350 Cup

350 Cup

     350 Cup is a metagame that I randomly thought of one day. The basic concept of it is that Pokemon with a base stat total equal to or less than 350 points, gets their base stats doubled. This means that the stats of a Pokemon such as Oddish's go from the mediocre 45 / 50 / 55 / 75 /  65 / 30 to the excellent 90 / 100 / 110 / 150 / 130 / 60. Due to how large everything's stats become after the change, the tier takes place in the Ubers metagame, where formerly LC pokemon now compete with the other edge of competitive battling.

Darumaka and Pawniard

     Although 350 Cup takes place in the Ubers tier, it has one major difference - 350 cup is willing to ban things that prove themselves to be broken. The first mons that this happened to were Darumaka and Pawniard. Darumaka was an insane threat in the tier, boasting an amazing ability in hustle, a huge base 180 attack stat, and a great STAB move in flare blitz. It's power was so great that with sun out and a choice band, it was able to 2HKO Giratina! 

252+ Atk Choice Band Hustle Darumaka Flare Blitz vs. 248 HP / 252+ Def Giratina in Sun: 294-347 (58.4 - 68.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

     With a move as powerful as that, it did not take very long for the Pokemon to get locked out of the tier. The other ban, Pawniard, was for a bit of a different reason. Boasting insane stats, and a great ability in defiant, it was capable of breaking through most of the walls of the tier, and preventing use of the move defog. The offensive pressure of it, and the huge level of bulk it brought (with 90 / 140 / 80 defenses), allowed it to completely dismantle teams.


Overall, I am proud of how the tier 350 cup is, and I hope you'll try it.