perish Song - Without the ability to switch, this limit the battle to 3 turns. While it can be very possible that the battles won't take that long, it is also forces a draw within that time. For this reason it will be added into the "Self KO Clause".
Proposed Clauses
* Hax Items Clause: Bright Powder, Focus Band, Quick Claw, Lax Incense, King's Rock, Razor Fang, Scope Lens, and Razor Claw cannot be held by your pokemon.
* Focus Sash Clause: Focus Sash cannot be held by your pokemon.
* Evasion Clause: A pokemon may not use Double Team or Minimize.
* Accuracy Clause: A pokemon may not use Flash, Kinesis, Sand-attack, or Smokescreen.
* OHKO Clause: A pokemon may not use Horn Drill, Sheer Cold, Guillotine,or Fissure.
* Self KO Clause: A pokemon may not use Destiny Bond, Explosion, Perish Song, or Selfdestruct.
* Uber Clause: Players cannot use Arceus, Darkrai, Deoxys, Deoxys-A, Deoxys-D, Deoxys-S Dialga, Garchomp, Giratina, Giratina-O, Groudon, Ho-oh, Kyogre, Latias, Latios, Lugia, Manaphy, Mew, Mewtwo, Palkia, Rayquaza, Shaymin-S, Wobbuffet, Wynaut.
Playing 1v1
While there is a huge amount of luck within 1v1, there is a lot strategy within the preparation. There are times that your opponent will have a pokemon that you can do nothing too, but this can happen to any metagame. Because of this, it may be one of the hardest metagames to prepare for. With 1 pokemon you have to counter a total of 481 different pokemon (including different forms). Do not let this discourage you though, for your opponent also has to do that.
Feel free to post possible moveset ideas in here. Those that look promising will be added to the following list. Please use the following format.
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