Ah, yes, incidentally...
There's going to be Wi-Fi Pokemon tournaments at some point in the future. Probably in a few months. Some of the rules for the very first tournament jumped out at me.
- Double Battles only
Pokemon from the Unova dex only
Banned: Victini, Zekrom, Reshiram, Kyurem, Keldeo, Meloetta, Genesect
This got the gears in my head a'workin'. If I were to participate, I'd have to totally rethink how I structure my teams. All those awesome Pokemon ([s]and Stealth Rock[/s]) from the previous four generations would vanish in smoke under these rules... plus, it's DOUBLES. I hardly ever plan for doubles.
It's really hard to imagine a competitive battle where Gengar, Starmie, Scizor, Tyranitar, and their ilk will simply be a non-issue. Thus, another question arises - what are the hard-hitters from Unova that I should be worried about? Any thoughts?
(Oh, not to exclude the new-gen tanks. Ferrothorn, Jellicent, and Cofagrigus are certainly making their impression.)