Approved by atomicllamas and Molk
Adapted and taken OP from OU version by Team Pokepals
Welcome Smogonites! We all know what are Lures and what they do, specific Pokemon that run an unexpected move or moveset in order to weaken or directly OHKO a specific threat, and pave the way for another sweeper, having said that though, there isn't that much of a focus on lures in the RU Forum, and a good deal of lures used by battlers aren't really that optimal, this project tries from a competition to see what the ingenuity of people can come up with, and, hopefully; improve the Teambuilding aspect we have at the moment, without further ado, here are the rules:
Adapted and taken OP from OU version by Team Pokepals
Welcome Smogonites! We all know what are Lures and what they do, specific Pokemon that run an unexpected move or moveset in order to weaken or directly OHKO a specific threat, and pave the way for another sweeper, having said that though, there isn't that much of a focus on lures in the RU Forum, and a good deal of lures used by battlers aren't really that optimal, this project tries from a competition to see what the ingenuity of people can come up with, and, hopefully; improve the Teambuilding aspect we have at the moment, without further ado, here are the rules:
- Each week I'll nominate a threat (with their moveset) during the following week the community will nominate their lures in order to handle said threat or wall, of course Damage Calcs (under an Hide Tag) are appreciated.
- Each person is allowed 1 Lure per week, and I'd personally prefer it if people don't copy other lures from that week. The more original the better. Ex: Seeing 5 lures with Aqua Tail to lure Camerupt
- After the week has passed, I will pick the top 2 lures as winners and one that'll get an honorable mention (this number might increase depending on the number of lures submitted that week). Additionally, I'll allow voting on the weekends to give us a 3rd winner and the Runner up will be placed in the Honorable mentions. I'll pick the top 2 cores AFTER the voting has ended to avoid picking the same one. Each person is allowed 2 votes and a line of reasoning as to why you voted for that one as well.
- The winners and their lure will be saved and recorded.
HOWEVER, keep this in mind; when you post a lure:
- Does this Pokemon have to sacrifice anything important? If you're losing a key part of a set just for an uncommon threat that isn't even lured in that is what we call a "bad lure", always consider what you give up in order to lure something, that is very important.
- Does this Pokemon gain anything important when using this moveset? The contrary to point number one, does this Pokemon or the team benefit from the lure.
- Could this method be better aided through teammates? Does your lure need team support to carry out it's role effectively.
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