Jul 29, 2016, 01:23 PM
You're right. Dark Void is broken. It was banned in VGC12 and 13, but lifted in 2014 when sleep got nerfed. Why didn't it get re-banned this format?? Heck if I know. Dark Void is arguably the biggest problem with this format, and one of the main reasons I quit. Because TPCI is doing NOTHING to keep balance in their competitions. So don't feel bad losing to it.
Anyways, besides Mega Kangaskhan, who is already broken and takes up your mega slot, there really is no surefire way to beat Smeargle. Smeargle can hold a Focus Sash, Choice Scarf, or even a Mental Herb. Pranster Taunt is the easiest way to beat it, but it can be countered if your opponent chooses to Fake you Out, or if Smeargle has Mental Herb or the move Crafty Sheild. Or Smeargle itself can Fake you Out. Which gives Xerneas the automatic win.
The best you can do is hope that your opponent's Smeargle is Sashed, the most common Smeargle, and try to specifically beat that. Then get a 50/50 guess on what your opponent will choose to do with that cancerous Mon. Actually, it's not a 50/50. It can Fake Out, Follow Me, Spiky Sheild, Crafty Sheild....ugh! It's not fair! Did I mention that your opponent can get a lucky Speed boost from Moody and comepletely screw you over?! It only carried Aaron Traylor all the way to the finals of Nationals!!
If Dark Void were banned, people wouldn't want to use Smeargle any more, which would heavily fix other things in the format like Geomancy.
Hopefully this long post will convince people how much of a problem Dark Void is.
Anyways, besides Mega Kangaskhan, who is already broken and takes up your mega slot, there really is no surefire way to beat Smeargle. Smeargle can hold a Focus Sash, Choice Scarf, or even a Mental Herb. Pranster Taunt is the easiest way to beat it, but it can be countered if your opponent chooses to Fake you Out, or if Smeargle has Mental Herb or the move Crafty Sheild. Or Smeargle itself can Fake you Out. Which gives Xerneas the automatic win.
The best you can do is hope that your opponent's Smeargle is Sashed, the most common Smeargle, and try to specifically beat that. Then get a 50/50 guess on what your opponent will choose to do with that cancerous Mon. Actually, it's not a 50/50. It can Fake Out, Follow Me, Spiky Sheild, Crafty Sheild....ugh! It's not fair! Did I mention that your opponent can get a lucky Speed boost from Moody and comepletely screw you over?! It only carried Aaron Traylor all the way to the finals of Nationals!!
If Dark Void were banned, people wouldn't want to use Smeargle any more, which would heavily fix other things in the format like Geomancy.
Hopefully this long post will convince people how much of a problem Dark Void is.
