How Pokemon Scarlet and Violet’s Meta Led to a 17-Year-Old Pokemon to be Banned

Competitive Pokemon Scarlet and Violet players will have one less critter they can use for single battles as a popular Gen 4 mon has been banned for the Smogon OU format. The council of competitive players that determines a critter’s usage tier for the Smogon format recently determined that Gliscor should be banned from the OU tier due to a combination of elements that made the Ground/Flying type too powerful for standard competitive single battles. As a result, the competitive meta for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet could see a dramatic shift now that this threat has been removed from the competition.