Board Thread:Fun & Games/@comment-25337988-20141013034726/@comment-24860884-20141206222131

Like it or not, balance is all about numbers. Sure, you can blather on all you like about believing in your Pokemon and the bond between them and the trainer and all that other PR crap the anime loves but the fact is that some Pokemon are weaker than others. There's no getting around that. If people who use Arcues, Reshiram, Darkrai, Garchomp and other Uber tier mons were allowed to go up against Little Cup or Never Used guys like Pikachu, Totodile, or Sunkern then it wouldn't any fun for either player. The Lc guy would lose 0-6 and Uber trainer would never have to think or even switch out. That's the entire point of Smogon's tiers; if you want to use weak Pokemon then you play the NU, UU, or LC tiers and your opponents do the same so you're both on even footing. The same goes for the higher tiers as well. Banned because I find this comment quite humorous. LC or 'Little Cup' is a tier on Smogon. It is of not ever evolved, level 5 Pokemon with few exceptions. They can only be at level 5. Anyways, 6 level 5 Rattata could theoretically​ defeat level 100s.

For using Rattata to kill level 100s, consitions must be met:


 * Rattata must have Focus Sash and a priority move+endeavor


 * Opponent must not be immune to the priority move and/or endeavor


 * Opponent must not use status moves, and attacks that inflicts status must not inflict status on Rattata excluding stat changes, unless it affects evasion/accuracy


 * Opponent must not use priority Moves when Rattata goes for the kill. No moves like 'Vital Throw' when Rattata uses Endeavor'


 * Opponent must not have the ability 'Sand Stream', 'Rough Skin', or 'Snow Warning'


 * Opponent must not