Sorry all, I've had a pretty hectic and difficult month irl. Since I've had so many requests to bring this back, I'll use this thread as a step back into my Smogon responsibilities. Apologies in advance if I'm late on certain deadlines, as I'm still dealing with a lot.
But enough about me...
This week, we'll be building around
Mega Diancie! The Tier 1 threat from last generation had a huge boost to its exclusive move, Diamond Storm, which now gives twice the Defense boosts that it used to. However, other changes such as the introduction of four new popular Fairy-types and an increase in the amount of Speed required to be considered "fast" have led to its slight decline in viability. Since Diancite's release, Mega Diancie has found a spot on teams wanting an offensive check to Pokemon like Mega Salamence, Zapdos, and Hoopa-U with considerably more Speed than Tyranitar and a better typing than Terrakion. As a fairly new introduction to the tier, there are still plenty of new ways to use Mega Diancie, so get creative with it!
Deadline for submissions is
Monday, September 18th at
11:59pm EST!